Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction of food proteins with small molecules

X Hu, Z Zeng, J Zhang, D Wu, H Li, F Geng - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is used increasingly to explore mechanisms of
interactions and conformational relationships between food proteins and other food …

Colon-targeted delivery of polyphenols: construction principles, targeting mechanisms and evaluation methods

Y Wang, Z Li, Y Bao, H Cui, J Li, B Song… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Polyphenols have received considerable attention for their promotive effects on colonic
health. However, polyphenols are mostly sensitive to harsh gastrointestinal environments …

New insights into the binding mechanism of lysozyme by 2-sulfanilamido-4-methylpyrimidine and 3-sulfanilamido-5-methylisoxazole: Density function theory …

X Pang, L Sun, J Wan, X Xu, X Wei, R Hua… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Over-accumulation of 3-Sulfanilamido-5-methylisoxazole (SMZ) and 2-
sulfanilamido-4-methylpyrimidine (SMD) by organisms could lead to irreversible potential …

Investigation of soybean lipophilic proteins as carriers for vitamin B12: Focus on interaction mechanism, physicochemical functionality, and digestion characteristics

L Li, T Gao, X Wu, M Geng, F Teng, Y Li - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to explore the interaction mechanism between soybean lipophilic protein
(LP) and vitamin B 12 and the potential of LP as a vitamin B 12 carrier. The results of …

Interaction of antidiabetic formulation with nanoplastics and its binary influence on plasma protein

D Rajendran, RP Varghese, M Shivashankar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics exposure to humans becomes inevitable due to its prevalence and
permanence. Adsorption of emerging pollutant metformin hydrochloride (Met-HCl) …

Enhancement of vitamin B stability with the protection of whey protein and their interaction mechanisms

Y Guo, F Wang, T Yang, S Li, J Dong, Y Fan, Z Zhang… - Food chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Vitamin B is easily degraded by light and heat during storage, which results in nutritional
loss of food. Whey protein is expected to protect vitamin B by forming complexes through …

A novel insight into the binding behavior between soy protein and homologous ketones: perspective from steric effect

B Zhang, J Peng, L Pan, K Tu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
The binding behavior between soy protein isolate (SPI) and homologous ketones was
examined in this study. Three ketones (2-hexanone, 2-heptanone, and 2-octanone) with …

Molecular interaction of functionalized nanoplastics with human hemoglobin

D Rajendran, N Chandrasekaran - Journal of Fluorescence, 2023 - Springer
Humans are exposed to excessive nanoplastics (NPs) which have ample affinity for globular
proteins. We investigated the interaction of functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics (plain …

Fluorescence monitoring of binding of a Zn (II) complex of a Schiff base with human serum albumin

DK Sahoo, S Dasgupta, T Kistwal, A Datta - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zn (II) complexes of Schiff bases have potential applications in biomedical sciences as
imaging agents, cancer therapeutics and diagnostics. Thus, it is important to understand …

Interaction of plant phenol vanillin with human hemoglobin: A spectroscopic and molecular docking study

Z Iqbal, SFF Zofair, S Ahmed, M Sharma… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vanillin is a phenolic aldehyde widely used as a flavouring agent in the food industry.
Vanillin has many health benefits and has gained attention in pharmacological industries …