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Background
Adenylation of nicotinate mononucleotide to nicotinate adenine dinucleotide is the penultimate step in NAD+ synthesis. In Escherichia coli, the enzyme nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferase is encoded by the nadD gene. We have earlier made an initial characterization in vivo of two mutant enzymes, NadD72 and NadD74. Strains with either mutation have decreased intracellular levels of NAD+, especially for one of the alleles, nadD72. 相似文献2.
Vítor Mendes Ana Maranha Pedro Lamosa Milton S da Costa Nuno Empadinhas 《BMC biochemistry》2010,11(1):21
Background
Maltose-1-phosphate was detected in Mycobacterium bovis BCG extracts in the 1960's but a maltose-1-phosphate synthetase (maltokinase, Mak) was only much later purified from Actinoplanes missouriensis, allowing the identification of the mak gene. Recently, this metabolite was proposed to be the intermediate in a pathway linking trehalose with the synthesis of glycogen in M. smegmatis. Although the M. tuberculosis H37Rv mak gene (Rv0127) was considered essential for growth, no mycobacterial Mak has, to date, been characterized. 相似文献3.
Roichi?Itoh Christelle?Saint-Marc Stéphane?Chaignepain Riko?Katahira Jean-Marie?Schmitter Bertrand?Daignan-Fornier
Background
The purine salvage enzyme inosine 5'-monophosphate (IMP)-specific 5'-nucleotidase catalyzes degradation of IMP to inosine. Although this enzymatic activity has been purified and characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the gene encoding IMP 5'-nucleotidase had not been identified. 相似文献4.
S. X. Xiao J. J. Zhang X. Li L. J. Ye H. W. Gu N. Ren 《Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry》2010,102(2):813-817
A ternary binuclear complex of dysprosium chloride hexahydrate with m-nitrobenzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline, [Dy(m-NBA)3phen]2·4H2O (m-NBA: m-nitrobenzoate; phen: 1,10-phenanthroline) was synthesized. The dissolution enthalpies of [2phen·H2O(s)], [6m-HNBA(s)], [2DyCl3·6H2O(s)], and [Dy(m-NBA)3phen]2·4H2O(s) in the calorimetric solvent (VDMSO:VMeOH = 3:2) were determined by the solution–reaction isoperibol calorimeter at 298.15 K to be
\Updelta\texts H\textmq \Updelta_{\text{s}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } [2phen·H2O(s), 298.15 K] = 21.7367 ± 0.3150 kJ·mol−1,
\Updelta\texts H\textmq \Updelta_{\text{s}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } [6m-HNBA(s), 298.15 K] = 15.3635 ± 0.2235 kJ·mol−1,
\Updelta\texts H\textmq \Updelta_{\text{s}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } [2DyCl3·6H2O(s), 298.15 K] = −203.5331 ± 0.2200 kJ·mol−1, and
\Updelta\texts H\textmq \Updelta_{\text{s}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } [[Dy(m-NBA)3phen]2·4H2O(s), 298.15 K] = 53.5965 ± 0.2367 kJ·mol−1, respectively. The enthalpy change of the reaction was determined to be
\Updelta\textr H\textmq = 3 6 9. 4 9 ±0. 5 6 \textkJ·\textmol - 1 . \Updelta_{\text{r}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } = 3 6 9. 4 9 \pm 0. 5 6 \;{\text{kJ}}\cdot {\text{mol}}^{ - 1} . According to the above results and the relevant data in the literature, through Hess’ law, the standard molar enthalpy of
formation of [Dy(m-NBA)3phen]2·4H2O(s) was estimated to be
\Updelta\textf H\textmq \Updelta_{\text{f}} H_{\text{m}}^{\theta } [[Dy(m-NBA)3phen]2·4H2O(s), 298.15 K] = −5525 ± 6 kJ·mol−1. 相似文献
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Sara Tombelli Marco Mascini Barbara Scherm Gianni Battacone Quirico Migheli 《Monatshefte für Chemie / Chemical Monthly》2009,140(8):901-907
Abstract In this work, we report on the development of a DNA-based piezoelectric biosensor specific for the detection of an amplicon
of the aflD gene of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Expression of this gene is consistently correlated with a strain’s ability to produce aflatoxins that are considered very
potent liver carcinogens in various animal species and humans. The DNA biosensor has been characterized with synthetic oligonucleotides
and amplicons. Moreover, it has been applied to the analysis of real samples consisting of amplicons of DNA extracted from
flours and feed contaminated with A. flavus and A. parasiticus.
