Safe route planning has become an increasingly important area of research in recent years due to growing concerns about pedestrian and traffic safety, rising traffic volumes and densities in urban areas, and advancements in smart vehicle and transportation technologies. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications on safe route planning retrieved from the Web of Science database between January 2000 and January 2023 to understand the state of the field. A total of 1546 publications authored by 5423 researchers from 84 countries were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is the world's second leading cause of death, and there are no approved herbal therapies. The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) receptor is a transmembrane protein with eight domains that is found in almost every cancer type and plays an important role in abnormal cell cellular function and causes malignant outcomes. The current study aimed to virtually screen phytochemicals from the NPACT database against EGFR-TKD and also to identify potential inhibitors of this transmembrane protein among plant candidates for anticancer drug development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to gain an insight into the effects of mutation-induced binding pocket tilting of the Xyn11A xylanase from Bacillus firmus K-1 in producing a unique hydrolysis characteristic. In this study, the wildtype Xyn11A and its K40L mutant were compared for their hydrolysis patterns on beechwood xylan and xylooligosaccharides of sizes 2 to 6. According to our thin-layer chromatography experiment, the K40L mutant produced a larger amount of xylotetraose leftover than the wildtype.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The consistently increasing reports of bacterial resistance and the reemergence of bacterial epidemics have inspired the health and scientific community to discover new molecules with antibacterial potential continuously. Frog-skin secretions constitute bioactive compounds essential for finding new biopharmaceuticals. The exact antibacterial characterization of dermaseptin related peptides derived from Agalychnis annae, is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLignin and phenolic compounds have been shown as the main recalcitrance for biomass decomposition, as they inhibit a number of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes. Understanding the inhibition mechanisms and energetic competitions with the native substrate is essential for the development of lignin resistive enzymes. In this study, atomistic detail of the size-dependent effects and binding modes of monomeric coniferyl alcohol, dimeric oligolignol, and tetrameric oligolignol made from coniferyl alcohols on the GH11 xylanase from Bacillus firmus strain K-1 was investigated by using molecular docking and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSynergistic effect of distal site-directed mutations and molecular mechanisms on the enhanced thermostability of GH11 xylanase from B. firmus Strain K-1 (xyn11A) was investigated through enzyme activity assays and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. From the experiment, single N-terminal leucine substitution at K40L caused a significant drop in enzymatic activity.
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