... W,is
simply the sum ofthe body mass of all individuals. For organisms ofsimilar size, it
can be estimated by taking the product ofthe population, N,andthebodymass,
M. Similarly, the store of each ... obvious.
We asked the author(s) of each paper to examine the importance and role of
body size in the systems in which they work. Essentially the book builds from the
level ofthe individual and a consideration ... level to the
flux, storage and turnover of these elements at the level of ecosystems.
Our second example concerns the role of metabolism in trophic relationships,
including thestructureand dynamics...
... resemble teardrops [32].
Further examination ofthestructureand sequence of
sbwAFP and TmAFP reveal other similarities (Fig. 8 C).
The panel shows the similarity ofthe TXT face again, a nd
also ... determine the handedness ofthe proteins, or
may prevent the unfolding ofthe protein at cold temper-
atures.
The b-helix as an AFP structural motif?
The sbwAFP and TmAFP structures represent the first
AFPs ... of
X-ray structure with 5 °C NMR structure using the main chain of
residues Ser12 fiThr70 in t he structure a lignment. (B) O verlap of the
X-ray structure with the 30 °C NMR structure using the main...
... orm
of b strand [18].
The positive bands at » 1675 cm
)1
in the amide I r egion of
the ROA spectra of b-andj-casein, which originate mainly
in the peptide C O stretch, are characteristic of ... (although there is a hint) in the ROA spectra
of b-andj-casein may be evidence that, as suggested
previously [3], the b -structure identi®ed above mainly t akes
the f orm of unassociated b strands rather ... positive ROA
at » 1320 cm
)1
to PPII structure relies mainly on the
evidence outlined above.
In view ofthe c lose similarity ofthe ROA spectra of the
casein, synuclein and tau proteins shown in t his...
... model ofthe
role of point of view in problem solving.
SUMMARY
We have reported here a three
pronged approach to
the study of problem solving action and report: I) the
collected of data ... solving and talk about
problem solving, 2) development of a process model of
these behaviors, and 3) use of coding techniques to
extract traces of "critical phenomena" from the
transcripts ... relltld ~O
the
~r~romnoe oF
5he
problem tooK, lad o~here tt~c
are oZoeely related to the report ofthe task aoClona.
~n the psr~lo,,~ar problem demean ofthe H~aeionsr£ee
and CannLbae8 pusxle,...
... parts of a leaf are the tip of the
blade andthe top ofthe sheath. Where the blade and
sheath join, there are structures called the ligule and the
auricles (Figure 2.3).
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Tim Setter and Peter Carlton
The structureofthe wheat plant described in this
chapter is the starting point to understanding the growth
and development ofthe crop, its nutrition andthe reasons
for ... determines
the rate of uptake.
Uptake of nutrient elements from the soil and into
plants depends on:
the availability ofthe nutrient in the soil;
movement ofthe nutrient, in soil solution or along the
surfaces...
... between the
Leu residues from v-KIND and MAP2 contributes to
the interaction between the two proteins.
In conclusion, the present study has clarified the
structural and functional importance ofthe ... and 482) and
one Thr residue (amino acid 487) were well conserved
in the KIND2 of v-KIND in all species analyzed,
although not in the other KINDs. To investigate the
possible involvement of these ... under-
stood, the data obtained in the present study indicate
that the 43 residues (amino acids 702–744 in mice) that
reside in the middle region ofthe CD act as the
v-KIND binding core. The v-KIND-binding...
... basis for structure- activity studies. The high
selectivity ofthe a-conotoxins, together with the possibility
of obtaining detailed information on their three dimen-
sional structures andthe relative ... native and
heterologously expressed nAChRs
The examples presented above clearly demonstrate the
usefulness of a-conotoxins in the determination of the
structureand function of native nAChRs, and ... so far. The great variability of the
conotoxins and their highly specific action on different ion
channel subtypes derives from thestructureofthe peptides
which have evolved conserved and hypervariable...
... Fragments of HSQC and HMBC
spectra of compound 1. Labels illustrate
assignment ofthe amide linkage between the
amino group of Asp andthe carboxyl group of
GalA residue E.
Scheme 1. The structures of ... min), dried and analyzed by GC-MS with the standards
prepared from
D
-GalN and (R)- and (S)-2-BuOH.
The absolute configuration of
L
-aspartic acid was deter-
mined by chiral HPLC ofthe oligosaccharide ... allow u s to p ropose the
structures of oligosaccharides 1 and 2, as presented in
Scheme 1.
The o ligosaccharides were further analyzed by CE-MS
and by CE-MS/MS (Figs 5 and 6). The mass spectra
obtained...
... cADPR analogues revealed new insights into the
structure activity relationship. Substitution of either the northern ribose or
both the northern and southern ribose resulted in much simpler molecules,
which ... northern and southern riboses are pri-
marily necessary as linkers between the base adenine
(or hypoxanthine) andthe diphospho-bridge, as they
can be replaced by much simpler ether strands. These
ether ... ether strands. These
ether strands mimic the distance between the nucleo-
base andthe diphospho-bridge, but on the other hand
likely are involved in polar interactions with the
cADPR receptor protein....