8th International Congress on Amino Acids and Proteins
5-9 September, 2003, Rome (Italy)
Honorary President: Gert Lubec (Austria)        President and Organizer: Simone Beninati (Italy)
Presidents: K. Igarashi (Japan); J.B. Lombardini (USA)
INVITED SPEAKERS

Abbruzzese A. (Italy) - Chairman

Bachrach U. (Israel)

Barra D. (Italy) - Chairman

Bittner S.(Israel) - Chairman

Blom H. (The Netherlands) - Chairman

Botrč F. (Italy) - Chairman

Brückner H. (Germany) - Chairman

Brunori M. (Italy) - Chairman

Burger K. (Germany) - Chairman

Butterfield D.A. (USA) - Chairman

Calabresi P. (Italy) - Chairman

Chung S.I. (South Korea)

Closs E. (Germany) - Chairman

Croce C. M. (USA)

D’Aniello A. (Italy) - Chairman

Dooley D.M. (USA)

Fisher G.H. (USA) - Chairman

Fleck C. (Germany) - Chairman

Fogel A. (Poland)

Galli F.(Italy) - Chairman

Godovac-Zimmermann (UK) - Chairman

Golubnitschaja O. (Germany) - Chairman

Herrera-Marschitz M. (Sweden) - Chairman

Ichinose (Japan)

Igarashi K.(Japan)

Knowles P. (UK)

Kostrzewa R. (USA) - Chairman

Kretschmer B. (Germany) - Chairman

Lombardini J.B.(USA) - Chairman

Lorand L. (USA)

McPherson M.J. (UK)

Meffre P. (France) – Chairman

Moenkemann H. (Germany)

Mondově B. (Italy)

Mori M. (Japan) – Chairman

Novelli A. (Spain) - Chairman

Racke K. (Germany) - Chairman

Rappsilber J. (Italy)

Roberts J. (USA) - Chairman

Schmidt W.J. (Germany) - Chairman

Seiler N. (France)

Serafini-Fracassini D. (Italy) – Chairman

Sharma H.S. - Chairman

Simmaco M. (Italy) - Chairman

Singh B.K. (USA) - Chairman

Stadtman E.R. (USA) - Chairman

Suzuki S. (Japan)

Tanizawa (Japan)

Tasker A. (Canada)

Tegoni M. (France)

Testai E. (Italy)

Wallace H.M. (Scotland)

Yoshikawa S. (Japan)


Title of Abstracts
Abbruzzese A.

Protein prenylation as a potential target in the therapy of human neoplasms

And el Mageed M.

Role of protein in coffee substitute aroma

Abe H.

Alanine racemase and D-amino acid oxidase in acquatic animals

Aceto A.

 

Aeschlimann D

 

Agostinelli E.

-Spermine enzymatic oxidation products cause cytotoxicity in multidrug resistant human melanoma cells overexpressing P-glycoprotein (POSTER)

-Phenylpyrrolylethanoneamines related to kathinone,  endowed with potent and highly selective anti-MAO-A Activity (POSTER)

Aguzzi M.S.

RGDS peptide inhibits endothelial cells chemotaxis and induces caspases activation (POSTER)

Albasanz J.L.

Effect of chronic glutamate administration to pregnant rats during gestation on metabotropic glutamate receptors from mothers and full-term fetuses brain

Amodeo E.

-Cystamine induces apoptotic cell death in rat hepatoma cells (POSTER)

-Different roles of cystamine (POSTER)

Angenon G.

Lysine improvement in the seeds of pigeonpea (POSTER)

Arancia G.

Bovine serum amine oxidase and spermine induce mitochondrial modifications on multidrugm resistant human colon adenocarcinoma cells

Arcari P.

Role of elongation factor 1A (EF-1A) and ubiquitin in INFa and VP16–mediated apoptosis

 

Arrizubieta M.J.

Characterization of the genetic diversity of microbial transglutaminase from Streptomyces species (POSTER)

Asano T.

Design, synthesis and evaluation of syn-O-(carboran-1-yl)methyl-3-hydroxytyrosine (CMHT) and its derivatives for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (POSTER)

Auvynet C.

Storage of peptides in the skin of Phyllomedusa bicolor

Averill-Bates D.

Induction of apoptosis by exogenous spermine and amine oxidase in mouse melanoma cells

Azevedo R.A.

 

 

 

-Characterization of storage proteins of maize endosperm mutants (POSTER)

-Effect of cadmium treatment on soluble amino acids concentration and the activity of antioxidant enzymes in plants (POSTER)

-Lysine metabolism in sorghum (POSTER)

Bachrach U.

In vitro chemosensitivity tests  for cancer patients: the use of ornithine decarboxylase

Bagni N.

-Involvement of amino acids in polyamine synthesis

-Putative ODC activity in Arabidopsis thaliana: inhibition and intracellular localization

Balajthy Z.

A cytosolyc and a nuclear function of tissue transglutaminase

Balestrero S.

