The potential role of ischaemia–reperfusion injury in chronic, relapsing diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Long COVID, and ME/CFS: evidence, mechanisms, and …

DB Kell, E Pretorius - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Ischaemia–reperfusion (I–R) injury, initiated via bursts of reactive oxygen species produced
during the reoxygenation phase following hypoxia, is well known in a variety of acute …

Ergothioneine: New functional factor in fermented foods

K Xiong, S Xue, H Guo, Y Dai, C Ji… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ergothioneine (EGT) is a high-value natural sulfur-containing amino acid and has been
shown to possess extremely potent antioxidant and cytoprotective activities. At present, EGT …

Systems engineering of Escherichia coli for high-level shikimate production

Z Li, C Gao, C Ye, L Guo, J Liu, X Chen, W Song… - Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
To further increase the production efficiency of microbial shikimate, a valuable compound
widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, ten key target genes contributing …

Edible mycelium bioengineered for enhanced nutritional value and sensory appeal using a modular synthetic biology toolkit

V Maini Rekdal, CRB van der Luijt, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Filamentous fungi are critical in the transition to a more sustainable food system. While
genetic modification of these organisms has promise for enhancing the nutritional value …

Engineering methyltransferase and sulfoxide synthase for high-yield production of ergothioneine

L Zhang, J Tang, M Feng, S Chen - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ergothioneine (ERG) is an unusual sulfur-containing amino acid with antioxidant activity that
can be synthesized by certain bacteria and fungi. Microbial fermentation is a promising …

Cost-effective production of ergothioneine using Rhodotorula mucilaginosa DL-X01 from molasses and fish bone meal enzymatic hydrolysate

K Xiong, H Guo, S Xue, Y Dai, L Dong, C Ji… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ergothioneine (EGT) is a high-value natural antioxidant that cannot be synthesized by the
human body. This study showed that Rhodotorula mucilaginosa DL-X01 can use untreated …

Discovery and Characterization of the Metallopterin-Dependent Ergothioneine Synthase from Caldithrix abyssi

MA Beliaeva, FP Seebeck - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ergothioneine is a histidine derivative with a 2-mercaptoimidazole side chain and a
trimethylated α-amino group. Although the physiological function of this natural product is …

The Biology and Biochemistry of Kynurenic Acid, a Potential Nutraceutical with Multiple Biological Effects

L de Fátima Alves, JB Moore… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an antioxidant degradation product of tryptophan that has been
shown to have a variety of cytoprotective, neuroprotective and neuronal signalling …

Deorphanizing solute carriers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for secondary uptake of xenobiotic compounds

I Møller-Hansen, J Sáez-Sáez… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The exchange of small molecules between the cell and the environment happens through
transporter proteins. Besides nutrients and native metabolic products, xenobiotic molecules …

YaliCMulti and YaliHMulti: Stable, efficient multi-copy integration tools for engineering Yarrowia lipolytica

M Liu, J Wu, M Yue, Y Ning, X Guan, S Gao… - Metabolic Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Yarrowia lipolytica is widely used in biotechnology to produce recombinant proteins, food
ingredients and diverse natural products. However, unstable expression of plasmids, difficult …