Generation of particle assemblies mimicking enzymatic activity by processing of herbal food: the case of rhizoma polygonati and other natural ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine
Enrico Benassi, Haiyan Fan, Qinglei Sun, Kanat Dukenbayev, Qian Wang, Ainur Shaimoldina, Aigerim Tassanbiyeva, Lazzat Nurtay, Ayan Nurkesh, Aidana Kutzhanova, Chenglin Mu, Adilet Dautov, Madina Razbekova, Аnar Каbylda, Qing Yang, Ziye Li, Amr Amin, Xugang Li, Yingqiu Xie
Abstract
phosphatase signaling, possibly by crosstalk with kinase signaling or DNA damage by either directly binding or unwinding of DNA, as evidenced by high-resolution atomic-force microscopy (HR-AFM). In this work, the neologism herbzyme (herb + enzyme) is proposed. This study represents the first case of scientific literature introducing this new term. Besides the well-known pharmacological properties of the natural molecules contained in herbs and herbal food, there exists an enzymatic/co-enzymatic activity attributed to the nanosized assemblies.