... to C-6 of an internal glucose [18] From these results, the structure ofthe major oligosaccharide in the CO4-3 peak is Glcb1–6Glca1–1aGlc (termed CT3b, Table 4) MALDI-TOF MS analysis ofthe peracetylated ... to one ofthe glucoses ofthe trehalose in either a 1–6 or 1–4 linkage, and the nonreducing glucose linked to the other trehalose glucose in either a 1–6 or a 1–4 linkage To determine the sugar ... enzymes and the sequences obtained fromthe Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome [24] One of these pathways involves the direct rearrangement ofthe a1,4-glucosidic linkage of maltose to the a,a1,1...
... to the instructions ofthe kit from Ambion (Austin, TX, USA) The cDNA mix was synthesized from poly(A)+ mRNA using M-MLV reverse transcriptase The cDNA was joined with the adaptor provided by the ... is fromthe a-ScTXs, the second is fromthe b-ScTXs Birtoxin is the shortest The depressant and the long-chain excitatory are in the last two lines The right columns indicate percentage of similarities ... to the a-ScTxs (data not shown) However, due to the uniqueness of its sequence, it branches independently ofthe other a-ScTxs Figure also shows that the core ofthe three disulfide bridges of...
... (< 10%) ofthe GST activity was detected in the flowthrough fraction Further experiments confirmed that the lack of binding was not due to overloading ofthe column matrix SDS ⁄ PAGE ofthe affinity-purified ... that the amino acid sequence and ⁄ or the three-dimensional conformation ofthe enzyme may facilitate catalysis by lowering the activation barrier ofthe reaction [30] In addition, the rate of ... peptides The length of these peptides was six to eight amino acid residues The deduced amino acid sequence of one Table Substrate specificities of purified cockroach GST compared with those of other...
... 7.54 lm in Hepa-1c1c7 mouse hepatoma cells IxoA was also shown to inhibit the transformation ofthe murine epidermal JB6 cell with an IC50 of 0.26 lm [23] On the basis of these results, we selected ... measuring the absorbance of formazan at 570 nm The data are mean ± SD from triplicate wells (B) The effects of IxoA, IxoB, PhilB and Withpc on SW480 cells were measured at days (C) The effect of IxoA ... Identification of vacuole content in treated SW480 cellsThe formation of multiple vacuoles within thecells was observed after treatment of SW480 cells with lM IxoA for 24 h SW480 cells were plated,...
... where [S] is the concentration ofthe sample, EC50 is the effective concentration that causes 50% ofthe effect, and b represents the cooperativity ofthe effect Hemagglutination Hamster, mouse and ... variants of a new protein isolatedfromthe skin ofthe anuran, P sauvagii, whose sequence indicates membership ofthe Kazal family Most members of this family are small protein inhibitors of serine ... vi is the reaction velocity for each inhibitor concentration, v0 was calculated for each concentration ofthe inhibitor by nonlinear t ofthe data fromthe above negative controls; [I] is the concentration...
... from different sources, cellsfrom pairs of ACL and PTs isolatedfromthe same subjects and during the same procedure were isolated They were then compared in terms of their proliferation, collagen ... 104 cells in 20 μl of medium 20 μl ofthe appropriate primary antibody was added to the vial and thecells were then incubated at 4°C for 30 minutes At the end of this time thecells were washed ... levels of progenitor cells and response to dexamethasone Cellsfrom pairs of PT and ACLs were examined for their levels of progenitor cells and their response to a range of concentrations of dexamethasone...
... MATERIALS AND METHODS Isolation and identification of Bacillus spp Bacillus spp were isolatedfromthe intestine of Penaeus monodon collected fromthe Gulf of Thailand at Chonburi province Every month, ... determined Morphological change of V harveyi AQVH after colonization V harveyi was isolatedfromthe colonization area, especially fromthe cross streaking point as well as fromthe control All samples ... 120 hours for enumeration ofthe number of bacteria RESULTS Isolation and identification of Bacillus spp From 120 samples of P monodon, 114 strains of genus Bacillus were isolated for antagonistic...
