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Germano Siqueira Adriane MF Milagres Walter Carvalho Gerald Koch André Ferraz 《Biotechnology for biofuels》2011,4(1):7
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Lignin and hemicelluloses are the major components limiting enzyme infiltration into cell walls. Determination of the topochemical distribution of lignin and aromatics in sugar cane might provide important data on the recalcitrance of specific cells. We used cellular ultraviolet (UV) microspectrophotometry (UMSP) to topochemically detect lignin and hydroxycinnamic acids in individual fiber, vessel and parenchyma cell walls of untreated and chlorite-treated sugar cane. Internodes, presenting typical vascular bundles and sucrose-storing parenchyma cells, were divided into rind and pith fractions. 相似文献2.
Vera MF da Silva Anthony M Carter Carlos E Ambrosio Ana F Carvalho Marina Bonatelli Marcelo C Lima Angelica Maria Miglino 《Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E》2007,5(1):26-6
A recent reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of cetaceans makes it timely to compare their placentation with that
of the artiodactyls. We studied the placentae of two sympatric species of dolphin from the Amazon River Basin, representing
two distinct families. The umbilical cord branched to supply a bilobed allantoic sac. Small blood vessels and smooth muscle
bundles were found within the stroma of the cord. Foci of squamous metaplasia occurred in the allanto-amnion and allantochorion.
The interhemal membrane of the placenta was of the epitheliochorial type. Two different types of trophoblastic epithelium
were seen. Most was of the simple columnar type and indented by fetal capillaries. However, there were also areolar regions
with tall columnar trophoblast and these were more sparsely supplied with capillaries. The endometrium was well vascularised
and richly supplied with actively secreting glands. These findings are consistent with the current view that Cetacea are nested
within Artiodactyla as sister group to the hippopotamids. 相似文献
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A Yay D Akkuş H Yapıslar E Balcıoglu MF Sonmez S Ozdamar 《Biotechnic & histochemistry》2014,89(8):552-557
Nitric oxide (NO) plays a significant role in the development of diabetic nephropathy. We investigated the effects of an antioxidant, carnosine, on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced renal injury in diabetic rats. We used four groups of eight rats: group 1, control; group 2, carnosine treated; group 3, untreated diabetic; group 4, carnosine treated diabetic. Kidneys were removed and processed, and sections were stained with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and subjected to eNOS immunohistochemistry. Examination by light microscopy revealed degenerated glomeruli, thickened basement membrane and glycogen accumulation in the tubules of diabetic kidneys. Carnosine treatment prevented the renal morphological damage caused by diabetes. Moreover, administration of carnosine decreased somewhat the oxidative damage of diabetic nephropathy. Appropriate doses of carnosine might be a useful therapeutic option to reduce oxidative stress and associated renal injury in diabetes mellitus. 相似文献
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Patrick MF Derkx Thomas Janzen Kim I Sørensen Jeffrey E Christensen Birgitte Stuer-Lauridsen Eric Johansen 《Microbial cell factories》2014,13(Z1):S5
The food industry is constantly striving to develop new products to fulfil the ever changing demands of consumers and the strict requirements of regulatory agencies. For foods based on microbial fermentation, this pushes the boundaries of microbial performance and requires the constant development of new starter cultures with novel properties. Since the use of ingredients in the food industry is tightly regulated and under close scrutiny by consumers, the use of recombinant DNA technology to improve microbial performance is currently not an option. As a result, the focus for improving strains for microbial fermentation is on classical strain improvement methods. Here we review the use of these techniques to improve the functionality of lactic acid bacteria starter cultures for application in industrial-scale food production. Methods will be described for improving the bacteriophage resistance of specific strains, improving their texture forming ability, increasing their tolerance to stress and modulating both the amount and identity of acids produced during fermentation. In addition, approaches to eliminating undesirable properties will be described. Techniques include random mutagenesis, directed evolution and dominant selection schemes. 相似文献
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Identification of 491 proteins in the tear fluid proteome reveals a large number of proteases and protease inhibitors 下载免费PDF全文
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The tear film is a thin layer of fluid that covers the ocular surface and is involved in lubrication and protection of the eye. Little is known about the protein composition of tear fluid but its deregulation is associated with disease states, such as diabetic dry eyes. This makes this body fluid an interesting candidate for in-depth proteomic analysis. 相似文献9.
MF Perutz 《Current opinion in structural biology》1996,6(6):848-858
Several dominantly inherited, late onset, neurodegenerative diseases are due to expansion of CAG repeats, leading to expansion of glutamine repeats in the affected proteins. These proteins are of very different sizes and, with one exception, show no sequence homology to known proteins or to each other; their functions are unknown. In some, the glutamine repeat starts near the N-terminus, in another near the middle and in another near the C-terminus, but regardless of these differences, no disease has been observed in individuals with fewer than 37 repeats, and absence of disease has never been found in those with more than 41 repeats. Protein constructs with more than 41 repeats are toxic to E. coli and to CHO cells in culture, and they elicit ataxia in transgenic mice. These observations argue in favour of a distinct change of structure associated with elongation beyond 37–41 glutamine repeats. The review describes experiments designed to find out what these structures might be and how they could influence the properties of the proteins of which they form part. Poly-
-glutamines form pleated sheets of β-strands held together by hydrogen bonds between their amides. Incorporation of glutamine repeats into a small protein of known structure made it associate irreversibly into oligomers. That association took place during the folding of the protein molecules and led to their becoming firmly interlocked by either strand- or domain-swapping. Thermodynamic considerations suggest that elongation of glutamine repeats beyond a certain length may lead to a phase change from random coils to hydrogen-bonded hairpins. Possible mechanisms of expansion of CAG repeats are discussed in the light of looped DNA model structures. 相似文献
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B30.2-like domain proteins: update and new insights into a rapidly expanding family of proteins 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Henry J; Mather IH; McDermott MF; Pontarotti P 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(12):1696-1705
The B30.2 domain is a conserved region of around 170 amino acids associated
with several different protein domains, including the immunoglobulin folds
of butyrophilin and the RING finger domain of ret finger protein. We
recently reported several novel members of this family as well as
previously undescribed protein families possessing the B30.2 domain. Many
proteins have subsequently been found to possess this domain, including
pyrin/marenostrin and the midline 1 (MID1) protein. Mutations in the B30.2
domain of pyrin/marenostrin are implicated in familial Mediterranean fever,
and partial loss of the B30.2 domain of MID1 is responsible for Opitz G/BBB
syndrome, characterized by developmental midline defects. In this study, we
scrutinized the available sequence data bases for the identification of
novel B30.2 domain proteins using highly sensitive database-searching
tools. In addition, we discuss the chromosomal localization of genes in the
B30.2 family, since the encoded proteins are likely to be involved in other
forms of periodic fever, autoimmune, and genetic diseases.
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