Proteases have several industrial applications due to their hydrolytic activity [1] and have attracted considerable interest due to their ability to synthesize peptides in organic media [2,3]. Protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis occurs either by a thermodynamically controlled process (condensation of the acid and amine groups) or by a kinetically controlled process (aminolysis of an ester). In...

Biodegradable bio composites with potential applications in medical implants were prepared starch content by situ polymerization technique using polyurethane prepolymers. (PU) and acrylamide (AAM) monomers. The structure properties of evaluated. FT-IR spectroscopy showed bonding between N=C=O functional group terminated polyurethanes confirmed improved compatibility prepolymers, AAM, composites...

Previous communications from this laboratory delineated the events associated with the in vitro cultivation of unstimulated mouse mononuclear phagocytes (1, 2). These processes included a progressive increase in lysosome-like cytoplasmic granules. In addition, it was shown that two inhibitors of protein synthesis blocked the formation of both granules and hydrolytic enzymes. These data as well ...