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Characterization of Pea Vicilin. 1. Denoting Convicilin as the α-Subunit of the Pisum Vicilin FamilyO'Kane, F.E. (author), Happe, R.P. (author), Vereijken, J.M. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), van Boekel, M.A.J.S. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Vicilin, a major globulin protein of pea that has been described as "extremely heterogeneous in terms of its polypeptide composition", was extracted from pea flour under alkaline conditions and subsequently fractionated by salt under acid conditions. This procedure induced the separation of vicilin into two fractions, which, after purification,...article 2004
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Rijken, D.C. (author), Barrett-Bergshoeff, M.M. (author), Jie, A.F.H. (author), Criscuoli, M. (author), Sakharov, D.V. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Amediplase (K2tu-PA) is a hybrid plasminogen activator, consisting of the kringle 2 domain of alteplase and the protease domain of urokinase. The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro clot penetration of amediplase in relation to its fibrin binding and to compare the properties with those of alteplase. The clot lysis activity of...article 2004
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Kohli, E. (author), Gaspari, M. (author), Raj, H.G. (author), Parmar, V.S. (author), Sharma, S.K. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Kumari, R. (author), Gupta, G. (author), Khurana, P. (author), Tyagi, Y.K. (author), Watterson, A.C. (author), Olsen, C.E. (author), TNO Voeding (author)The purification and characterization of the buffalo liver microsomal transacetylase (TAase) catalyzing the transfer of acetyl groups from a model acetoxy drug: 7,8-diacetoxy-4-methylcoumarin (DAMC) to GST3-3 has been described here. The enzyme was routinely assayed using DAMC and cytosolic GST as the substrates and was partially purified from...article 2004
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Nieuwenhuizen, W.F. (author), Dekker, H.L. (author), Gröneveld, T. (author), de Koster, C.G. (author), de Jong, G.A.H. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG) is a major component in whey and its physical properties are important for the texture of many dairy-based foods. Modification of proteins with transglutaminase from Streptoverticillium mobaraense (MTGase) can be used to alter their physical properties. MTGase-mediated modification of native BLG was until now,...article 2004
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Trofimova, D. (author), de Jongh, H.H.J. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Maillard products of β-lactoglobulin (βLg) and fructose oligosaccharide (FOS) were obtained in different degrees of modification depending on incubation time and pH. By use of a variety of biochemical and spectroscopic tools, it was demonstrated that the modification at limited degrees does not significantly affect the secondary, tertiary, and...article 2004
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Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author), Pouvreau, L. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), van Koningsveld, G.A. (author), van den Broek, L.A.M. (author), Voragen, A.G.J. (author)Potato serine protease inhibitor (PSPI) is the most abundant protease inhibitor group in potato tuber. The investigated PSPI isoforms have a highly similar structure at both the secondary and the tertiary level. From the results described, PSPI is classified as a β-II protein based on (1) the presence in the near-UV spectra of sharp peaks,...article 2004
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Nieuwenhuizen, W.F. (author), Dekker, H.L. (author), de Koning, L.J. (author), Gröneveld, T. (author), de Koster, C.G. (author), de Jong, G.A.H. (author)The molecular structures determine the physical properties of milk proteins and are important for the texture of many dairy-based foods. Bovine α-lactalbumin (α-LA) is a globular 123 amino acid Ca2+ binding milk protein. Modification with microbial Ca2+ independent transglutaminase (MTGase) was used to modify lysines and glutamines in holo and...article 2003
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Kosters, H.A. (author), Broersen, K. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Simons, J.W.F.A. (author), Wierenga, P. (author), de Jongh, H.H.J. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Processing of ovalbumin may result in proteins that differ more than 23°C in denaturation temperature while the structural fold is not significantly affected. This is achieved by 1) conversion of positive residues into negative ones (succinylation); 2) elimination of negative charges (methylation); 3) reducing the proteins hydrophobic exposure ...article 2003
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Koppelman, S.J. (author), Knol, E.F. (author), Vlooswijk, R.A.A. (author), Wensing, M. (author), Knulst, A.C. (author), Hefle, S.L. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), Piersma, S. (author)Background: Peanut allergen Ara h 3 has been the subject of investigation for the last few years. The reported data strongly depend on recombinant Ara h 3, since a purification protocol for Ara h 3 from peanuts was not available. Methods: Peanut allergen Ara h 3 (glycinin), was purified and its posttranslational processing was investigated. Its...article 2003
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Kudryashova, E.V. (author), Meinders, M.B.J. (author), Visser, A.J.W.G. (author), van Hoek, A. (author), de Jongh, H.H.J. (author)The molecular properties of egg white ovalbumin adsorbed at the air/water interface were studied using infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) and time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy (TRFA) techniques. Ovalbumin adsorbed at the air/ water interface adopts a characteristic partially unfolded conformation in which the content of the...article 2003