Role of the FAD-dependent polyamine oxidase in the selective formation of N1,N8-bis(g-glutamyl)spermidine cross-links

Barra D.

D-amino acid-containing bioactive peptides in amphibian skin

Bellelli A.

A kinetic study on cobalt(II)-substituted bovine serum amine oxidase

Beninati S.

-Tissue transglutaminase over-expression inhibits tumor progression in vivo

-Role of the FAD-dependent polyamine oxidase in the selective formation of N1,N8-bis(g-glutamyl)spermidine cross-links

Bergmann H.

 

 

 

-Influence of N-shortage on the amino acid pattern in plants under salinity and heavy metal stress (results from polluted sites and model experiments) (POSTER)

-Influence of arsenic and cadmium on the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and the SOD isoenzyme pattern in plants (POSTER)

Bettuzzi S.

Rat cardiac polyamine metabolism response to HBO (Hyperbaric oxygen) depends on intensity of treatment

Bini L.

Proteomics in cancer reaserch

Bittner S.

New quinonyl amino acids (POSTER)

Bjelakovic G.

Effect of glucocorticoid on polyamine metabolism in some guinea pig tissues

Blandin V.

Straightforward synthesis of N-hydroxy-peptides (POSTER)

Blom H.

 

Bonner P.

Properties of a transglutaminase isolated from germinating Vicia faba cotyledons

Borromeo V.

Peptide mass mapping and N-acetyl- and N-glycolyl- neuraminic acid analysis of pituitary purified bovine follicle stimulating hormone (POSTER)

Botrč F.

Amino acids and peptides from supplementation to antidoping control

Brasse-Lagnel C.

Molecular mechanism by which glutamine stimulates the argininosuccinate synthetase gene expression

Briddon A.

 

Brückner H.

-Racemization of amino acids in food as result of the Maillard reaction

-Design of reagents for amino acid analysis based on cyanuric chloride

-Gas chromatographic determination of D-amino acids in fortified wines (POSTER)

-Determination of biogenic amines in tea (POSTER)

-Synthesis of polypeptide antibiotics emerimicin III and (Aib12)-emerimicin (POSTER)

-Amino acid analysis of Asian fermented foods using HPLC and precolumn derivatization with OPA/MPA/FMOC-Cl (POSTER)

Brunori M.

 

Budillon A.

Acetylation of proteins as potential novel target for antitumor therapy

Bungard C.

Molecular and functional characterisation of the hepatoma glutamine ASCT transporter (POSTER)

Burger K.

-New building blocks for peptide modification

-New types of glycosylated amino acids, interesting candidates for drug design (POSTER)

Bush D.

Regulation of amino acid transporter gene expression by nitrogen and carbon metabolites

Bussolati O.

Membrane transport of asparagine-synthase substrates in asparaginase- (POSTER)

Butterfield A.

Proteomic identification of oxidatively- and nitrosatively-modified proteins in Alzheimer’s disease brain: insights into potential mechanisms for neurodegeneration

Caccuri  A.M.

Specific interaction of a natural NO carrier with the glutatione transferase superfamily

Cancemi P.

Proteomic profiling of Pseudoxantoma elasticum fibroblasts (POSTER)

Candi E.

Functional studies on transglutaminase 5

Candito M.

Assessment of folate status: measurement of homocysteine versus vitamin B12 and folate (POSTER)

Capell T.

Production of recombinant transglutaminase in cereals

Caraglia M.

Protein prenylation as a potential target in the therapy of human neoplasms

Cartoni C.

PrPSc allotypes profiling in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) experimentally infected with scrapie (POSTER)

Casadio R.

Predicting protein structure: the test case of TGases

Casetta B.

Application of LC-MS-MS to the study of the differences between endogenous and recombinant peptides: the glicosylation profile of native and recombinant human erythropoietin

Casini A.

Pharma-nutritional applications of some amino acids (POSTER)

Cassidy P.

Inhibition of the selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase by electrophilic prostaglandins

Castell L.

-Acute sleep deprivation, fatigue, immunodepression and glutamine

-Glutamine and tryptophan in relation to immunodepression during intensive training at altitude (POSTER)

Caus M.

-Effect of chromium on proline content and some red-ox enzymes in Mentha piperita  plants (POSTER)

-Changes in amino acid composition in soybean (Glycine Max L.) in response to titanium treatment (POSTER)

Cerella C.

Mono(adp-ribosylation) inhibition mobilises calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum by triggering a phospholipase c-like pathway: implications for apoptosis

Chertkova R.

 

De novo proteins designed on albebetin and functional fragments from a2-interferon, Differentiation Factor HLDF and insulin: design and properties (POSTER)

Chiarla C.

The relationship between plasma cholesterol, amino acids and acute phase proteins in sepsis

Chung S.I.

 

Cimmino A.

