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Ricardo O. Louro Teresa Catarino Carlos A. Salgueiro Jean LeGall António V. Xavier 《Journal of biological inorganic chemistry》1996,1(1):34-38
Using potentiometric titrations, two protons were found to participate in the redox-Bohr effect observed for cytochrome c
3 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough). Within the framework of the thermodynamic model previously presented, this finding supports the occurrence
of a concerted proton-assisted 2e– step, ideally suited for the coupling role of cytochrome c
3 to hydrogenase. Furthermore, at physiological pH, it is shown that when sulfate-reducing bacteria use H2 as energy source, cytochrome c
3 can be used as a charge separation device, achieving energy transduction by energising protons which can be left in the acidic
periplasmic side and transferring deenergised electrons to sulfate respiration. This mechanism for energy transduction, using
a full thermodynamic data set, is compared to that put forward to explain the proton-pumping function of cytochrome c oxidase. 相似文献
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Vnia Salgueiro Carmo Silva Sofia Eufrzio Pedro A. Salgueiro Pedro G. Vaz 《Restoration Ecology》2020,28(3):668-678
As practitioners promote passive restoration as a complementary approach to technical reclamation, it is imperative to know its drivers. Although the consequences of endozoochory can be crucial to passive restoration success, few experimental studies assess the use of heavily disturbed sites by seed dispersers such as carnivores and how the seeds they bring in emerge and survive. Using an indoor sowing experiment conducted in a quarry located within a natural park in Portugal, we examined for the first time how carnivore endozoochorous seeds collected in the quarry potentially influence its passive restoration, through effects on plant emergence and survival. Also, we tested whether sowing date and water soaking, relevant factors when sowings are to be carried out, would affect seedling emergence and mortality rates when compared with the effect of endozoochory. Our target species were included in the revegetation plan of the quarry, of which endozoochorous seeds of Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) were collected in sufficient number for analysis. Irrespective of the carnivore species, endozoochorous carob seeds performed similarly to untreated seeds regarding emergence rates. Endozoochorous carob seedlings showed greater mortality rates but the net result for the plant can still be the colonization of recently vacant habitats by a large proportion of viable seeds. Concerning sowing date, the later carob seeds were sown over the fruit‐ripening season the faster seedlings emerged. Water soaking increased emergence rate by 6.5 times. Broadly, sowings with previous soaking and carnivore‐mediated seed dispersal of this dry‐fruited tree can jointly enhance quarry restoration. 相似文献
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Naomi Kato Simas Elisangela da Costa Lima Dellamora Jan Schripsema Celso Luiz Salgueiro Lage Alfredo Martins de Oliveira Filho Ludger Wessjohann Andrea Porzel Ricardo Machado Kuster 《Phytochemistry letters》2013,6(1):67-72
Ethanol extract obtained from dried leaves of Acmella oleracea afforded after a liquid/liquid partition procedure a larvicidal hexane fraction (LC50 = 145.6 ppm) and a non larvicidal dichloromethane one. From the inactive fraction, three amides were identified, two new structures, named deca-6,9-dihydroxy-(2E,7E)-dienoic acid isobutylamide (1), deca-8,9-dihydroxy-(2E,6Z)-dienoic acid isobutylamide (2) and the known nona-2,3-dihydroxy-6,8-diynoic acid 2-phenylethylamide (3). Bioassay-guided chromatographic fractionation of the hexane partition led to the identification of an amide mixture, nona-(2Z)-en-6,8-diynoic acid 2-phenylethylamide (4) and deca-(2Z)-en-6,8-diynoic acid 2-phenylethlylamide (5). This mixture was active against Aedes aegypti larvae at LC50 = 7.6 ppm. Low toxicity of crude extracts and derived fractions on Artemia salina nauplies showed the possibility of using them to control the A. aegypti mosquito larvae. This is the first report on larvicidal activity of acetylenic 2-phenylethylamides and their identification in A. oleracea leaves. 相似文献
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A. C. Turchetto‐Zolet F. Pinheiro F. Salgueiro C. Palma‐Silva 《Molecular ecology》2013,22(5):1193-1213
The South American continent is composed of several biogeographical regions harbouring the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity ‘hot spots’. Nonetheless, the patterns and processes responsible for shaping its astonishing species diversity are largely unknown. Here, we present a review of current South American phylogeographical knowledge based on published articles on this topic. An appraisal of the literature reveals emerging phylogeographical patterns in the biota of South America. The striking phylogeographical divergence observed among organism lineages in South American studies is suggestive of high levels of undocumented species diversity. The interplay between Pleistocene climatic oscillations and Pliocene/Miocene orogenic events has contributed to shaping the current diversity and distribution of modern lineages in both the tropical and temperate regions of South America. Although older divergence times were observed for a range of species, most herpetofauna underwent an intraspecific lineage split much earlier than other organisms. The geographical ranges of species associated with forest habitats were reduced mainly during glacial cycles, whereas species associated with open vegetation domains have shown variable responses to climatic oscillations. The results suggest a highly complex mosaic of phylogeographical patterns in South America. We suggest future research directions to promote a better understanding of the origin and maintenance of the South American biota. 相似文献
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Pessanha M Brennan L Xavier AV Cuthbertson PM Reid GA Chapman SK Turner DL Salgueiro CA 《FEBS letters》2001,489(1):8-13
