Enzymes, reacting with organophosphorus compounds as detoxifiers: diversity and functions

I Lyagin, E Efremenko - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organophosphorus compounds (OPCs) are able to interact with various biological targets in
living organisms, including enzymes. The binding of OPCs to enzymes does not always lead …

Drug design: where we are and future prospects

G Zagotto, M Bortoli - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medicinal chemistry is facing new challenges in approaching precision medicine. Several
powerful new tools or improvements of already used tools are now available to medicinal …

A cold‐active esterase enhances mesophilic properties through Mn2+ binding

A Marchetti, M Orlando, M Mangiagalli… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A key aspect of adaptation to cold environments is the production of cold‐active enzymes by
psychrophilic organisms. These enzymes not only have high activity at low temperatures, but …

Cold-active lipases and esterases: a review on recombinant overexpression and other essential issues

AI Matinja, NHA Kamarudin, ATC Leow… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cold environments characterised by diverse temperatures close to or below the water
freezing point dominate about 80% of the Earth's biosphere. One of the survival strategies …

Protein Conformational Dynamics upon Association with the Surfaces of Lipid Membranes and Engineered Nanoparticles: Insights from Electron Paramagnetic …

ER Georgieva - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Detailed study of conformational rearrangements and dynamics of proteins is central to our
understanding of their physiological functions and the loss of function. This review outlines …

Molecular biophilicity modeling of soluble small molecule properties in cell surface interaction and internalization

H Sarin - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Methods The partial bond length vdWV diameter (vdWDpb, nm) is applied for correlative
modeling of diameter or volume normalized fractional solubility (Log S), partition coefficient …

Integrated bio-metal science: New frontiers of bio-metal science opened with cutting-edge techniques

H Sawai, K Ishimori - Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Trace amounts of “bio-metals” are essential for maintaining our life, but we have not yet fully
understood mechanisms of how they function in proteins, cells, organs, and bodies. The …