... II The hood domain is mainly built up by residues from the C-terminus and consists of a two-stranded anti-parallel b-sheet composed of b2 and b9 and an a-helix from the C-terminus (Fig 1A) The ... Lys173 interacts with both O6 and N7 (Fig 1C) The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydrogen bonded to the main chain andthe side chain of Asp142 (Fig 1C) Both hydroxyl groups ofthe ribose are involved in ... Asp142, 2¢ and 3¢OH ofthe ribose and three water molecules with ˚ coordination distances of approximately 2.4 A The phosphate ofthe GMP is hydrogen bonded to main chain and side chain atoms of amino...
... of pantoate [9] Here, we report the results ofthe structural studiesofthe pantoate-bound form ofthe N-terminal domain of E coli PS (nPS) The structure and substrate-binding interactions of ... the A-chain and B-chain of nPS, and in the case of His37, the v1 torsion angle changes from 63.34° to )67.80° and )52.11° for the A-chain and B-chain of nPS, respectively The imidazole ring of ... back to the position ofthe Fig Superimposition ofthe A-chain of nPS (green), the B-chain of nPS (cyan), andthe substrate-free protein (1IHO.pdb; magenta) The carbon and oxygen atoms of pantoate...
... that the work of Lookene et al [27] has already established Of two possible dimeric structures of LPL, the head-tohead andthe head-to-tail models, thestudiesofthe chimeric proteins of hepatic ... the C-terminal domain of apoCII interacts with the interface ofthe N- and C-terminal domains of LPL and part ofthe lid surface [32] Because the functional importance of LPL’s C-terminal domain ... not the lipase activity and that the normal affinity of these mutants for heparin (Fig 3, Table 1) implies conservation ofthe overall structure ofthe WW and WWW mutants – indicate that these...
... [35,36,40,41] The apocyt b5 and apo-Mb have no absorption in the Soret band region because ofthe lack ofthe heme prosthetic group For the holo-cyt b5 and holo-Mb, the CD spectra ofthe Soret band are ... displays the conserved conformation in the structures ofthe Phe35fiTyr mutant andofthe wild-type protein as well as other mutants However, the conformation ofthe latter is flexible CD spectra of thermal ... b5 and metMb The heme transfer reaction consists of two steps: the first step is the release ofthe heme from cyt b5, andthe second step is the binding of apo-Mb with the heme b [30] Because the...
... at the two spatial tips ofthe molecule, at the N-terminus with Arg1 and in the turn in the presence of Arg7 and Arg9 (see Figs and 4) The shorter analogue, BM-2, was the most flexible of all the ... ofthe peptide Two hydrophilic regions were located at the two spatial tips ofthe molecule, at both termini with Arg1 and Arg17, and in the turn in the presence of Arg8 and Arg10 (see Figs and ... on the membrane This may also account for differences in the haemolytic activity ofthe peptides A better understanding ofthe mode of action of these peptides is crucial for the development of...
... substitution of basic histidine for the asparagine resulted in inactive enzyme Taken together, the analysis ofthe decarboxylation activity and characterization ofthe mutants ofthe putative ... mutational studiesof chalcone synthase have demonstrated that decarboxylation of malonyl-CoA is independent of acylation ofthe active site cysteine [24] In these studies, substitution ofthe active-site ... resulting in the formation ofthe product The FAE1 KCS mechanism has not been characterized and is known to use malonyl-CoA instead of malonyl-ACP Nonetheless, the mechanism ofthe fatty acid...
... Tautomerization of thione Scheme The synthesis of IMHC Figure Optimized 3D structure ofthe IMHC Figure The effect of test organism toward synthesized compound Figure The effect of tested fungi toward synthesized ... across the C=N bond The existence ofthe thione form predominantly in the solid state is demonstrated by the presence of two absorption bands at 1273.7 and 3421 cm−1 belonging to the C=S and NH ... FT-IR spectroscopy The FT-IR spectra provide valuable information regarding the nature of functional group of IMHC The appearance of a broad strong band in the IR spectra of IMHC in 3421 cm–1...
... Finally, large randomized studies not support the use of RMs in patients with ARDS In conclusion, the use of RMs cannot be recommended in the light of current knowledge, and if RMs are used they should ... in the prone than in the supine position, and importantly the benefit was sustained at lower PEEP In other studies other adjuncts to MV were necessary to keep the lung open after RMs [20] Lu and ... suggest that RMs have different effects depending on the type of lung insult and on the use of various combinations of tidal volume and PEEP Whether RMs are necessary to prevent alveolar collapse...
... report the results of these analyses and additional exploratory analyses of both the PROWESS and ADDRESS databases We discuss the results of these analyses in the context of their implication on the ... the conception and design ofthe study, in the development and conduct of analyses, and in the clinical trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated in the conception and design of ... review ofstudies examining the independent relationship between hospital or physician volume and clinical outcomes They found that, overall, 71% of all studiesof hospital volume and 69% of studies...
