... write down the values ofthe elements in the corresponding leaves ofthe tree, then on the basis of these count values for the vertices ofthe previous level as the sum ofthe two leaves, then ... minimum / maximum) Minimum / maximumvalueandthenumberoftimesitoccursThe task is similar to the previous one, but now in addition to themaximum required and return thenumberof its occurrences ... embodiment, the rank of a tree is thenumberof vertices in it, in the other - the depth ofthe tree (or rather, the upper limit to the depth ofthe tree, as the joint application of heuristics...
... partner know from the start that: You’ve discovered an additional profit center for them that they are probably unaware of (offer projected profits, if possible) The additional profit center will ... by itself True, they are getting the contact info of some of their customers (something 101 Ways To Promote Your Business For Maximum Profits they themselves should be gathering), but if they ... business, there are experienced marketers out there who could handle the nuts and bolts ofthe campaign In other words, this would be the reverse ofthe previous two examples, where you are the professional,...
... judgments of value, with the choice of ends andofthe means resorted to for the attainment of these ends, and with the valuation ofthe outcome of actions performed.21 Furthermore, whether directed ... definite judgments of value, chose definite ends, and resorted to definite means in order to attain the ends chosen, andit deals furthermore with the outcome of their actions, the state of affairs ... What was the net contribution ofthe railroad to the growth of real GNP in the United States? Or, what has been the effect ofthe creation ofthe Federal Reserve System on the stability ofthe price...
... = 150 N Problem 2-17 Determine the magnitude and direction ofthe resultant force F R Express the result in terms ofthe magnitudes ofthe components F and F andthe angle φ Solution: F R = F ... Problem 2-20 The plate is subjected to the forces acting on members A and B as shown Determine the magnitude ofthe resultant of these forces and its direction measured clockwise from the positive x ... clockwise from the positive x axis, so that the magnitude of force F in this chain is a minimum All forces lie in the x-y plane.What is the magnitude of F ? Hint: First find the resultant ofthe two...
... inhibitor of CYPs These results suggest the specificity ofthe assay We did not observe any significant increases in the activity of mitochondrial CYP2E1 after supplementing the reaction with purified ... determinations ofthe supernatant containing resorufin were made at the excitation and emission wavelengths of 528 nm and 590 nm, respectively The ERND activities of mitochondria and mitoplast fractions ... [22] The nature and specificity ofthe endoprotease andthe site of proteolytic cleavage remain unknown The same investigators were unable to see any significant intramitochondrial localization of...
... determined by ITC Values shown for affinity are those from the best fit of two sites nsd ¼ no site detected Values are in units of M)1 and are the averages of three measurements The standard error ... ion was followed using two isoforms of stefin B, one with E at site 31 (wildtype) andthe other with Y at site 31 (variant 2), andthe mutant P79S ofthe variant, in the three different buffers ... the maximal valueof ThT fluorescence intensity was taken as 100% From these, for each reading of ThT fluorescence the percentage of inhibition ofthe fibril growth was obtained The percentage of...
... expression of these genes depends on the presence of nicotine in the growth medium and we have determined the enzyme activities ofthe proteins Our results demonstrate the presence of two pathways of ... representation ofthe pAO1 gene and ORF cluster flanked by Tn554 and DTn The cluster consists ofthe pmfR gene, encoding the regulator ofthe purU-mabO-folD operon, a permease-like ORF, the genes ofthe ... function Arrows indicate the position of primers employed in the PCR amplification of gene fragments andthe numbers the size in basepair ofthe amplified DNA fragment (B) RT-PCR of RNA derived from...
... independent ofthe thermodynamic and kinetic properties ofthe binding process and is solely based on the detectability ofthe peptides of interest We have used this method to show that binding of fosfomycin ... ligand binding The loop region ofthe upper domain moves towards the active site ofthe enzyme, thus shielding the substrates (and ligands) from bulk solvent A detailed thermodynamic study of ... entry 1UAE [11]), conformation The thiol group of C115 is highlighted in green andthe nitrogen atoms of R120 and K22 in blue The open form of MurA is unliganded (A) andthe closed conformation (B)...
... (Fig 3A) On the basis ofthe Endo H digestion (Fig 2B,C), the large band is assigned to proteins with N-glycans of mature complex type andthe small band to the proteins with N-glycans of mannose-rich ... represent the exponential fit with half-lives of 22 and 23 h for wild type GAT1 in the absence and presence of dMM, respectively, andof 12 and 5.5 h for the DDN and DDQ mutants, respectively GABA values ... important for the GABA transport activity 1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into the role ofthe terminal structures ofthe N-glycans of GAT1,...
