... phospholipids from the membrane fraction and from the liposomes The activity of polysulđde respiration with H2 increased hyperbolically with the amount of MM The activity was 50 and 80% ofthe maximum ... reductaseế NrfA of E coli is known to be the catalytic subunit of this enzyme [37] The gene product of nrfD was proposed to encode the membrane anchor ofthe enzyme and to carry the site of quinol ... codons into the genome ofthe DpsrC mutant All the mutants so obtained had PsrA bound to the membrane, andthe speciđc activities of Psr were similar to those ofthe wild-type strain Hence, the integration...
... identified Thesis The specific aims of this PhD project were to identify the active cardioprotective factor ofthe MSCs secretion and to elucidate the mechanisms ofthe cardioprotection The findings ... secretion These discoveries explained the fast acting effect of MSCs after transplantation and explained why the low efficiency of engraftment 17 and differentiation did not affect the efficacy ofthe ... showed the presence of 100 ηm particles in the conditioned medium Further analysis revealed the presence of co- immunoprecipitating exosome-associated proteins andthe co-sedimentation of these...
... over the whole middle and downstream excluding the upstream of Andong Relative estrogenic activity of estrogenic substances in the Sewage treatment plants andWatertreatment plants The removal of ... Journal ofWaterand Environment Technology, Vol.1, No.2, 2003 the mainstream, points in branch streams, watertreatment plants, and sewage treatment plants one each from the upstream of Andong ... ofWaterand Environment Technology, Vol.1, No.2, 2003 possible to significantly lower EE2, E2, E1, and APE concentrations for the secondary treatmentwaterand for ozone treatmentwater in the...
... Validation ofthe new Rct expression andthe new method for the determination of rate constants of initiator, promoter and inhibitor in water ozonation The new Rct expression andthe new method for the ... Determination ofthe rate constants of NOM isolates and natural water NOM as the initiator, promoter and inhibitor The applicability ofthe kinetic model on the quantification of NOM rate constants as the ... influences of NOM on the removal of ibuprofen in the presence of carbonate alkalinity The experimental results and model simulation revealed that the presence of NOM generally enhanced the removal of...
... acid substitutions ofthe aspartic acid residues at positions 424 and 427 ofthe ExoS binding site for 14-3-3 These substitutions did not alter the ExoS)14-3-3 interaction under the conditions tested ... binding The interaction between 14-3-3 and ExoS is important for the ADP ribosylation activity of ExoS and even more intriguingly, appears to be independent of serinephosphorylation [15,26] The amino ... GST-ExoS(DL427-428AA) and GST-ExoS(LL426 : 428AA) (data not shown) The basic cluster of amino acids in the binding groove of 14-3-3, including amino acids Lys-49, Arg56, Lys-120 and Arg-127, in an otherwise...
... 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 ... terms of latency transition and functional behaviour upon interaction with uPA and several side chains involved in the retardation of latency transition, and hence of importance for the functional...
... of efficiency The use of total efficiency, the ratio of predicted profits to optimal profits (m/m”), corresponds well to the social benefit concept ofthe real value of output produced less the ... standard profit efficiency model in equations (1) and (2) above, and Table A2 gives the estimated parameters ofthe model The level of profit efficiency the ratio of predicted profits to maximum ... in profits or efficiency that may occur and keep the data consistent and comparable over time The specification ofthe profit finction and estimation of profit efficiency closely follow the procedures...
... stability/economics ofthe technology Given the vast scale ofthe South African mining industry, andthe existence of highly polluted drainage in both the larger coalfields and in the gold fields ofthe Rand, the ... flush", in which the waters from the top ofthewater column in the main body of modern workings will be the last to discharge to the Dolcoath Deep Adit Recent monitoring of these shallow waters has ... procedures of drainage, ventilation and excavation promote the oxidative weathering of pyrite and other minerals which are only stable in the absence of air The weathered remnants of these minerals...
... PC-(BC) and PC-(CT + BCCP) The boundary ofthe BC and CT domains of B thermodenitricans PC was estimated to reside at residue 462 on the basis ofthe reasoning described in the Results section The ... regulator in the interaction between the active site ofthe BC domain andthe biotin moiety ofthe BCCP domain Based on these arguments, it is tempting to propose the following hypothesis: in the absence ... NADH, units of lactate dehydrogenase and units of pyruvate kinase In the case ofthe PC-(BC) assay, 50 mM free D-biotin was added to the above reaction mixture The kinetic parameters, Km and Vmax,...
... Randall and others, 1988; Melvin and others, 1992; Tiedeman and others, 1997; Lyford and others, 2003; Kontis and others, in press), with the thin till at the upper end ofthe reported range The ... along the main stem Assabet River and near the southeastern boundary ofthe basin The most rapidly growing towns, however, were in the headwaters and along the northwestern upland parts ofthe ... change along the length ofthe river is about 200 ft and occurs mostly at the dams and near the headwaters ofthe river Most major tributaries in the basin flow from northwest to southeast and include...
