objective(s): menopause and diabetes obviously increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. the aims of the present study were to evaluate the effects of ovariectomy in type 2 diabetes on the histology and expression of mirna-29, mirna-133, igf-1 and bcl-2 genes and bcl-2 protein and caspase 3 activity in the hearts of female rats. materials and methods: forty female wistar rats were d...

Edible mushrooms used as a protein-rich food may be an attractive alternative to conventional protein sources, while promoting its valorization. This work aimed obtain concentrate from Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom flour, characterization, and nutritional functional properties evaluation. Methodologies applied for extraction precipitation of were optimized - pH 4 12, respectively; flour-solvent ...

efficiency of enzymes which are used in industrial or environmental applications is highly dependent on their thermal stability. in this study, the stability of dfpase has been evaluated after introducing disulfide bonds to the structure. the results obtained from a series of protein design software were subjected to molecular dynamics simulation at different temperature to test the performance...