The water effect on the kinetic of the bovine liver catalase.

abstract：:Saturation Transfer Difference NMR (STD NMR) is used for the detection of the binding constant of the decapeptide RRRDDDSDDD with CK2α, the catalytic subunit of the proteinkinase CK2. For this work a valid irradiation frequency of the CK2α had to be found ensuring that no peptide resonance is affected by the irradiati...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Raüber C,Berger S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophilin A (CyPA) is a cytosolic receptor of immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A (CsA) which possesses peptidyl-prodyl cis/trans isomerase (PPIase) activity. The recombinant human CyPA (rhCyPA) gene has been expressed in E. coli M15. Purification was performed using salting-out, as well as Sephacryl S-100 and DEAE...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Zhang XC,Wang WD,Wang JS,Pan JC,Zou GL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is universally found in all eukaryotic cells. It is the only protein in nature known to contain the unusual amino acid hypusine, a post-translationally modified lysine. Recombinant human eIF-5A was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method. Crystals we...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Sun Y,Li X,Wu B,Sun P,Rao Z

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to understand the conformational biases that are present in unfolded states to understand protein folding. In this context, it is surprising that even a short tripeptide like AFA samples folded/ordered conformation as demonstrated recently by NMR experiments of the peptide in aqueous solution at 280 K....

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Patel S,Taimni R,Sasidhar YU

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have synthesised nine analogues of the antibacterial peptide anoplin with a peptoid residue at position 5 (H-GLLKXIKTLL-NH(2)). The most active compounds showed MIC-values of 12.5 and 25 microM against E.coli and S.aureus. These MIC-values are comparable with anoplin which showed 23 microM and 11 microM against E. ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Meinike K,Hansen PR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleobindin-2 is a 420 amino acid EF-hand Ca²⁺ binding protein that can be further processed to generate an 82 amino terminal peptide termed Nesfatin-1. To examine the function of secreted Nucleobindin-2 in adipocyte differentiation, cultured 3T3-L1 cells were incubated with either 0 or 100 nM of GST, GST-Nucleobindi...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Tagaya Y,Osaki A,Miura A,Okada S,Ohshima K,Hashimoto K,Yamada M,Satoh T,Shimizu H,Mori M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza viruses cause a significant level of morbidity and mortality in the population every year. Their resistance to current anti-influenza drugs increases the difficulty of flu treatment. Thus, development of new anti-influenza drugs is necessary in regards of prevent the tragedy of influenza pandemic. The Polyme...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Lv HM,Guo XL,Gu RX,Wei DQ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying protein complexes in protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks is a fundamental problem in computational biology. High-throughput experimental techniques have generated large, experimentally detected PPI datasets. These interactions represent a rich source of data that can be used to detect protein comple...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Liao B,Fu X,Cai L,Chen H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastoparans are tetradecapeptides found to be the major component of wasp venoms. These peptides possess a variety of biological activities. Three related mastoparans, mastoparan from Polistes jadwagae (MP-PJ), mastoparanX (MP-X) and its carboxyl-free C-terminal form (MP-X-COO-), were crystallized. X-ray diffraction d...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Wang F,Liu X,Li H,Lang X,Peng H,Liu S,Jiang T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymyositis is an inflammatory myopathy characterized by muscle invasion of T-cells penetrating the basal lamina and displacing the plasma membrane of normal muscle fibers. In order to understand the different adhesive mechanisms at the T-cell surface, Schubert randomly selected 19 proteins expressed at the T-cell su...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Li FZ,Gao F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, halophilic proteins are stable only in the presence of salts at high concentrations. Not only is high salt concentration important for structural stability of halophilic proteins, but also refolding of a denatured halophilic protein requires high salt concentration. This review summarizes the importance of...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Arakawa T,Tokunaga M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify proteins involved in the molecular mechanisms of pressure overload-induced heart failure, we quantitatively analyzed the left ventricular proteomic profile in a transverse aortic constriction (TAC) mouse model, a well-established model of cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction. Multidimensional LC-MS/MS in co...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Guan D,Zhao Y,Zhang Y,Tang D,Wu Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of amyloid-like fibrils was studied by using the well-known serine protease trypsin as a model protein in the presence of ethanol as organic solvent. Trypsin forms amyloid-like fibrils in aqueous ethanol at pH = 7.0. The dye Congo red (CR) was used to detect the presence of amyloid-like fibrils in the sa...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kotormán M,Simon ML,Borics A,Szabó MR,Szabó K,Szögi T,Fülöp L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretions from the Sante Fe frog Leptodactylus laticeps contained high concentrations of a peptide, termed laticeptin, with the primary structure Gly-Val-Val-Asp-Ile-Leu-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ala-Lys-Asp-Leu-Ala-Gly-His-Leu-Ala-Thr-Lys-Val-Met-Asn-Lys-Leu.NH(2). Laticeptin inhibited the growth of...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Conlon JM,Al-Ghaferi N,Abraham B,Sonnevend A,King JD,Nielsen PF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this investigation a novel approach based on mucoadhesive superporous hydrogel hybrids (SPHHs) for topi- cal vaginal drug delivery for Metronidazole was tried. METHOD:SPHHs were synthesized by solution polymerization tech- nique. The synthesized SPHHs were characterized for tensile strength, swelling beh...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Chavda H,Chavada G,Patel J,Rangpadiya K,Patel C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ciprofloxacin (Cip) is the most commonly used quinolone in clinical practice; however large-scale use has favored the increase of multiresistant pathogenic microorganisms. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) appear to be a promising alternative in potentiating these conventional drugs. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this s...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Carneiro VA,de Oliveira ST,Silva RL,de Sousa Duarte H,Silva ML,Matos MNC,Cavalcante RMB,Figueira CS,Lorenzón EN,Cilli EM,da Cunha RMS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few decades, novel drug delivery strategies have been a big priority to the formulation scientists. Peptides and proteins have drawn a special attention for their wide scope in the area. Serum albumin, transferrin, recom- binant proteins, virus capsids etc. are used as carrier for drug and biomolecules. Co...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Mukherjee B,Karmakar SD,Hossain CM,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kappa-conotoxin RIIIJ is a conopeptide to inhibit voltage-gated potassium channels, however, its detailed folding structures have yet to be studied. With the advance in computing power, it is possible to use the HP model to analyze all its possible folding structures. In this study, the amino acid sequences of kappa-c...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Yan S,Wu G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heterologous production of antimicrobial peptides in bacterial models can produce insoluble proteins due to the lack of proper folding. Fusion proteins have been used to increase the expression and solubility of these types of proteins with varying degrees of success. OBJECTIVES:Here, we demonstrate the...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Montfort-Gardeazabal JM,Claudio PCM,Casillas-Vega NG,Zarate X

