The nitrite anion binds to human hemoglobin via the uncommon O-nitrito mode.

abstract：:The interaction of serine protease (esterases) with 6-chloro-2-pyrones was investigated. Time-dependent inactivation of chymotrypsin, alpha-lytic protease, pig liver elastase, and cholinesterase was found with 3- and 5-benzyl-6-chloro-2-pyrone, as well as 3- and 5-methyl-6-chloro-2-pyrone. No inactivation was observed...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Westkaemper RB,Abeles RH

更新日期：1983-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The ZFY protein is a member of one of the most interesting classes of polydactyl zinc finger proteins. It has a domain of 13 tandem zinc fingers that is organized with an internal repeat of odd-even finger pairs. It has been proposed that each finger pair interacts with six base pairs within a turn of the double helix...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Grants J,Flanagan E,Yee A,Romaniuk PJ

更新日期：2010-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA sequences containing homopurine d(G1-3A)n tracts are known to be capable of adopting non-B-DNA conformations. The structural polymorphism of these sequences is a direct consequence of the structural properties of the homopurine d(G1-3A)n tracts. Depending on the conditions, d(GA)n DNA sequences can form antiparall...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Huertas D,Azorín F

更新日期：1996-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylalanine acts as an allosteric activator of the tetrahydropterin-dependent enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. Hydrogen/deuterium exchange monitored by mass spectrometry has been used to gain insight into local conformational changes accompanying activation of rat phenylalanine hydroxylase by phenylalanine. Peptide...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Li J,Dangott LJ,Fitzpatrick PF

更新日期：2010-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadherins are single pass transmembrane glycoproteins which mediate calcium dependent cell-cell adhesion by homophilic interactions. To reveal the molecular details of calcium binding and homoassociation, we recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli a domain pair consisting of the first two domains of E-cadherin (EC...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Koch AW,Pokutta S,Lustig A,Engel J

更新日期：1997-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoglobulin E-binding protein, epsilon BP (also known as CBP35, Mac-2, L-34, and L-29), is a beta-galactoside-binding protein of approximately 30 kDa and a member of the animal lectin family termed S-type or S-Lac. Multiple biological activities have been attributed to this lectin such as mediation of IgE bindi...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Feizi T,Solomon JC,Yuen CT,Jeng KC,Frigeri LG,Hsu DK,Liu FT

更新日期：1994-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin was isolated from an unusually large human hemangioma that contained an elevated level of mast cells. Purification of multimilligram quantities of heparin from this tissue sample permitted a thorough examination of its structure and activity. Characterization of this human heparin included the following: one-d...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Linhardt RJ,Ampofo SA,Fareed J,Hoppensteadt D,Mulliken JB,Folkman J

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An endo-beta-galactosidase, which hydrolyzes the internal beta-galactosidic linkages of R----GlcNAc (or GalNAc) beta 1----3Gal beta 1----4GlcNAc (or Glc), was isolated from the culture supernatant of Diplococcus pneumoniae. The enzyme, named endo-beta-galactosidase DII, hydrolyzed linear N-acetyllactosamine repeating ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Fukuda MN

更新日期：1985-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized the following four new peptide substrates, Suc-Phe-Leu-pNA, Suc-Phe-Leu-NMec, Suc-Phe-Leu-ONPh, and Pht-Phe-Leu-pNA, and we applied the proton inventory method to their hydrolysis by papain. Useful relationships between the rate constants of the catalytic reaction have been established and contributed t...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Theodorou LG,Lymperopoulos K,Bieth JG,Papamichael EM

更新日期：2001-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The nontransformed steroid receptors contain several non-steroid binding proteins, such as hsp90, hsp70, and p59. Recently, we and others have shown that p59 (FKBP59) is an immunophilin which binds two potent immunosuppressants, FK506 and rapamycin. This raises the possibility that FK506 or rapamycin may modify the fu...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tai PK,Albers MW,McDonnell DP,Chang H,Schreiber SL,Faber LE

