... level, size and shape of sampling units must depend on the behavior and distribution ofthe target animals, the attribute to be measured, andthe size ofthe study area Size and shape of sampling ... researcher analyzes to make inferences Choice of an attribute depends on the life history ofthe target species, on the distribution and density ofthe target population, on the terrain andthe local vegetative ... based on the accessibility and other characteristics ofthe study area (i.e land cover, topography, climate) At xed costs, the larger the sampling area, the lower the sampling intensity andthe resolution...
... level, size and shape of sampling units must depend on the behavior and distribution ofthe target animals, the attribute to be measured, andthe size ofthe study area Size and shape of sampling ... researcher analyzes to make inferences Choice of an attribute depends on the life history ofthe target species, on the distribution and density ofthe target population, on the terrain andthe local vegetative ... based on the accessibility and other characteristics ofthe study area (i.e land cover, topography, climate) At xed costs, the larger the sampling area, the lower the sampling intensity andthe resolution...
... oxidative stress [4] Furthermore, the decrease of glutathione can enhance the tendency of sulfhydryl groups to oxidation [5] Oxidation of proteins increases the formation of disulfide as well as ... many drugs to erythrocytes [7] PQ is used for treatment of malarial infections and its loading to erythrocytes is useful The therapeutic use of this drug is restricted due to its toxic side effects ... of pravastatin The erythrocytes were treated with 2mM of primaquine in the third group And in the fourth group the erythrocytes were exposed to pravastatin plus primaquine 2mM After 30 min, the...
... Server offers a wide variety of tools to help you simplify your digital life, andthe availability of these tools should factor in to your organizational strategy, including centralized storage, and ... climb these mountains in v1 and leave the others for another time “These mountains” are: An easy -to- use consumer experience on top ofthe most powerful operating system on the planet Automatic ... the camera that took the picture, the date and time the picture was taken, andthe dimensions ofthe files Figure 2-2 shows some image metadata in columns in Windows Vista (Note the prompts to...
... to 30% of cardiovascular deaths, 20 to 60% of cancer deaths, and 30% of diabetes deaths The only more prominent behavioral contributor to mortality than diet and physical inactivity was use of ... training was associated with lower TC, TG, and TC/HDL-C, but not to changes in HDL-C or LDL-C The average age ofthe subjects was 29.5 years, andthe women with the most atherogenic lipid profiles ... appears to reduce the risk of colon cancer and breast cancer in white women, but there is an obvious need to incorporate minority women into future research on these topics PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND...
... stratified the fully adjusted models by the relevant factor The estimates were made using the “svy” (survey command) functions ofthe STATA program, which allowed us to incorporate the study design and ... permit to establish a cause and effect relationship due tothe lack of longitudinal follow-up ofthe same individuals Nevertheless, the use of a national populationbased survey permits the inclusion ... 0.01, Figure 3) The results ofthe multivariate analysis to estimate time trends andassociated factors for older women are summarized in the table Further, variables significantly associated with...
... to Ala aiming to investigate their importance Several mutations were also combined to assess the importance ofthe SBS as a whole for the biochemical propertiesof XBS and XAN In an attempt to ... of CBMs from (or fusion of CBMs to) xylanases was shown to lead to lower activities in the absence ofthe CBM comparable to those seen for the elimination ofthe SBS in the present study [26–28] ... investigation of whether the SBS has a similar functionality in different GH11 xylanases and hence whether the occurrence of SBS is a more general strategy of GH11 xylanases to compensate for their lack of...
... a total of intensities ofthe 57-kDa, 38-kDa and 19-kDa bands, where the intensity ofthe 38-kDa protein band was corrected for the amounts ofthe added proteins with similar sizes The rates of ... Isolation ofthe 19-kDa propeptide ofthe E78H/D164N mutant To study the binding and ligation ofthe 19-kDa propeptide tothe 38-kDa mature form of E78H ⁄ D164N (see the Results section and Fig ... surrogate ofthe c-carboxy group of Glu78 ofthe wild-type enzyme Moreover, a comparison of log kcat vs pH profiles ofthe E78H and E78H ⁄ D164N mutants provides clues to understanding the importance of...
... groups of Ile50/Ile50¢ tothe carbonyls ofthe inhibitor and is observed in all complexes The difference Fourier maps, 2Fo–Fc and Fo–Fc, unambiguously indicate the conformation ofthe inhibitors and ... inhibitors 2–6 bind tothe active site ofthe protease with specific accommodations ofthe residues lining the S1/S1¢ subsites, as compared with the nonsubstituted analog The rmsd of Ca atoms of ... summarizes the binding characteristics ofthe fluoro inhibitors For the P1/P1¢ mono-substituted inhibitors, and 3, the accessible volume ofthe subsites is utilized more efficiently in relation to the...
... orange and parts of b-sheet A in pink Backbone atoms ofthe s1A/hFloop (residues D127 to E130) andofthe top of hF andthe hF/s3Aloop (residues T146 to L154) are shown in CPK colours The following ... variant, the specific inhibitory activity towards uPA was determined in a peptidolytic assay and expressed as percentage ofthe theoretical maximum The activity was monitored over time andthe rate of ... expressed as percentage ofthe theoretical maximum The activity was monitored over time andthe rate of latency transition expressed as the functional half-life, t½ The averages and standard deviations...
