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Seed maturation of Pisum sativum cv. Progress No. 9 proceeds more slowly in winter than in summer even when the parent plants are grown in greenhouse conditions with light-and heat-supplementation. For parent plants grown under summer and winter conditions the metabolism of [3H]GA9 in cultured seeds is qualitatively different in seeds of equivalent age and qualitatively the same in seeds of equivalent weight. 13-Hydroxylation of [3H]GA9[3H]GA20 is restricted to early stages of seed development. 2-Hydroxylation of [3H]GA92-OH-[3H]GA9 has only been observed at a stage of development after endogenous GA9 has accumulated. 2-OH-GA9 has been shown to be endogenous to pea and is named GA51. H2-GA31 and its conjugate have not been shown to be present in pea and may be induced metabolites of [3H]GA9. The metabolism of GA20GA29 is used to illustrate a technique of feeding [2H][3H]GAs in order to distinguish a metabolite from the same endogenous compound. The in vitro conversion of [3H]GA20[3H]GA29, and the virtual non-metabolism of [3H]GA29 have been confirmed for seeds in intact fruits. These results are discussed in relation to the apparent absence of conjugated GAs in mature pea seeds.Abbreviations GAn gibberellin An - GC gas chromatography - GC-MS combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - GC-RC combined gas chromatography-radio counting - Me methyl ester - RT etention time - SICM selected ion current monitoring - TLC thin layer chromatography - TMS trimethyl silyl ether The author is née Frydman  相似文献   

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Summary A method is described for measurement of small unresolvable heteronuclear J couplings. The method is based on quantitative analysis of a phase-purged heteronuclear spin-echo difference spectrum, and is demonstrated for measuring1H-113Cd and1H-199Hg J couplings in metal-substituted rubredoxin (Mr 5.4 kDa) fromPyrococcus furiosus. Couplings from cadmium to backbone amide protons that are hydrogen bonded to the Cys-S atoms directly bonded to Cd vary from smaller than 0.3 to 1.8 Hz; a through-space coupling between Cd and the protons of an alanine methyl group was measured to be 0.3 Hz. Couplings to199Hg are significantly larger and fall in the 0.4–4 Hz range.  相似文献   

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Summary The perdeuteration of aliphatic sites in large proteins has been shown to greatly facilitate the process of sequential backbone and side-chain 13C assignments and has also been utilized in obtaining long-range NOE distance restraints for structure calculations. To obtain the maximum information from a 4D 15N/15N-separated NOESY, as many main-chain and side-chain 1HN/15N resonances as possible must be assigned. Traditionally, only backbone amide 1HN/15N resonances are assigned by correlation experiments, whereas slowly exchanging side-chain amide, amino, and guanidino protons are assigned by NOEs to side-chain aliphatic protons. In a perdeuterated protein, however, there is a minimal number of such protons. We have therefore developed several gradient-enhanced and sensitivity-enhanced pulse sequences, containing water-flipback pulses, to provide through-bond correlations of the aliphatic side-chain 1HN/15N resonances to side-chain 13C resonances with high sensitivity: NH2-filtered 2D 1H-15N HSQC (H2N-HSQC), 3D H2N(CO)C/ and 3D H2N(COC/)C/ for glutamine and asparagine side-chain amide groups; 2D refocused H(N/)C/ and H(N/C/)C/ for arginine side-chain amino groups and non-refocused versions for lysine side-chain amino groups; and 2D refocused H(N)C and nonrefocused H(N.)C for arginine side-chain guanidino groups. These pulse sequences have been applied to perdeuterated 13C-/15N-labeled human carbonic anhydrase II (2H-HCA II). Because more than 95% of all side-chain 13C resonances in 2H-HCA II have already been assigned with the C(CC)(CO)NH experiment, the assignment of the side-chain 1HN/15N resonances has been straightforward using the pulse sequences mentioned above. The importance of assigning these side-chain HN protons has been demonstrated by recent studies in which the calculation of protein global folds was simulated using only 1HN-1HN NOE restraints. In these studies, the inclusion of NOE restraints to side-chain HN protons significantly improved the quality of the global fold that could be determined for a perdeuterated protein [R.A. Venters et al. (1995) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 117, 9592–9593].To whom correspondence should be addressed.  相似文献   