更新日期：1994-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Calmodulin (CaM) is composed of two EF-hand domains tethered by a flexible linker. Upon Ca2+-binding, a fragment of CaM encompassing EF-hands 2 and 3 (CaM2/3; residues 46-113) folds into a structure remarkably similar to the N- and C-domains of CaM. In this study, we demonstrate that Ca2+-ligated CaM2/3 can also bind ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lakowski TM,Lee GM,Lelj-Garolla B,Okon M,Reid RE,McIntosh LP

更新日期：2007-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Modelin-5 isoforms were used to gain an insight into the effects of amidation on antimicrobial selectivity. When tested against Escherichia coli, amidation increased toxicity 10-fold (MIC = 31.25 μM) while showing limited increased hemolytic activity (2% lysis). Our results show that both the amidated and non-amidated...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Dennison SR,Phoenix DA

更新日期：2011-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The relaxin-like factor (RLF) is a circulating hormone that is synthesized in the gonads of mammals and released into the bloodstream. The distribution of its receptor and a trace of cross-reactivity to relaxin receptors implied that this relatively new factor is more relaxin- than insulin-like. The chemical synthesis...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Büllesbach EE,Schwabe C

更新日期：1999-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:RecG is a DNA helicase involved in the repair of damage at a replication fork and catalyzes the reversal of the fork to a point beyond the damage in the template strand. It unwinds duplex DNA in reactions that are coupled to ATP hydrolysis. The kinetic mechanism of duplex DNA unwinding by RecG was analyzed using a qua...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Martinez-Senac MM,Webb MR

更新日期：2005-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains are intracellular calcium-activated cysteine proteases whose unregulated proteolysis following the loss of calcium homeostasis can lead to acute degeneration during ischemic episodes and trauma, as well as Alzheimer's disease and cataract formation. The determination of the crystal structure of the proteolyti...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cuerrier D,Moldoveanu T,Inoue J,Davies PL,Campbell RL

更新日期：2006-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The full three-dimensional structure of the catalytic domain of human stromelysin-1 (SCD) complexed to a novel and potent, nonpeptidic inhibitor has been determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). To accurately mimic assay conditions, the structure was obtained in Tris buffer at pH 6.8 and without th...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Li YC,Zhang X,Melton R,Ganu V,Gonnella NC

更新日期：1998-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined proteins containing the DNA-binding domain of c-Myb with biophysical methods. This DNA-binding domain consists of three imperfect repeats (R1, R2, and R3) conserved among many species. Our results indicate that the DNA-binding domain forms unspecific and specific complexes with oligodeoxynucleotides. ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ebneth A,Schweers O,Thole H,Fagin U,Urbanke C,Maass G,Wolfes H

更新日期：1994-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the role of amphipathic alpha-helices in the ability of apoA-I to promote cholesterol efflux from human skin fibroblasts and activate lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). Three apoA-I mutants were designed, each by deletion of a pair of predicted adjacent central alpha-helices [Delta(100-143), ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Frank PG,N'Guyen D,Franklin V,Neville T,Desforges M,Rassart E,Sparks DL,Marcel YL

更新日期：1998-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial bioluminescence is a phenomenon resulting from the reaction of a two-component FMN-dependent aldehyde monooxygenase system, which comprises a bacterial luciferase and a flavin reductase. Bacterial luciferase (LuxAB) is one of the most extensively investigated two-component monooxygenases, while its reductase...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Nijvipakul S,Ballou DP,Chaiyen P

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphiphiles respond both to polar and to nonpolar solvents. In this paper X-ray diffraction and osmotic stress have been used to examine the phase behavior, the structural dimensions, and the work of deforming the monolayer-lined aqueous cavities formed by mixtures of dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and dioleo...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Rand RP,Fuller NL,Gruner SM,Parsegian VA

