C-reactive protein

One of these mechanism , oxidative stress, which disturbs the antioxidant defense system and produces reactive oxygen species (ROS), including hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, and hydroxyl radicals (13, 14).Benzene and related hydrocarbons are metabolized through an intermediate epoxide, which is highly reactive and possibly binds to hepatic microsomal proteins and nucleic acids leading to cytotoxic effects (15). An increase in the levels of liver diagnostic parameters in this study…

and C. They are arranged and lined up in a sequence, and the order in which they are placed instructs the cell’s actions. Although DNA is passed down, it has distinct characteristics that make it yours. This is the reason why when there is a crime scene and your DNA is found, they know exactly who you are (126). This is also the reason why it is extremely believable to find a divine creator in DNA. There are over 3 billion lettered codes in DNA and it only belongs to you. DNA, RNA, and protein…

HepG2 cells were obtained from American type culture collection (ATCC), USA (ATCC No. HB-8065). This cell line is derived from a liver hepatocellular carcinoma of a 15 year old Caucasian male. After thawing, cells were maintained as a sub confluent monolayer in a 75 cm2 culture flask using the modified DMEM medium with 10% (v/v) FBS + penicillin-streptomycin (50 units/ml). The cells were used to experiments after two weeks of thawing from cryopreserved stock. On the day of harvest, the cell…

In addition to PCR, gel electrophoresis is a technique that allows the visualization of separated DNA, RNA, and proteins according to size [5]. Both techniques are advantageous to characterize human genetics by determine differences among individuals. Previous published data of the D1S80 locus from various populations such as in Turkey have observed the frequency of…

control, protein sorting, trafficking, cell to cell communication and modulation of inflammatory responses as well (Acconcia et al., 2009; Hampton and Garza, 2009; Huang, 2010; Liu, 2004; Polo, 2012; Weake and Workman, 2008). Destroying capacity of E3 ligases is associated with maintenance of cellular proteostasis by regulating the turnover of cellular proteins, using degradatory pathways of autophagy and proteasome (Kuang et…

Bacteriophages are viruses that attack bacteria with the sole purpose of replication, as phages cannot do it on their own. The phage structure consists of a capsid, a protein head that houses nucleic acids, and a tail, which allows for nucleic acid transfer during the infection of bacteria. The first step in phage bacterial infection is attachment, in which the phage tails have the role of cell surface receptor localization (Rhakuba, et al., 2010). Next, the phage injects its genetic material…

different diet. Groups consisted of Corn starch (C), corn starch + naringin (N) (CN), high-carbohydrate high-fat diet (H) and H + N (HN) (Alam, Kauter, & Brown 2013). Rats on H and HN diet were fed a high-carbohydrate high-fat diet consisting of 25% fructose in drinking water and a mixture of beef tallow, condensed milk, powdered rat feed and salt for 16 weeks (Alam, Kauter, & Brown 2013). As a control, a separate group was given a high corn starch (C) diet, of corn starch and water (Alam,…

leukemia 1 protein (AML1) or core-binding factor subunit alpha-2 (CBFA2) (10, 11). It is one of three RUNX proteins found in humans, all of which possess a highly conserved 128 amino acid Runt DNA-binding domain at the N-terminus. The Runt domain is important for binding with consensus sequence (PyGPyGGTPy) in DNA and with core binding factor subunit beta (CBF-β) (12). CBF-β heterodimerizes (13) with RUNX1, enhances RUNX1 affinity for the DNA by 10 fold (14) and stabilizes RUNX proteins against…

to take place and where to adding each substance into. In this case: Row A: was skipped completely, Row B: Columns 1-6 were for the untreated control cells (cells only in normal media), Row B: Columns 10-12 were for treated cells with plumbagin, Rows C and D: were for cells treated with doubling dilution of our reagent/chemical, and lastly Rows E and F: were for cells treated with doubling dilutions of the vehicle. After knowing where each part of the experiment is taking place the experiment…

Enzymes are protein molecules that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within the cell. In the following lab was to examine an enzyme that is found in pineapples. That enzyme is bromelain its breaks down protein into their protein into their amino acid by a process of hydrolysis. They are found in tropical areas like Hawaii, Thailand, and Brazil. For the first experiment the hypothesis was that the when gelatin was added to the water, fresh…