Putative occurrence of lysine decarboxylase isoforms in soybean (Glycine max) seedlings.

abstract：:Taurine chloramine (TauCl), a product of neutrophil myeloperoxidase - halide system, formed by a reaction of taurine with HOCl, is known as an anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory long-lived oxidant. We previously reported that TauCl inhibits in vitro the production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8) by RA syno...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kwaśny-Krochin B,Bobek M,Kontny E,Gluszko P,Biedroń R,Chain BM,Maśliński W,Marcinkiewicz J

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:We observed here that acute proline (Pro) administration provoked a decrease (32%) of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in cerebral cortex and an increase (22%) of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity in the serum of 29-day-old rats. In contrast, chronic administration of Pro did not alter AChE or BuChE activitie...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Delwing D,Chiarani F,Wannmacher CM,Wajner M,Wyse AT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous fungi of the genusHypocrea were grown on malt extract/peptone agar, the mycelia were extracted with dichloromethane/methanol, and the extracts were totally hydrolyzed with 6 N HCl (110°C, 24 h). The amino acids (AA) released from peptides were converted into theirN(O)-pen-tafluoropropionyl 1-propyl esters ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Brückner H,Maisch J,Reinecke C,Kimonyo A

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：:We have developed the first operationally simple and environmentally benign protocol for the aqueous asymmetric Michael addition reaction of chiral nickel(II) glycinate with nitroalkenes. The reactions proceeded smoothly in the presence of TBAB (tetrabutyl ammonium bromide) in neat water at room temperature and provid...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Wang J,Ji X,Shi J,Sun H,Jiang H,Liu H

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：: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：:Oral β-alanine (βA) doses larger than 800 mg commonly result in unpleasant sensory symptoms (paresthesia). However, the association of form (pure vs. slow-release) with side-effects has not been fully described. The aim of this single-blinded, randomized three-arm clinical trial was to compare plasma kinetics and symp...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Décombaz J,Beaumont M,Vuichoud J,Bouisset F,Stellingwerff T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitotoxicity induced by NMDA receptor stimulation is able to increase the activity of many enzymes involved in neuronal cell death. Primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells were used to elucidate the role of transglutaminase reaction in the excitotoxic cell response, and to evaluate the role of glutamate rec...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Caccamo D,Currò M,Cusumano G,Crisafulli G,Ientile R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels and urinary amino acid excretions were estimated by high-performance liquid chromatography in 15 control subjects and 36 stone formers (SFs) classified according to the stone type: (1) 22 cases with calcium oxalate stones; (2) four cases with pure uric acid stones; (3) 10 cases with magnesium-ammonium ph...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Atanassova SS,Panchev P,Ivanova M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the response of soybean to salt stress, the related changes in protein expression were investigated using the proteomic approach. Soybean plants were exposed to 0, 50, 100, and 200 mM NaCl. Especially at 200 mM, the length and fresh weight of the hypocotyl and root reduced under salt stress, while the prol...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Aghaei K,Ehsanpour AA,Shah AH,Komatsu S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied in vivo production of taurine, hypotaurine and sulfate following subcutaneous administration of L-cysteinesulfinate (CSA) to rats and mice. When 5.0 mmol/kg of body weight of CSA was injected to rats, increased urinary excretions of taurine, hypotaurine and sulfate in 24 h urine were 617, 52 and 1,767 micro...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Nakamura H,Yatsuki J,Ubuka T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of the expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) was studied in cloned murine macrophages (MT2) and microglial (N11) cells. Both cell lines express IDO and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity after interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) stimulation. The regulation of IDO expression appears to differ in...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Alberati-Giani D,Cesura AM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine (TAU) has been shown to improve exercise time to exhaustion and 3-km running performance; however, no studies have considered the effect of acute TAU ingestion on short duration cycling time trial (TT) performance. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a single oral acute dose of 1000 mg of TAU...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ward R,Bridge CA,McNaughton LR,Sparks SA

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:Effects exerted by heavy isotope substitution in biopolymers on the functioning of whole organisms have not been investigated. We report on the decrease of permissive temperature of nematodes fed with bacteria containing 5,5-D2-lysine. We synthesized 5,5-dideuterolysine and, taking advantage of lysine being an essenti...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Korneenko TV,Pestov NB,Hurski AL,Fedarkevich AM,Shmanai VV,Brenna JT,Shchepinov MS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) were found in various clinical settings including coronary heart disease. To assess ADMA and SDMA diagnostic validity in patients with different stages of ischemic heart disease, we studied these markers in patie...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Djordjević BV,Pavlović R,Ćosić V,Deljanin-Ilić M,Ristić T,Krstić N,Jevtović-Stoimenov T

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Fibronectin (FN) is a cell adhesion protein that binds integrins in a process also involving the protein-crosslinking enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2) as a co-receptor. The cell-adhesive property of TG2 has been linked to a complex formation with FN and to its ability to crosslink and polymerize FN on the cell surface....

