Transfer RNA recognition by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.

abstract：:The periodical D-band pattern is generally considered a unique ultrastructural feature shared by all fibril-forming collagens, which correlates with the intrafibril, paracrystalline array of tropocollagen monomers. Distinct band patterns have been reported, however, for collagen stained long-spacing (SLS) crystallites...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Ortolani F,Giordano M,Marchini M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulated ir absorption and vibrational CD (VCD) spectra of four alanine-based octapeptides, each having its main chain constrained to a different secondary structure conformation, were analyzed and compared with experimental results for several different peptides. The octapeptide simulations were based on transfer of...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bour P,Kubelka J,Keiderling TA

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological properties of soluble antigen-antibody (Ag-Ab) complexes depend in part on the size of the complexes. In previous work, the size distribution and structure of model Ag-Ab complexes were determined by electron microscopy. In this study, we used constrained regularization analysis of quasi-elastic light sc...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Murphy RM,Yarmush ML,Colton CK

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial variation in the composition of nonexpanded biopolymer blends prepared by extrusion of mixtures of gelatin with either native or pregelatinized waxy maize starch was studied using a 30-microm aperture FTIR microspectroscopy technique. The ratio of the areas of the "saccharide" bands (953-1180 cm(-1)) and t...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Mousia Z,Farhat IA,Pearson M,Chesters MA,Mitchell JR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between biological macromolecules have characteristic values of affinity and specificity that are set according to the biological function that is served by the interaction in the organism. Here we examine the molecular mechanisms that are used to achieve the required values of affinity and specificity in...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Szwajkajzer D,Carey J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A secondary structure sequence is a symbolic string composed of three kinds of letters, indicating the helix, strand, and coil (including turns), respectively. A graphic representation for this abstract symbolic sequence is proposed here, called the S curve. The S curve is the unique representation for a given seconda...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Zhang CT,Zhang R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lifson-Roig Model (LRM) and all its variants describe the α-helix to coil transition in terms of additive component-free energies within a free energy decomposition scheme, and these contributions are interpreted through sequence-context dependent nucleation and propagation parameters. Although this phenomenologic...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Wood GG,Clinkenbeard DA,Jacobs DJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA sequences containing four types of analog nucleosides are described. All four are pyridine derivatives constructed as C-nucleosides so that they mimic the pyrimidine derivatives 2'-deoxyuridine, thymidine or 2'-deoxycytidine, but in all cases the analogs lack the corresponding O2-carbonyls that in duplex DNA are l...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Sun Z,McLaughlin LW

更新日期：2007-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of long-range allosteric transitions of DNA secondary structure and their possible involvement in transcriptional activation is discussed in the light of new results. A variety of recent evidence strongly supports a fluctuating long-range description of DNA secondary structure. Balanced equilibria between...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Schurr JM,Delrow JJ,Fujimoto BS,Benight AS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From Auricularia auricula-judae, a water soluble beta-D-glucan, named as AAG, was isolated by extraction with 70% ethanol/water solution. Its chemical structure was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), matrix-assisted laser desorption /ionization (MALDI)-time of flight (TO...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Ma Z,Wang J,Zhang L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide recognition by G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is reviewed with an emphasis on the indirect approach used to determine the receptor-bound conformation of peptide ligands. This approach was developed in response to the lack of detailed structural information available for these receptors. Recent advances in...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Marshall GR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptomers are oligomeric molecules composed of both α-amino acids and N-substituted glycine monomers, thus creating a hybrid of peptide and peptoid units. Peptomers have been used in several applications such as antimicrobials, protease inhibitors, and antibody mimics. Despite the considerable promise of peptomers as ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Butterfoss GL,Drew K,Renfrew PD,Kirshenbaum K,Bonneau R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To optimize antigen-antibody reactions, we have synthesized chemically well-defined hydrophilic microspheres. Proteins or haptens were covalently linked to these carriers. When the microsphere conjugates were agglutinated by the corresponding antiserum, the size of the complex artificially increased during the immunol...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Marchand J,Varcin P,Riochet D,Montagne P,Cuilliere ML,Duheille J,Pau B

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycopeptide analogues of CSF114(Glc), modified at N-terminus with new ferrocenyl carboxylic acid and a new ferrocenyl-thiphosphino amino acid, were used to implement a new electrochemical biosensor for autoantibody detection in multiple sclerosis. The ferrocenyl moiety of these "electrochemical probes" did not affect...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Real-Fernández F,Colson A,Bayardon J,Nuti F,Peroni E,Meunier-Prest R,Lolli F,Chelli M,Darcel C,Jugé S,Papini AM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is becoming increasingly clear that characterization of the protein ensemble-the collection of all conformations of which the protein is capable-will be a critical step in developing a full understanding of the linkage between structure, dynamics, and function. X-ray solution scattering in the small angle (SAXS) an...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Makowski L,Gore D,Mandava S,Minh D,Park S,Rodi DJ,Fischetti RF

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherent chemical programmability available in peptide-based hydrogels has allowed diversity in the development of these materials for use in biomedical applications. Within the 20 natural amino acids, a range of chemical moieties are present. Here we used a mixing-induced self-assembly of two oppositely charged pepti...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Joyner K,Taraban MB,Feng Y,Yu YB

