... biological repeating unit, andthe site andthe mode ofthe attachment ofthe O-polysaccharide to the core belongs to serogroup O6 ofthe international antigenic typing system (IATS) and is characterized ... [4,5] As in the LPS of P aeruginosa O5 [4], in the LPS of immunotype (serogroup O6) the terminal fi 3-linked Rha residue ofthe core oligosaccharide is the site ofthe attachment ofthe O-polysaccharide ... O-acetylation site andthe O-acetyl group is present in the core of a minority ofthe LPS molecules The position ofthe O-acetyl groups in the core of P aeruginosa LPS, as well as their biological...
... inactive metal occurs in the absence of a stabilizing ligand This highlights the importance ofthe stabilizing phosphine and NHC ligands in this field.41 Therefore the application of gold NHC complexes ... are reports on the catalytic activities of NSHC complexes, there is still a general lack of systematic and parallel studiesof NSHC and other NNHC counterparts The immense potential of NSHC complexes ... prepared via the alkylation method in 1994.71 (Scheme 1.3) The X-ray structure of I-23 indicates that the copper atom bonds to the carbene carbon ofthe thiazolylidene ligand andthe two bridging...
... in the active site The interactions ofthe deoxyribose andthe base are identical to those ofthe dT complex, except for the fluoride atom replacing the methyl group on the base (Fig 2A) In the ... owing to the loss of hydrogen bonds The substitution ofthe 3¢-oxygen with an azide group in AZT apparently destabilized part ofthe structure The only substitutions ofthe pyrimidine ring ofthe ... Surprisingly, there were two sulfate ions present – one bound in the P loop, as observed in the other substrate complexes, andthe other located between the first sulfate ion andthe substrate There Nucleoside...
... gold-standard Yet, the assessments ofthe two aspects were often the same—readability/fluency ofthe sentence is important for understanding the sentence Only after the assessor has understood the ... better understand which factors are predictive of good fluency The distribution of fluency scores in the dataset is rather skewed, with the majority ofthe sentences rated as being of average fluency ... with the idea that these are qualities ofthe translations that are independent of each other Fluency was judged directly by the assessors, while adequacy was meant to assess the content of the...
... comparison of its MS with that ofthe reference compound The absolute configuration of glycoses was established by capillary GLC of their acetylated (-)-2-butyl glycosides, according to the method of ... stainless steel needle (27 g) was butted against the low dead volume tee and enabled the delivery ofthe sheath solution to the end ofthe capillary column The separations were obtained on 90-cm long ... amount of 2-amino-2deoxy-D-galactose was identified in the hydrolysis products of both carboxyl-reduced CPS and LPS [19], confirming the presence of GalNAcA in the native CPS and LPS This was further...
... 5), andthe salt-bridge between E132 and R135 [18] contribute to the thermodynamic stability ofthe stressed conformation and/ or are important for the positioning of hF in a way delaying the ... mimicking the effect ofthe K325A substitution (Fig 5) Of note is that the side chain of E285 forms a hydrogen bond to the backbone ofthe hF/s3A-loop in PAI-1stab [18] (Fig 5) and in contrast with the ... phenotypes of PAI-1(N139A), PAI-1(T146A), andthe close spatial proximity and similar structural role of N139 and T146, we find it likely that the structures of these variants, with the RCL exposed,...
... topology where the loop is in the thylakoid lumen, andthe N -and C-termini face the stroma, opposite to that of PSI-K On the other hand, the second scenario implies a stromal loop, like that of PSI-K, ... of their crystal structure of Pisum sativum PSI, in which the loop of PSI-G is suggested to face the stroma The amount of PSI-G in the transformed knock-out line does not reach the level ofthe ... integration ofthe subunit into the PSI complex A protein band smaller that the tagged versions of PSI-G is present in the lanes with the loop-tagged PSI, but is also seen faintly in the lanes with the...
... in the range 15) 60 C The results ofthe analysis of these curves using the linear extrapolation model (LEM) are shown in Tables andand Fig 4AC There is a slight temperature dependence ofthe ... structure, on the basis of their percentage contributions (65% and 35%, respectively) to the overall structure ofthe protein The structures ofthe major and minor conformations of holo-ACP bear close ... estimated on the basis ofthe linear regression ofthe fraction number ofthe molecular mass markers cytochrome c (CyC), carbonic anhydrase (CA), and BSA From the calibration curve ofthe sucrose...
... allowing an understanding of species, tissue, age and pathology related differences andthe estimation of changes in CS ⁄ DS abundance and composition However, the reduction ofthe polymer to its individual ... sources, from tissues of differing ages and also within a single chain Enhanced availability of data to facilitate the characterization of these structures is therefore of value GAGs are not ... AC and ABC lyases generate disaccharides and tetrasaccharides [4] and have been widely used for the analysis of CS ⁄ DS composition These studies have yielded crucial data allowing an understanding...
... Europe 15 Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Vol 1: General Concepts and Case Studies, p 15 Consequences ofthe spatial configuration of resources for the distribution and dynamics ofthe endangered ... that the presence of Clouded Apollo was significantly dependent on the number of fumewort, on the heterogeneity of landscapes, and on the presence of semi-natural grasslands, deep valleys and ... 12(10%) and from the earlier period 19(16%) records There are three main centres of Clouded Apollo in Estonia: the population ofthe island of Saaremaa, andthe North-Estonian andthe South-Estonian...
