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dc.contributor.authorSarkar, Nandini-
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T12:28:54Z-
dc.date.available2019-08-01T12:28:54Z-
dc.date.issued2019-07-
dc.identifier.citation14th Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB 2019) Taipei, Taiwan, 1-4 July 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2080/3333-
dc.descriptionCopyright of this document belongs to proceedings publisher.en_US
dc.description.abstractAmyloids are a class of ordered protein aggregates which have been implicated in the onset of several degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Type II diabetes and so on. Despite extensive research, the exact mechanism and the driving factors for the amyloidogenesis process remain elusive. Identifying molecules which can effectively inhibit and/or disaggregate the fibrils may be one effective therapeutic strategy against amyloidosis. In the current study, few phytochemicals were selected to study their effects on amyloid formation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). The selected compounds exhibited significant inhibitory as well as disaggregation effects on HEWL amyloids as monitored by thioflavin T assay, field emission scanning electron microscopy and circular dichroism studies. Further, we attempted to understand the underlying mechanism of action using an array of biophysical studies like intrinsic fluorescence, ANS fluorescence, acrylamide quenching assay and so on. Computational approach was also employed to get an insight on the interaction(s) between the selected compounds and the proteins. Thus the current study will throw light on the key factors that drive amyloid formation and hence will be helpful for development of effective therapeutics against amyloidosis.en_US
dc.subjectAmyloidsen_US
dc.subjectProtein aggregationen_US
dc.subjectBeta sheeten_US
dc.subjectDegenerative diseaseen_US
dc.subjectThioflavin Ten_US
dc.subjectFluorescenceen_US
dc.subjectCircular dichoismen_US
dc.titleStudies on effects of selected phytochemicals on hen egg white lysozyme amyloidogenesisen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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