nine multiparous lactating cows averaging 171 days in milk were divided according to days in milk and milk production into three 3×3 latin squares with three 3-week periods to investigate the effect of rumen degradable protein on milk urea nitrogen. diets were formulated to provide 3 concentrations of dietary rumen degradable protein (9.8, 10.8, and 11.8% of dry matter), while rumen undegradabl...

background: the purity and correct folding of a recombinant protein is critical for any structural, biochemical and vaccine design studies. plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein-ii is a leading vaccine candidate for vivax malaria. in the present study, the purification process of recombinant dbp-ix (a variant form of pvdbp-ii) was optimized to achieve the highest yield and purity. moreover, na...

in the near future, design of a new generation of drugs targeting proteins will be required. considering the complex bond between the drug and protein, the structure and stability of the target protein should be considered. so far, a series of in vitro investigations have been conducted with the aim of predicting drug-biological medium interactions. in these studies, use of spectroscopic method...

conclusions we found considerable relationship between s1a/m1a, s1a/m2, s2/m2 and s1c/m1a and some gastric disorders. further studies about the role of h. pylori virulence factors and gastric disorders were recommended. results the frequency of the vaca genotypes, sa1/m1, s1a/m1b, s1a/m2, s1b/m1a, s1b/m1b, s1b/m2, s1c/m1a, s1c/m1b, s1c/m2, s2/m1a, s2/m1b and s2/m2 were 27(6.6%), 8(4.3%), 45(28....

estimation of protein stability is important for many reasons: first providing an understanding of the basic thermodynamics of the process of folding, protein engineering, and protein stability plays important role in biotechnology especially in food and protein drug design. today, proteins are used in many branches, including industrial processes, pharmaceutical industry, and medical fields. a...

background: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (ibgc) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder which is usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. ibgc is genetically heterogeneous and slc20a2, on chromosome 8p21.1–8q11.23, is the first gene found in ibgc-affected patients with varied ancestry. on the other hand, several candidate genes for ibgc on chromosome 2q37, including t...

background: fragile histidine triad protein (fhit), as a known tumor suppressor protein, has been proposed to play crucial role in inhibiting p53 degradation by mdm2. studies have confirmed fhit interaction with p53 or mdm2, although functional interacting domains of fhit with mdm2 and/or p53 are not completely defined. thus, through determining the significant structural interacting domains of...

we have investigated the effect of theophylline on the kinetics of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase and related factors in lung tissue. the results show that the point of highest concentration of the c subunit of protein kinase which is active in casein phosphorylation is at 3h of incubation time, but in the presence of 100 ilg/ inl and 10µg/ml theophylline, this is shifted to i.s and 2....

Increasing energy expenditure is an attractive approach to fighting the worldwide epidemic in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Exercise is an important component of good health and represents the first line of therapy for humans with a variety of metabolic disorders: obesity, diabetes, and nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis. Recent data has shown that exercise, besides using calories to do physical wor...