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The present study demonstrates that protein biosynthesis can be studied in single isolated human scalp hair follicles. The matrix and the sheath are the main regions where amino acids are built in. Incorporation is linear for at least five hours. The newly synthesized proteins can be separated into a water-soluble, a urea-soluble and a urea-insoluble fraction. Product analysis has been performed on the first two fractions, revealing different protein patterns.
Mol Biol Rep 1979 Feb 15
PMID:Protein biosynthesis in isolated human scalp hair follicles. 44 Mar

H atoms have been created by the photolysis of H2S. These then initiated reactions in mixtures involving acetylene-ammonia-water and ethylene-ammonia-water. In the case of the acetylene system, the products consisted of two amino acids, ethylene and a group of primarily cyclic thio-compounds, but no free sulfur. In the case of the ethylene systems, seven amino acids, including an aromatic one, ethane, free sulfur, and a group of solely linear thio-compounds were produced. Total quantum yields for the production of amino acids were approximately 3 x 10(-5) and approximately 2 x 10(-4) with ethylene and acetylene respectively as carbon substrates. Consideration is given of the mechanism for the formation of some of the products and implications regarding planetary atmosphere chemistry, particularly that of Jupiter, are explored.
J Mol Evol 1979 Jun 08
PMID:Hydrogen atom initiated chemistry. 45 69

The influence of different alcohol-water solvents on the conformation of the native DNA molecule has been studied by the methods of flow birefringence and viscometry. The experiments have shown, that a certain content of the organic component induces a cooperative transition in the tertiary structure of the DNA molecule. The conformational transitions in the tertiary structure of DNA have been observed at low alcohol concentrations, corresponding to the desruption of the ordered spatial water structure and are caused by the alteration of the intermolecular interactions between the DNA and solvent molecules. The alcohol concentrations, corresponding to the observed transition, as well, as relative decrease of the intrinsic viscosity of DNA, depend on the chain length and branching of the hydrocarbon portion of the alcohols. The data on the optical anisotropy of the DNA molecule testify that the secondary structure of the latter doesn't change in a wide range of the alcohol concentrations.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Conformation of the DNA molecule in alcohol-water solvents]. 46 Jan 90

The mobility of separate sites of the water-protein matrix depending on temperature and degree of hydration has been investigated by means of spin labels covalently attached to surface layers of proteins (alpha-chymotrypsin and human serum albumin) and also by a spin probe in a hydrophobic "pocket" of human serum albumin. The results obtained are compared with the data on the mobility of gamma-resonance labels (57Fe) firmly bound with the protein matrix in the same samples. At certain temperature and degree of hydration both spin and gamma-resonance label show an increase in mobility. With the degree of hydration increasing one may observe a simultaneous increase in energy and in entropy of activation: rotatory diffusion of spin labels, i. e., a compensation effect takes place which confirms the concept expressed earlier that cooperation of water-protein interactions is the main reason of CEF. It should be noted that at P/PS greater than 0.8 the values of delta E =7 divided by 10 kcal/mole, and delta S not equal to = 9 divided by 11 e. e. are specific to glycerol-like systems, i. e., under these conditions (P/Ps greater than 0.8) the water-protein layer has glycerol-like properties.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Effect of temperature and degree of hydration on the mobility of spin labels in surface layers of proteins]. 46 Feb 2

The intermolecular interaction of bacteriochlorophyll c and its pheophytin was studied in nonpolar solvents and solid films with the aid of absorption and infra-red (in the region of 1800--1600 and 3800--3000 cm-1) spectra. The influence of water removing and its addition on these spectra has been investigated. Besides the effect of pyridine treatment and pigment concentration were examined. The self-assemblage of all types of bacteriochlorophyll c aggregated forms absorbing in the range 680--745 nm is due to the formation of intermolecular bonds in which keto groups of cyclopentanone rings take part. Keto groups form coordinate bonds with the central magnesium atom (keto-C = O...Mg). Hydroxyl groups interact coordinately with magnesium and simultaneously form hydrogen bonds with pyrrol nitrogen. In contrast to chlorophyll a and bacteriochlorophyll a, water molecules in the case of bacteriochlorophyll c do not participate in the intermolecular bond formation in the course of long-wave aggregated forms production. The thermostability of bacteriochlorophyll c aggregates and their rather high stability to desaggregating agents is related to the mentioned peculiarities of their structure. Bacteriopheophytin c in any state (solution or solid film) is not capable to form intermolecular bonds by its carbonyl groups and long-wave aggregates. The specific features of the assemblage of bacteriochlorophyll c aggregates modelling antenna of the green photosynthetic bacteria are discussed.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Molecular mechanism of self-assembly of aggregated bacteriochlorophyll c]. 46 Feb 4

