... oftheenzyme in this study In addition, the structural rationale for the other stability (E83K and T407A) andactivity (T129I and T451A) mutations was investigated on the basis ofthe open and ... study, the A13V, E83K and T407A mutations originating from the S1–S3 hits were repeatedly detected during thescreeningofthe reassembly library (Table 1) and, of these mutations, A13V was detected ... origin ofthe mutations to be estimated For example, AS4, composed of A13V, E83K and T451A, was analyzed to be a reassembly of S3 (harboring the A13V mutation), S2 (harboring the E83K mutation) and...
... 1 23 32 0.4 0.5 47–51 44–50 43 47 43 47 43 49 40–45 39 –41 43 47 43 47 44–50 46–51 °C °C °C °C °C °C °C °C °C °C °C 3. 4–4.1 3. 4–4.1 3. 4 3. 8 3. 4–4.1 3. 6–4.1 3. 4–4.1 3. 8 3. 8 3. 5–4.1 3. 6–4.1 3. 5–4.1 ... some ofthe XBS mutants Activity measurements After thescreening procedure, a smaller set of enzymes was selected for purification and further biochemical characterization Theactivityof these enzymes ... xylanases Table The effect of genetic engineering ofthe secondary binding site ofthe B subtilis and A niger xylanases on thescreening ratio Thescreening ratio is defined as the ratio of activity...
... to the age ofthe individual, to the season ofthe year, to the changes in the winds, to the situation ofthe region in which the patient resides, and to the constitution ofthe year (19 53 reprint, ... physical activity, the report was planned collaboratively with representatives from the Office ofthe Surgeon General, the Office of Public Health and Science (Office ofthe Secretary), the Office of ... the Chemeheuvi of California, the Inca of Peru, the Zuni and other Pueblo peoples ofthe American Southwest, andthe Iroquois ofthe American East, who also developed the precursor of modern-day...
... cations and amino acid composition contribute FEBS Journal 272 (2005) 1454–1464 ª 2005 FEBS Thermostability of class II xylose isomerases 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 to the thermostability of ... reasons In the presence of Mg2+ and Co2+, D309K TNXI has a Tm (95.5 °C) slightly lower than that ofthe apoenzyme, and E323K TNXI has the same Tm as TNXI in the presence of a single metal These results ... explains the similar biochemical and thermostability properties of these enzymes [7] Comparisons between the structures ofthe most thermostable class I XIs from Thermus caldophilus and Thermus thermophilus...
... cross-plane thermaland electrical transport by suppressing the effects of parasitic electrical series resistance andthe electronic contributions to thethermal conductivity The results suggest that the ... La0.67Sr0 .33 MnO3 is based on LaMnO3 (Mn3þ, t32ge1g) as the parent compound, where La3þ is partially replaced by Sr2þ, which forces a partial change of Mn3þ to Mn4þ with no eg electron (t32ge0g), ... measurement ofthe cross-plane Seebeck coefficient using a thermal imaging technique .37 The measured value was 1520 53 lV/K Combining the cross-plane measurements ofthe LSMO/LMO superlattices at 30 0...
... indicates the existence of multiple G peaks The quality ofthe fit in the low-energy and high-energy tails ofthe D- and G-bands, respectively, is good The assignment ofthe peak components ofthe D- and ... evaluate the quality ofthe CNTs Yoshida et al .32 have shown that the FWHM intensity ofthe G-band reflects the degree of graphitization of carbon materials The effect of dc bias voltage on the IG/ID ... CNTs to the differences in the quality andthe surface morphology ofthe CNTs The variation in thethermal interface resistance ofthe CNT arrays is attributed primarily to the effect of bias...
... increases the total thermal interface resistance, the contribution ofthe CNT interfacial layer to the total thermal resistance is expected to be $11% ofthethermal resistance of (Bi0.7,Sb1 .3) (Se2.91,Te0.09) ... calculated at the perimeter ofthe Bi2Te3 film, assuming zero lateral displacement at the center The maximum magnitude ofthe calculated stress-free displacement at the edge ofthe film with the CNT ... Bi2Te3 films of 100 mm thickness, the measured thermal interface resistances of CNT-TE samples is $55% ofthe intrinsic resistance ofthe TE film itself (0.55 K WÀ1, corresponding to a measured thermal...
... hours/week 0.001 21-42 249 21.6 32 2 27.9 >42 665 57.7 677 58.6 0.068 BMI (kg/m2 )3) 30 2 63 22.8 2 63 23. 3 >0.001 Menopausal ... box 30 33 501 Tampere Finland e-mail riitta.luoto@uta.fi Abstract Background and objectives The aim of this study was to study the role of menopausal status and physical activity on quality of ... women On the other hand, lean women have more hot flushes at the time of menopause [30 ] and they have been shown to use HRT more frequently [31 ], although opposite results also exist [32 ] Stadberg...
