Quantitative parameters for amino acid–base
... The continuously increasing number of crystallographically solved protein–DNA complexes challenges the derivation of a quantitative measure for all possible amino acid–base interactions from their frequencies in the three-dimensional structures of the complexes, similarly to the extraction of knowle ...
... The continuously increasing number of crystallographically solved protein–DNA complexes challenges the derivation of a quantitative measure for all possible amino acid–base interactions from their frequencies in the three-dimensional structures of the complexes, similarly to the extraction of knowle ...
Microbial Growth & Metabolism Lecture PowerPoint
... Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can be identified by growing them in liquid culture: 1: Obligate aerobic bacteria gather at top of test tube to absorb maximal amount of oxygen. 2: Obligate anaerobic bacteria gather at bottom to avoid oxygen. 3: Facultative anaerobes gather mostly at the top, since ae ...
... Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can be identified by growing them in liquid culture: 1: Obligate aerobic bacteria gather at top of test tube to absorb maximal amount of oxygen. 2: Obligate anaerobic bacteria gather at bottom to avoid oxygen. 3: Facultative anaerobes gather mostly at the top, since ae ...
FASTA is a program for database searching by homology. FASTA
... This program uses the BLASTP or BLASTN algorithms for aligning two sequences. In terms of Statistics: BLAST calculates probabilities and this can fail if some assumptions are invalid for that search. There are versions of BLAST for searching nucleic acid and protein databases, which can be used to t ...
... This program uses the BLASTP or BLASTN algorithms for aligning two sequences. In terms of Statistics: BLAST calculates probabilities and this can fail if some assumptions are invalid for that search. There are versions of BLAST for searching nucleic acid and protein databases, which can be used to t ...
Lateral gene transfer and the evolution of plastid
... Volvox carteri, and D. salina, with this clade forming a sister group to the streptophytes. The phylogeny of the ⬘ subunit of ATP synthase shows the same pattern (Fig. 2B), consistent with previous analyses of plastid- and nucleomorph-encoded genes (12, 13, 15). Other B. natans proteins (32%) produ ...
... Volvox carteri, and D. salina, with this clade forming a sister group to the streptophytes. The phylogeny of the ⬘ subunit of ATP synthase shows the same pattern (Fig. 2B), consistent with previous analyses of plastid- and nucleomorph-encoded genes (12, 13, 15). Other B. natans proteins (32%) produ ...
Clustering
... samples at once. 4. Hybridize cDNA over the microarray. 5. Scan the microarray with a phosphor-illuminating laser. 6. Illumination reveals transcribed genes. 7. Scan microarray multiple times for the differently colored ...
... samples at once. 4. Hybridize cDNA over the microarray. 5. Scan the microarray with a phosphor-illuminating laser. 6. Illumination reveals transcribed genes. 7. Scan microarray multiple times for the differently colored ...
Bacteria Phage Hilla Lee Viener
... The CTX phage has received special attention because it is the first filamentous phage found to transfer toxin genes to its host. The ability to transfer virulence genes by phage has important implications on the development of vaccines against bacteria. ...
... The CTX phage has received special attention because it is the first filamentous phage found to transfer toxin genes to its host. The ability to transfer virulence genes by phage has important implications on the development of vaccines against bacteria. ...
Final published version
... and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhXBD⫹, respectively. Control strains were also constructed by transformation of FI10089, FI10089⌬ldhB, and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhX with empty expression vector pNZ8048, yielding FI10089pNZ, FI10089⌬ldhBpNZ, and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhXpNZ. Plasmid pNZ9530 (30), containing nisR and nisK genes, ...
... and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhXBD⫹, respectively. Control strains were also constructed by transformation of FI10089, FI10089⌬ldhB, and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhX with empty expression vector pNZ8048, yielding FI10089pNZ, FI10089⌬ldhBpNZ, and FI10089⌬ldhB⌬ldhXpNZ. Plasmid pNZ9530 (30), containing nisR and nisK genes, ...
Homology Modelling
... – The highest score hit is often wrong. – Many prediction methods have the correct fold among the top 10-20 hits. – If many different prediction methods all have some fold among the top hits, this fold is ...
... – The highest score hit is often wrong. – Many prediction methods have the correct fold among the top 10-20 hits. – If many different prediction methods all have some fold among the top hits, this fold is ...
mechanical properties of the chitin-calcium
... The spinicaudatans are easily recognizable by their bivalved carapace which is unusual among arthropods in that it is subject to only partial molting. During ecdysis (molting), the outer surface of the carapace is not shed, resulting in the retention of the ontogenetic record of an individual throug ...
... The spinicaudatans are easily recognizable by their bivalved carapace which is unusual among arthropods in that it is subject to only partial molting. During ecdysis (molting), the outer surface of the carapace is not shed, resulting in the retention of the ontogenetic record of an individual throug ...
Participation of DDDD and KPAR
... these microbes evolved and adapted to diverse environments with different abiotic factors and nutritional conditions, they are expected to present vast diversities and most probably possess different metabolic pathways, physiological processes, and novel genes. Microbes play important roles in many ...
