Enzymes immobilized as crystals. Hydrogen isotope exchange of crystalline lysozyme.

abstract：:The gene encoding the enzyme tyrosyl tRNA synthetase from Bacillus stearothermophilus has been systematically altered using synthetic oligonucleotides as mutagens. The construction of mutations has been facilitated by using strains of bacteria defective in mismatch repair and also by utilising a genetic marker in the ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Bedouelle H,Carter P,Waye MM,Winter G,Lowe DM,Wilkinson AJ,Fersht AR

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An apparatus for chemi- and bioluminescence measurements is described. The main features are in high sensitivity: for example, 5 10(-12) M adenosine triphosphate, 5 10(-7) M glucose, 2 10(-9) M perhydrol and 4 10(-13) M peroxidase are easily detected; its fast mixing time and the possibility of injecting a reactant, a...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Arrio B,Lecuyer B,Dupaix A,Volfin P,Jousset M,Carrette A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of beta-D-glucose with glucose oxidase generally requires oxygen, which, under normal conditions is present at low concentrations in the reaction medium. Experiments show that glucose oxidase is no longer saturated by oxygen at enzyme concentrations greater than 0.4 mg.ml1. This is due to the decrease in...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Boudrant J,Cheftel C

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretome produced by cells within the bone marrow is significant to homeostasis. The bone marrow, a well-studied organ, has multiple niches with distinct roles for supporting stem cell functions. Thus, an understanding of mediators involved in the regulation of stem cells could serve as a model for clinical probl...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Eltoukhy HS,Sinha G,Moore CA,Gergues M,Rameshwar P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of proteins known to contain collagen-like triple helical domains is rapidly increasing. The functions of these domains are to provide molecular rods that separate spatially non-triple helical domains with varied properties and structures and to permit lateral interactions between molecules. Two-thirds of t...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： van der Rest M,Garrone R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the process of L-phenylalanine oxidation by Proteus mirabilis cytoplasmic membrane, hydrogen peroxide was produced at a rate corresponding to 1-3 per cent of the total electron flow (30-110 nmoles min-1mg-1). Peroxide was estimated using a fluorimetric assay with horseradish peroxidase, or by anodic oxidation on a ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Sauret-Ignazi G,Laboure-Rossat AM,Jouve HM,Pelmont J

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bothropstoxin-I (BthTx-I) is a homodimeric Lys49-PLA2 from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararacussu, which lacks hydrolytic activity against phospholipid substrates, yet permeabilizes membranes by a Ca2+-independent mechanism. The interaction of the BthTx-I with model membranes has been studied by intrinsic tryptop...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Ferreira TL,Ruller R,Chioato L,Ward RJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azelaic acid (AzA), a C9 linear α,ω-dicarboxylic acid, is found in whole grains namely wheat, rye, barley, oat seeds and sorghum. The study was performed to investigate whether AzA exerts beneficial effect on hepatic key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in high fat diet (HFD) induced type 2 diabetic C57BL/6J mice. C...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Muthulakshmi S,Saravanan R

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative formalism called Metabolic Control Theory makes it possible to be precise in discussions of metabolic control. To illustrate this, I will mention 2 experimental systems where free energy is converted from one form to another, i.e., bacteriorhodopsin liposomes and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylatio...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Westerhoff HV

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evidence accumulated to date by several research groups indicates that antisense oligodeoxynucleotides targeted against messenger RNA (mRNA) sequences located downstream of the initiation codon fail to inhibit the translation of this mRNA unless the hybrid is cleaved by RNase H. It has previously been sho...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Cazenave C,Frank P,Büsen W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine S100A12 (cS100A12) is a calcium-binding protein of the S100 superfamily of EF-hand proteins, and its expression is restricted to neutrophils and monocytes. Interaction of S100A12 with the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) has been suggested to play a central role in inflammation. Moreover, S10...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Heilmann RM,Suchodolski JS,Steiner JM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major pterin in Tetrahymena pyriformis, strain W, earlier suggested to be L-threo-biopterin and named ciliapterin [1] is now identified as D-threo-neopterin (D-monapterin). This is the first example of a natural D-monapterin. This compound was characterized by its chromatographic behavior, its fluorescence propert...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Klein R,Tatischeff I,Tham G,Grolière CA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1) Isonitrile derivatives of synthetic polyamides, polyesters and polyalcohols, of polysaccharides such as cellulose, cross-linked dextran and agarose, linear dextran and of cross-linked and linear polyacrylamide were prepared. 2) Proteins and low-molecular-weight ligands were bound covalently to these materials by fo...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Goldstein L

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) has been genetically linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. From the three common alleles (epsilon2, epsilon3 and epsilon4), epsilon4 has been suggested to promote amyloid beta (Ass) plaque fibrillation, one hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. It has been demonstrated that altered lipid content...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Rapp A,Gmeiner B,Hüttinger M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although believed to be widely distributed among the animal kingdom, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily members have mainly been characterized in vertebrate and in invertebrate model organisms such as Drosophila and C. elegans. To characterize such new factors in invertebrates, a PCR screen was per...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Lelong C,Mathieu M,Favrel P

