Preferential Inhibition of Penicillinase Induction by Oxytetracycline and Its Effect on the Penicillin Susceptibility of Staphylococci

Exposure of penicillinase-producing staphylococci to a combination of penicillin and oxytetracycline resulted in a synergistic inhibitory activity of the antibiotics on the bacteria. Oxytetracycline was employed in concentrations having little or no effect on bacterial growth. It was found that the synergistic antibacterial effect was caused by the preferential inhibition of penicillinase induction by oxytetracycline, rendering the staphylococci more susceptible to penicillin.     

Circadian Entrainment in Arabidopsis by the Sugar-Responsive Transcription Factor bZIP63

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hLBH的转录活性及其在MAPK信号转导途径中的作用

hLBH是一个人类心脏发育相关的候选基因,研究了hLBH的转录活性及其在MAPK信号途径中的作用.荧光素酶检测实验表明hLBH是一个转录激活因子.基因结构分段实验证明hLBH的两个模体在调节转录激活中起着重要的作用.将hLBH蛋白分别与SRE和AP-1共转染之后激活了SRE和AP-1的活性.这些结果表明hLBH可能通过MAPK信号途径来介导细胞功能.     

Inhibition of Lipid Peroxidation by N-Acetylserotonin and Its Role in Retinal Physiology

N-Acetylserotonin (NAS) inhibits the peroxidation of linoleic acid induced by a water-soluble initiator, 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) (ABAP). Lipid peroxidation was detected by the formation of conjugated dienes, monitored spectrophotometrically at 236 nm. N-Acetylserotonin, at concentrations ranging from 200 nM to 20 μM, reduced the rate of ABAP-initiated lipid peroxidation in a concentration-dependent manner. The results of NAS-inhibited lipid peroxidation are compared to the antioxidant activities of melatonin, vitamin E, and a water-soluble vitamin E analog, Trolox. It is suggested that NAS acts as a physiological antioxidant in retinal photoreceptor cells.