Food protein amyloid fibrils: Origin, structure, formation, characterization, applications and health implications

Y Cao, R Mezzenga - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Amyloid fibrils have traditionally been considered only as pathological aggregates in human
neurodegenerative diseases, but it is increasingly becoming clear that the propensity to form …

The amyloid state and its association with protein misfolding diseases

TPJ Knowles, M Vendruscolo… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2014‏ - nature.com
The phenomenon of protein aggregation and amyloid formation has become the subject of
rapidly increasing research activities across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Such …

In situ analysis of osmolyte mechanisms of proteome thermal stabilization

M Pepelnjak, B Velten, N Näpflin, T von Rosen… - Nature Chemical …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Organisms use organic molecules called osmolytes to adapt to environmental conditions. In
vitro studies indicate that osmolytes thermally stabilize proteins, but mechanisms are …

[HTML][HTML] Advancement and prospects of bioinformatics analysis for studying bioactive peptides from food-derived protein: Sequence, structure, and functions

M Tu, S Cheng, W Lu, M Du - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Food-derived bioactive peptides, as potential ingredients in health-promoting functional
foods targeting diet-related chronic diseases, have attracted increasing attention because of …

The amyloid beta peptide: a chemist's perspective. Role in Alzheimer's and fibrillization

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the role of fibrillization of the amyloid β (Aβ)-peptide in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The perspective is that of a physical chemist, and one aim is to …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Caseins and the casein micelle: Their biological functions, structures, and behavior in foods

C Holt, JA Carver, H Ecroyd, DC Thorn - Journal of dairy science, 2013‏ - Elsevier
A typical casein micelle contains thousands of casein molecules, most of which form
thermodynamically stable complexes with nanoclusters of amorphous calcium phosphate …

Protein folding and mechanisms of proteostasis

JF Díaz-Villanueva, R Díaz-Molina… - International journal of …, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Highly sophisticated mechanisms that modulate protein structure and function, which involve
synthesis and degradation, have evolved to maintain cellular homeostasis. Perturbations in …

From macroscopic measurements to microscopic mechanisms of protein aggregation

SIA Cohen, M Vendruscolo, CM Dobson… - Journal of molecular …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The ability to relate bulk experimental measurements of amyloid formation to the
microscopic assembly processes that underlie protein aggregation is critical in order to …

Electrochemistry of nonconjugated proteins and glycoproteins. Toward sensors for biomedicine and glycomics

E Paleček, J Tkáč, M Bartosik, T Bertók… - Chemical …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
The present advances in biology are related to progress in genomics, proteomics, and other
“-omics”, including glycomics, working with a large amount of data regarding human and …

Unlocking the electrochemical functions of biomolecular condensates

Y Dai, ZG Wang, RN Zare - Nature Chemical Biology, 2024‏ - nature.com
Biomolecular condensation is a key mechanism for organizing cellular processes in a
spatiotemporal manner. The phase-transition nature of this process defines a density …