The posttranslational gamma-carboxylation of glutamate residues in secreted proteins to gamma-carboxyglutamate is carried out by the vitamin K-dependent enzyme gamma-glutamyl carboxylase. gamma-Carboxylation has long been thought to be a biochemical specialization of vertebrates, essential for blood clotting. Recently, a gamma-carboxylase was shown to be expressed in Drosophila, although its fu...

Photosynthesis, Dark Fixation, /?-Carboxylation, C4-Metabolism, Brown Algae Marine brown macroalgae including Macrocystis integrifolia, Nereocystis luetkeana, Lessoniopsis littoralis, Laminaria saccharina, Fucus serratus and some further representatives of the Laminariales and Fucales (Phaeophyta) have been investigated with respect to their remarkably high potential for /?-carboxylation of pho...

The 0-24-h urinary metabolic profile of cyclophosphamide was inves tigated in a series of 14 patients with various malignancies receiving combination chemotherapy including i.v. cyclophosphamide. This was accomplished using combined thin-layer chromatography-photographydensitometry, which can quantitate cyclophosphamide and its four prin cipal urinary metabolites (4-ketocyclophosphamide, nor-ni...

Acclimation of photosynthesis to elevated CO2 has previously been shown to be more pronounced when N supply is poor. Is this a direct effect of N or an indirect effect of N by limiting the development of sinks for photoassimilate? This question was tested by growing a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in the field under elevated (60 Pa) and current (36 Pa) partial pressures of CO2 (pCO2) at l...

Long-term use of warfarin has been shown to be associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Warfarin belongs to the vitamin K antagonist class of anticoagulants, which inhibit vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR). The vitamin K cycle is primarily known for its role in γ-carboxylation, a rare post-translational modification important in blood coagulation. Here we show that warfarin inhibits ...

ABSTRACT: Upland rice is cultivated mostly in Latin America and Africa by small farmers areas with risk of dry spells. This study evaluated morphophysiological mechanisms upland associated to drought adaptation. A set 25 genotypes were grown a plant phenotyping platform during 2015 2017 under regular irrigation water restriction. We traits shoots (vegetative structures growth, gas exchange, use...