Effects of freezing on purified nitrite reductase from a denitrifier, Alcaligenes sp. NCIB 11015.

abstract：:Prp8 is a splicing factor of 220 kDa originally identified in yeast and is a component of the U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Mouse Prp8 cDNA was cloned and shown to share 62.6 and 68.2% sequence identity with the yeast homologue at the amino acid and nucleotide level, respectively, while it differs by on...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takahashi A,Muramatsu H,Takagi S,Fujisawa H,Miyake Y,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable cell lines expressing the gastric proton pump alpha- and/or beta-subunits were constructed. The cell line co-expressing the alpha- and beta-subunits showed inward Rb(+) transport, which was activated by Rb(+) in a concentration-dependent manner. In the alpha+beta-expressing cell line, rapid recovery of intracel...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kimura T,Yoshida A,Tabuchi Y,Ikari A,Takeguchi N,Asano S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The active site of thermolysin is composed of one zinc ion and five polypeptide regions [N-terminal sheet (Asn112-Trp115), alpha-helix 1 (Val139-Thr149), C-terminal loop 1 (Asp150-Gly162), alpha-helix 2 (Ala163-Val176) and C-terminal loop 2 (Gln225-Ser234)]. To explore their catalytic roles, we introduced single amino...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kusano M,Yasukawa K,Inouye K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA libraries were screened for the human histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) gene and a sequence of 15,499 nucleotides was determined. The gene is composed of 7 exons and 6 introns, and all the exon-intron boundaries match the consensus GT/AG sequence for donor and acceptor splice sites. Each of cystatin-like d...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Wakabayashi S,Takahashi K,Koide T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of cholesta-7,24-dien-3 beta-ol and its activity as a substrate for the sterol side-chain methyltransferase in yeast have not previously been studied. Experiments with acetone-powder extracts of yeast showed that the sterol is formed from zymosterol by delta8-delta7 isomerization. However, direct convers...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yabusaki Y,Nishino T,Ariga N,Katsuki H

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p-Nitrophenyl O-6-deoxy-6-[(2-pyridyl)amino]-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha- D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D- glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (FG5P) is hydrolyzed by human pancreatic a-amylase (HPA) or salivary alpha-amylase (HSA) to O-6-deoxy-6-[(2-pyridy...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Omichi K,Ikenaka T

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calmodulin (CaM), a physiologically important Ca(2+)-binding protein, participates in numerous cellular regulatory processes. It is dumbbell shaped and contains two globular domains connected by a short alpha-helix. Each of the globular domains has two Ca(2+)-binding sites, the EF hands. CaM undergoes a conformational...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shishido H,Yamada MD,Kondo K,Maruta S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p40(phox) of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase forms a complex with p67(phox) in cytosol, and coincidentally decreases in patients who lack p67(phox). Here we investigated the mode of translocation of p40(phox) to the membrane, its cytoskeletal localization on activation of the NADPH oxidase, and the dependency of its expre...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsunawaki S,Yoshikawa K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic proteins are produced with amino terminal propeptides. These amino-terminal extensions are essential for mediating proper folding of their corresponding proteins and are also termed as intramolecular chaperones. Though these propeptides are highly specific and unique...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shinde U,Inouye M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. As a part of studies on the mechanism by which catecholamines are released from the nerve terminals, the synaptic vesicle fraction was isolated from bovine caudatolenticular nuclei and thalamus by differential centrifugation essentially according to the method of Kadota and Kadota (17). 2. Further centrifugation on...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsudzuki T,Fujii T,Tanaka R

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding a MutM from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Miyazaki F) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. A 5.9-kb DNA fragment, isolated from D. vulgaris (Miyazaki F) by XhoI and PvuII, contained a MutM gene and other open reading frames. The nucleotide sequence of the MutM gene indicated that the protein was c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sanada H,Nakanishi T,Inoue H,Kitamura M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor light chain (ITI-LC, also known as bikunin or urinary trypsin inhibitor) was examined in various human tissues. By reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, the mRNA was detected not only in the liver, a known site of ITI-LC production, but also in the kidney, heart, ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Itoh H,Tomita M,Kobayashi T,Uchino H,Maruyama H,Nawa Y

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-D-Galactosidase has been purified to apparent homogeneity from rabbit spleen. The purification steps involved ammonium sulphate precipitation, DEAE-cellulose, concanavalin A-Sepharose, Sephadex G-200, and Sepharose 4B-(epsilon-aminocaproyl)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucosylamine affinity chromatographies. In the DEAE-cellu...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Rodríguez-Berrocal FJ,Páez de la Cadena M,Cabezas JA,Pérez-González N

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roxadustat (FG-4592, Rox) is a stabilizer for hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs), which induce production of the erythroid growth factor erythropoietin, and has been listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a prohibited substance for athletes since 2011. Although the detection technologies for Rox and its...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Saigusa D,Suzuki N,Matsumoto Y,Umeda K,Tomioka Y,Koshiba S,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron transport particles (ETP) prepared from beef heart mitochondria formed malondialdehyde by NADPH-dependent lipid peroixidation in the presence of ferric ions and ADP or ATP. The reaction was inhibited by MnCl2, EDTA, or radical scavengers, but was not inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoate (PHMB) or respiratory...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takeshige K,Minadami S

