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Purification and characterization of stomach protease from the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)
Proteolytic activity in the different parts of the digestive tract of the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) were studied in this work. One pure protease was isolated from turbot stomach and its behavior was studie...
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Inhibition of UVA-induced apoptotic signaling pathway by polypeptide from Chlamys farreri in human HaCaT keratinocytes
Chronic UVA irradiation has been reported to induce photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. UVA is a potent inducer of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can induce various biological processes, including apopto...
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Polypeptide from Chlamys farreri attenuates murine thymocytes damage induced by ultraviolet B
Polypeptide from Chlamys farreri (PCF, molecular mass is 879) is a new marine polypeptide compound isolated from Chlamys farreri. This study investigates the possible protective roles and the mechanism of PCF aga...
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Marine lysozyme from a marine bacterium that inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth
Recent studies suggest that lysozyme, rich in hen egg, has an antitumor function. In the present study, we investigated the antitumor and antiangiogenesis effects of a newly isolated marine lysozyme both in vi...
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Purification and properties of lysozyme from a marine strain
An extracellular lysozyme from a new strain which was screened from a sea mud sample was purified to homogeneity by ultrafiltration, followed by ammonium sulphate precipitation, dialysis, Sephadex G-100 chroma...
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Isolation and characterisation of H2O2-decomposing bacteria from Antarctic seawater
Forty-nine colonies were isolated from Antarctic surface seawater sample inoculated on Marine agar plates containing 1.45 μM H2O2. These bacteria were all endospore-forming, strictly aerobic and motile rods. Thei...
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Cloning, Expression, and Identification of a Novel Extracellular Cold-Adapted Alkaline Protease Gene of the Marine Bacterium Strain YS-80-122
As one of the most important groups of industrial enzymes, cold-adapted protease has been studied widely. An extracellular cold-adapted alkaline protease metalloproteinase (MP), produced by a marine bacterium ...
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Identification of latent periodicity in domains of alkaline proteases
Internal repeats in protein sequences have wide-ranging implications for the structure and function of proteins. A keen analysis of the repeats in protein sequences may help us to better understand the structu...
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Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Luminescent Properties of pH-Dependent Zn (II) Coordination Polymers
Two new coordination polymers [Zn(L)(bib)] n (1) and [Zn(L)(bib)0.5] n (2) [L = 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid and bib = 1,4-bis(2-methyl-imidazol-...
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Cloning, characterization and expression of a novel lipase gene from marine psychrotrophic Yarrowia lipolytica
A marine Yarrowia lipolytica yeast, named Bohaisea-9145, was found to secrete a large amount of lipase into the medium. A gene coding for lipase was cloned from the genome of this strain and expressed successfull...
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A Method for Molecular Analysis of Catalase Gene Diversity in Seawater
Catalase plays an important role in the metabolism of marine bacteria and has potential impact on the marine environment. Four PCR primers were designed to amplify the catalase gene fragments in marine bacteri...
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Purification and Characterization of a Cold Alkaline Protease from a Psychrophilic Pseudomonas aeruginosa HY1215
A novel alkaline protease was purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa HY1215 using ammonium sulfate, DEAE-Sepharose and Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration chromatographic techniques. The protease had a relative molecula...
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Improvement in the thermostability of chitosanase from Bacillus ehimensis by introducing artificial disulfide bonds
To determine the effects of artificial disulfide bridges on the thermostability and catalytic efficiency of chitosanase EAG1.
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Cloning, Expression, and Biochemical Characterization of Two New Oligoalginate Lyases with Synergistic Degradation Capability
Alginate, the most abundant carbohydrate presents in brown macroalgae, has recently gained increasing attention as an alternative biomass for the production of biofuel. Oligoalginate lyases catalyze the degrad...
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Sustained visual attention improves visuomotor timing
Relative to audition, vision is considered much less trustworthy in sensorimotor timing such as synchronizing finger movements with a temporally regular sequence. Visuomotor timing requires maintaining attenti...
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A first-principle study on the properties of Zr-doped Ni-rich cathode for Li-ion batteries
Ni-rich cathode materials are considered one of the most promising electrode materials due to high capacity and low cost. However, the instability of the lattice suppresses its further application. In this wor...