更新日期：1990-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of heparan sulfate with different ligand proteins depends on the precise location of O-sulfate groups in the polysaccharide chain. We have previously shown that overexpression in human kidney 293 cells of a mouse mastocytoma 2-O-sulfotransferase (2-OST), previously thought to catalyze the transfer of s...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Rong J,Habuchi H,Kimata K,Lindahl U,Kusche-Gullberg M

更新日期：2001-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The pigment composition of the isolated photosystem II reaction center complex in its most stable and pure form currently is a matter of considerable debate. In this contribution, we present a new method based on a combination of gel filtration chromatography and diode array detection to analyze the composition of pho...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Eijckelhoff C,van Roon H,Groot ML,van Grondelle R,Dekker JP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of the inhibitor 8-nitroxanthine to urate oxidase has been investigated by Raman and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The absorption maximum of 8-nitroxanthine shifts from 380 to 400 nm upon binding to the enzyme, demonstrating that the electronic structure of the ligand is perturbed. It has been propos...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Doll C,Bell AF,Power N,Tonge PJ,Tipton PA

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous mannosylphosphoryldolichol (Man-P-Dol) has previously been shown to stimulate UDP-GlcNAc:dolichyl phosphate N-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate transferase (GPT1), the enzyme catalyzing the biosynthesis of N-acetylglucosaminylpyrophosphoryldolichol (GlcNAc-P-P-Dol). To define the structural specificity of the ma...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kean EL,Rush JS,Waechter CJ

更新日期：1994-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The L-type Ca(2+) channel Ca(v)1.2 forms macromolecular signaling complexes that comprise the β(2) adrenergic receptor, trimeric G(s) protein, adenylyl cyclase, and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) for efficient signaling in heart and brain. The protein phosphatases PP2A and PP2B are part of this complex. PP2A coun...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Xu H,Ginsburg KS,Hall DD,Zimmermann M,Stein IS,Zhang M,Tandan S,Hill JA,Horne MC,Bers D,Hell JW

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-directed mutagenesis of the aspartate receptor of Salmonella typhimurium (Tars) at serine 68, a residue located within the aspartate binding pocket and at the subunit interface, identified this residue as an allosteric switch in this receptor. Substitutions at this position can affect both the type and degree of ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kolodziej AF,Tan T,Koshland DE Jr

更新日期：1996-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides cross-linked by reductively activated mitomycin C (MC) were prepared and purified for the first time. The cross-linked products were structurally characterized by nucleoside and MC-nucleoside adduct analysis. Optimal conditions were established for the cross-linking reaction, resulting in hig...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Borowy-Borowski H,Lipman R,Chowdary D,Tomasz M

更新日期：1990-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclopentenone prostanoids (cyP) arise as important modulators of inflammation and cell proliferation. Although their physiological significance has not been fully elucidated, their potent biological effects have spurred their study as leads for the development of therapeutic agents. A key determinant of cyP action is...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Renedo M,Gayarre J,García-Domínguez CA,Pérez-Rodríguez A,Prieto A,Cañada FJ,Rojas JM,Pérez-Sala D

更新日期：2007-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-heme diiron clusters occur in a number of enzymes (e.g., ribonucleotide reductase, methane monooxygenase, and Delta9-stearoyl-ACP desaturase) that activate O2 for chemically difficult oxidation reactions. In each case, a kinetically labile peroxo intermediate is believed to form when O2 reacts with the diferrous e...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Moënne-Loccoz P,Baldwin J,Ley BA,Loehr TM,Bollinger JM Jr

更新日期：1998-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) catalyzes the methane-forming step in methanogenic archaea. The active enzyme harbors the nickel(I) hydrocorphin coenzyme F-430 as a prosthetic group and catalyzes the reversible reduction of methyl-coenzyme M (CH3-S-CoM) with coenzyme B (HS-CoM) to methane and CoM-S-S-CoB. MCR is als...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Thauer RK

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00