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Ludmila V Roze Anindya Chanda Maris Laivenieks Randolph M Beaudry Katherine A Artymovich Anna V Koptina Deena W Awad Dina Valeeva Arthur D Jones John E Linz 《BMC biochemistry》2010,11(1):33
Background
Filamentous fungi in the genus Aspergillus produce a variety of natural products, including aflatoxin, the most potent naturally occurring carcinogen known. Aflatoxin biosynthesis, one of the most highly characterized secondary metabolic pathways, offers a model system to study secondary metabolism in eukaryotes. To control or customize biosynthesis of natural products we must understand how secondary metabolism integrates into the overall cellular metabolic network. By applying a metabolomics approach we analyzed volatile compounds synthesized by Aspergillus parasiticus in an attempt to define the association of secondary metabolism with other metabolic and cellular processes. 相似文献7.
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In neutral zinc the 4p
2 configuration lies above the 3d
104s ionization limit and its levels become perturbers in the continuum. Lines have been identified in the Zn I spectrum for the
multiplet, whereas no lines have been found for transitions to 4p
2 1
D or 1
S. In this paper, cross sections for photoionization from 4s4p levels are reported that reveal the positions and widths of the 4p
2 resonances. Calculations were performed using the multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock (MCHF) and B-spline R-matrix (BSR) method. Results from Breit–Pauli calculations that ignore the background continua are also presented. Included
in the latter are energies for the levels and transition data (transition energies, line strengths, f-values, and A-rates) for all E1 transitions between these
levels. Transition energies and the agreement in the length and velocity values, particularly for allowed transitions, indicate
the accuracy of the computational model. Line widths are compared with other estimates.
Contribution to the Serafin Fraga Memorial Issue. 相似文献
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Background
Vesicle fusion is an essential process for maintaining the structure and function of the endomembrane system. Fusion is mediated by t-SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) fusion proteins on the target membrane and v-SNAREs on the vesicle membrane; v-and t-SNAREs interact with each other, driving vesicle fusion with the target membrane. The Arabidopsis thaliana trans-Golgi network resident SNAREs SYP41 and VTI12, along with YKT61/62, have been shown to function in vesicle fusion in vitro, consistent with immunoprecipitation results showing their interaction in Arabidopsis cell extracts. Conflicting published results have indicated that SYP4 family members are either functionally redundant or have distinct and essential functions; the reason for this discrepancy is unclear.Results
Here we used a proteoliposome fusion assay to demonstrate that SYP42 and SYP43 can substitute for SYP41 in driving lipid mixing, providing support for functional overlap between family members. Previous reports have also suggested that VTI11 and VTI12 SNAREs show partial overlap in function, despite having mostly distinct localizations and binding partners. We show that VTI11 can substitute for VTI12 in in vitro lipid mixing reactions, providing molecular support for the genetic evidence for partial functional redundancy in vivo.Conclusions
Our data provide biochemical evidence for functional overlap in membrane fusion between members of the SYP4 or VTI1 SNARE groups, supporting previous genetic data suggesting redundancy.10.
Aejazur Rahman Saumya S Srivastava Amita Sneh Neesar Ahmed Musti V Krishnasastry 《BMC biochemistry》2010,11(1):35
Background
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a virulent bacillus causing tuberculosis, a disease responsible for million deaths each year worldwide. In order to understand its mechanism of pathogenesis in humans and to help control tuberculosis, functions of numerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis genes are being characterized. In this study we report the dual functionality of tlyA gene product of Mycobacterium tuberculosis annotated as Rv1694, a 268 amino acid long basic protein. 相似文献11.
Background
Under iron-deficient conditions, Chlamydomonas exhibits high affinity for iron absorption. Nevertheless, the response, transmission, and regulation of downstream gene expression in algae cells have not to be investigated. Considering that the MAPK pathway is essential for abiotic stress responses, we determined whether this pathway is involved in iron deficiency signal transduction in Chlamydomonas.Results
Arabidopsis MAPK gene sequences were used as entry data to search for homologous genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii genome database to investigate the functions of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) gene family in C. reinhardtii under iron-free conditions. Results revealed 16 C. reinhardtii MAPK genes labeled CrMAPK2–CrMAPK17 with TXY conserved domains and low homology to MAPK in yeast, Arabidopsis, and humans. The expression levels of these genes were then analyzed through qRT-PCR and exposure to high salt (150 mM NaCl), low nitrogen, or iron-free conditions. The expression levels of these genes were also subjected to adverse stress conditions. The mRNA levels of CrMAPK2, CrMAPK3, CrMAPK4, CrMAPK5, CrMAPK6, CrMAPK8, CrMAPK9, and CrMAPK11 were remarkably upregulated under iron-deficient stress. The increase in CrMAPK3 expression was 43-fold greater than that in the control. An RNA interference vector was constructed and transformed into C. reinhardtii 2A38, an algal strain with an exogenous FOX1:ARS chimeric gene, to silence CrMAPK3. After this gene was silenced, the mRNA levels and ARS activities of FOX1:ARS chimeric gene and endogenous CrFOX1 were decreased. The mRNA levels of iron-responsive genes, such as CrNRAMP2, CrATX1, CrFTR1, and CrFEA1, were also remarkably reduced.Conclusion
CrMAPK3 regulates the expression of iron-deficiency-responsive genes in C. reinhardtii.12.
