JCI table of contents: April 22, 2008
... blood are regulated. Attached to LH are unique carbohydrate structures that end in a carbohydrate unit known as GalNAc-4-SO4. In the study, mice ... Thus, the authors concluded that the unique carbohydrate structures attached to LH have a crucial role in ...Glowing zebrafish help researchers track role of sugars in the cell
... real thing that cells are tricked into incorporating the sugar into their carbohydrate chains. Once the sugar becomes part of the forest of carbohydrates ... sugar N-azidoacetylgalactosamine, which the embryo cells then used as a carbohydrate building block to replace the natural sugar N-acetylgalactosamine. The ...America's Organic Home-Fueling Movement Begins in Los Angeles
... GreenHouse team delivers raw material and maintains the home-based unit as part of the service package it offers. E-Fuel 100 is produced from carbohydrate waste products from plentiful sources like spent beer yeast, algae and cellulose (other than corn and other food-based products). E-Fuel 100 burns ...GreenHouse Debuts the World's First E-Fuel MicroFuelerTM in Los Angeles
... environment," said Ursitti. The E-Fuel MicroFueler system is a model for sustainable energy. It produces organic fuel, or E-Fuel100, using carbohydrate waste products from plentiful sources like spent beer yeast, algae and cellulose (other than corn or other food-based products). Using patented ...BioWa Announces License of POTELLIGENT(R) Technology to Merck KGaA
... one of the major mechanisms of action for antibody therapeutics. POTELLIGENT((R)) Technology involves the reduction of the amount of fucose in the carbohydrate structure of an antibody using a proprietary fucosyltransferase-knockout CHO cell line as a production cell. Research shows that POTELLIGENT((R)) ...GreenHouse Energy, Governor Schwarzenegger Join in Driving the Future of Fueling in California
... something every Californian can count on.” The E-Fuel distribution system is a model for sustainability. The organic fuel is produced using carbohydrate waste products found abundantly in brewery waste, algae and cellulose (no corn or food-based products). Using state-of-the-art semiconductor ...Prospect Therapeutics, Inc.'s GCS-100 Inhibited Blood Vessel Formation in a Variety of Cancer Models
... or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid package. About Prospect Therapeutics, Inc. Prospect's lead product candidate, GCS-100, is a carbohydrate molecule designed to inhibit the activity of Galectin-3, a protein found in high concentration in a broad range of human cancers and whose ...BioWa Announces License of POTELLIGENT(R) Technology to sanofi-aventis
... one of the major mechanisms of action for antibody therapeutics. POTELLIGENT(R) Technology involves the reduction of the amount of fucose in the carbohydrate structure of an antibody using a proprietary fucosyltransferase-knockout CHO cell line as a production cell. Research shows that POTELLIGENT(R) ...Spherix Announces 2008 Financial Results
... in the journal Obesity . This paper provides details of a study performed at the University of Kentucky to compare the effect of dietary carbohydrate in the form of sucrose (table sugar) to D-tagatose (Naturlose) in mice genetically engineered with a predisposition to high cholesterol. The results ...FDA Approves Apidra(R) SoloSTAR(R) - a Prefilled Disposable Insulin Pen
... Apidra(R) at mealtime can closely mimic normal physiologic insulin secretion. "Patients with diabetes have to contend with the challenges of carbohydrate counting, regular blood sugar monitoring and careful administration of their insulin," said Angela Moskow, Vice President, Metabolism Marketing, ...Video: Insulet Unveils Video Contest for OmniPod Users
... assistant, features an integrated blood glucose meter, disease management software and integrated storage of all insulin delivery, blood glucose and carbohydrate records. About Insulet Corporation Insulet Corporation is an innovative medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of people with ...BioWa Announces License of Biowa's Potelligent(R) Technology to KaloBios Pharmaceuticals
... one of the major mechanisms of action for antibody therapeutics. POTELLIGENT(R) Technology involves the reduction of the amount of fucose in the carbohydrate structure of an antibody using a proprietary fucosyltransferase-knockout CHO cell line as a production cell. Research shows that POTELLIGENT(R) ...SENOMYX ANNOUNCES INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR NEW SUCROSE ENHANCER
... discovered utilizing Senomyx's patented taste receptor technology, which we are now using to focus on the discovery of enhancers of fructose, another carbohydrate sweetener used in a wide range of consumer products." About Senomyx, Inc. ( http://www.senomyx.com ) Senomyx is a leading company using ...Wellmune WGP(R) Supplementation Alleviates Duration, Severity and 'Down Time' Due to Cold Symptoms
