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The medicinal and pharmaceutical importance of Dendrobium species by Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A., Ng, Tzi Bun

“…Plants of the Dendrobium genus, one of the largest in the Orchidaceae, manifest a diversity of medicinal effects encompassing antiangiogenic, immunomodulating,…”
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Laccases: Production, Expression Regulation, and Applications in Pharmaceutical Biodegradation by Yang, Jie, Li, Wenjuan, Ng, Tzi Bun, Deng, Xiangzhen, Lin, Juan, Ye, Xiuyun

“…Laccases are a family of copper-containing oxidases with important applications in bioremediation and other various industrial and biotechnological areas…”
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Shiga toxins: from structure and mechanism to applications by Chan, Yau Sang, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…Shiga toxins are a group of type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) produced in several types of bacteria. The toxins possess an AB 5 structure, which…”
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Mushroom extracts and compounds with suppressive action on breast cancer: evidence from studies using cultured cancer cells, tumor-bearing animals, and clinical trials by Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzi Bun, Chan, Helen Hei Ling, Liu, Qin, Man, Gene Chi Wai, Zhang, Chris Zhiyi, Guan, Suzhen, Ng, Charlene Cheuk Wing, Fang, Evandro Fei, Wang, Hexiang, Liu, Fang, Ye, Xiuyun, Rolka, Krzysztof, Naude, Ryno, Zhao, Shuang, Sha, Ou, Li, Chunman, Xia, Lixin

“…This article reviews mushrooms with anti-breast cancer activity. The mushrooms covered which are better known include the following: button mushroom Agaricus…”
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New ribosome-inactivating proteins and other proteins with protein synthesis–inhibiting activities by Wong, Jack Ho, Bao, Hui, Ng, Tzi Bun, Chan, Helen Hei Ling, Ng, Charlene Cheuk Wing, Man, Gene Chi Wai, Wang, Hexiang, Guan, Suzhen, Zhao, Shuang, Fang, Evandro Fei, Rolka, Krzysztof, Liu, Qin, Li, Chunman, Sha, Ou, Xia, Lixin

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) consist of three varieties. Type 1 RIPs are single-chained and approximately 30-kDa in molecular weight. Type 2 RIPs are…”
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Mannose Binding Lectin: A Potential Biomarker for Many Human Diseases by Singh, Senjam Sunil, Cheung, Randy Chi Fai, Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…The innate immune system plays a modulatory role in producing an inflammatory response during microbial infection and tissue regeneration. Mannose-binding…”
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Antifreeze Proteins from Diverse Organisms and their Applications: An Overview by Cheung, Randy Chi Fai, Ng, Tzi Bun, Wong, Jack Ho

“…Antifreeze proteins are ice-binding or ice-structuring proteins that prevent water from freezing by adsorbing to the ice surface and stopping the growth of…”
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The effect of exogenous melatonin on reducing scoliotic curvature and improving bone quality in melatonin-deficient C57BL/6J mice by Liu, Hao, Liu, Zhen, Man, Chi-wai, Guo, Jing, Han, Xiao, Hu, Zongshan, Ng, Tzi Bun, Zhao, Zhihui, Li, Jie, Wang, Weijun, Chun, Tseng-chang, Qiao, Jun, Shi, Benlong, Xu, Leilei, Bao, Hongda, Jiang, Qing, Lam, Tsz Ping, Cheng, Jack Chun Yiu, Qiu, Yong, Zhu, Zezhang

“…It is well-documented that melatonin deficiency has been linked to the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. In this study, we intended to apply…”
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The mechanism of enriched environment repairing the learning and memory impairment in offspring of prenatal stress by regulating the expression of activity-regulated cytoskeletal-associated and insulin-like growth factor-2 in hippocampus by Guan, Su-Zhen, Fu, You-Juan, Zhao, Feng, Liu, Hong-Ya, Chen, Xiao-Hui, Qi, Fa-Qiu, Liu, Zhi-Hong, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…Prenatal stress can cause neurobiological and behavioral defects in offspring; environmental factors play a crucial role in regulating the development of brain…”
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Anti-Parkinsonian drug discovery from herbal medicines: What have we got from neurotoxic models? by Song, Ju-Xian, Sze, Stephen Cho-Wing, Ng, Tzi-Bun, Lee, Caivin Kai-Fai, Leung, George P.H., Shaw, Pang-Chui, Tong, Yao, Zhang, Yan-Bo

