A Monocarbonyl Curcuminoid Derivative Inhibits the Activity of Human Glutathione Transferase A4-4 and Chemosensitizes Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide.

Human glutathione transferase A4-4 (hGSTA4-4) displays high catalytic efficiency towards 4-hydroxyalkenals and other cytotoxic and mutagenic products of radical reactions and lipid peroxidation. Its role as a target for the chemosensitization of cancer cells has not been investigated so far. In this study, the inhibitory potency of twelve selected natural products and ten monocarbonyl curcumin derivatives against hGSTA4-4 was studied.

Metagenomic analysis of hot spring soil for mining a novel thermostable enzybiotic.

The misuse and overuse of antibiotics have contributed to a rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. This global health threat underlines the urgent need for innovative and novel antimicrobials. Endolysins derived from bacteriophages or prophages constitute promising new antimicrobials (so-called enzybiotics), exhibiting the ability to break down bacterial peptidoglycan (PG).

Characterization and Engineering Studies of a New Endolysin from the Bacteriophage PAC1 for the Development of a Broad-Spectrum Artilysin with Altered Specificity.

The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has risen rapidly, leading to a great threat to global public health. A promising solution to this problem is the exploitation of phage endolysins. In the present study, a putative N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine type-2 amidase (NALAA-2, EC 3.

Structural and functional features of a broad-spectrum prophage-encoded enzybiotic from Enterococcus faecium.

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have become a growing threat to public health. The gram-positive Enterococcus faecium is classified by WHO as a high-priority pathogen among the global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes (PDEs), also known as enzybiotics, are useful bactericidal agents in the fight against resistant bacteria.

Metaviromics analysis of marine biofilm reveals a glycoside hydrolase endolysin with high specificity towards Acinetobacter baumannii.

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are a growing threat to the public health. Among them, the Gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii is considered today as the most dangerous MDR pathogen. Phage-derived endolysins are peptidoglycan (PG) hydrolytic enzymes that can function as effective tools in the fight against MDR bacteria.

Characterization of a glycoside hydrolase endolysin from Acinetobacter baumannii phage AbTZA1 with high antibacterial potency and novel structural features.

The classification of Acinetobacter baumannii by WHO as 'priority 1' antibiotic-resistant pathogen underlines the urgent need for novel antimicrobial agents towards this pathogen. In this work, screening of the A. baumannii phage AbTZA1 genome allowed the identification of a putative endolysin (AbLys1, EC3.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Protein Chromatography: Development of an Affinity Adsorbent from Waste Paper and Its Application for the Purification of Proteases from Fish By-Products.

In the present study, we report the development of a cellulose-based affinity adsorbent and its application for the purification of proteases from fish by-products. The affinity adsorbent was synthesized using cellulose microfibers as the matrix, isolated from recycled newspapers using the acid precipitation method. As an affinity ligand, the triazine dye Cibacron Blue 3GA (CB3GA) was used and immobilized directly onto the cellulose microfibers.