Gramicidin A (gA) is a short β-helical peptide known to form conducting channels in lipid membranes because of transbilayer dimerization. The gA conducting dimer, being shorter than the lipid bilayer thickness, deforms the membrane in its vicinity, and the bilayer elastic energy contributes to ...

The d-/l-peptide gramicidin A (gA) is well known as a pivotal ion channel model and shows a broad spectrum of bioactivities such as antibiosis, antimalarial activity, as well as hemolysis. We applied inter-chain disulfide bonds to constrain the conformational freedom of gA into parallel and anti...

Of a series of gramicidin A (gA) derivatives, we have earlier found the peptide [Glu1]gA exhibiting very low toxicity toward mammalian cells, although dissipating mitochondrial membrane potential with almost the same efficiency as gA. Substitution of glutamate for valine at position 1 of the gA ...

1.1. It has been found that long chain isoprenoid alcohols (polyprenols) isolated from animals, plants and yeast can be separated into several isoprenologues by partition thin-layer chromatography.2.2. Two main types of polyprenols have been examined both having mainly ccs isoprene units. One gr...

Orientation immobilization of enzymes has attracted intensive interest owing to the retainable specific activity and stability. Specially, glycoprotein immobilized onto Concanavalin A (Con A) modified carriers induces the orientation of the enzyme. However, the effects of the interface propertie...

Lectins, which are proteins with selective affinity to glycans or glycoproteins, have been recognized as promising agents for the construction of devices for the detection of specific glycoproteins and for glycoprofiling. This allows for the exploration of new potential biomarkers and for early ...

A series of (1,2,4)triazole[4,3-a]pyridine (TZP) derivatives have been designed and synthesized. Compound 8d was identified as having the most potent inhibitory activity on NO release in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation and inhibition of the migration induced by MCP-1 protein on ...

Certain food ingredients can stimulate the human immune system. A lectin, concanavalin A (ConA), from Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) is one of the most well-known food-derived immunostimulants and mediates activation of cell-mediated immunity through T cell proliferation. Generally, T cell act...

A sandwich-type amperometric immunosensor for carcinoembryonic antigen was fabricated by using functionalized carbon nanotubes decorated with concanavalin A along with horseradish peroxidase-labeled carcinoembryonic secondary antibodies. The HRP-Ab2 was assembled onto carbon nanotubes templates ...

In an attempt to develop a label- and reagent-free electrochemical method for the detection of lectin-glycoprotein interactions, we tested lectin-concanavalin A (ConA), glycoprotein-ovalbumin (Ova) and their complex using chronopotentiometric stripping (CPS) analysis and a hanging mercury drop e...

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was applied to investigate the adsorption of concanavalin A on glassy carbon and platinum electrodes. A redox probe, K4Fe(CN)6/K3Fe(CN)6, was used to yield a well defined charge transfer resistance across the electrode/solution interface. Adsorption on glas...

The ability of bacteria to form biofilms hinders any conventional treatment for chronic infections and has serious socio-economic implications. For this purpose, a nanocarrier capable of overcoming the barrier of the mucopolysaccharide matrix of the biofilm and releasing its loaded-antibiotic wi...

Simple metabolites released during physical exercise and fasting like lactate (Lac) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) have recently been shown to possess anti-inflammatory properties. However, the effects of these metabolites in immune mediated hepatitis are still unknown. Accordingly, we investigate...

The influence of a stepwise hydration on the secondary structure of Concanavalin A, a 273 amino acid residues long lectin protein, was monitored by infrared spectroscopy. An analysis of Amide I and Amide III bands, assignment of model bands and determination of the populations of secondary struc...

This work examines the use of two different sets of standards to evaluate vaporization enthalpies and liquid vapor pressures of a series of polycyclic hydrocarbons that include adamantane, diamantane, and α and β-cedrene by correlation gas chromatography. Several n-alkanes and a series of cycl...

Current serological tests for swine brucellosis detect antibodies to the Brucella O-polysaccharide (O/PS). However, when infections by bacteria carrying cross-reacting O/PS occur, these tests suffer from false positive serological reactions (FPSR), and the skin test with Brucella soluble protein...

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. is a well documented nootropic plant, extensive known for alleviating symptoms of neurological disorder, along with other symptomatic relief. This property is attributed to the active phytocompounds, saponins (bacoside A) present in the plant. However, lack of string...

Bacosides, well-known brain tonic and restorative, are the active principles extracted from Bacopa monnieri. In the present investigation, bacoside A production by the hairy roots of B. monnieri was enhanced by optimizing the media components. Glucose as carbon source and potassium nitrate as ni...

Bacosides, class of compounds extracted from the Bacopa monniera plant, exhibit interesting therapeutic properties, particularly enhancing cognitive functions and putative anti-amyloid activity. We show that bacoside-A exerted significant effects upon fibrillation and membrane interactions of th...

The present paper focuses on the development and in vitro/in vivo characterization of nanoparticles composed of poly-(D,L)-Lactide-co-Glycolide (PLGA) loading Bacoside-A, as a new approach for the brain delivery of the neuroprotective drug for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. A...