Human serum albumin (HSA) is abundant in blood. HSA binds a wide range of drugs, metabolites, and nutrients. A glycated also potential diabetes biomarker. Recently, crystal structures glucose- fructose-bound have been reported. Both cyclic acyclic sugar forms are trapped Sudlow site I. Galactose can bind HSA, but no atomic detail available. Thus, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to ...

solute transport processes are affected by soil pore water velocity distribution. pore size distribution, which can be used to infer pore water velocity distribution, can be estimated from a soil water retention curve (n). in this study, a solute breakthrough curve was simulated using soil hydraulic parameters in four different soils. to evaluate the proposed model, predictions were compared to...

The distribution of solutes in the various cells of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) source leaves, petioles, and sink leaves was studied in tissue prepared by freeze-substitution. The differences in degree of cryoprotection indicated that sieve elements and companion cells of the source leaf, petiole, and sink leaf contain a high concentration of solute. The osmotic pressure of various types of c...

BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter proteins (SGLT) belong to the SLC5A family, characterized by the cotransport of Na(+) with solute. SGLT1 is responsible for intestinal glucose absorption. Until recently the only role described for SGLT proteins was to transport sugar with Na(+). However, human SGLT3 (hSGLT3) does not transport sugar but causes depolarization of the plasma membrane when e...

In many electroporation applications mass transport in biological tissue is of primary concern. This paper presents a theoretical advancement in the field and gives some examples of model use in electroporation applications. The study focuses on post-treatment solute diffusion. We use a dual-porosity approach to describe solute diffusion in electroporated biological tissue. The cellular membran...

It has been found that the expression See PDF for Equation represents very closely the relation between the volume of the solute and the viscosity of the solution. The formula has been applied to a number of experimental results and found to hold very well for as high concentrations as 50 per cent solutions of such substances as sugars, glycogen, casein, and rubber. In the case of various sugar...

Salinity is one of the most important constrain affecting crop growth and productivity. Hence studying salinity at morphological and biochemical point of view has become the basis for understanding salinity and plant interactions. Under stress, plants survive by enhancing the osmolyte accumulation by complex metabolic activities. Present investigation deals with the effect of salinity on growth...

Glucose is the major energy source for the animal cells. It is important substrate for protein and lipid synthesis. This sugar is absorbed into the cells from body fluids via glucose transporters – structurally related trans-membrane proteins. There are two types of glucose transport passive and active. The facilitative-glucose-transporter family of proteins (solute co-transporters GLUT, encode...

BACKGROUND Engineered cell factories that convert biomass into value-added compounds are emerging as a timely alternative to petroleum-based industries. Although often overlooked, integral membrane proteins such as solute transporters are pivotal for engineering efficient microbial chassis. Anaerobic gut fungi, adapted to degrade raw plant biomass in the intestines of herbivores, are a potentia...