The effects of urea and several methylamine solutes on the catalytic stability and aggregation properties of rabbit muscle phosphofructokinase were assessed at physiologically realistic concentrations of the solutes under several pH and temperature regimes. The loss of catalytic activity observed under conditions of pH-induced cold lability was significantly reduced in the presence of trimethyl...

The components of the proton motive force (Deltap), namely, membrane potential (Deltapsi) and transmembrane pH gradient (DeltapH), were determined in the nitrifying bacteria Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter agilis. In these bacteria both Deltapsi and DeltapH were dependent on external pH. Thus at pH 8.0, Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter agilis had Deltapsi values of 173 mV and 125 mV ...

The methylotroph Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 oxidizes methanol and methylamine to formaldehyde and subsequently to formate, an intermediate that serves as the branch point between assimilation (formation of biomass) and dissimilation (oxidation to CO₂). The oxidation of formaldehyde to formate is dephosphotetrahydromethanopterin (dH₄MPT) dependent, while the assimilation of carbon into biom...

We present a study on the influence of the naturally occurring organic osmolytes tri-methylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and urea on the bulk structure of water using X-ray Raman scattering spectroscopy. Addition of TMAO is known to stabilize proteins in otherwise destabilizing aqueous urea solutions. The experimental X-ray Raman scattering spectra change systematically with increasing solute concentrat...

Preparation of magnetitelmaghemite nanometric particles is reported from the precipitation of ferrous dodecyl sulfate micellar solution with methylamine. The size of nanocrystals is controlled by the micellar concentration and by temperature. It varies from 3.3nm to llnm. Magnetic properties are studied for various sizes of maghemite particles.

A lysozyme-osmotic shock method is described for fractionation of Alcaligenes faecalis which uses glucose to adjust osmotic strength and multiple osmotic shocks. During phenylethylamine-dependent growth, aromatic amine dehydrogenase, azurin, and a single cytochrome c were localized in the periplasm. Their induction patterns are different from those for the related quinoprotein methylamine dehyd...

A liquid to solid phase transition of methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) under methylamine (MA) atmosphere at elevated temperatures was discovered, and used to form high quality and uniform thin films containing large, low defect crystal grains tens of microns in size.

Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidases (SSAO) are widely distributed enzymes scavenging biogenic or exogenous amines and generating hydrogen peroxide. We asked whether human adipose tissue could express SSAO. Since hydrogen peroxide exhibits pharmacological insulin-like effects, we also tested whether its endogenous production by SSAO could mimic several insulin effects on adipocytes, such as s...