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Sci Adv
January 2025
Atelier de Biologie Chimie Informatique Structurale, Centre de Biologie Structurale, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, 29 rue de Navacelles, 34090 Montpellier, France.
Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is a crucial reducing cofactor for reductive biosynthesis and protection from oxidative stress. To fulfill their heightened anabolic and reductive power demands, cancer cells must boost their NADPH production. Progrowth and mitogenic protein kinases promote the activity of cytosolic NAD kinase (NADK), which produces NADP, a limiting NADPH precursor.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Mycobacidin is an antitubercular antibiotic structurally composed of a sulfur-containing 4-thiazolidinone ring, yet its biosynthesis including the mechanism of sulfur incorporation has remained an open question since its discovery in 1952. In this study, the mycobacidin biosynthetic gene cluster is identified from soil-dwelling , and the corresponding biosynthetic pathway starting with 7-oxoheptanoate is characterized. The radical SAM enzyme MybB catalyzes two sulfur insertion reactions, thereby bridging C and C to complete the 4-thiazolidinone heterocycle as the final step in mycobacidin maturation.
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January 2025
Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Science, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Bone disorders have increased with increasing the human lifespan, and despite the tissue's ability to self-regeneration, in many congenital problems and hard fractures, bone grafting such as autograft, allograft, and biomaterials implantation through surgery is traditionally used. Because of the adverse effects of these methods, the emergence of injectable hydrogels without the need for surgery and causing more pain for the patient is stunning to develop a new pattern for hard tissue engineering. These materials are formed with various natural and synthetic polymers with a crosslinked network through various chemical methods such as click chemistry, Michael enhancement, Schiff's base and enzymatic reaction and physical interactions with high water absorption which can mimic the environment of cells.
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January 2025
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Green Chemistry in Manufacturing, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia.
Squid viscera, a byproduct of squid processing, contains oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids (up to 10% by mass) and the antioxidant astaxanthin. However, its high free fatty acid (FFA) content compromises stability. To address this, pilot-scale (200 L) enzymatic re-esterification of squid oil using immobilized lipase (Lipozyme RMIM) was demonstrated, resulting in high acylglyceride yields.
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December 2024
Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Av. Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal.
Co-products from the frozen fish processing industry often lead to financial losses. Therefore, it is essential to transform these co-products into profitable goods. This study explores the production of fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) from three co-products: the heads and bones of black scabbardfish (), the carcasses of gilthead seabream (), and the trimmings of Nile perch ().
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