... Hlouchova et al ofthe S1-bound chloride anion and ‘pushes’ the Cl) out ofthe bottom ofthe S1 pocket (the occupancy ofthe Cl) in this structure is 0.7) The alternate conformation ofthe Asp443 ... with the occupancy ofthe S1 pocket by a ligand andthe ‘open–close’ transition exploits the hinges on the two sides ofthe lid made up of Asn540 ⁄ Trp541 and Gly548 (GCPII numbering) In the GCPIII ... Asn628-NAG2 of one monomer andthe side chain of Glu266 ofthe apical domain ofthe second monomer The binuclear metal center Electron density maps reveal the presence of two metal ions in the active...
... drafting ofthe manuscript MA contributed with plant material, the general idea ofthe study and participated in revision ofthe manuscript AKHE participated in the general idea ofthe study, the ... contrast to the wild type, seeds ofthe mutant had a slightly thickened funicle Furthermore both the proximal and distal ends ofthe funicle remain firmly attached to the seed coat andthe pod wall, ... controlling the abscission event of pea seeds Absence ofthe hilum palisade layers is the key characteristic in the def mutant pea seed Structural analysis revealed the absence ofthe palisade layer and...
... on the geometric mean ofthe expression values ofthe set ofthe control genes tested The lower the M value, the more stably expressed the gene is Also, the program enables the exclusion ofthe ... value of all the other genes and also a change in the M values ofthe unstable genes, BbrizGDP and BbrizUBI (Figure 3b) To check if the Figure Box-whisker showing the Ct variation of each candidate ... factor-1 alpha (BbrizEF1), and showed the narrowest Ct range and therefore the least deviation from the Ct median by the different samples (Figure 1) The Ct values ofthe candidate reference genes...
... immunohistochemical and in situ hybridisation studies, participated in the evaluation and summarizing ofthe findings and wrote the draft ofthe manuscript FK applied for funding ofthe project, participated ... group The hybridisation signals were observed in the cytoplasm ofthe epithelial (Figure 8), mononuclear and reticular cells When using the probe on the sections ofthe uninfected animals or the ... was either a technical problem, or the amount of vaccine virus was so low that it was under the level ofthe detection capacity ofthe VI test in quite a number of animals As further tools of direct...
... before the initiation of chornic treatment and at the end ofthe study Blood sample, pancreas, liver and soleus muscle were collected at the end ofthe study and frozen at -80°C till the time of ... Acute 50g 17 1.8 Coffee and diabetes The present study has greatly been inspired by thestudiesofthe correlation between coffee and diabetes To date, a total of 13 cohort studies involving ... the goal of cost-effective management with minimal complications but maximal quality of life Before the introduction ofthe therapeutic use of insulin, diet 11 is the main form of treatment of...
... neurons in the hilus and CA3 area, comprise the second synapse ofthe hippocampal circuit In this trisynaptic model ofthe hippocampus, based on the observations ofthe MFs presynapses and their locations, ... in thestudies in Part I of this thesis: To detect the in vivo progressing ofthe MFs remodelling during the spatial memory formation using the MEMRI approach In addition, the issue whether the ... groups: 10 ofthe Wistar and 13 ofthe LH rats in a training group to find the hidden platform, 10 of Wistar and 13 of LH rats were yoked swim controls, andof each strain were housed controls The swim...
... redistribution ofthe hippocampal MFs that is induced by spatial learning In the second study, the laminar-specific Zn levels in the synapses from MFs to CA3 region ofthe hippocampus have been mapped and ... concentrations and standard errors of Fe Cu and Zn in different layers and background levels, based on seven sections from seven rats 100 List of Figures Figure 1.1 Basic anatomy ofthe hippocampus ... Introduction ofthe hippocampus……………………………… 1.1.1.2 Introduction ofthe mossy fibers………………………………… 1.1.2 Histology of Mossy fiber pathways……………………………………… 1.1.3 Anatomic plasticity ofthe mossy fibers……………………...
... unconditional love, understanding and support Their love and support are the source of motivation and happiness in my life Finally, I appreciate the friendship and support of our current and former group ... ancestral pair of interacting proteins and is expected to inherit the structure and function and, thus, interactions ofthe ancestral proteins Therefore, the basic procedure ofthe homology-based ... GO assessment ofthe top 839 PPIs predicted by the stringent andthe conventional DDI-based approaches Informative GO assessment ofthe top 839 PPIs predicted by the stringent andthe conventional...
... Fourier transformation (FT) of f(x), andthe unit ofthe variable h is the reciprocal ofthe unit of x The Fourier transform operation is reversible That is, the same mathematical operation that ... ofthe ligand-free and ligand-bound states of CRFR1 and CRFR2α 103 Figure 7.10 Binding of Ucn1/3 native and mutated peptides to the CRFR1 and CRFR2α ECDs 105 Figure 7.11 Comparison ofthe CRFR2α ... possible for the first credible breadth ofthe mycobacterial literature, but time to establish the complete proof ofthe parasitic nature of a human infectious disease, and this ofthe most important...