Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Tissue Culture
... Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is used as a spice, a dye and as a traditional medicine. It is a sterile geophyte and is propagated vegetatively through daughter corms. To meet the steady increase in worldwide demand of saffron, there is a need to expand area under its cultivation, however, limited avai ...
... Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is used as a spice, a dye and as a traditional medicine. It is a sterile geophyte and is propagated vegetatively through daughter corms. To meet the steady increase in worldwide demand of saffron, there is a need to expand area under its cultivation, however, limited avai ...
GSS: Gonad-Stimulating Substance
... Gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) of starfish is the only known invertebrate peptide hormone responsible for final gamete maturation, rendering it functionally analogous to the vertebrate luteinizing hormone (LH). Here, we purified GSS of starfish, Asterina pectinifera, from radial nerves and determ ...
... Gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) of starfish is the only known invertebrate peptide hormone responsible for final gamete maturation, rendering it functionally analogous to the vertebrate luteinizing hormone (LH). Here, we purified GSS of starfish, Asterina pectinifera, from radial nerves and determ ...
Baumgard Post absorptive CHO metabolism
... Insulin secretion in beta cells is triggered by rising blood glucose levels. Starting with the uptake of glucose by the GLUT2 transporter, the glycolytic phosphorylation of glucose causes a rise in the ATP:ADP ratio. This rise inactivates the potassium channel that depolarizes the membrane, causing ...
... Insulin secretion in beta cells is triggered by rising blood glucose levels. Starting with the uptake of glucose by the GLUT2 transporter, the glycolytic phosphorylation of glucose causes a rise in the ATP:ADP ratio. This rise inactivates the potassium channel that depolarizes the membrane, causing ...
Adiponectin
... In cultured cells, human recombinant adiponectin suppresses endothelial expression of adhesion molecules, proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells & transformation of macrophages to foam cells: adiponectin may thus protect vascular wall against atherogenic changes In mice overexpression of adip ...
... In cultured cells, human recombinant adiponectin suppresses endothelial expression of adhesion molecules, proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells & transformation of macrophages to foam cells: adiponectin may thus protect vascular wall against atherogenic changes In mice overexpression of adip ...
The Future of Human Embryo Culture Media – Or Have We
... different laboratories. It can also be varied in a controlled manner and is free of enzyme activities that may interfere with the responses being studied (Biggers 1971). The design of chemically defined media accelerated in the 1940s, as media was designed to support the growth of plant and animal c ...
... different laboratories. It can also be varied in a controlled manner and is free of enzyme activities that may interfere with the responses being studied (Biggers 1971). The design of chemically defined media accelerated in the 1940s, as media was designed to support the growth of plant and animal c ...
Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids Increase Intracellular
... largely been attributed to activation of Ca21-activated K1 channels in the smooth muscle.5,6 A number of recent studies suggest that endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, an unidentified substance of endothelial origin that also relaxes blood vessels by activating K1 channels, may be an epoxid ...
... largely been attributed to activation of Ca21-activated K1 channels in the smooth muscle.5,6 A number of recent studies suggest that endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, an unidentified substance of endothelial origin that also relaxes blood vessels by activating K1 channels, may be an epoxid ...
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... In the last few years our interest has been devoted to the energy metabolism of the eggs of the common toad Bufo arenarum Hensel which, like some other amphibian eggs, can cleave at a normal rate in the absence of oxygen or in the presence of cyanide (Barbieri & Legname, 1957). Under anaerobic condi ...
... In the last few years our interest has been devoted to the energy metabolism of the eggs of the common toad Bufo arenarum Hensel which, like some other amphibian eggs, can cleave at a normal rate in the absence of oxygen or in the presence of cyanide (Barbieri & Legname, 1957). Under anaerobic condi ...
Glycerol is a major substrate for glucose, glycogen, and
... chorio-allantoic fluid for 3 consecutive days. Previously, we established that isotopic and isotopomer steadystate labeling of glucose was achieved after 3 consecutive days of administering [13C6]glucose (Sunny and Bequette, 2010). For tracer injections, the air-space end of the egg was sterilized w ...
... chorio-allantoic fluid for 3 consecutive days. Previously, we established that isotopic and isotopomer steadystate labeling of glucose was achieved after 3 consecutive days of administering [13C6]glucose (Sunny and Bequette, 2010). For tracer injections, the air-space end of the egg was sterilized w ...
