Treatment of [14C]choline- or [14C]ethanolamine-labeled NIH 3T3 fibroblasts withBacillus cereus phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PLC) enhanced phospholipase D (PLD)-mediated hydrolysis of the respective14C-labeled phospholipids. PLD activity was stimulated by 1.5 U/mL of POLC and by 100 nM of the protein kinase C (PKC) activator
phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) to similar extents. Treatment of14C]palmitic acid-labeled fibroblasts with PLC in the presence of ethanol also enhanced PLD-mediated formation of phosphatidylethanol;
the effects of PLC and PMA were nonadditive. PLC had no effect on PLD activity in fibroblasts in which PKC was down-regulated
by prolonged (24 h) treatment with 300 nM PMA. These data indicate that treatment of fibroblasts with exogenous PLC results
in PKC-dependent activation of PLD. 相似文献
An aqueous injection molding process based on the gelling properties of certain naturally occurring polysaccharides, in particular agar, and its purified derivative, agarose, is described. The materials form nonviscous solutions at temperatures near 100°C which solidify to rigid gels upon cooling below the so-called gel point temperature, 37°C. Gels formed by these materials are strong, nominally 1500 g/cm2 for agar and 2500 g/cm2 for agarose at 3 wt% concentration. Molded parts can be dried and fired without use of absorbent powders or special debinding operations of any kind. 相似文献
The bacterial action of gentamicin and that of a mixture of gentamicin and 15-nm colloidal-gold particles on Escherichia coli K12 was examined by the agar-well-diffusion method, enumeration of colony-forming units, and turbidimetry. Addition of gentamicin
to colloidal gold changed the gold color and extinction spectrum. Within the experimental errors, there were no significant
differences in antibacterial activity between pure gentamicin and its mixture with gold nanoparticles (NPs). Atomic absorption
spectroscopy showed that upon application of the gentamicin-particle mixture, there were no gold NPs in the zone of bacterial-growth
suppression in agar. Yet, free NPs diffused into the agar. These facts are in conflict with the earlier findings indicating
an enhancement of the bacterial activity of similar gentamicin–gold nanoparticle mixtures. The possible causes for these discrepancies
are discussed, and the suggestion is made that a necessary condition for enhancement of antibacterial activity is the preparation
of stable conjugates of NPs coated with the antibiotic molecules. 相似文献
Phospholipases C (PLC, EC 3.1.4.3) are enzymes that specifically hydrolyze the C‐O‐P bond in phospholipids, yielding sn‐1,2(2,3)‐diacylglycerides and the phosphate residue bearing the corresponding headgroup. The biochemical characterization of PLC requires methods for the reliable determination of their activity. Here, an assay is described in which the phosphate residue released by the PLC is cleaved with an alkaline phosphatase. The phosphate formed is then extracted with n‐butanol and quantified as phosphomolybate complex. The applicability of this method is demonstrated for a concentration range from 10 nM to 10 mM for a range of phospholipids bearing different headgroups in an aqueous and a two‐phase system. The method has the additional advantage that the crude enzyme can be used without the need for purification. 相似文献
Critical surfactant concentrations at which the binding of nonionic surfactants to polyacrylic acid, or complex formation,
abruptly occurred in aqueous solution were lower than the CMC and were temperature-independent. The complex was precipitated
by pH lowering or salt addition. At low pH, precipitation limit surfactant concentration (PLC) existed, below which no precipitation
of the complex took place, and the PLC coincided with the critical concentration mentioned above. In this case the PLC did
not change with temperature either. In the precipitation caused by A1C1```3`` addition, the PLC was a little higher than that
at low pH, because Al ions induced not only shrinking and agglomeration of the complex but at the same time blocked the sites
on the polymeric acid for hydrogen bonding with the surfactant. By NaCl or CaCl```2`` addition no PLC was found, because in
both cases the salting-out effect dominated.
