... defined as having experimental in vitro or in vivo evidence of one or a combination ofthe following traits: depolarization ofthe inner transmembrane potential due to either uncoupling or inhibiting ... crossing a threshold at the point -of- no-return • Continued course of disease, in some severe cases despite discontinuation ofdrug administration, consistent with the concept of accumulation of ... consensus sequence interacts with the DNA-binding domains of PPARγ and RXRα and shields the highly polar side chains ofthe interacting residues (Asn 160 from PPARγ, and Arg 209 and Gln 206 of RXRα) from...
... facilitated the determination of loss of FVa cofactor activity during the initial stage of inactivation and minimized thein uence ofthe k306 Ó FEBS 2004 Heparin and APC-catalyzed inactivation of FVa ... transferred into new reaction tubes containing either heparin or buffer Monitoring of FVa activity in these two tubes was continued for another 25 min, during which time the loss of FVa activity inthe ... part ofthe heparin-binding site in these three crystallized protein–heparin complexes were given as starting point for the docking search [30] At least one conformation ofthe simulated protein–peptide...
... side chain slithers along the side ofthe protein surface, whereas inthe M100K structure it points out into the solvent (Fig 4C) The position ofthe K99 side chain is also different Inthe wt ... prominent being the absence ofthe 695-nm band, indicative of Met-Sdiron coordination Upon titrating increasing amounts of guanidinium hydrochloride (GdmHCl) the protein unfolds resulting inthe perturbation ... the coordinating K100, with the H-bonded water molecule found inthe X-ray structure increasing the electron donating power ofthe coordinating amino group which in turn can decrease the reduction...
... bovine D14-SR, regions ofthe deduced amino-acid sequence corresponding to the N-terminal and V8 peptide sequences determined inthe sequencing experiments ofthe protein puri®ed from bovine ... localization ofthe enzymes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and with the puri®cation ofthe bovine protein from the ER Determination of D14-SR activity To demonstrate that the cloned bovine liver ... Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA 33 Bradford, M.M (1976) A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding Anal Biochem...
... between the fluorescence intensity and O2–Æ concentration To assess the selectivity ofthe method, the effect of other ROS and biological compounds on the determination of 3.33 lm O2–Æ was examined individually ... radicals In order to further investigate the feasibility ofthe proposed method in biological systems, determination of O2–Æ in cell extracts was performed The fluorescence intensity of cell extracts ... shown in Fig 8, the fluorescence intensity of reaction system increased with increasing time up to 10 and became constant thereafter This shows that the probe can capture O2–Æ quickly within 10 min,...
... residues of both the heme-binding sites (CxxCH), in addition to the amino acids coordinating the calcium ion present inthe interface domain ofthe solved CCPs are positionally conserved in MCA2590 ... located inthe core ofthe CCP structure (Fig 3A) Furthermore, all ofthe additional insertions ofthe extended MCA2590 sequence are introduced in loop regions on the surface ofthe structure, thereby ... elements Furthermore, the majority ofthe conserved residues were buried amino acids, thereby maintaining the structural integrity of an N europaea CCP-similar fold of SACCP, and thus bringing the hemes...
... framework of APEC member economies - in response to G7’s GII, Clinton Admin’s NII etc At APEC TELMIN1 in Seoul (1995), the five objectives of APII were defined 1) construction of information infrastructure ... Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Access Point Exchange Point TEIN APII Testbed Australia Int’l ICT, IR, Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure At APEC Summit2 in Bogor (1994), APII was introduced ... APII-TC(Japan) play a leading role >> Incentives are needed for inviting more partners Int’l ICT, IR, 12 TEIN Initiative: Background Cooperation Between EU and Asia After the Cold War, the int’l society...
... significantly in comparison with the mock-injected plasmodia, the overall changes being similar for the two strains and independent ofthe injection times Following injection of 400 lg PMLA, the decrease ... the same for the white and the yellow strains Nevertheless, because the level inthe cytoplasm of white plasmodia before injection was very low (Table 1), the relative increase in these strains ... measurements are indicated Transient appearance of histone H1 inthe cytoplasm We suspected that the mechanism(s) underlying the increase inthe growth rate and the shortening ofthe cell cycle...
