The sulfhydryl enzyme malate synthase was shown to undergo an X-ray induced aggregation and inactivation in solution (Zipper and Durchschlag, Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 18, 99-121 (1980). Further evidence for the occurrence of aggregation and inactivation and also of fragmentation and partial unfolding of the enzyme upon X-irradiation was obtained by chemical and electrophoretic studies. Irradia...

Skin fibroblasts from two siblings with hydroxylysine-deficient collagen collagen (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VI) contained normal levels of collagen prolyl hydroxylase activity but were markedly deficient in collagen lysyl hydroxylase activity. The deficiency was evident in all fractions of cell lysates, in low and high ionic strength buffers, and in detergent. Assays of mixtures of wild-typ...

Reactive oxygen species are generated by various systems, including NADPH oxidases, xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) and mitochondrial respiratory enzymes, and contribute to many physiological and pathological phenomena. Mammalian xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) can be converted to xanthine oxidase (XO), which produces both superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide in a molar ratio of about 1:3, dependi...

[~-Ala~,Leu~,Cys~]Enkephalin (DALCE) is a synthetic enkephalin analog which contains a sulfhydryl group. DALCE binds with high affinity to &receptors, with moderate affinity to preceptors, and with negligible affinity to K-receptors. Pretreatment of rat brain membranes with DALCE resulted in concentrationdependent loss of &binding sites. Using 2 nM ['H][DPen2,~-Pen5]enkephalin (where Pen repres...

BACKGROUND Monascus pigments are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to their safety to human health. Our previous study found that glucose concentration induced extracellular oxidoreduction potential (ORP) changes could influence extracellular water-soluble yellow pigment production by Monascus ruber CGMCC 10910 in submerged fermentation. In this study, H2O2 and dithiothr...

Using monospecific polyclonal antisera to different parts of Chlamydia trachomatis L2 outer membrane protein 2 (Omp2), we show that the protein is localized at the inner surface of the outer membrane. Omp2 becomes immunoaccessible when Chlamydia elementary bodies are treated with dithiothreitol, and protease digestions indicate that Omp2 has a possible two-domain structure.

Ehrenwörtliche Versicherung Diese Dissertation wurde selbständig, ohne unerlaubte Hilfe erarbeitet. I Abbreviations µM micromolar APS ammoniumperoxodisulfate BSA bovine serum albumin cDNA copy DNA cpm counts per minute C-terminal carboxyterminal dATP desoxyadenosintriphosphate dCTP desoxycytosintriphosphate DEPC diethylpyrocarbonate DNA desoxyribonucleicacid dNTP desoxynucleosidtriphosphate DTT...

Herein, we report the synthesis of 2nd generation PPDs functionalized with free thiol moieties within the scaffold, which were used as anchor points for the covalent attachment of guest species (p-nitrophenol derivatives) through the oxidative formation of disulfide linkages. The disulfide bonds were then cleaved under reductive conditions using dithiothreitol to discharge the molecules.

Abbreviations: ACN: Acetonitrile; AvBD: Avian Beta-Defensin; CAM: Carbamidomethylation; 1,5 DAN: 1,5 Diaminonaphthalene; DHB: 2,5 Dihydroxybenzoicacid; DTT: Dithiothreitol; FITC: Fluorescein Isothiocyanate; IAA: Iodoacetamide; ISD: In Source Decay; MALDI-MS: Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry; m/z: Mass/Charge; PI: Propidiumiodide; RP-HPLC: Reverse Phase-High Pressure...

Mu dX(lac) insertion mutants of Escherichia coli CSH50 in which the expression of the lacZ gene was sensitive to the presence of exogenous 1-thioglycerol or dithiothreitol were isolated. Both stimulatory and inhibitory mutants were found. The existence of several thiol-sensitive promoters suggests that exogenous thiols may provoke global stress responses in E. coli.