Prediction of mitochondrial proteins based on genetic algorithm - partial least squares and support vector machine.

abstract：:D-Aspartate (D-Asp) is a free D-amino acid detected in multiple brain regions and putative precursor of endogenous N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) acting as agonist at NMDA receptors. In this study, we investigated whether D-Asp (20 mM) in drinking solution for 1 month affects pain responses and pain-related emotional, an...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Palazzo E,Luongo L,Guida F,Marabese I,Romano R,Iannotta M,Rossi F,D'Aniello A,Stella L,Marmo F,Usiello A,de Bartolomeis A,Maione S,de Novellis V

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocytes were cultured for 3 days as spheroids (aggregates) or as monolayers in basal medium and in sulfur amino acid-supplemented media. Cultured hepatocytes had low levels of cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) activity and normal levels of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS) and cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase (CSDC...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ohta J,Kwon YH,Stipanuk MH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interplay between proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and/or lipids is involved in almost every process in life on earth. As a consequence, a wide range of diseases results from abnormal interactions of such biomolecules. The main motivation of foldamer science is the development of scaffolds that are capable of ad...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Pilsl LK,Reiser O

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of new non-peptide PAR(1) mimetic receptor antagonists, based on conformational analysis of the S(42)FLLR(46) tethered ligand (TL) sequence of PAR(1). These compounds incorporate the key pharmacophore groups in the TL sequence, guanidy...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Androutsou ME,Saifeddine M,Hollenberg MD,Matsoukas J,Agelis G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine can protect against cardiovascular diseases, whereas elevated levels of plasma homocysteine are associated with atherosclerotic and thromboembolic cardiovascular diseases. To illustrate the effects of taurine on hyperhomocysteinemia, we observed the myocardial mitochondria dysfunction in the rats with hyperhom...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Chang L,Xu J,Yu F,Zhao J,Tang X,Tang C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D: -Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) in mammal kidney regulates the renal reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels directly and plays a leading role in the development of ROS-mediated renal pathologic damages based on its crucial role in the oxidative deamination of D: -amino acids and the consequent generation of H(2)O(2). Quan...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Zhang H,Qi L,Lin Y,Mao L,Chen Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Tryptophan is important both for protein synthesis and as a precursor of niacin, serotonin and other metabolites. Tryptophan is an unusual amino acid because of the complexity of its metabolism, the variety and importance of its metabolites, the number and diversity of the diseases it is involved in, and because of it...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Sainio EL,Pulkki K,Young SN

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of pH-dependent ionic structures of L-amino acids in catalysis has been investigated for the two-component Mannich reactions between dimethyl malonate (DMM)/ethyl acetoacetate (EAA) and imines. As catalysts, L-amino acids performed well, even better than corresponding base catalysts and provided the β-amino c...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Rani D,Thakur L,Khera M,Goel N,Agarwal J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a radioactive glutamate uptake assay and immunolabeling, we report that single-walled carbon nanotubes, chemically functionalized with polyethylene glycol (SWCNT-PEG), delivered as a colloidal solute, cause an increase in the uptake of extracellular glutamate by astrocytes and an increase in the immunoreactivity...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Gottipati MK,Bekyarova E,Haddon RC,Parpura V

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridoxamine (PM) has long been known to inhibit protein glycation via various mechanisms of action. One such mechanism involves the scavenging of carbonyl compounds with glycating ability. Despite the abundant literature on this topic, few quantitative kinetic studies on the processes involved have been reported. In ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Adrover M,Vilanova B,Frau J,Muñoz F,Donoso J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kidney plays a key role in arginine metabolism. Arginine production is controlled by argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) and argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) which metabolize citrulline and aspartate to arginine and fumarate whereas arginine consumption is dependent on arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (GAT), which ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Levillain O

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary theoretical models used in describing electrostatic properties of amino acids in polypeptides rely usually on atomic point charges. Recently noted defects of such models in reproducing protein folding originate from the inadequate representation of the electrostatic term, in particular inability of atomic...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Sokalski W

