53 results about "Adenine dinucleotides" patented technology

Object: An object of the present invention is to provide a more practically advantageous enzyme usable as a reagent for measuring blood glucose than the known enzymes used as blood glucose sensors.

Method for Achieving the Object: A modified flavin adenine dinucleotide dependent glucose dehydrogenase (FADGDH) with more improved heat stability than FADGDH derived from wild-type FADGDH, the modified FADGDH being derived from preferably a eukaryote, more preferably a filamentous fungus, and furthermore preferably an Aspergillus fungus, and, for example, those having a primary structure with at least one amino acid substituted, deleted, inserted or added to FADGDH having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID Nos. 2 or 46 in the sequence table.

The invention discloses a recombinant human NADH (nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotid) dehydrogenase subunit-4 gene and a constructing method of an expression vector thereof. The nucleotide sequence of the gene is shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and the size of the nucleotide sequence is 2889 bp. The constructing steps of adeno-associate virus vectors are as follows: firstly constructing a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector containing the human NADH dehydrogenase subunit-4 gene, and then coating, infecting, purifying, concentrating and identifying the recombinant adeno-associated virus. According to the method, the recombinant adeno-associated virus vector with the recombinant human NADH dehydrogenase subunit-4 gene can be quickly and simply constructed, and is packaged to obtain the adeno-associated virus vector with complex defects. The gene can be used for gene therapy of LHON (leber's hereditary optic neuropathy).

The invention relates generally to the field of industrial microbiology and alcohol production. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of thiamine, biosynthetic precursors of thiamine, nicotinic acid, nicotinamid, nicotinic acid riboside, nicotinamid riboside, or other biosynthetic precursors of nicotine adenine dinucleotide (NAD) to improve butanol production. Butanol production can be improved by providing sufficient amounts of thiamine, biosynthetic precursors of thiamine, nicotinic acid, nicotinamid, nicotinic acid riboside, nicotinamid riboside, or other biosynthetic precursors of nicotine adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in the production media.

Compositions for addressing one or more of the effects of aging are described. The compositions comprise a first component comprising repair system activator(s) such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinic acid adenine mononucleotide (NaMN), nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide (NaAD), nicotinic acid riboside (NAR), 1-methylnicotinamide (MNM), cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and combinations thereof; a second component comprising methyl donor(s), such as S-5'-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM), methionine, betaine, choline, folate, vitamin B12, or combinations thereof; and a third component comprising antioxidant defense activators, such as H2O2, N2S, NaSH, Na2S, and several others, including combinations thereof.Methods of administering the disclosed compositions or separate formulations of repair system activator, methyl donors, and antioxidant defense activators are also disclosed.

The invention relates to a palladium nanoparticle/carbon nanofiber compound, a preparation method and an application thereof in electrocatalysis. The compound is directly prepared by a one-step electrospinning method. An electrode modified by the compound is used for direct eectrochemical detection on hydrogen peroxide, beta-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, dopamine, ascorbic acid and lithic acid. The electrode modified by the compound has the linear range from 0.2 micrometer to 20 millimetres and the detection limit of 0.2 micrometer when being used for the detection on the hydrogen peroxide and has the linear range of 0.2-716.6 micrometers and the detection limit of 0.2 micrometer when being used for the detection on the beta- nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; and the peak-peak potential differences between the ascorbic acid and the dopamine, the dopamine and the lithic acid as well as the ascorbic acid and the lithic acid are respectively 244mV, 148 mV and 392 mV, thereby showingthat the modified electrode can be used for simultaneous eectrochemical detection of three substances. The compound can be used in the fields of catalysis, fuel cells and sensing.

It is intended to highly efficiently produce a large amount of novel FAD-GDH capable of more accurately measuring a glucose level. Provided is a transformant in which a DNA encoding a flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding glucose dehydrogenase selected from the group consisting of (a) a DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20; (b) a DNA consisting of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; (c) a DNA having a base sequence homologous to the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 and encoding a protein having a flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding glucose dehydrogenase activity; (d) a DNA encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34; (e) a DNA consisting of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33; and (f) a DNA having a base sequence homologous to the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 and encoding a protein having a flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding glucose dehydrogenase activity has been introduced. Further, a method for producing a flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding glucose dehydrogenase using the transformant is provided.

The invention discloses a construction method of a saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with a high yield of isobutanol and relates to preparation of microorganism by a recombinant DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) technology. According to the method, the saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with the high yield of isobutanol is constructed by reforming saccharomyces cerevisiae cells by using molecular biology and the gene recombination technology. The method comprises the following steps: S1, constructing plasmids of over-expressing ILV2 (Induced Leukemia Virus), ILV3, ILV5 and ZWF1 genes of saccharomyces cerevisiae; and S2, constructing a saccharomyces cerevisiae strain HBGDAL-103 with the high yield of isobutanol. The method disclosed by the invention overcomes the deficiency that further improvement of the yield of isobutanol is restricted by factors such as imbalance of a coenzyme NADPH/NADP<+> (Reduced Form of Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate)/(Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate<+>) from pyruvic acid to 2-one isovaleric acid due to over-expressed ILV2, ILV3 and ILV5 in the saccharomyces cerevisiae cells of yielding isobutanol in the prior art.

