ONE AMINO ACID MAKES THE DIFFERENCE: THE FORMATION OF ENT-KAURENE AND 16Α-HYDROXYENT-KAURANE BY DITERPENE SYNTHASES IN POPLAR

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of three types of plant growth regulators (α-naphthyl acetic acid, indole-3-acetic acid and β-indol butyric acid) on the root formation of the semihardwood and hardwood cuttings of Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai.

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This study represents the first systematic attempt to define the sequence requirements of the TOS and RAIP motifs. It provides new information on the fea- tures of 4E-BP1 that are required for its interaction with raptor and ⁄ or for its phosphor[r]

rickets A disorder of bone formation in growing children commonly due to VITAMIN D deficiency. Rickets is characterized by softening and deforma- tion of long BONES, reflecting an interference with bone growth and altered mineralization. The bo[r]

One might wonder about the expression of such large a number of related, but different astacin genes in a 959-cell organism. Potentially all these genes could have different functions, showing in each case at least clear, in some cases marked structur[r]

Thus in the excited state, the electronic configuration of carbon is 1s 2 2s 1
2p x 1 2p y 1 2p z 1 .
* Each carbon atom undergoes 'sp' hybridization by using a 2s and one 2p orbitals in the excited state to give two half filled 's[r]

Site of mutation in K64
In order to identify the site of mutation, the two genes were amplified by PCR with the chromosomal DNA of mutant K64 as template. Sequencing of the mutated genes revealed that there was indeed a[r]

derived models of human a -aminoadipate semialdehyde
dehydrogenase (AASDH, UniProt accession no. Q7Z5Y3),
Ebony b -alanyl biogenic amine synthetase from D. melano-
gaster (UniProt accession no. O76858) and yeast a -amino- adipate reductase (Lys2, UniProt accession no. P077[r]

As long as transferrin saturation is maintained between 20–60% and erythropoiesis is not increased, iron stores are not required. However, in the event of blood loss, dietary iron deficiency, or inadequate iron absorption, up to 40 mg/d of iron can be m[r]

DISORDERS OF HEMOGLOBIN PART 5 SICKLE CELL SYNDROMES The sickle cell syndromes are caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene that changes the sixth amino acid from glutamic acid to valin[r]

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, are cholinergic receptors that
form ligand-gated ion channels in the plasma membranes of certain neurons and on the postsynaptic side of the[r]

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(Received 14 June 2005, revised 25 July 2005, accepted 29 July 2005)
doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04891.x
Arthropod cuticles play an important role as the first barrier against inva- ding pathogens. We extensively determined the sequences of horseshoe crab cuticular proteins.[r]

Black scurf of potato caused by Rhizoctonia solani is one of the most important disease in the category of soil and tuber borne disease especially in fungal group. Infested seed tubers are the main source of infection. Boric acid and pencycuron are the two chemicals which are frequently used by the[r]

Introduction
Science and technology are international but their development can be affected by regional characteristics. This aspect is observed with development of bio- technology in Japan, which is characterized by unique contributions from appl[r]

sions and short of water, Dunstan was almost ready to agree, for they seemed to be progressing deeper and deeper still into a totally uninhabited region.
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Proton conducting polymer electrolytes based on PVA, amino acid proline and NH4SCN were prepared by the solution casting technique. An increase in the amorphous nature of the polymer electrolytes was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. DSC measurements showed a decrease in Tg with increasing sa[r]

An allopolyploid formation consists of the two processes of hybridisation and chromosome doubling. Hybridisation makes a different genome combined in the same cell, and genome “shock” and instability occur during this process, whereas chromosome doubling results in doubling and reconstructing the ge[r]

D I S C U S S I O N
Knowledge of the reduction potentials of the FNR mutants enables us to interpret their behaviours in thermodynamic terms and, consequently, the role of specific side-chains in the ET processes. Substitution