Excessive inflammatory response is implicated in many diseases such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy. Previous studies have found that several cinnamon species could exhibit anti-inflammatory activities. ...

This study measures the pre-steady state product formation rate for toluene 4-monooxygenase (T4MO). T4MO catalyzes the NADH and O2 dependent hydroxylation of toluene to form p-cresol. By using alternative substrates with ...

With the onset of novel genomic sequence data, much effort is now being taken to discover the role of many genes and the corresponding proteins that remain unknown. One of the limiting steps in such efforts has been the ...

The galactan, a polymer of galactofuranose (Galf), is a key component of the hydrophobic cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species that is responsible for tuberculosis. Much remains unknown about the ...

Prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H), a mononuclear, non-heme FeII, 2-oxoglutarate and O2 dependent enzyme, plays an integral role in the biosynthesis of collagen. It catalyzes the post-translational hydroxylation of proline residues ...

We investigated the role of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE-1) in neonatal hypoxia ischemia (HI). HI was induced by unilateral ligation of the left common carotid artery is postnatal day 9 (PN) mice, and subsequent exposure ...

Natural killer (NK) cells are immune cell types that function normally to eliminate tumor cells by forming an immune synapse. However, we have shown that the presence of mucin, MUC16, on the surface of epithelial ovarian ...

Polyamides are chemically engineered molecules made up of sequences of pyrolle and imidazole rings. In particular sequences, these molecules have been shown to have a very high affinity and specificity for nucleic acids, ...

In January 2006, I worked with Community Based Integrated Nutrition (COBIN) to perform water quality testing and design & distribute health questionnaires to 40 households in the Lyantonde and Kiruhura districts of rural ...

Cytoplasmic polyadenylation is a key mechanism of gene regulation in all eukaryotes. The C. elegans GLD-2 protein provides the catalytic activity for a cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase, but GLD-2 must partner with another ...