Articles

1. Structural insights into the potential binding sites of Cathepsin D using molecular modelling techniques

   • Subodh A. Kamble
   • Sagar S. Barale
   • Kailas D. Sonawane

   Original Article Open access 22 April 2024 Article: 33

   

2. Improvement of diabetes-induced spinal cord axon injury with taurine via nerve growth factor-dependent Akt/mTOR pathway

   • Yachen Wang
   • Bihu Gao
   • Fengyuan Piao

   Original Article Open access 18 April 2024 Article: 32

   

3. Taurine ameliorates sensorimotor function by inhibiting apoptosis and activating A2 astrocytes in mice after subarachnoid hemorrhage

   • Chunlei Yang
   • Zhiwen Jiang
   • Yuxiang Gu

   Original Article Open access 14 April 2024 Article: 31

   

4. Effects of cancer-induced cachexia and administration of l-glutathione on the intestinal mucosa in rat

   • Sabrina Silva Sestak
   • Fabiana Galvão da Motta Lima
   • Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni

   Original Article Open access 12 April 2024 Article: 30

   

5. Pharmacokinetics of L-theanine and the effect on amino acid composition in mice administered with L-theanine

   • Shinnosuke Yamaura
   • Koki Sadamori
   • Kou Kawada

   Original Article Open access 07 April 2024 Article: 29

   

6. Antibacterial activity of a short de novo designed peptide against fish bacterial pathogens

   • Raja Aadil Hussain Bhat
   • Victoria C. Khangembam
   • Dimpal Thakuria

   Original Article Open access 05 April 2024 Article: 28

   

7. Superior bioavailability of the calcium salt form of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate compared with the free acid form

   • Heitor Rodrigues Ribeiro
   • Felipe Gregório Jardim
   • Guilherme Giannini Artioli

   Original Article Open access 02 April 2024 Article: 27

   

8. Reductive amination of ω-conotoxin MVIIA: synthesis, determination of modification sites, and self-assembly

   • Xiufang Ding
   • Yue Wang
   • Long Chen

   Original Article Open access 30 March 2024 Article: 26

   

9. Analysing postprandial amino acid responses in crossover studies with the aaresponse package for R

   • Ron Wehrens
   • Jasper Engel
   • Diederik Esser

   Original Article Open access 21 March 2024 Article: 25

   

10. Retraction Note: Taurine plays a beneficial role against cadmium-induced oxidative renal dysfunction

    • Prasenjit Manna
    • Mahua Sinha
    • Parames C. Sil

    Retraction Note Open access 20 March 2024 Article: 24

11. An insight into role of amino acids as antioxidants via NRF2 activation

    • Melford C. Egbujor
    • Olugbemi T. Olaniyan
    • Paolo Tucci

    Review Article Open access 20 March 2024 Article: 23

12. Targeted metabolomic analysis of serum amino acids in heart failure patients

    • Chunjing Yang
    • Zhengyuan Shi
    • Longtai You

    Original Article Open access 14 March 2024 Article: 22

    

13. GC–MS analysis of 4-hydroxyproline: elevated proline hydroxylation in metformin-associated lactic acidosis and metformin-treated Becker muscular dystrophy patients

    • Svetlana Baskal
    • Rene A. Posma
    • Dimitrios Tsikas

    Original Article Open access 10 March 2024 Article: 21

    

14. Prediction of matrilineal specific patatin-like protein governing in-vivo maternal haploid induction in maize using support vector machine and di-peptide composition

    • Suman Dutta
    • Rajkumar U. Zunjare
    • Firoz Hossain

    Original Article Open access 09 March 2024 Article: 20

    

15. Dietary branched-chain amino acids intake and new-onset hypertension: a nationwide prospective cohort study in China

    • Lianlong Yu
    • Qianrang Zhu
    • Jian Zhang

    Original Article Open access 09 March 2024 Article: 19

    

16. Applications of biaryl cyclization in the synthesis of cyclic enkephalin analogs with a highly restricted flexibility

    • Maria Różanowska
    • Gabriela Szczupaj
    • Mariusz Jaremko

    Original Article Open access 01 March 2024 Article: 18

    

17. SNAT2-mediated regulation of estrogen and progesterone in the proliferation of goat mammary epithelial cells

    • Tingting Jiang
    • Xiaoyue Ma
    • Hongmei Zhu

    Original Article Open access 23 February 2024 Article: 17

    