... explain the further increase ofthethermal conductivity when the roughness is large enough The behaviour ofthe cross-plane thermal conductivity is different: it increases monotonously with the ... W/mK At the low temperatures considered (T = 0.15 LJU), the period ofthe superlattice is comparable to that ofthe PMFP The qualitative interpretation ofthe results shows that thethermal contact ... micro-superlattices is given There are voids at the bottom ofthe trenches which are explained by the absence ofthe seed layer at the bottom, andthe fact that they prevent any copper growth These voids were...
... participated in the writing of this manuscript and contributed both intellectually and practically to the content All authors read and approved the final manuscript In DRG andthe dorsal horn ofthe spinal ... suggest that the OVE26 model of chronic hyperglycemia does alter the overall neurochemical profile ofthe sensory nervous system through cell loss and/ or altered enzymeactivityand that this ... glucose levels of at least 400 mg/dl At the histological level, a survey [ 13] ofthe ratio of small (50 and 500 μm2 area) to large (500 and 1950 μm2 area) primary sensory somata in the fifth lumbar...
... lack of cell-cell fusion observed in vivo at the level ofthe placenta ofthe knockout embryos, resulting in impaired maternal-fetal exchanges and death ofthe embryos at mid-gestation [8] Therefore, ... (scaffold number and ORF-coordinates indicated) were: 131 951(25124:26887), 15025(429:2192 reverse strand), 90528(17499:19256), 1 633 59(7744:9486 reverse strand) for Env-Ory1, and 10 93( 1017 :30 35 reverse ... classically observed for retroviruses Their position and functionality ¢ Figure thethe human identified syncytins tions ofand mouserabbit Env-Ory1- and Env-Ory2, andof Retroviral envelope protein-based...
... investigated the influence of CS on the antibacterial activityof these membranes andthe phosphorus release behavior of CRF hydrogels EXPERIMENTAL 2.1 Materials The biopolymers used in the experiments ... initially and became constant after 3 6 days It was due to the high concentration difference between the inside structure ofthe CRF hydrogel andthe outer solution at the beginning ofthe release ... behaviors of phosphorus in water of hydrogel The phosphorus release behavior ofthe CRF hydrogel in the deionized water at the room temperature was shown in Figure The release rate ofthe CRF hydrogel...
... on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations on the fracture surfaces of neat epoxy andthe nanocomposites In addition, the hydrothermal effects on the thermal/ mechanical properties of ... density of clay and onium ion surfactant, different arrangements ofthe onium ions are possible In general, the longer the surfactant chain length, andthe higher the charge density ofthe clay, the ... length ofthe layers, hence to the aspect ratio ofthe dispersed nanoparticles Moreover, the degree of delamination ofthe clay in the polymer matrix, which increases the interaction between the...
... features ofthe Mahayana are the worship of Bodhisattvas and idealist philosophy These are obviously parallel to the worship of Siva and Vishnu, and to the rise ofthe Vedanta Now the worship of these ... after 450 On the other hand portions ofthe sutra about Amợda's Paradise, ofthe Prajủõ-põramitõ, andofthe Avatamsaka were translated about 150 A.D and translations ofthe Lotus and Lalita-vistara ... East[118] and was the fundamental thesis of Bodhidharma, the founder ofthe Zen school But the practical character ofthe Chinese and Japanese has led them to attach more importance to the moral and...
... He is the guardian ofthe world, He is the ruler ofthe world, He is the Lord ofthe world and He is myself." Here the last words destroy the apparent determinism ofthe first part ofthe sentence ... world, the soul and God (the three terms being practically the same) have two modes of existence: one of repose and bliss, the other of struggle and trouble Of these the first mode is the better and ... whereas the pantheism ofthe Smartas grew out ofthe feeling that the many gods of tradition must all be one, the pantheism ofthe Vishnuites was not evolved out of pre-buddhist Brahmanism and is...
... close vicinity to the globular domain of CRT (Fig 5) The sequence segment ofthe binding motif is not contained in the investigated fragmentofthe NMR structure ofthe CRT P-domain The sequence segment ... during the addition of increasing amounts of N1 peptide to 20 lm GABARAP in the presence of 20 lm CRT The addition of N1 resulted in the appearance of new and clearly observable resonances (Fig 3B), ... with the tip ofthe CRT P-domain [37 ] The carbohydrate binding region is localized within the N-domain [41,42] These interactions are of great importance for the ER functions of CRT; however, they...
... the design the studies and editing ofthe manuscript DLM participated in the design and coordination ofthe studies and helped to draft and edit the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... suggest that the reductions in PBNC in human RA patients may be an indirect consequence ofthe anti-inflammatory activityof CP-690,550 and/ or the inhibition of JAK1 Page 10 of 12 and JAK3 activity, ... relationship between inhibition of JAK1 and JAK3, efficacy, andthe inhibition of inflammatory cytokines and neutrophilia in the rat AIA model with CP-690,550 (Tables and 2, Figures and 2) Increases in arthritis,...