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Impallomeni G Steinbüchel A Lütke-Eversloh T Barbuzzi T Ballistreri A 《Biomacromolecules》2007,8(3):985-991
Copolymers of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-mercaptopropionate (3MP) or 3-mercaptobutyrate (3MB) units and minor amounts of 3-hydroxypropionate (3HP), 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV), or 3-mercaptovalerate (3MV) were investigated regarding their microstructure by NMR, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and size exclusion chromatography NMR. These copolymers were produced by Ralstonia eutropha strain H16 when cells were cultivated in a mineral salts medium with gluconate as a carbon source for growth and 3MP or 3MB as precursor substrates for incorporation of 3-mercaptoalkanoates. Mass spectrometry analysis of partially methanolyzed or pyrolyzed samples proved the presence of true copolymers or terpolymers. (13)C NMR spectroscopy of intact polymer samples, with values of average block length and degree of randomness deviating from a random sequence model, suggested microblock structures; however, composition analysis by (1)H NMR of fractions obtained by size exclusion chromatography showed significant variations with molecular weight, revealing the presence of blends of poly(3HB-co-3MP-co-3HP) or poly(3HB-co-3MB) with poly(3HB). The experimental NMR carbonyl dyad signal intensities were satisfactorily matched by a random sequence model when the presence of poly(3HB) was taken into account. 相似文献
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Ballistreri A Giuffrida M Guglielmino SP Carnazza S Ferreri A Impallomeni G 《International journal of biological macromolecules》2001,29(2):107-114
In this study, we investigated the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 to grow and synthesize poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) from saturated fatty acids with an even number of carbon atoms, from eight to 22, and from oleic acid. In a non-limiting medium, all carbon sources but docosanoic acid supported cell growth and PHA production, with eicosanoic acid giving the highest yield. In magnesium-limiting conditions, higher yields were obtained from sources with up to 16 carbon atoms. Composition was estimated by gas chromatography of methanolyzed samples and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance. The 3-hydroxyalkanoate units extended from hexanoate to tetradecanoate or tetradecenoate, with octanoate and decanoate as the predominant components. Weight average molecular weights ranged from 78,000 to 316,000. Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry of partially pyrolyzed samples, coupled to statistical analysis, showed that these PHAs are random copolymers. 相似文献
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Zn(2+) modulation of neuronal transient K(+) current: fast and selective binding to the deactivated channels 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
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Modulation of voltage-dependent transient K(+) currents (A type K(+) or K(A) current) by Zn(2+) was studied in rat hippocampal neurons by the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. It is found that Zn(2+) selectively binds to the resting (deactivated or closed) K(A) channels with a dissociation constant (K(d)) of approximately 3 &mgr;M, whereas the affinity between Zn(2+) and the inactivated K(A) channels is 1000-fold lower. Zn(2+) therefore produces a concentration-dependent shift of the K(A) channel inactivation curve and enhances the K(A) current elicited from relatively positive holding potentials. It is also found that the kinetics of Zn(2+) action are fast enough to compete with the transition rates between different gating states of the channel. The rapid and selective binding of Zn(2+) to the closed K(A) channels keeps the channel in the closed state and explains the ion's concentration-dependent slowing effect on the activation of K(A) current. This in turn accounts for the inhibitory effect of Zn(2+) on the K(A) current elicited from hyperpolarized holding potentials. Because the molecular mechanisms underlying these gating changes are kinetic interactions between the binding-unbinding of Zn(2+) and the intrinsic gating processes of the channel, the shift of the inactivation curve and slowing of K(A) channel activation are quantitatively correlated with ambient Zn(2+) over a wide concentration range without "saturation"; i.e., The effects are already manifest in micromolar Zn(2+), yet are not saturated even in millimolar Zn(2+). Because the physiological concentration of Zn(2+) could vary over a similarly wide range according to neural activities, Zn(2+) may be a faithful physiological "fine tuner," controlling and controlled by neural activities through its effect on the K(A) current. 相似文献
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Impallomeni G Ballistreri A Carnemolla GM Guglielmino SP Nicolò MS Cambria MG 《International journal of biological macromolecules》2011,48(1):137-145
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produced medium chain length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (mcl-PHAs) when grown on substrates containing very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA, C>20). Looking for low cost carbon sources, we tested Brassica carinata oil (erucic acid content 35-48%) as an intact triglyceride containing VLCFA. Oleic (C18:1), erucic (C22:1), and nervonic (C24:1) acids were also employed for mcl-PHA production as model substrates. The polymers obtained were analyzed by GC of methanolyzed samples, GPC, 1H and 13C NMR, ESI MS of partially pyrolyzed samples, and DSC. The repeating units of such polymers were saturated and unsaturated, with a higher content of the latter in the case of the PHA obtained from B. carinata oil. Statistical analysis of the ion intensity in the ESI mass spectra showed that the PHAs from pure fatty acids are random copolymers, while the PHA from B. carinata oil is either a pure polymer or a mixture of polymers. Weight-average molecular weight varied from ca. 56,000 g/mol for the PHA from B. carinata oil and oleic acid, to about 120,000 g/mol for those from erucic and nervonic acids. The PHAs from erucic and nervonic acids were partially crystalline, with rubbery characteristics and a melting point (Tm) of 50°C, while the PHAs from oleic acid and from B. carinata oil afforded totally amorphous materials, with glass transition temperatures (Tg) of -52°C and -47°C, respectively. 相似文献
