Lanthanides complexes–Chiral sensing of biomolecules
Thanks to their dimensional versatility and ability to form complexes, lanthanides are
increasingly employed for the chiral sensing of biomolecules. In this work two sensing …
increasingly employed for the chiral sensing of biomolecules. In this work two sensing …
The role of circular dichroism spectroscopy in the era of integrative structural biology
BA Wallace - Current opinion in structural biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Instrumentation developments are enabling an enhanced range of
measurements.•The PCDDB provides spectra and metadata for traceability and methods …
measurements.•The PCDDB provides spectra and metadata for traceability and methods …
[HTML][HTML] RcAlb-PepII, a synthetic small peptide bioinspired in the 2S albumin from the seed cake of Ricinus communis, is a potent antimicrobial agent against …
LP Dias, PFN Souza, JTA Oliveira… - … et Biophysica Acta (Bba …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important constituents of the innate immunity system of all
living organisms. They participate in the first line of defense against invading pathogens …
living organisms. They participate in the first line of defense against invading pathogens …
Antimicrobial activity of an Fmoc-Plantaricin 149 derivative peptide against multidrug-resistant Bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to public health. Given the paucity of novel
antimicrobials to treat resistant infections, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria …
antimicrobials to treat resistant infections, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria …
Anticandidal activity of synthetic peptides: Mechanism of action revealed by scanning electron and fluorescence microscopies and synergism effect with nystatin
PG Lima, PFN Souza, CDT Freitas… - Journal of Peptide …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Candida albicans has emerged as a major public health problem in recent decades. The
most important contributing factor is the rapid increase in resistance to conventional drugs …
most important contributing factor is the rapid increase in resistance to conventional drugs …
Recent developments in the chiroptical properties of chiral plasmonic gold nanostructures: bioanalytical applications
N John, AT Mariamma - Microchimica Acta, 2021 - Springer
The presence of excess L-amino acid in the Murchison meteorite, circular polarization effect
in the genesis of stars and existence of chirality in interstellar molecules contribute to the …
in the genesis of stars and existence of chirality in interstellar molecules contribute to the …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental methods to study the structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered regions in proteins
Eukaryotic proteins often feature long stretches of amino acids that lack a well-defined three-
dimensional structure and are referred to as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or …
dimensional structure and are referred to as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or …
Going deep into protein secondary structure with synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy
PS Kumagai, APU Araujo, JLS Lopes - Biophysical Reviews, 2017 - Springer
Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a fast, powerful, well-established, and widely used
analytical technique in the biophysical and structural biology community to study protein …
analytical technique in the biophysical and structural biology community to study protein …
[HTML][HTML] Site-specific glycations of apolipoprotein AI lead to differentiated functional effects on lipid-binding and on glucose metabolism
J Domingo-Espín, O Nilsson, K Bernfur… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prolonged hyperglycemia in poorly controlled diabetes leads to an increase in reactive
glucose metabolites that covalently modify proteins by non-enzymatic glycation reactions …
glucose metabolites that covalently modify proteins by non-enzymatic glycation reactions …
Molecular dynamics ensemble refinement of intrinsically disordered peptides according to deconvoluted spectra from circular dichroism
We have developed a computational method of atomistically refining the structural ensemble
of intrinsically disordered peptides (IDPs) facilitated by experimental measurements using …
of intrinsically disordered peptides (IDPs) facilitated by experimental measurements using …