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BMC Biochemistry is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of biochemistry, including metabolic pathways, enzyme functions, and small molecular components of cells and tissues.
BMC Biochemistry (ISSN 1471-2091) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Zoological Record and Google Scholar.
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BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :8
Putative roles for six proteins in the biosynthesis pathway of pyrroloquinoline quinone, a bacterial redox-active cofactor for numerous alcohol and aldose dehydrogenases, have been assigned in Klebsiella by integrating structural, genomic and functional data.
BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :3
Cry1Aa toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis has been successfully engineered to reduce its biological activity against a non-target insect, the silk worm Bombyx mori, while retaining activity against a pest species, the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar.
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2540c DNA sequence encodes a bifunctional chorismate synthase Fernanda Ely, Jose ES Nunes, Evelyn K Schroeder, Jeverson Frazzon, Mario S Palma, Diogenes S Santos, Luiz A Basso BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regulation of 5'-adenosine monophosphate deaminase in the freeze tolerant wood frog, Rana sylvatica Christopher A Dieni, Kenneth B Storey BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :12 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A new classification system for bacterial Rieske non-heme iron aromatic ring-hydroxylating oxygenases Ohgew Kweon, Seong-Jae Kim, Songjoon Baek, Jong-Chan Chae, Michael D Adjei, Dong-Heon Baek, Young-Chang Kim, Carl E Cerniglia BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :11 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterization and site-directed mutagenesis of Wzb, an O-phosphatase from Lactobacillus rhamnosus Gis BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pro-protein convertases control the maturation and processing of the iron-regulatory protein, RGMc/hemojuvelin David Kuninger, Robin Kuns-Hashimoto, Mahta Nili, Peter Rotwein BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :9 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthesis pathway revisited: A structural approach Sandra Puehringer, Moritz Metlitzky, Robert Schwarzenbacher BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :8 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prion protein insertional mutations increase aggregation propensity but not fiber stability Tejas Kalastavadi, Heather L True BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :7 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Functional role of the additional domains in inulosucrase (IslA) from Leuconostoc citreum CW28 Sandra del Moral, Clarita Olvera, Maria Elena Rodriguez, Agustin Lopez Munguia BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Thermal dependency of RAG1 self-association properties Pallabi De, Shuying Zhao, Lori M Gwyn, LeAnn J Godderz, Mandy M Peak, Karla K Rodgers BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Components of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway compete for surfaces on Rad23 family proteins Amanda M Goh, Kylie J Walters, Suzanne Elsasser, Rati Verma, Raymond J Deshaies, Daniel Finley, Peter M Howley BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Changes in gamma-secretase activity and specificity caused by the introduction of consensus aspartyl protease active motif in Presenilin 1 Donald B. Carter, Edwige Dunn, Adele M. Pauley, Denise D. McKinley, Timothy J. Fleck, Brenda R. Ellerbrock, Nancy C. Stratman, Xiangdong Zhou, Carol S. Himes, Jeffrey S. Nye, Alfredo Tomasselli, Riqiang Yan Molecular Neurodegeneration 2008, 3 :6 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Knockdown of TFIIS by RNA silencing inhibits cancer cell proliferation and induces apoptosis Kyle Hubbard, Jennifer Catalano, Raj K Puri, Averell Gnatt BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :133 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Sequence Diversity in the A Domain of Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Anthony Loughman, Tara Sweeney, Fiona M Keane, Giampiero Pietrocola, Pietro Speziale, Timothy J Foster BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :74 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cationic nanoparticles for delivery of amphotericin B: preparation, characterization and activity in vitro Debora B Vieira, Ana M Carmona-Ribeiro Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2008, 6 :6 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improving the accuracy of template-based predictions by mixing and matching between initial models Tianyun Liu, Michal Guerquin, Ram Samudrala BMC Structural Biology 2008, 8 :24 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The importance of chemosensory clues in Aguaruna tree classification and identification
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Implications of cellobiohydrolase glycosylation for Use in Biomass Conversion Tina Jeoh, William Michener, Micheal E Himmel, Stephen R Decker, William S Adney Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008, 1 :10 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Copper deficiency and effects of copper supplementation in herd of red deer (Cervus elaphus) Kjell Handeland, Aksel Bernhoft, Magne S Aartun Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50 :8 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Growth of human gastric cancer cells in nude mice is delayed by a ketogenic diet supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids and medium-chain triglycerides Christoph Otto, Ulrike Kaemmerer, Bertram Illert, Bettina Muehling, Nadja Pfetzer, Rainer Wittig, Hans Ullrich Voelker, Arnulf Thiede, Johannes F Coy BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :122 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A high sensitivity assay for the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein employing acoustic biosensing Jeffrey D McBride, Matthew A Cooper Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2008, 6 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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