The tetrahaem cytochrome isolated during anaerobic growth of Shewanella frigidimarina NCIMB400 is a small protein (86 residues) involved in electron transfer to Fe(III), which can be used as a terminal respiratory oxidant by this bacterium. A 3D solution structure model of the reduced form of the cytochrome has been determined using NMR data in order to determine the relative orientation of the haems. The haem core architecture of S. frigidimarina tetrahaem cytochrome differs from that found in all small tetrahaem cytochromes c(3) so far isolated from strict anaerobes, but has some similarity to the N-terminal cytochrome domain of flavocytochrome c(3) isolated from the same bacterium. NMR signals obtained for the four haems of S. frigidimarina tetrahaem cytochrome at all stages of oxidation were cross-assigned to the solution structure using the complete network of chemical exchange connectivities. Thus, the order in which each haem in the structure becomes oxidised was determined. 相似文献
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Pokkuluri PR Londer YY Duke NE Erickson J Pessanha M Salgueiro CA Schiffer M 《Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society》2004,13(6):1684-1692
The structure of a novel c(7)-type cytochrome domain that has two bishistidine coordinated hemes and one heme with histidine, methionine coordination (where the sixth ligand is a methionine residue) was determined at 1.7 A resolution. This domain is a representative of domains that form three polymers encoded by the Geobacter sulfurreducens genome. Two of these polymers consist of four and one protein of nine c(7)-type domains with a total of 12 and 27 hemes, respectively. Four individual domains (termed A, B, C, and D) from one such multiheme cytochrome c (ORF03300) were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The domain C produced diffraction quality crystals from 2.4 M sodium malonate (pH 7). The structure was solved by MAD method and refined to an R-factor of 19.5% and R-free of 21.8%. Unlike the two c(7) molecules with known structures, one from G. sulfurreducens (PpcA) and one from Desulfuromonas acetoxidans where all three hemes are bishistidine coordinated, this domain contains a heme which is coordinated by a methionine and a histidine residue. As a result, the corresponding heme could have a higher potential than the other two hemes. The apparent midpoint reduction potential, E(app), of domain C is -105 mV, 50 mV higher than that of PpcA. 相似文献
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Bandeiras TM Salgueiro CA Huber H Gomes CM Teixeira M 《Biochimica et biophysica acta》2003,1557(1-3):13-19
The membranes of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus metallicus exhibit an oxygen consumption activity of 0.5 nmol O(2) min(-1) mg(-1), which is insensitive to rotenone, suggesting the presence of a type-II NADH dehydrogenase. Following this observation, the enzyme was purified from solubilised membranes and characterised. The pure protein is a monomer with an apparent molecular mass of 49 kDa, having a high N-terminal amino acid sequence similarity towards other prokaryotic enzymes of the same type. It contains a covalently attached flavin, which was identified as being FMN by 31P-NMR spectroscopy, a novelty among type-II NADH dehydrogenases. Metal analysis showed the absence of iron, indicating that no FeS clusters are present in the protein. The average reduction potential of the FMN group was determined to be +160 mV, at 25 degrees C and pH 6.5, by redox titrations monitored by visible spectroscopy. Catalytically, the enzyme is a NADH:quinone oxidoreductase, as it is capable of transferring electrons from NADH to several quinones, including ubiquinone-1, ubiquinone-2 and caldariella quinone. Maximal turnover rates of 195 micromol NADH oxidized min(-1) mg(-1) at 60 degrees C were obtained using ubiquinone-2 as electron acceptor, after enzyme dilution and incubation with phospholipids. 相似文献
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Lysionek A Zubillaga M Salgueiro J Caro R Ettlin E Boccio J 《Biological trace element research》2001,84(1-3):123-128
The bioavailability of iron from a new commercial source containing ferric gluconate stabilized with glycine sold under the
trade name Bioferrico™ was studied in this work by means of the prophylactic-preventive test in rats. NaFeEDTA was also studied
by the same methodology for comparative purposes and ferrous sulfate was used as the reference standard. The test was conducted
for 4 wk with male weaned rats, which were randomized into four groups of at least eight animals each. A control group received
a basal diet of low-iron content, whereas the other groups received the same diet with iron added at a dose of 20 mg/kg as
FeSO4·7H2O, NaFeEDTA, and Bioferrico, respectively. Individual hemoglobin concentrations (HbC) and weights were determined at the beginning
and at the end of the study and food intake was daily registered. The iron bioavailability (BioFe) of each source was calculated
as the ratio between the amount of iron incorporated into hemoglobin during the treatment (HbFe) and the total iron intake
per animal (ToFeIn). A relative biological value (RBV) was obtained for each iron source under study as the ratio between
the BioFe of the tested compound and that of the reference standard. The RBVs were 98% and 86% for Bioferrico and NaFeEDTA,
respectively. Bioferrico showed a high bioavailability and behaved inertly in relation to the sensorial properties of the
fortified food when it was added to flour. These qualities emphasize Bioferrico as a promising source for iron fortification. 相似文献
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Insertional tagging of regulatory sequences in tritordeum; a hexaploid cereal species 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Salgueiro S Matthes M Gil J Steele S Savazzini F Riley A Jones HD Lazzeri PA Barcelo P 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》2002,104(6-7):916-925
As an approach to isolate novel cereal promoters, promoterless uidA constructs and particle bombardment were used to transform tritordeum. Five of eight transgenic lines containing uidA sequences showed evidence of promoter tagging. Expression of uidA was detected in four lines as: constitutive expression, expression in short cells of the epidermis of the spikelets, expression in pollen grains and in cells of the epidermis of the spikelet, and expression in anther primordia and pollen grains. In the fifth line, the uidA was shown by RT-PCR to be transcribed, but no GUS activity was detected. The different patterns of uidA expression indicate that different regulatory sequences were tagged in each of these lines. Analysis of the progeny resulting from self-fertilisation of the primary tagged plants, indicate that the transgenes integrated at one or two loci and the patterns of expression were stably inherited. To our knowledge, this is the first report of promoter tagging in cereals by direct gene transfer. 相似文献