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A mutant line, M23, of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] was found to have two fold increases in oleic acid content in the seed oil compared with the original variety, Bay. Our objective was to determine the inheritance of the high oleic acid content in this mutant. Reciprocal crosses were made between M23 and Bay. There were no maternal and cytoplasmic effects for oleic acid content. The F1 seeds and F1 plants were significantly different from either parents or the midparent value, indicating partial dominance of oleic acid content in these crosses. The oleic acid content segregated in the F2 seeds and F2 plants in a trimodal pattern with normal, intermediate and high classes, satisfactorily fitting a 121 ratio. The seeds of a backcross between M23 and F1 segregated into intermediate and high classes in a ratio of 11. These results indicated that oleic acid content was controlled by two alleles at a single locus with a partial dominant effect. Thus, the allele in M23 was designated ol and the genotypes of M23 and Bay were determined to be olol and 0l0l, respectively. The oleic acid contents of the F2 seeds and F2 plants were inversely related with the linoleic acid content which segregated in a trimodal pattern with normal, intermediate and low classes in a 121 ratio. Thus, it was assumed that the low linoleic acid content in M23 was also controlled by the ol alleles. Because a diet with high oleic acid content reduces the content of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in blood plasma, the mutant allele, ol, would be useful in improving soybean cultivars for high oleic acid content.  相似文献   

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To study the influence of soil moisture on phosphorus (P) depletion in the rhizosphere, maize (Zea mays cv. Trak) was pre-grown in vermiculite filled-PVC tubes for 9 days and then the plants with the tubes were transplanted into soil columns maintained at two soil moisture levels () of 0.14 and 0.20 cm3 cm–3 for 10 days. The soil columns were separated at 1 cm depth by a nylon screen of 53 m inner mesh size, into 1 cm soil layer above and 3 cm soil column below screen. A root mat developed over the screen, but root hairs only could penetrate it. Regardless of the soil moisture level in the columns, and adequate and equal water and nutrients supply was maintained via wicks from an external nutrient solution to the plant roots in vermiculite. After 10 days, the soil columns were separated from the root mats, quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen and sliced into thin layers (0.2mm) using a refrigerated microtome to give soil samples at defined distances from the root mats for analyses. Lower soil moisture (=0.14) resulted in narrower and steeper depletion profile of 0.5 M NaHCO3 extractable P (NaHCO3-Pi) as compared to higher soil moisture (=0.20). Depletion of P in soil solution in the immediate vicinity of root mats did not differ much but the extension of the depletion zones was 0.10 cm at =0.14 and 0.20 cm at =0.20. The depletion up to 0.05cm with =0.14 and up to 0.07 cm with =0.20 was uniform, and may be attributed to the depletion in the root hair zone. Beyond the root hair zones, the theory of diffusion and mass flow was able to explain the observed differences in shape and extent of the P depletion profiles at the two soil moisture levels.  相似文献   

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Summary RC-RNase is a pyrimidine-guanine sequence-specific ribonuclease and a sialic-acid-binding lectin purified from Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog) oocytes. This 111-amino acid protein exhibits cytotoxicity toward several tumor cell lines. In this paper we report the assignments of proton NMR resonances and the identification of the secondary structure deduced from NOE constraints, chemical shift index, 3JNH and amide proton exchange rates. The protein was directly isolated from bullfrog oocytes; we were able to assign all but five of the amino acid backbone protons of the unlabeled protein by analyzing a large set of two-dimensional proton NMR spectra obtained at several temperatures and pH conditions. Our results indicate that the structure of RC-RNase is dominated by the presence of two triple-stranded antiparallel -sheets and three -helices, similar to those of the pyrimidine family ribonucleases. Two sets of resonances were observed for 11 amide protons and 8 -protons located in the loop-1 region, an 2 helix, and three -strands (1, 3 and 4), suggesting the presence of nonlocalized multiple conformations for RC-RNase.Abbreviations DQF-COSY double-quantum-filtered correlation spectroscopy - DTT dithiothreitol - NOE nuclear Overhauser enhancement - NOESY nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy - PE-1 N-terminal pyroglutamate - RC-RNase ribonuclease from the oocyte of Rana catesbeiana - TOCSY total correlation spectroscopy - TPPI time-proportional phase incrementation - TSP sodium 3-trimethylsilylpropionate-2,2,3,3-d 4  相似文献   

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A hollow fiber perfusion reactor constructed from pairs of concentric fibers forming a thin annular space is analyzed theoretically in terms of mass transfer resistances, and is shown experimentally to support the growth of an anchorage-dependent cell line in high-density culture. Hollow fiber perfusion reactors described in the literature typically employ a perfusion pathlength much greater than the distance that could be supported by diffusion alone, and analyses of these reactors typically incorporate the assumption of uniform perfusion throughout the cell mass despite many reported observations of inhomogeneous cell growth in perfusion reactors. The mathematical model developed for the annular reactor predicts that the metabolism of oxygen, carbon substrates, and proteins by anchorage-dependent cells can be supported by the reactor even in the absence of perfusion. The implications of nonuniform cell growth in perfusion reactors in general is discussed in terms of nutrient distribution. In the second part of the paper, the growth and metabolism of the mouse adrenal tumor line Y-1 in flask culture and in the annular reactor are compared. The reactor is shown to be a promising means for culturing anchorage-dependent cells at high density.List of Symbols c mol/dm3 substrate concentration - D mm2/s effective diffusivity of substrate in the membrane - D tm2/s effective diffusivity of substrate in the cell region - L pm2s/kg hydraulic permeability of fiber - Pe m Peclet number for membrane transport, wR1/D m - Pe t Peclet number for transport through cell mass, v wR2/D t - Q mol/m3s zero-order consumption rate of substrate per unit volume of cell mass - r m radial distance from centerline of fiber lumen - R 1, R 2 m inner and outer radii of inner annular fiber (Fig. 1) - R 3, 4 m inner and outer radii of outer annular fiber (Fig. 1) - v wm/s fluid velocity through the fiber wall at R 1 - fraction of shell side filled with cells - dimensionless radial distance, R 3/R1 - dimensionless radial distance, R 2/R 1 - cm2 hydraulic conductivity - viscosity - 2, Thiele modulus - dimensionless radial distance, R 4/R 1  相似文献   

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It was the aim of this study to investigate (1) whether preconditioning modifies the fatty acid (FA) composition of myocardial phospholipids (PL), (2) whether a previous modification of membrane PL composition by the administration of coconut oil or fish oil influences the preconditioning, and (3) to compare the protective effects of preconditioning to those of dietary fish oil. To this end, three groups of rats were given during 10 weeks either a standard diet, or a standard diet +10% coconut oil, or a standard diet +10% fish oil. The preconditioning was performedin situ in the anesthetized open-chest rats by 2 cycles of 3 min left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion and 10 min reperfusion. It was followed by a 40 min ischemia and a 60 min reperfusion. ECG was recorded and used for the continuous count of the salves of extrasystoles, ventricular flutter and fibrillation. These rhythm disturbances were subsequently added and evaluated as total arrhythmias. The FA of tissue PL were analyzed in a sample of the ischemic zone the size of which was determined by means of malachite green.Coconut oil diet (rich in saturated FA) modified slightly the myocardial PL by increasing oleic acid acid and decreasing linoleic acid and resulted in the highest incidence of arrhythmias. Fish oil diet had the opposite effect in modifying drastically the PLFA (replacement of the n-6 FA by the n-3 FA) and minimizing significantly the arrhythmias in comparison with the standard diet group. The antiarrhythmic effect of preconditioning could be observed only after coconut oil had been administered and was not accompanied by a modification of PL composition. The reduction of arrhythmias in this case was comparable to that observed under fish oil administration with and without preconditioning. The size of the ischemic zone remained unchanged.We conclude that the protection by ischemic preconditioning is not mediated by the modification of the composition of heart PL, and that the n-3 FA diet had such a protective effect that no additional protection could be supplied by ischemic preconditioning.Abbreviations 120 lauric acid - 140 myristic acid - 160 palmitic acid - 161 n-7 t-trans-palmitoleic acid - 161n-7 c cis-palmitoleic acid - 180 stearic acid - 181n-9 oleic acid - 181n-7 vaccenic acid - 182n-6 linoleic acid - 183n-3- linolenic acid - 203n-6 dihomo -linolenic acid - 204n-6 arachidonic acid - 205n-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) - 224n-6 eicosatetraenoic acid - 225n-3 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) - 226n-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) - BHT butylated hydroxytoluene  相似文献   

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Mammalian brain tubulin is an heterodimer; both and exist in 6–7 isotypic forms which differ in their amino acid sequences. By the use of isotype-specific monoclonal antibodies, we have previously shown that we can purify the II, III, anda IV tubulin dimers from bovine brain. We have also observed that these isotypes differ in their distributionin vivo and their polymerization and drug-binding propertiesin vitro. We have now explored the question of whether the isotypically purified dimers differ in their overall conformation using as probes compounds of theN,N-polymethylenebis (iodoacetamide) series which are known to form discrete intrachain cross-links in-tubulin. These compounds have the structure ICH2CONH(CH2) n NHCOCH2I. One of these cross-links, designated s, is between cys12 and either cys201 or cys211. The other, designated *, is between cys239 and cys354. The * cross-link forms in II and IV but not in III; this is not surprising in view of the fact that III has serine at position 239 instead of cysteine. However, III is also unable to form the s cross-link, although it appears to have all three cysteines which may be involved in the cross-link. This suggests that at least one of the sulfhydryls involved in the cross-link may be inaccessible in III. Although both II and IV can form the s cross-link, the dependence on cross-linker chain length is different. II forms s with derivatives in whichn=2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 but not with those in whichn=3 or 10. In contrast, IV forms s with derivatives in whichn=2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10. These results imply that the s sulfhydryls are slightly more accessible in IV and are therefore less dependent on the conformation of the cross-linker to react with it. It appears, therefore, that the II, III, and IV dimers each have unique conformations. This may help to explain the different assembly and drug-binding properties of these dimers.  相似文献   

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The carbon isotope composition of an animals breath reveals the composition of the nutrients that it catabolizes for energy. Here we describe the use of Keeling plots, a method widely applied in ecosystem ecology, to measure the 13C of respired CO2 of small vertebrates. We measured the 13C of Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) in the laboratory and of Mourning (Zenaida macroura) and White-winged (Z. asiatica) Doves in the field. In the laboratory, when hummingbirds were fed a sucrose based C3 diet, the 13C of respired CO2 was not significantly different from that of their diet (13CC3 diet). The 13C of respired CO2 for C3 fasted birds was slightly, albeit significantly, depleted in 13C relative to 13CC3 diet. Six hours after birds were shifted to a sucrose based C4 diet, the isotopic composition of their breath revealed that birds were catabolizing a mixture of nutrients derived from both the C3 and the C4 diet. In the field, the 13C of respired CO2 from Mourning and White-winged Doves reflected that of their diets: the CAM saguaro cactus (Carnegeia gigantea) and C3 seeds, respectively. Keeling plots are an easy, effective and inexpensive method to measure 13C of respired CO2 in the lab and the field.  相似文献   

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Crude extracts or supernatants of broken cells of Clostridium formicoaceticum reduce unbranched, branched, saturated and unsaturated carboxylates at the expense of carbon monoxide to the corresponding alcohols. The presence of viologens with redox potentials varying from E 0=-295 to-650 mV decreased the rate of propionate reduction. The more the propionate reduction was diminished the more formate was formed from carbon monoxide. The lowest propionate reduction and highest formate formation was observed with methylviologen. The carbon-carbon double bond of E-2-methyl-butenoate was only hydrogenated when a viologen was present. Formate as electron donor led only in the presence of viologens to the formation of propanol from propionate. The reduction of propionate at the expense of a reduced viologen can be followed in cuvettes. With respect to propionate Michaelis Menten behavior was observed. Experiments are described which lead to the assumption that the carboxylates are reduced in a non-activated form. That would be new type of biological reduction.Non-standard abbreviations glc Gas liquid chromatography - HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - RP reverse phase; Mediators (the figures in parenthesis of the mediators are redox potentials E 0 in mV) - CAV2+ carbamoylmethylviologen, 1,1-carbamoyl-4,4-dipyridinium dication (E 0=-296 mV) - BV2+ benzylviologen, 1,1-dibenzyl-4,4-dipyridinium dication (E 0=-360 mV) - MV methylviologen, 1,1-dimethyl-4,4-dipyridinium-dication (E 0=-444 mV) - DMDQ2+ dimethyldiquat, 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyridino-1,1-ethylendication (E 0=-514 mV) - TMV2+ tetramethylviologen, 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-4,4-dipyridinium dication (E 0=-550 mV) - PDQ2+ propyldiquat, 2,2-dipyridino-1,1-propenyl dication (E 0=-550 mV) - DMPDQ2+ dimethylpropyldiquat, 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyridino-1,1-propenyl dication (E 0=-656 mV) - PN productivity number=mmol product (obtained by the uptake of one pair of electrons) x (biocatalyst (dry weight) kg)-1×h-1  相似文献   