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Sara Damiano Patrizia Lombari Erika Salvi Massimo Papale Antonio Giordano Margherita Amenta Gabriele Ballistreri Simona Fabroni Paolo Rapisarda Giovambattista Capasso Iris Maria Forte Daniela Barone Roberto Ciarcia 《Journal of cellular physiology》2019,234(12):23268-23278
The major cause of end-stage renal disease is the diabetic nephropathy. Oxidative stress contributes to the development of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this study we have evaluated the effect of a diet with a new standardized of red orange and lemon extract (RLE) rich in anthocyanins (ANT) in the progression of the kidney disease on Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Oxidative stress and renal function were analyzed. In diabetic rats, the RLE restored the blood glucose levels, body weight, and normalized the reactive oxygen species (ROS) total pathways. The kidney inflammation, in diabetic rats, has not shown significant change, showing that the oxidative stress rather than to inflammatory processes is a triggering factor in the renal complication associated with T2DM. Therefore, the administration of the RLE prevents this complication and this effect could be related to the inhibition of ROS production. 相似文献
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Copolymers of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (HB) and epsilon-caprolactone (CL) with a composition ranging from 28 to 81 mol % of HB were synthesized by transesterification of the corresponding homopolymers in solution in the presence of 4-toluenesulfonic acid. The copolyesters were characterized with regard to their molecular weights, thermal properties, molar compositions, and average block length of repeating units by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry, (1)H NMR, and (13)C NMR, respectively. Random and microblock copolymers could be obtained depending on experimental conditions, with weight-average molecular weights of up to 20,000. The glass transition temperature decreased from 2 to -42 degrees C as the CL content was increased from 0 to 72 mol %. The melting temperature (T(m)) of the PCL phase decreased from 70 to 46 degrees C as the HB content changed from 0 to 47 mol %, while the T(m) of the PHB phase decreased from 177 degrees C to 163 degrees C as the CL content changed from 0 to 72 mol %. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectra of GPC fractionated samples allowed us to ascertain that copolymers rich in HB units have mostly hydroxyl and carboxyl end groups, while copolymers rich in CL units have mostly tosyl and carboxyl end groups. 相似文献
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Soenke?Moehn Robert?FP?Bertolo Paul?B?Pencharz Ronald?O?BallEmail author 《BMC physiology》2004,4(1):11
Background
The understanding of bicarbonate kinetics and CO2 retention in the body is necessary to conduct amino acid tracer oxidation studies in both humans and laboratory animals. Significant metabolic activity is associated with eating which can affect bicarbonate steady state kinetics. A study was conducted to assess the impact of feeding regimen on the recovery of labelled bicarbonate and energy expenditure in adult female pigs (sows). Five catheterized sows (235 ± 5 kg) were fed semi-synthetic diets as: a single meal 2 h into the infusion after an overnight fast, or in eight hourly meals starting 2 h before the infusion. Oxygen consumption, CO2 production and 14CO2 recovery (ie fraction not retained) were determined during primed, constant intravenous infusions of NaH14CO3.Results
The 14CO2 recovery (%) after fasting (58.1 ± 4.8) was lower than that after single meal feeding (78.8 ± 5.9) or hourly meal feeding (81.0 ± 2.6, P = 0.03). CO2 production correlated with 14CO2 recovery during hourly feeding (r = 0.40, P = 0.01); this relationship was not significant after single meal feeding (P = 0.30), probably due to physical activity-associated CO2 production.Conclusions
The correlation of CO2 retention factors with CO2 production during hourly feeding suggests that this regimen should be preferred for future amino acid kinetics studies.18.
Ballistreri FP Barbuzzi EG Tomaselli GA Toscano RM 《Journal of inorganic biochemistry》2000,80(1-2):173-176
Kinetics of the oxidation of cysteine to cystine by four V(V) oxo diperoxo complexes [VO(O2)2L] possessing insulin mimetic activity, where L = oxalate(oxa), picolinate (pic), bipyridil (bipy), phenanthroline(phen), were performed in water at 10 degrees C by the UV or stopped-flow technique. 51V NMR spectra indicate that oxa undergoes a total ligand dissociation differently from pic, bipy and phen which hold their ligands also in solution. The observed reactivity is deeply affected by the identity of the ligand. The process seems to require coordination of the cysteine to the metal, followed by oxidation within the coordination sphere. In this respect phen and bipy make the coordination of cysteine much easier than oxa and pic. It is suggested, also on the basis of some preliminary observations concerning the oxidation of C6H5CH2SH, that the oxidation process is triggered by an electron transfer step. The rate of this step would be higher for oxa and pic than for phen and bipy. The observation that the oxidative ability of these vanadium peroxo complexes is dependent upon the nature of the ligands might match the analogous finding that their insulin mimetic activity is also modulated by the ligand identities. 相似文献
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Elisangela F Silva Mariana Orsi ?ngela L Andrade Rosana Z Domingues Breno M Silva Helena RC de Araújo Paulo FP Pimenta Michael S Diamond Eliseu SO Rocha Erna G Kroon Luiz CC Malaquias Luiz FL Coelho 《Journal of nanobiotechnology》2012,10(1):1-5