1081 results about "Leucines" patented technology

This invention discloses immunostimulatory combinations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily (TN-FRSF) agonists, Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) agonists, “domain present in NAIP, CIITA, HET-E, TP-I (NACHT)-Leucine Rich Repeat (LRR)” or “NLR” agonists, RIG-I-Like Helicase or “RLH” agonists, purinergic receptor agonists and cytokine / chemokine receptor agonists, together with delivery methods. The combinations, when used alone at the site of pathology, provide immunostimulation that induces host humoral and cellular immunologic responses to eliminate pathogens or neoplasms. Alternatively, when the combinations are used with a defined antigens, these combinations can induce focused humoral and cellular immunologic responses useful as prophylactic and / or ameliorative therapeutic modalities for infections and the treatment of neoplastic disorders.

An Engineered Transgene Integration Platform (ETIP) is described that can be inserted randomly or at targeted locations in plant genomes to facilitate rapid selection and detection of a GOI that is perfectly targeted (both the 5′ and 3′ ends) at the ETIP genomic location. One element in the subject disclosure is the introduction of specific double stranded breaks within the ETIP. In some embodiments, an ETIP is described using zinc finger nuclease binding sites, but may utilize other targeting technologies such as meganucleases, CRISPRs, TALs, or leucine zippers. Also described are compositions of, and methods for producing, transgenic plants wherein the donor or payload DNA expresses one or more products of an exogenous nucleic acid sequence (e.g. protein or RNA) that has been stably-integrated into an ETIP in a plant cell. In embodiments, the ETIP facilitates testing of gene candidates and plant expression vectors from ideation through Development phases.

The present invention relates to 25 hitherto undescribed genes of B. licheniformis and gene products derived therefrom and all sufficiently homologous nucleic acids and proteins thereof. They occur in five different metabolic pathways for the formation of odorous substances. The metabolic pathways in question are for the synthesis of: 1) isovalerian acid (as part of the catabolism of leucine), 2) 2-methylbutyric acid and / or isobutyric acid (as part of the catabolism of valine and / or isoleucine), 3) butanol and / or butyric acid (as part of the metabolism of butyric acid), 4) propyl acid (as part of the metabolism of propionate) and / or 5) cadaverine and / or putrescine (as parts of the catabolism of lysine and / or arginine). The identification of these genes allows biotechnological production methods to be developed that are improved to the extent that, to assist these nucleic acids, the formation of the odorous substances synthesized via these metabolic pathways can be reduced by deactivating the corresponding genes in the micro-organism used for the biotechnological production. In addition, these gene products are thus available for preparing reactions or for methods according to their respective biochemical properties.

Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a sirtuin-pathway activators, including but not limited to resveratrol, in combination with beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB), keto isocaproic acid (KIC), leucine, or combinations of HMB, KIC and leucine.

The invention relates to a peptide for high performance inhibition of angiogenesis and method for preparing same and use, wherein high performance blood vessel production inhibiting agent RGD-ED with integration compatibility is designed, the inhibiting agent comprises polypeptide polypeptide-valine-arginine-arginine-alanine-aspartate-arginine-alanine-alanine-valine-praline, its one or two ends are connected with polypeptides containing arginine-glycine-aspartic acid sequence. The RGD-ED provided by the invention can be synthesized. The invention also discloses the expression of one RGD-ED in bacillus coli through gene engineering method, wherein the RGD-ED is prepared through the steps of inclusion body protein segregation, dissolution and renaturation, and ion-exchange chromatography segregation and purification.

Compositions of the formulae (I), (II) and (III); where R1, R2 and R3 are residues of amino acids such as, but not limited to, valine, sarcosine, leucine, glutamine, tryptophan, tyrosine, alanine and 4(4-aminophenyl)butyric acid or combination thereof, and salts thereof. Methods of preparation of these compositions and methods of treating any disease condition responsive to THC comprising administration of at least one these compositions in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier using a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation.

The invention discloses compound amino acid injecta, which contains arginine hydrochloride, histidine monohydrochloride, leucine, isoleucine, lysine hydrochloride and the like; meanwhile, the invention further discloses a preparation method of the compound amino acid injecta (18AA); in the event of ensuring the product quality, the compound amino acid injecta has the characteristics of saving energy and enhancing efficacy; by means of repetitive verification on precision, detection limit, quantitation limit, linear range and the like, a simple, convenient, rapid and reliable method with cleaning verification is ensured; furthermore, the residual quantity of antioxygen, namely sodium hydrogensulfite, in the compound amino acid injecta and sulphate ion generated by degrading sodium hydrogensulfite are detected according to an ion chromatography principle, thus, the amount of the antioxygen charged in the raw material proportioning can be accurately measured, and the stability of the raw material proportioning process is judged according to the measurement result; and a detection method of the compound amino acid injecta provided by the invention is an online derivative amino acid content measuring method, the speed is rapid, and the method is applied to large-scale detection.

