CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE FROM CROCUS SATIVUS STIGMAS INVOLVED IN FLAVONOID GLUCOSYLATION

Cloning and characterization of a glucosyltransferase from Crocus sativus stigmas involved in flavonoid glucosylation

Abstract Background Flavonol glucosides constitute the second group of secondary metabolites that accumulate in Crocus sativus stigmas.To date there are no reports of functionally characterized flavonoid glucosyltransferases in C.sativus, despite the importance of these compounds as antioxidant agents.Moreover, their bitter Sunglasses taste makes t

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A Data-Driven Approach to Construct a Molecular Map of Trypanosoma cruzi to Identify Drugs and Vaccine Targets

Chagas disease (CD) is endemic in large parts of Central and South America, as well as in Texas and the southern regions of the United States.Successful parasites, such as the causative agent of CD, Trypanosoma cruzi have adapted to specific hosts during their phylogenesis.In this work, we have assembled an interactive network of the complex relati

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DMP-PUNet: A novel network for two-dimensional InSAR phase unwrapping under severe noise and complex fringes conditions

In the processing of Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data, two-dimensional (2-D) phase unwrapping (PU) is crucial for ensuring the quality of InSAR data inversion.Traditional methods, based on the assumption of phase continuity, often struggle with abrupt terrain changes and the influence of severe noise, leading to poor performanc

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