Hydroxyproline-rich protein in the capsule of a strain of Staphylococcus aureus

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 955-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Usui ◽  
Kosaku Yoshida ◽  
C. L. San Clemente

A protein fraction containing a high amount of hydroxyproline was found in the capsule of the Smith diffuse strain (encapsulated) when compared with that of dialysate medium. This content varied depending upon temperature, oxygen supply, sodium chloride, and carbohydrates. The hyroxyproline content of the single proteinaceous fraction, obtained by Sephadex G-200 column chromatography, was one fourth of the total amino acid composition.

1955 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard T. Skeggs ◽  
Walton H. Marsh ◽  
Joseph R. Kahn ◽  
Norman P. Shumway

A preparation of hypertensin I was purified by countercurrent distribution and was shown to migrate as a single component in starch blocks at pH 9.3 and 4.2. It had an isoelectric point of 7.7. Quantitative analysis by ion exchange column chromatography showed eight amino acids in approximately unimolar proportion: aspartic, proline, valine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, and arginine. There were in addition two moles of histidine.


2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1012-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hüssy ◽  
H Mosegaard ◽  
F Jessen

The purpose of this study was to analyse the amino acid composition of otolith matrix protein, estimate the proportion of the water-soluble protein fraction, and analyse the effect of matrix composition on otolith visual appearance. Juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were reared under constant temperature and feeding conditions and sampled at the beginning and the end of the experiment. The amino acid composition was dominated by asparagine, glutamic acid, leucine, serine, and proline. A change in amino acid composition was observed with increasing temperature and time, caused by changing proportions of the water-soluble and -insoluble protein fractions. Feeding level had no effect. The relative content of water-soluble protein was linearly related to fish dry weight and temperature. Otolith opacity, defined as the percentage of incident light absorbed by an otolith section, did not differ significantly between experimental treatments. The soluble protein fraction had a positive, albeit insignificant, correlation with opacity. Using opacity and otolith volume, deposited total otolith protein content was estimated with an R2 of 0.91, where otolith volume alone explained 83% of the observed variation.


1984 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2453-2456 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Desmaison ◽  
M.H. Marcher ◽  
M. Tixier

2019 ◽  
pp. 135-143
Author(s):  
Evgeniy Nikolaevich Sechin ◽  
Oleg Anatolyevich Marakaev ◽  
Gavriil Borisovich Gavrilov

Amino acid composition of aboveground and underground vegetative organs of Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó (Orchidaceae), one of the representatives of the tuberoid species of orchids growing under the natural conditions of the center of European Russia, was detected using the method of zone capillary electrophoresis. The presence of 15 amino acids in the plant material, nine of them are «essential» (lysine, phenylalanine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, valine, threonine, tryptophan) was established. The highest total amino acid content is characteristic of the leaves, the smallest for the old (wintered) caulorrhizous tuberoids. Among the identified amino acids in the plant material of D. maculata, the maximum total content is of leucine, the minimum are of tryptophan and methionine. The vegetative organs are also rich in alanine, arginine, valine and phenylalanine. The total content of amino acids in young caulorrhizous tuberoids is 38% higher than that in old storage organs. These differences are most pronounced for arginine, which is probably due to the spare function of this amino acid, containing more than 30% nitrogen. The got data indicate the promise of further studies of the amino acid composition of D. maculata and can characterize this species as a source of medicinal valuable substances with a broad spectrum of pharmacological activity.


2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
EI Adeyeye ◽  
MA Oyarekua

Tea bush leaves are important in the preparation of soups. Crude fat was 5.20g/100g. High value results (g/100g): protein (28.9), carbohydrate (36.2), ash (9.40), fibre (14.1); fatty acid (4.16g/100g) with energy value (154kJ/100g). High major minerals were: Ca, Mg, K and P, high trace minerals were: Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn. Mineral ratios within nutritional standards: Na/K, Ca/P and [K/(Ca + Mg)]. In amino acid composition, highest concentrated amino acid was Glu (11.0g/100g), second was Leu (7.65g/100g), total amino acid (87.2g/100g). Essential amino acid (with His) was 42.5g/100g (48.7%). Quality parameters obtained in the results: Leu/Ile (1.59), % Cys/TSAA (42.3), P-PER (2.49) and EAAI (1.18). On quality criteria, Lys was limiting in the three criteria used. Fatty acid had values of SFA (30.9%), MUFA (5.60%), PUFA (63.5%), PUFA/SFA (2.06), n-6/n-3 (1.52), EPA/DHA (1.39). Total phospholipids (44.1mg/100g) with phosphatidylcholine (15.9), phosphatidylinostitol (14.9) predominating. Cholesterol was 0.00mg/100g, sitosterol was 26.3mg/100g (61.5%).Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(2), 93-108, 2015


