Acetate kinase (ACK) catalyzes the reversible synthesis of acetyl phosphate by transfer of the γ-phosphate of ATP to acetate. Here we report the first biochemical and kinetic characterization of a eukaryotic ACK, that from the protist Entamoeba histolytica. Our characterization
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 42(11), 3783-3786 (2013-01-26)
Highly selective detection of pyrophosphate in the presence of inorganic phosphates, halides, acetate, ATP, other nucleotides in neutral aqueous solutions is achieved by a fluorescent Zn-ensemble based system. The implementation of the first molecule based JK-latch sequential logic function is
Here, we describe a high-throughput, single-tube, allele-specific ribonucleotide analog pyrophosphorolysis-activated polymerization (ribo-PAP) PCR multiplex genotyping and resequencing method. An RNA/DNA chimeric PCR product is generated using genomic DNA as starting template, a panel of allele-selective 5'-tagged primers, a reverse primer
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRSapm) was the first reported aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase of viral origin. The previous crystal structure of TyrRSapm showed a non-canonical orientation of the dimer conformation and the CP1 domain, responsible for dimer formation, displays a major
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(8), 798-800 (2012-12-12)
A kinetic method has been developed for highly sensitive and selective detection of pyrophosphate anions (PPi) by using a fluorophore labelled single-stranded-DNA-Al(III) complex system. The facile and spectrum-tunable fluorescent sensor enables rapid detection of PPi in urine and cell lysate
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