[HTML][HTML] Ureases: Historical aspects, catalytic, and non-catalytic properties–A review
K Kappaun, AR Piovesan, CR Carlini… - Journal of advanced …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Urease (urea amidohydrolase, EC 3.5. 1.5) is a nickel-containing enzyme produced
by plants, fungi, and bacteria that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and …
by plants, fungi, and bacteria that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and …
Ureases as multifunctional toxic proteins: A review
CR Carlini, R Ligabue-Braun - Toxicon, 2016 - Elsevier
Ureases are metalloenzymes that hydrolyze urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide. They
were the first enzymes to be crystallized and, with them, the notion that enzymes are proteins …
were the first enzymes to be crystallized and, with them, the notion that enzymes are proteins …
Could the Urease of the Gut Bacterium Proteus mirabilis Play a Role in the Altered Gut–Brain Talk Associated with Parkinson's Disease?
Intestinal dysbiosis seems to play a role in neurodegenerative pathologies. Parkinson's
disease (PD) patients have an altered gut microbiota. Moreover, mice treated orally with the …
disease (PD) patients have an altered gut microbiota. Moreover, mice treated orally with the …
High-resolution cryo-EM structure of urease from the pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica
Urease converts urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide and makes urea available as a
nitrogen source for all forms of life except animals. In human bacterial pathogens, ureases …
nitrogen source for all forms of life except animals. In human bacterial pathogens, ureases …
[HTML][HTML] Antifungal properties of Canavalia ensiformis urease and derived peptides
M Postal, AHS Martinelli, AB Becker-Ritt… - Peptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Ureases (EC 3.5. 1.5) are metalloenzymes that hydrolyze urea into ammonia and CO2.
These proteins have insecticidal and fungicidal effects not related to their enzymatic activity …
These proteins have insecticidal and fungicidal effects not related to their enzymatic activity …
[HTML][HTML] Central and peripheral neurotoxicity induced by the Jack Bean Urease (JBU) in Nauphoeta cinerea cockroaches
T Carrazoni, M de Avila Heberle, APA Perin… - Toxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Ureases of Canavalia ensiformis are natural insecticides with a still
elusive entomotoxic mode of action. We have investigated the mechanisms involved in the …
elusive entomotoxic mode of action. We have investigated the mechanisms involved in the …
Plant ureases and related peptides: understanding their entomotoxic properties
F Stanisçuaski, CR Carlini - Toxins, 2012 - mdpi.com
Recently, ureases were included in the arsenal of plant defense proteins, alongside many
other proteins with biotechnological potential such as insecticides. Isoforms of Canavalia …
other proteins with biotechnological potential such as insecticides. Isoforms of Canavalia …
3-to-1: unraveling structural transitions in ureases
Ureases are nickel-dependent enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia
and carbamate. Despite the apparent wealth of data on ureases, many crucial aspects …
and carbamate. Despite the apparent wealth of data on ureases, many crucial aspects …
One enzyme, many faces: urease is also canatoxin
CF Moro, FCS Nogueira, CGM Almeida… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ureases catalyze the hydrolysis of urea into carbamate and ammonia. Well-conserved
proteins, most plant ureases are hexamers of a single chain subunit, like the most abundant …
proteins, most plant ureases are hexamers of a single chain subunit, like the most abundant …
Fungitoxic and insecticidal plant polypeptides
AB Becker‐Ritt, CR Carlini - Peptide Science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract According to the World Bank and FAO, the population grows worldwide and the
poorest countries are expected to double their population within the next decades …
poorest countries are expected to double their population within the next decades …