... to the identification ofthe second siderophore(data not shown). We therefore assume that either the extraction conditions were inadequate for the iso-lation ofthe natural product, or that the ... characterization of these compounds isgrowing and may result in the synthesis of specificinhibitors based on the structure ofthe pathogensiderophore [16].A promising approach for the isolation of secondarymetabolites, ... Further-more, the functional properties of erythrochelin actingas an iron-chelating compound were investigated. On the basis ofthe analysis ofthe S. erythraea genome, transcriptome and the...
... degeneration of the sequences upstream ofthe pseudogenes made it impossibleto predict the locations ofthe first introns and exons of Y1, Y2andY3.An alignment ofthe peptides predicted from the pleurocidin ... andpseudogenes and determined the antimicrobial activities of synthetic peptides predicted from these sequences. We haveperformed a comprehensive survey ofthe differentialexpression of these genes and pseudogenes ... motifs (ATGCAAAT) are present in the noncoding sequences of all ofthe pleurocidins. These motifsare often found in enhancers, where they promote tran-scription of immune-relevant genes. In fish,...
... Research on the Change of 2-AP and Other Volatile Compounds in Processing Bun from Rice 3.4. Investigating the changes of 2-AP and other volatile compounds ofrice in Bun processing Table 3. The volatile ... 20g of brown rice with dichloromethane as solvent and collidine as internal standard. Duration of extraction was 30 minutes from apparition ofthe first drop of water in the bottom ofthe ... analytical results showed that there is no 2-AP peak in the Korea rice samples at the Rt (9.498 minute) as the 2-AP peak of Pandan leaf. It means that the Korea rice varieties are not aromatic...
... either no nucleotide cofactor orhad slowly hydrolysable analogues of ATP. The rateenhancement by the presence of ATP was in the order of about 15-fold (Fig. 6), strongly suggesting that the hydrolysis ... lM of OsDmc1 in absence of ATP; (2) with 1.25 lM of OsDmc1 in presence of 2.0 mM of AMP-PNP; (3) with 1.25 lM of OsDmc1 in presence of 2.0 mM ATP-c-S; (4) with 1.25 lM of OsDmc1 in presence of ... in the conversion of inactive forms of protein tothat of active forms. It is interesting and intriguing tonote that in the absence of any nucleotide cofactor,OsDmc1 leads to a slow process of...
... for the understanding ofthe genetics of this significant food-bornepathogen. We therefore elucidated the structures of thesemajor cell surface carbohydrates to make functionalanalysis ofthe ... at 382arose from the loss of both the 6-O-Me-Hep and GalNAc,whichthenleadtothelossofRibwithafinalmassof250 Da. The MS/MS spectra of m/z 762 (Fig. 4c), aswith m/z 791, showed the loss GalNAc ... loss of GalfNAc, one ofthe threemain sugars in the polymer repeat, results in loss of capsulepolymerization in contrast to loss ofthe 6-O-MeHep whichdoes not affect polymerization of the...
... ng/g24). These resultsshow that considerable geographical differences exist in the cadmium content of rice. The riceof West Java has been found to have double the cadmium content ofrice from ... half or more of their daily cadmium intake from rice 46). The latest data in Japan show that one third of the daily cadmium intake comes from rice. Compared with the data for Japan in the 1970s17, ... Accumulation in the Kidneys: Tomoyuki KAWADA, et al. Department of Public Health, Gunma University School of Medicine The body burden of cadmium primarilydepends on the daily intake ofthe element...
... 20g of brown rice with dichloromethane as solvent and collidine as internal standard. Duration of extraction was 30 minutes from apparition ofthe first drop of water in the bottom ofthe ... analytical results showed that there is no 2-AP peak in the Korea rice samples at the Rt (9.498 minute) as the 2-AP peak of Pandan leaf. It means that the Korea rice varieties are not aromatic ... Processing Bun from Rice 3.4. Investigating the changes of 2-AP and other volatile compounds ofrice in Bun processing Table 3. The volatile compounds in non-soaking and 12 hours soaking of Khao Dawk...
... Delta is one ofthe great and fertile plains of Southeast Asian; is the food production and export area ofthe most important in the country. In the future, when the possibility of reclaimed ... Analysis the changes of elements in the model In the original script ofthe model using actual values ofthe elements obtained from the secondary resources from the provinces and the primary data ... and other projects. With the speed ofthe current land acquisition, in 2020 paddy land in the country is only 3.4 million ha, while in the long term the risk of reducing rice land in the Mekong...
... in the regulation of these genes. It should be noted that,although the exact positions ofthe AREs are not con-served between different mammalian species, at least50% of all AREs in all of these ... 6C).Therefore, knockdown ofthe PRDX5 gene stimulatedtranscription of some families of human satellite DNA,which may be caused by direct involvement of PRDX5in silencing ofthe transcription of ... bars)shows the results of analysis of 8-oxoG in the controland KD-1 cells. In the KD-1 cells, the concentration of endogenous 8-oxoG was significantly increased,indicating that PRDX5 contributed to the...
... before the present, there probably lived at least two species of ape in Africa, though there may have been more. One was the ancestor ofthe gorilla, the other the common ancestor ofthe chimpanzee ... pillar of support for part ofthe thesis ofthe recent book The bell curve9 crumble. There are differences between the average IQ scores of blacks and whites, but there is no evidence that these ... set ofthegenome came from the mother and one from the father. In principle, each set includes the same 60,000-80,000 GENES on the same twenty-three CHROMOSOMES. In practice, there are often...
... limit to the longevity of germ lines. Sex would then act as a repair THE LOGIC OF AGING 352 The logic of agingIn the eyes of many, the science of aging must look like a quest for the Holy Grail, ... revelations ofthe subconscious at the beginning ofthe twentieth century. However, the alarm felt by many when confrontedwith the implications of Darwin’s theory regarding the position of humans ... the wild the situation is probablysomewhere between these extremes. The survival curves reveal both the average lifespan ofthe population (the age at which50% ofthe cohort has died) and the...
... ofthe size of CP subunits is likely the result of retention on the HPLCcolumn due to the very basic charge ofthe protein; esti-mated isoelectric point (pI) of CP is 9.43.Localization ofthe ... that the peptide comprising aa 965–1085 represents the protease, based on the position ofthe active site within the predicted sequence. In the predicted protein the Aspartic acid residue of active ... Reconstruction ofthe data, after algorithmswere applied to convert the family of ion peaks, gave aprotein with molecular mass of 13,794 ± 4 Da (Figure 1). The lack of recovery or detection of proteins of...