... distance of 2.9 A between the positions ofthe Ca of Ala156 in HYDJs andthe Ca of Met156 in HYDBp located in the SGL3, which leads to the increased size ofthe substrate binding pocket of HYDJs The ... ofthe putative hyd genes The deduced open reading frames of putative hyd genes were PCR-amplified fromthe genomic DNA ofthe corresponding organisms The PCR fragments ofthe coding regions of ... chain of Ala156 is much smaller than that of Met156, which could further increase the size ofthe substrate binding pocket In HYDJs, the sizes ofthe substrate binding pocket andthe entrance to the...
... comprising the two sugar binding pockets in the pulchellins (Fig 3) In order to compare the similarity ofthe A- and B-chains ofthe four isoforms, a pairwise alignment was performed andthe values of ... Taken together with the inability of P III and P IV to inhibit hemagglutination in vitro in the presence of this sugar, these data suggest that the binding and uptake of these two isoforms does ... After the cDNA synthesis, the reaction was precipitated with ethanol [31] In the second RT-PCR step, in order to isolate and amplify the cDNAs ofthe pulchellin isoforms, the whole amount of the...
... (from residue number 3) to the sequence ofthe corresponding component of PH from A calcoaceticus NCIB 8250 (11/11 identity) [3] and very similar to that ofthe corresponding component of PH from ... aminoacids at the N-terminus of PHI (sequence: SKVYLALQDND) were compared with the sequences ofthe so called ‘intermediate components’ from two other PHs The N-terminal sequence of PHI from A radioresistens ... shown in the inset, the progressive decrease ofthe molecular ellipticity at k ¼ 200 nm (the absorption region ofthe peptide bond) reflects the occurrence of a transition between 35° and 55 °C...
... correlations The determination ofthe 3D structure of D desulfuricans ATCC 27774 NrfA [17] enabled to ascertain the spatial characterizationofthe five hemes, namely their proximity andthe axial ... containing the double of NrfA subunit in respect to the NrfH subunit Nevertheless, inside these huge aggregates there are species ofthe type a2b2 The present findings are in agreement with the reported ... particularly regarding the assignment of spectroscopic and redox potentials ofthe NrfA hemes In addition, the first partial spectroscopic and redox characterizationofthe NrfH subunit is also...
... biosynthesis, and still in the range ofthe IC50 (0.03–4 nM) of type I RIPs The IC90 (the concentration of RIP causing 90% inhibition of translation) of lamjapin in the cell-free system of rabbit ... protein synthesis in the cell-free system of rabbit reticulocyte The protein synthesis decreased gradually with the increment of lamjapin in the reaction mixture The IC50 (the concentration of RIP ... CL-4B were then subjected to a general protocol of RIP purification As Fig shown, the CM-cellulose 52 column retained the most ofthe RIP activity and also separated the lamjapin fromthe other impurities...
... isolated and sequenced the gene encoding the 21-kDa polypeptide Degenerate oligonucleotides designed fromthe sequences of N- and C-terminal peptides (P1 and P10) were used as primers to synthesize the ... X97910 The missing amino-acid stretches andthe transit peptide sequence were deduced fromthe cloned cDNA and gene sequences (accession numbers: AJ304856 for the gene and AJ304857 for the cDNA) The ... the 2Cys-Prx group, because ofthe presence of two conserved cysteines [5,6] Arabidopsis BAS1 was shown to be a chloroplastic protein The identity of our peptides with BAS1 andthe presence of...
... used for the quantification ofthe enzymatically formed H2S Measurement of pyruvate formation The activity ofthe purified d-CDes enzyme was followed through the measurement ofthe amount of pyruvate ... counting fromthe start methionine was predicted, indicating a presequence of 19 amino acids The mature protein would have a molecular mass of 41.7 kDa and a pI of 6.34 The YedO protein from E coli and ... dark cycle andthe parts above ground were harvested every h and frozen in liquid nitrogen The d-CDes mRNA levels increased at the end ofthe light period, reached a maximum at the end ofthe dark...
... upstream fromthe poly(A) of GT-cDNA1 and another is located 11 bp upstream fromthe poly(A) of GT-cDNA2 (data not shown) Of particular interest is the presence of eight AUUUA motifs in the 3¢-UTR of ... Organization ofthe gcGLUT gene (A) The 12 exons ofthe gcGLUT gene are shown as boxes Filled and open boxes indicate translated and untranslated regions, respectively The position ofthe start (ATG) and ... arrows (fl) .The 5¢-end of exon was inferred by 5¢-RACE andthe two alternate 3¢-ends of exon 12 were deduced by 3¢-RACE, and are delineated by the full-length cDNA clones, GT-cDNA1 and GT-cDNA The two...
... form the membrane subcomplex, while the remaining four subunits (NdhH–K) form the connecting subcomplex, both of them homologous to the bacterial subcomplexes The theoretical molecular mass ofthe ... about the viability of ndh mutants [2,23,25] have clearly restarted the debate about the real function(s) ofthe Ndh complex To contribute to the structural and functional characterizationof this ... characterize the Ndh complex, the MS and BS chloroplasts were separated on CN ⁄ PAGE (1D, based on the internal charge ofthe protein complexes) and BN ⁄ PAGE (2D, based on the external charge of the...
