Anaerobic arginine catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was genetically modified to allow assimilation of all four rather than just three of the nitrogen atoms in arginine. This was accomplished by bypassing normal formation of proline, an unusable nitrogen source in the absence of oxygen, and causing formation of glutamate instead. A pro3 ure2 strain expressing a PGK1 promoter-driven PUT2 al...

The combinative use of Au(I), a skeletally flexible diphosphine and a bifunctional spacer of pyridyl carboxylate with tunable directional and donor properties has resulted in a series of structurally distinctive ensembles and Au(2) metalloligands with O-donicity.

The clusters Ti(6)O(4)(OPr)(8)(OOC(CH(2))(2)C[triple bond]CH)(8) and [Zr(6)O(4)(OH)(4)(OOC(CH(2))(3)C[triple bond]CH)(12)](2) with acetylenic carboxylate ligands were prepared and structurally characterized in solution and in the crystalline state. Model reactions showed that they are suitable candidates for the formation of cluster-based inorganic-organic hybrid materials by alkyne-azide click...

l-Proline concentration is primarily related to the balance of enzymatic activities of proline dehydrogenase [proline oxidase (POX)] and Delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) reductase. As a result, P5C plays a pivotal role in maintaining the concentration of proline in body fluids and inborn errors of P5C metabolism lead to disturbance of proline metabolism. Several inborn errors of proline me...

Many plants accumulate proline, a compatible osmolyte, in response to various environmental stresses such as water deficit and salinity. In some stress responses, plants generate hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) that mediates numerous physiological and biochemical processes. The aim was to study the relationship between stress-induced proline accumulation and H2 O2 production. Using pharmacological a...

The structure of ethyl 2-amino-4-tert-butyl-1,3-thiazole-5carboxylate, C10H16N2O2S, (I), and the structure of the 1:1 adduct 6-methylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole±2-amino-1,3-thiazole (1/1), C6H6N2S C3H4N2S, (II), have been determined. The molecules in (I) associate via a hydrogen-bonded R2(8) dimer consisting of NÐH N interactions, with the hydrogenbonding array additionally involving NÐH O interacti...