Common reaction mechanisms
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This study synthesizes the use of chemicals to prevent one of common concrete durability problems, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), and can help researchers (i) identify widely used potential chemicals and evaluate these chemical solutions to prevent ASR with proper understanding of mechanisms, and (ii) to identify the research gaps in order to develop guidelines and implementation plan on the use of these chemicals for future research.
8p tohitohi 19-05-2020 21 1 Download
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We have analyzed several mathematical models that describe inhibition of the factor VIIa–tissue factor complex (VIIa–TF) by tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI). At the core of these models is a common mechanism of TFPI action suggesting that only the Xa–TFPI complex is the inhibitor of the extrinsic tenase activity. However, the model based on this hypothesis could not explain well all the available experimental data. Here, we show that a good quantitative description of all experimental data could be achieved in a model that contains two more assumptions....
16p research12 01-06-2013 37 6 Download
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DNA ligases are the enzymes responsible for the repair of single-strandedanddouble-strandednicks indsDNA.DNA ligases are structurally similar, possibly sharing a common molecular mechanism of nick recognition and ligation catalysis. This mechanism remains unclear, in part because the structure of ligase in complex with dsDNAhas yet to be solved.DNA ligases share common structural elementswith DNA polymerases, which have been cocrystallized with dsDNA. Based on the observed DNA polymerase–dsDNA interactions, we propose a mechanism for recognition of a single-stranded nick by DNA ligase....
7p tumor12 22-04-2013 40 2 Download
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Ferredoxin (flavodoxin)-NADP(H) reductases (FNR) are ubiquitous flavoenzymes that deliver NADPH or low potential one-electron donors (ferredoxin, flavodoxin) to redox-based metabolisms in plastids, mitochondria and bacteria. The plant-type reductase is also the basic prototype for one of the major families of flavin-containing electron transferases that display common functional and structural properties.
16p fptmusic 16-04-2013 39 2 Download
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Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (EC 1.1.1.86) is involved in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids. It is a bifunctional enzyme that cata-lyzes two quite different reactions at a common active site; an isomeriza-tion consisting of an alkyl migration, followed by an NADPH-dependent reduction of a 2-ketoacid. The 2-ketoacid formed by the alkyl migration is not released. Using the pure recombinant Escherichia colienzyme, we show that the isomerization reaction has a highly unfavourable equili-brium constant....
0p awards 05-04-2013 62 2 Download
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Aspergillus nigerisopullulanase (IPU) is the only pullulan-hydrolase inglycosyl hydrolase (GH) family 49 anddoes not hydrolyse dextran at all, while all other GH family 49 enzymes are dextran-hydrolysing enzymes. To investigate the common catalyticmechanismofGHfamily 49 enzymes, nine mutants were prepared to replace residues conserved among GH family 49 (four Trp, three Asp and two Glu).
8p awards 05-04-2013 48 4 Download
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The conformationally coupled mechanism by which ATP is utilized by yeast Hsp90 is now well characterized. In contrast, ATP utilization by human Hsp90s is less well studied, and appears to operate differently. To resolve these conflicting models, we have conducted a side-by-side biochem-ical analysis in a series of mutant yeast and human Hsp90s that have been both mechanistically and structurally characterized with regard to the crys-tal structure of the yeast Hsp90 protein.
11p vinaphone15 27-02-2013 41 2 Download