Hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion for uremic toxin removal in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a pilot study by Renhua Lu, Yan Fang, Wangshu Wu, Xiaojun Zeng, Tingting Liu, Yue Qian, Yuanyuan Xie, Yijun Zhou, Leyi Gu

“…Meanwhile, the lever of serum albumin and branched-chain amino acids before and after a single HFR or HDF treatment were compared. …”
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Metabolic profiling of Perilla leaves of different colors: insights into metabolite variation and bioactive compound distribution by Senouwa Segla Koffi Dossou, Qianchun Deng, Feng Li, Lei Wang, Nanjun Jiang, Habtamu Kefale, Rong Zhou, Donghua Li, Meilian Tan, Linhai Wang

“…Conclusion Our results showed that the metabolic processes, mainly phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and amino acid metabolism, are differently regulated in green, green/purple and purple Perilla leaves. …”
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Exploratory profiling of metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid using a commercially available targeted LC-MS based metabolomics kit to discriminate leptomeningeal metastasis by Soojin Jang, Ho-Shin Gwak, Kyue-Yim Lee, Jun Hwa Lee, Kyung-Hee Kim, Jong Heon Kim, Jong Bae Park, Sang Hoon Shin, Heon Yoo, Yun-Sik Dho, Kyu-Chang Wang, Byong Chul Yoo

“…Most of the discriminative metabolites among different diseases were lipid metabolites, for which their CNS distribution and quantification in different cell types are largely unknown, whereas amino acids, biogenic amines, and hexoses failed to show significant differences. …”
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A new biocompatible delivery scaffold containing heparin and bone morphogenetic protein 2 by Thanyaphoo Suphannee, Kaewsrichan Jasadee

“…Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) was bound to conjugated scaffolds by ionic interactions between the negatively charged SO42- clusters of heparin and positively charged amino acids of rhBMP-2. The resulting scaffolds were inspected for bone regenerative capacity by subcutaneous implanting in rats. …”
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Comparative Study on the Physicochemical and Volatile Compounds of Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen Honey From Guizhou, China, and Honey From Different Floral Sources by Haoxiang Xu, Qingfeng Wang, Ting Li, Bo Yu, Yuanfeng Zhao, Ran Jiang, Jing Rui Zhou, Juan Li, Lu Lei

“…The moisture content, 5-HMF, antioxidant capacity, sugars, amino acids, minerals, and volatile compounds were measured. …”
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Epitope mapping of recombinant Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg flagellar hook-associated protein by in silico and in vivo approaches by Hung-Yueh Yeh

“…Results The Salmonella serotype Heidelberg FlgK protein contains 553 amino acids with a molecular mass of 61 kDa. This protein is conserved among Salmonella serotype Heidelberg isolates. …”
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Matrix Gla Protein Binds to Fibronectin and Enhances Cell Attachment and Spreading on Fibronectin by Satoru Ken Nishimoto, Miyako Nishimoto

“…The binding site for fibronectin is in a MGP C-terminal peptide comprising amino acids 61–77. Second, MGP enhances cell attachment and cell spreading on fibronectin. …”
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Folded and Unfolded Conformations of Proteins Involved in Pancreatic Cancer: a Layman's Guide by Jerónimo Bravo, José L. Neira

“…The current knowledge suggests that most of the proteins carry out their function by interacting with others via specific domains and through key residues at the recognition interfaces; these amino acids are mutated in patients developing PC. Furthermore, phosphorylation seems to be a crucial regulation step along several signaling pathways. …”
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Nutritional Factors Related to Canine Gallbladder Diseases—A Scoping Review by Fabio Alves Teixeira, Kathleen Moira Aicher, Ricardo Duarte

“…Opportunities for the prevention and treatment of common biliary diseases in dogs may include the reduction of dietary fat, control of hyperlipidemia with omega-3 and fiber supplementation, ensuring an adequate supply of amino acids such as methionine and tryptophan, and the evaluation of vitamins such as vitamin D.…”
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Effects of autolytical fish protein hydrolysate on growth performance, survival rate, and hematological indices in farmed juvenile beluga, Huso huso by Ali Hosseinpour Zelaty

