In sickness and in health: the widespread application of creatine supplementation.

abstract：:We studied the non-specific interactions of two azo compounds: biebrich scarlet (BS) and naphthochrome green (NG), with four model proteins: bovine serum albumin, ovalbumin, poly-L-lysine and hemoglobin by UV-VIS spectrometry, fluorophotometry and circular dichroism melting technique. The optimal acidities of NG and B...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Gao HW,Liu XH,Qiu Z,Tan L

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Pharmacological conotoxins are among the most selective ligands of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with typical cysteine frameworks. They are characterized by the intercysteine loop and classified into various subfamilies, such as α3/5 and α4/7 conotoxins. A novel α-conotoxin, Pu14a (DCPPHPVPGMHKCVCLKTC), with a d...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Zhang B,Huang F,Du W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a methylated form of arginine and an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Renal function decline is associated with increase of plasma ADMA in chronic kidney disease populations. It is yet unknown how isolated renal function impairment affects ADMA homeostasis in healthy hu...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Said MY,Douwes RM,van Londen M,Minović I,Frenay AR,de Borst MH,van den Berg E,Heiner-Fokkema MR,Kayacelebi AA,Bollenbach A,van Goor H,Navis G,Tsikas D,Bakker SJL

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Spermine oxidase (SMO) was discovered much more recently than other enzymes involved in polyamine metabolism; this review summarizes 10 years of researches on this enzyme. Spermine oxidase (SMO) is a FAD-dependent enzyme that specifically oxidizes spermine (Spm) and plays a dominant role in the highly regulated mammal...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Cervelli M,Amendola R,Polticelli F,Mariottini P

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:The putative translation factor eIF5A is essential for cell viability and is highly conserved from archaebacteria to mammals. This factor is the only cellular protein that undergoes an essential posttranslational modification dependent on the polyamine spermidine, called hypusination. This review focuses on the functi...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Zanelli CF,Valentini SR

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:The presence of an enzyme activity which hydrolyzes glycyl-D-aspartate was found in the homogenates of pig kidney cortex. The activity was inhibited by metal chelating agents and cilastatin, suggesting that the enzyme was a cilastatin-sensitive metallo-peptidase. Of the two hydrolysis products,D-aspartate was found to...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Kera Y,Funabashi K,Matsumoto T,Watanabe T,Nagasaki H,Yamada R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical modification of protein by nonenzymatic browning or Maillard reactions increases with age and in disease. Maillard products are formed by reactions of both carbohydrate- and lipid-derived intermediates with proteins, leading to formation of advanced glycation and lipoxidation end-products (AGE/ALEs). Thes...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Thorpe SR,Baynes JW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we observed that central administration of L-arginine attenuated stress responses in neonatal chicks, but the contribution of nitric oxide (NO) to this response was minimal. The sedative and hypnotic effects of L-arginine may be due to L-arginine itself and/or its metabolites, excluding NO. To clarify the me...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Suenaga R,Yamane H,Tomonaga S,Asechi M,Adachi N,Tsuneyoshi Y,Kurauchi I,Sato H,Denbow DM,Furuse M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine is known to increase ATP-dependent calcium ion (Ca2+) uptake in retinal membrane preparations and in isolated rod outer segments (ROS) under low calcium conditions (10 microM) (Pasantes-Morales and Ordóñez, 1982; Lombardini, 1991). In this report, ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake in retinal membrane preparations was ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Militante JD,Lombardini JB

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 (BRCA2) is an important tumor suppressor, which is participated in repair of damaged DNA by its highly conserved BRC repeat motifs regulating RAD51 protein homologous recombination and thereby preventing cell carcinogenesis. In this study, the BRCA2(1524-1548)-RAD51(241-260) complex...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Li J,Lu K,Lv M,Liu G,Ma L,Qi J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal through gain of function mutations of the oncogene KIT. Imatinib offers the first effective treatment for patients with GISTs, but the therapeutic outcome strongly depends on the type of KIT mutation. We used ProteinChip technology to i...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Landuyt B,Prenen H,Debiec-Rychter M,Sciot R,de Bruijn EA,van Oosterom AT

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:The translation elongation factor eIF5A is conserved through evolution and is necessary to rescue the ribosome during translation elongation of polyproline-containing proteins. Although the site of eIF5A binding to the ribosome is known, no systematic analysis has been performed so far to determine the important resid...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Barbosa NM,Boldrin PE,Rossi D,Yamamoto PA,Watanabe TF,Serrão VH,Hershey JW,Fraser CS,Valentini SR,Zanelli CF

