Indoleacetaldoxime hydro-lyase (4.2.1.29). III. Further studies on the nature and mode of action of the enzyme

Further purification of indoleacetaldoxime (IAOX) hydro-lyase from Gibberella fujikuroi by DEAE-cellulose chromatography is described. The purified enzyme was activated by dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), ascorbic acid (AA), and pyridoxal phosphate (PALP) and was inhibited by thiol compounds and thiol reagents including phenylthiocyanate. Ferrous ions but not ferric ions activated the purified enzyme. The enzyme was activated by dihydrofolic acid but inhibited by tetrahydrofolic acid. Phenylacetaldoxime, a competitive inhibitor, afforded partial protection of the enzyme from the action of N-ethylmaleimide suggesting the involvement of a thiol function at the active site or substrate-binding site. The inhibition of the enzyme by 2,3-dimercaptopropanol was reversed by DHA, PALP, or frozen storage. KCN inhibition of the enzyme was reversed by PALP. NaBH4 reduction of the purified enzyme in the presence of PALP gave an active enzyme which was further activated by PALP or DHA but not by ferrous ions. These results suggested a "structural" role for PALP in the activity of IAOX hydro-lyase. Dilute solutions of the purified enzyme, obtained during DEAE-cellulose chromatography and concentrated using sucrose, showed enhanced activity upon frozen storage and thawing. The increase in activity of the enzyme during certain culture conditions, the activation and inhibition of the enzyme by several unrelated compounds, and the effect of freezing indicate that IAOX hydro-lyase is probably a metabolically regulated enzyme with a structure composed of subunits.

An Investigation Of Alkali Aluminosilicate Glasses By Si-29 And Al-27 Magic-Angle-Spinning Nmr-Spectroscopy

Alkali aluminosilicate glasses prepared by the gel and the melt routes have been investigated by Si-29 and Al-27 MAS NMR spectroscopy. It is found that Al has a tetrahedral coordination in the gel glasses modified with equivalent proportions of alkalis unlike in a pure aluminosilicate glass where Al has both four and six coordinations. Silicon is present as Q4 units in all the 5M2O 5Al2O3 9OSiO2 ( M = Li, Na and K) gel glasses studied whereas it is present in Q2 or Q3 species in the lithium aluminosilicate glasses of compositions 40Li2O x Al2O3 (1-x)SiO2 (1 less-than-or-equal-to x less-than-or-equal-to 15) and xLi2O 10Al2O3 (1-x)SiO2 (20 less-than-or-equal-to x less-than-or-equal-to 40). The combination of Q2 and Q3 is also found in certain sodium aluminosilicate glasses, but they change to Q2 and Q1 as the concentration of SiO2 decreases.

Photodissociation dynamics of CH2ICl at 222, 236, 266, 280, and-304 nm

Dynamics of I*(P-2(1/2)) formation from CH2ICl dissociation has-been investigated at five different ultraviolet excitation wavelengths, e.g., 222, 236, 266, 280, and similar to304 nm. The quantum yield of I*((2)p(1/2)) production, phi*, has been measured by monitoring nascent I(P-2(3/2)) and I* concentrations using a resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization detection scheme. The measured quantum yield as a function of excitation energy follows the same trend as that of methyl iodide except at 236 run. The photodissociation dynamics of CH2ICl also involves three upper states similar to methyl iodide, and a qualitative correlation diagram has been constructed to account for the observed quantum yield. From the difference in behavior at 236 nm, it appears that the crossing region between the two excited states ((3)Q(0) and (1)Q(1)) is located near the exit valley away from the Franck Condon excitation region. The B- and C-band transitions do not participate in the dynamics, and the perturbation of the methyl iodide states due to Cl-I interaction is relatively weak at the photolysis wavelengths employed in this investigation.