Expression of a protein repair methyltransferase prevents apoptosis induced by oxidative stress in endothelial cells (POSTER)

Closs E.I.

 

Collinson I.

Structural and functional analysis of protein transport in bacteria

Colombatto S.

Isolation and characterization of a rat hepatoma cell line resistant to the antiproliferative effects of agmatine

Commandeur J.

Bioactivation and biological activity of selenocysteine Se-conjugates

Corraliza I.

L-arginine metabolism directed to L-ornithine via arginase I induction favors the survival and replication of Leishmania inside macrophages

Coruzzi G.

A systems based approach to C:N signaling in plants

Crescibene L.

-Glutathione transferase of patients with Parkinson’s disease (POSTER)

-Myelin basic protein and multiple sclerosis (POSTER)

Croce C.M.

From gene discovery to cancer treatment

Csapó J.

 

 

 

 

-Influence of microwave treatment on the D-amino acid content of meat (POSTER)

-Changing the free D-amino acid content of different type of cheeses influenced by the ripening period (POSTER)

-Determination of the protein of bacterial origin from the digestive system of cocks based on D-amino acid (D-Asp, D-Glu, D-Ala) content of excreta (POSTER)

Cupello A.

-GABAA receptor subunits in rat cerebellum granule cells in culture

- Imaging by two photon laser scanning microscopy of calcium accumulations in neurites and cell bodies of rat cerebellar granule cells in culture

D’Alessio M.

GSH depletion upregulate BCL-2 in BSO-resistant cells: possible involvement of NF-kappaB-mediated survival pathways

Dall’Asta V.

Transduction pathways involved in the regulation of arginine transport in (POSTER)

Dalla Vedova L.

Spectroscopic  studies  of the reaction  between copper-containing serum amine oxidase and lipoic acid hydrazide (POSTER)

D’Aniello A.

-Presence of D-aspartate in retina of Octopus vulgaris: possible role in vision

-D-aspartic acid in the nervous system of Aplysia: possible role in learning and memory

De Boer A.G.

The blood-brain barrier : dysfunction and recovery

Del Duca S.

Characterization of transglutaminase activity in the pollen of Malus domestica (cv Golden deliocious)

Della Corte L.

-Extracellular levels of amino acids and choline in human high grade gliomas: an intraoperative microdialysis study (POSTER)

-Distinction between the neurotransmitter functions of gluttamate and aspartate revealed by in vivo microdialysis (POSTER)

Della Mea M.

AtPng1p, a gene with a transglutaminase-like domain in plants. Cloning, purification and preliminary characterisation of its tranglutaminase activity (POSTER)

De Nicola M.

Different fates of intracellular glutathione determine different apoptotic morphologies

Dewaele E.

Lysine improvement in the seeds of pigeonpea (POSTER)

De Witte P.

-Taurine & acetaldehyde

-Taurine ip. versus brain taurine

Diederich M.

Induction of apoptosis by curcumin: mediation by glutathione S-transferase P1-1 inhibition

Diksic M.

a-methyl-L-tryptophan as a tracer to evaluate the brain serotonergic system

Di Sandro A.

Germination of Malus domestica  pollen and its in vivo transglutaminase activity are affected by the same regulators

Djian P.

Oligomeric and polymeric aggregates formed by proteins containing expanded polyglutamine

Dooley D.

 

Engelhardt B.

Molecular mechanisms involved in T cell migration across the blood-brain barrier

Eskander E.

The protein “royalisin” function on hormonal profile, pathology and histochemistry in alloxan-diabetic male rats 

Esposito C.

Tissue transglutaminase modulators regulate actin rearrangements and cell cycle in several cell types

Fabiano C.

Free-polyamine in tomato fruits after saline and nematocide treatments (POSTER)

Facchiano F.

Tissue transglutaminase over-expression inhibits tumor progression in vivo

Fariello R.

Neuroprotection by voltage sensitive channel blockers

Farriol-Mathis N.

Post-translational modifications in the Swiss-prot protein knowledgebase (POSTER)

Federici G.

 

Federici L.

Plant pathogens and defence responses to infection: crystallographic studies

Fesus L.

A cytosolyc and a nuclear function of tissue transglutaminase

Fisher G.H.

-Sensitive one-step HPLC method for determination and quantification of D-Asp and N-Methyl-D-Asp

-An improved HPLC method for determination of D-aspartic acid (POSTER)

Fiumana E.

Involvement of polyamines in etoposide-induced apoptosis of mouse fibroblasts (POSTER)

Fleck C.

Correlations between serum concentrations of asymmetric (ADMA) and symmetric (SDMA) dimethylarginine (DMA) in patients with renal insufficiency and their concomitant diseases

Floris G.

Tyramine as substrate and inhibitor for lentil copper/TPQ amine oxidase (POSTER)

Flouret G.

 

Fogel A.

Interference with histidine decarboxylase activity during pregnancy associated growth of mammary gland

Fontana M.

