Current Biotechnology - Volume 12, Issue 2, 2023

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) and its types have emerged as master regulators of biological processes and expanded knowledge regarding the role of RNA in the gene expression inside the cell have dramatically changed the therapeutic strategies in the past few years. RNA has become a focus for developing novel therapeutic schemes and hence RNA-based therapies, particularly in viral diseases have become more enthralling and Read More

Regular blood cholesterol control is an integral part of healthcare for detecting cardiovascular issues immediately. Existing procedures are mostly intrusive and necessitate the collection of blood samples. Furthermore, because of the danger of infection, bruising, and/or haematoma, this measurement method may not be appropriate for continuous or regular examinations. As a result, an alternate option is required, whic Read More

Species within the actinobacterial genus Streptomyces represent one of the most gifted natural chemists in the microbial world. Their specialized metabolites attract the interest of the pharmaceutical industry as a source of novel drugs. A majority of these molecules pose an insurmountable challenge for economically justified production via chemical synthesis. Therefore, submerged fermentation-based isolation of such mole Read More

Background: α-Synuclein has become the main therapeutic target in Parkinson's disease and related Synucleinopathies since the discovery of genetic associations between α-Synuclein and Parkinson's disease risk and the identification of aggregated α-Synuclein as the primary protein constituent of Lewy pathology two decades ago. The two new peptides K84s (FLVWGCLRGSAIGECVVHGGPPSRH) and K102s (FLKRWARST Read More

Background: Lipase is one of the most well-known and essential biocatalysts in the detergent, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Microbial lipase sources such as yeasts are applicable due to their stability in harsh conditions. Objective: In this study, the effect of temperature, initial pH, and incubation time were investigated to improve the extracellular lipase production by yeast, named Zygoascus hellenicus strain MZ_57443 Read More

Introduction: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) are natively unstructured proteins. Interestingly, IDPs are ubiquitous and play key roles in cellular and proteins functions. While IDPs are studied in some proteomes, many remain to be uncovered. Methods: The data were retrieved from MobiDB database version 4. Intrinsic disorder predictions are made with various prediction tools. We focus on IUpred-L predictions. Resu Read More