BT-benzo-29 inhibits bacterial cell proliferation by perturbing FtsZ assembly

We have identified a potent antibacterial agent N-(4-sec-butylphenyl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)-1H-benzod]imidazole-4-carboxa mide (BT-benzo-29) from a library of benzimidazole derivatives that stalled bacterial division by inhibiting FtsZ assembly. A short (5 min) exposure of BT-benzo-29 disassembled the cytokinetic Z-ring in Bacillus subtilis cells without affecting the cell length and nucleoids. BT-benzo-29 also perturbed the localization of early and late division proteins such as FtsA, ZapA and SepF at the mid-cell. Further, BT-benzo-29 bound to FtsZ with a dissociation constant of 24 +/- 3 m and inhibited the assembly and GTPase activity of purified FtsZ. A docking analysis suggested that BT-benzo-29 may bind to FtsZ at the C-terminal domain near the T7 loop. BT-benzo-29 displayed significantly weaker inhibitory effects on the assembly and GTPase activity of two mutants (L272A and V275A) of FtsZ supporting the prediction of the docking analysis. Further, BT-benzo-29 did not appear to inhibit DNA duplication and nucleoid segregation and it did not perturb the membrane potential of B. subtilis cells. The results suggested that BT-benzo-29 exerts its potent antibacterial activity by inhibiting FtsZ assembly. Interestingly, BT-benzo-29 did not affect the membrane integrity of mammalian red blood cells. BT-benzo-29 bound to tubulin with a much weaker affinity than FtsZ and exerted significantly weaker effects on mammalian cells than on the bacterial cells indicating that the compound may have a strong antibacterial potential.

Letras, 1994, nº 29-30 (número completo)

Contenido: Los clasificadores léxicos y la clase alta argentina / Norma Carricaburo – Aportes para la teoría y la metodología del teatro comparado: el concepto de “adaptación teatral” / Jorge Dubatti – La dimensión significante de los animales en “Bestiario” de Julio Cortázar / Gabriela Fernández – Alejandra Pizarnik: instauración de la Casa del Lenguaje / Fabiana Elisa Martínez – Los “yo” de Borges en “Luna de enfrente” / Mariana Fusaro – Musicalidad y silencio en la obra de Banchs / Luis Martínez Cuitiño – El simbolismo del fenómeno de la reflexión acústica y lunimosa en las “Eglogas” de Virgilio / Aquilino Suárez Pallasá – Reseñas bibliográficas

Determinación de la precocidad de diez variedades de algodón (Gossypium hirsutum) en dos diferentes fechas de siembra

Se llevó a cabo el presente estudio en el centro experimental del algodón (CEA), Posoltega, con el objetivo de determinar las variedades más precoces y la fecha más óptima de siembra, manteniendo el rendimiento en el cultivo del algodón (gossypium), y observar cual es el efecto de la fecha de siembra sobre el rendimiento. Se determinó que de diez variedades, las precoces son paulikeni 73 y u-386 obteniendo su fecha media de maduración en las dos fechas con rangos de 23-25 días, se comportan como intermedias u-276, con al son y u-280 con un rango de maduración de 27-29 días en las dos fechas de siembra, el resto de variedades se consideraron como tardías, incluyendo a la variedad h-373 con rangos de maduración de 31-33 días. En la segunda fecha de siembra, obtuvieron los mejores rendimientos en producción las variedades u-280 y u-276, con respecto a la primera fecha lo obtuvieron h-373 (testigo), seguida de las variedades u-280 y u-276.

Prudentia Iuris, 1992, n° 29 (número completo)

Contenido: Sinopsis de la jurisdicción originaria de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación / Sergio O. Dugo – Los instrumentos de la seguridad social / José Benjamín Gómez Paz – El derecho : ¿realidad o norma moral? A propósito de la tesis de Michel Villey / José Jorge Coviello – Europa y América : en torno al descubrimiento / Ricardo Zorraquín Becú – Notas sobre la Iglesia en América / Carlos M. Storni – Independencia política y continuidad cultural : formación inicial argentina / Liniers de Estrada – La sanción del daño moral en el derecho romano / Juan José Alba Crespo – Mesianismo y escatología en el descubrimiento de América / Florencio Hubeñak – Reunificación / Francisco Arias Pelerano – El estudio de los procesos de integración : importancia e implicancias de un enfoque político / Leonardo Hekimián

A saúde no Brasil : história do Sistema Único de Saúde, arcabouço legal, organização, funcionamento, financiamento do SUS e as principais propostas de regulamentação da Emenda Constitucional nº 29, de 2000

Consultoria de Orçamento e Fiscalização Financeira, Núcleo de Saúde.