The oxidation of the sulfinates, hypotaurine and cysteine sulfinate, by peroxynitrite (POSTER)

Fontana S.

Proteomic modulation in breast cancer cells (POSTER)

Forino D.

Transglutaminase activity in free-living amoebae (POSTER)

Fortier G.

Enzymotherapy of murine melanoma B16 by direct intratumoral injection of native or immobilized bovine serum amine oxidase

Franconi F.

Taurine and early events in the life

Frebort I.

Gene organization and molecular modeling of copper amine oxidase from Aspergillus niger

Frey I.

Pept2-knockout mice show altered renal handling of peptides

Fujii N.

D-amino acids and aging

Fukushima T.

Serum levels of D-and L-serine in the patiemts with schizofrenia (POSTER)

Galili G.

Regulatory networks of amino acid metabolism in Arabidopsis

Galli F.

Oxidation and glycation protein products as inflammatory mediators in the uremic syndrome

Gazarian K.

Phage display mimotope-peptide approach in structural study of helical proteins

Gaziola S.A.

 

Biochemical and molecular aspects of lysine oxoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase in rice (Oriza Sativa L.) (POSTER)

Gebauer S.

3D-QSAR of peptide substrates of the mammalian peptide transporter

Ghibelli L.

Glutathione in apoptotic and survival pathways

Giordano C.

Insertion of sulfonyl analogues of b3-aminoacids in peptides. Synthesis and activity of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone analogues

Giraudier O.

Contribution of helices and transglutaminase-catalyzed covalent bonds to gelatin networks

Giraudier S.

Contribution of helices and transglutaminase-catalyzed covalent bonds to gelatin networks

Gmeiner G.

- Detection of erythropoietin doping in urine samples - strategies of data interpretation

- Anabolic steroids in sports nutrition: the Austrian experience (POSTER)

Godovac-Zimmermann J.

Functional proteomics of signal transduction pathways

Golubnitschaja O.

-Analysis of in vivo imaging of angio- and retinopathy in correlation with an expression of potential molecular markers for high risk of secondary complications in patients with Diabetes mellitus.

- Abnormalities in energy metabolism of individuals with vasospastic syndrome

Gomes-Marcondes M.C.

-Placental cell activity in tumor-bearing rats submitted to leucine supplemented diet

-Effects of leucine supplemented diet on protein metabolism in young tumor bearing rats

Gottardi W.

Oxidation of bacterial surfaces, a decisive step in microbicidal action

Griffin M.

Inhibition of transgluitaminase activity in kidney proximal tubular cells reduces extracellular matrix accumulation in response to high glucose levels typical of diabetic nephropathy

Grillo M.A.

Isolation and characterization of a rat hepatoma cell line resistant to the antiproliferative effects of agmatine (POSTER)

Grohs D.

Synthesis of modular dipeptide mimetics based on diazabicycloalkane backbones (POSTER)

Gueli M.C.

Homocysteine: a key player in cellular one-carbon metabolism in Down’s syndrome (POSTER)

Haas A.

New types of glycosylated amino acids, interesting candidates for drug design

Hanessian S.

 

Hargreaves A.

Membrane associated transglutaminase in porcine brain

Hasegawa G.

A novel function of tissue-type transglutaminase: protein-disulfide isomerase

Hayase K.

The quality of dietary protein affects urea synthesis in rats  (POSTER)

Hell R.

The function of sulfur amino acids and their derivatives in the defense of plants against pathogens

Herrera-Marschitz M.

Effects of metabolic insults and perinatal asphyxia on CNS plasticity

Hesse H.

Current understanding of the regulation of methionine biosynthesis in plants (POSTER)

Hinz U.

The human proteomics initiative (POSTER)

Hlavacek J.

Synthesis of amino acids with methyleneoxy bond: application in peptide analogs

Hoefgen R.

Transcript profiling of sulfur amino acid biosynthesis

Holecek M.

Changes in protein and amino acid metabolism in rats with acute acidosis (POSTER)

Holló G.

-Effect of diet on amino acid profile of longissimus of young bulls (POSTER)

-Amino acid composition and biological value of protein of beef as affected by gender (POSTER)

Homma H.

A new chiral thiol reagent for automated precolumn derivatization and HPLC enantioseparation of amino acids. Application to the aspartate racemase assay (POSTER)

Hondal R.

The mechanism of mammalian thioredoxin reductase studied by semi-synthesis

Husson A.

Molecular mechanism by which glutamine regulates the arginine succinate synthase gene expression

Ichinose A.

Factor XIII A subunit-deficient mice developed severe uterine bleeding events and subsequent spontaneous miscarriages

Ientile R.

-Transglutaminase and brain ischemia

- Expression of tissue transglutaminase and heme oxygenase in primary astroglial cells during differentiation (POSTER)

Igarashi K.

Identification of polyamine modulons and regulation of gene expression by the modulons

Ingrosso D.

