... belong to lacticacidbacteria (LAB) which is an important group in maintaining human health The role of intestinal microflora, such as several strains oflacticacidbacteria (LAB) in priming the ... reinforce the barrier function ofthe intestinal mucosa, helping inthe prevention ofthe attachment of pathogenic microorganisms and the entry of allergens Alteration ofthe microbial flora ofthe intestine ... role inthe maintenance ofthe intestinal immune system There is accumulating evidence that xix the imbalance ofthe intestinal bacteria might cause inflammatory disorders such as allergy, inflammatory...
... pro-inflammatory cytokine following MPM consumption indicated its potential inthe inhibition of development of inflammatory disease and reduction of its intensity Moreover, Page of 10 (page number not for ... the inhibition of development of inflammation following an inflammatory stimulus The anti-inflammatory potential of MPM has been confirmed in these studies with the murine ACD model This model of ... TNFα in healthy rat [33] This cytokine is very important inthe development ofthe ACD disease and contributes inthe amplification of inflammatory reaction [46] The reduction of this pro-inflammatory...
... in maintaining the solubility ofthe Hsp25 oligomer Similarly, the introduction of hydrophobicity into the C-terminal extension of aA-crystallin results in a decrease inthe thermostability of ... protein indicates that the structure ofthe N-terminal domain is maintained, at least inthe vicinity ofthe tryptophan residues The increase in exposed clustered hydrophobicity observed for the ... at the beginning ofthe a-crystallin domain corresponding to residues 70–88 in aA-crystallin [63,64] The changes in tertiary structure observed for the mutants, as evidenced by the alteration in...
... with the amino group and the N3 atom ofthe cytosine (Fig 1) This study uses site-directed mutagenesis to further explore the contribution of these amino acids interacting with the pyrimidine ring ... against ammonium bicarbonate a small proportion of dimers were formed, even inthe case ofthe wild-type protein as indicated by ESI-MS or SDS PAGE inthe absence of reducing agents The proportion ... energies ofthe original resiDG i;j due i inthe native protein with the rest ofthe residues, self DDG k mutị are the changes ofthe self energies ofthe residues k that change either their ionization...
... 27 acids ⁄ 14 acids ⁄ 14 acids ⁄ 14 acids ⁄ 14 acids ⁄ 14 amino amino amino amino amino 15 15 15 15 15 acids acids acids acids acids amino amino amino amino amino acids ⁄ 237 acids ⁄ 237 acids ... Because the carboxylate of this Asp217 (194, chymotrypsin numbering) is involved inthe formation of a salt bridge with the N-terminal Ile ofthe mature enzyme for completing the formation of Fig ... C-terminal segment ofthe inhibitor SGTI, whereas Loop60 plays a role inthe formation ofthe S1¢–P1¢ interaction [8] Apart from the largest loops of P argus (Fig 3D), considering the amino acid substitutions...
... glycoprotein consisting of 75-kDa subunits by SDS ⁄ PAGE, partly because ofthe scarcity ofthe protein of interest In this study therefore we isolated the antibacterial protein, SSAP, from the skin ... superfamily lectins via its sialylated glycan moiety results inthe production of locally high concentrations of H2O2 inor near the binding interface The role ofthe glycosyl substituents of LAOs in biological ... tail Antibacterial LAO of rockfish skin mucus at nucleotide 2027 An ORF is composed of 1662 bp, encoding a precursor protein of 554 amino -acid residues from the putative initiating Met to the putative...
... fully determined when the total amount oflacticacidinthe medium and the buffering capacity ofthe medium are known The amount of undissociated lacticacid is then further related to the total ... Furthermore, when the pH and /or buffer amount further increase, the intersection of this line with the LaHtot-axis increases, or otherwise said, the straight line is shifted to the right The pH ... to the dissociation constant oflactic acid) (Fig 2a) or when no buffer BuHa/BuMa is present (Fig 2d), the curve is more or less a straight line passing through the origin In case of a higher initial...
... 2006) The indicator strains used in this study were gram-negative strains as the main pathogenic microorganisms inthe intestinal tract of chicken such as Escherichia coli, and Salmonella sp In ... 1) The 548 isolates of LAB were isolated from crop, small intestine, large intestine and caecum of chicken intestinal tracts The number of LAB isolated from each organ of broilers or Thai indigenous ... 2.5) containing pepsin (3 mg ml-1) (data not shown) In comparison to theacid tolerance ofthe Lactobacillus species isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of swine and chicken, Lin et al (2007)...
... Isolation of cholesterol-lowering lacticacidbacteria 393 Table Number of acid- and bile-tolerant lacticacidbacteria isolated from the human intestine for probiotic use Acida Bileb BSHc Streptococcus ... hydrolase activity inthe MRS plate media containing taurodeoxycholic acid d Number of resistant strains/Number of selected strains (%) solution was also incubated at 37oC for 24 hrs for the control ... Studies of a surfactant and cholesterolemia inthe Massai Am J Clin Nutr 1974, 27, 464469 19 Oh CY, Lee WK Cholesterol lowering effect oflacticacidbacteria isolated from the human intestine Korean...
... recipient of a scholarship ofthe National Program for the Training of University Professors ofthe Spanish Ministry of Education AG was supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Spain) References ... effect of variation inthe number of D residues in ASPN in hip OA, knee OA or hand OA susceptibility in Spanish Caucasians This result reinforces the overall lack of association reported in other ... confirmation inthe same ethnic population Therefore, although it remains possible that ASPN could be a crucial modulator in OA by fine-tuning transforming growth factor beta inthe repair of damaged...