This invention relates to combinations comprising 3-[(R)-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylthio-Sar]-4-(gammahydroxymethylleucine)cyclosporine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof; and certain nucleoside analogues, and their use in the treatment of hepatitis C virus.

The present invention discloses a topical scalp and transdermal preparation with excellent penetration to the skin and follicle, containing a [γ-hydroxy-N-methyl-L-leucine4] cylosporin derivative which is a non-immunosuppressive component with hair growth stimulating ability. The topical scalp and transdermal preparation is prepared by incorporating the cyclosporin derivative into a liposome, microcapsule, micro-sphere, composite particle or emulsion, capable of being employed as a hair growth stimulating agent and applied for the prevention of hair loss.

The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amounts of Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folic acid, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic acid, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Chromium, Sugar, Protein, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Dimethylaminoethanol complex, Phosphatidylserine complex, L-Glutamine, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine, L-Phenylalanine, Taurine, Methionine, Valine, Isoleucine, 5 Hydroxytryptophan, L-Taurine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Alpha Glycerylphosphoricholine complex, Bacopa Monnieri extract, Gingko Biloba extract, Passion flower, Lemon Balm, Gotu Kola, Ashwagandha, Choline Bitartrate complex, Panax Ginseng extract, Turmeric, Organic freeze dried fruit juice blends (concord grape, red raspberry, pineapple, cranberry, acai, pomegranate, acerola cherry, bilberry, lingonberry, black currant, aronia, sour cherry, black raspberry), Organic freeze dried greens blends (barley grass, broccoli, beet, carrot, alfalfa, oat), and Protein digestive enzyme blends (Protease 4.5, peptidase, bromelain, protease 6.0, protease 3.0, L planatrum, B bifidum) in a mixture to provide optimal cognitive function.

Prodrugs of tapentadol with amino acids or short peptides, pharmaceutical compositions containing such prodrugs and a method for providing pain relief with the tapentadol prodrugs are provided herein. Prodrugs having side chains of valine, leucine, isoleucine and glycine amino acids and mono-, di- and tripeptides thereof are preferred. Additionally, methods for avoiding or minimizing the adverse gastrointestinal side effects associated with tapentadol administration, as well as increasing the oral bioavailability of tapentadol are provided herein.

The invention discloses a skin care composition with moisturizing and wrinkle-resistant effects. The composition is prepared by using sterile deionized water as a solvent, and the solute comprises amino acids, vitamins and trace elements including glycine, phenylalanine, alanine, proline, glutamine, serine, arginine, threonine, asparagine, tryptophan, aspartic acid, tyrosine, cysteine, valine, cystine, vitamin H, glutamic acid, nicotinamide, histidine, vitamin B6, isoleucine, vitamin B2, leucine, and vitamin B1. The skin care composition has good moisturizing and wrinkle-resistant effects, and has the advantages of safety without side effect, skin nourishing and good skin penetration capacity.

The invention is methods and related kits for diagnosing a disease state of cachexia by measuring biomarker profiles from a biological sample. Rapid measurement of early onset or progression of the disease in a subject is determined by measuring biomarker levels from the subject and optionally comparing the biomarker levels to a standard biomarker profile or metabolome phase portrait for the disease. The biomarkers measured in the assay and related kit for cachexia progression include biomarkers selected from the group consisting of lactate, citrate, formate, acetoacetate, 3-hydroxy butrate, alanine, glutamine, glutamate, valine, isoleucine leucine, thrionine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenyl alanine, histidine and tryptophan.

The present invention relates to mutant microorganisms having improved productivity of branched-chain amino acids, and a method for producing branched-chain amino acids using the mutant microorganisms. More specifically, relates to mutant microorganisms having improved productivity of L-valine, which are produced by attenuating or deleting a gene encoding an enzyme involved in L-isoleucine biosynthesis, a gene encoding an enzyme involved in L-leucine, and a gene encoding an enzyme involved in D-pantothenic acid biosynthesis, and mutating a gene encoding an enzyme involved in L-valine biosynthesis, such that the expression thereof is increased, as well as a method for producing L-valine using the mutant microorganisms. The inventive mutant microorganisms produced by site-specific mutagenesis and metabolic pathway engineering can produce branched-chain amino acids, particularly L-valine, with high efficiency, and thus will be useful as industrial microorganisms for producing L-valine.

Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a sirtuin-pathway activators, including but not limited to resveratrol, in combination with beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB), keto isocaproic acid (KIC), leucine, or combinations of HMB, KIC and leucine.

