Comparative metabolomics charts the impact of genotype-dependent methionine accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

abstract：:The hydration of selected amino acids, alanine, glycine, proline, valine, isoleucine and phenylalanine, has been studied in aqueous solutions by means of FTIR spectra of HDO isotopically diluted in H2O. The difference spectra procedure and the chemometric method have been applied to remove the contribution of bulk wat...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Panuszko A,Adamczak B,Czub J,Gojło E,Stangret J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of the inhibitory amino acid taurine is markedly enhanced under ischemic conditions in both adult and developing brain stem, together with a pronounced increase in the release of the neuromodulator adenosine. We now studied the effects of adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists on [(3)H]taurine release...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Saransaari P,Oja SS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and efficient one-pot procedure that enables rapid access to orthogonally protected N,N'-diaminoalkylated basic amino acid building blocks fully compatible with standard Boc and Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis is reported. Described synthetic approach includes double reductive alkylation of N (α)-protected...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Pitteloud JP,Bionda N,Cudic P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine adenosine-5'-diphosphoribosylation (ADP-ribosylation) is an enzyme-catalyzed, potentially reversible posttranslational modification, in which the ADP-ribose moiety is transferred from NAD(+) to the guanidino moiety of arginine. At 540 Da, ADP-ribose has the size of approximately five amino acid residues. In c...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Laing S,Unger M,Koch-Nolte F,Haag F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of taurine and β-alanine supplementation on muscle function and muscle taurine transporter (TauT) protein expression in mdx mice. Wild-type (WT) and mdx mice (5 months) were supplemented with taurine or β-alanine for 4 weeks, after which in vitro contractile properties, fatigue resis...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Horvath DM,Murphy RM,Mollica JP,Hayes A,Goodman CA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on ubiquitous presence of large ionic motifs and clusters in proteins involved in gene transcription and protein synthesis, we analyzed the distribution of ionizable sidechains in a broad selection of proteins with regulatory, metabolic, structural and adhesive functions, in agonist, antagonist, toxin and antimi...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Parker MS,Balasubramaniam A,Parker SL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the large family of cyclodepsipeptides, the simplest members are the cyclodidepsipeptides which have an ester group and an amide group in the same six-membered ring. To point out the pharmacological potential of this class of compounds, the present article reviews structure, isolation, synthesis and biological p...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Smelcerovic A,Dzodic P,Pavlovic V,Cherneva E,Yancheva D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large series of plasma albumin (ALB, g/dl) and simultaneous blood and clinical measurements were prospectively performed on 92 liver resection patients, and processed to assess the correlations between ALB, other plasma proteins, additional variables and clinical events. The measurements were performed preoperativel...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Giovannini I,Chiarla C,Giuliante F,Vellone M,Ardito F,Nuzzo G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with the synthesis in solid phase and characterization of a nucleoamino amide, based on a phenylalaninamide moiety which was N-conjugated to a thymine nucleobase. In analogy to the natural nucleobase-amino acid conjugates, endowed with a wide range of biological properties, the nucleoamino amide int...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Roviello GN

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the ability of curcumin to convert asparagine into acrylamide during heating at different temperatures. Binary and ternary model systems of asparagine-curcumin and asparagine-curcumin-fructose were used to determine the role of curcumin on acrylamide formation in competitive and uncompe...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Hamzalıoğlu A,Mogol BA,Lumaga RB,Fogliano V,Gökmen V

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our research was to analyze the antioxidant role and efficacy of thermal or salus per aquam (spa) therapy with chlorine-sulphur-bicarbonate mineral water. The study has been performed on 30 rats. The animals were randomized in three groups, each of them composed by ten animals, denominated A, B and C. The A...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Costantino M,Giuberti G,Caraglia M,Lombardi A,Misso G,Abbruzzese A,Ciani F,Lampa E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed sensory evaluations on 141 bottles of sake and analyzed the relationship between the D-amino acid concentrations, and the taste of the sake using principal component analysis, which yielded seven principal components (PC1-7) that explained 100 % of the total variance in the data. PC1, which explains 33.6 ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Okada K,Gogami Y,Oikawa T