... [19-23] Therefore, herein we analyzed the critical roles of amino acid residues inthe extracellular segments of NIS, and our findings indicated that these residues affected the iodide transport ... iodide uptake activity of NIS [13] Furthermore, arginine residues of organic anion transporter influence the binding of glutarate and interact with chloride [28] Arg-211 residue of rabbit proton-coupled ... might affect the entry or binding of iodide ions It is interesting to find that residues (Glu-79, Arg-82, Asp-233, Asp237, Arg-239, and Arg-241) involved inthe entry or binding of iodide ions...
... plexus ofthe enteric nervous system inthe stomach Taurinergic neurons inthe muscle layer ofthe gastrointestinal (GI) tract might be involved in motility ofthe GI tract and the function of endocrine ... magnification ofthe area in (A) showing taurine-positive processes inthe antrum (E) A higher magnification ofthe area in (B) showing taurinepositive processes inthe body Taurine-immunoreactive ... taurine-containing cells inthe rat stomach is confirmed, as indicated by CSAD- and taurine-positive cells We found the presence of taurine-containing cells and taurine-induced acid secretion in...
... HSdependent in infection of cells due to lacking ofthe two basic amino acids inthe second HS-binding domain Specific interaction ofthe peptide containing 145-150 aa from YN87448 E2 gene with heparin ... data demonstrate the importance of positively charged residues inthe HS-binding domain of E2 in mediating SINV infection Increased binding of alphaviruses to HS usually results in smaller plaque ... and no binding ofthe corresponding peptide from theof XJ-160 E2 gene to heparin further strengthened this speculation However, the effects of E2-146Tyr and E2-149Asn on HS binding of Sindbis...
... domain Binding ofthe surface subunit gp120 to CD4 and a co-receptor on the T-cell surface triggers conformational changes inthe Env complex, leading to the insertion ofthe hydrophobic N-terminal ... replication ofthe wild-type was strongly inhibited by T20 Introduction ofthe positive arginine (G431R) resulted in increased replication ofthe wild-type inthe absence of T20 This may be due to the ... observed inthecontextofthe GIA-SKY virus However, when an alternative neutral amino acid (alanine which is the most analogous amino acid to the endogenous glycine; G431A) was introduced into the...
... the findings emerging enteric bacteria Distribution ofthe findings ofof emerging enteric bacteria On the first days of ICU care, identified emerging enteric species were twice as many inthe ... substantially to the analysis ofthe results ofthe bacterial cultures and completion ofthe manuscript BJ took part in planning ofthe study and in finalising the manuscript AL helped plan the study ... gradual decrease inthe number of patients remaining inthe study (similar in both groups), new cases of tracheal infection appeared inthe latter part ofthe study period, primarily inthe control...
... Note: The maximum score is The data were the average of sensory evaluators In short, from the results of pH, Brix, lacticacid content, the density ofbacteria and the results ofthe sensory evaluation ... Count density oflacticacid bacteria: plate counting method Monitor the indicators: Brix, pH, level oflacticacid after fermentation and the density oflacticacidbacteria Analyze the data with ... Figure 10 The change ofacid content according to inoculum density, temperature and time of fermentation In general, theacid content increased when incubation time increased Acid content ofthe samples...
... Isolation oflacticacidbacteria All pure isolates were classically defined by observing macro and micro morphology As the result, isolates oflacticacidbacteria were isolated from kinds of carrot ... contained 36 mL carrot juice + mL of inoculum) Each tube represented a single sample and the experiments were performed in triplication Thelacticacid fermentation was performed in 37ºC for 48 ... log cell/mL ofthe bacterial inoculum, for 24 hours of fermentation time and at 37ºC The result of storage testing showed that suitable temperature for product storage was 4-6ºC, sensory evaluation...
... (more than per 10 points) In particular, the 9%-concentration-rate sample got the highest score due to harmonious flavor In summary, from the results oftheacid index, the concentration ofbacteria ... due to the production oflacticacid during development ofbacteria Concentration oflacticacid produced from A strain (1.38%) and Pro strain (1.36%) were higher than other strain’s and they were ... determine the isolated bacteria strains at genus level The results showed that: - Gram staining: Bacteria strains remained purple color after staining crystal violet, thus they were Gram-positive bacteria...
... and reduce lacticacid Therefore, lacticacid content in these simples was high On the other hand, storage of samples at – 6ºC gave high sensory score because they still had the same favorable smell ... That satisfied the requirement of probiotic product There for, all of these LAB strains could use to apply in producing of fermented pineapple juice Besides, acidlactic content of L acidophillus ... converting all sugar into lacticacid inhibited the bacterial growth and development Besides, lacticacid itself could inhibit the development ofbacteria (Nguyen Thi Hien, 2006) In contrast, the...
... called stress categories Types ofStress Define a direction ofstressor relate to the application ofthe load Tensile Compressive Shear Bending Bearing Axial Discontinuity Membrane Principal ... based on the weakest part inthe new and cold condition, and all other loadings are not taken into consideration 2 STRESS & STRAIN • The combined stresses due to a combination of loads acting simultaneously ... Secondary bending stress Peak stress, F STRAIN LOADINGS • Loadings or forces are the "causes" of stresses in pressure vessels • Type of loading: o Steady loads o Non-steady loads o General loads...