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| Title |
Medical bioremediation of age-related diseases
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Microbial Cell Factories, April 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2859-8-21 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jacques M Mathieu, John Schloendorn, Bruce E Rittmann, Pedro JJ Alvarez |
| Abstract |
Catabolic insufficiency in humans leads to the gradual accumulation of a number of pathogenic compounds associated with age-related diseases, including atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and macular degeneration. Removal of these compounds is a widely researched therapeutic option, but the use of antibodies and endogenous human enzymes has failed to produce effective treatments, and may pose risks to cellular homeostasis. Another alternative is "medical bioremediation," the use of microbial enzymes to augment missing catabolic functions. The microbial genetic diversity in most natural environments provides a resource that can be mined for enzymes capable of degrading just about any energy-rich organic compound. This review discusses targets for biodegradation, the identification of candidate microbial enzymes, and enzyme-delivery methods. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 18% |
| Unknown | 8 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 48% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 September 2017.
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#20,656,820
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Outputs from Microbial Cell Factories
#1,401
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#99,181
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#8
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