The interaction of beta-lactoglobulin with ciprofloxacin and kanamycin; a spectroscopic and molecular modeling approach.

A vast research has been conducted to find suitable and safe carriers for vital and pH-sensitive drugs including antibiotics. This article reports the use of easily accessible and abundant purified beta-lactoglobulin (β-LG) protein as the potential carrier of widely used Kanamycin (Kana) and Ciprofloxacin (Cip) antibiotics. Spectroscopic techniques (Fluorescence, UV-vis, Circular Dichroism) combined with molecular docking were used to determine the binding mechanism of these drugs.

Effect of camel milk on blood sugar and lipid profile of patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot clinical trial.

Background: It has been shown that camel milk consumption has a definite decreasing effect on the prevalence of diabetes. However, most of these studies were conducted on patients with type 1 diabetes, whereas studies on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are limited. In vitro experiments have shown that camel milk was able to decrease blood glucose concentration.

Anticancer activity and DNA-binding properties of novel cationic Pt(II) complexes.

In this study, three structurally related cationic Pt complexes, [Pt(ppy)(dppe)]CF3CO2: C1, [Pt(bhq)(dppe)]CF3CO2: C2, and [Pt(bhq)(dppf)]CF3CO2: C3, in which ppy=deprotonated 2-phenylpyridine, bhq=deprotonated benzo[h]quinoline, dppe=bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane and dppf=1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, were used for the assessment of their anticancer activities against Jurkat and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The Pt complexes (C1-C3) demonstrated significant level of anticancer properties, as measured using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Moreover, the changes in nuclear morphology with Acridine Orange (AO) staining reveal that these complexes are capable to induce apoptosis, and only C1 stimulates activity of Caspase-3 in Jurkat cancer cells.

Effect of homocysteinylation on structure, chaperone activity and fibrillation propensity of lens alpha-crystallin.

Various chemical modifications can reduce chaperone activity of α-crystallin (α-Cry) and the loss of which has been implicated in the development of cataract diseases. The side chains of lysine residues are the target of both glycation and homocysteinylation, and lysine modification by the two reactions may similarly affect the structure and function of α- Cry. In this study, α-Cry was incubated with homocysteine thiolactone (HCTL), resulting in significant protein homocysteinylation, as determined with Ellman's assay.

The enhancing effect of homocysteine thiolactone on insulin fibrillation and cytotoxicity of insulin fibril.

In the current study both structural alteration and fibrillation of insulin were studied in the presence of homocysteine thiolactone (HCTL). The spectroscopic studies revealed that HCTL increases rate of insulin unfolding, giving rise to the appearance of solvent-exposed hydrophobic regions and induces a transition from α-helix into predominantly β-sheet structures. Thioflavin-T fluorescence studies revealed that HCTL markedly enhanced the quantity of insulin fibril formation in both agitating and non-agitating systems.

Application of adsorptive voltammetry for the detection of sub-nano molar cyclizine in biological fluids and tablets using fast Fourier transform continuous cyclic voltammetry in a flowing system.

An easy and fast Fourier transform continuous cyclic voltammetric technique (FFTCV) for monitoring of ultra trace amounts of cyclizine in a flow-injection system has been introduced in this work. The potential waveform, which was applied continuously on an Au disk microelectrode (12.5 microm in radius) consisted of the potential steps for cleaning, accumulation and potential ramp.

Interaction of saffron carotenoids as anticancer compounds with ctDNA, Oligo (dG.dC)15, and Oligo (dA.dT)15.

Crocin and crocetin are two important natural saffron carotenoids, which, along with dimethylcrocetin (DMC) as a semi-synthetic product, are responsible for its color. Many biological properties of saffron have been reported, among which the anticancer property is the most important. Some anticancer drugs have direct interaction with DNA, and thus the present study attempted to investigate the interaction of three major saffron carotenoids-crocin, crocetin, and DMC--with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and oligonucleotides.

Conformational lock and dissociative thermal inactivation of lentil seedling amine oxidase.

The kinetics of thermal inactivation of copper-containing amine oxidase from lentil seedlings were studied in a 100 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7, using putrescine as the substrate. The temperature range was between 47-60 degrees C. The thermal inactivation curves were not linear at 52 and 57 degrees C; three linear phases were shown.