“…They are also a rich source of proteins, amino acids, peptides, and antioxidants, which are beneficial for fish health and welfare. …”
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Valorization of buffalo mozzarella cheese whey as human functional food and soil fertilizer by Raffaele Conte, Anna Valentino, Silvia Romano, Sorur Yazdanpanah, Anna Di Salle, Fahd Kandsi, Gianfranco Peluso

“…The research included: An LC-MS/MS detailed assessment of the whey’s composition to identify beneficial substances, focusing on amino acids. Evaluation of whey as a soil fertilizer by analyzing its nutrient content, including nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, and magnesium, through ICP-OES Results: The analysis revealed that buffalo mozzarella cheese whey is rich in amino acids and proteins, beneficial for human health, including cardiovascular disease prevention and immune system support. …”
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Late-stage diversification strategy for the synthesis of peptide acids and amides using hydrazides by Shoko Tanaka, Mizuki Kanno, Yosuke Tashiro, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato

“…Results: Oxone oxidation yielded the corresponding acids rapidly although oxidation-prone amino acids were incompatible. Azidation and subsequent treatment with BME afforded peptide acids an acceptable yield even in sequences containing amino acids that are prone to oxidation. …”
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AXL inhibitors selected by molecular docking: Option for reducing SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells by Galindo-Hernández Octavio, Vique-Sánchez José Luis

“…These compounds have a specific potential site of interaction with AXL, between Glu59, His61, Glu70 and Ser74 amino acids. This site is necessary for the interaction of AXL with the S protein. …”
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Comparative metabolomics reveals eggshell translucency formation using LC-MS Analysis by Ying Ma, Zhonghua Ning

“…The results showed that we identified two essential metabolic pathways through differential metabolite pathway analysis, which were glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism related to amino acids metabolism and the PPAR metabolic pathway related to lipid metabolism. …”
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Quenching-Chemiluminescence Determination of Trace Amounts of l-Tyrosine Contained in Dietary Supplement by Chemiluminescence Reaction of an Iron-Phthalocyanine Complex by Takao Ohtomo, Shukuro Igarashi, Yoshitaka Takagai, Osamu Ohno

“…Furthermore, the determination of L-tyrosine was applied to supplements containing various kinds of amino acids. Each satisfactory relative recovery was obtained at 98 to 102%.…”
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Chaperone Hsp70 helps Salmonella survive infection-relevant stress by reducing protein synthesis. by Carissa Chan, Eduardo A Groisman

“…Removing the 74 C-terminal amino acids of the 638-residue long DnaK impeded DnaK association with ribosomes and reduction of protein synthesis, rendering S. …”
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Review of Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn): A power house of health benefiting nutrients by Dinesh Chandra, Satish Chandra, Pallavi, A.K. Sharma

“…Moreover, it is also a rich source of thiamine, riboflavin, iron, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine and other essential amino acids. The abundance of these phytochemicals enhances the nutraceutical potential of finger millet, making it a powerhouse of health benefiting nutrients. …”
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Hepatoprotection by L-Ornithine L-Aspartate in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Roger F. Butterworth, Ali Canbay

“…Mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of LOLA in NAFLD/NASH involve, in addition to its established ammonia-lowering effect, metabolic transformations of the LOLA-constituent amino acids L-ornithine and L-aspartate into L-glutamine, L-arginine, and glutathione. …”
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LC/MS/MS Analysis of N-Terminal Protein Adducts with Improved Sensitivity: A Comparison of Selected Edman Isothiocyanate Reagents by Per Rydberg, Hans von Stedingk, Jörgen Magnér, Jonas Björklund

“…The principles of the FIRE-procedure are that adducts to N-terminal amino acids selectively are detached and measured from of proteins after derivatisation by isothiocyanate Edman reagents. …”
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Melittin, a Potential Natural Toxin of Crude Bee Venom: Probable Future Arsenal in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by Md. Sakib Hossen, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil

“…Melittin is a peptide consisting of 26 amino acids with the sequence GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ. …”
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