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The metabolism of GA29 in maturing seeds of Pisum sativum cv. Progress No. 9 was further investigated, and the utility of 2H-labelled GAs in conjuction with GC-MS is illustrated. Using [2-2H1]GA29 as an internal standard, endogenous GA29 was shown to reach a maximal level (ca. 10 g/seed) 27 days from anthesis, and to decline to ca. 1.6 g/seed in mature seeds. In a time-course feed the metabolism of [2-2H1] [2-3H1]GA29 applied to 27 day old seeds, and of endogenous GA29, was compared from the 1H:2H ratios in the recovered GA29. Although both [2-2H1] [2-3H1]GA29 and endogenous GA29 were metabolised to the same limited extent to a putative conjugate, in the main metabolic process endogenous GA29 was preferentially converted to an untraceable (i.e. unlabelled) metabolite. In contrast, endogenous GA29 and [1,3-2H2] [1,3-3H2]GA29, derived from [1,3-2H2] [1,3-3H2]GA20 in a time-course feed, were metabolised in an identical manner. In the latter case isotope loss precluded identification of the metabolite. The structure (8) has been assigned to a GA catabolite present in maturing seeds and seedlings of pea. The isotope data are consistent with this compound being the hitherto untraced metabolite of GA29 in pea.Abbreviations GAn gibberellin An - GC gas chromatography - GC-MS combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - GC-RC combined gas chromatography-radio counting - M+ molecular ion - Me methyl ester - RT retention time - SICM selected ion current monitoring - TLC thin layer chromatography - TMS trimethylsilyl ether  相似文献   

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J. Sybenga 《Genetica》1965,36(1):243-252
Whilst reliable estimates of chiasma frequencies can usually not be obtained, the probability (b) of a chromosome arm to be bound by at least one chiasma can often be determined. In the absence of interference this probability equals (1–e –2), where 2 is the average chiasma frequency of the chromosome arm and the average crossover frequency or map length. In the presence of interference is shown to retain its genetic meaning as an additive metric that may describe the chromosome arm or other distinctive chromosome segment in terms of genetic recombination. It is a form of potential map length, comparable to, but numerically different from the regular map length. It is termed provisionally crossing-over potential.A chromosome with armsm andn with crossing-over potentials and will form ring bivalents with a frequency (1–e –2).(1–e –2); open bivalents with a frequency (1–e –2).e –2+(1–e –2).e –2; univalent pairs with a frequencye –2.e –2. Estimates of these frequencies yield equations from which and may be solved. In rye (Secale cereale) their ratio (q) is approximately two and differs from the mitotic arm length ratio of 1.4, indicating localization of chiasmata in the long arms.Graphs are given to show how, with constantq, the relation between the probabilitiesb m andb n of the two arms being bound changes with changing averageb.Data are presented on chiasma frequencies in M I, and compared with the frequencies expected in the absence of interference to give an impression of the degree of interference. Apparent fusion of chiasmata simulates interference.  相似文献   

