Response of Rice Nitrogen Physiology to High Nighttime Temperature during Vegetative Stage by Song Chen, Xiaoguo Zhang, Xia Zhao, Danying Wang, Chunmei Xu, Chenglin Ji, Xiufu Zhang

“…In addition, leaf area, plant height, root maximum length, root and shoot nitrogen concentrations, soluble leaf protein content, and soluble leaf carbohydrate content were greater in HNT than in CK under 40 and 160 mg N/L, while fresh root volume, root number, and the content of free amino acid in leaf were not significantly different between HNT and CK regardless of nitrogen levels. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the LRR-RLK Gene Family in Two Vernicia Species by Huiping Zhu, Yangdong Wang, Hengfu Yin, Ming Gao, Qiyan Zhang, Yicun Chen

“…The conserved motif of the LRR domain in Vf/VmLRR-RLKs matched well the known plant LRR consensus sequence but differed at the third last amino acid (W or L). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Vf/VmLRR-RLKs were grouped into 16 subclades. …”
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Comparison of lignin degradation and flavor compound formation in roasted tobacco by two Bacillus subtilis strains by Junmin Wang, Teng Long, Zhenkun Jiang, Wenjun Mu, Mingliang Su, Li Ni, Shunhua Ji, Yuqing Wang, Kangxi Zhou, Renfeng Zhan, Lixuan Nie, Jingjing Li, Xingchuan Hu, Wei He, Wen Zhang

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed that the expression of genes related to amino acid metabolism, genetic material biosynthesis, and protein synthesis was up-regulated in the YY-10 strain compared with the BY-2 strain, which promoted the biosynthesis of LiP. …”
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Analysis of the Complete Genomes of Enterovirus 71 Subtypes in China by Lei Wang, Yuzhu Dai, Jun Cheng, Changgui Sun, Yu Chen, Dawei Cui

“…The phylogenetic trees were developed by MEGA7.0 software, and the complete genetic epidemiological characteristics and amino acid mutations of EV-A71 from China were also analysed. …”
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Designing of an innovative conserved multiepitope subunit vaccine targeting SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein and nucleoprotein through immunoinformatic by Temitope Isaac Adelusi, Abdeen Tunde Ogunlana, Moyosoluwa Precious Oyewole, Taiwo Ooreoluwa Ojo, Olamide Tosin Olaoba, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Shopnil Akash, Samir Ibenmoussa, Mohammed Bourhia, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Baye Sitotaw

“…According to the Ramachandran plot, 77.46% of the construct’s amino acid residues fall within a favorable zone, establishing it as a viable vaccine candidate.…”
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Bioinformatics Analysis, Prokaryotic Expression and Biological Activity of Lysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus Phage vB_VpP_1 by ZHANG Defu, YANG Wenjing, LIU Ke, LIU Qingqing, BAI Wutong, LI Fan, LÜ Xinran, BAI Xue, TAN Xiqian, LI Xuepeng, LI Jianrong

“…To study the in vitro cleavage effect of a recombinant lysin from bacteriophage vB_VpP_1 on Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the gp32 gene fragment of vB_VpP_1 was identified as a lysin gene according to the results of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and functional analysis. The amino acid sequence and structure of gp32 were analyzed by various tools such as Expasy. …”
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Phylogenetic, Expression, and Bioinformatic Analysis of the ABC1 Gene Family in Populus trichocarpa by Zhanchao Wang, Haizhen Zhang, Jingli Yang, Yunlin Chen, Xuemei Xu, Xuliang Mao, Chenghao Li

“…We studied 17 ABC1 genes in Populus trichocarpa, all of which contained an ABC1 domain consisting of about 120 amino acid residues. Most of the ABC1 gene products were located in the mitochondria or chloroplasts. …”
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Isolation and Evaluation of <i>Rhizopus arrhizus</i> Strains from Traditional Rice Wine Starters (<i>Jiuqu</i>): Enzyme Activities, Antioxidant Capacity, and Flavour Compounds by Bo Wan, Tian Tian, Ying Xiong, Siqi Wang, Xinyu Luo, Weifang Liao, Pulin Liu, Lihong Miao, Ruijie Gao

“…Strains were assessed for enzyme activity, antioxidant properties, amino acid production, and volatile flavour compounds. …”
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Identification of Mutations that Encode Drug Resistance in the Polymerase Gene of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Zhengxian Gu, Hengsheng Fang, Horacio Salomon, Qing Gao, Mark A Wainberg

“…Mulalions were observed at each of amino acid sites 65 (Lys → Arg: AAA → AGA) and 184 (Met → Val: ATG → GTG) when ddC was used in this protocol, and at site 184 only when either 3TC or ddl was employed. …”
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The Investigation of HBV Pre-S/S Gene Mutations in Occult HBV Infected Blood Donors with anti-HBs Positive by Yan Guo, Yu Lan, Yuanyuan Jing, Bin Cai, Hanshi Gong, Yixin Zhang, Yong Duan