Background
The Arabidopsis genome contains nine sucrose transporter paralogs falling into three clades: SUT1-like, SUT2 and SUT4. The carriers differ in their kinetic properties. Many transport proteins are known to exist as oligomers. The yeast-based split ubiquitin system can be used to analyze the ability of membrane proteins to interact. 相似文献13.
Wei Zhao Aisheng Xiong Xiaoyan Fu Feng Gao Yongsheng Tian Rihe Peng 《Applied biochemistry and biotechnology》2010,162(8):2157-2165
To obtain a high level expression of phytase with favorable characteristics, a codon-optimized phytase gene from Citrobacter freundii was synthesized and transferred into Pichia pastoris. Small-scale expression experiments and activity assays were used to screen positive colonies. After purified by Ni2+–NTA agarose affinity column, the characterizations of the recombinant phytase were determined. The recombinant phytase (r-phyC)
had two distinct pH optima at 2.5 and 4.5 and an optimal temperature at 50 °C. It retained more than 80% activity after being
incubated under various buffer (pH 1.5–8.0) at 37 °C for 1 h. The specific activity, Km, and Vmax values of r-phyC for sodium phytate were 2,072 ± 18 U mg−1, 0.52 ± 0.04 mM, and 2,380 ± 84 U mg−1 min−1, respectively. The enzyme activity was significantly improved by 1 mM of K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+. These characteristics contribute to its potential application in feed industry. 相似文献
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Ren Xu Chunhua Lu Xuan Wu Cheng Lin Zhonghui Zheng 《Chemistry of Natural Compounds》2009,45(6):797-799
One new ten-membered lactone (1) named (Z)-4,6,9-trihydroxy-10-nonyl-3,4,5,6,9,10-hexahydrooxecin-2-one along with 5-methoxycarbonylmellein (2) and cytochalasin D (3) were isolated from the culture of the endophytic fungus strain Tubercularia sp. TF5, originally separated from the inner bark of Taxus mairei obtained in Fujian Province, Southeast China. The structures of compounds 1–3 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of 1 were analyzed but it showed no significant activities. 相似文献
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The 5-aminolevulinate (ALA) synthase gene (hemA) from Agrobacterium radiobacter zju-0121, which was cloned previously in our laboratory, contains several rare codons. To enhance the expression of this
gene, Escherichia coli Rosetta(DE3), which is a rare codon optimizer strain, was picked out as the host to construct an efficient recombinant strain.
Cell extracts of the recombinant E. coli were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under the appropriate conditions. The results
indicated that the activity of ALA synthase expressed in Rosetta(DE3)/pET-28a(+)-hemA was about 20% higher than that in E. coli BL21(DE3). Then the effects of precursors (glycine and succinate) and glucose, which is an inhibitor for ALA dehydratase
as well as the carbon sources for cell growth, on the production of 5-aminolevulinate were investigated. Based on an optimal
fed-batch culture system described in our previous work, up to 6.5 g/l (50 mM) ALA was produced in a 15-l fermenter. 相似文献
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Ju-Lan Zeng Sai-Bo Yu Bo Tong Li-Xian Sun Zhi-Cheng Tan Zhong Cao Dao-Wu Yang Jing-Nan Zhang 《Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry》2011,103(3):1087-1093
An N-tert-butyloxycarbonylated organic synthesis intermediate, (S)-tert-butyl 1-phenylethylcarbamate, was prepared and investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry
(TG). The molar heat capacities of (S)-tert-butyl 1-phenylethylcarbamate were precisely determined by means of adiabatic calorimetry over the temperature range of 80-380 K.
