Structural stability of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and identification of quercetin as an inhibitor by experimental screening

O Abian, D Ortega-Alarcon, A Jimenez-Alesanco… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The global health emergency generated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
prompted the search for preventive and therapeutic treatments for its pathogen, the severe …

Differential scanning calorimetry—A method for assessing the thermal stability and conformation of protein antigen

IB Durowoju, KS Bhandal, J Hu… - Journal of …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is an analytical technique that measures the molar
heat capacity of samples as a function of temperature. In the case of protein samples, DSC …

Separation and analysis of peptides and proteins

CK Larive, SM Lunte, M Zhong, MD Perkins… - Analytical …, 1999 - ACS Publications
This review focuses on selected applications of the separation and analysis of peptides and
proteins published during the period of 1997-1998. Specific topic areas covered include …

Formation of amyloid-like fibrils by self-association of a partially unfolded fibronectin type III module

SV Litvinovich, SA Brew, S Aota, SK Akiyama… - Journal of molecular …, 1998 - Elsevier
The ninth type III module of murine fibronectin was expressed in E. coli and folded into a
compact homogeneous monomer whose unfolding and refolding were then investigated by …

Growth hormone isoforms and segments/fragments: molecular structure and laboratory measurement

F Elio, V De Filippis, R Gatti, P Spinella - Clinica chimica acta, 2006 - Elsevier
Endocrine diagnostic tests are dependent on the molecular characteristics of protein
hormones, a property that is also intimately tied to function. The structure–function …

Structural basis for cyclodextrins' suppression of human growth hormone aggregation

DE Otzen, BR Knudsen, F Aachmann… - Protein …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Many therapeutic proteins require storage at room temperature for extended periods of time.
This can lead to aggregation and loss of function. Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been shown to …

Development of nano-liposomal human growth hormone as a topical formulation for preventing uvb-induced skin damage

B Taghizadeh, R Moradi, B Sobhani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to its involvement in skin maintenance and repair, topical administration of recombinant
human growth hormone (rhGH) is an interesting strategy for therapeutic purposes. We have …

Modified human growth hormone formulations with an increased serum half-life

AM Hays, Y Buechler, DC Litzinger - US Patent 8,178,494, 2012 - Google Patents
A61K47/50—Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, eg
carriers or inert additives; Targeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active …

Stability of proteins in carbohydrates and other additives during freezing: the human growth hormone as a case study

A Arsiccio, R Pisano - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2017 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics is here used to elucidate the mechanism of protein stabilization by
carbohydrates and other additives during freezing. More specifically, we used molecular …

Dimerization and folding of LC8, a highly conserved light chain of cytoplasmic dynein

E Barbar, B Kleinman, D Imhoff, M Li, TS Hays… - Biochemistry, 2001 - ACS Publications
Cytoplasmic dynein is a multisubunit ATPase that transforms chemical energy into motion
along microtubules. LC8, a 10 kDa light chain subunit of the dynein complex, is highly …