Comparative proteomic network signatures in seminal plasma of
... A common end to numerous pathways that lead to defective sperm function is attributed to reactive oxygen species (ROS), a group of molecules with incompletely reduced oxygen atom [10, 11] that are capable of reacting with almost all biomolecules leading to their altered function such as inhibition/a ...
... A common end to numerous pathways that lead to defective sperm function is attributed to reactive oxygen species (ROS), a group of molecules with incompletely reduced oxygen atom [10, 11] that are capable of reacting with almost all biomolecules leading to their altered function such as inhibition/a ...
Sodium Hypochlorite Inactivates Lipoteichoic Acid of Enterococcus
... Virulence factors such as lipoteichoic acid (LTA), lytic enzymes, cytolysin, adhesins, aggregation substance, and pheromones of E. faecalis are known to be involved in pathogenicity (6). Among these virulence factors, LTA is considered a major etiologic agent based on the induction of the inflammato ...
... Virulence factors such as lipoteichoic acid (LTA), lytic enzymes, cytolysin, adhesins, aggregation substance, and pheromones of E. faecalis are known to be involved in pathogenicity (6). Among these virulence factors, LTA is considered a major etiologic agent based on the induction of the inflammato ...
Photopolymerizable hydrogels for tissue engineering
... 3. Photopolymerized hydrogels in tissue engineering Photopolymerized hydrogels have been used in a wide range of biomedical applications as described above. In tissue engineering, photopolymerized hydrogels have been used to alter and improve tissue function, for instance, by functioning as tissue b ...
... 3. Photopolymerized hydrogels in tissue engineering Photopolymerized hydrogels have been used in a wide range of biomedical applications as described above. In tissue engineering, photopolymerized hydrogels have been used to alter and improve tissue function, for instance, by functioning as tissue b ...
finalcarbohydrat met..
... B. It is activated by chloride ions (cl-). C. It acts on cooked starch and glycogen breaking α 1-4 bonds, converting them into maltose [a disaccharide containing two glucose molecules attached by α 1-4 linkage]. This bond is not attacked by -amylase. Because both starch and glycogen also contain 1-6 ...
... B. It is activated by chloride ions (cl-). C. It acts on cooked starch and glycogen breaking α 1-4 bonds, converting them into maltose [a disaccharide containing two glucose molecules attached by α 1-4 linkage]. This bond is not attacked by -amylase. Because both starch and glycogen also contain 1-6 ...
Carbon Sources Tune Antibiotic Susceptibility in
... phenotypic tolerance mechanisms underlies the overall antibiotic susceptibility profile of a bacterial population. Genetically encoded antibiotic resistance primarily acts by decreasing drug permeability, activating drug efflux, promoting drug inactivation, or directly impairing drug-target interact ...
... phenotypic tolerance mechanisms underlies the overall antibiotic susceptibility profile of a bacterial population. Genetically encoded antibiotic resistance primarily acts by decreasing drug permeability, activating drug efflux, promoting drug inactivation, or directly impairing drug-target interact ...
Dr. Murad`s Abstract
... biological processes. Nitric oxide is formed from L-arginine by a family of enzymes called nitric oxide synthases. These enzymes have a complex requirement for a number of co-factors and regulators including NADPH, tetrahydrobioterin, flavins, calmodulin and heme. The enzymes are present in most cel ...
... biological processes. Nitric oxide is formed from L-arginine by a family of enzymes called nitric oxide synthases. These enzymes have a complex requirement for a number of co-factors and regulators including NADPH, tetrahydrobioterin, flavins, calmodulin and heme. The enzymes are present in most cel ...
The Influence of Ammonium Permease Activity and
... The plasma membrane of yeast cells is permeable to free ammonia in solution but at the pH of most yeast fermentations the compound is present almost entirely as the ammonium ion and this form requires an active uptake process (Roon et al., 1975). Ammonium permease has been shown to be separate from ...
... The plasma membrane of yeast cells is permeable to free ammonia in solution but at the pH of most yeast fermentations the compound is present almost entirely as the ammonium ion and this form requires an active uptake process (Roon et al., 1975). Ammonium permease has been shown to be separate from ...
Capacitation-associated Changes in Protein
... College of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China ABSTRACT : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Ca2+, HCO3- and BSA on the in vitro capacitation-associated protein tyrosine phosphorylation, hyperactivation and acrosome reaction in guinea pi ...
... College of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China ABSTRACT : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Ca2+, HCO3- and BSA on the in vitro capacitation-associated protein tyrosine phosphorylation, hyperactivation and acrosome reaction in guinea pi ...
