Serum Level of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Patients with Idiopathic Acute Optic Neuritis: A Case-Control Study by Heshmatollah Ghanbari, Alireza Dehghani, Awat Feizi, Arman Amirkhani, Mohsen Pourazizi

“…To evaluate the serum level of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) as an important component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in optic neuritis (ON) compared to the healthy control group in the context investigating the possible role of ACE in ON pathogenesis. …”
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Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Activity, and Enzyme Inhibitory Properties of Limonium delicatulum (Girard) Kuntze and Limonium quesadense Erben by A. Ruiz-Riaguas, G. Zengin, K.I. Sinan, C. Salazar-Mendías, E.J. Llorent-Martínez

“…Antioxidant and radical scavenging assays (phosphomolybdenum, DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP, and metal chelating activity), as well as enzyme inhibitory assays (acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, tyrosinase, amylase, glucosidase, and lipase), were performed to evaluate the potential bioactivity. …”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain FUA by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Cristina Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Eleonora Marini, Yi Liu

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Expression of Genes Encoding the Enzymes for Glycogen and Trehalose Metabolism in L3 and L4 Larvae of Anisakis simplex by E. Łopieńska-Biernat, E. A. Zaobidna, M. Dmitryjuk

“…The expression of trehalose enzyme genes was higher in L3 than in L4 larvae, but an inverse relationship was noted for the expression of gs and gp genes.…”
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Role of organic manures on soil carbon stocks and soil enzyme activities in intensively managed ginger production systems by C Nichita, Raghavendra S, B Champa, Ganapathi G, Sudarshan V, Nandita S, Ravikumar D, M Nagaraja

“…Incremental variations were observed in the order of Category 3 > Category 2 > Category 1 ginger fields. Enzyme activities were found higher in fields applied with high organic manures. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Fluted Pumpkin Leaf Protein Hydrolysates and Ultrafiltration of Peptide Fractions: Antioxidant and Enzyme-Inhibitory Properties by Akinsola Albert Famuwagun, Adeola Monisola Alashi, Saka Olasunkanmi Gbadamosi, Kehinde Adekunbi Taiwo, Joseph Durodoluwa Oyedele, Odunayo Clement Adebooye, Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko

“…AH had the lowest degree of hydrolysis (16.37%) but exhibited overall superior antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties. Therefore, it was fractionated by membrane ultrafiltration to give 10 kDa peptide fractions. …”
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Fungal-Host Interaction: Curcumin Modulates Proteolytic Enzyme Activity of Candida albicans and Inflammatory Host Response In Vitro by Emily Chen, Bruna Benso, Dalia Seleem, Luiz Eduardo Nunes Ferreira, Silvana Pasetto, Vanessa Pardi, Ramiro Mendonça Murata

“…The MIC was between 6.25 and 12.5 µM, and the activity of proteinase enzyme was significantly decreased in biofilms treated with curcumin. …”
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Enzymes enabling the biosynthesis of various C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus by Yingying Peng, Yutaka Haga, Naoki Kabeya

“…Although these fatty acids may partially be derived from their diet, such as macroalgae, the present study on Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus has uncovered multiple genes encoding enzymes involved in long-chain PUFA biosynthesis. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

Subjects: “…microbiological extracellular enzymes…”
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ODC1, a key enzyme in polyamine metabolism, plays a regulatory role in B cell differentiation by Yingzhu Xiong, Ming Lei, Yan Gao, Yi Deng

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Characterization of the De Novo Biosynthetic Enzyme of Platelet Activating Factor, DDT-Insensitive Cholinephosphotransferase, of Human Mesangial Cells by Alexandros Basilios Tsoupras, Elizabeth Fragopoulou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Christos Iatrou, Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Constantinos Alexandros Demopoulos

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Recent Progress in Enzyme Immobilization to Metal–Organic Frameworks to Enhance the CO₂ Conversion Efficiency by Yunhan Cao, Pengyan Yang, Rui Zhao, Fenghuan Wang

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Structural characteristics, sugar metabolizing enzyme activity and biological activity of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides at different growth stages by Shengjian Ma, Yuliang Chen, Huaguo Huang, Xiaorui Pu, Huangbin Liang, Yu Kuang, Yijun Liu

“…Abstract The Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) content, monosaccharide composition, molecular weight, sugar metabolism-related enzyme activities and in vitro antioxidant activities of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body (GLFB) from cassava stalk cultivation at different growth stages (namely, differentiation stage, umbrella stage, maturity stage and spore stage) were determined. …”
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Effect of fungicides on soil respiration, microbial community, and enzyme activity: A global meta-analysis (1975–2024) by Zikai Wang, Shourong Yun, Yuli An, Liulingqian Shu, Shunjin Li, Kai Sun, Wei Zhang

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Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Protein Hydrolysate from Muscle of Barbel (Barbus callensis) by Assaad Sila, Anissa Haddar, Oscar Martinez-Alvarez, Ali Bougatef

“…The present study investigated angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities of barbel muscle protein hydrolysate prepared with Alcalase. …”
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Metabolic enzyme inhibitory abilities, in vivo hypoglycemic ability of palmleaf raspberry fruits extracts and identification of hypoglycemic compounds by Jun Tan, Danshu Wang, Yu Lu, Yehan Wang, Zongcai Tu, Tao Yuan, Lu Zhang

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Application of Magnetic Nano-Immobilized Enzyme in Soybean Oil Degumming: Numerical Simulation in a Liquid-Solid MFB by Kuiren Chen, Tong Wang, Hong Wang, Haoyuan Geng, Jing Du, Dianyu Yu, Walid Elfalleh, Zouhaier Mehrez, Liqi Wang

“…After 2.0 h of reaction, the amount of residual phosphorus in the oil was 55.73 mg/kg, the content of 1, 2-DAG was 1.42%, and the nanomagnetic enzyme still had 97% relative activity. Hence, these optimal conditions can improve the efficiency and the stability of the nanomagnetic enzymatic reaction.…”
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Metabolic Effects of Testosterone Hormone Therapy in Normal and Orchiectomized Male Rats: From Indirect Calorimetry to Lipolytic Enzymes by Mahmoud Mustafa Ali Abulmeaty, Ali Madi Almajwal, Mohamed Farouk ElSadek, Mohamed Y Berika, Suhail Razak

“…This study measured respiratory quotient (RQ), TEE, ghrelin, insulin, and key lipolysis enzyme concentrations in relation to body weight (wt) and food intake (FI) in both normal and bilaterally orchiectomized rats with/without T treatment. …”
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Engineering of Dihydroxy Biphenyl Dioxygenase Enzyme to Improve Its Performance In Removing PCBs: A Molecular Docking Study by Susan Yazdankhah, Alireza Zakeri, Saeed Khalili, Abolfazl Jahangiri, ZahraalSadat Hashemi, Alireza Heidari

“…Enhancing the function of the enzyme and reducing the binding affinity of the enzyme to the inhibitor (tert-butanol) will improve the function of the enzyme and increase its efficiency. …”
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Restriction Enzyme Analysis of DNA Methylation in “Condensed” Chromatin of Ha-Ras-Transformed NIH 3T3 Cells by Maria Luiza S. Mello, Ann F. Chambers, Benedicto C. Vidal, Wolfgang Planding, Ulrich Schenck

“…The DNA evaluation was performed by video image analysis in Feulgen‐stained cells previously subjected to treatment with Msp I and Hpa II restriction enzymes, which distinguish between methylated and non‐methylated DNA. …”
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