The method for two-dimensional representation of protein surfaces, based on the analogy with geographic map, and the algorithm for the search of the most favourable regions of izologous intermolecular interactions are proposed. It is assumed that the most favourable izologous interaction corresponds to an izologous contact of subunits which maximally dehydrates surface hydrophobic groups. The subunits are approximated by ellipsoids of revolution. The hydrophobic groups are assumed to be dehydrated if their C beta-atoms are inside the surface regions of the contacting ellipsoids inaccessible for contact with the sphere representing a water molecule. Using the proposed methods it is shown that for all izologous structures, known to atomic resolution, general shape of the molecule and distribution of hydrophobic groups on its surface: 1) provide a rough intersubunit recognition during assembly (deviation of the center of the experimentally localized contact region from the center of one of two-three regions obtained by us does not exceed 6--7 A); 2) choose only a few most favourable mutual orientations of the contacting regions; 3) can determine the pathway of the assembly.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Role of surface distribution of hydrophobic groups in the assembly of protein quaternary structure]. 46 Feb 13

In binar mixture of solvents (dioxane--water, 1 : 4) the spectral-luminescent investigation of the regularities of mixed association and the energetic interaction between molecules of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) and its analogs (chlorophyll a--Chl, protochlorophyll--PChl, 4-vinyl-protochlorophyll--4VPChl) under variation of donor-acceptor ratio (0,001 less than or equal to CD/CA less than or equal to 1) in the polymer complex was conducted. The essential role of the elementary cell structure of the mixed associate was discovered: the associate of individual BChl did not possess measurable fluorescence whereas the introduction of PChl, 4VPChl and Chl admixture (approximately greater than 1%) into BChl aggregate resulted in the appearance of a BChl fluorescent ability. It was suggested that admixture and BChl molecules formed dimer cells in which the excitation nonradiative deactivation probability was strongly decreased in comparison with individual BChl aggregate. These cells are the centres of mixed associates emission. It was shown that under conditions of effective energy migration in the system of nearly arranged centres with a high degree of orientation the excitation trapping probability strongly depended on the resonance conditions for transition density--transition density interaction between partners of aggregation.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Mixed aggregation of pigments with participation of bacteriochlorophyll]. 47 Sep 44

The functional activity of both photosystems of higher plants and their thermoresistance in conditions of dehydratation of chloroplasts or subchloroplast fragments were studied. It is shown that dehydratation of the sample does not change the P700 amount capable to photooxidation. At 20 degrees in the time course of dark reduction of photooxidized P700 P(700+) in films two phases differing in rate were found. The relative contribution of each phase depends on the illumination duration. Since dehydratation blocks electron transfer between photosystems, the double phase dark reduction of P700+ in films reflects the electron flow from various components of potosystem 1 acceptor part. Dehydratation has little effect on properties of photosystem 1 acceptor part, because at low temperature the time courses of P700+ dark reduction in films and chloroplast or subchloroplast suspensions are similar. In contrast with potosystem 1, the functioning of photosystem 2, studied by light induced increase of fluorescence yield of chloroplasts, is blocked abruptly by water removal, but it could be partly restored by rehydratation of dried chloroplasts. The water removal increases the thermostability of both photosystems, however in suspension of the studied samples and also in their films photosystem 1 is more thermostable in comparison with photosystem 2.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Effect of dehydration on functioning of photosystems of higher plants]. 47 Sep 49

The widely accepted Oparin thesis for the origin and early evolution of life seems sufficiently far from the true state of affairs as to be considered incorrect. It is proposed that life on earth actually arose in the planet's atmosphere, however an atmosphere very different from the present one. Because of an extremely warm surface, the early earth may have possessed no liquid surface water, its water being partitioned between a motten crust and a fairly dense atmosphere. Early preliving systems are taken to arise in the droplet phase in such an atmosphere. The early earth, which resembled Venus then and to some extent now, underwent a transition to its present condition largely as a result of the evolution of methanogenic metabolism.
J Mol Evol 1979 Jul 18
PMID:A proposal concerning the origin of life on the planet earth. 48 Mar 73

Complex of ovomucoid with 1,2 dihehadecyl-snglycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DHPC) in water solution has been used as a model system for glycoprotein-lipid interactions. The structural parameters of this complex were determined with small angle-X-ray diffraction techniques. Knowing the repeat distance, the chemical composition of the association and the partial specific volumes of the components, the partial thickness of the glycoprotein, lipid and water layers can be determined and compared with the thickness of the lipid layers observed in pure lipid-water systems and lamellar associations in the absence of glycoprotein. The variation of the structural parameters at room temperature with the concentration of water was determined. Our results showed: the intersheet spacing increases from 112 to 157 A, the thickness of the hydrocarbon chain layers decreases from 49 to 40A and the thickness of glycoprotein layer increases from 62 to 100 A. In this case the glycoprotein-lipid interaction appears to be of weak electrostatic nature and to involve mainly the polar regions of the structure. Fluorescence experiments have also been carried out to confirm the X-ray data.
Mol Biol Rep 1979 Aug 31
PMID:X-ray studies of the ovomucoid-DHPC system. 49 59


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