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:This study determined whether N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could affect intestinal redox status, proinflammatory cytokines, epidermal growth factor (EGF), EGF receptor (EGFR), Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), and aquaporin-8 in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged piglet model. Eighteen piglets (35-day-old) were randomly alloc...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Hou Y,Wang L,Yi D,Ding B,Yang Z,Li J,Chen X,Qiu Y,Wu G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transglutaminases (TGs) are a large family of related and ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze the cross-linking of a glutaminyl residue of a protein/peptide substrate to a lysyl residue of a protein/peptide co-substrate. Considerable and intense progress has been made in the understanding of the chemistry, molecular biol...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Tabolacci C,Lentini A,Provenzano B,Beninati S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By application with 2-aminoethanol (2-AE) and choline chloride (CC) in pot experiments the effect of drought stress on barley plants was diminished. In treated plants an increase of the grain yield by 14% (2-AE) and 40% (CC) and a decrease of the stress metabolites glycine betaine and trigonelline was observed. Additi...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Bergmann H,Machelett B,Leinhos V

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

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：:The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transactivator of transcription (TAT) protein, a member of the protein transduction domain (PTD) superfamily, can deliver heterologous proteins across most biomembranes without losing bioactivity. However, there is no report on whether the TAT core domain containing the ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Wu Y,Ren C,Gao Y,Hou B,Chen T,Zhang C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in adipocyte characteristics are highly implicated in the pathology of obesity. In a recent article, we demonstrated that high-fat diet-induced obesity impairs lysosomal function, thereby suppressing autophagy in mice white adipose tissue. Taurine, an amino acid naturally contained in the normal diet and e...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kaneko H,Kobayashi M,Mizunoe Y,Yoshida M,Yasukawa H,Hoshino S,Itagawa R,Furuichi T,Okita N,Sudo Y,Imae M,Higami Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes are glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that play key roles in brain physiology, controlling processes, such as neurogenesis, brain energy metabolism and synaptic transmission. Recently, immune functions have also been demonstrated in astrocytes, influencing neuronal survival in the course of ne...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Burgos M,Fradejas N,Calvo S,Kang SU,Tranque P,Lubec G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major goal of this review is a critical discussion of the literature data on asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via Michael addition reactions involving Ni(II)-complexes of amino acids. The material covered is divided into two conceptually different groups dealing with applications of: (a) Ni(II)-complexes of g...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Aceña JL,Sorochinsky AE,Soloshonok V

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:M33 is a branched peptide currently under preclinical characterization for the development of a new antibacterial drug against gram-negative bacteria. Here, we report its pegylation at the C-terminus of the three-lysine-branching core and the resulting increase in stability to Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase. This pro...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Falciani C,Lozzi L,Scali S,Brunetti J,Bracci L,Pini A

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Minerals more readily adsorb amino acids with charged R groups than uncharged R groups, so that the incorporation of amino acids with charged R groups into peptides would be more frequent than for amino acids with uncharged R groups. However, 74% of the amino acids in the proteins of modern organisms contain uncharged...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Zaia DA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endurance exercise training as well as leucine supplementation modulates glucose homeostasis and protein turnover in mammals. Here, we analyze whether leucine supplementation alters the effects of endurance exercise on these parameters in healthy mice. Mice were distributed into sedentary (C) and exercise (T) groups. ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Costa Júnior JM,Rosa MR,Protzek AO,de Paula FM,Ferreira SM,Rezende LF,Vanzela EC,Zoppi CC,Silveira LR,Kettelhut IC,Boschero AC,de Oliveira CA,Carneiro EM

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Animals at the neonatal stage have to eat more to support better growth and health. However, it is difficult to understand the mechanism of feeding during an early stage of life in the brain of the rodent model. Chickens are precocial and they can look for their food by themselves right after hatching. Neonatal chicks...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Tran PV,Chowdhury VS,Furuse M

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:The study was designed to investigate the effects of NMDA receptor agonist on the behavioral activity in rats with experimental hyperammonemia. The experiments were performed on adult male Wistar rats. Experimental hyperammonemia was induced by intraperitoneal injections of tioacetamide (TAA, 200 mg/kg) for three cons...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Fedosiewicz-Wasiluk M,Hoły ZZ,Wiśniewska RJ,Wiśniewski K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00