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas L-phenylalanine oxidase (deaminating and decarboxylating) mainly catalyzes oxygenation when L-phenylalanine is used as the substrate, but oxidation when L-methionine is used as the substrate. Using [C(alpha)-H]-DL-methionine and [C(alpha)-D]-DL-methionine as substrate, the reductive half reaction of FAD co...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ohta Y,Mukouyama EB,Suzuki H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fluorescent fragment of Mr = 23,800 was obtained by the papain digestion of N-iodoacetyl-N'-(5-sulfo-1-naphthyl)ethylene diamine (abbreviated as IAEDANS)-modified chicken gizzard myosin. The fragment was isolated by gel filtration on a Sephadex G-100 column in the presence of 5 M guanidine-HCl followed by anion exch...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Onishi H,Maita T,Miyanishi T,Watanabe S,Matsuda G

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) [EC 4.1.1.31] has a highly conserved and unique sequence, 578-FHGRGGSIGRGGAP-591 (on Escherichia coli, PEPC), in which a GRGG motif is repeated twice with two intervening residues. Since previous chemical modification studies suggested the functional importance of arginine residu...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yano M,Terada K,Umiji K,Izui K

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A major glucoamylase [EC 3.2.1.3] of Aspergillus saitoi was purified by ultrafiltration followed by successive chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex, Ultrogel AcA 44 and SP-Sephadex. The purification achieved was 23-fold from crude extract with a yield of 21%. The purified enzyme, named Gluc M1, was proved homogeneous as...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takahashi T,Inokuchi N,Irie M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-stable L-lactate dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1.27] was purified from an extremely thermophilic bacterium belonging to the genus Thermus, and it showed an allosteric nature dependent on fructose 1,6-bisphosphate as an effector. The enzyme had a molecular weight of approximately 120,000 with a subunit molecular weight of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Taguchi H,Yamashita M,Matsuzawa H,Ohta T

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome c oxidase from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans was purified to homogeneity and some of its properties were studied. The oxidase was solubilized with n-octyl-beta-D-thioglucoside (OTG) under acidic conditions (pH 4.0) and purified by one step of ion-exchange chromatography with a CM-Toyopearl column. The absorptio...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kai M,Yano T,Tamegai H,Fukumori Y,Yamanaka T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A post-proline cleaving enzyme [post-proline endopeptidase: EC 3.4.21.26] was purified from lamb brain by a series of column chromatographies on DEAE-Sephadex, hydroxyapatite and Sephadex G-150. The purified enzyme appeared homogeneous on disc gel and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) gel electrophoreses. The enzyme was mo...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yoshimoto T,Simmons WH,Kita T,Tsuru D

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelatinase was extracted at 60 degrees C from the collagen fiber-rich fraction of granulation tissue induced by carrageenin in rats. A large part of the extracted gelatinase was unbound to Zn-chelating Sepharose. The unbound gelatinase gave a single band corresponding to a molecular mass of 57 kDa on SDS-substrate PAG...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakagawa H,Hirata M,Hoshino K,Sakata K,Hatakeyama S

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a dose of 10 micrograms of 6-aminonicotinamide (6-AN) was administered to day-4- chick embryo in ovo, micromelia was obviously observed in the hind limbs of 7-day chick embryos. We examined the teratogenic mechanism of 6-AN by using the normal or micromelial hind limbs (buds) from day 5 to day 7, with special at...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Honda A,Iwama M,Umeda T,Mori Y

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel positively charged planar bilayer membrane was formed from a mixture containing 20% cationic lipid, 1,2-dioleoyloxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propane, and neutral phospholipid mixture of 56% phosphatidylethanolamine and 24% egg phosphatidylcholine. The basic properties of the bilayer were essentially the same as tho...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Anzai K,Masumi M,Kawasaki K,Kirino Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding NADH dehydrogenase from an alkalophile, Bacillus sp., was cloned and sequenced. The cloned DNA fragment contained an open reading frame of 1,557 nucleotides which encodes a polypeptide composed of 519 amino acid residues (Mr 55,830). The predicted amino acid sequence was consistent with the partial a...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Xu XM,Koyama N,Cui M,Yamagishi A,Nosoh Y,Oshima T

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+-binding of S-100 protein was studied using a Ca2+ electrode at pH 6.80. In the presence of 0.1 M KCl and 10 mM MgCl2 (ionic strength 0.13), Ca2+-binding to S-100 protein occurred in three steps with positive cooperativity. The numbers of bound Ca2+ ions in the three steps were 2, 2, and 4. The Ca2+-binding consta...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matsuda S

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat liver glucocorticoid receptor was partially purified and characterized for its hormone binding using selenite. Selenite at very low concentrations irreversibly inhibited the hormone binding. The concentration for half maximal inhibition was approximately 2.8 microM. The inhibition was restored by dithiothreitol. T...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tashima Y,Terui M,Itoh H,Mizunuma H,Kobayashi R,Marumo F

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggrecan, a large aggregating proteoglycan, is one of the major structural components of cartilage. Its core protein contains three glubular domains and two glycosaminoglycan-attachment domains. These domains play various roles to maintain cartilage structure and function. An N-terminal globular domain binds hyalurona...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Watanabe H,Yamada Y,Kimata K

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclohexadextrin and maltose bound to soybean beta-amylase and affected the environments of tryptophan and tyrosine residues, producing characteristic difference spectra in the ultraviolet region. The difference spectrum produced by cyclohexadextrin, a competitive inhibitor, had peaks at 285, 292, and 299 nm, while th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mikami B,Nomura K,Morita Y

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00