“…The characteristics of pre-S/S mutations in OBI genotypes B and C (OBIB and OBIC) in the presence or absence of anti-HBs were analyzed extensively in this study. Methodology. The amino acid substitutions of envelope proteins of 21 OBI strains, including 4 HBs (+) OBIB, 6 HBs (−) OBIB, 6 HBs (+) OBIc, and 5 HBs (−) OBIC samples, were analyzed and fully compared among groups of HBV genotypes and the presence of anti-HBs. …”
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CD63 Promotes Hemocyte-Mediated Phagocytosis in the Clam, Paphia undulata by Mingjia Yu, Shanjun Yang, Hongxia Sun, Qiang Xia

“…The complete cDNA of Pu-CD63 is 1,738 bp in length with an open reading frame (ORF) of 849 bp, encoding a 282 amino acid protein with four putative hydrophobic transmembrane helixes. …”
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Plant thionins: structure, biological functions and potential use in biotechnology by T. I. Odintsova, M. P. Slezina, E. A. Istomina

“…Based on similarity in amino acid sequences and the arrangement of disulphide bonds, five structural classes of thionins are discriminated. …”
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Distinct vaginal microbiome and metabolome profiles in women with preterm delivery following cervical cerclage by Jun Zhang, Li Li, Mengjun Zhang, Jiaoning Fang, Zhimin Xu, Yijing Zheng, Zhi Lin, Mian Pan

“…In addition, vaginal metabolomics-based liquid chromatography–Orbitrap–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-Orbitrap-MS/MS) found that the alteration in vaginal metabolites in pregnant women with PTB is involved in starch and sucrose metabolism; arginine and praline metabolism; galactose metabolism; purine metabolism; arginine metabolism; tryptophan metabolism and N-glycan biosynthesis; cysteine and methionine metabolism; taurine and hypotaurine metabolism; amino acid metabolism; propanoate metabolism; valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis; glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism; and steroid hormone biosynthesis. …”
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RNAs that enhance viral fitness and immune evasion. by Harriet V Mears, George R Young, Theo Sanderson, Ruth Harvey, Jamie Barrett-Rodger, Rebecca Penn, Vanessa Cowton, Wilhelm Furnon, Giuditta De Lorenzo, Margaret Crawford, Daniel M Snell, Ashley S Fowler, Anob M Chakrabarti, Saira Hussain, Ciarán Gilbride, Edward Emmott, Katja Finsterbusch, Jakub Luptak, Thomas P Peacock, Jérôme Nicod, Arvind H Patel, Massimo Palmarini, Emma Wall, Bryan Williams, Sonia Gandhi, Charles Swanton, David L V Bauer

“…Our findings demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 is undergoing evolutionary changes at the functional RNA level in addition to the amino acid level.…”
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Structural Modifications Reveal Dual Functions of the C-4 Carbonyl Group in the Fatty Acid Chain of Ipomoeassin F by Arman Khosravi, Precious Nnamdi, Alexa May, Kelsey Slattery, Robert E. Sammelson, Wei Q. Shi

“…Moreover, <b>11</b> can serve as a lead compound for developing future amino acid/peptide-modified analogues of Ipom-F with improved therapeutic properties.…”
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Nucleotides Regulate Secretion of the Inflammatory Chemokine CCL2 from Human Macrophages and Monocytes by K. R. Higgins, W. Kovacevic, L. Stokes

“…Sequencing of P2RY2 from THP-1 cells revealed the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism altering amino acid 312 from arginine to serine (rs3741156). …”
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L-Threonine-Derived Biodegradable Polyurethane Nanoparticles for Sustained Carboplatin Release by Seoeun Oh, Soo-Yong Park, Hyung Il Seo, Ildoo Chung

“…This polymer was pre-synthesized through the use of an amino acid-based chain extender, desaminotyrosyl L-threonine hexyl ester (DLTHE), where urethane bonds are formed by poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid) (PLA-PEG-PLA) triblock copolymer and 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). …”
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A comprehensive in silico analysis of structural and functional impacts of natural nonsynonymous SNPs in the ALDH2_HUMAN gene by Mehr Ali Mahmood Janlou

“…Abstract Background nsSNPs result in amino acid substitutions in coding regions that contribute significantly to the structural diversity of proteins in human populations and can affect protein function by altering solubility or stability. …”
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Identification of Suitable Natural Inhibitor against Influenza A (H1N1) Neuraminidase Protein by Molecular Docking by Maheswata Sahoo, Lingaraja Jena, Surya Narayan Rath, Satish Kumar

“…It is responsible for sialic acid cleavage from glycans of the infected cell. We employed amino acid sequence of H1N1 NA to predict the tertiary structure using Phyre2 server and validated using ProCheck, ProSA, ProQ, and ERRAT server. …”
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The First Report of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) Occurrence in Tomato Greenhouses of Lorestan Province by Farzaneh Rostami, Samira Pakbaz, Mostafa Darvishnia

“…The determined nucleotide sequences showed 94.79-97.63% and 90.5-95.69% nucleotide and amino acid identities with other available sequences of TYLCV in NCBI, respectively. …”
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