Effects of microwave heating on the protein structure, digestion properties and Maillard products of gluten

S Xiang, H Zou, Y Liu, R Ruan - Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2020 - Springer
As a kind of traditional food, gluten is widely studied for its physical and chemical properties
after processing, while little attention is paid to the simulation cooking processing, digestion …

A dimeric proteomimetic prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection by dimerizing the spike protein

B Khatri, I Pramanick, SK Malladi, RS Rajmani… - Nature Chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Protein tertiary structure mimetics are valuable tools to target large protein–protein
interaction interfaces. Here, we demonstrate a strategy for designing dimeric helix-hairpin …

Increasing protein stability by engineering the n→ π* interaction at the β-turn

B Khatri, P Majumder, J Nagesh, A Penmatsa… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Abundant n→ π* interactions between adjacent backbone carbonyl groups, identified by
statistical analysis of protein structures, are predicted to play an important role in dictating …

Biophysical chemistry behind sickle cell anemia and the mechanism of voxelotor action

M Suhail - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Sickle cell anemia disease has been a great challenge to the world in the present situation.
It occurs only due to the polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) having Pro–Val–Glu …

Expression and Characterization of Intein-Cyclized Trimer of Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Domain Z

S Nandy, VM Maranholkar, M Crum, K Wasden… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus protein A (SpA) is an IgG Fc-binding virulence factor that is widely
used in antibody purification and as a scaffold to develop affinity molecules. A cyclized SpA …

Desolvation of peptide bond by O to S substitution impacts protein stability

B Khatri, S Raghunathan, S Chakraborti… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Amino acid side chains are key to fine‐tuning the microenvironment polarity in proteins
composed of polar amide bonds. Here, we report that substituting an oxygen atom of the …

Exploring force-driven stochastic folding dynamics in mechano-responsive proteins and implications in phenotypic variation

P Saha, V Vashisht, O Singh, A Sagar, GK Bhati… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Single-point mutations are pivotal in molecular zoology, shaping functions and influencing
genetic diversity and evolution. Here we study three such genetic variants of a mechano …

Probing the effect of a plus 1bp frameshift mutation in protein-DNA interface of domestication gene, NAMB1, in wheat

T Kaul, M Eswaran, S Ahmad, A Thangaraj… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Transcription factor NAM-B1 has a major role in the process of senescence, which results in
higher Fe and Zn concentrations in grains of wild wheat (T. durum; Td). The absence of the …

A CcdB toxin‐derived peptide acts as a broad‐spectrum antibacterial therapeutic in infected mice

J Bhowmick, M Nag, P Ghosh, RS Rajmani… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract The bacterial toxin CcdB (Controller of Cell death or division B) targets DNA
Gyrase, an essential bacterial topoisomerase, which is also the molecular target for …

Convenient synthesis of thioamidated peptides and proteins

B Khatri, P Bhat, J Chatterjee - Journal of Peptide Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The unique physicochemical properties of a thioamide bond, which is an ideal isostere of an
amide bond, have not been fully exploited because of the tedious synthesis of thionated …