The Anti-Stress Effect of Mentha arvensis in Immobilized Rats.

Stress can lead to inflammation, accelerated aging, and some chronic diseases condition. (MA) is a traditional medicine having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study investigated the anti-stress role of MA and fermented MA (FMA) extract in immobilized rats.

An extracellular disulfide bond forming protein (DsbF) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: structural, biochemical, and gene expression analysis.

Disulfide bond forming (Dsb) proteins ensure correct folding and disulfide bond formation of secreted proteins. Previously, we showed that Mycobacterium tuberculosis DsbE (Mtb DsbE, Rv2878c) aids in vitro oxidative folding of proteins. Here, we present structural, biochemical, and gene expression analyses of another putative Mtb secreted disulfide bond isomerase protein homologous to Mtb DsbE, Mtb DsbF (Rv1677).