... evaluating the interaction energies and hydrogen positions ofthe end fragment andthe bases of base pair T8-A25 and base G9 (Table 2, Fig. 4).For the bases ofthe A25-T8 base pair, the interac-tion ... complex. The NH amide atoms of the drug in particular form H-bonds with thymine O2 and adenine N3 atoms in the AATT-rich sequence of the decamer. Part ofthe spine of hydration is substituted by the ... Waals’interactions between the drug andthe floor and walls of the minor groove [21,22]. Electrostatic interactionsbetween the negatively charged minor groove and the positively charged end groups ofthe drug...
... decreased by 0.0167 gÆcm)3, from the start of the experiment. Bythe end ofthe measurement, the thickness had increased by 0.342 nm, the mass hadincreased by 0.10 ngÆmm)2 and the density ... channel 3, the mass increased by 0.02 ngÆmm)2 and the density decreased by 0.0072 gÆcm)3. After 2.5 h, the thickness increased by 0.212 nm, the mass increased by 0.05 ngÆmm)2 and the density ... during the entire experiment (Fig. 5), i.e. the thickness ofthe layer decreased by 0.014 nm, the layerdensity decreased by only 0.0086 gÆcm)3, andthe massdecreased by 0.03 ngÆmm)2. The process...
... assessment of dietary intake, physical activity, and measurement of anthropometrics and other lifestyle factors. Protocols for the SWHS were approved bythe Institutional Review Boards of all ... followed by a question on the amount consumed in lians (50g/lian) per unit of time. A lian is the unit of weight in China equivalent to 50 g. The reproducibility and validity ofthe FFQ was ... of type 2 DM in four prospective studies [3;5-7]. The available data on the association between meat intake andthe risk of type 2 DM are limited to four health professionals cohorts and the...
... indicate the 5¢-ter-minus of 33 clones isolated after 5¢-RACE. (B)Primer extension analysis of fgl2 mRNA. The left side ofthe figure is the sequence ladderusing the same primer andthe pM166 ... indicates the nucleotide thatis matched to the band present in the primerextension reaction on the right. The sequence of the primer is 5¢-CCTCCACCGCTCGGCAGGCAGCGAGGACGG-3¢. The laneson the right ... theseprobes. All the lanes have labelled probes. The adding of extracts and cold probe are indicated in the top ofthe panel. Supershift, ss-Sp1 and ss-Sp3, were shown in presence of anti-Sp1 and anti-Sp3...
... made audible the resonances between the blast of Dada at the end of WWI in Zurich and Berlin, the gust ofthe Situationists on the Rive Gauche in Paris in the 1960s, andthe explosion of Punk Rock ... reduce the imbalances of power between the developer andthe user, and between the rich andthe comparatively poor. However, what the effects of this leveling ofthe playing field will be on other ... supporters of FOSS.For the time being, the low costs which increase its accessibility are offset bythe still rather high barrier of technical expertise necessary to make use ofthe much ofthe software....
... the shape ofthe response curve isstrongly affected bythe two groups of parameters thatdetermine the protein–protein interactions: the concen-trations ofthe enzymes relative to the target ... to kinase or phospha-tase; the respective concentrations ofthe target will bedenoted by Xn,0, Xn,K and Xn,P, respectively. They aredetermined bythe rates ofthe reversible enzyme–targetassociations ... for the kinase and phosphatase. Moreover, Eqn (3) shows that the phos-phorylation can be directly inhibited bythe phosphatase (and dephosphorylation bythe kinase) due to competi-tion of the...
... 0Simulations30 The growth in operating costs is ofthe same order of magnitude as the rise in the number of care personnel. The € 508 million operating cost ofthe domicileelderly care in the year ... services they need either from the keeperSimulations26 The actual coverage ofthe domicile services at target year depends on the number of elderly living home, their dependency andthe expected ... usage and shifts in it. In most ofthe cases the distribution isnot monotone, therefore we have smoothened the distributions by linear discretemodels. An example of smoothing the distribution of...
... held by banks with the assets of securitization pools and those held by institutions that fund themselves mainly by issuing securities. Bythe end ofthe second quarter of 2007 (just before the ... 2007). The fluctuations of credit in the context of secured lending expose the fallacy ofthe lump of liquidity in the financial system. The language of liquidity suggests a stock of available ... The increased importance ofthe market-based banking system has been mirrored bythe growth (and subsequent collapse) ofthe broker-dealer sector ofthe economy, the sector that includes the...
... observed in the presence of ATP.No change in the mobility ofthe Ure2p–Ssa1p com-plexes was detected in the presence of ATP. The stoichiometry of Ure2p and Ssa1p within the 120 and 160 kDa ... built from the X-ray structure ofthe C-terminal domain of Ure2p and integrates the finding that the N-terminal domain of Ure2p is flexible. An enlargement ofthe region of Ure2p involved in the interaction ... (MH+exp) andthe calculated mass difference (p.p.m.) with the theoretical monoisotopic mass ofthe identified peptide are given. The presence ofthe modified peptides in the Ure2p, Ssa1p and Ure2p–Ssa1p...
... of deviating from and optimal price (which is a function of the costs andthe demand function faced bythe firm) andthe costs of adjusting the price. Under the assumption of a state-dependent ... advantage of an extraordinarily rich dataset, we extend the scope of this strand ofthe literature by exploring the effects of 4 Hofmann and Mizen (2004) and De Graeve et al. (2007) relax the ... extend the analysis to study the determinants ofthe hazard of changing the retail rates. The exploration of these determinants contains, on the one hand, information on the effect of observed...
... of these changes occurred at frame-work 3 ofthe heavy chain (Asp74Asn) and 3 ofthe lightchain. Two ofthe changes (Thr152Ile and Ser197Gly)occurred at frameworks 1 and 3, respectively, and ... for the selection of human antibodies through the creation of large repertoires in vitro [10]. This process beginswith the cloning and expression of cDNAs encoding the variable regions ofthe ... venomobtained by electric stimulation of scorpions ofthe speciesCentruroides noxius Hoffmann. The venom was purified by Sephadex G-50 gel filtration and cation-exchange chroma-tography [37]. The other...
... specimensreveal the crucial point of connection between the head appendages and the shield itself. (The end ofthe appendage opposite to the point of attachmentwith the body the distal, or farthest, ... position ofthe eyes and nozzle, the full sequence of lateral lobes, andthe gills lying above the lobes. The gut runs as a straighttube down the middle ofthe body. Figure 3.25 is a side view and revealsseveral ... source of evidence retains achemical signature of organic activity. Ofthe two common isotopes of carbon,^12C and ^13C, photosynthesis differentially uses the lighter ^12C and therefore raises the...