... satisfies the hypothesis of theorem (2.3) then the solution of Eq.(12) in the case µ = is asymptotic equivalence to the solution of Eq.(12) in the case µ = Ackowledgments This paper is based on the ... solution of Eq.(4) in the case µ = will be asymptotic equivalence to the solution of Eq.(4) in the case µ = 0(in the following we will give µ = 1) .The obtained result of this part is an extention of ... D(A)), then we can investigate the assertion (2.5) for Eq.(13) (see [7, 11, 12]) Applying the process of argument of parts 2.1 and 2.2 to the uniformlly stable and asymptotic equivalence of above...
... mislocalization of all three enzymes in these cells clearly shows the involvement of PEX14 in the targeting of PTS-1, PTS-2 and I-PTS proteins to the glycosome To further analyse the effect ofthe destruction ... brucei because the level of PEX14 mRNA in these cells was significantly lower (not shown) In order to determine the influence ofthe reduction ofthe expression of TbPEX14 on the import of glycosomal ... As the molar ratio increases, more unbound TbPEX14-N,H is seen in the upper part ofthe gel (Fig 1A, band 5) To confirm the composition ofthe various bands, the proteins were extracted from the...
... the mouth ofthe Chao Phraya many revere the Chao Phraya as the ‘heart’ of Thailand, at the Gulf of Thailand Here, the calculated loads ofandthe river basin is widely regarded as the most these ... clean-up costs in the region of hundreds of millions of euros The Swiss town and agglomeration of Basel, on the borders of Germany and France, forms the heart ofthe country’s chemical and pharmaceutical ... heavily polluting the ground waterand endangering sources of drinking water. 86 The cantonal government of Jura also demanded the complete clearance ofthe dump, with the support ofthe Swiss national...
... all the organs ofthe animal andthe bacterium The fact that the first three enzymes are present only in the trophosome raised the question of whether these enzymes belong to the bacterium Therefore, ... via the biosynthetic pyrimidine and arginine pathways (Fig 3) The first step ofthe pyrimidine and arginine metabolic pathways involves the uptake and utilization ofthe inorganic compounds NH3 and ... involved in the assimilation of carbon and nitrogen Distribution ofthe enzymes ofthe arginine biosynthetic pathway in the different parts of Riftia pachyptila Concerning the arginine biosynthetic...
... particular software implementation of a computer networking protocol suite The terms are often used interchangeably Strictly speaking, the suite is the definition ofthe protocols, andthe stack is the ... and benefits Criteria for choosing a network media are: – The distance the media can successfully carry a signal – The environment in which the media is to be installed – The amount of data and ... TSPs Connect their customers to the Internet The Internet – ISPs connected to other ISPs 20 The Internet – A Network of Networks •Although there are benefits to using a LAN or WAN, most of us need...
... 763 II INTRODUCTION: THEFUNCTIONOFBOILERWATERTREATMENTANDITSMARKETING Boilers are heattransfer devices, wherein water, in the form of either liquid water or gaseous steam, ... limited to theboiler itself, in practice, boilerwatertreatment also includes pre -boiler and post -boiler functions and further requires that all the various types ofwater utilized are controlled ... found, andthefunctionof all the critical system auxiliaries and components The subject ofboilerwater chemistry is so inextricably bound up with the mechanical operation ofboiler plants and...
... time for the wet-season harvest, and for experimental purpose This time the purpose ofthe experiment was to evaluate the performance and throughput ofthe dryer at different drying regimes The full ... measure the glass transition temperature of rice and to investigate the effect of tempering on the increase in the mechanical strength of rice This was the preliminary work mainly to establish the ... does not match with the investment to be made for the purchase ofthe driers and other equipment The delay start ofthe project also contributed to this difficulty since the actual progress has...
... based on the outcome ofthe survey and experiments The above activities can be clustered into groups: - The 8-ton dryer - The 1-ton dryer - Survey, training, and extension The final report ofthe ... provide them technical knowledge to practice optimum drying conditions Improvement ofthe capacity ofthe extension workers by providing updated knowledge is another objective The theory of grain ... Jasmine and AG24) of Tan Thoi (Can Tho) cooperative and other most cultivated varieties (OM2517 and OM4498) of Tan Phat A (Kien Giang) cooperative The farmers’ practice on their harvesting method and...
... between farmers and scientists Figure 7: Farmer Phan The Toan, talking about his experience in the use ofthe dryer Figure 8: Statement of local officer, Mr Nguyen van Thanh, Vice Head ofthe people ... Introduction the delegates, participants 8:10 – 8:15: Introduction the content ofthe training program (Dr Vinh Truong) 8:15 – 8:20: Statement of local officer (Vice President ofthe district) ... Introduction the delegates, participants 8:10 – 8:15: Introduction the content ofthe training program (Dr Vinh Truong) 8:15 – 8:20: Statement of local officer (Vice President ofthe district)...