Martially presented at the 77th Annual AOCS-JOCS Joint Meeting in May 1986 in Honolulu. 相似文献
Oxaliplatin is a third-generation platinum-based anticancer drug that is widely used as first-line treatment for colorectal carcinoma. Patients treated with oxaliplatin develop an acute peripheral pain several hours after treatment, mostly characterized by cold allodynia as well as a long-term chronic neuropathy. These two phenomena seem to be causally connected. However, the underlying mechanisms that trigger the acute peripheral pain are still poorly understood. Here we show that the activity of the transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel but not the activity of any other member of the TRP channel family is transiently increased 1 h after oxaliplatin treatment and decreased 24 h after oxaliplatin treatment. Mechanistically, this is connected with activation of the phospholipase C (PLC) pathway and depletion of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) after oxaliplatin treatment. Inhibition of the PLC pathway can reverse the decreased TRPM8 activity as well as the decreased PIP2-concentrations after oxaliplatin treatment. In summary, these results point out transient changes in TRPM8 activity early after oxaliplatin treatment and a later occurring TRPM8 channel desensitization in primary sensory neurons. These mechanisms may explain the transient cold allodynia after oxaliplatin treatment and highlight an important role of TRPM8 in oxaliplatin-induced acute and neuropathic pain. 相似文献
LipB, lipase activator protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa TE3285,
specifically recovers the enzymatic activity of denatured inactive lipase.
To find important amino acid residues of LipB in this reactivation, random
mutagenesis using error-prone PCR was performed on a gene encoding the
functional region of LipB. The resultant DNA library was introduced into
the lipase expression system using Escherichia coli, and LipB mutants
lacking lipase activity were selected by two screening procedures. First,
on agar plates containing tributyrin as a substrate for lipase, single
colonies lacking active lipase secretion were selected as clones missing
the active LipB. Second, to exclude nonsense and frameshift mutants, the
molecular size of LipB in the given clones was confirmed by Western
blotting. From the selected mutants, of which multiple residues are
replaced, five single- residue substituted mutants were newly prepared.
Consequently, Y99C, Y99H, S102R and R115C mutants formed no detectable
complex with the lipase and lost the in vitro reactivation activity. In the
case of Y99C and R115C, their single cysteine residue formed the
intermolecular disulfide bridge. Thus, Tyr99 and Arg115 are likely to exist
on the molecular surface of LipB, and are candidates for residues that make
direct interaction with the denatured lipase in the reactivation process.
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Blends of a thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) and a polymer liquid crystal (PLC) were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The presence of PLC enhances orientation in the system and lowers the crystallization temperature-—a manifestation of the channeling effect predicted theoretically (38). The degradation studies show high temperature stability of all blends with the degradation onset consistently above 520°C. The onset decreases with PLC concentration but reaches a plateau above 30 wt% PLC when the PLC-rich islands are formed. The amount of moisture absorbed decreases with the PLC concentration while the moisture does not affect the degradation of the samples significantly. A phase diagram is constructed for the PLC + TPI blends from the DSC and TGA data. A comparison of amorphous and semicrystalline TPI and the characterization of amorphous TPI + PLC blends will be reported later. 相似文献
A series of hybrid hydrogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/agar/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) prepared by a solution casting method using e‐beam irradiation are investigated to determine the effect of agar and PEG content (1, 2, and 4 wt%) on their physicomechanical and rheological properties. The gel content of the hydrogels decreases with increasing agar and PEG contents. The equilibrium swelling of PVA hydrogel decreases on blending with agar while adding PEG to PVA/agar increases the swelling by about 400%. No obvious change in the dehydration behavior of the hybrid hydrogels is observed on changing agar and PEG contents. The solid‐like rheological behavior of the hydrogels is not significantly affected by agar content, while it approaches a liquid‐like behavior at high PEG loading. The tensile strength of the hybrid hydrogels is improved by increasing agar content, while its elongation‐at‐break is decreased. On the other hand, the opposite results are found regarding the influence of PEG and its content on the mechanical properties of the hybrid hydrogels.