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The magnitude of the proton motive force (p) and its constituents, the electrical () and chemical potential (-ZpH), were established for chemostat cultures of a protease-producing, relaxed (rel ) variant and a not protease-producing, stringent (rel +) variant of an industrial strain ofBacillus licheniformis (respectively referred to as the A- and the B-type). For both types, an inverse relation of p with the specific growth rate was found. The calculated intracellular pH (pHin) was not constant but inversely related to . This change in pHin might be related to regulatory functions of metabolism but a regulatory role for pHin itself could not be envisaged. Measurement of the adenylate energy charge (EC) showed a direct relation with for glucose-limited chemostat cultures; in nitrogen-limited chemostat cultures, the EC showed an approximately constant value at low and an increased value at higher . For both limitations, the ATP/ADP ratio was directly related to .The phosphorylation potential (G'p) was invariant with . From the values for G'p and p, a variable H+/ATP-stoichiometry was inferred: H+/ATP=1.83+0.52µ, so that at a given H+/O-ratio of four (4), the apparent P/O-ratio (inferred from regression analysis) showed a decline of 2.16 to 1.87 for =0 to max (we discuss how more than half of this decline will be independent of any change in internal cell-volume). We propose that the constancy of G'p and the decrease in the efficiency of energy-conservation (P/O-value) with increasing are a way in which the cells try to cope with an apparent less than perfect coordination between anabolism and catabolism to keep up the highest possible with a minimum loss of growth-efficiency. Protease production in nitrogen-limited cultures as compared to glucose-limited cultures, and the difference between the A- and B-type, could not be explained by a different energy-status of the cells.Abbreviations CCCP carbonylcyanide-p-trichloromethoxyphenylhydrazone - DW dry weight of biomass - F Faraday's constant, 96.6 J/(mV × mol) - Fo chemostat outflow-rate (ml/h) - FCCP carbonylcyanide-p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone - G'p phosphorylation potential, the Gibbs energy change for ATP-synthesis from ADP and Pi - G'0p standard Gibbs energy change at specified conditions - H+/ATP number of protons translocated through - ATP synthase in synthesis of one ATP - H+/O protons translocated during transfer of 2 electrons from substrate to oxygen - specific growth rate (1/h) - H+ transmembrane electrochemical proton potential, J/mol - Mb molar weight (147.6 g/mol) of bacteria with general cell formula C6.0H10.8O3.0N1.2 - pHout,in extracellular, intracellular pH - Pi (intracellular) inorganic phosphate - p proton motive force, mV - pH transmembrane pH-difference - transmembrane electrical potential, mV - P/O number of ADP phosphorylated to ATP upon reduction of one O2– to H2O by two electrons transferred through the electron transfer chain - P/O (H+/O) × (H+/ATP)–1 - P/OF, P/ON P/O with the two electrons donated by resp. (NADH + H+) and FADH - q specific rate of consumption or production (mol/g DW × h) - rel +,rel stringent, relaxed genotype - R universal gas constant, 8.36 J/(mol × degree) - T absolute temperature - TPMP+ triphenylmethylphosphonium ion - TPP+ tetraphenyl phosphonium ion - Y growth yield, g DW/mol - Z conversion constant=61.8 mV for 310 K (37 °C) - ZpH transmembrane proton potential or chemical potential, mV  相似文献   

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In washed cells of cadmium-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus 17810S oxidizing glutamate, initial Cd2+++ influx via the Mn2+ porter down membrane potential () was fast due to involvement of energy generated by two proton pumps—the respiratory chain and the ATP synthetase complex working in the hydrolytic direction. Such an unusual energy drain for rapid initial Cd2+ influx is suggested to be due to a series of toxic events elicited by Cd2+ accumulation down generated via the redox proton pump: (i) strong inhibition of glutamate oxidation accompanied by a decrease of electrochemical proton gradient ( H +) formation via the respiratory chain, (ii) automatic reversal of ATP synthetase from biosynthetic to hydrolytic mode, which was monitored by a decrease of H +-dependent ATP synthesis, (iii) acceleration of the initial Cd2+ influx down generated the reversed ATP synthetase, the alternative proton pump hydrolyzing endogenous ATP. The primary, cadmium-sensitive targets in strain 17810S seem to be dithiols located in the cytoplasmic glutamate oxidizing system, prior to the membrane-embedded NADH oxidation system. Inhibition by Cd2+ of H +-dependent ATP synthesis and of pH gradient (pH)-linked [14C]glutamate transport is a secondary effect due to cadmium-mediated inhibition of H + generation at the cytoplasmic level. In washed cells of cadmium-resistant S. aureus 17810R oxidizing glutamate, Cd2+ accumulation was prevented due to activity of the plasmid-coded Cd2+ efflux system. Consequently, H +-producing and -requiring processes were not affected by Cd2+.  相似文献   