... these microbes evolved and adapted to diverse environments with different abiotic factors and nutritional conditions, they are expected to present vast diversities and most probably possess different metabolic pathways, physiological processes, and novel genes. Microbes play important roles in many ...
Article Lateral Gene Transfer and Gene
... mitochondria, and phylogenetic analysis of its two key components, ATP sulfurylase (AS) and adenosine-50 -phosphosulfate kinase (APSK), suggests that the corresponding genes were acquired laterally from a bacterial source. Interestingly, in Entamoeba’s relative M. balamuthi, PFO and hydrogenase are ...
... mitochondria, and phylogenetic analysis of its two key components, ATP sulfurylase (AS) and adenosine-50 -phosphosulfate kinase (APSK), suggests that the corresponding genes were acquired laterally from a bacterial source. Interestingly, in Entamoeba’s relative M. balamuthi, PFO and hydrogenase are ...
Isolation and Identification of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria from the
... resistance, allowing them to become more numerous than non-resistant strains. It is these bacteria that will pass into the environment to potentially spread antibiotic resistance. In bacteria, the genes coding for antibiotic resistance are often stored in circular packets of nonessential DNA called ...
... resistance, allowing them to become more numerous than non-resistant strains. It is these bacteria that will pass into the environment to potentially spread antibiotic resistance. In bacteria, the genes coding for antibiotic resistance are often stored in circular packets of nonessential DNA called ...
Relationships between body size and abundance in ecology
... shifts in metabolic rate [12,13]. Thus, differences in c among clades or functional groups might result from the combined effects of energy availability in the environment and the rate at which individuals use energy [19–21]. For example, when resource availability is quantitatively factored into th ...
... shifts in metabolic rate [12,13]. Thus, differences in c among clades or functional groups might result from the combined effects of energy availability in the environment and the rate at which individuals use energy [19–21]. For example, when resource availability is quantitatively factored into th ...
Antibacterial Peptide-Based Gel for Prevention of Medical Implanted
... Implanted medical devices are prone to infection. Designing new strategies to reduce infection and implant rejection are an important challenge for modern medicine. To this end, in the last few years many hydrogels have been designed as matrices for antimicrobial molecules destined to fight frequent ...
... Implanted medical devices are prone to infection. Designing new strategies to reduce infection and implant rejection are an important challenge for modern medicine. To this end, in the last few years many hydrogels have been designed as matrices for antimicrobial molecules destined to fight frequent ...
A two-component regulatory system interconnects
... France). The checkerboard technique for investigating antibiotic interactions has been described elsewhere (5). Drug killing experiments. Overnight cultures of strain PAO1Bes and its mutant CM096 were diluted 1:50 in fresh MHB containing indolicidin or colistin (at a concentration equivalent to 0.5⫻ ...
... France). The checkerboard technique for investigating antibiotic interactions has been described elsewhere (5). Drug killing experiments. Overnight cultures of strain PAO1Bes and its mutant CM096 were diluted 1:50 in fresh MHB containing indolicidin or colistin (at a concentration equivalent to 0.5⫻ ...
FEBS Letters
... the non-mevalonate pathway in cyanobacteria. It was intended to isolate the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) reductoisomerase gene (dxr), as this gene encodes the enzyme which catalyzes a pathway-specific, indicative step of this pathway. For this purpose, a segment of dxr was amplified from Syn ...
... the non-mevalonate pathway in cyanobacteria. It was intended to isolate the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) reductoisomerase gene (dxr), as this gene encodes the enzyme which catalyzes a pathway-specific, indicative step of this pathway. For this purpose, a segment of dxr was amplified from Syn ...
Chapter 2 - Institut Montefiore
... These were originally discovered in 1868 by Friedrich Meischer (isolating DNA from pus cells on bandages). At that time, he could not confirm that nucleic acids might contain genetic information. DNA IS the genetic information of most living organisms. In contrast, some viruses (called retroviruse ...
... These were originally discovered in 1868 by Friedrich Meischer (isolating DNA from pus cells on bandages). At that time, he could not confirm that nucleic acids might contain genetic information. DNA IS the genetic information of most living organisms. In contrast, some viruses (called retroviruse ...
D - Clayton State University
... Dickerson drew the following conclusions: • For each protein, the data lie on a straight line. Thus, the rate of amino acid substitution has remained constant for each protein. • The average rate of change differs for each protein. The time for a 1% change to occur between two lines of evolution is ...
... Dickerson drew the following conclusions: • For each protein, the data lie on a straight line. Thus, the rate of amino acid substitution has remained constant for each protein. • The average rate of change differs for each protein. The time for a 1% change to occur between two lines of evolution is ...
Vie Milieu
... carefully balanced liaison between maintaining a mutualistic association (beneficial), or extension into a pathogenic one that has intrigued scientists to study the similarities/differences between these symbioses, and whether they have independently co-evolved similar mechanisms. Deciphering simila ...
... carefully balanced liaison between maintaining a mutualistic association (beneficial), or extension into a pathogenic one that has intrigued scientists to study the similarities/differences between these symbioses, and whether they have independently co-evolved similar mechanisms. Deciphering simila ...
