Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A +4 more
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Primary structure of potato Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitor [PDF]
, 2000 The serine proteinase inhibitor (PSPI-51) isolated from potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L,) comprises two protein species with pi 5.2 and 6.3, denoted as PSPI-21-5.2 and PSPI-21-6.3, respectively.
Mentele, Reinhard +3 more
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H2S paper strip method - A bacteriological test for faecal coliforms in drinking water at various temperatures [PDF]
, 1998 Epidemics arising from waterborne diseases are a global health problem. Faecal contamination of drinking water is the main cause of these outbreaks. According to WHO (1996) for drinking water to be safe, a 100 ml sample should not contain any coliform ...
Gibbs, R. +3 more
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Therapy modifies cystine kidney stones at the macroscopic scale. Do such alterations exist at the mesoscopic and nanometre scale? [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceWith an incidence of 1:7000 births, cystinuria, the most frequent cause of stone formation among genetic diseases, represents a major medical problem.
Dominique Bazin +5 more
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p53 Suppresses Metabolic Stress-Induced Ferroptosis in Cancer Cells
Cell Reports, 2018 How cancer cells respond to nutrient deprivation remains poorly understood. In certain cancer cells, deprivation of cystine induces a non-apoptotic, iron-dependent form of cell death termed ferroptosis.
Amy Tarangelo +6 more
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\u3cem\u3eN\u3c/em\u3e-acetylcysteine Decreases Binge Eating in a Rodent Model [PDF]
, 2016 Binge-eating behavior involves rapid consumption of highly palatable foods leading to increased weight gain. Feeding in binge disorders resembles other compulsive behaviors, many of which are responsive to N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which is a cysteine ...
Baker, David A. +5 more
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Low‐Level Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water
Global Challenges, 2019 The reported ability of cysteine and cystine to bind typical arsenic oxy‐ions in water is used as a basis for a study of the potential for using a surfactant with a cysteine head‐group for selective arsenic binding and removal in an ion flotation process.
Fatemeh Makavipour +2 more
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Faba beans in diets for growing-finishing pigs [PDF]
, 2003 Two experiments were carried out to study the effects of using the new faba bean (Vicia faba L.) cultivar Kontu as a domestic protein source for growing-finishing pigs.In Experiment 1,120 pigs were used with a body weight (BW)of 25–110 kg to study the ...
Alaviuhkola, Timo +3 more
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Free amino acids in a cave beetle \u3cem\u3eDarlingtonea kentuckensis\u3c/em\u3e Valentine (Coleoptera: Carabidae) [PDF]
, 1974 Free amino acids of Darlingtonea kentuckensis were investigated by two-dimensional, thin-layer chromatography on Silica Gel G. Thirteen amino acids which could be identifìed (alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine and/or leucine, lysine ...
Sperka, R. J.
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