The invention relates to an L-2-reanal biological preparation method, which includes: utilizing L-threonine as raw materials, stirring the L-threonine in water at the temperature of 15-50 DEG C under the catalytic action of L-threonine deaminase and whole cells with a leucine dehydogenase and coenzyme regenerating function, and obtaining L-2-reanal after reaction. In the L-2-reanal biological preparation method, water is used for substituting for buffer salt solution to form a water-phase reaction system, cost of raw materials is reduced, threonine deaminase and whole cells used for catalyzing can be produced in batch by fermentation of microorganisms, are low in cost and wide in sources. Biological enzymatic catalysis reaction is water-phase reaction, transformation conditions of the enzymic method are mild, raw materials are transformed thoroughly, post-treatment is simple, products are separated by isoelectric point crystallization technology and film evaporation separation technology jointly, and the L-2-reanal biological preparation method is capable of recovering water and ammonium formate is low in cost, free of discharge of waste water and waste residues, environment-friendly in process and applicable to industrialized production of the L-2-reanal.

The invention discloses a method for preparing coffee reaction flavor through Maillard reaction. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: taking baked coffee powder, reducing sugar and complex amino acids as raw materials and water and propylene glycol as solvents to carry out Maillard reaction under heating condition to prepare the coffee reaction flavor, wherein the complex amino acids are at least four of lysine, arginine, glutamic acid, histidine, glycine and leucine. The method has the following beneficial effects: the gaps in preparation and application of the coffee reaction flavor at home and abroad are filled in and the problem of too high cost caused by only adding coffee extracts to the food and cigarettes is effectively solved at the same time.

The invention relates to a high-performance angiogenesis inhibitor and a production method, which belongs to the field of the biological engineering pharmaceutical technology or protein polypeptide drugs. The invention designs a high-performance angiogenesis inhibitor RGD-ED with integrin compatibility, the inhibitor contains angiogenesis inhibition polypeptide isoleucine-valine-arginine-arginine-alanine-aspartate-arginine-alanine-alanine-valine-proline, and one or two ends of the inhibitor are respectively connected with polypeptides containing arginine-glycin-aspartate sequence. The RGD-ED of the invention can be synthesized. By the method of genetic engineering, the invention also expresses one of RGD-Eds in escherichia coli or other eukaryotic cells, and the RGD-ED is obtained by carrying out the separation, dissolution and renaturation of inclusion body protein and separation and purification by ion exchange chromatography. All the polypeptide sequences of the invention are modified by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), heparin, dextran, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyglycol-poly (amino acid) copolymer, palmitic acid, colominic acid and liposome, which includes liposome (REV), drying liposomal (DRV) and multivesicular liposome (Mvl). In vivo and in vitro experiments, the synthetic polypeptide sequence, product of genetic engineering and modified product of the invention can notably increase the effects of inhibiting the growth of endothelial cells, inhibiting angiogenesis and resisting tumor of the present angiogenesis inhibitors, and moreover, the high-performance angiogenesis inhibitor can be used as a drug curing solid tumors and rheumatoid arthritis.

A vaccine is disclosed which is useful for protecting a host from Gram negative infections and the effects of endotoxin, therefore preventing sepsis and septic shock. The vaccine is prepared by combining LPS free or in conjugate form with a stoichiometric excess of a peptide of the formula:(a) (A)n wherein A is Lysine or Arginine and n is an integer with a minimum value of 7;(b) (AB)m wherein A is Lysine or Arginine and B is a hydrophobic amino acid selected from the group consisting of Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine and Tryptophan; m is an integer with a minimum value of 3; and(c) (ABC)p wherein A is a cationic amino acid which is Lysine or Arginine; B and C are hydrophobic amino acids which may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine and Tryptophan; p is an integer with a minimum value of 2.

Methods for producing modified polypeptides containing amino acid analogues are disclosed. The invention further provides purified dihydrofolate reductase polypeptides, produced by the methods of the invention, in which the methionine residues have been replaced with homoallyglycine, homoproparglycine, norvaline, norleucine, cis-crotylglycine, trans-crotylglycine, 2-aminoheptanoic acid, 2-butynylglycine and allylglycine.

A complex is provided for the treatment of neurogenic conditions having the formula:where R1 isM is a metal ion Ca(II), Mg(II), Cu(II) or Ni(II); n is an integer 1 or 2; R is BBB peptide, transferrin, membrane transporter peptide, TAT peptide, bradykinin, beta-endorphin, bombesin, calcitonin, cholecystokinin, an enkephalin, dynorphin, insulin, gastrin, substance P, neurotensin, glucagon, secretin, somatostatin, motilin, vasopressin, oxytocin, prolactin, thyrotropin, an angiotensin, galanin, neuropeptide Y, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, gonadotropnin-releasing hormone, growth hormone-releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone, vasoactive intestinal peptidegluconate, L-lactate, L-leucine, L-tryptophan, and L-glutamate; and R is coupled to M through a carboxylate moiety. Magnesium(II) represents the preferred metal ion as magnesium is known to have neuroprotective effects. The metal ion is in part chelated by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that does not inhibit platelet activity and includes salicylate and ibuprofenate. The complex also includes a ligand operative in transport across the blood brain barrier. A process for making an inventive complex includes the stoichiometric addition of ligands containing carboxylate groups to a solution of the metal ion. In instances where the metal ion is magnesium(II), a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1:1 is found between the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ligand:magnesium(II):transporter ligand.

