... p H, the rate of water diffusion is no longer influenced by adsorption b BSA Protonation BSA adsorptionon montmorillonite leads tothe protonation ofthe ionizable carboxylic groups ofthe protein, ... from the study of their conformation on these surfacesThe reason is that a modification toward a more disordered structure contributes tothedrivingforcesof adsorption, since it increases the ... was made to propose a mechanism explaining both observations II NATUREOFTHEDRIVINGFORCESLEADINGTOADSORPTIONOFENZYMESONSURFACES Studies onthe quantity of protein adsorbed on surfaces...
... step ofthe catalytic reaction requires a general acid to donate a proton tothe C1 carbon ofthe 1,2-enediol, whereas C2 accepts a proton from Lys184 in the conversion to RU5P The structure ofthe ... forms the floor ofthe active site The C1 of 6PG is placed near tothe cofactor-binding domain with the phosphate directed tothe loop between a10–a11 and the tail domain ofthe partner subunit There ... ordered in the ternary complex with NADP+ Onthe other side, the adenine forms hydrophobic interactions with Ala78 and Ala79 The hydrogen bonding ofthe enzyme with the adenine part ofthe cofactor...
... and one large insert of 15 amino acids is present before the rst b-sheet of coil 3, which is onthe edge ofthe pronounced substrate-binding cleft in EPG2 (Fig 2) Expression and purication The ... homogalacturonan part ofthe pectin molecule Hydrolysis of PGA, analysed by highperformance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC), showed the initial formation of only monogalacturonic acid, with ... observed when the corresponding medium fraction was concentrated and similarly analysed Mode of action of PelB To examine its mode of action in more detail, hydrolysis products of oligogalacturonic acids...
... describes the composition ofthe cagPAI and the properties of both conserved and unique components ofthe Cag-T4SS, together with potential implications for the current understanding of its mode of ... transcription ofthe cagP gene, probably together with a small noncoding RNA upstream of cagP [26] These observations suggest that all non-essential genes are expressed, and their organization in operons ... that might constitute the functional CagA signal recognition receptor Mechanisms of CagA translocation The molecular mechanisms of CagA translocation through the secretion apparatus are only poorly...
... in the position ofthe pyrimidine ring, whereas the phosphate and phosphonate moieties occupy the same position in spite ofthe different conformation ofthe alkyl chain The positions ofthe ... occupy the same position One ofthe uorine atoms, F2, forms an additional contact with the hydrogen attached tothe nitrogen atom ofthe main chain (Gly85N) The compound TS68 has the longest ... from their parallel ring positions The shifted position ofthe pyrimidine system, together with the small size of this group causes different interactions ofthe carbonyl oxygen atoms ofthe pyrimidine...
... substrate affinities under nonsaturating external proton concentrations is mainly a consequence ofthe decreased proton activity The extraordinary high affinity of protons for binding to PAT2 with less ... dependent onthe actual extracellular proton concentration This argues for an ordered binding mechanism where the proton binds before the substrate enters the binding domain Proton transfer tothe ... presentation, pH values are expressed as the corresponding proton concentrations (C) Apparent Km values of protons in the presence of proline (h) and L-alanine (s) as a function ofthe membrane...
... 48 h incubation under these conditions The highest rate of hydrolysis was found on ASC (4.88 mUÆmg protein)1), reaching half ofthe maximum reaction velocity at a concentration of 0.21% ASC Activity ... 48-h incubation of ASC and Avicel without (1, 3), or with enzyme (2, 4) Samples correspond tothe supernatants ofthe incubated samples (1, 2) or tothe insoluble fractions ofthe reaction mixtures ... water provided the highest efficiency The ability of Cel48C to strongly bind Avicel allowed the development of a simple batch-affinity chromatography system for purification ofthe cloned enzyme,...
... massive induction of PhoD synthesis A controversial aspect of studies into the TatAdCd system of B subtilis was the identification of a soluble substrate-binding species of TatAd in the cytoplasm [24] ... genes onthe pEXT22 plasmid as described above, together with a construct comprising the TorA signal peptide fused to GFP onthe pBAD24 plasmid; the data are shown in Fig 2B In control tests, TorA– ... fractions, indicating the presence of a separate TatAy complex To confirm the association of TatAy and TatCy in a complex, the peak fractions from the first column were pooled and run on a second...
... oxygen atom, facilitating the nucleophilic attack ofthe C2 atom of Ac-CoA tothe carbonyl carbon atom ofthe acetyl moiety ofthe acetylated enzyme The electrophilic reactivity ofthe latter atom ... In the subsequent Claisen condensation, the C2 atom ofthe second Ac-CoA attacks the Ac-enzyme intermediate nucleophilically; the nucleophile is generated by proton abstraction from the C2 of ... crotonyl-oxyCoA: the hydration rate ofthe oxoester by crotonase is 330-fold lower [15] Due to different resonance properties ofthe thioand oxoesters [16], the pKa ofthe a carbon of a thioester...
