Effects of phenylalanine and phenylpyruvate on ATP-ADP hydrolysis by rat blood serum.

abstract：:N, N'-Ethylene-bridged bis-(S)-methionine[(2S, 7S)-2, 7-bis(2-methyl-thioethyl)-3,6-diazaoctanedioic acid] derived from (S)-methionine and 1,2-dibromoethane was cyclized and esterified simultaneously in boiling ethanol in the presence of an appropriate amount of strong acid such asp-toluenesulfonic acid, affording a c...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Yamashita T,Takenaka H,Kojima Y

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid and glucosinolate biosynthesis are two interdependent pathways; amino acid synthesis as a part of primary metabolism provides the precursors for glucosinolate biosynthesis in secondary metabolism. In our previous studies, the combination of coexpression analysis and metabolite profiling led to the identific...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Albinsky D,Sawada Y,Kuwahara A,Nagano M,Hirai A,Saito K,Hirai MY

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficient synthesis ofδ-hydroxy-β,γ-dehydroα-amino acids (1) was achieved by the hybrid process, in which the Pd(II)-assisted rear-rangement ofβ-acetoxyallylglycine ester (6) afforded the corresponding (E)-δ-acetoxyvinylglycine derivatives (7) in a moderate yield. The chemo- and stereo-selective hydrolysis of7 was...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kirihata M,Fukuari M,Izukawa T,Ichimoto I

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide bonds in protein structures are mainly found in trans conformation with a torsion angle ω close to 180°. Only a very low proportion is observed in cis conformation with ω angle around 0°. Cis-trans isomerization leads to local conformation changes which play an important role in many biological processes. In t...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Craveur P,Joseph AP,Poulain P,de Brevern AG,Rebehmed J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe six children with tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) responsive phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency. All patients carry two mutant alleles in the PAH gene. Cofactor deficiency was excluded. The effect of BH(4) administration was studied by correlating different oral BH(4) doses with plasma phenylalanine le...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Steinfeld R,Kohlschütter A,Ullrich K,Lukacs Z

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cross-linking of protein molecules to form stable supramolecular aggregates capable of acting as protective and supporting structures is a common feature of organisms coping with the stresses of life. These new polymeric forms range from thick rigid structures to thin flexible membranes. The formation of such cros...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Bailey AJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular transglutaminases (TGs) in eukaryotes are responsible for the post-translational modification of proteins through different reactions, cross-linking being the best known. In higher plants, extracellular TG appears to be involved in roles similar to those performed by the mammalian counterparties. Sin...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Del Duca S,Verderio E,Serafini-Fracassini D,Iorio R,Cai G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two synthetic routes to bis-armed-alpha-amino acid derivatives are described. The first route involves alkylation of dibromo derivatives with ethyl isocyanoacetate under phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) conditions. The second route uses a palladium-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between a DL-4-boronophe...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kotha S,Shah VR,Halder S,Vinodkumar R,Lahiri K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the presence of and changes in free amino acids and biogenic amines in red and white muscle of bigeye tuna during storage in controlled atmospheres with 2 gas mixes containing different concentrations of CO(2) and O(2). Levels of amines were generally higher in white than in red muscle, with the ex...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ruiz-Capillas C,Moral A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thioalkylation procedure, which uses molecular sieves to promote the reaction, was exploited to provide peptides with useful functional groups (lipidic moieties), naturally occurring on proteins as post-translational modifications. The procedure was further implemented to synthesize tailor-made lipidated peptides, i...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Calce E,Leone M,Monfregola L,De Luca S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of up-regulation of putrescine (Put) production by genetic manipulation on the turnover of spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) was investigated in transgenic cells of poplar (Populus nigra × maximowiczii) and seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana. Several-fold increase in Put production was achieved by expressi...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Shao L,Bhatnagar P,Majumdar R,Minocha R,Minocha SC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently agmatine, decarboxylated arginine, has been shown to be an important biological compound in several animal tissues. This paper summarizes the known information regarding the transport of arginine, its decarboxylation and the effects of the agmatine formed mainly on NO and polyamine synthesis. ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Grillo MA,Colombatto S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular peptide ligand binding sites, which bind the N-termini of angiotensin II (AngII) and bradykinin (BK) peptides, are located on the N-terminal and extracellular loop 3 regions of the AT(1)R and BKRB(1) or BKRB(2) G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Here we synthesized peptides P15 and P13 corresponding to...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Lopes DD,Vieira RF,Malavolta L,Poletti EF,Shimuta SI,Paiva AC,Schreier S,Oliveira L,Nakaie CR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetyl-AA(amino acid)-NHtBu derivatives of all 20 naturally occurring amino acids have been synthesized. Syntheses were performed via solution-phase methodology with yields that allow for access to gram quantities of substrates, in most cases. Syntheses include the coupling of a hindered amine, tert-butylamine, with...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ekkati AR,Campanali AA,Abouelatta AI,Shamoun M,Kalapugama S,Kelley M,Kodanko JJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of hydroxypyrroloindoline (Hpi) containing dipeptides along with the corresponding monomeric Hpi-α-amino acid (Hpi-2-carboxylate), were prepared by reacting a series of N α-protected-tryptophans in aqueous or biphasic [water/cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME)] solutions containing Oxone® (potassium peroxymonosul...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Blanc A,Xia F,Todorovic M,Perrin DM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that specific amino acids are required for optimal growth of leukemic versus normal cells, and it is believed that the depletion of selected amino acids can abrogate tumor growth. We have developed a technique for studying the effect of amino acid deprivation on leukemic cell proliferation. The tech...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Reiken SR,Briedis DM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampus trimaculatus is one of the most heavily traded seahorse species for traditional medicine purposes in many countries. In the present study, we showed neuroprotective effects of peptide derived from H. trimaculatus against amyloid-β42 (Aβ42) toxicity which are central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disea...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Pangestuti R,Ryu B,Himaya S,Kim SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnosine is found in high concentrations in skeletal muscles, where it is involved in several physiological functions. The muscle carnosine content measured within a population can vary by a factor 4. The aim of this study was to further characterize suggested determinants of the muscle carnosine content (diet, gende...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Everaert I,Mooyaart A,Baguet A,Zutinic A,Baelde H,Achten E,Taes Y,De Heer E,Derave W

