The synthesis of phosphopeptides.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dopa and catecholamines on the generation of oxygen active species during oxidation of farmorubicin by "Fenton-like" reagents using chemiluminescent and spectrophotometric techniques. The tested catechols were found to reduce the light emission accompanying oxidat...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Kruk I,Lichszteld K,Aboul-Enein HY

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-translational modification of histones has significant effects on overall chromatin function. One such modification is citrullination, which is catalyzed by the protein arginine deiminases (PADs), a unique family of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptidyl-arginine to form peptidyl-citrulline on hist...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bicker KL,Thompson PR

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:A winter flounder antifreeze polypeptide (HPLC-6) has been studied in vacuo and in aqueous solution using molecular dynamics computer simulation techniques. The helical conformation of this polypeptide was found to be stable both in vacuum and in solution. The major stabilizing interactions were found to be the main-c...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： McDonald SM,Brady JW,Clancy P

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple solid-state NMR method was used to study the structure of (13)C- and (15)N-enriched silk from two Australian orb-web spider species, Nephila edulis and Argiope keyserlingi. Carbon-13 and (15)N spectra from alanine- or glycine-labeled oriented dragline silks were acquired with the fiber axis aligned parallel o...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bonev B,Grieve S,Herberstein ME,Kishore AI,Watts A,Separovic F

更新日期：2006-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear magnetic resonance and optical experiments are combined to determine the rms amplitude of local angular motion of purines in DNA in solution. A 12 base-pair duplex DNA with the sequence d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 is deuterated at the H8 positions of adenine and guanine by exchange with solvent at 55 degrees C. The deute...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Nuutero S,Fujimoto BS,Flynn PF,Reid BR,Ribeiro NS,Schurr JM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of protein folding is obviously driven by forces exerted on the atoms of the amino-acid chain. These forces arise from interactions with other parts of the protein itself (direct forces), as well as from interactions with the solvent (solvent-induced forces). We present a statistical-mechanical formalism t...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Durell SR,Ben-Naim A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation mechanism of an alanine-based peptide has been studied by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with a recently developed all-atom point-charge force field and the Generalize Born continuum solvent model at an effective salt concentration of 0.2M. Thirty-two simulations were conducted. Each simulation ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Chowdhury S,Zhang W,Wu C,Xiong G,Duan Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological therapy for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, continues to present challenges in targeting efficacy. The need for maximal local drug exposure at the inflamed regions of the GI tract has led research to focus on a disease-targeted drug delivery approach. Smart nano...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bertoni S,Machness A,Tiboni M,Bártolo R,Santos HA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-state nmr spectroscopy provides a robust method for investigating polypeptides that have been prepared by chemical synthesis and that are immobilized by strong interactions with solid surfaces or large macroscopic complexes. Solid-state nmr spectroscopy has been widely used to investigate membrane polypeptides o...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bechinger B,Kinder R,Helmle M,Vogt TC,Harzer U,Schinzel S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conformational preferences of blocked alanine dipeptide (ADP), Ac-Ala-NHMe, in aqueous solution were studied using vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) together with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. DFT calculations of three most representative conformations of ADP surrounded by six explicit water mol...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Mirtič A,Merzel F,Grdadolnik J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differences in the absorbance in the mid infrared region (Mid IR) between normal and abnormal tissues have been shown to be a possible criterion for the detection of different forms of cancer. The present work aimed to study the effects of cell growth and DNA synthesis on the RNA/DNA ratio, which is a promising pa...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Sahu RK,Mordechai S,Manor E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MD simulations have been carried out to understand the dynamical behavior of the DNA substrate of the Thermus aquaticus DNA methyltransferase (M.TaqI) in the methylation process at N6 of adenine. As starting structures, an x-ray structure of M.TaqI in complex with DNA and cofactor analogue (PDB code: 1G 38) and free d...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Wibowo FR,Rauch C,Trieb M,Liedl KR

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The second derivative FTIR study of heat-induced and pressure-assisted cold-induced changes in the secondary structure of bovine alpha-lactalbumin was carried out for native holoprotein and calcium ion depleted apoprotein. The secondary structure and compactness of alpha-lactalbumin were examined in a temperature rang...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Dzwolak W,Kato M,Shimizu A,Taniguchi Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the CD and uv absorption spectra of 5S RNA from Escherichia coli using the method developed in the preceding paper. The analysis of spectra of 5S RNA at 20 degrees C in 0.1M NaClO4, 2.5 mM Na+ (phosphate), pH 7.0, and 0.5 mM MgSO4 gave 7 +/- 3.6 A.U base pairs, 25 +/- 3.6 G.C base pairs, and 7.5 +/- 3.6 G....

