BACKGROUND Published data regarding the association between xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) Lys751Gln and Asp312Asn polymorphisms and gastric cancer susceptibility havew been inconclusive. This meta-analysis was therefore performed toobtain a more precise estimation of any relationship. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify all case-control stud...

The complexation of Cu(II) with previously synthesized thrombolytic peptides, Pro-Ala-Lys (6), Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys (7), Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys (8), Gly-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys (9) and Gln-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys (10), resulted in the formation of complexes, Cu(II)-(Pro-Ala-Lys) (6-Cu), Cu(II)-(Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys) (7-Cu), Cu(II)-(Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys) (8-Cu), Cu(II)-(Gly-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys) (9-Cu) and Cu(II)-(Gln-Arg-Pro-Ala...

While the molecular structures of angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 (AT1) receptor blockers (ARBs) are very similar, they are also slightly different. Although each ARB has been shown to exhibit a unique mode of binding to AT1 receptor, different positions of the AT1 receptor have been analyzed and computational modeling has been performed using different crystal structures for the receptor as a t...

The synthesis of the protected pentapeptide tert-butyloxycarbonly-Gln-Ile-Met-Lys(X)-Gly-p-nitrobenzylester (X = benzyloxycarbonyl, 3-chlor-benzyloxycarbonyl) which is part of the carboxylend of a partial sequence of the active center of the streptococcal proteinase is described. Side reactions are observed if the tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protective group is cleaved by trifluoroacetic acid, not wi...

1. Highly purified arginineand lysine-rich histone was maleylated and then hydrolyzed with trypsin. A large amount of precipitate approximating 35% of the histone appeared during the demaleylation procedure. The precipitate was separated into four fractions on a Sephadex G-50 column and one fraction, tryptic peptide II from the maleylated histone, was found to be the COOH-terminal portion of th...

The engineering of antigenic determinants on super secondary structures using de novo design approaches often involves synthesis of long peptide chains (35-80 residues long). This communication illustrates that the stabilization of secondary structure by rational design can also greatly enhance immunogenicity and antigenicity, but in much shorter peptide sequences (21 residues long). A peptide ...