(1) No difference in therapeutic activity between CNC-ala-17-E2 and CNC-ala could be observed in a transplanted rat leukemia (L 5222).
(2) In each subject, the activity in leucocytes of delta-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) synthase increased and that of protoporphyrinogen (proto) oxidase decreased during the first week of therapy.
(3) The IL-8 isolated from each of these cell types is a mixture of two IL-8 polypeptides, one consisting of 72 amino acids (herein called [ser-IL-8]72) and the other 77 amino acids (an N-terminal extended form herein called [ala-IL-8]77).
(4) Two EGZ-derived proteins were engineered in which either His98 or Glu133 amino acid was converted to an Ala residue.
(5) In cirrhosis there was a decrease, of zinc (-40%) albumin (-38%) and of activity of ALA D (-48%) and an increase in blood lead (+80%).
(6) We have named them bombolitin I (Ile-Lys-Ile-Thr-Thr-Met-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin II (Ser-Lys-Ile-Thr-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin III (Ile-Lys-Ile-Met-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin IV (Ile-Asn-Ile-Lys-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Val-Lys-Val-Leu-Gly-His-Val-NH2 ), and bombolitin V (Ile-Asn-Val-Leu-Gly-Ile-Leu-Gly-Leu-Leu-Gly-Lys-Ala-Leu-Ser-His-Leu-NH2 ).
(7) To confirm this, ALA-S activity was then directly measured in intact reticulocytes, and it was shown that ethanol indeed inhibited its activity.
(8) All inhibitors had no effect on L-Ala uptake into brush-border membrane vesicles in presence of Na+ gradient.
(9) Specimens from the bone marrow taken were by trephine biopsy from the sternum, ala ossis ilii and spine.
(10) Paraproteins, usually of the IgG-kappa isotype, were found in the sera of a significant number of HIV-1-infected individuals as were antibodies to lymphocytes (ALAs).
(11) With the use of the method Chick Embryotoxicity Screening Test II (CHEST II), the potential neuropeptides L-prolyl-L-leucyl-glycinamide (MIF), cyclo(1-aminocyclo-pentanecarbonyl-L-alanyl)[cyclo(Acp-Ala)] and cyclo(glycyl-L-leucyl)[Cyclo(Gly-Leu)] were tested in the critical developmental periods of d 1.5 to 4 of chick embryogenesis in order to objectively examine their undesirable interactions with the developing morphogenetic systems of the brain, eye, face, body wall, limbs, trunk and heart.
(12) The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies demonstrate an increased susceptibility of the Ala 183----Pro mutant to thermal denaturation.
(13) Mutants of Escherichia coli which require 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA), the first intermediate of haem biosynthesis, do not respond to haemin and porphyrins.
(14) The lipid-mobilizing activity of a synthetic peptide, NH2-Phe-Glu-Glu-Ala-Tyr-Ile-Pro-Lys-Glu-Gln-Lys-Tyr-Ser-Phe-COOH, corresponding to the 31-44 amino-acid sequence of human growth hormone, was studied.
(15) The replacements for Glu-43 (Asp, Gln, Asn, Ser, and Ala) both decreased the catalytic efficiency and changed the one- and two-dimensional NMR spectral properties of the mutant enzymes.
(16) Alas, for Jones, they found more of his ill-gotten gains in another plot he had perhaps forgotten to mention.
(17) The structures of two crystal forms of Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-OMe have been determined.
(18) Daily intra-VTA injections of the mu opioid agonist Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-NMe-Phe-Gly-ol enhanced the behavioral stimulant effect of acute morphine.
(19) The (beta-chloro-, (beta, beta-dichloro-, and (beta, beta, beta-trichloro-alpha-aminoethyl)phosphonic acids have been synthesized and their inhibitory properties on the alanine racemases [EC 5.1.1.1] and the D-Ala:D-Ala ligases [EC 6.3.2.4] from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus faecalis have been evaluated.
(20) Angiotensin converting enzyme activity was measured in intact aortic rings utilizing the synthetic tripeptide [3H]-benzoyl-Phe-Ala-Pro as the substrate.
Alfa
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Alfa grass
Example Sentences:
(1) Since interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) is useful as a single agent, it is important to determine if interferon can be combined with standard chemotherapy to improve both response and survival in patients with cancer.
(2) Interferon alfa-2a appears to induce the early regression of life-threatening corticosteroid-resistant hemangiomas of infancy.
(3) Interferon alfa-n1 is not available in Australia except for use in a clinical trial in patients who are HIV seropositive.
(4) Recombinant interferon alfa-2a (Roferon-A, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ) has been evaluated in clinical trials of more than 1300 patients with a broad spectrum of oncologic disease.
(5) It is concluded that prostaglandin F2 alfa may be safely given to patients who are going to be anaesthetized, but the patients must be considered as having a full stomach and therefore treated as such.
(6) Eleven patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma stages Ib-IV a were treated with a combination of interferon alfa-2a and photochemotherapy.
(7) In the original interferon alfa-2b study of 195 patients, only three of the 159 patients achieving a normalization of their blood counts have subsequently died.
(8) Further binding of one molecule of aldolase for each strand of 280 actin monomers halves the apparent viscosity of the alfa-actinin-F-actin system without any desorption of alfa-actinin.
(9) Recombinant human interferon alfa-A (rIFN alpha A) had a dose-related suppressive effect on human T lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) replication in vitro in normal peripheral-blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).
(10) Accordingly the maternal serum alfa fetoprotein may consider like fetal blood sediment examination.
(11) Among the rare hemoglobinopathies found in Cost Rica are those of the Alfa, Beta, and Delta chains.
(12) The efficacy of epoetin alfa (recombinant human erythropoietin) has been tested for treating the anemia associated with end-stage renal disease.
(13) To confirm the findings of pilot studies that interferon alfa is an effective treatment of Europid men with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
(14) In 40 patients with diabetes mellitus type II without clinical signs of any organ complications and in the respective control group the following indices of hemostasis were assessed: 1) activity of AI-III, 2) activity of alfa-2-AP, 3) fibrinogen, 4) time of fibrinolysis, 5) platelets count, adhesiveness and spontaneous aggregation, 6) kaolin-cephalin and profil stipven-cephalin plasma times.
(15) Interferon Alfa proves to be of the most usefulness in this disease, studies should be continued up to one year after the treatment has ended.
(16) Because epoetin alfa does not produce therapeutic effects for at least 7 to 14 days, it is an ideal agent for formulary restriction.
(17) Interferon alfa (IFN-alpha), although able to enhance PBMC-mediated Lym-1 ADCC and non-ADCC lysis, had no effect on granulocyte activity.
(18) At this latter level a synergistic effect between penicillin and interfering alfa-streptococcal strains could be demonstrated.
(19) The data demonstrate that intralesional injection of the interferon alfa-n3 did not induce the development of HAMA.
(20) We conducted a phase II clinical trial of fluorouracil (5FU) and recombinant interferon alfa-2a (rIFN alpha-2a) in 52 previously untreated patients with bidimensionally measurable metastatic colorectal cancer.