Glucose oxidase, an enzyme “Ferrari”: Its structure, function, production and properties in the light of various industrial and biotechnological applications

JA Bauer, M Zámocká, J Majtán, V Bauerová-Hlinková - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glucose oxidase (GOx) is an important oxidoreductase enzyme with many important roles in
biological processes. It is considered an “ideal enzyme” and is often called an oxidase …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated antibacterial oxidative therapies: available methods to generate ROS and a novel option proposal

S Alfei, GC Schito, AM Schito, G Zuccari - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causes difficult-to-treat
infections with long-term hospitalizations and a high incidence of death, thus representing a …

Honey: An advanced antimicrobial and wound healing biomaterial for tissue engineering applications

J Yupanqui Mieles, C Vyas, E Aslan, G Humphreys… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey was used in traditional medicine to treat wounds until the advent of modern medicine.
The rising global antibiotic resistance has forced the development of novel therapies as …

Approaches for the inhibition and elimination of microbial biofilms using macromolecular agents

LD Blackman, Y Qu, P Cass, KES Locock - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biofilms are complex three-dimensional structures formed at interfaces by the vast majority
of bacteria and fungi. These robust communities have an important detrimental impact on a …

Biological properties and therapeutic activities of honey in wound healing: A narrative review and meta-analysis

A Oryan, E Alemzadeh, A Moshiri - Journal of tissue viability, 2016 - Elsevier
For thousands of years, honey has been used for medicinal applications. The beneficial
effects of honey, particularly its anti-microbial activity represent it as a useful option for …

Enzyme production of D-gluconic acid and glucose oxidase: successful tales of cascade reactions

JF Kornecki, D Carballares, PW Tardioli… - Catalysis Science & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review mainly focuses on the use of glucose oxidase in the production of D-gluconic
acid, which is a reactant of undoubtable interest in different industrial areas. The enzyme …

Antibacterial activity of different blossom honeys: New findings

M Bucekova, L Jardekova, V Juricova, V Bugarova… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial activity is the most investigated biological property of honey. The goal of this
study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of 57 Slovak blossom honeys against …

Diet‐related gut bacterial dysbiosis correlates with impaired development, increased mortality and Nosema disease in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

PW Maes, PAP Rodrigues, R Oliver, BM Mott… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dysbiosis, defined as unhealthy shifts in bacterial community composition, can lower the
colonization resistance of the gut to intrinsic pathogens. Here, we determined the effect of …

A current perspective on hydrogen peroxide production in honey. A review

K Brudzynski - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen peroxide plays a key role in honey antibacterial activity. The production of H 2 O 2
in honey requires glucose oxidase (GOx) that oxidizes glucose to gluconolactone and …

Bioinorganics and wound healing

B Dalisson, J Barralet - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wound dressings and the healing enhancement (increasing healing speed and quality) are
two components of wound care that lead to a proper healing. Wound care today consists …