Unbalanced methylation of macromolecules: a new mechanism for homocysteine toxicity on cardiovascular system?

Jones R.

 

Kalmouch A.

Synthesis of Novel 3-Pyridinecarbonitriles with Amino Acid Function and their Fluorescence Properties

(POSTER)

Kanazawa Y.

Protein reduced rice, noodles and breads effectively enable amino acid scores perfect in low protein diets for chronic renal failure

Kapalla M.

Combined analysis of biochemical parameters in serum and potential molecular markers in circulating leukocytes as an ex vivo monitoring system to estimate a risk of developing complications in Diabetes mellitus

Karpuj M.

Prolonged survival and reversal of abnormal movements in Huntington’s disease in a transgenic mouse model, after administration of cystamine, a transglutaminase inhibitor

Kashiwagi K.

Cellular localization of polyamine transporters TPO1 to TPO4 and regulation of TPO1 activity by phosphorylation

Kennedy D.

Amino acid transport by the novel transporter rat PAT2

Knowles P.

Inhibitor binding studies to E. coli amine oxidase

Koert U.

Non-natural amino acids as building blocks for gramicidin-hybrid ion channels

Kojima-Yuasa A.

 

Involvement of intracellular glutathione on zinc deficiency-induced activation of hepatic stellate cells

Kolb-Bachofen V.

-The interplay of arginases and iNOS activities in human skin: lessons learned from psoriasis

-The role of CAT-transporter expression in human skin

Konno R.

Mouse serine racemase: gene structure and expression

Konopinska D.

Structure/biological function relationship studies on the plant peptide hormone phytosulphokine-a (PSK-a)(POSTER)

Kontny E.

 

Taurine chloramine triggers p53-dependent pathway leading to the cell-cycle arrest of rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes

Kostrzewa M.

L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine treatment reduces hydroxyl radical levels in tissue and in in vivo microdialysates of dopamine-denervated rat striatum

Kretschmer B.D.

Modulation of ventral pallidal dopamine and glutamate release by the intravenous anaesthetic Propofol studied by in vivo microdialysis.

Kusama-Eguchi K.

In vivo and in vitro study on the mechanism of pathogenesis of neurolathyrism

Lacombe C.

Storage of peptides in the skin of Phyllomedusa bicolor

Lafuente J.

Distribution of VEGFR-2 in the surrounding tissue to a minimal brain injury

Lallemand F.

-Taurine concentration in the brain and in the plasma following taurine i.p. injection

-Ethanol but not acetaldehyde induced changes in brain taurine: a microdialysis study (POSTER)

Lammek B.

 

Larkins B.

The molecular basis of quality protein maize

Larreta-Garde V.

Contribution of helices and transglutaminase-catalyzed covalent bonds to gelatin networks

Law R.

 

Lea P.J.

Can photorespiratory amino acid metabolism be short-circuited?

Leibach F.

New aspects of substrate specificity for peptide transporters

Lejay L.

A systems based approach to C:N signaling in plants

Lentini A.

-Tissue transglutaminase over-expression inhibits tumor progression in vivo

- Role of the FAD-dependent polyamine oxidase in the selective formation of N1,N8-bis(g-glutamyl)spermidine cross-links

Leon D.

Effect of chronic glutamate administration to pregnant rats during gestation on metabotropic glutamate receptors from mothers and full-term fetuses brain

Leustek T.

The role of competition between cystathionine gamma-synthase and threonine synthase in controlling the synthesis of methionine and threonine in Arabidopsis thaliana

Liepina I.

 

Molecular modeling of gelsolin domain S2 and gelsolin peptides binding to their conformation regulators Ca++ and phosphoinositides

Lipsky R.H.

Genomics of ionotropic glutamate receptors

Lo Bello M.

Nitrosylation of human glutathione transferase P1-1 with dinitrosyl-diglutathionyl iron complex in vivo

Lombardini J.B.

Taurine: evidence of physiological function in the retina

Longo O.

Role of elongation factor 1A (EF-1A) and ubiquitin in INFa and VP16–mediated apoptosis

 

Lubec G.

 

Maas R.

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA): endogenous NOS-inhibitor, cardiovascular risk factor and explanation for effects of L-arginine in vivo

MacLeod C.

Inhibition of CAT2 transporter protects from immune-mediated diabetes, neurodegeneration and asthma

Mai A.

-3-(1H-pyrrol-2- and -3-yl)-2-oxazolidinones  as  novel potent  and  selective  monoamine  oxidase  type  A  inhibitors (POSTER)

-Synthesis and histone deacetylase inhibiting activity  of 3-[4-(2-benzoylethenyl)-1-methyl-1H-2-pyrrolyl]-N-hydroxy-2-propenamides, a novel class of synthetic inhibitors highly selective for class II histone deacetylases (POSTER)

Maines M.

Multiple functions of the hemeoxygenase system in brain

Maison W.