“…Herbal medicines are used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD) in ancient medical systems in Asian countries such as India, China, Japan and Korea based on their…”
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Cathelicidins: peptides with antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, angiogenic, anticancer and procancer activities by Wong, Jack Ho, Ye, Xiu Juan, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…The family of peptides designated as cathelicidins was identified over a decade ago. Cathelicidins have since gained increasing recognition, both as endogenous…”
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Degradation of dyes using crude extract and a thermostable and pH-stable laccase isolated from Pleurotus nebrodensis by Yuan, Xianghe, Tian, Guoting, Zhao, Yongchang, Zhao, Liyan, Wang, Hexiang, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…Three laccase isoenzymes (Lac1, Lac2 and Lac3) have been purified to homogeneity from Pleurotus nebrodensis in our previous study. Lac2 was shown to be the…”
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Degradation of tetracycline by immobilized laccase and the proposed transformation pathway by Yang, Jie, Lin, Yonghui, Yang, Xiaodan, Ng, Tzi Bun, Ye, Xiuyun, Lin, Juan

“…•Laccase was immobilized as magnetic cross-linked enzyme aggregates (M-CLEAs).•Laccase at 40U/mL eliminated over 80μg/mL TC at pH 6 and 25°C in 12h.•A…”
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CRISPR/Cas9 Technology Targeting Fas Gene Protects Mice From Concanavalin‐A Induced Fulminant Hepatic Failure by Liang, Wei‐Cheng, Liang, Pu‐Ping, Wong, Cheuk‐Wa, Ng, Tzi‐Bun, Huang, Jun‐Jiu, Zhang, Jin‐Fang, Waye, Mary Miu‐Yee, Fu, Wei‐Ming

“…ABSTRACT Fulminant hepatic failure is a life‐threatening disease which occurs in patients without preexisting liver disease. Nowadays, there is no ideal…”
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Intestinal absorption and bioavailability of traditional Chinese medicines: a review of recent experimental progress and implication for quality control by Liu, Jing-Yi, Lee, Kai-Fai, Sze, Cho-Wing, Tong, Yao, Tang, Sydney Chi-Wai, Ng, Tzi-Bun, Zhang, Yan-Bo

“…Objectives Experimental studies on the pharmacokinetics of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have achieved great progress in recent years. This review aims…”
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Studies on anticancer activities of lactoferrin and lactoferricin by Yin, Cui Ming, Wong, Jack Ho, Xia, Jiang, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…This review mainly summarizes results of recent studies on the anticancer activity of the multifunctional protein lactoferrin (Lf) and its derived peptide…”
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First report of a haemagglutinin-induced apoptotic pathway in breast cancer cells by Lam, Sze Kwan, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…A dimeric 64 kDa HA (haemagglutinin) was isolated with a high yield from dried Phaseolus vulgaris cultivar 'French bean number 35' seeds. It inhibited the…”
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A Phytase Characterized by Relatively High pH Tolerance and Thermostability from the Shiitake Mushroom Lentinus edodes by Chen, Qing-Jun, Ng, Tzi Bun, Wu, Ying-Ying, Zhang, Guo-Qing, Wang, He-Xiang

“…A monomeric phytase with a molecular mass of 14 kDa was acquired from fresh fruiting bodies of the shiitake mushroom Lentinus edodes. The isolation procedure…”
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Abnormal response of the proliferation and differentiation of growth plate chondrocytes to melatonin in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by Wang, William Wei-Jun, Man, Gene Chi-Wai, Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzi-Bun, Lee, Kwong-Man, Ng, Bobby Kin-Wah, Yeung, Hiu-Yan, Qiu, Yong, Cheng, Jack Chun-Yiu

“…Abnormalities in the melatonin signaling pathway and the involvement of melatonin receptor MT2 have been reported in patients with adolescent idiopathic…”
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Sesquin, a potent defensin-like antimicrobial peptide from ground beans with inhibitory activities toward tumor cells and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by Wong, Jack Ho, Ng, Tzi Bun

“…An antifungal peptide with a molecular mass around 7 kDa and an N-terminal sequence highly homologous to defensin was isolated from ground beans ( Vigna…”
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