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Forsprecher J,Wang Z,Nelea V,Kaartinen MT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the alterations in metabolic conversion of cysteine into glutathione and taurine in liver of rats treated with ethanol acutely. Ethanol treatment reduced cysteine as well as glutathione levels in liver for 24 h. However, cysteine dioxygenase was up-regulated rapidly, and hypotaurine/taurine levels were s...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ahn CW,Kwon DY,Jun DS,Lee YM,Kim YC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been studying control mechanisms of gene expression in early embryogenesis in a South African clawed toad Xenopus laevis, especially during the period of midblastula transition (MBT), or the transition from the phase of active cell division (cleavage stage) to the phase of extensive morphogenesis (post-blastul...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Shiokawa K,Aso M,Kondo T,Takai J,Yoshida J,Mishina T,Fuchimukai K,Ogasawara T,Kariya T,Tashiro K,Igarashi K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel type I ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP), designated as curcin C, was purified from Jatropha curcas, an important feedback source of bio-fuel. Molecular mass and isoelectric point of curcin C were 31.398 kDa and 7.12 as detected by MALTI-TOF assay and capillary electrophoresis assay, respectively. N-terminal...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Zhang Y,Yang Q,Li C,Ding M,Lv X,Tao C,Yu H,Chen F,Xu Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agmatine, a metabolite generated by arginine decarboxylation, has been reported as neuromodulator and neuroactive substance. Several findings suggest that agmatine displays neuroprotective effects in several models of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). It has been hypothesized that biogenic...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ferlazzo N,Currò M,Giunta ML,Longo D,Rizzo V,Caccamo D,Ientile R

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycyl-L-proline (gly-pro) is an end product of collagen metabolism that is further cleaved by prolidase (EC 3.4.13.9); the resulting proline molecules are recycled into collagen or other proteins. We postulated a relationship between defective gly-pro hydrolysis, increased collagen degradation and skin destruction. T...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Le J,Perier C,Peyroche S,Rascle F,Blanchon MA,Gonthier R,Frey J,Chamson A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor stimulates production and antibacterial function of neutrophiles. Therapy using the recombinant protein drug represents a major step forward in oncology. The protein has not been, however, completely sequenced at the protein level and this formed the rationale of the current study...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ahmed KE,Chen WQ,John JP,Kang SU,Lubec G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to adapt to ever changing environmental conditions, bacteria sense environmental stimuli, and convert them into signals that are transduced intracellularly. Several mechanisms have evolved by which receptors transmit signals across the cytoplasmic membrane. Stimulus perception may trigger receptor dimerizatio...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Tetsch L,Jung K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an optically active diamine, N,N'-(pyromellitoyl)-bis{N-[4(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]-2-(4-methyl)pentanamide} (1) containing amino acid L-leucine was prepared in three steps. The step-growth polymerization of this chiral diamine with several diisocyanates in room temperature ionic liquid (IL), 1,3-dipropyl...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Mallakpour S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cu(I)-mediated [3+2]cycloaddition between azides and alkynes has evolved into a valuable bioconjugation tool in radiopharmaceutical chemistry. We have developed a simple, convenient and reliable radiosynthesis of 4-[18F]fluoro-N-methyl-N-(propyl-2-yn-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide ([18F]F-SA) as a novel aromatic sulfonamide-...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ramenda T,Steinbach J,Wuest F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine and glutamate were monitored by microdialysis technique during various cerebral insults: a. Application of K+ triggered a cortical spreading depression (CSD). Taurine and glutamate increased concomitantly but recovery of glutamate was faster than that of taurine. b. Application of NMDA induced also CSD but onl...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Scheller D,Szathmary S,Kolb J,Tegtmeier F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00