Molecular Dynamics Insights into Peptide-Based Tetrodotoxin Delivery Nanostructures by Shenghan Song, Xinyu Xia, Temair Shorty, Tongtong Li, Amy O. Stevens, Chao Zhao, Yi He

“…The analysis of the simulations revealed that charged amino acids, specifically aspartic acid (ASP) and glutamic acid (GLU), on the peptides are crucial for strong TTX binding and serve as the primary functional sites. …”
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Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation by Alma Delia Noriega-Juárez, Libier Meza-Espinoza, María de Lourdes García-Magaña, Rosa Isela Ortiz-Basurto, Martina Alejandra Chacón-López, Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza, Efigenia Montalvo-González

“…Reports have indicated its significance as a source of essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fructooligosaccharides with prebiotic potential. …”
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Applications of cell penetrating peptide-based drug delivery system in immunotherapy by Jing-Jing Du, Ru-Yan Zhang, Shangchi Jiang, Shanshan Xiao, Yiting Liu, Yongheng Niu, Wen-Xiang Zhao, Dongyuan Wang, Dongyuan Wang, XianShi Ma

“…Meanwhile, CPPs are facile to synthesize, and can be functionalized to satisfy different demands, such as cyclization, incorporating unnatural amino acids, and lipid conjugation. These properties have made them as efficient drug-delivery tools to deliver therapeutic molecules to cells and tissues in a nontoxic manner, including small molecules, DNA, siRNA, therapeutic proteins and other various nanoparticles. …”
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Preparation and Characteristics of Acid-soluble Soybean Protein Hydrolysates by Liqi FAN, Yang LIU, Bao YANG, Yi YU, Wu LI, Lei LIU, Zhunchun LI, Ao ZHA, Jucai XU

“…The results showed an evident decrease in nitrogen recovery rate and total free amino acid contents after the acid treatment process. …”
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Unveiling the potential of spirulina algal extract as promising antibacterial and antibiofilm agent against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: in vitro and in vivo study by Mohamed I. Selim, Tarek El-banna, Fatma Sonbol, Walaa A. Negm, Engy Elekhnawy

“…The bioactive compounds that were responsible for the antibacterial action were fatty acids, including PUFAs, polysaccharides, glycosides, peptides, flavonoids, phycocyanin, minerals, essential amino acids, and vitamins. Moreover, A. maxima algal extract revealed an antibiofilm activity by crystal violet assay and qRT-PCR. …”
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Genome wide identification of MATE and ALMT gene family in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) and expression profiling under Al stress condition by Ankita Tripathi, Dharmendra Singh, Jyotika Bhati, Deepti Singh, Jyoti Taunk, Jawaher Alkahtani, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Madan Pal Singh

“…Predicted 3D (three-dimensional) structure and molecular docking revealed that 5 LcMATE proteins could bind citrate and contain amino acids related to its secretion via citrate exuding motif and other neighbouring sites. …”
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Use of Coffee Silverskin and Stevia to Improve the Formulation of Biscuits by Garcia-Serna Esther, Martinez-Saez Nuria, Mesias Marta, Morales Francisco J., Castillo M. Dolores del

“…The quality and safety of the innovative biscuits was obtained by an analysis of the sugars, proteins, free amino acids, chlorogenic acid, overall antioxidant capacity and acrylamide after in vitro digestion. …”
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Sources of Lipopeptides and Their Applications in Food and Human Health: A Review by Shuyi Chen, Sumin Chen, Xin Yu, Caijing Wan, Ying Wang, Lianxin Peng, Qiang Li

“…They can also be added to food packaging materials for preservation and freshness during transportation, and can be used as additives to improve the taste of food. (2) LPs can provide amino acids and promote protein synthesis and cellular repair. …”
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Partial replacement of soybean meal with cottonseed meal in diets of broiler chicken sustains performance by upregulating the expression of nutrient transporter genes in small inte... by S. Haldar, S.S. Arora, A.K. Dhara, A. Debnath

“…Inclusion of the HF-CSM upregulated the expression of nutrient co-transporter genes responsible for absorption of small peptides (PEPT-1), glucose and other hexose sugars (SGLT-1, GLUT-5), and amino acids (EAAT-3) in the small intestine at 24 d (P = 0.001, linear effect) and 42 d (P = 0.001, quadratic effect). …”
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Characterization of Nutritional Composition, Antioxidative Capacity, and Sensory Attributes of Seomae Mugwort, a Native Korean Variety of Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot by Jae Kyeom Kim, Eui-Cheol Shin, Ho-Jeong Lim, Soo Jung Choi, Cho Rong Kim, Soo Hwan Suh, Chang-Ju Kim, Gwi Gun Park, Cheung-Seog Park, Hye Kyung Kim, Jong Hun Choi, Sang-Wook Song, Dong-Hoon Shin

“…In comparison with A. princeps, Seomae mugwort had higher contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids, total phenolic compounds, vitamin C, and essential amino acids. In addition, Seomae mugwort had better radical scavenging activity and more diverse volatile compounds than A. princeps as well as favorable sensory attributes when consumed as tea. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Proximate Compositions, Physical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Kersting’s Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet) Accessions by Finagnon Toyi Kevin Fassinou, Eric Etchikinto Agoyi, Marius Affonfere, Edmond Sacla Aide, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Flora Josiane Chadare

“…Dietary fiber content was determined using the AOAC method while carbohydrate content was determined using the method of difference. Amino acids were hydrolyzed and determined using the liquid chromatography method. …”
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Changes in the Nutrient Composition of Barley Grain (Hordeum vulgare L.) and of Morphological Fractions of Sprouts by Luis T. Ortiz, Susana Velasco, Jesús Treviño, Beatriz Jiménez, Almudena Rebolé

“…Results showed that crude protein, ether extract, total soluble carbohydrates, and cellulose content increased, whereas starch and ß-D-glucan content decreased in sprouted when compared with the control grain. Amino acid and fatty acid profiles were also affected. …”
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SLC7A5 is required for cancer cell growth under arginine-limited conditions by Kyle N. Dunlap, Austin Bender, Alexis Bowles, Alex J. Bott, Joshua Tay, Allie H. Grossmann, Jared Rutter, Gregory S. Ducker

“…Summary: Tumor cells must optimize metabolite acquisition between synthesis and uptake from a microenvironment characterized by hypoxia, lactate accumulation, and depletion of many amino acids, including arginine. We performed a metabolism-focused functional screen using CRISPR-Cas9 to identify pathways and factors that enable tumor growth in an arginine-depleted environment. …”
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Disruption of Gut Microbiota and Associated Fecal Metabolites in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mice During the Early Stage by Wu D, Yin M, Cao D, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Wei Y, Li Y, Wen C, Zhou J

“…Untargeted and targeted metabolomics identified 33 altered fecal metabolites, mainly including sugars and their derivatives, amino acids, long-chain fatty acids and SCFAs, etc. …”
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Grape stems as sources of tryptophan and selenium: Functional properties and antioxidant potential by Raquel Fernandes, Concepción Medrano-Padial, Rui Dias-Costa, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Cláudia Botelho, Rúben Fernandes, Ana Novo Barros

“…These findings highlight grape stems, particularly Touriga Nacional, as valuable sources of amino acids and bioactive compounds, offering potential in mood regulation, protein synthesis, and antioxidant defence. …”
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CBP22, a Novel Bacteriocin Isolated from Clostridium butyricum ZJU-F1, Protects against LPS-Induced Intestinal Injury through Maintaining the Tight Junction Complex by Tenghao Wang, Jie Fu, Xiao Xiao, Zeqing Lu, Fengqin Wang, Mingliang Jin, Yizhen Wang, Xin Zong

“…The bacteriocin, named CBP22, contained 22 amino acids with the sequence PSAWQITKCAGSIAWALGSGIF. …”
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Characterization and Biofilm Inhibition of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates by Poonam Yadav, Sreska Shrestha, Deepak Basyal, Ananda Tiwari, Ranjit Sah, Anil Kumar Sah, Bishal Yadav, Mark Willcox, Shyam Kumar Mishra

“…The ability of cinnamaldehyde, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), Tween 80, amino acids (glycine and glutamic acid), and natural plant extracts to inhibit biofilm formation was also tested using the microtiter plate system. …”
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The optimization of calcareous soil cation exchange capacity via the feather hydrolysate and N-P fertilizers integration by Doaa A. Goda, Eman H. El-Gamal, Mohamed Rashad, Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah

“…The main goals of the present study were to generate protein lysate from discarded feathers (enriched in different amino acids) through solid-state fermentation using Box-Behnken design (BBD). …”
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Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects by José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Abraham M. Vidal-Limón, Andrea M. Liceaga

“…., high-quality proteins, essential amino acids, fiber, unsaturated fats, vitamins, and minerals) and health (e.g., antioxidant, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory) benefits are the main reasons for the rise in interest for insects as alternative protein sources for food and feed production. …”
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Integrated omics profiling of individual variations in intestinal damage to the soybean allergen in piglets by Mengmeng Mi, Yaqing Zheng, Xin Fu, Nan Bao, Li Pan, Guixin Qin, Yuan Zhao

“…Transcriptome analysis identified IL17REL, CCL19, CD1E, CD1.1, etc. immune differential genes, metabolomics results showed that soybean antigen affected the utilization and metabolism of intestinal nutrients in piglets, mainly the digestion and absorption of protein and the synthesis and metabolism of amino acids. Transfection of CFP/TRAPPC2/CCL19 siRNA could partially alleviate the injury of RAW264.7 cells or IPEC-J2 cells induced by β-Conglycinin.ConclusionTherefore, the individual differences in intestinal damage induced by soybean antigen protein in the corn-soybean meal diet are closely related to PIR, CFP, TRAPPC2, SOWAHD, and CCL19 genes. …”
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