DeWitt, Charles W. (The Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Janet A. Rowe. Sialic acids (N,7-O-diacetylneuraminic acid and N-acetylneuraminic acid) in Escherichia coli. I. Isolation and identification. J. Bacteriol. 82:838-848. 1961.-Two sialic acids, N-acetylneuraminic acid and N,7-O-diacetylneuraminic acid, were obtained in crude mixtures from whole cells of Escherichia coli and from its endoto...

the anthocyanins of siahe sardasht variety (vitis vinifera l. var. s.s.) were extracted from freezed samples and were purified by adsorption on cation-exchange resin column. individual pigments were separated by tlc on cellulose plates. monomeric anthocyanin content that was determined by ph-differential, was 1740.11±3.58 mgl?1 (based on malvidin 3-glucose). five major pigments were identified ...

In order to study the relationship between acetylation of histones, chromatin structure and gene activity, the distribution and turnover of acetyl groups among nucleosomal core histones and the extent of histone H4 acetylation were examined in rooster testis cell nuclei at different stages of spermatogenesis. Histone H4 was the predominant acetylated histone in mature testes. Hyperacetylation o...

We developed an isotopic technique to assess mitochondrial acetyl-CoA turnover (≈citric acid flux) in perfused rat hearts. Hearts are perfused with buffer containing tracer [(13)C2,(2)H3]acetate, which forms M5 + M4 + M3 acetyl-CoA. The buffer may also contain one or two labeled substrates, which generate M2 acetyl-CoA (e.g. [(13)C6]glucose or [1,2-(13)C2]palmitate) or/and M1 acetyl-CoA (e.g. [...

An acetic anhydride pyridine mixture acetylates hydroxyl groups in tissue sections. The acetyl groups can be removed from tissue sections by weak alkali. Sections acetylated by acetic anhydride pyridine no longer produce aldehydes after oxidation by periodic acid. Acetylated sections subjected to weak alkali regain the ability to produce aldehydes after oxidation by periodic acid. Acetylation o...

Bacterial capsular polysaccharides (CP) are carbohydrate polymers comprised of repeating saccharide units. Several of these CP have side chains attached to their backbone structures. The side chains may include O-acetyl, phosphate, sialic acid, and other moieties. Those moieties represent the immunodominant epitopes and the most functional ones. The clinically significant Staphylococcus aureus ...

Euonymus alatus diacylglycerol acetyltransferase ( Ea DAcT) synthesizes the unusually structured 3-acetyl-1,2-diacylgylycerols (acetyl-TAGs) found in the seeds of a few plant species. A member of the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) family, Ea DAcT transfers the acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to sn -1,2 diacylglycerol (DAG) to produce acetyl-TAGs. In vitro assays demonstrated that the enz...

Background and Aims: Formaldehyde, a colorless aldehyde with pungent odor, has negative effects on systems of the body. Considering, there are a little data about protective substances against kidney damage induced by formaldehyde, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of different doses of N-acetyl cysteine on biochemical and histopathological parameters in k...