The invention relates to a composition with the efficacies of whitening, moisturizing, repairing and caring the skin, as well as a preparation method and applications of the composition. The skin care composition is prepared from the following raw materials: water, sodium hyaluronate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide, calcium chloride, glutamine, benzalkonium chloride, magnesium sulfate, aminobutyric acid, sodium ascorbate, alanine, arginine, lysine hydrochloride, valine, histidine, leucine, taurine, coenzyme A, alcohol, polysorbate 80, thiamine, disodium diphosphate, recombinant human epidermal cell growth factors and the like. The skin care composition disclosed by the invention can permeate the muscle bottom for replenishing water for the skin from the deep layer, so that the skin is full of elasticity, the color of the skin is brightened, the fine wrinkles are reduced, the skin is clean and watery, the balance of water and oil is regulated, the pores are shrunk, meanwhile, the brightness of the face can be increased, the injured epidermal layer is effectively repaired, the activity of tyrosinase is inhibited, the generation of skin melanin is reduced, so that the skin is healthy, natural and white.

The invention relates to an amphiphilic triblock copolymer, a polymer nano-carrier preparation and preparation methods. The copolymer is a liner polymer compound containing a polyethylene glycol derivative, poly-lysine and poly-leucine, wherein one end of the poly-lysine is connected with the polyethylene glycol derivative through an amide bond, and the other end of the poly-lysine is connected with the poly-leucine through a peptide bond. The amphiphilic triblock copolymer, namely the polyethylene glycol derivative-poly-lysine-poly-leucine triblock copolymer combines the advantages of polyethylene glycol and poly-amino acid, can form a nano-carrier with a three-layer structure by self-assembly in a water solution, and can simultaneously effectively load a small molecular hydrophobic medicament, gene substances and proteins or polypeptides to form a multifunctional nano-carrier.

The invention discloses a making method of R-(+)-3-chlophenicol, which is characterized by the following: adopting left-handed bulk of chiral amino acid derivant as catalyst; synthesizing 3-chlophenicol and NaBH4 or KBH4 directly to produce R-(+)-3-chlophenicol; selecting the left-handed bulk from one of left-handed isoleucine derivant, left-handed proline derivant, left-handed tryptophan derivant, left-handed cysteine derivant, left-handed histidine derivant and left-handed methionine derivant.

The present invention provides a novel highly active L-isoleucine dioxygenase from Bacillus thuringiensis. A method for manufacturing (2S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxy-L-isoleucine or a salt thereof comprising reacting L-isoleucine in an aqueous solvent in the presence of L-isoleucine dioxygenase and isolating produced (2S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxy-L-isoleucine is also provided.

The present invention provides for compositions, methods and kits for regulating energy metabolism. In one aspect, the invention provides for compositions that comprise a combination of (a) branched chain amino acids, such as leucine, and (b) vitamin B6, or any precursors or metabolites of (a) or (b). These combinations may be synergistic and / or effective for reducing weight or adipose volume. In another aspect, the invention provides for methods of regulating energy metabolism by the administration of one or more compositions comprising branched chain amino acids and vitamin B6. The invention also provides for kits comprising compositions of branched chain amino acids and vitamin B6 packaged in an oral dose form with usage instructions.

Disclosed is a method for providing amino acids in a form having improved solubility and / or improved suspension properties, and a product made by the method. The method also provides protein and amino acid compositions having decreased viscosity following heat treatment.

The invention discloses a D-amino acid oxidase mutant and application thereof. The mutant is obtained by carrying out single mutagenesis or multiple mutagenesis on a 52nd site, a 54th site, a 58th site, a 213rd site and a 335th site of amino acid with an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.1, wherein glycine at the 52nd site is mutated into leucine, asparagine at the 54th site is mutated into valine, phenylalanine at the 58th site is mutated into glutamine, methionine at the 213rd site is mutated into serine, and serine at the 335th site is mutated into glycine. According to the D-amino acid oxidase mutant and the application thereof, a D-amino acid oxidase gene with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO.2 is mutated by utilizing a site-saturation mutagenesis technology, so thatthe enzyme activity and the product conversion rate are far higher than those of a wild type, and therefore the product yield in a 4-(hydroxymethylphosphoryl)-2-carbonyl-butanoic acid production process is increased.