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that dietary supplementation with L-proline (proline) during gestation improved embryonic survival in C57BL/6J mice. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the effect of maternal proline supplementation on embryonic survival can be carried forward to the first generatio...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Liu N,Dai Z,Zhang Y,Jia H,Chen J,Sun S,Wu G,Wu Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor VIII, the plasma protein deficient or defective in individuals with hemophilia A, is a critical member of the blood coagulation cascade. Recent studies have identified the FVIII light chain region Glu1811-Lys1818 as being involved in FIXa binding and in the assembly of the FX-activating FIXaz-FVIIIa complex. Ba...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Patsialas K,Koutsas C,Makris P,Liakopoulou-Kyriakides M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We proposed that the combination of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and arginine would decrease adiposity by depressing lipid synthesis in liver and adipose tissues of growing pigs. Pigs were allotted to treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design with two lipids (CLA or canola oil) and two amino acids [L-arginine or L-alan...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Go G,Wu G,Silvey DT,Choi S,Li X,Smith SB

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical gas synthesised from arginine and oxygen by enzymes of the family of the nitric oxide synthase. In particular, the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) is highly expressed by cells of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, where the sympatho-adrenal system, the hypothalamic-pitu...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Orlando GF,Wolf G,Engelmann M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperargininemia is caused by deficiency of arginase 1, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to urea as the final enzyme in the urea cycle. In contrast to other urea cycle defects, arginase 1 deficiency usually does not cause catastrophic neonatal hyperammonemia but rather presents with progressive neurologica...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Schlune A,Vom Dahl S,Häussinger D,Ensenauer R,Mayatepek E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One pathogenic mechanism of ethanol-induced liver injury is the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which may result in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) characterized by cell death due to necrosis and apoptosis. Taurine was proved to protect against liver damage. However, whether taurine attenuates eth...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Wu G,Yang J,Lv H,Jing W,Zhou J,Feng Y,Lin S,Yang Q,Hu J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several new beta,beta-dihalo and beta-halo-beta-substituted dehydroalanines and dehydrodipeptides were synthesized by reacting the corresponding dehydroamino acid derivative with a N-halosuccinimide or in the case of beta,beta-di-iododehydroalanines with iodine. The results obtained confirmed that the stereochemical o...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ferreira PM,Monteiro LS,Pereira G

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of alpha-amino acids are enantioresolved for the first time on naphthylethylcarbamate-beta-cyclodextrin bonded phases (i.e., SN- and RN-beta-CD) using the acetonitrile-based mobile phase after their pre-column derivatization with phenyl isothiocyanate in alkaline medium. The resolution is better obtained on ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Chen S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic mechanism of the transport catalyzed by the human glutamine/neutral amino acid transporter hASCT2 over-expressed in P. pastoris was determined in proteoliposomes by pseudo-bi-substrate kinetic analysis of the Na(+)-glutamineex/glutaminein transport reaction. A random simultaneous mechanism resulted from th...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Scalise M,Pochini L,Panni S,Pingitore P,Hedfalk K,Indiveri C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) expression has drawn significant attention because of the unique role of the HER2 gene in diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of human breast cancer. In our previous research, a novel cyclic 2-helix small protein, MUT-DS, was discovered as an anti-...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ren G,Webster JM,Liu Z,Zhang R,Miao Z,Liu H,Gambhir SS,Syud FA,Cheng Z

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cupiennin 1a, a cytolytic peptide isolated from the venom of the spider Cupiennius salei, exhibits broad membranolytic activity towards bacteria, trypanosomes, and plasmodia, as well as human blood and cancer cells. In analysing the cytolytic activity of synthesised all-D: - and all-L: -cupiennin 1a towards pro- and e...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kuhn-Nentwig L,Willems J,Seebeck T,Shalaby T,Kaiser M,Nentwig W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on previous research with bovine peadipocytes, we hypothesized that infusion of arginine into the abomasum of Angus steers stimulates stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene expression in bovine subcutaneous (s.c.) adipose tissue, and that this would be attenuated by conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). Growing Angus stee...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Choi SH,Wickersham TA,Wu G,Gilmore LA,Edwards HD,Park SK,Kim KH,Smith SB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00