Concanavalin A-Nonbinding Enzymes of Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Venom [PDF]
, 1986 Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus crude venom was separated into two fractions by Concanavalin A Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography. The Concanavalin A-nonbinding fraction (F-l) exhibited phosphomonoesterase (orthophosphoric monoester phosphohydrolase EC ...
Childs, C. K. +3 more
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Cyclic nucleotide specificity of the activator and catalytic sites of a cGMP-stimulated cGMP phosphodiesterase from Dictyostelium discoideum [PDF]
, 1985 The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum has an intracellular phosphodiesterase which specifically hydrolyzes cGMP. The enzyme is activated by low cGMP concentrations, and is involved in the reduction of chemoattractant-mediated elevations of ...
Baraniak, Janina, +8 more
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New Activity of a Protein from Canavalia ensiformis
Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2014 Concanavalin A is a legume lectin which preferentially agglutinates transformed cells and shows antitumor effects on human breast carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo.
Vanya Petkova BOGOEVA +2 more
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Concanavalin A Toxicity Towards Potato Psyllid and Apoptosis Induction in Midgut Cells
Insects, 2020 Concanavalin A (ConA), a legume lectin, has been drawing increasing attention in recent years concerning its toxicity against insects and its potential application in pest management.
Xiao-Tian Tang +2 more
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The neonatal splice variant of Nav1.5 potentiates in vitro invasive behaviour of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells [PDF]
, 2007 Upregulation of functional voltage-gated Na+ channels (VGSCs) occurs in metastatic human breast cancer (BCa) in vitro and in vivo. The present study aimed to ascertain the specific involvement of the 'neonatal' splice variant of Nav1.5 (nNav1.5), thought
Brackenbury, William J. +3 more
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Behenic Acid Monolayer and Bilayer Assemblies- A Study of Concanavalin A (Con A) Adsorption and its Interaction with Dextran Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy and Microscopy [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 1993 Deposition of behenic acid (B.A) mono and bilayers onto gold coated surfaces was performed by Langmuir-Blodget dip-casting technique. Surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) and ellipsometry methods were employed for investigation of the monolayer and bilayer ...
Gholam Hossein Rounaghi +2 more
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The enigma of RIPK1 in the liver: More than just a kinase
Molecular & Cellular Oncology, 2017 Receptor interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) represents a key molecule in cell death. Here, we discuss our recent data on RIPK1 in liver injury and hepatocellular carcinoma development and put these into relation to previous experimental findings to ...
Mihael Vucur +3 more
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A novel technique for selective NF-kappa B inhibition in Kupffer cells: contrary effects in fulminant hepatitis and ischaemia-reperfusion. [PDF]
, 2009 Background and aims: The transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) has risen as a promising target for anti-inflammatory therapeutics. In the liver, however, NFkB inhibition mediates both damaging and protective effects.
A. Hartkorn +11 more
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Effects of arginine and ornithine supplementation to a high‐protein diet on selected cellular immune variables in adult cats [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Dietary protein and amino acid intake and composition can modulate immune function. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of high‐protein intake and arginine and ornithine supplementation on feline immune cells.
Kohn, Barbara +2 more
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Longitudinal Plasmonic Detection of Glucose Using Gold Nanorods
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 2014 Gold nanorod-based affinity sensors were developed utilizing concanavalin-A/dextran/glucose chemistry to detect glucose. The gold nanorods, synthesized using the seed-mediated method, were first coated with dextran sulfate.
Ching-An Peng, Sushil Pachpinde
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