Mastitis is one of the most serious and costly diseases affecting dairy cattle production. In the present study, effects of a lactoferrin gene polymorphism (intron 6) on milk somatic cell count (SCC) and subclinical mastitis was investigated in 121 Holstein dairy cattle. Two alleles of A and B and two genotypes of AA and AB were found in an EcoRI recognized single nucleotide polymorphism in int...

a new series of n-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-2-phenylacetamide derivatives (3a-3j) were synthesized via an amidation reaction using edc and hobt in acetonitrile solvent at room temperature condition. chemical structures were characterized by 1h nmr, ir and ms spectroscopic methods and related melting points were also determined. the anticancer activity was evaluated using mtt procedure ...

The deoxyguanosine kinase (DGUOK) gene controls mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance, and variation in the gene can alter or abolish the anabolism of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleotides. A Chinese female infant, whose symptoms included weight stagnation, jaundice, hypoglycemia, coagulation disorders, abnormal liver function, and multiple abnormal signals in the brain, died at about 10 months ol...

The ATP-gated P2X7 purinergic receptor (P2X7) is involved in the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Several antagonists have been developed, though none them reached clinical trials for this indication. In work, we designed and synthesized novel blood–brain barrier (BBB)-permeable derivatives as potential antagonists. They comprise purine or xanthine cores linked to an aryl...