A label-free fluorescent biosensor based on specific aptamer-templated silver nanoclusters for the detection of tetracycline

DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01785-7 Authors: Si Yang, Chenxi Li, Hongyan Zhan, Rong Liu, Wenliang Chen, Xiaoli Wang, Kexin Xu Abstract: Abstract Tetracycline (TET) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of animals. TET residues in food inevitably...

Applications of Microbial β-Mannanases

DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.598630 Authors: Aneesa Dawood, Kesen Ma Abstract: Mannans are main components of hemicellulosic fraction of softwoods and they are present widely in plant tissues. β-mannanases are the major mannan-degrading enzymes and are produced by...

Plant hemoglobins may be maintained in functional form by reduced flavins in the nuclei, and confer differential tolerance to nitro‐oxidative stress

DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12340 Authors: Martha Sainz, Carmen Pérez‐Rontomé, Javier Ramos, José Mulet, Euan K. James, Ujjal Bhattacharjee, Jacob W. Petrich, Manuel Becana Abstract: The heme of bacteria, plant and animal hemoglobins (Hbs) must be in the ferrous state to bind...

Co‐Delivery of an Amyloid‐Disassembling Polyphenol Cross‐Linked in a Micellar Shell with Core‐Loaded Antibiotics for Balanced Biofilm Dispersal and Killing

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202209185 Authors: Shuang Tian, Henny C. van der Mei, Yijin Ren, Henk J. Busscher, Linqi Shi Abstract: Abstract Amyloid‐fibers help to maintain the structure of infectious biofilms. Disassembly of amyloid‐fibers contributes to biofilm‐dispersal in...

Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of three chensinin-1 peptides containing mutation of glycine and histidine residues

DOI: 10.1038/srep40228 Authors: Weibing Dong, Xiaoman Mao, Yue Guan, Yao Kang, Dejing Shang Abstract: The natural peptide chensinin-1 doesnot exhibit its desired biological properties. In this study, the mutant MC1-1 was designed by replacing Gly in the chensinin-1...