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Johnson KH,Gray DM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new procedure (POLYS) for producing three-dimensional structures of polysaccharides and complex carbohydrates is described. This employs a builder concept combining a database of monosaccharide structures with a database containing information on populations of independent neighboring glycosidic linkages in disaccha...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Engelsen SB,Cros S,Mackie W,Pérez S

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide-polysaccharide matrices can mimic extracellular matrix structure and function and are useful for tissue and cell engineering. The spacer between the peptide and the polysaccharide is important for both peptide conformation and the interaction between the peptide and receptors. Here, the effect of a spacer on t...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Kumai J,Hozumi K,Yamada Y,Katagiri F,Kikkawa Y,Nomizu M

更新日期：2016-11-04 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：:The study of biologically active peptides is critical to the understanding of physiological pathways, especially those involved in the development of disease. Historically, the measurement of biologically active endogenous peptides has been undertaken by radioimmunoassay, a highly sensitive and robust technique that p...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Xi L,Jin Y,Parker EA,Josh P,Jones A,Wijffels G,Colgrave ML

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptoids, oligomers of N-substituted glycine, have been valuable targets for study and diverse application as peptidomimetics and as nanomaterials. Their conformational heterogeneity has made the study of peptoid structures using high-resolution analyses challenging, limiting our understanding of the physiochemical fe...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Fuller AA,Seidl FJ,Bruno PA,Plescia MA,Palla KS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) proteins are negative regulators of JAK proteins that are receptor-associated tyrosine kinases, which play key roles in the phosphorylation and subsequent activation of several transcription factors named STATs. Unlike the other SOCS proteins, SOCS1 and 3 show, in the N-termina...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： La Manna S,Lopez-Sanz L,Leone M,Brandi P,Scognamiglio PL,Morelli G,Novellino E,Gomez-Guerrero C,Marasco D

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular dynamics simulation, with backbone constraints for 20 ps of equilibration and simulation, of a repeating polypeptide segment, Gln-Pro-His-Gln-Pro-Leu-Gln-Pro-His-Gln-Pro-Leu-Gln-Pro-Met-(Gln-Pro-Leu )4, constituting residues 112-138 of bovine amelolgenin, a 19.35 kD hydrophobic protein, are discussed. It is ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Renugopalakrishnan V,Pattabiraman N,Prabhakaran M,Strawich E,Glimcher MJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently understood function for Ras in signal transduction is in mediating the transmission of signals from external growth factors to the cell nucleus. Mutated forms of this GTP-binding protein are found in 30% of human cancers with particularly high prevalence in colon and pancreatic carcinomas. These mutation...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Qian Y,Sebti SM,Hamilton AD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental thermodynamic data for the dissolution of five simple hydrocarbon molecules in water were combined with the solute-solvent interaction energy from a computer simulation study to yield data on the enthalpy change of solvent reorganization. Similar data were generated for dissolving these same solute mo...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Lee B

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobicity has proven to be an extremely useful parameter in small molecule drug discovery programmes given that it can be used as a predictive tool to enable rational design. For larger molecules, including peptoids, where folding is possible, the situation is more complicated and the average hydrophobicity (as d...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bolt HL,Williams CEJ,Brooks RV,Zuckermann RN,Cobb SL,Bromley EHC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminally blocked (L-Pro-Aib)n and Aib-(L-Pro-Aib)n sequential oligopeptides are known to form right-handed beta-bend ribbon spirals under a variety of experimental conditions. Here we describe the results of a complete CD and ir characterization of this subtype of 3(10)-helical structure. The electronic CD spectra w...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Yoder G,Keiderling TA,Formaggio F,Crisma M,Toniolo C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides represent a rich natural source of potential medicines with one notable pharmaceutical limitation being their relatively short duration of action. A particularly good example of this phenomenon is glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP), a hormone of appreciable interest for the treatment of type II diabetes. In the na...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： De A,DiMarchi RD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of potent and selective therapeutic agents, useful for the treatment of several diseases, have been isolated from natural sources. For example, the most active thrombin inhibitors are those secreted by the salivary glands of leeches. One peculiar feature of these agents is the lack of any significant in...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Lombardi A,De Simone G,Galdiero S,Staiano N,Nastri F,Pavone V

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phase content of amylose-water mixtures (0.7/0.3 w/w) has been analyzed by transmission Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in the 1175-950 cm(-1) region. Spectra are obtained under three different conditions: (a) as a function of temperature (T) from 25 to 97 degrees C; (b) at room temperature (RT), af...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Bernazzani P,Chapados C,Delmas G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescein-labeled antibodies are widely used in clinical assays and fluorescence microscopy. The fluorescent signal per labeled antibody is limited by fluorescein self-quenching, which occurs when the antibody is heavily labeled with multiple fluoresceins. We examined immunoglobulin G (IgG) when labeled with 0.7 to ...

journal_title：Biopolymers

authors： Lakowicz JR,Malicka J,Huang J,Gryczynski Z,Gryczynski I

更新日期：2004-08-15 00:00:00