... long-term constraints The reduced-form is obtained by substituting the determinants ofthe chosen health behaviors into equation (1) for the xht To derive the determinants ofthe xht, we make the standard ... thalidomide, smoking, and alcohol and drug abuse The long-term effects of such insults ultimately depend on a range of interrelated factors, including maternal health status and the timing ofthe insult ... combination of both, the environment is unable to compensate for the drop inthe growth trajectory Such a decline reinforces the importance of promoting health during critical periods of development...
... cells surrounding the vacuolated mucus-secreting cells ofthe gill (Fig 7B), principally within the epithelium ofthe primary lamellae and secondary lamellae The mucus-secreting cells stained positively ... circle The positions ofthe molecular mass markers are indicated inducing protein of Scomber japonicus (NCBI accession no CAC00499) A domain search showed that the gene detected inthe gill of P ... SDS ⁄ PAGE Therefore, we performed PAGE inthe presence of m urea (6 m urea ⁄ PAGE) to separate the antibacterial protein as remaining bioactivity Interestingly, the purified PSEM retained its bioactivity...
... earnings ofthe people ofthe United States The wealth ofthe nation consists mainly ofthe sum ofthe wealth of its citizens We are therefore told to seek increased earnings and to economize in ... headed inthe right direction and he tends to reach the point of relative competence, of independence in his pecuniary affairs Preëminent inthe class ofthe thrifty we think ofthe man of affairs; ... at the end ofthe fourth day is not the type of man who is going to spend the two holidays in pursuing higher aims in life; he is going to pass them in inaction, quite likely at the grog-shop The...
... according to an Act of Congress inthe year 1847 By RICHARD L ALLEN, Inthe Clerk's Office ofthe District Court ofthe United States for the Southern District of New York INTRODUCTION The object ... colic flatulent colic inflammation of bowels physicking worms bots wind-galls the fetlock cutting sprain ofthe coffin-joint— ringbone enlargement ofthe hock 155 curb bone-spavin—swelled legs 168 ... weeds inflammation ofthe eyes stings of hornets, &c sprain bruises—fistula wounds—galls shoeing, contraction ofthe foot corns over-reach, forging or clicking 171 173 the bearing-rein the bit...
... oxides inthe last decades the impacts of air-pollution disaster are still obvious inthe ridge parts ofthe CR mountain ranges A list of 19 research plots inthe studied area with specification of ... content of this element inthe humification horizon is low but sufficient, ranging from 120 to 250 mg·kg–1 Only in 15% ofthe plots it decreases below the limit ofthe lower optimum of 130 mg·kg–1 Inthe ... the subsequent organomineral horizon (Ae/Ep) the values of Ca indicate the lower optimum reserves inthe range of 80–160 mg·kg–1, and in 15% ofthe studied plots the content of soil Ca decreases...
... samples of cells were analysed in triplicate The free proline concentration inthe cells was determined using a modified ninhydrin method [3] 2.5 Statistical analysis Factorial analysis of variance ... significant effect of increasing NaCl concentration on the growth of embryogenic cultures (p < 0.0005) with NaCl causing a progressive decline inthe growth rate and with complete inhibition of growth ... environmental stresses by manipulation ofthe accumulation of endogenous proline Recent studies show that introduction of a gene for the rate-limiting enzyme in proline biosynthesis has produced improved...
... Influence ofthe gypsy moth on the radial increment ofthe common oak Lesovedenie 2, 20-29 [in Russian] These Rubtsov VV, Rubtsova NN (1984) An Analysis ofthe Interactions between Leaf-eating Insects ... diversity ofthe sampling and data processing techniques used, the interpretations and conclusions from different authors diverge significantly The main aim ofthe present work was analyse the dynamics ... of annual wood-rings in oaks Wood cores were collected during autumn 1980 and 1990 from the northern and southern sides ofthe stems at 1.3 m The width ofthe 30 last annual rings was measured...
... obtained in all cases when wp ψ reached -3.5 MPa The decline of g was much steeper, reaching w -1 -2 values below 0.025 mol m s at -1.5 MPa in all species Differences inthe decline rates of ... photochemical efficiency, the balance between the increase in thermal deexcitation and the reduction status ofthe pool of primary electron acceptors (Q ) A was similar inthe species tested, and ... treatment (fig 5), which may be interpreted as the maintenance ofthe same equilibrium, at a given efficiency, between thermal deexcitation of PS II and the reduction status ofthe primary acceptor pool...