Immune Proteins

A study has found that ovalbumin, the primary protein in egg whites, could effectively bind and remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated water, offering a scalable material for removing the highly persisting chemicals. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in products, including nonstick cookware and waterproof fabrics, and often called 'forever chemicals' owing to their extreme persistence in the environment and human body. Exposure to the substances has been linked with varied health risks, such as cancer, liver damage and a disruption to immune system. Researchers, led by Achintya Bezbaruah from North Dakota State University and Iowa State University's Wenjie Xia, found that ovalbumin acts as a natural carrier protein that binds to and wraps around PFAS molecules, trapping them in a stable complex. The binding property of ovalbumin can be harnessed to develop scalable, bio-based materials for capturing PFAS in water treatment systems and natural

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Researchers discover that a Covid-19 viral protein can latch onto healthy cells, prompting the immune system to mistakenly attack them - a finding that could change treatment strategies

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Binding agents have emerged as an important and required class of ingredients to manufacture a wide range of new food products, especially semi-solid or solid foods

Researchers sought to gauge the response in cases where post-vaccination infections were caused by a variant other than the original Wuhan strain

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The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed the main triggers for severe Covid in children were blood clotting and how proteins in the immune system reacted to the virus

Proteins act in many different ways. They can be antibodies to a virus or bacteria. They can be enzymes performing a multitude of different biological functions

Good nutrition is essential to a strong immune system, which offers protection not only from novel infections, such as COVID -19, but also seasonal illness

Scientists are creating computer-generated antiviral proteins, vaccines, drugs & diagnostics

The immune proteins are collectively called as inflammasome NLRP3