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-Homoarginine is a cationic amino acid derivative, which is structurally related to L-arginine and lysine. Several lines of evidence point to nervous tissue as an important target of homoarginine action. In the mammalian brain homoarginine can be detected in noticeable quantities, but its origin is currently poorly e...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Bernstein HG,Jäger K,Dobrowolny H,Steiner J,Keilhoff G,Bogerts B,Laube G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Hydroxyaspartic acid and its derivatives are found both in the free form and as peptide constituents in various microorganisms and fungi. Considering the biological importance of this amino acid and its potential utility as a multifunctional building block in organic syntheses, we have developed a short-step, asymme...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Khalaf JK,Datta A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) plays a vital role in the progress of malignant disease and elevated Hsp90 expression has been reported in pancreatic cancer. In this study, we radiolabeled a dimeric Sansalvamide A derivative (Di-San A1) with 64Cu, and evaluated the feasibility of using 64Cu-Di-San A1 for PET imaging of ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Wang X,Zhang J,Wu H,Li Y,Conti PS,Chen K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On a biochemical level, conventional antidepressants have been shown to modulate synaptic levels of biogenic amines (i.e., serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine), most often by interfering with reuptake processes or inhibiting metabolism. Strategies directed at modulating glutamatergic transmission may overcome the ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Skolnick P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taking a minimalistic approach in efforts to lower the cost for the development of new synthetic antimicrobial peptides, ultrashort cationic lipopeptides were designed to mimic the amphiphilic nature crucial for their activity but with only a very short peptide sequence ligated to a lipidic acid. Nine ultrashort catio...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Domalaon R,Yang X,O'Neil J,Zhanel GG,Mookherjee N,Schweizer F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin collagen metabolism abnormalities induced by ultraviolet (UV) radiation are the major causes of skin photoaging. It has been shown that the one-time exposure of UV irradiation decreases procollagen mRNA expression in dermis and that chronic UV irradiation decreases collagen amounts and induces wrinkle formation. ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Murakami H,Shimbo K,Inoue Y,Takino Y,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitivity to pharmacological challenges has been reported in patients with panic disorder. We have previously validated transgenic mice overexpressing the neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) receptor, TrkC (TgNTRK3), as an engineered murine model of panic disorder. We could determine that TgNTRK3 mice presented increased cellular...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Sahún I,Gallego X,Gratacòs M,Murtra P,Trullás R,Maldonado R,Estivill X,Dierssen M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymes Akt, mTOR, p70(S6K), rpS6, GSK3, and glycogen synthase interact in the control of protein and/or glycogen synthesis in skeletal muscle, and each has been found to respond to exercise and nutrient supplementation. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that nutrient supplementation post exercise, in...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ivy JL,Ding Z,Hwang H,Cialdella-Kam LC,Morrison PJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work deals with the Dakin-West synthesis, starting from the nucleoamino acid 1-thyminyl acetic acid, as well the NMR, ESI MS, and X-ray characterization of a heteroaromatic compound denominated by us T(2)CO, comprising two thymine moieties anchored to a 2-propanonic unit, the spectroscopic properties of which wer...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Roviello GN,Roviello G,Musumeci D,Bucci EM,Pedone C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, recent studies on the electrophysiological effects of de novo synthesized ("endogenous") kynurenic acid (KYNA) are discussed. Endogenous KYNA is normally formed as a byproduct of tryptophan metabolism. Evidence for a physiological role in neuronal excitability has not been strong, in part because brain...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Scharfman HE,Goodman JH,Schwarcz R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Fluorotyrosine fluorescence is quenched effectively by phosphate ions not only by a dynamic but also by a static mechanism owing to H-bond complex formation in ground state. 3-Fluorotyrosine pKa values both in the ground and first excited state (8.3 and 4, respectively) are appreciably lower than those of tyrosine, ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Vdovenko SI,Kolycheva MT,Gerus II,Kukhar VP

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a diverse class of naturally occurring or synthetic antimicrobial molecules that have potential for use in the treatment of drug-resistant infections. Several undesirable properties of AMPs, however, may ultimately hinder their development as antimicrobial agents. Thus, new syn...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Dong N,Zhu X,Lv YF,Ma QQ,Jiang JG,Shan AS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sulfur-containing excitatory amino acid (EAA) L-cysteine sulfinic acid (CSA), a neurotransmitter candidate, is endogenously synthesized from L-cysteine (Cys). Exogenous Cys administration into the brain produces cardiovascular effects; these effects likely occur via synaptic stimulation of central nervous system (...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Takemoto Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Asp-containing proteins have been implicated in many aging-related diseases. To clarify the role of D-Asp-containing proteins in such diseases, we developed a screening system for these proteins using a D-aspartyl endopeptidase that specifically cleaves the proteins at the C-terminus. The digested proteins were dete...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Sakai-Kato K,Kinouchi T,Fujii N,Imai K,Utsunomiya-Tate N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a V3 sequence obtained on the n-th year after infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was supposed to change into a V3 sequence on the n + 1-th year, the variation between the above two sequences was analyzed by means of entropic chaos degree. The entropic chaos degree measures chaotic aspects ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Sato K,Ohya M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase-deficient mouse model (BCATm KO), which exhibits elevated plasma and tissue branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), was used to study the effect of BCAAs on mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) regulation of organ size. BCATm is the first enzyme in the BCAA cat...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Neishabouri SH,Hutson SM,Davoodi J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00