STRUCTURES AND SYMBOLS FOR SYNTHETIC AMINO ACIDS INCORPORATED INTO SYNTHETIC POLYPEPTIDES

2010 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
M. C. Khosla ◽  
W. E. Cohn
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Synthetic Amino Acids ◽  
Synthetic Polypeptides

An LCEC method for the analysis of synthetic amino acids in fruit juices

1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dyremark ◽  
M. Ericsson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Fruit Juices ◽  
Synthetic Amino Acids

scholarly journals THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF MACROPHAGE RNA-ANTIGEN COMPLEXES AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO IMMUNE INDUCTION

1969 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georges E. Roelants ◽  
Joel W. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Complex Formation ◽  
Chemical Nature ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Chelating Agent ◽  
Total Absence ◽  
Synthetic Polypeptides ◽  
Antigen Complex ◽  
Anionic Groups ◽  
Do So

10 different compounds, including natural and synthetic polypeptides, proteins, polysaccharides, amino acids, and steroid hormones, were assayed for their capacity to form complexes with peritoneal exudate cell RNA. Only molecules carrying negatively charged groups were able to do so. The formation of RNA-antigen complexes was unrelated to the immuno-potency of the "antigen," was not an enzyme-dependent reaction, did not require the synthesis of RNA following introduction of the antigen, did not seem to involve antigen-specific RNAs, was not specific for macrophages, since HeLa cells could be used as effectively, and occurred when purified RNA was mixed with antigen only in the presence of divalent cations. The complexes were very stable, once formed, but could be dissociated by exhaustive dialysis against buffers containing a chelating agent. The macrophage RNA-antigen complex therefore appears to be a chelate between anionic groups on the two components. Based on the total absence of a relationship between immunogenicity and the capacity to form such complexes, as well as the nonspecific nature of complex formation at every level examined, it appears unlikely that RNA-antigen complexes play a physiologically significant role in immune induction.

Portal vein, hepatic vein and circulating plasma amino acids in rats given diets based on lactalbumin, faba bean (Vicia faba) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Rubiot
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Faba Bean ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Portal Blood Flow ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Plasma Amino Acids ◽  
Synthetic Amino Acids ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Faba Beans

AbstractThree experiments were carried out to determine plasma amino acids concentrations in circulating, portal and hepatic blood of growing male Wistar rats given diets containing lactalbumin, faba beans or chickpeas as the only protein source. Diets contained the same amount of digestible energy (15·5 kJ/g) and protein (lactalbumin in controls or legume proteins in the experimental diets; 100 g/kg). Appropriate amounts of essential synthetic amino acids were also added to legume-based diets taking into account their amino acid composition to equalize them to control (lactalbumin) diets. Portal blood flow (8·7±0·3 ml/min) was measured by using a transit-time ultrasound flow probe. Higher (P < 001) plasma concentrations of methionine than of controls were determined in hepatic veins of legume-fed rats. In contrast, lower (P < 001) concentrations of threonine, proline, valine, leucine, phenylalanine and lysine than those of controls were found in faba bean- and chickpea-fed rats. The same result as hepatic was obtained for portal and circulating plasma samples except that alanine and histidine values of legume-fed rats were also lower (P < 001) than controls. Calculated net afferent appearance rates of amino acids to the liver were lower (P < 001) than controls in rats given faba bean and chickpea diets for threonine, alanine, proline, valine, leucine, phenylalanine and lysine. This lower contribution of amino acids to the liver mainly via the portal vein in faba bean or chickpea-fed rats might explain previously reported differences in protein utilization and growth in comparison with animals given other protein sources (lactalbumin).

scholarly journals Comparison of Glycomacropeptide with Phenylalanine Free-Synthetic Amino Acids in Test Meals to PKU Patients: No Significant Differences in Biomarkers, Including Plasma Phe Levels

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten K. Ahring ◽  
Allan M. Lund ◽  
Erik Jensen ◽  
Thomas G. Jensen ◽  
Karen Brøndum-Nielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Protein Food ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Synthetic Amino Acids ◽  
Vas Scores ◽  
Natural Peptide

Introduction. Management of phenylketonuria (PKU) is achieved through low-phenylalanine (Phe) diet, supplemented with low-protein food and mixture of free-synthetic (FS) amino acid (AA). Casein glycomacropeptide (CGMP) is a natural peptide released in whey during cheese-making and does not contain Phe. Lacprodan® CGMP-20 used in this study contained a small amount of Phe due to minor presence of other proteins/peptides.Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare absorption of CGMP-20 to FSAA with the aim of evaluating short-term effects on plasma AAs as well as biomarkers related to food intake.Methods. This study included 8 patients, who had four visits and tested four drink mixtures (DM1–4), consisting of CGMP, FSAA, or a combination. Plasma blood samples were collected at baseline, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes (min) after the meal. AA profiles and ghrelin were determined 6 times, while surrogate biomarkers were determined at baseline and 240 min. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for evaluation of taste and satiety.Results. The surrogate biomarker concentrations and VAS scores for satiety and taste were nonsignificant between the four DMs, and there were only few significant results for AA profiles (not Phe).Conclusion. CGMP and FSAA had the overall same nonsignificant short-term effect on biomarkers, including Phe. This combination of FSAA and CGMP is a suitable supplement for PKU patients.

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