Efficient synthesis of structurally diverse aza- and diazabicycloalkanes: scaffolds for modular dipeptide mimetics with tunable backbone conformation

Mannervik B.

Glutathione transferases and the evolutionary redesign of their substrate selectivities

Mapelli M.

An unusual cyclin-dependent kinase: activation mechanism and pharmacological inhibition of CDK5

Marra M.

Ubiquitination of tissue transglutaminase is modulated by interferon-a in human lung cancer cells

Martin Lopez M.

 

Effect of chronic glutamate administration to pregnant rats during gestation on metabotropic glutamate receptors from mothers and full-term fetuses brain

Martinez A.

Critical residues in the activation of phenylalanine hydroxylase by L-phenylalanine

Mascher R.

Effects of arsenate stress on antioxidative enzymes, glutathione and polyamines in higher plants

Matloubi Moghaddam F.

Microwave assisted synthesis of biologically active compounds

Matsui Yuasa I.

Cellular thiol status-dependent inhibition of tumor cell growth by green tea extract

Mattei B.

Proteomic analysis of plant-pathogen interactions

Mattioli P.

 

McPherson M.J.

Structural and mutagenesis studies of E. coli copper amine oxidase

Meffre P.

New developments in the synthesis of fluorinated analogues of glutamic acid and glutamine

Melino G.

Role of transglutaminase-2 in glucose tolerance: knockout mice studies and a putative mutation in a MODY patient

Mercier H.

Levels of endogenous free amino acids during induction phase of shoot organogenesis in leaves of pineapple cultured in vitro

Merendino N.

Glutathione as ”sensor” of the apoptosis induced by DHA

Mero A.A.

Amino acid concentrations in blood and muscle following bovine colostrum supplementation

Meyn R.

The regulation of tumor cell apoptosis by glutathione

Michael A.J.

Polyamine-responsive regulation of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway by mRNA translational mechanisms

Micheli L.

Amperometric amino acid and protein bioprobe analysis in food and pharmaceutical products (POSTER)

Miersch J.

Heavy metal-induced peptides and proteins in the aquatic fungus moss Heliscus lugdunensis Sacc. et Therry (POSTER)

Minakakis P.

-Design and synthesis of novel (S)-pyroglutamic acid based antihypertensive agents (POSTER)

-Synthesis of non-natural amino acids based on the ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of a phenyl group to carboxylic acid (POSTER)

Misiewicz I.

-Effect of sulforaphane on human lymphoblastoid cells (POSTER)

-Determination of the affinity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons toward serum albumin (POSTER)

Mittendorf J.

Discovery, synthesis and SAR of b-amino acid BAY 10-8888 / PLD-118, a novel
antifungal for treatment of yeast infections

Moenkemann H.

DNA breaks and up-regulation of G1 checkpoint gene p21waf1/cip1 in circulating leukocytes of glaucoma patients

- Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for cardiac tissue degeneration (POSTER)

Molnŕr-Perl I.

Advances in the o-phthalaldehyde derivatization of amino acids and amines applying various SH-group additives

Mondově B.

Amine oxidases

Mori M.

A novel pathway of NO-mediated apoptosis

Morpurgo L.

Inactivation of lathyrus sativus amine oxidase

Mühling J.

Nutritional and pharmacological manipulation of neutrophils (PMN): influence on markers of PMN immune function including intracellular taurine and taurine-dependent amino acids

Nagahara N.

Regulation of mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase activity by oxidative stress 

Nagata Y.

D-amino acids as respiratory substrates in microorganisms

Nagl M.

Attenuation of virulence of bacteria and fungi by N-chlorotaurine

Nakao T.

Release and uptake of amino acids across skeletal muscle in patients with chronic renal failure

Neher A.

Efficacy of N-chlorotaurine in acute otitis externa compared to Otosporin ® (POSTER)

Nemes Z.

Isopeptide crosslinks in Alzheimer’s neurofibrillary tangles (POSTER)

Nicoletti F.

Metabotropic glutamate receptors as targets for neuroprotectve drugs in experimental Parkinsonism

Nishizawa N.

Effects of Japanese millet protein on lipid profile and diabetes in rats (POSTER)

Novelli A.

New pathways to neurodegeneration in neuronal cultures

Ohnuma M.

Polyamine biosynthetic pathway  of an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus

Ohta Y.

Protective action of exogenous L-arginine against stress-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats

Oja S.

Modulation of taurine release by adenosine in the mouse hippocampus

Olszowski S.

Taurine and peptide chloramine-mediated formation of RFT (POSTER)

Oshima T.

Reverse genetic studies on roles of unusual polyamines in Thermus thermophylus

Osman F.

Amino acids as basic source of flavours

Palecz B.

Enthalpic heterogeneous pair interaction coefficients between the zwitterions of the L-a-amino acids and a molecule of urea in water as a hydrophobicity parameter of amino acid side chains (POSTER)

Paternoster L.