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been the focus of intense research towards the finding of a viable alternative to current small-molecule antibiotics, owing to their commonly observed and naturally occurring resistance against pathogens. However, natural peptides have many problems such as low bioavailability and hi...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： He Y,He X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular dichroism using synchrotron radiation (SRCD) can extend the spectral range down to approximately 130 nm for dry proteins, potentially providing new structural information. Using a selection of dried model proteins, including alpha-helical, beta-sheet, and mixed-structure proteins, we observe a low-wavelength ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Nesgaard LW,Hoffmann SV,Andersen CB,Malmendal A,Otzen DE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on the conformational preferences of the Dphig (C(alpha,alpha)-diphenylglycine) residue showed that this C(alpha,alpha)-disubstituted glycine has a structural versatility. In fact, depending on the nature of the following or preceding residue, Dphig can assume either folded or extended conformations. We...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Pavone V,Lombardi A,Saviano M,De Simone G,Nastri F,Maglio O,Omote Y,Yamanaka Y,Yamada T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The (Fe2S2)2+ complex of an artificial 20-peptide ligand, Ac-Pro-Tyr-Ser-Cys-Arg-Ala-Gly-Ala-Cys-Ser-Thr-Cys-Ala-Gly-Pro-Leu-Leu-T hr-Cys- Val-NH2, containing an invariant Cys-A-B-C-D-Cys-X-Y-Cys (A, B, C, D, X, Y = amino acid residues) fragment of plant-type ferredoxins was synthesized by a ligand exchange method wit...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Ueyama N,Ueno S,Nakamura A,Wada K,Matsubara H,Kumagai S,Sakakibara S,Tsukihara T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant protein C (SP-C) is an important constituent of lung surfactant (LS) and, along with SP-B, is included in exogenous surfactant replacement therapies for treating respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). SP-C's biophysical activity depends upon the presence of a rigid C-terminal helix, of which the secondary str...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Brown NJ,Lin JS,Barron AE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig citrate synthase (PCS) can be used as a model enzyme to gain some insight into the structural basis of protein thermostability. The thermal unfolding characteristics of the specific secondary structure elements within PCS were monitored in detail by following changes in its amide I band components. The result of o...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Severcan F,Haris PI

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the pulsed double electron-electron resonance in electron spin-echo (PELDOR) technique is applied to study the self-aggregation of spin-labeled zervamicin IIA, a hexadecapeptide antibiotic of fungal origin, which is known to form ion channels in a phospholipid double layer. Measurements of the ion cha...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Milov AD,Tsvetkov YD,Gorbunova EY,Mustaeva LG,Ovchinnikova TV,Raap J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common blue marine mussel adheres to underwater surfaces using an adhesive protein (Mefp-1) extruded from its foot. This highly hydroxylated protein contains a number of unusual amino acids, including 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), which is thought to contribute to the crosslinking of the extruded threads and ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Akemi Ooka A,Garrell RL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a novel general approach is presented that allows for a straightforward design of receptor binding assays. This principle of a receptor binding assay is applied to the estrogen receptor, which is important in the management of breast cancer and for the estimation of the estrogenic potency of chemicals in...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Christoph S,Meyer-Almes FJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathelicidins are a numerous group of mammalian proteins that carry diverse antimicrobial peptides at the C-terminus of a highly conserved preproregion. These peptides, which become active when released from the proregion, display a remarkable variety of sizes, sequences, and structures, and in fact comprise represent...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Gennaro R,Zanetti M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-level quantum-chemical and quantum-dynamics calculations are reported on the tautomerization equilibrium and rate constants of guanine and its complexes with one and two water molecules. The results are used to estimate the fraction of guanine present in the cell during DNA synthesis as the unwanted tautomer that...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Gorb L,Podolyan Y,Leszczynski J,Siebrand W,Fernández-Ramos A,Smedarchina Z

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional RNAs such as ribosomal RNA and structured domains of mRNA are targets for small molecule ligands that can act as modulators of the RNA biological activity. Natural ligands for RNA display a bewildering structural and chemical complexity that has yet to be matched by synthetic RNA binders. Comparison of natu...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Hermann T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human saliva contains hundreds of small proline-rich peptides originated by the proteolytic cleavage of the salivary basic Proline-Rich Proteins. Nevertheless only for few of them a specific biological activity has been assigned to date. Among them, the 1932 Da peptide (p1932) has been patented as an anti-HIV agent. I...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Righino B,Pirolli D,Radicioni G,Marzano V,Longhi R,Arcovito A,Sanna MT,De Rosa MC,Paoluzi S,Cesareni G,Messana I,Castagnola M,Vitali A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides, peptidomimetics, and peptide derivatives that self-assemble into fibrillar gels have received increasing interest as synthetic extracellular matrices for applications in 3D cell culture and regenerative medicine. Recently, several of these fibrillizing molecules have been functionalized with bioactive compon...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Jung JP,Gasiorowski JZ,Collier JH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00