Bacterial infection of implanted scaffolds may have fatal consequences and, in combination
with the emergence of multidrug bacterial resistance, the development of advanced …

Oxidative damage can have a devastating effect on the structure and activity of proteins, and
may even lead to cell death. The sulfur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine are …

Copper is a required micronutrient for bacteria and an essential cofactor for redox‐active
cuproenzymes. Yet, excess copper is extremely toxic, and is exploited as a bacteriocide in …

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea are ubiquitous in marine and terrestrial environments and now
thought to be significant contributors to carbon and nitrogen cycling. The isolation of …

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for all aerobic organisms. It functions as a cofactor
in enzymes that catalyze a wide variety of redox reactions due to its ability to cycle between …

Copper is well known for its antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Under aerobic conditions,
copper toxicity relies in part on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially …

Highlights•Overview of copper complexes as potent anticancer chemotherapeutic
agents.•Copper complexes are endogenously biocompatible and exhibit reduced side …

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for all living organisms and used as cofactor in
key enzymes of important biological processes, such as aerobic respiration or superoxide …

Because copper catalyzes the conversion of H2O2 to hydroxyl radicals in vitro, it has been
proposed that oxidative DNA damage may be an important component of copper toxicity …

If DNA is the information of life, then proteins are the machines of life—but they must be
assembled and correctly folded to function. A key step in the protein-folding pathway is the …