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-gamma is a key cytokine in tumor immunosurveillance. The recently described interferon-producing killer dendritic cell (IKDC), can be distinguished from other innate effectors by its ability to kill a large variety of tumor cells and to produce high amounts of interferon-gamma after encountering tumors in t...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Bonmort M,Ullrich E,Mignot G,Jacobs B,Chaput N,Zitvogel L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT, serotypes A-G) and tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) are bacterial proteins that comprise a light chain (M(r) approximately 50) disulfide linked to a heavy chain (M(r) approximately 100). By inhibiting neurotransmitter release at distinct synapses, these toxins cause two severe neuroparalytic dise...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Humeau Y,Doussau F,Grant NJ,Poulain B

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotides that complement Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA residues 685-696 and 694-705 have been synthesized so as to incorporate antibody-recognizable markers: a 3'-terminal residue of N6-delta 2-isopentenyladenosine, a 5'-dinitrophenyl group, or both. Each oligonucleotide is able to bind RNA within the sma...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： McWilliams RA,Glitz DG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method to compare two fluorescence anisotropy decay curves. After numerical deconvolution of both decays by a non a priori method [1], their difference, D, is considered. The variance is computed for each point of D. A confidence interval is defined which allows a decision to be made as to the significan...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Genest D,Privat JP

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caveolin is the protein marker of caveola-mediated endocytosis. Previously, we demonstrated by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence that an anti-chick embryo caveolin-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) recognizes a protein in amoeba extracts. Nevertheless, the caveolin-1 gene is absent in the Entamoeba histolytica genome da...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Piña-Vázquez C,Reyes-López M,Mendoza-Hernández G,Bermúdez-Cruz RM,de la Garza M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural bovine seminal RNase possesses a potent antitumor action. We have mutagenized monomeric bovine pancreatic RNase A, devoid of any cytotoxic action, to insert residues present at corresponding positions in the subunit of dimeric, antitumor, seminal RNase. Like naturally dimeric seminal RNase, the mutant dimeric ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Cafaro V,Bracale A,Formiggini F,Notomista E,D'Alessio G,Di Donato A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparison of the amino acid sequences of 5 cysteine proteinases: papain, actinidin, rat cathepsins B and H and chicken cathepsin L, demonstrates a striking homology among their sequences. The N-terminal region (residues 1-70 in papain) and C-terminal region (residues 118-212 in papain) display the highest sequenc...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Dufour E

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study has shown the effect of individual mineral surfaces on the activity of sweet almond beta-D-glucosidase. We now consider more complex situations likely to occur in soil, such as adsorption onto mixtures of different mineral surfaces, and the effect on enzyme activity of mineral surfaces with organic co...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Quiquampoix H

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews recent data on the adenylate cyclase system of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Since the discovery of yeast adenylate cyclase mutants and the possibility of molecular biological analysis, adenylate cyclase and the subsequent steps in the cAMP cascade have become subject of intense investigation....

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Jacquet M,Camonis J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibition rates and spectral characteristics of 2 probes specific for the active-site serine residue of proteases were examined for evidence of conformational change of the proteases upon their binding to alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2M). Elastase, chymotrypsin, trypsin, and plasmin were reacted with (7-nitrobenz...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Martini JL,Pochon F

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wheat germ translation initiation factor 2 (WGeIF-2) was isolated in a homogeneous state by an efficient procedure and characterized. Its molecular mass, as determined by a gel-filtration method is approximately 150,000 Da. According to SDS-PAGE WGeIF-2 consists of four subunits with M(r) 37,000 (alpha), 40,000 (b...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Shaikhin SM,Smailov SK,Lee AV,Kozhanov EV,Iskakov BK

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human replication initiation protein, Cdt1, is a central player in the cell cycle regulation of DNA replication, and geminin down-regulates Cdt1 function by direct binding. It has been demonstrated that Cdt1 hyperfunction resulting from Cdt1-geminin imbalance, for example, by geminin silencing with small interfering...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Mizushina Y,Takeuchi T,Hada T,Maeda N,Sugawara F,Yoshida H,Fujita M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombin-binding DNA aptamer (TBA) 5'-d(GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG)-3' forms a G-quadruplex that is necessary for binding to the coagulation factor thrombin. The stability of the G-quadruplex of TBA when bound to thrombin and potassium ion (K(+)) were investigated for the wild-type oligonucleotide and for mutants in which th...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nagatoishi S,Isono N,Tsumoto K,Sugimoto N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascomycete Cladosporium herbarum is a prominent fungal inducer of Type I allergy. The only major allergen identified so far is Cla h 8, a NADP-dependent mannitol dehydrogenase (MtDH). MtDH, a cytoplasmic protein of 28.5kDa, belongs to the Short chain Dehydrogenases/Reductases (SDR), acting as a NADP-dependent oxid...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nüss D,Goettig P,Magler I,Denk U,Breitenbach M,Schneider PB,Brandstetter H,Simon-Nobbe B

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has employed a combination of spectroscopic, calorimetric and computational methods to explore the binding of the three side-chained triazatruxene derivative, termed azatrux, to a human telomeric G-quadruplex sequence, under conditions of molecular crowding. The binding of azatrux to the tetramolecul...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Petraccone L,Fotticchia I,Cummaro A,Pagano B,Ginnari-Satriani L,Haider S,Randazzo A,Novellino E,Neidle S,Giancola C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00