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Most importantly, the affinity of the low affinity site was reduced to such an extent that it could no longer be detected in the binding assay (Kd > 5 mM). The results of the present study allow to present a model for the catalytic mechanism of ATP synthase under consideration of the nucleotide affinity changes during a 360° cycle of the rotor.The C2 domain of novel protein kinases C (nPKC) binds to membranes in a Ca2+-independent way contributing to the activation of these enzymes. We have studied the C2 domain of one of these nPKCs, namely PKCε, and confirmed that it establishes a strong interaction with POPA, which is clearly visible through changes in chemical shifts detected through 31P-MAS-NMR and the protection that it exerts on the domain against thermal denaturation seen through DSC and FT-IR. In this study, using two-dimensional correlation analysis (2D-COS) applied to infrared spectra, we determined the sequence of events that occur during the thermal unfolding of the domain and highlighted some differences when phosphatidic acid or cardiolipin are present. Finally, by means of FRET and DLS experiments, we wanted to determine the effect of membrane curvature on the domain/membrane interaction by using lysophosphatidylcholine to introduce positive curvature as a control and we observed that the effect of these phospholipids on the protein binding is not exerted through the change of membrane curvature.Oxo-bridged diiron proteins are a distinct class of non-heme iron proteins. Their active sites are composed of two irons that are coordinated by amino acid side chains, and a bridging oxygen that interacts with each iron. These proteins are members of the ferritin superfamily and share the structural feature of a four α-helix bundle that provides the residues that coordinate the irons. The different proteins also display a wide range of structures and functions. A prototype of this family is hemerythrin, which functions as an oxygen transporter. Several other hemerythrin-like proteins have been described with a diversity of functions including oxygen and iron sensing, and catalytic activities. Rubrerythrins react with hydrogen peroxide and rubrerythrin-like proteins possess a rubredoxin domain, in addition to the oxo-bridged diiron center. 11-deoxojervine Other redox enzymes with oxo-bridged irons include flavodiiron proteins that act as O2 or NO reductases, ribonucleotide reductase and methane monooxygenase. Ferritins have an oxo-bridged diiron in the ferroxidase center of the protein, which plays a role in the iron storage function of these proteins. There are also bacterial ferritins that exhibit catalytic activities. The structures and functions of this broad class of oxo-bridged diiron proteins are described and compared in this review.

Developing and validating a disease-specific instrument in the Brazilian Portuguese language to assess the Health-Related Quality of Life of children with functional constipation, applied to parents/caregivers.

The process of developing the questionnaire was carried out in the following steps items generation concerning functional constipation; elaboration of the preliminary questionnaire; assessment by health professionals; identifying problems or inconsistencies by the researchers; improvement of the questions; obtaining a final questionnaire named Pediatric Functional Constipation Questionnaire-Parent Form (PedFCQuest-PR) with 26 questions divided into four domains. Responses options use a Likert scale based on the events of the last four weeks. The process of validation was an observational, cross-sectional study in a sample of 87 parents/caregivers of children from 5 to 15 years of age diagnosed with Functional constipation according to the Rome IV Criteria. The questionnaire was applied simultaneously to the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL TM 4.0) as a control.

The questionnaire validation included 87 parents/caregivers. The children's median age was 8.2 years, with a long time of constipation symptoms associated with fecal incontinence in approximately two-thirds. Internal consistency reliability for the Total Scale Score of PedFCQuest-PR by Coefficient Alpha of Cronbach score was 0.86. Convergent and divergent validity of PedFCQuest-PR was demonstrated by correlating the domains of both questionnaires.

This study provides evidence that PedFCQuest-PR is a reliable instrument. The results showed a high degree of internal consistency and validity of the instrument for future applications.

This study provides evidence that PedFCQuest-PR is a reliable instrument. The results showed a high degree of internal consistency and validity of the instrument for future applications.Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the greatest geriatric medicinal challenges of our century and is the main disease leading to dementia. Despite extensive scientific research advances, available disease-modifying treatment strategies remained limited; thus, increasing demand for new drugs. In recent years, medicinal plants attracted attention due to their potential role in dementia. In the present study, α and β anomers of curcumin glucosides (CGs) were synthesized and evaluated for Alzheimer's treatment. CGs were synthesized by fusion reaction as a novel and easy method with more advantages (high yield, short reaction time, and low chemicals), and the products were characterized using HNMR. Wistar male rats were used to administer different treatments. They divided into control, sham, Alzheimer, and test groups (Alzheimer + α anomer and Alzheimer + β anomer). Animals received normal saline, Scopolamine (1 mg/kg), high dose anomers, scopolamine, and two doses (12.5 and 25 mg/kg) of anomers, respectively, for 10 days. Then the Morris Water Maze (MWM) test was performed on all animals. Finally, the animals' brains were extracted and homogenized for glutathione, acetylcholine esterase activity, protein carbonyl, and lipid peroxide level detection. The escape latency and the distance towards the hidden platform in Morris water maze in the Alzheimer group were significantly higher than both the control and test groups. Besides, there were no significant differences between sham and control groups in all tests. Both anomers led to a significant increase in glutathione, and acetylcholine levels while they caused a decrease in lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl levels in brain tissue. It seems that intranasal administration of both anomers positively influenced maze learning in scopolamine receiving subjects. Although both anomers resulted in similar biochemistry tests, a higher dose of β anomer indicated better results than α anomer not only in behavioral tests but also in biochemical tests.