Abstract A halogenated symmetrical formamidine, N,N′‐bis(3‐chloro‐4‐fluorophenyl)formamidine (FCF) was synthesized by the condensation reaction between triethyl orthoformate and 3‐chloro‐4‐fluoroaniline in 1:2…
Abstract Intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins are evolutionarily highly conserved proteins. The major functions and responsibilities of this family are the…
Abstract Some tardigrades can survive extremely desiccated conditions through transition into a state called anhydrobiosis. Anhydrobiotic tardigrades have proteins unique…
Abstract Crotoxin, from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, is a potent heterodimeric presynaptic β-neurotoxin that…
Abstract Voltage-gated sodium channels are targets for a range of pharmaceutical drugs developed for the treatment of neurological diseases. Cannabidiol…
Abstract We determined the X‐ray crystallographic structure of a unique hydroxynitrile lyase from the cyanogenic millipede, Chamberlinius hualienensis, and elucidated…
Abstract The VAO flavoprotein family consists mostly of oxidoreductases harboring a covalently linked flavin cofactor. The linkage can be either…
Abstract The human cannabinoid G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) CB1 and CB2 mediate the functional responses to the endocannabinoids anandamide and…
Abstract Background: ZG16p is a soluble mammalian lectin with a Jacalin-related β-prism-fold. Results: ZG16p binds to short α-mannose-related glycans and…