The partitioning of polypeptides into nanoscale transmembrane pores is of fundamental importance in biology. Examples include protein translocation in the endoplasmic reticulum and the passage of proteins through the nuclear pore complex. Here we examine the exchange of cationic alpha-helical peptides between the bulk aqueous phase and the transmembrane beta-barrel of the alpha-hemolysin (alpha...

A method is described for the simple, rapid, and accurate determination of paper electrophoretic patterns of urinary proteins using polyethylene glycol (Carbowax 20 M) for the concentration of the urine. The electrophoretic patterns of sera with normal and abnormal protein constituents did not change when added to a proteinfree urine and subjected to the method described. The electrophoretic de...

The solubility of naproxen in binary mixtures of polyethylene glycol 200 (PEG 200) + water at the temperature range from 298.0 K to 318.0 K were reported. The combinations of Jouyban-Acree model + van't Hoff and Jouyban-Acree model + partial solubility parameters were used to predict the solubility of naproxen in PEG 200 + water mixtures at different temperatures. Combination of Jouyban-Acree m...

Nutrient conduit networks can be introduced within the Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate (PEGDA) tissue construct to enable cells to survive in the scaffold. Nutrient conduit networks can be created on PEGDA by macrochannel to nanochannel fabrication techniques. Such networks can influence the mechanical and cell activities of PEGDA scaffold. There is no study conducted to evaluate the effect of n...

Large populations of larvae, required for many behavioral assays are difficult to be obtained by individual brush picking from the growth medium. Polyethylene glycol was found as a suitable replacement of sucrose, for density separation. Polyethylene glycol is a non-physiological agent and was found to have no adverse effect on olfactory response of the larvae.

Antibodies against polyethylene glycol (PEG) can critically jeopardize the efficacy and safety of PEGylated therapeutics. For some PEG-drugs, a sizeable fraction of patients develop anti-PEG antibodies (APA), leading to reduced efficacy and potential adverse events. We surveyed physicians from several specialties to assess their awareness of APA. Overall, 83% of the physicians surveyed indicate...

A new method for the liquid phase synthesis of oligonucleotides is described which makes use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) as soluble support and phosphoramidite derivatives as synthons. The new synthetic protocol was applied to a quite large scale production (about 100 mumoles) of such compounds up to the 20mer level. This solution method, called HELP High Efficiency Liquid Phase) Plus, appears...

An experimental procedure developed to concentrate fungal viruses from large volumes of homogenized mycelia with water-soluble polymers, such as polyethylene glycol, possesses advantages over more conventional methods. Concentration of the Penicillium stoloniferum fast-moving virus from mycelial homogenates after addition of polyethylene glycol was rapid and produced large quantities of pure vi...