N-6 methylation of adenine destabilises duplex DNA and this can increase the proportion of DNA that dissociates into single strands. We have investigated utilising this property to measure the DNA adenine methyltransferase-catalyzed conversion of hemimethylated to fully methylated DNA through
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 48(13), 2075-2085 (2011-11-11)
Carcinogenic potential of argemone oil (AO) and butter yellow (BY), the adulterants encountered in edible oil, in gall bladder of Swiss albino mice was undertaken to investigate the potential aetiological factors of gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) in the Indo-Gangetic basin.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(44), 12158-12160 (2011-10-12)
A novel fluorescent sensor for the detection of Hg(2+) in aqueous media was developed. The method takes advantages of the highly selective thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine coordination and the sensitive "signal-on" structure-switching molecular beacon.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 287(45), 37857-37867 (2012-08-29)
Matrix metalloprotease 11 (MMP-11), a protease associated with invasion and aggressiveness of cancerous tissue, was postulated as a prognostic marker for pancreatic, breast, and colon cancer patients. Expression analysis, however, did not reveal localization and regulation of this protease. Thus
Lysosomal phospholipase A2 (group XV PLA2, LPLA2) is a lysosomal enzyme linked to drug-induced phospholipidosis. We developed phospholipid "smart probes" based on the conversion of a quenched fluorogenic substrate to a fluorescent product. Due to the preference of LPLA2 for
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