Objective: Antioxidant and protective effect of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol for atherosclerosis is well known. The decrease of HDL concentration in postmenopausal women can be a reason for increased coronary artery disease due to atherosclerosis. The paraoxonase (PON) enzyme in blood is related with the antioxidant effect of HDL. Catalase (CAT), besides superoxide dismutase and g...

Abstract Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 is a well-known high-yielding cellulase-producing fungal strain that converts lignocellulose into cellulosic sugar for resource regeneration. Calcium ubiquitous secondary messenger regulates growth and cellulase production in T. . We serendipitously found adding Sr 2+ to the medium significantly increased activity upregulated expression of cellulase-related g...

Previously, we found increased expression of l-arginine metabolizing enzymes in both kidneys from two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) hypertensive rats (Helle F, Hultstrom M, Skogstrand T, Palm F, Iversen BM. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 296: F78-F86, 2009). In the present study, we investigate whether AT(1) receptor activation can induce the changes observed in 2K1C. Four groups of rats were infused wit...

The primary pathway of lysine degradation in pigs presumably depends on the bifunctional protein α-aminoadipate δ-semialdehyde synthase (AASS), which contains lysine α-ketoglutarate reductase (LKR) and saccharopine dehydrogenase (SDH) activities. In liver, AASS is restricted to the mitochondrial matrix and lysine is presumptively transported through the plasma membrane by a cationic AA transpor...

Antibiotic resistance signifies a safety hazard to public health. Lactic acid bacteria, particularly, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, are useful organisms responsible for dairy fermentation. In keeping with this, they may transfer antibiotic human population. We conducted study exanimated the pattern distribution of genes S. L. bulgaricus strains isolated from tradition...