Melatonin reduces stress-induced apoptosis in U937 cells by stimulating mt1 plasma membrane receptors

Pavlovic D.

Protective effect of spermine on hepatic injury in the iron-overloaed rats (POSTER)

Pedersen J.

Inhibitors of plant copper/TPQ amine oxidases

Peňafiel R.

Arginine and polyamine metabolism in mouse kidney: influence of gender and dietary arginine (POSTER)

Peres A.

Molecular physiology of the GABA cotransporter GAT1

Petruzzelli R.

Cu(II)-catalyzed cleavage and oxidation of the N-terminal region of the salivary peptide histatin-5 (POSTER)

Piacentini M.

“Tissue” transglutaminase interactors in tissue injury

Pietzsch J.

-Specific hemin catalyzed low density lipoprotein oxidation reactions: implications for metabolic and inflammatory diseases

-Assessment of metaboliosm of native and oxidized low density lipoprotein in vivo: insights from animal positron emission tomography (PET) studies

Pinna G.G.

Enzymes of arginine/NO and ADMA pathways in endothelial cells treated with homocysteine (POSTER)

Pitkänen H.

Comparison of serum and plasma amino acid concentrations in humans

Pompella A.

Membrane g-glutamyltransferase: from sulfur aminoacid metabolism to cell redox regulation

Potgieter H.

Pertubation of critical metabolic processes may be associated with 3-hydroxynorvaline induced teratogenesis

Prenzel A.

Stereoselective aza-Diels-Alder reactions of alkoxy-and aryloxycarbonylimino-acetic acid ester (POSTER)

Provenzano B.

 

Pucci P.

Functional proteomics

Punakivi K.

Kinetic studies by amperometric electrode on bovine serum amine oxidase

Racke K.

IL-4 and IL13 up-regulate arginase in rat primary airway fibrblasts

Rappsilber J.

Proteomic analysis of the human spliceosome

Rizzi M.

Structural studies on NAD biosynthesis and regulation

Roberts J.

Selenazolidine prodrugs of selenocysteine as cancer chemopreventive agents

Rossi F.

Effect of amino acid supplementation on the urinary steroid profile concentrations (POSTER)

Rostom de Mello MA

Spirulina protein, body growth and skeletal muscle protein metabolism in young rats (POSTER)

Rotmann A.

PKC activation promotes the internalization of the human cationic amino acid transporter hCAT-1

Ruggeri P.

Polyamine levels in a group of free-living amoebae, Negleria and Acanthamoeba spp.                                                                                                                                                                        

Sacchi V.F.

Structure/function relationship in the insect amino acid transporter KAAT1

Saito K.

Identification of cystine lyase gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

Sanchez-Jimenez F.

Evidence of conformational changes in mammalian histidine decarboxylase during catalysis: a new target for selective inhibition

Sanzini E.

Human milk banking : comparison between different pasteurisation temperatures on levels of protein sulfur aminoacids                                                                    

Saraansari P.

Modulation of taurine release by adenosine in the mouse hippocampus

Sasaki E.

Fate of elevated blood L-tryptophan after oral L-tryptophan administration in nephrotic rats (POSTER)

Satriano J.

Getting Ras transformed cells to grow old

Satsu H.

Characterization and regulation of the taurine transporter and taurine biosynthetic enzymes in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Sawada N.

Activation mechanism of porphobilinogen synthase by reducing agents

Schmidt W.J.

 

Schweitzer F.

Correlations between serum concentrations of asymmetric (ADMA) and symmetric (SDMA) dimethylarginine (DMA) in patients with renal insufficiency and their concomitant diseases

Sechi S.

Advances in gel electrophoresis of proteins

Seiler N.

Polyamine catabolism

Serafini-Fracassini D.

Transglutaminase activity in programmed cell death-induced leaves of Vaeriana: the spermine role in preventing leaves from degradation (POSTER)

Sharma H.S.

Alteration of amino acid neurotransmitters in hyperthermic brain injury

Shimizu M.

Protective effects of taurine on the TNF-a-induced damage of intestinal epithelial cell monolayers

Shtemenko N.

 

Synthesis and properties of cluster rhenium compounds with amino acids as ligands

Skottner A.

Neuroprotective effects of melanocortins in spinal cord injury

Sies H.

Glutathione peroxidase mimics: defense against hydroperoxides and peroxynitrite

Sivestri R.

N-benzyl  and  N-propargyl  1H-pyrrole-2-carboxyamides, as  simple  and effective monoamine oxidase  inhibitors

Simmaco M.

 

Simon A.

Substrates of the neutral amino acid transport system N interfere with the arginine supply of nitric oxide synthase in human endothelial cells

Singh B.K.

 

Skottner A.

Neuroprotective effects of melanocortins in spinal cord injury

Sobieszczuk E.

The role of spermidine in the greening process stimulated by cytokinin (POSTER)

Sobrevia L.

Modulation of L-arginine transport by elevated D-glucose and adenosine in human fetal endothelium

Solinas S.P.

