α-Lactalbumin, amazing calcium-binding protein

EA Permyakov - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
α-Lactalbumin (α-LA) is a small (Mr 14,200), acidic (pI 4–5), Ca2+-binding protein. α-LA is a
regulatory component of lactose synthase enzyme system functioning in the lactating …

Membrane dipole potential: An emerging approach to explore membrane organization and function

P Sarkar, A Chattopadhyay - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are complex organized molecular assemblies of lipids and proteins
that provide cells and membrane-bound intracellular organelles their individual identities by …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of binding interaction of genistein and kaempferol with bovine α-lactalbumin

F Mohammadi, M Moeeni - Journal of functional foods, 2015 - Elsevier
The fluorescence quenching measurements and docking studies were used for investigating
the binding of kaempferol and genistein as functional food ingredients to bovine α …

Study on the interactions of trans-resveratrol and curcumin with bovine α-lactalbumin by spectroscopic analysis and molecular docking

F Mohammadi, M Moeeni - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2015 - Elsevier
The ability of bovine α-lactalbumin (BLA) as a whey protein to carry curcumin and trans-
resveratrol as two natural polyphenolic compounds was investigated by fluorescence …

The role of hydrophobic interactions in the molten globule state of globular protein modulated by surfactants

Y Sun, PL Oseliero Filho, Y Song, Z Wang, H Ji… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to highlight the role of hydrophobic interactions in the molten globule (MG) state of
globular protein modulated by surfactants, the interactions of bovine α-lactalbumin (α-LA) …

Synthesis of a highly dispersive sinapinic acid@ graphene oxide (SA@ GO) and its applications as a novel surface assisted laser desorption/ionization mass …

HN Abdelhamid, HF Wu - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene oxide (GO)-modified sinapinic acid (3, 5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid,
SA)(SA@ GO) was synthesized and characterized; it was then investigated as a new surface …

The effect of green synthesis silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Pulicaria undulata on the amyloid formation in α-lactalbumin and the chaperon action of α-casein

M Dehvari, A Ghahghaei - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
The formation and deposition of protein fibrillar aggregates in the tissues is associated with
several neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease …

Differential membrane dipolar orientation induced by acute and chronic cholesterol depletion

P Sarkar, H Chakraborty, A Chattopadhyay - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Cholesterol plays a crucial role in cell membrane organization, dynamics and function.
Depletion of cholesterol represents a popular approach to explore cholesterol-sensitivity of …

Membrane dipole potential is sensitive to cholesterol stereospecificity: implications for receptor function

S Bandari, H Chakraborty, DF Covey… - Chemistry and physics …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dipole potential is the potential difference within the membrane bilayer, which originates
due to the nonrandom arrangement of lipid dipoles and water molecules at the membrane …

Cytotoxicity of apo bovine α-lactalbumin complexed with La3+ on cancer cells supported by its high resolution crystal structure

DS Yarramala, P Prakash, DS Ranade, S Doshi… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Cancer remains one of the biggest threats to human society. There are massive demands for
compounds to selectively kill cancerous cells. Earlier studies have shown that bovine α …