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 Covalent and Three-Dimensional Structure of Concanavalin A
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1972 The tentative amino-acid sequence and three-dimensional structure of the lectin concanavalin A have been determined. The amino-acid sequence, which was determined chemically, contains 238 residues.
Gerald M. Edelman +5 more
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On the selection and design of proteins and peptide derivatives for the production of photoluminescent, red-emitting gold quantum clusters [PDF]
, 2013 Novel pathways of the synthesis of photoluminescent gold quantum clusters (AuQCs) using biomolecules as reactants provide biocompatible products for biological imaging techniques.
A Baksi +48 more
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PEGylation of Concanavalin A to Improve Its Stability for an In Vivo Glucose Sensing Assay
Analytical Chemistry, 2014 Competitive binding assays utilizing concanavalin A (ConA) have the potential to be the basis of improved continuous glucose monitoring devices. However, the efficacy and lifetime of these assays have been limited, in part, by ConA’s instability due to ...
A. Locke +3 more
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Vitronectin at sites of cell-substrate contact in cultures of rat myotubes [PDF]
, 1986 Affinity-purified antibodies to the serum glycoprotein, vitronectin, were used to study sites of cell-substrate contact in cultures of rat myotubes and fibroblasts.
Baetscher, Manfred +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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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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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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A T cell-dependent experimental liver injury in mice inducible by concanavalin A.
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1992 Male NMRI or BALB/c mice developed severe liver injury as assessed by transaminase release within 8 h when an intravenous dose greater than 1.5 mg/kg concanavalin A (Con A) was given. Histopathologically, only the liver was affected. Electron micrographs
G. Tiegs, J. Hentschel, A. Wendel
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A Novel Antigen Sensitive to Calcium Chelation That is Associated with the Tip Links and Kinocilial Links of Sensory Hair Bundles [PDF]
, 2003 Tip links are extracellular, cell-surface-associated filaments of unknown molecular composition that are thought to gate the mechanotransducer channel of the sensory hair cell.
Goodyear, Richard J, Richardson, Guy P
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