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View article: Protecting endangered and CITES listed species: a review of wild American ginseng (P. quinquefolius) identification methods
Protecting endangered and CITES listed species: a review of wild American ginseng (P. quinquefolius) identification methods Open
Ginseng, a popular herb in traditional medicine, is commonly believed to possess therapeutic benefits including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, and antioxidant effects. The popularity of the herb encourages overharvesting o…
View article: Guard-cell phytosterol homeostasis is critical for proper stomatal development
Guard-cell phytosterol homeostasis is critical for proper stomatal development Open
Stomata regulate gas exchange and control water loss in response to the environmental stimuli and their distribution in the leaf epidermis is tightly regulated during development to ensure proper patterns. Although many studies have focuse…
View article: The Competition of Yin and Yang: Exploring the Role of Wild-Type and Mutant p53 in Tumor Progression
The Competition of Yin and Yang: Exploring the Role of Wild-Type and Mutant p53 in Tumor Progression Open
The protein p53 is a well-known tumor suppressor that plays a crucial role in preventing cancer development [...]
View article: P63 and P73 Activation in Cancers with p53 Mutation
P63 and P73 Activation in Cancers with p53 Mutation Open
The members of the p53 family comprise p53, p63, and p73, and full-length isoforms of the p53 family have a tumor suppressor function. However, p53, but not p63 or p73, has a high mutation rate in cancers causing it to lose its tumor suppr…
View article: Screening of Specific and Common Pathways in Breast Cancer Cell Lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 Treated with Chlorophyllides Composites
Screening of Specific and Common Pathways in Breast Cancer Cell Lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 Treated with Chlorophyllides Composites Open
Our previous findings have shown that the chlorophyllides composites have anticancer activities to breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231). In the present study, microarray gene expression profiling was utilized to investigate the …
View article: Chlorophyllides: Preparation, Purification, and Application
Chlorophyllides: Preparation, Purification, and Application Open
Chlorophyllides can be found in photosynthetic organisms. Generally, chlorophyllides have a-, b-, c-, d-, and f-type derivatives, and all chlorophyllides have a tetrapyrrole structure with a Mg ion at the center and a fifth isocyclic penta…
View article: Facile production of chlorophyllides using recombinant CrCLH1 and their cytotoxicity towards multidrug resistant breast cancer cell lines
Facile production of chlorophyllides using recombinant CrCLH1 and their cytotoxicity towards multidrug resistant breast cancer cell lines Open
The purity of chlorophylls plays one of the key role for the production of chlorophyllides. We have designed a facile method for chlorophyll purification by twice solvent extraction. Twice extraction causes the loss of chlorophylls, but th…
View article: Identification and Isolation of an Intermediate Metabolite with Dual Antioxidant and Anti-Proliferative Activity Present in the Fungus Antrodia cinnamomea Cultured on an Alternative Medium with Cinnamomum kanehirai Leaf Extract
Identification and Isolation of an Intermediate Metabolite with Dual Antioxidant and Anti-Proliferative Activity Present in the Fungus Antrodia cinnamomea Cultured on an Alternative Medium with Cinnamomum kanehirai Leaf Extract Open
The fungus Antrodia cinnamomea has been used as a folk medicine for various diseases, especially cancer. When A. cinnamomea is cultured on the original host, an endangered woody plant Cinnamomum kanehirai Hayata, the fungus produces more a…
View article: A Review of Bacteriochlorophyllides: Chemical Structures and Applications
A Review of Bacteriochlorophyllides: Chemical Structures and Applications Open
Generally, bacteriochlorophyllides were responsible for the photosynthesis in bacteria. Seven types of bacteriochlorophyllides have been disclosed. Bacteriochlorophyllides a/b/g could be synthesized from divinyl chlorophyllide a. The other…
View article: Trends in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Cordyceps militaris: Total Extracts, Polysaccharides and Cordycepin
Trends in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Cordyceps militaris: Total Extracts, Polysaccharides and Cordycepin Open
Cordyceps militaris ( C. militaris ) is a fungus with a long history of widespread use in folk medicine, and its biological and medicinal functions are well studied. A crucial pharmacological effect of C. militaris is immunomodulation. In …
View article: Cytotoxic Effects of Chlorophyllides in Ethanol Crude Extracts from Plant Leaves
Cytotoxic Effects of Chlorophyllides in Ethanol Crude Extracts from Plant Leaves Open
Chlorophyllide (chlide) is a natural catabolic product of chlorophyll (Chl), produced through the activity of chlorophyllase (chlase). The growth inhibitory and antioxidant effects of chlide from different plant leaf extracts have not been…
View article: Optimal economic productivity of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria with production possibility curves
Optimal economic productivity of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria with production possibility curves Open
It is important that exopolysaccharides (EPS) of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with antioxidant activities are produced economically, as it can confer beneficial effects on human health. A model of production possibility curve (PPC) was condu…
View article: Immobilization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CLH1 on APTES-Coated Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Potential in the Production of Chlorophyll Derivatives
Immobilization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CLH1 on APTES-Coated Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Potential in the Production of Chlorophyll Derivatives Open
Recombinant Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chlorophyllase 1 (CrCLH1) that could catalyze chlorophyll hydrolysis to chlorophyllide and phytol in vitro was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant CrCLH1 was immobilized through…
View article: Microfluidic assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticle–chitosan composite microparticles for antibacterial applications
Microfluidic assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticle–chitosan composite microparticles for antibacterial applications Open
Silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-loaded chitosan composites have numerous biomedical applications; however, fabricating uniform composite microparticles remains challenging. This paper presents a novel microfluidic approach for single-step and …