The fern Pteris vittata tolerates and hyperaccumulates exceptionally high levels of the toxic
metalloid arsenic, and this trait appears unique to the Pteridaceae. Once taken up by the …

Motivation: An amphiphilicity index of amino acid residues was developed for improving the
method of transmembrane helix prediction. Results: The transfer energy of a hydrocarbon …

In its natural habitats, Bacillus subtilis is exposed to changing osmolarity, necessitating
adaptive stress responses. Transcriptomic and proteomic approaches can provide a picture …

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide—reduced form (NADH): quinone oxidoreductase
(respiratory Complex I), F420H2 oxidoreductase and complex, membrane-bound NiFe …

Resumen SIMM, Stefan; EINLOFT, Jens; MIRUS, Oliver y SCHLEIFF, Enrico. 50 years of
amino acid hydrophobicity scales: revisiting the capacity for peptide classification. Biol …

Lepidopteran insects use sex pheromones derived from fatty acids in their species-specific
mate recognition system. Desaturases play a particularly prominent role in the generation of …

Clostridium difficile causes chronic intestinal disease, yet little is understood about how the
bacterium interacts with and survives in the host. To colonize the intestine and cause …

Breaking signals of secondary structure put strong limitations on the tertiary structures of
proteins. In addition to proline and glycine clusters, which are well-known secondary …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most prevalent pancreatic cancer, which is
considered a significant global health concern. Chemotherapy and surgery are the …

Abstract Background Lipases (EC 3.1. 1.3) catalyze the hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol to
glycerol and are involved in the synthesis of both short chain and long chain acylglycerols …