Could microbes solve Russia's chemical weapons conundrum?
...nsform the toxic by-products contained in reaction
masses (RMs) that arise when mustard is destroyed by chem... "Bioutilization of organic compounds of reaction
masses is a biotechnological method that pro-vides maximum environmental safety, since the pollutants are n...
Fungus Effective Against Winged Termites
...f them. In New Orleans, as the swirling, airborne
masses of termites become more conspicuous, researchers with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are busy developing a biopesticide that could someday knock down large numbers of Formosan subterranean termites--before they ever take flight. Maureen Wri...
Team Invents Device For Weighing Individual Molecules
...cately accurate method of determining atomic-scale
masses would be quite useful in areas such as quantum optics, in which individual atoms are manipulated. The next step for Roukes' team at Caltech is to engineer the interfaces so that individual biological molecules can be weighed. For this, the team will...
Proteomics brings researchers closer to understanding microbes that produce acid mine drainage
...nge of the organisms, then determining at ORNL the
masses of these short proteins, called peptides, with "shotgun" mass spectrometry. To identify the peptides from their masses, they turned back to the genomes. The genomes they obtained last year allowed them to predict the proteins in each member of the bi...
Structures of marine toxins provide insight into their effectiveness as cancer drugs
... growth," explains Allingham. "Because cancer cell
masses grow faster than other cells in the body, actin provides an excellent target for drugs that could inhibit such rapid growth." Adds Allingham: "These marine toxins can knock out the lynchpins in these long chains or cap their ends and kill cancer ce...
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Mass Spectrometry Service using MALDI-TOF/TOF from Applied Biomics, Inc.
...MALDI-TOF will be determined by MALDI-TOF/TOF. The
masses and sequences will be used to search in a protein database to precisely determine the protein identity. We also offer de novo protein sequencing....
Accumix from Protea Biosciences, Inc.
...ometer across its entire dynamic range. The exact
masses provided for each ion also permit simple and regular broad range mass calibration of Fourier transform mass spectrometers for maintenance of high mass accuracy measurement operating conditions. Accumix can be used for: Broad mass range tuning o...
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Transgenic Animals
...bryonic stem cells are derived from the inner cell
masses of normal blastocysts (early embryos, mostly mouse embryos). These cells are pluripotent, which means they can develop into any type of tissue. Therefore, removing ES cells from the culture and placing ...
Identification of Low-Level Oxidation Products in Calmodulin Using NanoSpray
Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry
... Table 1: Theoretical monoisotopic
masses of peptide fragments compared to measured m/z values recovered from a tryptic digest of oxidized CaM by full-scan Data Dependent LC-MS/MS. The full-scan MS 2 spectrum of the doubly charged ion at m/z 1209.5 for the p...
Structural Analysis of Glycosylated Peptides in Complex Mixtures with
Ion Trap MSn
... Peptides that do not correspond to predicted
masses may be present in a glycosylated form. These putative glycopeptides are treated with a glycosidase to cleave the bond between the peptide and the oligosaccharide. The difference in mass following cleavage is used to infer the carboh...
Structural Determination of Flavonoids Using MSn
...as been confirmed. The difference in the two
masses (162 amu) is also indicative of the loss of a hexose sugar. Figure 4. Full-scan MS/MS (m/z 579) mass spectrum of Compound X. Figure 5. Full-scan MS3 (579>433>) mass...
In-Vitro Metabolism Studies Using Data-Dependent LC/MSn
...rpretation of the spectra of metabolites.Shifts in
masses observed in spectra formetabolites relative to spectra for glyburide, aswell as differing fragmentation patterns facilitatedcharacterization of the metabolite structures. An LC/MS n experiment was performed on a microsomal sample. The D...
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Proteome
...rotein's identity by matching the observed peptide
masses against a sequence database . Tandem mass spectrometry, on the other hand, can get sequence information from individual peptides by isolating them, colliding them with a nonreactive gas, and then cataloging the fragment ions produced. Proteome...
Protein
...s are generally large molecules, having molecular
masses of up to 3,000,000 (the muscle protein titin has a single amino acid chain 27,000 subunits long). Such long chains of amino acids are almost universally referred to as proteins, but shorter strings of amino acids are referred to as "polypeptides,"...
Morphogenesis
...take place in cell culture or inside of tumor cell
masses without the normal morphogenesis that is seen in an intact organism. The study of morphogenesis involves an attempt to understand the processes that control the organized spatial distribution of cells that arises during the embryonic development of...
Morphogenesis
...take place in cell culture or inside of tumor cell
masses without the normal morphogenesis that is seen in an intact organism. The study of morphogenesis involves an attempt to understand the processes that control the organized spatial distribution of cells that arises during the embryonic development of...
Culture
...ced for, and consumed by, non-elite people or the
masses . Both high and low cultures can be viewed as subcultures . Culture as worldview During the Romantic era , scholars in Germany , especially those concerned with nationalism -- such as the nationalist struggle to create a "Germany" out of div...
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Zygote
...ent of bodies of water, such as currents and water
masses ... Full article >>> Homo zygote an individual with a pair of two of the same allele (homo = same like alike; zygo = yoke) Homunculus a tiny preformed human which people thought merely increased in size to become a baby ( h...
