Molecular analysis of L-asparaginases for clarification of the mechanism of action and optimization of pharmacological functions

MV Pokrovskaya, VS Pokrovsky, SS Aleksandrova… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
L-asparaginases (EC 3.5. 1.1) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of L-
asparagine to L-aspartic acid and ammonia. These proteins with different biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biophysical aspects of L-asparaginases: a growing family with amazing diversity

JI Loch, M Jaskolski - IUCrJ, 2021 - scripts.iucr.org
l-Asparaginases have remained an intriguing research topic since their discovery∼ 120
years ago, especially after their introduction in the 1960s as very efficient antileukemic …

Improving the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A Radadiya, W Zhu, A Coricello, S Alcaro… - Biochemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
l-Asparaginase (EC 3.5. 1.1) was first used as a component of combination drug therapies to
treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, almost 50 …

Highly efficient Pyrococcus furiosus recombinant L-asparaginase with no glutaminase activity: Expression, purification, functional characterization, and cytotoxicity on …

H Saeed, A Hemida, N El-Nikhely… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract L-Asparaginase (L-ASNase EC 3.5. 1.1) is considered as an important
biopharmaceutical drug enzyme in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia …

Thermo-L-Asparaginases: From the role in the viability of thermophiles and hyperthermophiles at high temperatures to a molecular understanding of their …

M Dumina, A Zhgun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
L-asparaginase (L-ASNase) is a vital enzyme with a broad range of applications in
medicine, food industry, and diagnostics. Among various organisms expressing L-ASNases …

Nitrogen metabolism in mycobacteria: the key genes and targeted antimicrobials

Y Xu, S Ma, Z Huang, L Wang, SHA Raza… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen metabolism is an important physiological process that affects the survival and
virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis's utilization of nitrogen in the …

Extracellular l-Asparaginase from a Protease-Deficient Bacillus aryabhattai ITBHU02: Purification, Biochemical Characterization, and Evaluation of Antineoplastic …

Y Singh, RK Gundampati, MV Jagannadham… - Applied biochemistry …, 2013 - Springer
An extracellular l-asparaginase produced by a protease-deficient isolate, Bacillus
aryabhattai ITBHU02, was purified to homogeneity using ammonium sulfate fractionation …

The human Ntn-hydrolase superfamily: structure, functions and perspectives

A Linhorst, T Lübke - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn)-hydrolases catalyze the cleavage of amide bonds in a variety
of macromolecules, including the peptide bond in proteins, the amide bond in N-linked …

Elucidation of the active form and reaction mechanism in human asparaginase type III using multiscale simulations

M Andjelkovic, K Zinovjev… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
l-asparaginases catalyze the asparagine hydrolysis to aspartate. These enzymes play an
important role in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia because these cells are …

Molecular cloning, characterization, and in-silico analysis of l-asparaginase from Himalayan Pseudomonas sp. PCH44

S Kumar, S Darnal, V Patial, V Kumar, V Kumar… - 3 Biotech, 2022 - Springer
Abstract l-Asparaginase (l-ASNase) is a key enzyme used to treat acute lymphoblastic
leukemia, a childhood blood cancer. Here, we report on the characterization of a …