Publications by authors named "V P Chirkova"

Article Synopsis
  • The research focuses on finding effective agents against coronaviruses, specifically by synthesizing thiazolo-thiophenes based on usnic acid to inhibit SARS-CoV-2's main protease.
  • Certain modifications of the thiophene groups showed moderate antiviral activity, while others had no effect, with kinetic parameters evaluated for the most promising compound.
  • The most active compound exhibited strong binding to the protease and effective antiviral activity against various SARS-CoV-2 strains, aligning molecular dynamics results with experimental findings.
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Moose () recombinant chymosin with a milk-clotting activity of 86 AU/mL was synthesized in the expression system. After precipitation with ammonium sulfate and chromatographic purification, a sample of genetically engineered moose chymosin with a specific milk-clotting activity of 15,768 AU/mg was obtained, which was used for extensive biochemical characterization of the enzyme. The threshold of the thermal stability of moose chymosin was 55 °C; its complete inactivation occurred after heating at 60 °C.

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In Armenia, the presence of nitrofuran residues in food products is unacceptable for both domestic sales and export. However, food may contain nitrofuran metabolites (NMs) due to the illegal use of these drugs in the agrofarming practice. This study aimed to identify NMs as the marker residues for nitrofurans in fish and honey produced in Armenia and assess the potential health risks associated with consuming these foods.

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Despite the long history of use and the knowledge of the genetics and biochemistry of , problems are still possible in obtaining a soluble form of recombinant proteins in this system. Although, soluble protein can be obtained both in the cytoplasm and in the periplasm of the bacterial cell. The latter is a priority strategy for obtaining soluble proteins.

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