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... Sulfur is an essential element for life. However, the soil microbe Pseudomonas (P.) fluorescens can survive in a low sulfur environment. When cultured in a sulfur-deficient medium, the bacterium reprograms its metabolic pathways to produce α-ketoglutarate (KG) and regenerate this keto-acid from succinate, a by-product of ROS detoxification. Succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) and KG decar ...
Escherichia coli; Infectious bronchitis virus; antioxidants; asymmetric membranes; bacteria; energy use and consumption; filtration; graphene oxide; keratitis; nanocomposites; nanogels; research; tap water; water; water pollution
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... Carbon-based materials, especially graphene oxide (GO) and carbon dots possessing antibacterial properties, are widely used for various applications. Recently, we reported the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of carbonized nanogels (CNGs) for the treatment of bacterial keratitis, and as a virostatic agent against infectious bronchitis virus. In this work, we demonstrate the use of CNGs/GO ...
... Helicobacter pylori is a significant human pathogen of the stomach's epithelial lining. This type of carcinogen is associated with gastric cancer, indigestion, peptic ulcers, and upper digestive diseases. Therefore, successful treatment and eradication of this bacterium are required to reduce the prevalence of these diseases, especially in high-risk individuals. Moreover, some concerns exist regar ...
Heba H. Mahboub; Hassnaa Mahmoud Elsheshtawy; Nagwa I. Sheraiba; Esra.M. Fahmy; Shimaa R. masoud; Eman A.A. Mohamed; Noha S. Abdelnaeim; Dalia Ibrahim Mohamed; Tamer Ahmed Ismail; Shaimaa A.A. Ahmed
... The present study assessed the protective aspects of the dietary exposure to black cumin (Nigella sativa, NS) powder on immune response, liver and kidney enzymes, tissue antioxidant capacity, gene expression, and testing the antibacterial activity against Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia, BC). Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) (n = 150) were divided into 5 groups, the first was control (Cont) neither ch ...
... Lignin is widely used as an alternative to fossil resources in industrial production. However, its applications are limited due to its wide molecular weight distribution and chemical heterogeneity. In this study, alkali treated lignin (KL) and dilute acid-alkali treated lignin (DAKL) were prepared and compared through analyzing the functional groups, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of ligni ...
... Bacterial infections have been associated with immune dysfunction and oxidative stress in cultured fish species while essential elements could boost immunity and exhibit antioxidant properties in fish. This study was therefore aimed at determining the effects of pre-treatment with waterborne selenium on humoral immunity and redox status of Clarias gariepinus experimentally challenged with Serratia ...
... A comprehensive understanding of the cellular response of microbes to metal stress is necessary for the rational development of microbe-based biosorbents for metal removal. The present study investigated the copper (Cu) sorption and resistance mechanism of Bacillus cereus strain T6, a newly isolated Cu-resistant bacterium, by integrative analyses of physiochemistry, genomics, transcriptomics, and ...
... 3,3′-Thiodipropionic acid (TDP) is an antioxidant, which can be used as precursor carbon source to synthesize polythioesters. The bacterium Variovorax paradoxus TBEA6 strain can use TDP as a single source of carbon and energy. In the present study, experiments were carried out to identify proteins involved in the transport of TDP into the cells of strain TBEA6. Hence, eight putative tctC genes, wh ...
... This study focused on the biological evaluation and chemical characterization of Centaurea bingoelensis, an endemic plant to Turkey. Different solvent extracts (hexane, dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA), methanol, hydro-methanol, and water extracts) were prepared. The antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities were investigated. The hydro-methanol extract, posse ...
... Ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) is a vital respiratory cofactor and liposoluble antioxidant. Studies have shown that plants derive approximately a quarter of 4-hydroxybenzoate, which serves as the direct ring precursor of ubiquinone, from the catabolism of kaempferol. Biochemical and genetic evidence suggests that the release of 4-hydroxybenzoate from kaempferol is catalyzed by heme-dependent peroxidases ...