The Role of the Krebs Cycle in Conjugation in
... is, therefore, mediated by conjugation. The kinetics of this process in fluid media was first studied by Nelson ( 1 9 5 1 ) who showed that it was analogous to a second-order reaction involving only single contacts between the participating cells. Hayes ( 1 9 5 7 ) devised a method for studying the ...
... is, therefore, mediated by conjugation. The kinetics of this process in fluid media was first studied by Nelson ( 1 9 5 1 ) who showed that it was analogous to a second-order reaction involving only single contacts between the participating cells. Hayes ( 1 9 5 7 ) devised a method for studying the ...
The Role of the Krebs Cycle in Conjugation in
... is, therefore, mediated by conjugation. The kinetics of this process in fluid media was first studied by Nelson ( 1 9 5 1 ) who showed that it was analogous to a second-order reaction involving only single contacts between the participating cells. Hayes ( 1 9 5 7 ) devised a method for studying the ...
... is, therefore, mediated by conjugation. The kinetics of this process in fluid media was first studied by Nelson ( 1 9 5 1 ) who showed that it was analogous to a second-order reaction involving only single contacts between the participating cells. Hayes ( 1 9 5 7 ) devised a method for studying the ...
International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and
... of more complex life forms; that is, all the present biodiversity of animals, plants, and other organisms. Despite the central role of microorganisms in several biogeochemical processes, and unlike plants and animals, whose importance to humanity has been acknowledged since ancient times, the microb ...
... of more complex life forms; that is, all the present biodiversity of animals, plants, and other organisms. Despite the central role of microorganisms in several biogeochemical processes, and unlike plants and animals, whose importance to humanity has been acknowledged since ancient times, the microb ...
Carbon conversion efficiency and central - Shachar
... embryos (Figure 2b), which was considered in our model by adding a NADP-dependent malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40) in the plastid. As previously shown in maize root tips (DieuaideNoubhani et al., 1995), the observation of a substantial loss of label in the C1 carbon position of starch glucosyl units after ...
... embryos (Figure 2b), which was considered in our model by adding a NADP-dependent malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40) in the plastid. As previously shown in maize root tips (DieuaideNoubhani et al., 1995), the observation of a substantial loss of label in the C1 carbon position of starch glucosyl units after ...
Phosphoketolase pathway dominates in
... under batch growth conditions. The use of two different glycolytic pathways has so far only been genetically indicated in other lactobacilli, including L. plantarum, under stress conditions (20), and L. salivarius (5), and has been proven to exist in a few other bacteria and archaea, such as Oenococ ...
... under batch growth conditions. The use of two different glycolytic pathways has so far only been genetically indicated in other lactobacilli, including L. plantarum, under stress conditions (20), and L. salivarius (5), and has been proven to exist in a few other bacteria and archaea, such as Oenococ ...
Important metabolic pathways in poultry embryos prior to hatch
... supply of glucose is provided by the gestating mother (Pearce and Brown, 1971). Another reason for the increased importance of the avian liver compared to mammals is that their hearts lack the enzymes of the Cori cycle, so in birds, lactate produced by other tissues during oxygen limitation can only ...
... supply of glucose is provided by the gestating mother (Pearce and Brown, 1971). Another reason for the increased importance of the avian liver compared to mammals is that their hearts lack the enzymes of the Cori cycle, so in birds, lactate produced by other tissues during oxygen limitation can only ...
C nuclear magnetic resonance studies of anaerobic
... The use of multiply or uniformly laC-enriched substrates facilitates the rigorous assignment of metabolites, especially transient specie% and analysis of the more complex spectra obtained gives information of cycling and pathway convergence (6) which may be obscured in the case of singly 13C-enriche ...
... The use of multiply or uniformly laC-enriched substrates facilitates the rigorous assignment of metabolites, especially transient specie% and analysis of the more complex spectra obtained gives information of cycling and pathway convergence (6) which may be obscured in the case of singly 13C-enriche ...
H +
... Where did the glucose come from? Where did the O2 come from? Where did the CO2 come from? Where did the CO2 go? Where did the H2O come from? Where did the ATP come from? What else is produced that is not listed in this equation? Why do we breathe? AP Biology ...
... Where did the glucose come from? Where did the O2 come from? Where did the CO2 come from? Where did the CO2 go? Where did the H2O come from? Where did the ATP come from? What else is produced that is not listed in this equation? Why do we breathe? AP Biology ...