• Absence of linkage to chromosomes 6q and 16p in a Greek population with knee osteoarthritis 

      Tsezou, A.; Karachalios, T.; Fytili, P.; Giannatou, E.; Christodoulou, K.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Malizos, K. N. (2006)
      Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common age-related debilitating disease of the joints characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage which leads to joint pain, discomfort, and immobility. Several risk factors have been ...
    • Cyanobacterial Toxin Degrading Bacteria: Who Are They? 

      Kormas, K. A.; Lymperopoulou, D. S. (2013)
      Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous in nature and are both beneficial and detrimental to humans. Benefits include being food supplements and producing bioactive compounds, like antimicrobial and anticancer substances, while their ...
    • Evolution and taxonomic distribution of nonribosomal peptide and polyketide synthases 

      Amoutzias, G. D.; Van De Peer, Y.; Mossialos, D. (2008)
      The majority of nonribosomal peptide synthases and type I polyketide synthases are multimodular megasynthases of oligopeptide and polyketide secondary metabolites, respectively. Owing to their multimodular architecture, ...
    • Role of lupeol synthase in Lotus japonicus nodule formation 

      Delis, C.; Krokida, A.; Georgiou, S.; Pena-Rodriguez, L. M.; Kavroulakis, N.; Ioannou, E.; Roussis, V.; Osbourn, A. E.; Papadopoulou, K. K. (2011)
      P>Triterpenes are plant secondary metabolites, derived from the cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene by oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs). Here, we investigated the role of lupeol synthase, encoded by OSC3, and its product, lupeol, ...