Improvement of methanol tolerance and catalytic activity of Rhizomucor miehei lipase for one-step synthesis of biodiesel by semi-rational design

M Tian, L Yang, P Lv, Z Wang, J Fu, C Miao, Z Li… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploiting highly active and methanol-resistant lipase is of great significance for biodiesel
production. A semi-rational directed evolution method combined with N-glycosylation is …

Deformation and failure mechanisms in spider silk fibers

R Olive, N Cohen - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024 - Elsevier
Spider silk fibers are protein materials that exhibit high strength and toughness thanks to a
unique microstructure. In this work, a microscopically motivated model that sheds light on the …

Effects of terminal tripeptide units on mechanical properties of collagen triple helices

M Masrouri, Z Qin - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Collagen, a vital protein that provides strength to various body tissues, has a triple helix
structure containing three polypeptide chains. The chains are composed mostly of a …

Tailoring Writability and Performance of Star Block Copolypeptides Hydrogels through Side‐Chain Design

RV Garcia, EA Murphy, NJ Sinha, Y Okayama… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shear‐recoverable hydrogels based on block copolypeptides with rapid self‐recovery hold
potential in extrudable and injectable 3D‐printing applications. In this work, a series of 3 …

The underlying mechanisms behind the hydration-induced and mechanical response of spider silk

N Cohen - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Spider silk is a unique protein material that exhibits counterintuitive behaviors such as a
significant reduction in stiffness of up to three orders of magnitude and a decrease in length …

An atomistic scale simulation study of structural properties in the silk–fibrohexamerin complex

W Park, T Yoon, H Chang, J You, S Na - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of Bombyx mori silk fibroin in composite materials has been extensively explored in
many studies, owing to its remarkable mechanical properties. Recently, the N-glycan …

Glyoxal induced glycative insult suffered by immunoglobulin G and fibrinogen proteins: A comparative physicochemical characterization to reveal structural …

S Alouffi, U Shahab, S Khan, M Khan, A Khanam… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycation of proteins results in structural alteration, functional deprivation, and generation of
advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are …

Eco-Friendly Electrospun Nanofibers Based on Plant Proteins as Tunable and Sustainable Biomaterials

K Kalouta, MB Stie, X Sun, V Foderà… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plant protein-based nanofibers generated by eco-friendly waterborne electrospinning are
emerging as sustainable and innovative materials with vast applications in different …

Identification and characterization of inulinases by bioinformatics analysis of bacterial glycoside hydrolases family 32 (GH32)

F Khosravi, EM Fard, M Hosseininezhad… - Engineering in Life …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The glycoside hydrolase family contains enzymes that break the glycosidic bonds of
carbohydrates by hydrolysis. Inulinase is one of the most important industrial enzymes in the …

The unique salt bridge network in GlacPETase: a key to its stability

X Qi, Y Wu, ST Zhang, CF Yin, M Ji, Y Liu… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The extensive accumulation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become a critical
environmental issue. PET hydrolases can break down PET into its building blocks. Recently …