There was a solid–liquid phase transition exhibited during the heating process with the melting point of 359.53 K. The molar
enthalpy and entropy of this transition were determined to be 29.73 kJ mol−1 and 82.68 J K−1 mol−1 based on the experimental C
p–T curve, respectively. The thermodynamic functions, [HT0 - H298.150 H_{T}^{0} - H_{298.15}^{0} ] and [ST0 - S298.150 S_{T}^{0} - S_{298.15}^{0} ], were calculated from the heat capacity data in the temperature range of 80–380 K with an interval of 5 K. TG experiment
showed that the pyrolysis of the compound was started at the temperature of 385 K and terminated at 510 K within one step. 相似文献
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Tautomers of N-allyl- and N-propargyl-substituted trifluoromethanesulfonimides (CF3SO2)2NR (R = CH2CH=CH2, Z/E-CH=CHMe, CH2C≡CH, CH=CH=CH2, C≡CCH2) were calculated by the DFT (B3LYP, wB97XD, PBE1PBE), MP2, and CBS-QB3 methods. The results were compared with the theoretical data for the corresponding amines and amides NHRR1 (R1 = H, CF3SO2). It was shown that there is no conjugation between the nitrogen atom and C=C bond and that conjugation exists with the C≡C bond with electron density displacement toward the nitrogen atom. The calculations of anions derived from N-allyl- and N-propargyl-trifluoromethanesulfonimides revealed the possibility of their rearrangement with elimination of trifluoromethanesulfinate anion and formation of its H-complex with N-(prop-2-en-1-ylidene)trifluoromethanesulfonamide or N-(prop-2-yn-1-ylidene)trifluoromethanesulfonamide. 相似文献
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Abstract
Tris(2-ureidobenzyl)amines bearing three differentially substituted arms have been synthesized. They possess an asymmetric nitrogen atom, the pivotal one, and thus they feature C 1 symmetry. The self-assembly of these C 1-symmetric tris(2-ureidobenzyl)amines may potentially lead to multiple regio- and diastereoisomeric capsules coming from the pairing of the four stereoisomeric monomers with configurations (R, P), (S, P), (R, M) and (S, M). The 1H- and 19F{1H}-NMR spectra confirm the presence of dimeric aggregates, as a mixture of several regio- and diastereoisomeric species. 相似文献19.
Bjorn Vergauwen Ruben Van der Meeren Ann Dansercoer Savvas N Savvides 《BMC biochemistry》2011,12(1):59
Background
The Gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus influenzae is a glutathione auxotroph and acquires the redox-active tripeptide by import. The dedicated glutathione transporter belongs to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-transporter superfamily and displays more than 60% overall sequence identity with the well-studied dipeptide (Dpp) permease of Escherichia coli. The solute binding protein (SBP) that mediates glutathione transport in H. influenzae is a lipoprotein termed GbpA and is 54% identical to E. coli DppA, a well-studied member of family 5 SBP's. The discovery linking GbpA to glutathione import came rather unexpectedly as this import-priming SBP was previously annotated as a heme-binding protein (HbpA), and was thought to mediate heme acquisition. Nonetheless, although many SBP's have been implicated in more than one function, a prominent physiological role for GbpA and its partner permease in heme acquisition appears to be very unlikely. Here, we sought to characterize five representative GbpA homologs in an effort to delineate the novel GbpA-family of glutathione-specific family 5 SBPs and to further clarify their functional role in terms of ligand preferences.Results
Lipoprotein and non-lipoprotein GbpA homologs were expressed in soluble form and substrate specificity was evaluated via a number of ligand binding assays. A physiologically insignificant affinity for hemin was observed for all five GbpA homologous test proteins. Three out of five test proteins were found to bind glutathione and some of its physiologically relevant derivatives with low- or submicromolar affinity. None of the tested SBP family 5 allocrites interacted with the remaining two GbpA test proteins. Structure-based sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis show that the two binding-inert GbpA homologs clearly form a separate phylogenetic cluster. To elucidate a structure-function rationale for this phylogenetic differentiation, we determined the crystal structure of one of the GbpA family outliers from H. parasuis. Comparisons thereof with the previously determined structure of GbpA in complex with oxidized glutathione reveals the structural basis for the lack of allocrite binding capacity, thereby explaining the outlier behavior.Conclusions
Taken together, our studies provide for the first time a collective functional look on a novel, Pasteurellaceae-specific, SBP subfamily of glutathione binding proteins, which we now term GbpA proteins. Our studies strongly implicate GbpA family SBPs in the priming step of ABC-transporter-mediated translocation of useful forms of glutathione across the inner membrane, and rule out a general role for GbpA proteins in heme acquisition.20.
Driss Mountassif Pierre Andreoletti Zakaria El Kebbaj Adnane Moutaouakkil Mustapha Cherkaoui-Malki Norbert Latruffe M'hammed Saïd El Kebbaj 《BMC biochemistry》2008,9(1):26