Designing artificial metalloenzymes by tuning of the environment beyond the primary coordination sphere

C Van Stappen, Y Deng, Y Liu, H Heidari… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes catalyze a variety of reactions using a limited number of natural amino
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …

Methylenetetrahydrofolate (MTHFR), the one-carbon cycle, and cardiovascular risks

S Raghubeer, TE Matsha - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The 5-10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme is vital for cellular
homeostasis due to its key functions in the one-carbon cycle, which include methionine and …

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory roles of vitamins in COVID-19 therapy

AM Pisoschi, A Pop, F Iordache, L Stanca… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract oxidative stress is caused by an abundant generation of reactive oxygen species,
associated to a diminished capacity of the endogenous systems of the organism to …

Sharing vitamins: Cobamides unveil microbial interactions

OM Sokolovskaya, AN Shelton, ME Taga - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Nearly every plant, animal, and environment on earth is host to a diverse
community of microorganisms that influence each other and their environment …

Aberrant methylmalonylation underlies methylmalonic acidemia and is attenuated by an engineered sirtuin

PSE Head, S Myung, Y Chen, JL Schneller… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Organic acidemias such as methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) are a group of inborn errors of
metabolism that typically arise from defects in the catabolism of amino and fatty acids …

Microbial and genetic resources for cobalamin (vitamin B12) biosynthesis: From ecosystems to industrial biotechnology

L Balabanova, L Averianova, M Marchenok… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many microbial producers of coenzyme B12 family cofactors together with their metabolically
interdependent pathways are comprehensively studied and successfully used both in …

Targeting serine-glycine-one-carbon metabolism as a vulnerability in cancers

W Sun, R Liu, X Gao, Z Lin, H Tang, H Cui, E Zhao - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
The serine-glycine-one-carbon (SGOC) metabolic pathway is critical for DNA methylation,
histone methylation, and redox homeostasis, in addition to protein, lipid, and nucleotide …

Cancer bioimaging using dual mode luminescence of graphene/FA-ZnO nanocomposite based on novel green technique

W Wanas, SA Abd El-Kaream, S Ebrahim… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Graphene based nanomaterials are explored in the field of cancer bioimaging and
biomedical science and engineering. The luminescent nanostructures with a low toxicity and …

Methionine metabolism in chronic liver diseases: an update on molecular mechanism and therapeutic implication

Z Li, F Wang, B Liang, Y Su, S Sun, S Xia… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
As one of the bicyclic metabolic pathways of one-carbon metabolism, methionine
metabolism is the pivot linking the folate cycle to the transsulfuration pathway. In addition to …

Shedding Light on Lysosomal Malondialdehyde Affecting Vitamin B12 Transport during Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

D Su, R Zhang, X Wang, Q Ding, F Che… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) is often accompanied by upregulation of
homocysteine (Hcy). Excessive Hcy damages cerebral vascular endothelial cells and …