Solvent tolerant enzymes in extremophiles: adaptations and applications

B Kikani, R Patel, J Thumar, H Bhatt, DS Rathore… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-aqueous enzymology has always drawn attention due to the wide range of unique
possibilities in biocatalysis. In general, the enzymes do not or insignificantly catalyze …

Amylases from thermophilic bacteria: structure and function relationship

BA Kikani, SP Singh - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Amylases hydrolyze starch to diverse products including dextrins and progressively smaller
polymers of glucose units. Thermally stable amylases account for nearly 25% of the enzyme …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of single and multi wall carbon nanotubes with the biological systems: tau protein and PC12 cells as targets

HA Zeinabad, A Zarrabian, AA Saboury, AM Alizadeh… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Subtle changes in the structure of nanoparticles influence their surface tension and
corresponding interaction with cells and proteins. Here, the interaction of the single wall …

Effects of radio frequency assisted blanching on polyphenol oxidase, weight loss, texture, color and microstructure of potato

Z Zhang, J Wang, X Zhang, Q Shi, L Xin, H Fu, Y Wang - Food Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper is focused on the effects of radio frequency (RF) heating on the relative activity of
polyphenol oxidase (PPO), weight loss, texture, color, and microstructure of potatoes. The …

Inhibitory mechanism of sinensetin on α-glucosidase and non-enzymatic glycation: Insights from spectroscopy and molecular docking analyses

D Liu, X Cao, Y Kong, T Mu, J Liu - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhibition of α-glucosidase and non-enzymatic glycation is regarded as an effective method
to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes and its complications. In this study, the inhibition of …

Biochemical, thermodynamic and structural characteristics of a biotechnologically compatible alkaline protease from a haloalkaliphilic, Nocardiopsis dassonvillei OK …

AK Sharma, BA Kikani, SP Singh - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
This report describes purification strategies, biochemical properties and thermodynamic
analysis of an alkaline serine protease from a marine actinomycete, Nocardiopsis …

Maltase decorated by chiral carbon dots with inhibited enzyme activity for glucose level control

M Zhang, H Wang, B Wang, Y Ma, H Huang, Y Liu… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted increasing attention in disease therapy owing to their low
toxicity and good biocompatibility. Their therapeutic effect strongly depends on the CDs …

Natural deep eutectic ready to use extract of astilbin: Super high in vitro bioaccessibility, α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme inhibition kinetics

H Xia, C Lv, Y Lu, C Zeng, S Qin, M Shi - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Astilbin, a natural flavonoid, possesses multiple functionalities, while the poor bioavailability
seriously restricts its application in functional food and medicine. Therefore, in this study, a …

Development of thermostable amylase enzyme from Bacillus cereus for potential antibiofilm activity

R Vaikundamoorthy, R Rajendran, A Selvaraju… - Bioorganic …, 2018 - Elsevier
The marine bacterial strain Bacillus cereus was used to produce amylase enzyme and has
excellent alkali-stable and thermostable enzymatic activity. The combined effects of pH …

Nanocatalytic performance of pectinase immobilized over in situ prepared magnetic nanoparticles

DE Navarro-López, AR Bautista-Ayala… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Immobilization of enzymes is one of the protein engineering methods used to improve their
thermal and long-term stabilities. Immobilized pectinase has become an essential …