... aconitase accumulate in the housefly mitochondria with age accompanied by loss in its activity [17,44] Nevertheless, the modifications we observed did not affect the ATPase binding site ofthe ... membrane The decrease in enzymatic Lon protease activity may be the result of either a loss of efficiency in relation to damaged protein and/ or a decrease in the amount of this protein in the matrix ... modified proteins even in the mitochondrial matrix of adult rats, the concentration of which increased significantly with aging On the one hand we found evidence ofthe occurrence of oxidative protein...
... filtration without the addition of ATP (white bar, lane 1), in the presence of 160 pmol dWB ClpA6 without (lane 2) or with addition of mM ATP (lane 3), or in the presence of 160 pmol RR ⁄ dWB ClpA6 without ... dependent on the global thermodynamic stability ofthe substrate, Substrate recognition and unfolding by ClpA but rather correlates with local unfolding ofthe substrate (i.e unfolding ofthe N- or ... a common fold with the N-domain of ClpA) in substrate selection [15–17] One difficulty in understanding the role ofthe N-domain of ClpA stems from the variety of activities exhibited by various...
... mol) The results are mean ± SD, n ¼ 1–4 The degree of permeabilization is expressed as the percentage ofthe maximal value obtained at the end ofthe assay by the addition of mM Triton X-100 The ... where it is native and predominantly dimeric [20], exhibits some toxicity This might be due to the inherent toxicity of lower oligomers or it could be due to the influence ofthe low pH at the membrane ... pH 3.3 bound the most of all, as the signal increase during the injection phase was the largest and there was low dissociation after the end of injection Discussion The main hypothesis for pathology...
... contrast to the three classes of antagonist, the binding of AVP was dramatically affected by the substitution of Arg46, with the affinity of AVP for all Fig Schematic diagram ofthe V1aR The V1aR ... to maintaining the conformational switch ofthe V1aR in the off-state The unique ability of arginyl to fulfil this constraining function in the N-terminus ofthe V1aR is similar to the unique constraining ... increased for all 19 substitutions compared to the wildtype Arg46, with the precise value depending on the identity ofthe substituent amino acid (Fig 5) These data establish that the mutant receptors...
... occupancy ofthe nucleotide-binding site could alter the accessibility and reactivity of this cysteine Therefore, the purified singlecysteine-containing fusion proteins were examined for their ability ... to asymmetry in these proteins The crystal dimer ofthe NBD ofthe maltoseuptake system of Thermococcus littoralis (MalK) consists of two monomers with deviation from perfect twofold symmetry ... properties ofthe NBDs, rather than of their interactions with the TMDs (e.g [50] and see introduction for further references) Recent structural determinations of both intact ABC transporters and NBD...
... andthe intensity of each band was determined using the NIH Image software The enzymatic activity ofthe P-DN42 and mutant P-DN42 gene products was determined as described below The activity ... the medium was quantified by Western blotting in combination with densitometric scanning ofthe bands on the blotting membrane The enzymatic activities were correlated with the concentration of ... to 40% ofthe parent enzyme activity In a more in-depth evaluation ofthe function ofthe three serine mutants, the kinetic properties ofthe mutant enzymes were compared to those ofthe parent...
... similar position as the lowest faint band observed for wild-type Kv3.1 andthe lower faint band ofthe single mutants, and furthermore, the immunoband did not shift in the presence of TM To verify ... to the lower two immunobands of wild-type Kv3.1 In both cases, the upper band was darker than the lower band Additionally, the upper band was not visible in the presence of TM A single immunoband ... expressed in Sf9 cells The upper band was the predominant band, andthe two lower bands were of minor intensity (Fig 3) In the presence of PNGase F, Endo H, or TM, the upper band was no longer observed...
... factors andthe )10 and +90 sites Efficient initiation requires at least one ofthe two sites It appears that the )70 Sp1 motif is required whether initiation is directed by either ofthe )10 ... activities were compared using the concentration of protein in the extract as an internal standard The activity of ()119/+178) PS1CAT in the presence ofthe empty vector was taken as 100% The values ... flexibility in the mechanism of initiation presents several advantages First it is consistent with the ubiquitous expression ofthe gene and increases its potential for expression in a variety of...
... introduction of Gln for Leu at position 28 does not increase the stability or significantly affect the structure, in spite ofthe greater hydrophilicity and helical propensity of Gln However, the presence ... a thermal stability higher than that of mBS However, P19A/L28Q-mBS has the same thermal stability ofthe parent protein, in spite of greater similarity to RNase A To directly characterize the ... residues ofthe active site (His12 and His119) [11], which belong to the same subunit in M¼M and to different subunits in MxM Thus, upon reduction and denaturation, either a product of molecular...