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Arkenbout, E.K. (author), van Bragt, M. (author), Eldering, E. (author), van Bree, C. (author), Grimbergen, J.M. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Pannekoek, H. (author), de Vries, C.J.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Objective - Endothelial cells play a pivotal role in vascular homeostasis. In this study, we investigated the function of the nerve growth factor-induced protein-B (NGFI-B) subfamily of nuclear receptors comprising the TR3 orphan receptor (TR3), mitogen-induced nuclear orphan receptor (MINOR), and nuclear orphan receptor of T cells (NOT) in...article 2003
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Gaubius Instituut TNO (author), Gerritsen, G. (author), Kypreos, K.E. (author), van der Zee, A. (author), Teusink, B. (author), Zannis, V.I. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), van Dijk, K.W. (author)Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia associated with the apolipoprotein E2 (APOE2) genotype is a recessive disorder with low penetrance. We have investigated whether additional expression of full-length APOE3, APOE4, or a truncated variant of APOE4 (APOE4-202) can reduce APOE2-associated hyperlipidemia. This was achieved using adenovirus-mediated...article 2003
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TNO Voeding (author), Pouvreau, L. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), van Koningsveld, G.A. (author), van den Broek, L.A.M. (author), Voragen, A.G.J. (author)The gene of the most abundant protease inhibitor in potato cv. Elkana was isolated and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence of this gene showed 98% identity with potato serine protease inhibitor (PSPI), a member of the Kunitz family. Therefore, the most abundant protease inhibitor was considered to be one of the isoforms of PSPI. The PSPI...article 2003
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Smit, E. (author), Jager, D. (author), Martinez, B. (author), Tielen, F.J. (author), Pouwels, P.H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)The structure of the crystallisation domain, SAN, of the S A-protein of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 was analysed by insertion and deletion mutagenesis, and by proteolytic treatment. Mutant S A-protein synthesised in Escherichia coli with 7-13 amino acid insertions near the N terminus or within regions of sequence variation in SAN (amino...article 2002
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Lamfers, M.L.M. (author), Grimbergen, J.M. (author), Aalders, M.C. (author), Havenga, M.J. (author), de Vries, M.R. (author), Huisman, L.G.M. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Gaubius instituut TNO (author)Proteases of the plasminogen activator (PA) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) system play an important role in smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration and neointima formation after vascular injury. Inhibition of either PAs or MMPs has previously been shown to result in decreased neointima formation in vivo. To inhibit both protease systems...article 2002
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Smit, E. (author), Pouwels, P.H. (author)The N-terminal repeat (SAC1) of the S-protein of Lactobacillus acidophilus bound efficiently and specifically to cell wall fragments (CWFs) when fused to green fluorescent protein, whereas the C-terminal repeat (SAC2) did not. Treatment of CWFs with hydrofluoric acid, but not phenol, prevented binding. Apparently, SAC1 is necessary and...article 2002
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Smit, E. (author), Oling, F. (author), Demel, R. (author), Martinez, B. (author), Pouwels, P.H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Lactobacillus acidophilus, like many other bacteria, harbors a surface layer consisting of a protein (SA-protein) of 43 kDa. SA-protein could be readily extracted and crystallized in vitro into large crystalline patches on lipid monolayers with a net negative charge but not on lipids with a net neutral charge. Reconstruction of the S-layer from...article 2001
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Sandbæk, G. (author), Bjørnsen, S. (author), Sobel, J.H. (author), Nieuwenhuizen, W. (author), Matsueda, G. (author), Brosstad, F. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)The aim of this study was to characterize soluble fibrin(ogen) species in human, arterial, in-vivo-formed thrombi, using the immunoblotting technique. Specimens were collected via intra-arterial catheters in six patients scheduled for catheter-directed thrombolysis. Unreduced and reduced samples of the supernatants from the arterial thrombi...article 2000
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Darewicz, M. (author), Dziuba, J. (author), Caessens, P.W.J.R. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), Instituut CIVO-Toxicologie en Voeding TNO (author)To promote the understanding of the relationship between emulsifying and molecular properties of proteins/peptides, intact β-casein (βCN) and its amphipathic fragment, i.e. βCN (1-105/107) were dephosphorylated. Dephosphorylation was found not to change significantly their emulsifying properties. Since it is known that the structure of proteins...article 2000
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Lakemond, C.M.M. (author), de Jongh, H.H.J. (author), Hessing, M. (author), Gruppen, H. (author), Voragen, A.G.J. (author)The 7S/11S glycinin equilibrium as found in Lakemond et al. (J. Agric. Food Chem. 2000, 48, xxxxxxxx) at ambient temperatures influences heat denaturation. It is found that the 7S form of glycinin denatures at a lower temperature than the 11S form, as demonstrated by a combination of calorimetric (DSC) and circular dichroism (CD) experiments. At...article 2000