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Internal motions of d-ribose selectively 2H-labeled at the 2 position were measured using solid state 2H NMR experiments. A sample of d-ribose-2 -d was prepared in a hydrated, non-crystalline state to eliminate effects of crystal-packing. Between temperatures of –74 and –60°C the C2–H2 bond was observed to undergo two kinds of motions which were similar to those of C2–H2/H2 found previously in crystalline deoxythymidine (Hiyama et al. (1989) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 8609–8613): (1) Nanosecond motion of small angular displacement with an apparent activation energy of 3.6 ± 0.7 kcal mol–1, and (2) millisecond to microsecond motion of large amplitude with an apparent activation energy 4 kcal mol–1. At –74°C, the slow, large-amplitude motion was best characterized as a two-site jump with a correlation time on the millisecond time scale, whereas at –60°C it was diffusive on the microsecond time scale. The slow, large-amplitude motions of the C2–H2 bond are most likely from interconversions between C2-endo and C3-endo by way of the O4-endo conformation, whereas the fast, small-amplitude motions are probably librations of the C2–H2 bond within the C2-endo and C3-endo potential energy minima.  相似文献   

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N1 (= Nijmegen 1) D. melanogaster heterozygous for sparkling poliert (4) (= pol, here) were backcrossed as single pairs. When were not selected for departure from 1/1, pol/pol +, many exceptional ratios were observed even though the net for all 67 pairs was approximately one-to-one; in the same experiment a net excess of was observed. In a second experiment were selected for departure from 1/1, pol/pol +ratios. The net pol/pol +ratios became significantly different from the 1/1 expected but the sex ratio approached normal. Lineage of the males in the second experiment were recorded and displayed as pedigrees. These together with tabulated data suggest that in some pairs, one of the four categories pol , pol , pol +, pol + may be significantly greater or less than 1/4 of the total offspring recovered.  相似文献   

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Summary Determinations of current-voltage relationships are widely employed in the characterization of epithelial sodium transport. In order to determine the protocol dependence of transport parameters in the toad urinary bladder, studies were carried out in the presence and absence of amiloride, an inhibitor of active sodium transport. With symmetric positive and negative perturbations of the transepithelial electrical potential difference (0±100 mV) for 30 sec, the amiloride-sensitive current-voltage (i a -) relationship was near linear over the range –75+100 mV, indicating constancy of the conductance a and the apparent electromotive force E Na, lumped parameters of the standard electrical equivalent circuit model of the active transport system. With a reverse protocol (±1000 mV) or 15 min perturbations thei a - relationships were highly nonlinear. Nonlinearity reflected voltage dependence of parameters: perturbations that increased active transport decreased E Na and increased a, as evaluated from 10 sec perturbations of ; slowing of active transport produced the converse changes. These effects are usefully analyzed in both quasi-steady states and true steady states by means of a detailed equivalent circuit incorporating the significant ionic currents across each plasma membrane. Precise understanding of the significance of a and E Na will require characterization of the partial ionic conductances on perturbation of .  相似文献   

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Deuterium isotope effects and fractionation factors of N1...H3–N3 hydrogen bonded Watson–Crick A:T base pairs of two DNA dodecamers are presented here. Specifically, two-bond deuterium isotope effects on the chemical shifts of 13C2 and 13C4, 213C2 and 213C4, and equilibrium deuterium/protium fractionation factors of H3, , were measured and seen to correlate with the chemical shift of the corresponding imino proton, H3. Downfield-shifted imino protons associated with larger values of 213C2 and 213C4 and smaller values, which together suggested that the effective H3–N3 vibrational potentials were more anharmonic in the stronger hydrogen bonds of these DNA molecules. We anticipate that 213C2, 213C4 and values can be useful gauges of hydrogen bond strength of A:T base pairs.  相似文献   

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Summary The tryptic peptides from the A and B chains of cat hemoglobins A and B have been isolated and the amino acid compositions determined. Differences between the two chains were found in two peptides,T-1 (GlySer) andT-14 (AsnSer and LysArg). The GlySer and LysArg substitutions are placed at-1 and-144 respectively from earlier work, and the third substitution, AsnSer at-139 is suggested from this work. In addition, the presence of a blocked amino terminus in B has been confirmed. Tentative sequences constructed by homology with known-chain structures suggest the occurrence of substitutions at 1 1 contacts in A and B that may be functionally significant. There are at least 18 differences in amino acid composition between cat A and dog-chains and 22 differences between cat A and normal adult human-chains.  相似文献   

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