Somite
...le >>> somite One of the blocklike
masses of mesoderm arranged segment ally (metamerically) in a longitudinal series beside the neural tube of the embryo ; metamere. sonar A technique or equipment used to locate objects underwater by the detection of echoes. Full article >>...
Red blood cells
...ood islands - also known as angiogenetic clusters;
masses of splanchnic mesoderm al cells found in the yolk sac of amniotes. The first blood forming tissue of the embryo , responsible for red blood cells and vitelline blood vessels . Full article >>> Interestingly, Tyr359, in the N...
Lymph nodes
...> Lymph nodes are small irregularly shaped
masses through which lymph vessels flow. Clusters of nodes occur in the armpits, groin, and neck. Full article >>> cancer of the lymph nodes and spleen that causes excessive production of lymphocytes . A B C D E F G H I J K L M N...
Homozygote
...ent of bodies of water, such as currents and water
masses ... Full article >>> homozygote [Gk. homos, same or similar + zygotos, a pair] A diploid organ ism that carries identical alleles at one or more genetic loci . Full article >>> homozygote An organ ism in which...
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Pharmacies in for a dose of bitter medicine
... this common practice jeopardise the health of the
masses -- it allows untrained people to deal with high-risk drugs -- it also endangers the job prospects of hundreds of qualified pharmacists. Since anyone with a couple of years' experience passes off as a pharmacist//, the market value of B.Pharm graduate...
Detect masses in the breast
... technologies have become regularly used to detect
masses in the breast -- many of which turn out to be canc...ies.” With the MRI's sensitivity, doctors can see
masses mammograms can’t. It can then be used as guide during the biopsy procedure. “The problem has been, y...
Urine Test for Kidney Cancer
...results. "Seventy percent to 90 percent of kidney
masses that appear to be malignant on CAT scans or MRI are, which means that 10 percent to 30 percent are not. Unfortunately, you can't distinguish between those that are malignant and those that aren't," says Robert Uzzo, M.D., an urological oncologist at ...
New turn in stem cell research
...hawed and cultured in the process. Then inner cell
masses were separated by surgery and plated onto specially coated plated that may be sterilized. Six embryonic human stem-cell lines were maintained in this serum and feeder free culture procedure. The result was derivation of a new stem cell line from hum...
Intense Fight Against Polio In India Gets Results
...e poliovirus, so we have to continue educating our
masses about sanitation, besides making them realize that immunization was absolutely essential. (IANS) Medindia on Polio – Further information Poliomyelitis or Polio: This is a viral disease that is highly infectious and can affect the nervo...
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Digital vs. Analog Mammography
...s can also be used to create display "windows" for
masses and calcifications. The soft copy display provides a direct-view display of the digital image on cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors or liquid crystal display (LCD), allowing for unlimited manipulation of the contrast and brightness of the image, includ...
MediGene Announces Cancer-Fighting Virus Shows Promise in Early
Clinical Trial
...Six months after treatment, scans showed the liver
masses hadnearly disappeared. "The reduction in the tumor
masses was reallyimpressive in this patient," Dr. Mescheder said. "The hepaticmasses almost disappeared." ...
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Body shaping
...tation and leading to hygienic difficulties. The
masses of excess skin also make any form of exercise difficult. Many patients become reclusive and are hesitant to enter romantic or social relationships. Said one massive weight loss patient: “After I lost 155 pounds, (70 kg) it was like I had a size 26 sk...
Anterior mediastinal mass
...t than those in other compartments (1) Most common
masses found here include thymomas, germ cell tumors, lymphomas, thyroid tissue, and parathyroid lesions. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help improve the introduction...
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Tumor
... , they are usually small, localized, slow-growing
masses that start in one type of hormone -producing pituitary cells. Full article >>> Pseudo tumor cerebri is a condition that causes increased intra cranial pressure, or pressure within the brain, for unknown reasons. Symptoms are produ...
Toxic nodular goiter
...yroid gland that contains a small rounded mass or
masses called nodules , which produce too much thyroid hormone . Full article >>> auto immune hemolytic anemia granulomatous thyroiditis Hashimoto's thyroiditis non toxic nodular goiter rheumatoid arthritis Sjogren's syndrome sys...
Tonsils
Tonsils : Small
masses of lymph oid tissue at the back of the throat, ...article >>> tonsils A pair of oval
masses of lymph oid tissue , one on each side of the throat at the back of the mouth. toxemia ... Full...
Tonsillectomy
...who had a tonsillectomy . Note the raised reddish
masses that are reactive pharyngeal tonsils . Figure 1.35. Posterior pharyngeal wall with a yellow pseudocyst in a pharyngeal tonsil. Full article >>> If tonsillitis or a peritonsillar abscess keeps coming back, you may need to have yo...
Subcutaneous
...ne-quarter of cases. Nodules are firm, pea-sized
masses made up of inflammatory by-products and scar tissue . Full article >>> subcutaneous nodules (small, painless bumps under the skin , often over bony areas) sh (a red, irregular rash on the trunk) Minor criteria include: ... ...
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