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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

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    • Selenoprotein Structure and Function

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 662
      • January 28, 2022
      • English
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      Selenoprotein Structure and Function, Volume 662 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release include Identification of Selenoprotein O substrates using a biotinylated ATP analog, Selenium-encoded isotopic signature targeted profiling, Designing tRNASec variants for efficient selenocysteine incorporation using Sec-specific reporters, Preparation of selenoprotein S by chemical ligation, Examining xCT-mediated selenium uptake and selenoprotein production capacity in cells, SecMS analysis of selenoprotein with selenocysteine insertion sequence and beyond, Selenocysteine substitutions in thiyl radical enzymes, and much more. Additional chapters cover Recombinant selenoprotein expression in E. coli based upon the redefinition of a UAG codon in an RF1-depleted host strain, Metabolic labeling with radioactive selenium in zebrafish, Low pH isoTOP-ABPP to identify selenocysteines, Expression of selenoproteins via genetic code expansion in mammalian cells, Alpha-methyl selenocysteine as a tool for the study of selenoproteins, Selective selenol fluorescent probes: design, synthesis, structural determinants, and biological applications, and much more.

    • Chemical Tools in Microbiology 1

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 664
      • March 22, 2022
      • English
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      Clinical Microbiology, Volume 664 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Synthesis of chemical probes to study bacterial adenylating enzymes, Fluoroquinolone-deri... fluorescent probes for studies of bacterial penetration and efflux, Combining informatics with ABPP to identify serine hydrolyses in bacteria, A Ligand Selection Strategy Identifies Chemical Probes Targeting the Proteases of SARS‐CoV‐2, Activity-based probes for bacterial histidine kinases, Metabolomic approaches to enzyme function and pathway discovery, Identification of bile salt hydrolase activity in gut microbiota, and much more. Other chapters cover Multiplex fluorescence screening and identification using multiplex TMT, Customized Peptidoglycan Surfaces to Investigate Innate Immune Recognition via SPR, Site-Specific Siderocalin Binding to Ferric and Ferric-Free Enterobactin As Revealed by Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics of short-chain fatty acid probes in Salmonella, Development and application of highly sensitive labeling reagents for amino acids, and a variety of other timely topics.

    • Lipids in Plants and Algae: From Fundamental Science to Industrial Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 101
      • January 29, 2022
      • English
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      Lipids in Plants and Algae: From Fundamental Science to Industrial Applications, Volume 101 provides in-depth reviews on the most important aspects of the field. Topics in this volume encompass the most recent data about the physical properties of membrane lipids, lipid biosynthesis and metabolism (including glycerolipids, fatty acids, sterols, N-acylethanolamines, prostaglandins, phytoprostane), lipid storage, acyl flux, the dynamic and transport of glycerolipids, and the conversion of fatty acids into hydrocarbons. Lipid metabolism and lipidomics in plants and algae are one of the most challenging areas in biology, not only for fundamental research but also for the sustainable production of valuable molecules for green chemistry, including biofuel and health.

    • Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients, and Related Methodology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 47
      • March 28, 2022
      • Abdulrahman Al-Majed
      • English
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      Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients, and Related Methodology, Volume 47 covers all aspects of drug development and formulation of drugs, meeting the information needs of the drug development community that are essential to all phases of pharmaceutical development. This updated release includes comprehensive profiles of five drug compounds: Vinpocetine; Loratadine; Ticagrelor; Lodenafil; Danazol. The volume also contains a chapter reviewing “Application of Chemometrics using direct Spectroscopic methods as a QC tool in Pharmaceutical Industry and their Validation.”

    • Coenzyme B12 Enzymes Part B

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 669
      • May 27, 2022
      • English
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      Coenzyme B12 Enzymes, Part B, Volume 169 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Structural characterization of cobalamin-dependent radical SAM methylases, Purification and characterization of sequential cobalamin-dependent radical SAM methylases ThnK and TokK in -lactam antibiotic biosynthesis, Characterization of the cobalamin-dependent radical S-adenosyl-L-methion... enzyme C-methyltransferase Fom3 in fosfomycin biosynthesis, Studies of OxsB and GenK, two B12-dependent radical SAM enzymes involved in natural product biosynthesis, Purification and structural elucidation of the cobalamin-dependent radical SAM enzyme OxsB, and more. Other chapters discuss Methods for studying the mechanisms of B12 enzymes, Computational investigations of B12 dependent enzymatic reactions, Using kinetic isotope effects to probe the mechanisms of adenosylcobalamin-de... enzymes, Steady-state and pre-steady state kinetic analysis of ornithine 4,5-aminomutase, and more.

    • Biochemical Pathways and Environmental Responses in Plants: Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 676
      • October 21, 2022
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      Biochemical Pathways and Environmental Responses in Plants, Part A, Volume 676 in the Methods in Enzymology series highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Structure, function, and engineering of plant polyketide synthases, A sensitive LC-MS/MS assay for enzymatic characterization of methylthioalkylmalat... synthase involved in glucosinolate side-chain elongation, Assaying formate-tetrahydrofo... ligase with monoglutamylated and polyglutamylated substrates using a fluorescence-HPLC based assay, An Approach to Nearest Neighbor Analysis of Pigmented Protein Complexes by Using Chemical Crosslinking in Combination with Mass Spectrometry, and much more. Other chapters cover Biochemical characterization of plant aromatic aminotransferases, Functional Analysis of Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PMT) in Plants and Parasites, A structure-guided computational screening approach for predicting plant enzyme-metabolite interactions, Plant metacaspase: an example of microcrystal structure determination and analysis, Biocatalytic system for comparative assessment of functional association of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases with their redox partners, Dirigent Protein Family Function and Structure, and more.

    • Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 155
      • June 30, 2022
      • English
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      Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics, Volume 155 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, each of which is written by an international board of authors.

    • Experimental Models of Infection, Inflammation and Injury

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 168
      • March 31, 2022
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      Experimental Models of Infection, Inflammation and Injury, Volume 168 provides step-by-step protocols for scientific researchers to effectively utilize experimental model systems. Chapters in this new release include Induction and Evaluation of Murine T Cell Transfer Colitis, Modelling acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) in murine bone marrow transplantation (BMT) models with MHC disparity, Mouse models of Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Preclinical Model of Multiple Sclerosis: Methods in Autoimmune Demyelination, Preclinical model of Multiple Sclerosis: focal, chemical or demyelination, Investigating demyelination, efficient remyelination and remyelination failure in organotypic cerebellar slice cultures: workflow and practical tips, and more. Other notable sections cover Rheumatoid Arthritis: Methods for Two Murine Models, Induction of Pancreatitis in Mice with Susceptibility to Pancreatic Cancer, Small Animal Models of Thermal Injury, Large Animal Models of Thermal Injury, Small animal models of localized heart irradiation, Methods for Induction and Assessment of Intestinal Permeability in Rodent Models of Radiation Injury, and more.

    • Principles and Practice of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation

      • 1st Edition
      • May 20, 2022
      • Kutluk Oktay
      • English
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      Principles and Practice of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation provides methods and techniques of ovarian tissue harvesting and cryopreservation, including instructional videos. This book will benefit a wide audience, guiding infertility specialists, fellows, residents, reproductive surgeons, reproductive endocrinologists, pediatric surgeons, embryologists, infertility nurses and gynecologists. Ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation is rapidly gaining acceptance as a successful and established fertility preservation strategy in cancer patients and beyond. Unlike other fertility preservation strategies, it can be performed in children as well as adults, and can be helpful in restoring natural ovarian function and fertility, hence this is a welcomed resource on the topic.

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