... healthy subjects, aged 18-65. The subjects were treated daily with either 250mg of Wellmune WGP or a placebo for 90 days. Wellmune WGP is a natural carbohydrate that activates key immune cells, including macrophages and neutrophils, to more quickly recognize and kill foreign challenges. The product engages ...Boston Biomedical Research Institute Maintains Baa3 Rating from Moody's
... a person is having a heart attack and Hyaluronan, essential for eye surgeries and widely used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Hyaluronan, a carbohydrate polymer that can be injected directly into osteoarthritic joints, may help augment the joint's natural fluids, increasing mobility and shock ...BioWa Announces Expansion of License Agreement with Genentech for BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology
... one of the major mechanisms of action for antibody therapeutics. POTELLIGENT(R) Technology involves the reduction of the amount of fucose in the carbohydrate structure of an antibody using a proprietary fucosyltransferase-knockout CHO cell line as a production cell. Research shows that POTELLIGENT(R) ...Possible New Way to Detect, Monitor Liver Disease Without Painful Liver Biopsy
... the blood of most, if not all, people they tested with a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, contains high levels of a special antibody that recognizes a carbohydrate sugar commonly found on bacteria. Detection of this antibody in the blood of an affected person correlates very well with a diagnosis of increasing ...Genencor Launches First Ever Commercial Enzyme Product for Cellulosic Ethanol
... produced by saccharification. -- Minimal formulation to ensure that enzyme formulation chemicals do not interfere with saccharification carbohydrate profile analysis or subsequent yeast fermentation. About Genencor Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, is a leader in the ...GenTel licenses next generation cancer research
... pancreatic cancer patients, for instance, researchers have distinguished carbohydrate structures that could be implicated in the way cancer cells invade, ... developed a novel array-based strategy to probe the levels of specific carbohydrate structures on multiple different proteins. GenTel BioSciences will ...Characterization of Protein Oligosaccharides Using MSn
... analysis to determine monosaccharide sequence and composition, carbohydrate branching, and monosaccharide linkages. The ability of ... Results Figure 1a shows two oligosaccharides from the ovalbumin carbohydrate mixture. Since galactose and mannose are both hexoses, and ...Stratatech and Virent Win $4M in U.S. Grants
... operations in 2002, and was founded by Dr. Randy Cortright and Professor James Dumesic to commercialize a unique new process called Aqueous-Phase carbohydrate Reforming (ACR) to develop and commercialize a simplified novel method of hydrogen production. It could have major implications for how energy is ...Scientific Protein Laboratories Acquired by New York firm
... We look forward to working with the Arsenal Capital team to invest in our existing businesses as well as pursue new opportunities within the carbohydrate and natural protein product areas, said David Strunce, president of SPL. ...Wisconsin VCs draw Missouri biotech firm to state
... In order to get to their destinations inside cells, enzymes must be attached to special molecules that target needy cells. Existing treatments use carbohydrate targeting molecules that are stripped away in the liver, Broderick said, while ZyStor will use proteins, which are expected to survive longer and ...Anti-ethanol arguments are easily debunked
... productivity of the current corn ethanol process by 10 to 12 percent, and other enzymes that will, for the first time, economically convert soy meal carbohydrate into ethanol. I'm a believer, and I have a vested interest. The first anti-ethanol argument - one that is so old it is hardly worth mentioning, ...Glossary for The BioPharm Guide to Fermentation and Cell Culture
... of the organisms genetic material and can combine to develop into new living things. glycosylation Adding one or more carbohydrate molecules onto a protein (a glycoprotein) after it has been built by the ribosome; a posttranslational modifi cation. ...The Bio-Rad Silver Stain, Rev E
... Anal Biochem 152, 295303 (1986) 14. Deh ME et al., Sialoglycoproteins with a high amount of O-glycosidically linked carbohydrate moieties stain yellow with silver in sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gels, Anal Biochem 152, 166173 (1985) 15. De Moreno MR ...Structural Analysis of Glycosylated Peptides in Complex Mixtures with Ion Trap MSn
... to cleave the bond between the peptide and the oligosaccharide. The difference in mass following cleavage is used to infer the carbohydrate constituents of the cleaved glycoform. Generally, neither the oligosaccharide structure nor the exact site of attachment to the ...Detect Released Oligosaccharides Using the Eagle Eye II Still Video Imaging System
... DE We compared the Eagle Eye II still video system and the Glyko FACE SE2000 gel imager system for imaging Fluorophore-Assisted carbohydrate Electrophoresis (FACE) gels. The data generated from either system were not significantly different, indicating that successful FACE gel analysis ...