Cystamine induces apoptotic cell death in rat hepatoma cells (POSTER)

Sorimachi K.

Similarity of the cellular amino acid composition of a gene group coding 3,00-7,000 amino acid residues

Sorochan O.

Amino acids in cereals under heavy metal ions exposure

Spagnuolo S.

Short term regulation of aminoisobutyric acid transport by thyroid hormones during prenatal life in hepatocytes (POSTER)

Stadtman E.R.

An overview of protein oxidation

Stadtman T.

Selenium delivery proteins and selenophosphate biosynthesis

Stavropoulos G.

-Synthesis and antiplatelet effects of RGD peptides incorporating salicylic acid derivatives (POSTER)

-Synthesis of substance P (SP) analogs incorporating D-Trp and peptoid-peptide hybrids. Study of their antiproliferative properties in vitro (POSTER)

Steinfeld R.

A hypothesis on the biochemical mechanism of tetrahydrobiopterin responsiveness in phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency (POSTER)

Stevanato R.

Nitrosopropofol and dipropofol: two nitrosoglutathione derivatives active on the mitochondrial energy metabolism (POSTER)

Stojanovic I.

Polyamine and nitric oxide metabolism interplay changes during experimental epilepsy in different brain regions

Strange R.

Genetic polymorphism in the glutathione S-transferase supergene family: implications for susceptability and outcome in complex diseases

Suzuki S.

Characterization and NO-production mechanisms of Hyphomicrobium nitrite reductase containing  two type

and one type 2 coppers

Syatkin S.P.

Overall evaluation of anticancer properties of polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors (POSTER)

Tanabe K.

Synthesis and evaluation of 5-fluorodeoxyuridine derivatives possessing tumor-homing peptide unit (POSTER)

Tanizawa K.

Stereospecificity of a-proton abstraction by copper amine oxidase is defined by conformation of substrate Schiff-base intermediate formed in the active site

Tasco G.

Building a low resolution model of a transglutaminase domain of an  hypothetical N-Glycanase from Arabidopsis thaliana (POSTER)

Tasker A.

Age-related changes in kainate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity

Tegoni M.

Chemical communication in insects: structural analysis

Testai E.

 

Thwaites D.

hPAT1: a high capacity mechanism for taurine, betaine, imino acid and drug absorption across the human small intestine

Tipton K.

Amine oxidases and amine oxidase inhibitors

Tomar M.

Changes in protein and amino acid content of Brassica juncea due to fungal infection

Toninello A.

Agmatine is transported in liver mitochondria by an energy-dependent mechanism

 

 

Tran T.

Lysine improvement in the seeds of pigeonpea (POSTER)

Trigwell S.

Plant transglutaminase and changes in cytoskeletal proteins as markers of cryopreservation of plant tissue (POSTER)

Trog D.

Expression of ABC-1 transporter is elevated in human glioma cells under temozolomide treatment and iradiation

Ulmasov T.

Engineering of essential amino acids in soybean for animal feed

Ventrucci G.

Effects of leucine supplemented diet on protein metabolism in young tumor bearing rats

Verderio Edwards E.

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans are likely cell-surface receptors for matrix tissue transglutaminase

Wallace A.

Novel sample preparation techniques for enhanced protein identification by mass spectrometry

Wallace H.M.

Cellular effects of polyamine analogues in human leukaemic cells

Wang J.

Molecular cloning and recombinant expression of antimicrobial peptides from house fly, Musca domestics

Ward R.

-Taurine and cytoprotection

-Comparative studies of changes in amino acid profiles after aerobic and anaerobic exercise

Westman J.

Neuroprotective effects of antioxidants on heat shock protein (HSP 72 kD) and the blood-brain barrier in hyperthermic brain injury

Wrobel M.

L-cysteine desulfuration in various human and mouse brain regions

Yamamoto T.

Rat model of fatigue reduction and enhancement by controlling tryptophan level in the brain (POSTER)

Yeghiazaryan K.

-Increased expression of ABC-transporters in mononuclear blood cells of glaucoma patients and vasospastic individuals indicates the common feature of up-regulated multidrug resistance

-Increased activity of metallo proteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in blood of patients with diabetes mellitus as an indicator for the developing angiopathy (POSTER)

Yeguktin G.

Endothelial semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase serves as an adhesion molecule controlling leukocyte trafficking

Yoshikawa S.

Proton-pumping mechanism of bovine heart cytochrome C oxidase

Yu P.

-The involvement of semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase in vascular disorders and obesity in spontaneous obese and diabetic KKAy mice

-Protein cross-linkage induced by formaldehyde derived from oxidative deamination of methylamine catalyzed by semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) (POSTER)

Zabitskaya E.

Amino acids of erythrocytes and plasma under some diseases (POSTER)

Zanotti G.

Towards the crystal structure of amine oxidase from bovine serum

Zhang  Z.