... after the addition of 0.4 mM NADH Fig N-Terminal amino acid sequences of P denitrificans FerA and FerB (A) and comparison ofthe N-terminal amino acid sequence of FerB with the sequences of other ... Sapshead, L.M & Wimpenny, J.W.T (1972) The influence of oxygen and nitrate on the formation ofthe cytochrome pigments ofthe aerobic andthe anaerobic respiratory chain of Micrococcus denitrificans Biochim ... points of FerA and FerB as 6.9 and 5.5, respectively These values are in accord with the observed chromatographic behavior ofthe enzymes at the Sepharose Q step (iv) During optimization of the...
... we report theisolationof HPAI H5N1 from donkeys living in contact with diseased birds and demonstrate the presence of H5 seropositive ones in the neighbouring areas Methods Virus isolation ... usage that is similar to that ofthe seasonal human H1N1[31] Analysis ofthe NA gene revealed the presence ofthe 20-amino acid deletion (Fig 3) as well as the presence of amino-acid R at position ... antibiotic therapy and one shot of antipyretic (Diclofenac sodium) with no recorded mortalities The inhibition induced by antibiotic to the possible secondary bacterial invasion, besides the moderate...
... methyl halides, from these plants and to clarify the mechanism of synthesis of these compounds The emission rates of CH3I from these plants in the presence of mM iodide were 0.4 (T aestivum) , 3.1 ... encoded HTMT from R sativus HT performed theisolationand heterologous expression ofthe HTMT encoding gene from R sativus andcharacterizationofthe enzymatic properties of recom- Page of 10 (page ... ml/min of N2) by GC The retention times of CH3CN and CH3SCN were 1.48 and 4.48 min, respectively, andthe products were quantified using the peak area To calibrate the concentrations ofthe products,...
... regulation of these promoters in peach and Arabidopsis Figure selected accuracy ofthe predicted expression patterns of Evaluation ofthe genes by RT-PCR Evaluation ofthe accuracy ofthe predicted ... corresponding to the regions upstream ofthe translation start codons of Ppbec1, Ppxero2 and Pptha1, respectively The sequences of these promoter regions as well as the cDNA of their corresponding ... by the interaction between promoters containing these types of cis-elements and orthologous transcription factors However, the identification and functional characterizationof these types of...
... characterizationof promoters of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway genes will help understand the regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway in tomato In this study, we describe theisolationandcharacterization ... one ofthe crucial enzymes for carotenoid biosynthesis Lycopene β-cyclase along with Lycopene ε-cyclase (LYC-E) bring about the cyclization of lycopene Activities of both of these enzymes together ... circadian elements and light responsive elements were found in the ShCYC-B promoter (Fig 2) A list of some ofthe relevant cis-elements detected and their relative positions fromthe translational...
... using the neighbor-joining method ORF2 sequence ofthe interior this study method with Mega software Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete and evaluated using the isolate inbranch testand other ... interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions All authors participated in the planning ofthe project XGH was the leader ofthe project WZ, SXY, QS, and ... analysis based on the complete ORF2 sequence ofthe isolate in this study and other 10 genotype HEV isolates in China, using the neighbor-joining method and evaluated using the interior branch...
... for the identification andcharacterizationof MPs in the sputa of CF patients Patients and Methods Study patients The study was approved by, and performed in accordance with, the ethical standards ... for MPs was in the initiation and amplification ofthe coagulation cascade and furthermore they play a pivotal role in thrombosis, in the propagation of inflammation, modulation of vascular tone, ... plasma membrane ofthe original cell at the precise moment of MPs production and thus allows thecharacterizationofthe cellular source [33] using antibodies directed against these specific epitopes...
... lesions of DD were reproduced in any ofthe animals in the challenge trial Isolates T 603 and T 657 are fromthe same herd that is geographically remote fromthe other herds in the study They have ... carried out the RAPD analysis and contributed to the evaluation ofthe results HH and MP adapted the PFGE protocol for the phylotype studied CB, HH, and KEJ participated in planning ofthe investigation ... RAPD The products from a Primer RAPD reaction are shown in Figure Reactions with isolate V1 and T 551 gave similar bands but some ofthe T 551 bands were weaker The patterns of isolates T 603 and...
... Objectives ofthe present study The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize the allergens from Curvularia lunata and to characterize these allergens and cross-compare it with other putative ... 22% in children of age group of 6-7 years, and 12% in those of age 12-15 years In the above study, demographics and socioeconomic factors influenced the prevalence and severity of allergic disorders ... better understanding ofthe repertoire of Curvularia allergens, andofthe allergies caused by Curvularia This would then be useful in targeting various diagnostics as well as immunotherapy tools...
... software Briefly, the Cross_Match software compares a set of reads to a set of vector sequence and produces vectormasked versions ofthe reads screens and trims it The edited sequences are then ... inequalis) ofthe fungal species tested The 15kDa band showed the least binding frequency and was only seen in four ofthe tested species IgE binding patterns ofthe protein components suggest that the ... spectrometric analysis A total of bands were cut (Figure 2.6) Out ofthe bands cut, bands corresponded to the IgE binding bands from C lunata 1D western blots and bands 70 Chapter Figure 2.5: Western...