... Characterization ofthe tryptophan environment using fluorescence spectroscopy More information upon the membrane environment ofthe peptides was obtained by recording the fluorescence emission spectra of ... tothe aqueous solutions containing the peptides, blue shifts in the In this set of experiments the depth of penetration ofthe peptides into lipid membranes was estimated through quenching of ... related tothe electrostatic attraction between the positive interface ofthe peptides and the negative headgroups ofthe phospholipids, which is expected to position the peptides closer tothe membrane...
... The goal ofthe context construction procedure is to provide a context information in which the GCS-TKS connections are fully interpreted, that is, more fully integrated The paper discusses the ... the conditions necessary for the strategy to be employed CONCLUSIONS The final part ofthe paper examines the relationship between metaphor comprehension and existing language comprehension systems ... set of processes to be developed, although the comprehension strategies may be specific tothe comprehension task Rather, a metaphor input forcesthe comprehension system to invoke a complex control...
... resembles that of INS [56] To convert some of these peptides into efcient antiHIV drugs, it is essential to elucidate their mode of action and their effects onthe kinetic parameters ofthe 3Â-end ... peptide-induced dissociation ofthe IN multimer molecule [70] The break 320 point observed in several ofthe panels of Fig is the optimum point ofthe reaction, namely the ideal concentrations of DNA, peptide ... were subjected tothe same reaction conditions but without IN in the reaction mixture, to monitor background signal Substrate control wells contained all ofthe reagents, except for the 3Â-processing...
... in the course ofthe protein backbone at the point of transition, in the swapped dimer the overall structure ofthe functional units is not altered significantly as compared tothe closed monomers ... that the alternative orientation ofthe base and sugar–phosphate backbone ofthe nucleotide in subsite and the formation ofthe alternative subsite are a consequence ofthe inaccessibility of Trp8 ... prevents termination and leads to transcription of cistrons onthe 3¢ side of termination sites The ability ofthe CSP to prevent doublestrand formation in RNA may destabilize terminator stem–loops...
... detail the effect of salt onthe conformational transition from a random coil to an a-helix, the CD spectra were recorded as a function ofthe NaCl concentration from to 100 mm at a constant ... subsequently changes to PL*, which cannot dissociate directly to P + L and which may correspond tothe insertion ofthe peptide into the hydrophobic region ofthe lipid bilayer The corresponding differential ... residue The aggregation of PFPs in buffer correlates with the ability ofthe peptides to cause the lysis of human red blood cells and zwitterionic liposomes In contrast, the self association of PFPs...
... shows the anomeric proton region of laminarin in buffer The large resonance peak at d 4.7 corresponds tothe H2O protons Spectra and were recorded at different time intervals after addition ofthe ... exo-activity in the hydrolysis of 1,3-b-oligoglucosides, the subsite theory of Hiromi [46,47] was employed for construction of a subsite map for the estimation of affinities and number of subsites in the ... inversion ofthe anomer configuration in contrast tothe barley enzymes Transglycosylating activity has been demonstrated for 1,3-b-glucanases performing hydrolysis with retention of anomeric configuration...
... utility among all possible alternatives The distributional assumptions concerning the random error component εij determine the form ofthe model The most common assumption is that the error terms ... allowing us to consider the influence of proximity to rail connections for the first time Section II discusses previous literature in the area, both international and Irish Section III describes the ... the Appendix for discussion of alternative formulations ofthe travel time variable Further details onthe construction ofthe time and cost variables are available from the authors 03 Commins-Nolan...
... by the addition of DNA to mixtures containing all the other components and the indicated inhibitor; m, nucleotides and the indicated inhibitor were added to mixtures that contained all the other ... purified enzymes and known RNAP inhibitors as reference compounds Transcription initiation vs chain elongation As a first step in the elucidation ofthe mechanism of action of GE23077, it is crucial to ... course of RNAP inhibition was measured comparing the effect of adding GE23077 tothe reaction solution either before the start of transcription or during RNA synthesis (Fig 4) Rifampicin and streptolydigin...
... naphthoquinone at QA tothe secondary ubiquinone QB and the primary donor D According tothe Marcus theory the rate of electron transfer between two molecules depends on three factors: the overlap ofthe ... direct monitoring ofthe electron transfer from QA to QB in the VIS region with transient absorption spectroscopy In addition, these sub- stitutions change thedriving force ofthe electron transfer ... pocket ofthe reaction center varies depending onthe substitution pattern ofthe naphthoquinone This slightly affects the distances of QA to other cofactors involved in electron transfer reactions...
... of oxidation tothe active toxicants, the oxons, is suggested as one ofthe mechanisms, and the level of CYP enzymes is elevated Figure 2.8 shows the effect ofthe herbicide atrazine onthe toxicity ... Mode of action and toxicology Dose and effect The law of mass action tells us that the amount of reaction products and the velocity of a chemical reaction increase with the concentrations ofthe ... (Strathern, 2000) The connection between dose or concentration ofthe toxicant and the severity ofthe symptoms is fundamental in toxicology By using the law of mass action, we get the following...