Search Results - "SANDO, Lillian"
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A highly elastic tissue sealant based on photopolymerised gelatin
Published in Biomaterials (01-11-2010)“…Abstract Gelatin is widely used as a medical biomaterial because it is readily available, cheap, biodegradable and demonstrates favourable biocompatibility…”
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Alanine Scanning Mutagenesis of the Prototypic Cyclotide Reveals a Cluster of Residues Essential for Bioactivity
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (11-04-2008)“…The cyclotides are stable plant-derived mini-proteins with a topologically circular peptide backbone and a knotted arrangement of three disulfide bonds that…”
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Linearization of a Naturally Occurring Circular Protein Maintains Structure but Eliminates Hemolytic Activity
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (10-06-2003)“…Cyclotides are a recently discovered family of disulfide rich proteins from plants that contain a circular protein backbone. They are exceptionally stable, as…”
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Photochemically crosslinked matrices of gelatin and fibrinogen promote rapid cell proliferation
Published in Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (01-05-2011)“…Here we report the use of a facile photochemical crosslinking method to fabricate stable polymer matrices from unmodified gelatin and fibrinogen. Gels were…”
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Genetic diversity revealed in the apomictic fruit species Garcinia mangostana L. (mangosteen)
Published in Euphytica (01-01-2004)“…The novel molecular marker technique Randomly Amplified DNA Fingerprinting (RAF)was used to survey genetic relationships between 37 accessions of the tropical…”
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Engineering Stabilized Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Antagonists: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Bioactivity of Grafted Analogues of Cyclotides
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (25-12-2008)“…Cyclotides are plant derived mini-proteins with compact folded structures and exceptional stability. Their stability derives from a head-to-tail cyclized…”
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Circular proteins from Melicytus (Violaceae) refine the conserved protein and gene architecture of cyclotides
Published in Organic & biomolecular chemistry (01-01-2009)“…Cyclotides are cyclic disulfide rich mini-proteins found in various Rubiaceae (coffee family), Violaceae (violet family) and Cucurbitaceae (squash family)…”
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Photochemical crosslinking of soluble wool keratins produces a mechanically stable biomaterial that supports cell adhesion and proliferation
Published in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A (01-12-2010)“…Keratins extracted from various “hard tissues” such as wool, hair, and nails are increasingly being investigated as a source of abundant, biocompatible…”
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Controlled compaction with ruthenium-catalyzed photochemical cross-linking of fibrin-based engineered connective tissue
Published in Biomaterials (01-12-2009)“…Abstract Tissue engineering utilizing fibrin gel as a scaffold has the advantage of creating a completely biological replacement. Cells seeded in a fibrin gel…”
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Continent of Plant Defense Peptide Diversity: Cyclotides in Australian Hybanthus (Violaceae)
Published in The Plant cell (01-11-2005)“…Cyclotides are plant-derived miniproteins that have the unusual features of a head-to-tail cyclized peptide backbone and a knotted arrangement of disulfide…”
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A Synthetic Mirror Image of Kalata B1 Reveals that Cyclotide Activity Is Independent of a Protein Receptor
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (04-11-2011)“…Featuring a circular, knotted structure and diverse bioactivities, cyclotides are a fascinating family of peptides that have inspired applications in drug…”
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Processing of a 22 kDa Precursor Protein to Produce the Circular Protein Tricyclon A
Published in Structure (London) (01-05-2005)“…Cyclotides are a family of plant proteins that have the unusual combination of head-to-tail backbone cyclization and a cystine knot motif. They are…”
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Bovine Muc1 inhibits binding of enteric bacteria to Caco-2 cells
Published in Glycoconjugate journal (2010)“…Inhibition of bacterial adhesion to intestinal epithelial receptors by the consumption of natural food components is an attractive strategy for the prevention…”
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Structural and biochemical characteristics of the cyclotide kalata B5 from Oldenlandia affinis
Published in Biopolymers (2010)“…Cyclotides are a large family of plant‐derived proteins typified by their head‐to‐tail cyclic backbone and knotted arrangement of three disulfide bonds…”
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A Continent of Plant Defense Peptide Diversity: Cyclotides in Australian Hybanthus (Violaceae)W
Published in The Plant cell (01-11-2005)“…Cyclotides are plant-derived miniproteins that have the unusual features of a head-to-tail cyclized peptide backbone and a knotted arrangement of disulfide…”
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Structure-Function Studies of the Plant Cyclotides: The Role of a Circular Protein Backbone
Published in Journal of toxicology. Toxin reviews (01-01-2003)“…The traditional idea of proteins as linear chains of amino acids is being challenged with the discovery of miniproteins that contain a circular backbone. The…”
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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT TOXINS (WITH EMPHASIS ON CYSTINE KNOT TOXINS)
Published in Journal of toxicology. Toxin reviews (01-01-2002)“…Plant toxins are substances produced and secreted by plants to defend themselves against predators. In a broad sense, this includes all substances that have a…”
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