Functional mechanisms of biomolecules often manifest themselves precisely in transient conformational substates. Researchers have long sought to structurally characterize dynamic processes in non-coding RNA, combining experimental data with computer algorithms. However, adequate exploration of conformational space for these highly dynamic molecules, starting from static crystal structures, rema...

Intermolecular ion pairs (salt bridges) are crucial for protein-DNA association. For two protein-DNA complexes, we demonstrate that the ion pairs of protein side-chain NH3+ and DNA phosphate groups undergo dynamic transitions between distinct states in which the charged moieties are either in direct contact or separated by water. While the crystal structures of the complexes show only the solve...

To characterize intracellular energy transfer in the heart, two organ-level methods have frequently been employed: ³¹P − NMR inversion and saturation transfer, and dynamic ¹⁸O labeling. Creatine kinase (CK) fluxes obtained by following oxygen labeling have been considerably smaller than the fluxes determined by ³¹P − NMR saturation transfer. It has been proposed that dynamic ¹⁸O labeling determ...

This article addresses the problem of the computation of instantaneous firing speed in Invariant Behavior state (IB-state) of Constant speed Continuous Petri Net (CCPN) with presence of actual conflicts. The adopted approach is based on polyhedral computations applied to specify an area of possible instantaneous firing speed. If the actual conflicts are resolved by global priorities, the instan...

Using a fast-injection system for dissolution dynamic nuclear polarisation, 1 H– H 2D NMR spectra tailored the analysis of mixtures are obtained in single-scan with enhanced sensitivity.

Even though there were actually a number of established scientists in attendance, the meeting seemed to be geared toward graduate students and postdocs. Many of the presentations focused on giving advice about and descriptions of the process of structural determination. There was little actual discussion of either algorithms or biology, but many of the opinions were quite thought provoking and ...

Phytochemical examination of corncob extracts led to the isolation of a new lignan identified as 7,7'-dihydroxy-3'-O-demethyl-4-methoxymatairesinol, together with seven known compounds, identified as β-sitosterol, β-sitosteryl-β-D-glucoside, 6β-hydroxy-campest-4-en-3-one, 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol, tricin, kaempferol and p-coumaric acid. The isolated compounds were identified by one...

Gastric digestion is crucial for protein breakdown. Magnetic resonance techniques have a great deal of potential but remain underexplored with regard to their application in the study food via MRI-markers, such as transverse (R2) and longitudinal (R1) relaxation rates. R2 has been used monitor gastric whey gels, only static vitro model. It essential investigate whether rates can be valid measur...

Solid-state NMR is a versatile and powerful tool for determining the dynamic structure of membrane proteins at atomic resolution. I review the recent progress in determining the orientation, the internal and global protein dynamics, the oligomeric structure, and the ligand-bound structure of membrane proteins with both alpha-helical and beta sheet conformations. Examples are given that illustra...