... dichroism spectrum of haditoxin Figure 2.8 Comparison ofthe amino acid sequence of haditoxin with the sequences of other three-finger toxins Figure 2.9 Sequence alignment of haditoxin with the most homologous ... sequences of other three-finger toxins Figure 2.10 Sequence alignment of haditoxin with the sequences of muscarinic toxins and their homologs Figure 2.11 Comparison ofthe amino acid sequence of haditoxin ... spread among the 700 or so known species of Conus, the roughly 725 species of venomous snakes, the around 1500 species of scorpions, or the Chapter One ca 37,000 known species of spiders, from which...
... for the presence of heat sensing pits between the nostril and the eye (Figure 1.2 C) This gives them the ability of thermal imaging of warm-blooded prey at night Elapidae is a diverse family of ... proteins Fromthe Cys numbers and pattern we concluded that all these new proteins belong to the three-finger toxin family of snake venom proteins We have isolated one of these proteins with a mass of ... are rich sources of enzymes Many of these are hydrolases and they play a role in the digestion ofthe prey even before the snake swallows it More 10 Table 1.2 Enzymatic proteins from snake venoms...
... for the presence of heat sensing pits between the nostril and the eye (Figure 1.2 C) This gives them the ability of thermal imaging of warm-blooded prey at night Elapidae is a diverse family of ... proteins Fromthe Cys numbers and pattern we concluded that all these new proteins belong to the three-finger toxin family of snake venom proteins We have isolated one of these proteins with a mass of ... are rich sources of enzymes Many of these are hydrolases and they play a role in the digestion ofthe prey even before the snake swallows it More 10 Table 1.2 Enzymatic proteins from snake venoms...
... enzyme In the presence of EGTA, it showed no enzymatic activity on either ofthe substrates (Fig 5) In the presence of NaCl, its enzymatic activity followed the same tendency as that ofthe group ... A novel PLA2 was purified fromthe milking exudates of several U crassicornis specimens On the basis ofthe N-terminal sequence oftheisolated protein, its cDNA was isolated, sequenced, and recombinantly ... glycoprotein with a pI of 8.8 The b-form contributes about 70% ofthe total phospholipase activity ofthe venom [16,17] A similar PLA2 probably exists in the venom ofthe related sea anemone...
... was isolatedfromthe fruit body ofthe death cap A phalloides [16] Its physico-chemical, chemical and biological properties differ distinctly from those ofthe other known toxic proteins of this ... silico tryptic digest ofthe translated amino acid sequence with the list of masses of tryptic peptides obtained by the MALDI-TOF analysis In total, nine peptides fromthe list of toxophallin tryptic ... at the beginning ofthe experiment After 24 h, the tested substances were added at different concentrations The number of viable cells was counted in the hemocytometric chamber The ratio of dead...
... detection ofthe Figure the affected by ofthe outbreaks showing1 the ISA ISA the salmon Chile; A map of Chile Distribution location of outbreaks inaquaculture farms Distribution ofthe ISA outbreaks ... ISA2in ofthe X, XI, and total December 01, in Chile distributionRegionsISA outbreaks byof salmon farms 2008 Distributionof the accumulatedXIIin Chile; Chart showing the Distribution ofthe ISA ... detailed analysis ofthe new Chile ISAV isolates identifies distinct strains Clade 2.2.2.1.2 consists ofthe ISAVs fromthe ISA outbreaks in Chile (48 isolates in total) To further explore the evolutionary...
... and safe Another concern of intravenous transplantation of MSCs is whether the MSCs can migrate into and proliferate in the target tissues, which is the basis of therapeutic effects of MSCs In ... to evaluate the feasibility and safety of intravenous transplantation of stem cells In their study, MSCs were isolatedfrom rhesus monkey and humans in vitro[40] The purified MSCs of passage were ... 1B) The infection rate was over 70% Flow cytometry showed the MSCs had no expressions of CD34, CD45 and HLA-DR, but high expressions of CD29 and CD44 Furthermore, the purity ofcells with these...
... made on the basis ofthe structure ofthe 5¢UTR ofthe plus-RNA, the structure ofthe 3¢-end ofthe minusstrand RNA being at that time unavailable In the present study we investigated the involvement ... the 341 nt fromthe 3¢-end ofthe minus-strand RNA, complementary to the HCV 5¢UTR, folds into six stem loops With the exception ofthe short SL-A1 stem loop, the one closest to the 3¢-end, these ... that the deletions or the base changes did not alter the structure ofthe other domains ofthe (–)IRES RNA as determined by predicted secondary structure with RNA Draw software The structure of the...