18. Hybrid 2D/3D-quantitative structure–activity relationship studies on the bioactivities and molecular mechanism of antibacterial peptides

    • Qingguo Yan
    • Fangfang Wang
    • Xiangna Lin

    Original Article Open access 15 February 2024 Article: 16

    

19. A novel lncRNA-hidden polypeptide regulates malignant phenotypes and pemetrexed sensitivity in A549 pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells

    • Xiaobing Han
    • Liangxin Chen
    • Yujun Wang

    Original Article Open access 13 February 2024 Article: 15

    

20. Intersubunit communication in glycogen phosphorylase influences substrate recognition at the catalytic sites

    • Nahori Kamada
    • Ayato Ikeda
    • Hiroshi Matsubara

    Original Article Open access 10 February 2024 Article: 14

    

21. Lateralization of the 5-HT_1A receptors in the basolateral amygdala in metabolic and anxiety responses to chronic restraint stress

    • Habib Valipour
    • Gholam Hossein Meftahi
    • Alireza Mohammadi

    Original Article Open access 10 February 2024 Article: 13

    

22. Antimicrobial and antitumor properties of anuran peptide temporin-SHf induce apoptosis in A549 lung cancer cells

    • Anet Antony
    • Anupama Kizhakke Purayil
    • Hunasanahally Puttaswamygowda Gurushankara

    Original Article Open access 06 February 2024 Article: 12

    

23. Identification and characterization of endogenous biomarkers for hepatic vectorial transport (OATP1B3-P-gp) function using metabolomics with serum pharmacology

    • Yong-wen Jin
    • Yan-rong Ma
    • Xin-an Wu

    Original Article Open access 06 February 2024 Article: 11

    

24. Investigating metabolic dysregulation in serum of triple transgenic Alzheimer’s disease male mice: implications for pathogenesis and potential biomarkers

    • Hongbin Zhuang
    • Xueshan Cao
    • Liming Shen

    Original Article Open access 05 February 2024 Article: 10

    

25. Investigation of encapsulated water wire within self-assembled hydrophilic nanochannels, in a modified γ⁴-amino acid crystals: Tracking thermally induced changes of intermolecular interactions within a crystalline hydrate

    • Krishnayan Basuroy
    • Jose de Jesus Velazquez-Garcia
    • Simone Techert

    Original Article Open access 05 February 2024 Article: 9

    

26. The muscle protein synthetic response following corn protein ingestion does not differ from milk protein in healthy, young adults

    • Philippe J. M. Pinckaers
    • Michelle E. G. Weijzen
    • Luc J. C. van Loon

    Original Article Open access 05 February 2024 Article: 8

    

27. The dual role of autophagy in the regulation of cancer treatment

    • Louis Boafo Kwantwi

    Review Article Open access 04 February 2024 Article: 7

28. d-Amino acids differentially trigger an inflammatory environment in vitro

    • Siew Hwei Yap
    • Cheng Siang Lee
    • Kok Hoong Leong

    Original Article Open access 03 February 2024 Article: 6

    

29. Molecular properties of linear amino acids in water

    • Roman Boča
    • Richard Imrich
    • Cyril Rajnák

    Original Article Open access 01 February 2024 Article: 5

    

30. Amino acid distribution in blood following high-intensity interval exercise: a preliminary study

    • Nattai Borges
    • Thomas M. Doering
    • Richard H. Dunstan

    Original Article Open access 01 February 2024 Article: 4

    

31. Structure determination needs to go viral

    • Matheus de Bastos Balbe e Gutierres
    • Conrado Pedebos
    • Rodrigo Ligabue-Braun

    Original Article Open access 29 January 2024 Article: 3

    

32. Assessment of bioactive peptides derived from laminin-111 as prospective breast cancer-targeting agents

    • Fernanda Ferreira Mendonça
    • Danielle Vieira Sobral
    • Luciana Malavolta

    Original Article Open access 29 January 2024 Article: 1

    

33. Heat shock interferes with the amino acid metabolism of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes in vitro: a multistep analysis

    • Hayder Radhi Hussein Mzedawee
    • Rasoul Kowsar
    • Mehdi Hajian

    Original Article Open access 27 January 2024 Article: 2

    