... acknowledge the support of my entire family for believing in my potential and special thanks to my parents, my brother and my husband for their continuous support and understanding, without them this ... physiological and molecular aspects of salt tolerance in A officinalis The notable contributions of this study include confirmation ofthe role of AoDHN1 in stress remediation and identification of a ... initiation of erosion along much ofthe coastline due to the construction ofthe Kranji Dam, immediately east ofthe study area, with the mangrove fringe having removed by up to 50m in 2001 These...
... impressions ofthe place: I have met your great ruler Mutsu Hito2 and others of your statesmen, and have been impressed with their progressive spirit, the thoroughness of their knowledge, andthe saneness ... discourse in the writing of Philippine and Southeast Asian history Specifically, the second part ofthe thesis asks: Given the dismissal and even exclusion of Japanese wartime writing in the postwar ... my four and a half years of study at the NUS I want to dedicate this thesis to “Prof Rey” as a part of my “utang,” which I permanently owe him The academic staff ofthe Department of Southeast...
... characterization, and FTS reactor studies to confirm and understand the effect of boron promotion on the stability of Co catalyst under realistic FTS conditions Figure 1.1 TGA profile showing the evolution of ... combination of Density Functional Theory (DFT) and thermodynamic calculations, careful catalyst characterization, and by realistic reactor studies Using the detailed understanding ofthe dominant ... al., 2010) The objective of this thesis is therefore to first understand the mechanism responsible for the deactivation of Co catalyst under realistic FTS conditions The deactivation of Co catalysts...
... least 1) the viscoelasticity ofthe cortex, cytoplasm andthe nucleus, and 2) static surface tension andthe active forces ofthe cytoskeleton Determination ofthe relative contribution of these ... methodology and theoretical model put forward in this thesis will contribute to a more accurate evaluation ofthe viscoelastic properties of cells and better understanding ofthe biological response of ... aspects ofthe mechanical behaviors ofthe cells Because ofthe heterogeneity and viscoelasticity of cells, the measured mechanical properties are very dependent on the techniques For example, the...
... strain The band offset is shown and it is known as type I straddling alignment (Fig.2.3 (a)) The entire band offset occurs in the valence band while the band offset in the conduction band is small ... electrical, and optical) of as-prepared and rapid thermal processed (oxidation and annealed) Si1−xGex and Si1−x−yGexCy alloys grown by RTCVD The structural properties ofthe as-prepared and rapid thermal ... presence of strain resulted in the lifting ofthe degeneracy ofthe bands of interest (i.e the valence band in compressively strained SiGe on Si andthe conduction band in tensile strained Si on...
... amino acid and that the partitioning ofthe amino acid between the aqueous phase andthe micellar phase depends on both the ionic strength andthe type of salt used The influence ofthe total ... into the water pool ofthe reversed micelles through the channel ofthe bud Fusion ofthe interfacial surfactant layer in the neck ofthe bud occurs, followed by the diffusion ofthe amino acid-containing ... present in the aqueous phase, the type of surfactant, cosurfactant and organic solvent used, temperature andthe properties ofthe amino acids on the kinetics of extraction and reextraction of amino...
... be determined The thermodynamics and kinetics ofthe transition ofthe human telomere quadruplex between the Na+ basket form andthe K+ hybrid form was recently described [73] CD and DSC were ... practical problems There are worrisome reports documenting that the lengths ofthe pre- and posttransition baselines selected and used in data analysis directly affect the values ofthe thermodynamic ... Additional thermodynamic studies are needed to resolve the discrepancies and to obtain a coherent picture ofthe thermodynamic profile for quadruplex formation Thermodynamic studiesof quadruplex...
... curve The plots ofthe inverse time constant (kobs) are linear (Fig 9) andthe values of koff andthe association-rate parameter, kon, listed in Table 3, were determined as the intercept andthe ... fractional contributions ofthe uorescence ofthe red and blue components from the solute quenching experiments by using the fractional contributions ofthe short and long lifetimes ofthe Trp13 residue ... whereas the maximum ofthe less quenchable component remains unchanged at 338 nm The maxima ofthe resolved spectra and their relative intensities, measured as the areas under each ofthe resolved...
... (Table 1) They display, however, greater heterogeneity in the molecular mass ofthe detected protein band, as is also the case for metal cation dependence, as the sPPase activity of many of these ... regulated by the same factors Analysis ofthe promoter regions of 3954 Sequence and phylogenetic analysis Knowledge ofthe N-terminal sequences ofthe three cyanobacterial sPPases purified and characterized ... salt (MgCl2) and mm Na4PPi (standard assay conditions) The reaction was started by the addition of enzyme, andthe PPi released after 10 was determined When the efficiencies of other divalent...