... acid [40,41] They are prime target of ROS due to their location near tothe site of ROS production [42] and could be the source of carbonyl adducts Other recent reports have shown that there is intracellular ... between the relative rates of glycoxidation/oxidation and proteolysis in the mitochondrial matrix Although the respiratory function of mitochondria is not compromised in spite ofthe extent of altered ... ng atoms of oxygen consumed per minute and per mg protein The rate of oxygen consumption in state and in state 4, respiratory control ratio (RCR) of oxygen consumptions in states andand the...
... a-Kdo-residues The resonance frequencies and 3J1,2 coupling constants of signals belonging tothe anomeric protons of GlcpN-residues revealed that one was a- andthe other was b-configured These residues ... were sharp and proton signals were more dispersed However, the signal ofthe anomeric carbon ofthe b-GlcpN was absent from the spectrum under these conditions and could not be assigned The severe ... the equatorial deoxy proton of residue C and proton ofthe second Kdo residue (D) This ROE is characteristic of an a2–4-linked Kdodisaccharide [19] This substitution also leads to a b-shift of...
... osmolyte andthe peptide backbone, and (b) the total contribution of side chains tothestabilityofthe native state, which may interact differently with different osmolytes, is very small These ... reactions ofthe enzyme–substrate, enzyme–intermediate and enzyme–product complexes [29] On the other hand, kcat ⁄ Km is an apparent second-order rate constant that refers tothepropertiesandthe ... reaction ofthe free enzyme and free substrate [29] We have therefore estimated kcat ⁄ Km values of all the reactions in the presence and absence of all classes of osmolytes It can be Fig Effect of...
... PAGE and densitometric analysis ofthe Coomassie-stained bands This Hpt preparation contained small amounts of ApoA-I and ApoE, and was free of albumin and other protein contaminants Isolation of ... worsens the onset andthe rate of progression of atherosclerosis We evaluated the negative effects of Hpt on LCAT activity and cholesterol uptake by hepatocytes by using molar ratios of Hpt with ... from gel tothe PVDF membrane, with HRP-conjugated avidin and ECL Coomassiestained bands of VLDL and LDL proteins are shown in lanes and 2, respectively VLDL and LDL proteins, blotted onto the PVDF...
... 8.0), the thermal stabilityof both mutants was confirmed to be up to 10 °C higher than that ofthe wild-type (Fig 2B) When the pH propertiesofthe purified enzymes were investigated, the AS4 and ... of activity andstability included the additional T129I or T451A mutation (Table 1) Therefore, to understand the structure and function ofthe mutated residues, hypothetical structures of S toebii ... tighter binding ofthe cofactor in C freundii TPL, thereby reducing the decomposition rate ofthe cofactor by a Pictet–Spengler reaction [9] In the S toebii enzyme, Pro16 occupies the Thr15 position...
... correlation ofthe G-C content ofthe paired stem regions (Watson–Crick base pairing) ofthe 16S rRNA genes, with the actual length ofthe stem, and with their Topt [15] In spite of attempts to correlate ... based on the Topt ofthe microorganism They compared the crystal structures of proteins from moderate thermophilic microorganisms (Topt ¼ 45–80 °C) and extreme thermophilic microorganisms (Topt ... 75–100% ofthe activity (cf free enzyme), whereas other combinations lead to full inactivation ofthe enzyme [74] Moreover, epoxy modification ofthe gel surface leads tothe precise control of the...
... sheets and 8, the AAA domain helix andthe C-terminal helix) However, the majority of these proteins are likely to be other meiotic clade AAA ATPases and have the AAA domain helix andthe C-terminal ... by their first three amino acids The TRP sequence (TRPTVNEDDLLK) is at the start ofthe helix, whereas the RDF sequence (RDFGQEGN) is at the end ofthe helix (Fig 1B,C) To determine whether the ... in transport of endocytosed material, including alpha factor and 1430 both water- and membrane-soluble dyes, tothe vacuole [41,42] To assess the importance ofthe C-terminal helix and b-domain...
... based on the ability of Escherichia coli to grow in the presence ofthe toxic compound paraquat; and (b) the use ofthe paraquat-based selection scheme in a directed evolution approach to identify ... part, be due to a loss ofthe interaction between the side chains of Asn73 and Gln143 The X-ray crystal structure of hMnSOD shows that the side chain amide ˚ of Asn73 is near to (3.1 A) and possibly ... the uncatalyzed dismutation of superoxide [32] A least-square fit of Eqn (1) tothe data of Fig yields the constants given in the legend of Fig The values of kcat ⁄ Km and kcat for catalysis by...
... triggering ofthe apoptosis machinery Further studies are required to better understand the importance ofthe role AFP in modulating the level of IAPs in tumor cells Elucidation ofthe role of AFP ... [16–18,52] The ability ofthe cell to die at the postmitochondrial level depends mainly on the activity of endogenous inhibitors of apoptosis, such as IAPs, sHSPs, or Bcl-2 [6,7,54,55] There is further ... that they belong tothe same XIAP molecule Discussion Recent evidence has broken the main paradigm of apoptosis, stating that the release of cytochrome c is the point of no return in the apoptotic...
... secretion ofthe truncated variants into the culture medium, suggesting the importance ofthe C-terminus for the correct folding and procession of GCPII throughout the secretory pathway These data ... absence ofthe intracellular and transmembrane domains does not influence carboxypeptidase activity of GCPII and neither does the attachment ofthe HisXpress epitope at the N-terminus ofthe 44/750 ... NAAG-hydrolyzing activity (the 44/736 variant), andthe C-terminal extension (addition ofthe V5-His tag in the case ofthe 44/750_V5-His variant) reduced the activity by a factor of > 104 Furthermore, C-terminal...