Seismosaurus proteins: bone of contention. (fossil dinosaur bones claimed...

Science News;  May 4, 1991 ;     592 words ......the longest dinosaur known have yielded proteins that apparently survived intact for 150...National Laboratory chemically extracted the proteins from the vertebra of an enormous sauropod...making these by far the oldest known proteins, says Spall, who described his team's...

Solutions to stabilisation issues: proteins employed as diagnostic agents...

Medical Device Technology;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Stability of proteins Proteins are flexible polymeric molecules with functional three-dimensional...process. Proper folding ensures biological activity of the protein. Proteins in the native state are folded and are the most stable. When proteins...

Proteins: Structure and Function

Clinical Chemistry;  November 1, 2005 ;     663 words ...Proteins: Structure and Function. David Whitford. Chichester, West...biochemist lamented that there was no future in studying proteins-interest had shifted to nucleic acids. It was becoming...protein chemistry. Now, however, the pendulum has swung, and proteins are recognized to be the active molecules that ...

Kim's coils. (biochemist Peter Kim researches coiled-coil proteins)

Discover;  June 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...PROTEINS DON'T GET A LOT OF publicity, at least not compared with their glamour-puss cousins DNA and RNA. DNA, ensconced deep...deliver DNA's instructions to outlying factories that translate the blueprints into building materials--that is, into proteins. Proteins just do all the work: they assemble, ...

Removing latex proteins with fumed silica additives.

Rubber & Plastics News;  July 24, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Natural proteins are the main reason for Type I latex...efforts have been made to remove the proteins. However, traces still may remain and...paper suggests a way to eliminate the proteins with a simple, elegant and inexpensive...

Fusicoccin, 14-3-3 proteins, and defense responses in tomato plants

Plant Physiology;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Fusicoccin, 14-3-3 Proteins, and Defense Responses in Tomato Plants1...membrane H+-ATPase by binding with 14-3-3 proteins, causing membrane hyperpolarization...biochemical functions for these tomato 14-3-3 proteins, but their genes showed different expression...

Sifting proteins out of the MuD: Multidimensional Protein Identification...

R & D;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...One of the main goals of proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins and their structures, is to identify proteins that interact with one another. To identify proteins amid complex mixtures, they first need to be separated. Gel-based...

Heterotrimeric and unconventional GTP binding proteins in plant cell...

Plant Cell;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Signal-transducing GTPases in plants include small G proteins, heterotrimeric G proteins, and, potentially, several unique types of GTP binding proteins that are not members of either of the aforementioned classes. This review...

Analysis: Scientists analzying what happens within living cells with...

NPR All Things Considered;  January 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......analzying what happens within living cells with genetic proteins Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time: 8:00-9:00 PM MELISSA BLOCK...party. But inside a cell, those genes churn out proteins. Those proteins are the partygoers in the flesh. And life is what...

Analysis: Scientists analyzing what happens within living cells with...

NPR All Things Considered;  January 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......analyzing what happens within living cells with genetic proteins Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time: 8:00-9:00 PM MELISSA BLOCK...party. But inside a cell, those genes churn out proteins. Those proteins are the partygoers in the flesh. And life is what...

PROTEINS IN SPERM UNLOCK UNDERSTANDING OF MALE INFERTILITY SAYS NEW STUDY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 8, 2008 ;     554 words ......University issued the following press release: Proteins found in sperm are central to understanding...new field focusing on the function of proteins in a cell, can be successfully applied to infertility, helping identify which proteins in sperm cells are dysfunctional. "Up...

A raison d'etre for heat-shock proteins.

Science News;  May 7, 1988 ;     494 words ...A raison d'etre for heat-shock proteins Cells of all organisms respond to heat or other stresses by making complex molecules called heat-shock proteins. Ohter heat-shock proteins exist in unstressed cells and seem to play a role in...

Nanosecond Responses of Proteins to Ultra-High Temperature Pulses

Biophysical Journal;  September 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Observations of fast unfolding events in proteins are typically restricted to <100C...limit" for the thermal unfolding of large proteins is shorter than 10^sup -8^ s. The unfolding...the folding and unfolding processes of proteins as a function of temperature is a major...

Prediction of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in...

Plant Physiology;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Proteins in Arabidopsis. A Genomic Analysis1 Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring of proteins provides a potential mechanism for targeting...cell wall. However, relatively few such proteins have been identified. Here, we develop...

Creating Proteins with Novel Functionality via the Maillard Reaction: A...

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition;  May 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Proteins are widely utilized to add functional properties, such as gelling and emulsification...environment. There is substantial evidence to suggest that the functional properties of food proteins can be further improved by derivatization. Covalent bonding of proteins to polysaccharides and smaller ...