A pseudocholinesterase catalytic activity assay using p-hydroxybenzoylcholine as substrate and measuring the decrease of NADPH at 340 nm was compared with a colorimetric method using acetylthiocholine as substrate. The assay is simple, uses 50 microliters serum and is performed at 37 degrees C. Precision of the UV-340 method was good except at low ranges. The catalytic activity was depressed by...

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Background: Coptis chinensis (C. chinensis) contains various antioxidants, including berberine, epiberberlin, ferulic acid, magnoflorine, palmatine, and worenine, which have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, haemostatic, hypotensive, and anticancer effects. In the present study, the melanogenesis-inhibiting effects of C. chinensis were investigated and the molecular mechanisms were elucidated. ...

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Oncosuppressor miRNAs inhibit cancer cell proliferation by targeting key components of the cell cycle machinery. In our recent report we showed that miR-340 is a novel tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer. miR-340 inhibits neoplastic cell proliferation and induces p27(KIP1) by targeting multiple translational and post-translational regulators of this cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor.