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Biochemical effects of dietary linoleic/α-linolenic acid ratio in term infants
Recent statements concerning linoleic (LA) and α-linolenic acid (LNA) intakes for infants include a desirable range of LA/LNA ratios. To evaluate several dietary LA/LNA ratios, the fatty acid patterns of plasm...
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Effect of dietary α-linolenic acid intake on incorporation of docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acids into plasma phospholipids of term infants
The fractional conversion rates of plasma phospholipid α-linolenic acid (18:3n-3) and linoleic acid (18:2n-6) to docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and arachidonic acid (20:4n-6), respectively, and the fractional ...
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Effect of diet on the fatty acid and molecular species composition of dog retina phospholipids
Dogs were born to mothers fed commercial diets low or enriched in n-3 fatty acids and raised on those diets until they were about 50 d old. Retinas were removed, lipids were extracted, and total phospholipids ...
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RimJ is responsible for N α-acetylation of thymosin α1 in Escherichia coli
N α-Acetylation is one of the most common protein modifications in eukaryotes but a rare event in prokaryotes. Some endogenously N α-acetylated proteins in eukaryotes are frequently reported not to be acetylated ...
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Open AccessProduction of N α -acetylated thymosin α1 in Escherichia coli
Thymosin α1 (Tα1), a 28-amino acid N α -acetylated peptide, has a powerful general immunostimulating activity. Although biosynthesis is an attractive means of large-scale man...
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Open AccessDetection of genetic association and functional polymorphisms of UGDH affecting milk production trait in Chinese Holstein cattle
We previously localized a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on bovine chromosome 6 affecting milk production traits to a 1.5-Mb region between BMS483 and MNB-209 via genome scanning followed by fine map**.
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Effects of Glomus mosseae and Rhizobium on the growth of black locust seedlings and the quality of weathered soft rock soils in the Loess Plateau, China
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a pioneer legume for afforestation in soft rock areas of the Loess Plateau, China. Our study aimed to assess the effects of Glomus mosseae and Rhizobium strain NWYC129 on...
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Open AccessA systems-based approach to analyse the host response in murine lung macrophages challenged with respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection in young children. The degree of disease severity is determined by the host response to infection. Lung macrophages ...
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Development and characterization of a recombinant infectious bronchitis virus expressing the ectodomain region of S1 gene of H120 strain
Infectious bronchitis (IB), caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), is a highly contagious chicken disease, and can lead to serious economic losses in poultry enterprises. The continual introduction of ne...
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Transient and long-term effects of bicarbonate on the ANAMMOX process
In this study, the effects of both transient and long-term inorganic carbon (IC) addition on the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) process under pseudo-steady-state and substrate inhibitions were analyzed...
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Self-assembly of virus-like particles of canine parvovirus capsid protein expressed from Escherichia coli and application as virus-like particle vaccine
Canine parvovirus disease is an acute infectious disease caused by canine parvovirus (CPV). Current commercial vaccines are mainly attenuated and inactivated; as such, problems concerning safety may occur. To ...
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Virus-like particles in picornavirus vaccine development
Virus-like particles (VLP), which are similar to natural virus particles but do not contain viral genes, have brought about significant breakthroughs in many research fields because of their unique advantages....
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A plant malonyl-CoA synthetase enhances lipid content and polyketide yield in yeast cells
Malonyl-CoA is the essential building block of natural products such as fatty acids, polyketides, and flavonoids. Engineering the biosynthesis of fatty acids is important for biofuel production while that of p...
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A novel mitovirus from Buergenerula spartinae infecting the invasive species Spartina alterniflora
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A novel mitovirus from Buergenerula spartinae infecting the invasive species Spartina alterniflora
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Recent progress in dengue vaccine development
Dengue virus (DENV) has four distinct serotypes. DENV infection can result in classic dengue fever and life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome. In recent decades, DENV infection has bec...
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A new member of the DMATS superfamily from Aspergillus niger catalyzes prenylations of both tyrosine and tryptophan derivatives
A putative prenyltransferase gene of the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase (DMATS) family, An13g01840, was identified in the genome sequence of Aspergillus niger. The deduced polypeptide CAK41583 consists of 465 a...
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Genetic relationships among buckwheat (Fagopyrum) species from southwest China based on chloroplast and nuclear SSR markers
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Soil chemistry properties, translocation of heavy metals, and mycorrhizal fungi associated with six plant species growing on lead-zinc mine tailings
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between soil chemistry properties and mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere soils and roots of six dominant plant species grown on Qiandongshan Pb-Zn m...
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Analysis of the biological activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing intracellular EGF, extracellular EGF, and tagged EGF in early-weaned rats
A growing number of studies suggest that epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays an important role in early-weaned animals. The objective of this experiment was to compare the biological activity of intracellularl...