34. Publisher’s Note: Phenolic compounds as histone deacetylase inhibitors: binding propensity and interaction insights from molecular docking and dynamics simulations

    Publisher Note 02 December 2023 Pages: 1727 - 1727

35. Publisher’s Note: Chromogranin A-derived peptides pancreastatin and catestatin: emerging therapeutic target for diabetes

    Publisher Note 30 November 2023 Pages: 1801 - 1801

36. Enzyme inhibitors for drug discovery

    • Patrick Meffre
    • Zohra Benfodda
    • Sébastien Albrecht

    Editorial 28 November 2023 Pages: 1707 - 1708

37. Synthesis and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-like activity of selenocystine (SeC) bioconjugates of biotin and lipoic acid

    • Shakti K. Maurya
    • Abhishek Tripathi
    • Harkesh B. Singh

    Original Article 16 November 2023 Pages: 1981 - 1989

    

38. A novel antibacterial approach of Cecropin-B peptide loaded on chitosan nanoparticles against MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

    • Hend Okasha
    • Heba Dahroug
    • Mohamed Abbas Shemis

    Original Article Open access 15 November 2023 Pages: 1965 - 1980

    

39. Amino acid-stimulated insulin secretion: a path forward in type 2 diabetes

    • Jelena Kolic
    • WenQing Grace Sun
    • Nicola Guess

    Review Article 15 November 2023 Pages: 1857 - 1866

    

40. Safety assessment of L-Arg oral intake in healthy subjects: a systematic review of randomized control trials

    • Yui Kuramochi
    • Mai Murata
    • Kohsuke Hayamizu

    Original Article Open access 10 November 2023 Pages: 1949 - 1964

    

41. Potential of milk-derived bioactive peptides as antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and xanthine oxidase inhibitors: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis and updated review

    • Emyr Hiago Bellaver
    • Aniela Pinto Kempka

    Review Article 08 November 2023 Pages: 1829 - 1855

    

42. Altered kynurenine pathway metabolism and association with disease activity in patients with systemic lupus

    • Duygu Eryavuz Onmaz
    • Dilek Tezcan
    • Ali Unlu

    Original Article 05 November 2023 Pages: 1937 - 1947

43. Investigating molecular interactions between human transferrin and resveratrol through a unified experimental and computational approach: Role of natural compounds in Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics

    • Mohd Shahnawaz Khan
    • Mohammad Furkan
    • Anas Shamsi

    Original Article 05 November 2023 Pages: 1923 - 1935

    

44. Exploring details about structure requirements based on antioxidant tripeptide derived from β-Lactoglobulin by in silico approaches

    • Fangfang Wang
    • Menghao Wen
    • Bo Zhou

    Original Article 02 November 2023 Pages: 1909 - 1922

    

45. Effect of lipopeptide extracted from Bacillus licheniformis on the expression of bap and luxI genes in multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • Farangis Ghanipour
    • Razieh Nazari
    • Parvaneh Jafari

    Original Article 31 October 2023 Pages: 1891 - 1907

    

46. Acetylcholine hydrolytic activity of fibrillated β-amyloid (1–40) peptide

    • Ivan Sanchis
    • Roque Spinelli
    • Alvaro Siano

    Brief Report 30 October 2023 Pages: 1991 - 1997

    

47. Predicted novel hypertrehalosaemic peptides of cockroaches are verified by mass spectrometry

    • Heather G. Marco
    • Simone König
    • Gerd Gäde

    Original Article Open access 26 October 2023 Pages: 1641 - 1654

    

48. Serum albumin acted as an effective carrier to improve the stability of bioactive flavonoid

    • Ya-Di Yang
    • Naihao Lu
    • Rong Tian

    Original Article 19 October 2023 Pages: 1879 - 1890

    

49. Cross species review of the physiological role of d-serine in translationally relevant behaviors

    • Dena Arizanovska
    • Jada A. Emodogo
    • Oluwarotimi O. Folorunso

    Review Article Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 1501 - 1517

    

50. Mucosal-associated invariant T cells display both pathogenic and protective roles in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases

    • Lei Wei
    • Zhigang Chen
    • Qiang Lv

    Review Article 11 October 2023 Pages: 1819 - 1827