... resulted in 55% and 51%
loss of the initial activities of BHLmL2 and BHAb,
respectively. These results strongly suggest that Ser is
involved in the catalytic activity of BHLmL2 and
BHAb and are consistent ... respectively.
The influence of pH on the activities of the BH
enzymes was investigated in the pH range 6–11. The
pH optima were determined to be in the basic range
(pH 8.0–10.0) for BHLmL2 and BHAb ... 6 and
Fig. 4, the Hill equation provided an excellent fit, with
coefficients of determination of 0.992 for BHLmL2
and 0.997 for BHAb. In addition, the fits of the
V = f(S) curves were sigmoidal and...
... evaluated by the statistical potential
used in the present study. In the case of the RNA muta-
tions to the SRP complex, the mutated RNA residues
are located in a double-stranded region of RNA, and do
not ... onto the RNA bases nearest the center of
the b-sheet structure of the RRM. We then scored
these sequence-variant structures with the distance-
dependent potential function.
Figure 2 shows the ... score; the blue line represents the rank of these
sequences using the distance-dependent potential. The points in
each colored line are sorted independently by rank; the x-axis is the
sort order. The...
... investigation
of the catalytic mechanism and substrate speci city
and to understand the differences therein for this class
of enzymes. In order to identify the subsites of the
ervatamins and to understand ... both the molecules of the
asymmetric unit runs along the extended backbone of
residues 65–64 and is partly exposed to the solvent
(Fig. 2B). On the other hand, the P3 moiety of E-64 in
each of the ... using the programs cns [58] and detwin and
sfcheck in the CCP4 suite [59] confirmed that the data
were twinned, and allowed us to calculate the twinning
fraction (0.394) (Fig. 6A,B) andthe twinning...
... binding of the
Sfbgly interactions with the aglycone. Thus, the effect
of the alteration of the glycone structure in the stabil-
ity of the ES
à
complex (DDG
à
) for the wild-type and
mutant ... another important issue in understand-
ing the aglycone speci city is the contribution of the
interactions with the aglycone to the catalysis in
b-glycosidases. Mutational studies with ZmGlu1 and
SbDhr1 ... is that the
interactions with aglycone do not affect the binding of
the glycone within the Sfbgly active site.
This hypothesis was further investigated by deter-
mining the influence on the glycone...
... internal membrane side is
the rate-limiting s tep and not – as proposed for most of the
other electrogenic symporters – the return of the unloaded
transporter to the outside of the membrane [17].
In ... alanine, serine
and proline but also osmolytes such as sarcosine and
betaine, and the
D
-enantiomers of serine and alanine. The
apparent affinities of PAT1 substrates are mainly in the
range of 2–15 ... The apparent K
m
values of
D
-Pro,
D
-Ala and OH-Pro increased only 1.5- and 2.1-fold by
depolarizing the membrane from )120 to )20 mV. On the
other hand, the affinity of b-Ala did not change significantly
within...
... 3B). Thus for the SBD tree there is not an
obvious border between the hydrolases and transglycosi-
dases, but rather there may be one between the compact
cluster of Bacillus and Thermoanaerobacter ... 251 CGTase with the SBDs
from the CGTases from Thermococcus sp. B1001, Bacillus
ohbensis,andThermoanaerobacter thermosulfurogenes are
37.3%, 63.8% and 74.0%, respectively. Even for the
acarviose ... supports the idea
that there has been a separate evolution of this domain [30].
This together with the findings of the present study indicates
a separate evolution of the domains C and E compared to
the...
...
Log.v("WIDTHRATIO",""+widthRatio);
Simple division of the dimensions of the image by the dimensions of the display tells us
the ratio. We can then choose whether to use the height ratio or the width ratio,
depending ... queries the MediaStore to find images and presents
them to the user one after the other in the form of a slideshow.
package com.apress.proandroidmedia.ch1.mediastoregallery;
import android.app.Activity; ... sections: The first four chapters deal
with imaging; the second four handle audio; andthe final four are about videoand harnessing
web services for finding and sharing media.
The examples...
... synthesis.
Conclusions
The N-termini of the catalytic domains of the GTFA
and GTFO reuteransucrases are the main determinants
for glucosidic linkage speci city. Within these N-ter-
mini, the ... a)
8
barrel with the three catalytic resi-
dues (Fig. 1C), determine the types and ratios of glu-
cosidic linkages synthesized (Table 1).
The A1
⁄
O1 and A2
⁄
O2 regions within the
N-termini of the catalytic ... sequencing),
both p15-GTFA-dN-RS and p15-GTFO-dN-RS were
digested with XbaI and SalI, SalI and SacI, and SacI and
KpnI, and corresponding fragments were exchanged, yielding
the six constructs p15-GTFA-O1-dN-RS,...
... speci city is more
pronounced andthe synthetic capacity is, respectively,
increased. In the latter system PA behaves as a typical
transferase [14,15]. The nucleophile or S
1
 [16] specicity of
the ... close to the position found in the
complex with PG [19]. The bond lengths and valence angles
of the nitroaniline moiety were taken from the X-ray data
for the system cyclophilin A andthe tripeptide ... described [26].
The other substrates were obtained in dry organic
solvents in the presence of organic base (pyridine,
N-methylmorpholine). The solvents used for the synthesis
of the respective...
... may
influence the shape and volume of the acyl binding pocket
and thereby alter the binding mode and affinity of the
enzyme for PAA and derivatives thereof, while maintaining
the hydrophobicity of the binding ... site.
To test the effect of the mutations on the speci city for
phenylacetylated substrates, the steady-state kinetic param-
eters for the hydrolysis of the chromogenic substrate
NIPAB andthe inhibition ... AD and P refer to the acyl donor and
product, respectively. The speci city (k
cat
/K
m
)ofPAforthe
produced antibiotic is in general 10-fold higher than the
speci city for the corresponding acyl...
... describe The Beatles and John Lennon.
The Beatles wanted peace, love, and happiness and they gave it not only
to Britain but also to the world around them. Their music touched
everybody’s lives and ... John Lennon, the founder of
The Beatles, is one of the
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most influential individual in themusic industry. John married Cynthia
Powell in August of 1962 and became the father of Julian. ... interest in the
band. In 1964, The Beatles began experimenting with marijuana and
later used lots LSD. The behind the scene arguments went public and
business arrangements failed. The Beatles...
... very similar, but the capacity of the organization in which they work andthe tools
of leadership andthe resources on which they can draw diff er substantially. ey also
fi ll their positions ... delegator/organizer, the mayor helps
the council and manager understand and maintain their roles, including helping
the council members understand their responsibilities. Finally, in the policy initiator ... others to u nderstand and accept the leader’s
point of view by the quality of the ideas presented and by the leader’s eff ectiveness
at persuasion. is approach does not depend on rewards and...