Doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded polymer nanoparticles based on poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers with a complex macromolecular topology are proposed to tackle the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-rich tumor environment. Linear, 4-arm comb-like and brush block were synthesized through combination of ring opening polymerization atom transfer radical polymerization, in order control mol...

We report here on a facile enzymatic polymerization protocol to prepare enzyme-poly(thiophene-3-boronic acid) (PTBA) polymeric biocomposites (PBCs) for high-performance mono-/bi-enzyme amperometric biosensing. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-catalyzed polymerization of thiophene-3-boronic acid (TBA) monomer was conducted in aqueous solution containing HRP (or plus glucose oxidase (GOx)) by either ...

abstract background: molecular imprinting is a method for synthesizing polymers with structure-selective adsorption properties with applications such as, selectivity binding, drug delivery systems and anti-bodies. the present study aims at optimizing the preparation of molecularly imprinted polymer (mip) against l-phenylalanine, in order to increase phenylalanine-binding in enzymatic intestinal...

Various cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) created by refining and microfluidization, in combination with enzymatic or 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidized pretreatment were compared. The morphological properties, degree of polymerization, and crystallinity for the obtained nanofibrils, as well as physical and mechanical properties of the corresponding films were evaluated. Compared ...

The large (L) proteins of non-segmented, negative-strand RNA viruses, a group that includes Ebola and rabies viruses, catalyze RNA-dependent RNA polymerization with viral ribonucleoprotein as template, a non-canonical sequence of capping and methylation reactions, and polyadenylation of viral messages. We have determined by electron cryomicroscopy the structure of the vesicular stomatitis virus...

In this work we compared the efficiency of a laccase treatment performed on steam-exploded wheat straw pretreated under soft conditions (water impregnation) or harsh conditions (impregnation with diluted acid). The effect of several enzymatic treatment parameters (pH, time of incubation, laccase origin and loading) was analysed. The results obtained indicated that severity conditions applied du...

Since the discovery of enzymes as biological catalysts, study of their enormous catalytic power and exquisite specificity has been central to biochemistry. Nevertheless, there is no universally accepted comprehensive description. Rather, numerous proposals have been presented over the past half century. The difficulty in developing a comprehensive description for the catalytic power of enzymes ...

Enzymes are biological catalysts (also known as biocatalysts) that speed up biochemical reactions in living organisms, and which can be extracted from cells and then used to catalyse a wide range of commercially important processes. This chapter covers the basic principles of enzymology, such as classification, structure, kinetics and inhibition, and also provides an overview of industrial appl...

Enzymatic reactions involved in the O-34 antigen formation of group E3 Salmonella carrying phages cl3 and ea4 was studied in vitro by the use of cells defective in UDP-glucose4-epimerase activity. Incorporation of glucose from UDPglucose into O-34 antigen required polymerization of mannosylrhamnosylgalactose repeating units. A single trisaccharide unit was not an acceptor for O-34 glucose. A pr...