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoregulin is a 33 amino acid antibiotic peptide who belongs to dermaseptin family which is the first vertebrate family to show lethal effects against filamentous fungi, as well as a broad spectrum of pathogenic microorganisms. Synthetic adenoregulin gene was cloned in 2, 4 and 6 tandem repeats and subcloned in pET3...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Zhou Y,Cao W,Wang J,Ma Y,Wei D

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human histatins are histidine-rich, low molecular weight salivary proteins that contribute to the immune system of the oral cavity. In this work, nucleotide sequences of the HIS1 (coding for histatin 1) and HIS2 (coding for histatin 3) genes, homologous to the human ones, have been sequenced and analysed in five prima...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Padovan L,Segat L,Pontillo A,Antcheva N,Tossi A,Crovella S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nε-acetyl L-α lysine is an unusual acetylated di-amino acid synthesized and accumulated by certain halophiles under osmotic stress. Osmolytes are generally known to protect proteins and other cellular components under various stress conditions. OBJECTIVE:The structural and functional stability imparted by N...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Joghee NN,Jayaraman G,Selladurai M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cell-penetrating peptides, a Pro-rich peptide derivative, acetyl-(Val-Arg-Leu-Pro-Pro-Pro)(3)-Gly-Cys amide, and an octaarginine derivative, acetyl-Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg-Gly-Cys amide, were prepared by the solid phase method. Each peptide was coupled to the heterobifunctional cross-linking reagent, 6-mal...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kida S,Eto Y,Yoshioka Y,Nakagawa S,Kawasaki K,Maeda M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-kDa trypsin inhibitor with an N-terminal sequence resembling storage proteins was purified from moth beans (Phaseolus acutifolius). It dose-dependently inhibited trypsin with an IC(50) value of about 0.38 microM. It inhibited [methyl-(3)H] thymidine incorporation by lymphoma MBL2 cells with an IC(50) value of 20 ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Ma DZ,Sun J,Zhang GQ,Wang HX,Ng TB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergy prevalence has increased worldwide over the last 25 years along with industrialization and westernized lifestyles. Indoor allergens are primarily responsible for the sensitization and development of atopic diseases. The main indoor allergens are known to be derived from various arthropods which account for up ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Jeong KY,Hong CS,Yong TS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The O. tesota lectin PF2 is a tetrameric protein with subunits of 33 kDa that recognizes only complex carbohydrates, resistant to proteolytic enzymes and has insecticidal activity against Phaseolus beans pest. OBJECTIVE:To explore PF2 lectin features at different protein structural levels and to evaluate th...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Acedo-Espinoza E,Lagarda-Diaz I,Cabrera R,Guzman-Partida AM,Maldonado-Arce A,Ortega-Nieblas MM,Chan-Chan L,VázquezMoreno L

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of proteins and peptides into drugs has been considered as a promising strategy to target certain diseases. However, only few proteins and peptides have been approved as new drugs into the market each year. One major problem is that proteins and peptides often exhibit short plasma half-life times...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Wu H,Huang J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we show for the first time that non-fibrillar and spherical aggregates produced from PrP-(23-98) in the presence of NADPH plus copper ions are toxic to cultured cells and induce apoptotic signals. It is also confirmed that endogenous cellular PrP isoform is not required for toxicity to occur. ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Shiraishi N,Inai Y,Ihara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globulins are a major class of seed storage proteins which were thought to be enzymatically inactive. These proteins belong to the most ancient cupin superfamily. They can be graded into 11S legumin type and 7S vicilin type based on their sedimentation coefficients. Members from both classes share structural homology ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kesari P,Neetu,Sharma A,Katiki M,Kumar P,Gurjar BR,Tomar S,Sharma AK,Kumar P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological stability curve--a plot of the free energy of unfolding versus temperature--is calculated for hen egg white lysozyme from a combination of extrapolated unfolding thermodynamic data from reversible conditions and isothermal titrations with guanidine hydrochloride. The shape of the curve suggests the e...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Younvanich SS,Britt BM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00