The invention belongs to the technical field of analytical chemistry and relates to a detection method and application of PARP [poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase]. The detection method mainly includes: modifying a single-stranded DNA (c-kit-1) capable of specifically binding with the PARP on the surface of a gold electrode in a classical mercapto self-assembly mode and enabling c-kit-1 to form a tetramer configuration through treatment; after the tetramer configuration is incubated with the PARP, adding a specific catalytic substrate, namely NAD (nicotinamide ademinedinucleotide) of the PARP, to enable the PARP to self-catalyze to produce PAR with high negative charges; using the negative charges of the PAR for adsorbing electrical signal molecules RuHex with positive charges, quantifying the RuHex adsorbed on the surface of the electrode through an electroanalysis method, and drawing a standard curve according to a relation between electrochemical signals and PARP concentration so as to achieve sensitive PARP detection by measuring the electrochemical signals of to-be-detected samples and calculating. The detection method is high in repeatability and sensitivity and can be applied to detection of the PARP and an inhibitor 3-AB (3-aminobenzamide) thereof.

The invention discloses a cyclophorase detection method for quantitative detection of thio-nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (Thio-NAD). The cyclophorase detection method comprises the following steps of: preparing Tris-HCl buffer solution with pH of 8.5 to 10.50, wherein the Tris-HCl buffer solution includes a certain amount of coenzyme I (NADH), a sodium deoxycholate solution, 3Alpha-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase (3Alpha-HSD) and trehalose, and adding a Thio-NAD-containing sample to be tested; dehydrogenizing and oxidizing sodium cholate or sodium deoxycholate by 3Alpha-HSD to form 3Alpha-ketosteroid; meanwhile, reducing Thio-NAD into reduced-type thio-nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (Thio-NADH); re-reducing 3Alpha-ketosteroid into sodium cholate or derivatives thereof by 3Alpha-HSD in the presence of NADH in the solution; meanwhile, dehydrogenating and oxidizing the NADH into NAD<+>, wherein the Thio NADH generated in the reaction has maximum absorption at a 405 nm place; and computing content of THE Thio-NADH of the sample to be tested by measuring optical density of the solution under a specific wavelength after reacting at 37 DEG C for some time. The cyclophorase detection method, provided by the invention, has the advantages of environmental friendliness, and stable test reagent, and is particularly suitable for bulk detection of Thio-NAD.

The invention provides a method for preparing nucleosides of nicotinic acid or derivatives thereof, nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide and nicotinic acid mononucleotide, an enzyme composition and application. The method for preparing the nucleosides of the nicotinic acid or the derivatives thereof comprises the step of carrying out reaction by using 5'-nucleotidase and mononucleotide of the nicotinic acid or the derivatives thereof or salt of the mononucleotide as a substrate, wherein the amino acid sequence of the 5'-nucleotidase is shown as SEQ ID NO.1. Compared with a chemical synthesis method, the method is safer and more reliable, and is more environment-friendly because the use of an organic solvent can be avoided. Nicotinamide nucleoside can be more effectively produced so as to meet increasing demands.

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural weeding chemicals, and particularly relates to a novel weedicide which is mainly applicable to weeding of sugarcane, corn and sorghum fields. The novel weedicide is characterized by comprising the following active ingredients in percentage by weight: 20-80% of simazine, 20-80% of atrazine, 3-15% of auxiliaries, and the balance of fillers. The novel weedicide belongs to uptake and translocation type weedicide, and inhibits the photophosphorylation action in a plant body through the uptake and translocation of stem leaves and roots of plants, the processes of NADP (nicotinamide - adenine dinucleotide phosphate) reduction and CO2 fixation and the like, damages the photosynthesis of plants, and influences the absorption of nutrients in weeds so as to stop the growth of plants. According to the novel weedicide, two ingredients have synergistic interaction, the weedicide controlling spectrum can be effectively extended, various weeds can be prevented through once application, the application amount of the weedicide can be greatly decreased, the cost can be lowered and the adverse effect on the environment can be reduced, the drug resistance of the weeds can be postponed, and the defects that the drug resistance of the weeds due to long-time use of one weedicide is increased, weedicide effect is decreased, and the like can be overcome.

The invention discloses a chemical synthesis method of 3-acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide, comprising the following steps: (1) D-ribose is used as a starting material to prepare monophosphate-3-acetylpyridine-alpha-D-nucleoside; (2) adenosine is used as a main raw material to prepare morpholine adenosine monophosphate; and (3) a docking reaction between morpholine adenosine monophosphate and monophosphate-3-acetylpyridine-alpha-D-nucleoside is carried out to prepare 3-acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide. According to the chemical synthesis method, a commercial industrial product D-ribose is used as the starting raw material; any enzyme is not used during the preparation process of an intermediate; price of raw materials is low and the raw materials are easy to purchase; and production cost of the product is reduced greatly. In addition, by the chemical synthesis method, yield of the product is high, and total yield of the reaction is 4.2% and is remarkably higher than product yield of a present biosynthesis method.

The invention particularly relates to a fusion enzyme and application of the fusion enzyme in a paper-based biosensor. Glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) taking flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) as a coenzyme has good stability, is developed into a portable glucose sensor and has a good application prospect. The invention provides a GDH-linker-CBM fusion enzyme constructed by a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) dependent glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) gene and a carbohydrate binding module (CBM) gene, and the GDH-linker-CBM fusion enzyme is prepared into a paper-based sensor through the modification effect of the carbohydrate binding module and a connecting peptide. The enzyme activity, the detection sensitivity and the anti-interference capability of the paper-based sensor are effectively improved, and a good market development prospect is realized.