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:The study of nanomaterial/biomolecule interface is an important emerging field in bionanoscience, and additionally in many biological processes such as hard-tissue growth and cell-surface adhesion. To have a deeper understanding of the amino acids/gold nanoparticle assemblies, the adsorption of these amino acids on th...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ramezani F,Amanlou M,Rafii-Tabar H

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Glycine is a major amino acid in mammals and other animals. It is synthesized from serine, threonine, choline, and hydroxyproline via inter-organ metabolism involving primarily the liver and kidneys. Under normal feeding conditions, glycine is not adequately synthesized in birds or in other animals, particularly in a ...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Wang W,Wu Z,Dai Z,Yang Y,Wang J,Wu G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyamines are essential for proliferation of endothelial cells (EC) and angiogenesis. This study was conducted to identify the metabolic source(s) of ornithine for polyamine synthesis in EC, using N(ω)-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine (Nor-NOHA, an inhibitor of arginase) and gabaculine (an inhibitor of ornithine aminotransfera...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Li H,Meininger CJ,Bazer FW,Wu G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acids are potent regulators of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown and have received considerable attention for the treatment of muscle wasting conditions. Arginine is critically involved in numerous physiological functions including providing substrate for the production of creatine, urea and nitric oxide (N...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Ham DJ,Caldow MK,Lynch GS,Koopman R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies identified lysine- and tryptophan-rich sequences within various cationic antimicrobial peptides. In the present study, we synthesized a series of peptides composed of lysine (K)-tryptophan (W) repeats (KW)( n ) (where n equals 2, 3, 4 or 5) with amida...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Gopal R,Seo CH,Song PI,Park Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds are interesting because of their antioxidant properties. In the present study, the antioxidant properties of L-tyrosine as a monophenolic and L-Dopa as a diphenolic amino acid were investigated by using different antioxidant assays: (i) 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical (DPPH*) scavenging;...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Gülçin I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, crystalized mouse ketimine reductase/CRYM complexed with NADPH was found to have pyruvate bound in its active site. We demonstrate that the enzyme binds α-keto acids, such as pyruvate, in solution, and catalyzes the formation of N-alkyl-amino acids from alkylamines and α-keto acids (via reduction of imine in...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Hallen A,Cooper AJ,Smith JR,Jamie JF,Karuso P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the available protocols, chemically driven approaches to oxidize cysteine may not be required for molecules that, under the native-like conditions, naturally fold in conformations ensuring an effective pairing of the right disulfide bridge pattern. In this contest, we successfully prepared the distinctin, a natu...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Calce E,Vitale RM,Scaloni A,Amodeo P,De Luca S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the subcellular location of a protein provides valuable information about its function, possible interaction with other proteins and drug targetability, among other things. The experimental determination of a protein's location in the cell is expensive, time consuming and open to human error. Fast and acc...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Mooney C,Cessieux A,Shields DC,Pollastri G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation sought to examine the contributions of exercise and nutrient replenishment on in vivo regulation of the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) axis components. Eight college-aged males completed three high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocols followed by three post-exercise nutritional protoco...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Foster EB,Fisher G,Sartin JL,Elsasser TH,Wu G,Cowan W,Pascoe DD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, two major routes exist for the metabolic conversion of L-glutamine to α-ketoglutarate. The most widely studied pathway involves the hydrolysis of L-glutamine to L-glutamate catalyzed by glutaminases, followed by the conversion of L-glutamate to α-ketoglutarate by the action of an L-glutamate-linked aminotr...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Cooper AJ,Shurubor YI,Dorai T,Pinto JT,Isakova EP,Deryabina YI,Denton TT,Krasnikov BF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To mutant ddY/DAO(-) mice lacking D-amino-acid oxidase activity and normal ddY/DAO(+) mice, five D-amino acids (D-Asp, D-Ser, D-Ala, D-Leu and D-Pro) were orally administered for two weeks, and the D-amino acid levels were examined in seven brain regions. The levels of D-Asp markedly increased in the pituitary and pin...

journal_title：Amino acids

authors： Morikawa A,Hamase K,Inoue T,Konno R,Zaitsu K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00