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1954 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-284

Volume 12, Oct. 1953, No. 4, page 354, "Total Amino Acid Composition in Mature Human Milk" by Mung W. Cheung, M.D., Edward L. Pratt, M.D., and Dorothy I. Fowler, B.Sc. The value for methionine in our original paper does not include its oxidized product, methionine sulfoxide. In our chromatograms, this compound appears as a skewed peak, suggesting that it contains more than a single substance. However, if this possibility is disregarded and the methionine sulfoxide calculated as methionine, Pool A would have a value for methionine of 19.4 instead of 15.4 mg./100 cc. milk; and Pool B a value of 18.1 instead of 14.3 mg./100 cc. milk. The average total value for methionine of 18.8 mg./100 cc. milk is thus closer to those reported by P. Soupart, Stanford Moore, and E. J. Bigwood, J. Biol. Chem. 206:699, 1954, for human milk analyzed by the ion exchange technic which we employed. [SEE TABLE I IN SOURCE PDF].


1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. H. Hsi ◽  
Clyde T. Young ◽  
Melchor Ortiz

Abstract Two Valencia peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivars, New Mexico Valencia A and New Mexico Valencia C, were grown at Arch and Los Lunas, N. M. All peanuts were grown under either sprinkler or furrow irrigation. Samples were obtained following harvest, hydrolyzed and analyzed in Raleigh, N. C. for amino acid content. With samples from Arch, no variety by planting date effects were noted for amino acid composition. With samples from Los Lunas, however, significant variety by planting date effects were noted for glutamic acid, glycine, methionine, isoleucine, and leucine. Planting date effects were found only for glycine at the Los Lunas location and phenylalanine at both locations. Significant variety differences were found for methionine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, and lysine at the Arch location and for glycine, methionine, phenylalanine, and lysine at the Los Lunas location. A significant year effect, although small, was noted for about half of the amino acids (aspartic acid, serine, glutamic acid, proline, glycine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, arginine, and the sum of all amino acids) studied at the Arch location. Data at Los Lunas were observed only during the second year. The amino acid content agrees closely with that previously reported for other types of peanuts except for a 100% higher level of cystine found in this study.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukund Gauthankar ◽  
Rakhee Khandeparker ◽  
Mamatha S. Shivaramu ◽  
Komal Salkar ◽  
Rayadurga Anantha Sreepada ◽  
...  

AbstractFish silage is a brown liquefied product achieved by the action of enzymes when finely grounded whole/parts of either single or mixed fish types are subjected to acidification. This study made a comparative assessment of biochemical and nutritive properties, especially the amino acid composition in supernatant phase of formic acid silages prepared from two fish types, Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) and false travely (Lactarius lactarius) representing fat fish (FF, fat content > 5%) and lean fish (LF, fat content < 5%), respectively during 35 days of fermentation (DoF). Significantly higher content of total amino acid (TAA) and free amino acids (FAA) were recorded in FFS (TAA, 41.2 ± 0.03 mg/g; FAA, 31.3 ± 0.003 mg/g) compared to LFS (TAA, 35.8 ± 0.07 mg/g; FAA, 18.26 ± 0.003 mg/g; FAA, 31.3 ± 0.003 mg/g) (p < 0.05). At the end of 35 DoF, the concentrations of amino acids such as asparagine, histidine, isoleucine, valine, cysteine, serine, lysine and arginine were significantly higher in FFS as compared to LFS. The relative amino acid composition of FFS and LFS varied in accordance with DoF and the relationship was found to be highly significant (ANOVA, p < 0.00001). High concentrations of l-amino acids such as leucine, glutamic acid and arginine were recorded in both FFS and LFS. In conclusion, the analysis suggested that a fermentation period of 25–30 days showed a significant effect on the composition of amino acids in both types of ensilage compared to other fermentation periods (p < 0.05). Considering the role of amino acids in enhancing the plant growth and proliferation, the findings of the present study are quite useful.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document