Lucimara N. S. B. Martins; Adneia F. A. Venceslau; Rafaela M. Brandão; Mariana A. Braga; Luis Roberto Batista; Maria das Graças Cardoso; Luciana M. A. Pinto
... The essential oil from Callistemon viminalis (EOC) is rich in monoterpenes, with a variety of biological properties: antibacterial, antifungal, insecticide, and antioxidant. Inclusion complexes (ICs) with cyclodextrins (CDs) is an alternative to prevent toxicity, improve the activity, and reduce the concentration to be used. Thus, the objective of this work was to prepare an IC (EOC/β-CD) and eval ...
... Technologies based on synthetic biology to produce bacterial natural carotenoids depend on information regarding their biosynthesis. Although the biosynthetic pathway of common carotenoids is known, there are carotenoids whose pathways are not completely described. This work aimed to mine the genome of the deep-sea bacterium Erythrobacter citreus LAMA 915, an uncommon bacterium that forms yellow c ...
Eva Tejedor-Calvo; Khira Amara; Filipa S. Reis; Lillian Barros; Anabela Martins; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Maria Eugenia Venturini; Domingo Blanco; Diego Redondo; Pedro Marco; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira
... Ten truffle species of Tuber and Terfezia genera were chemical characterized, assessing their proximate composition, individual nutrient compounds and some bioactive molecules. The bioactive properties of these species were also evaluated, namely their antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential. Carbohydrates were the main macronutrients present in truffles, followed by proteins. Furthermo ...
... Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are the major toxic heavy metals accumulated in rice and pose a serious threat to human health. The most important remediation strategy is to reduce the translocation of these heavy metals from polluted soil to rice. Bioremediation using microorganisms had been widely used for preventing environmental heavy metal pollution, and the interaction between microorganisms and ...
... Marine Streptomyces species are underexplored for their pigment molecules and genes. In this study, we report the genome of the undecylprodigiosin biosynthesizing gene cluster carrying Streptomyces sp. strain BSE6.1, displaying antioxidant, antimicrobial, and staining properties. This Gram-positive obligate aerobic bacterium was isolated from the coastal sediment of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ...
... Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), as an edible-medicinal fruit, is an important Chinese herbal medicine, which has several beneficial effects on host such as immunomodulation, antioxidant, and gastrointestinal protection. In the study, the beneficial effects of dietary jujube extract supplementation on digestion, nonspecific immunity and intestinal microbial diversity of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss ...
... MAIN CONCLUSION: The presence of Bacillus cereus plays a key role in clubroot suppression and improves plant biomass in pak choi. B. cereus is reported for the first time as a novel biocontrol agent against clubroot. Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin causes a devastating infectious disease known as clubroot that is damaging to cruciferous vegetables. This study aimed to isolate beneficial bacteria ...
Chryseobacterium; antioxidants; bacteria; calcium; catalysts; chelation; food production; functional foods; hexane; human health; hydrolysis; pH; peptides; proteinases; skim milk; soy protein isolate; temperature
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... Antioxidant peptides confer numerous health benefits. Unexplored niches provide bioprospection opportunities for potential protease producing microorganisms that are useful in releasing antioxidant peptides from protein sources impacting human health. A cold-adapted bacterium Chryseobacterium polytrichastri ERMR1:04 produced an extracellular protease enzyme optimally at 20 °C, pH 8 with 1.25 g/100 ...
... The effect of ε‐polylysine hydrochloride (ε‐PL) and thymol (TY) in the changes of biogenic amines (BAs) and the quality properties of Illex argentinus was evaluated by measuring the content of BAs, total viable count (TVC), pH, sensory score, and odor change. The experiment was divided into four groups, the control, ε‐PL, TY, and the compound (ε‐PL–TY) group. The results showed BAs‐producing bacte ...
... Honey is a rich source of carbohydrates, while minor compounds such as amino acids and polyphenols contribute to its health-promoting effects. Honey is one of the oldest traditional remedies applied for microbial infections, due to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and antibiofilm effects of Hungarian black ...