Phytase producing lactic acid bacteria: Cell factories for enhancing micronutrient bioavailability of phytate rich foods

N Sharma, S Angural, M Rana, N Puri… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Phytic acid (Phytate) present in plant-based foods is an anti-nutrient
because of its tendency to chelate various nutrients thus reducing their bioavailability in …

Phytic acid and its reduction in pulse matrix: Structure–function relationship owing to bioavailability enhancement of micronutrients

S Sarkhel, A Roy - Journal of Food Process Engineering, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The bioavailability of minerals and proteins in the pulse is endured due to the presence of
antinutrient phytic acid. Phytic acid is a proton donor that produces hydrogen ions (H+) and …

Inhibition effects of some pesticides and heavy metals on carbonic anhydrase enzyme activity purified from horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) gill tissues

C Caglayan, P Taslimi, C Türk, İ Gulcin… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The gill tissue is the main site of metabolic enzymes or compensation, with the kidney tissue
playing a supporting role. At the gill tissue, carbonic anhydrase enzymes (CAs) catalyze the …

Some calcium-channel blockers: kinetic and in silico studies on paraoxonase-I

C Türkeş, Y Demir, Ş Beydemir - Journal of Biomolecular Structure …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Many drugs, which are used in clinical treatments, show pharmacological effects on enzyme
activity with an essential role in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Paraoxonase-I …

Calcium channel blockers: The effect of glutathione S‐Transferase enzyme activity and molecular docking studies

C Türkeş, AÖ Kesebir, Y Demir, Öİ Küfrevioğlu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, as a drug target in cancer treatment, the superfamily of glutathione S‐transferase
(GSTs, EC 2.5. 1.18) have been invited considerable interest by scientists. In particular, as …

Aspergillus niger Enhances Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus Release from Wheat Straw by Secretion of Degrading Enzymes and Oxalic Acid

L Wang, H Guan, J Hu, Y Feng, X Li… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To explore the mechanisms of crop straw degradation and phosphorus (P) release by
phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF), a typical PSF Aspergillus niger (A. niger, ANG) was …

Inhibitory effects of usnic and carnosic acid on some metabolic enzymes: an in vitro study

H Ceylan, Y Demir, Ş Beydemir - Protein and peptide letters, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Natural products are produced via primary and secondary metabolism in
different organisms. The compounds obtained via secondary metabolism are not essential …

Tools in the era of multidrug resistance in bacteria: Applications for new antimicrobial peptides discovery

A Moretta, C Scieuzo, R Salvia… - Current …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small molecules belonging to innate immunity that act
against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. With the spread of bacterial strains resistant to current …

The effects of some cephalosporins on acetylcholinesterase and glutathione S-transferase: an in vivo and in vitro study

F Türkan, Z Huyut, Y Demir, F Ertaş… - Archives of physiology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: Glutathione S-transferase (GST) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) are
important enzymes in the metabolism. GSTs are primarily available in phase II metabolism …

Gadolinium-based contrast agents: in vitro paraoxonase 1 inhibition, in silico studies

Ş Beydemir, C Türkeş, A Yalçın - Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Medications show their biological effects by interaction with enzymes, which have been
known to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Inhibition or induction …