Sentences with phrase «of iron uptake»

The inhibition of growth has been achieved through the deprivation of iron uptake using an artificial metalloprotein.

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And on the world - food security front, ARS» Stuttgart center is closing in on genes that regulate rice's uptake and storage of iron, thiamine and other important vitamins and minerals — a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of this cereal grain crop as a staple food for roughly half the world's population.

For anyone interested in the nutritional aspects: Good fatty acid profile Large amounts of fiber Good amount of ironIt covers almost every micronutrient but lacks a bit of retinol (or beta - carotene), vitamin c (which is important to increase uptake of non hemoglobic iron), b2, kalcium.

The iron deprivation means that estimates of global ocean carbon uptake are probably 2 to 4 percent too high, the group reports in the August 31 Nature.

The researchers detected eight previously unknown desferrioxamines — molecules that are crucial for bacterial iron uptake and that are used therapeutically to treat patients who suffer an overdose of iron or aluminium.

They then purified messenger RNA — a molecule that plays a key role in the production of proteins — from the cells in the animals» upper intestines, injected the mRNA into immature eggs cells, and looked for changes in iron uptake.

Due to the major importance of iron in a wide variety of cellular processes, and the harm caused by its uncontrolled accumulation in the body, its uptake and storage is strictly regulated.

«Our results demonstrate,» the researchers say, «the importance of mitochondrial iron uptake in trypanosomatid parasites, and highlight the role of LMIT1 in the iron - regulated process that orchestrates differentiation of Leishmania amazoniensis into infective amastigotes.»

They add, that «by identifying and characterizing LMIT1 as a mitochondrial iron importer, we established a direct connection between iron uptake, mitochondrial redox balance and the development of virulence in Leishmania, significantly expanding future options for controlling these serious human infections.»

According to Ingall, removal of iron by diatom - dominated phytoplankton communities may dampen the intended outcome of enhanced carbon uptake through iron fertilization by reducing the productivity of other phytoplankton, which take up carbon dioxide more efficiently.

«Uptake of iron by diatoms is significant compared to what Mother Nature is able to naturally add to the ocean,» he said.

They further posited that a compound called «Ferric - uptake regulator,» or Fur, which is known to control intracellular iron homeostasis in many other species of bacteria, functioned similarly in C. difficile.

Inoculations with EA106 improved the uptake of iron at the plant roots, while reducing the accumulation of toxic arsenic in the plant shoots.

This «iron shield» blunts the uptake of arsenic.

The research is a «significant» contribution to understanding how iron uptake moderates the spread of bacterial infection, says microbiologist Shelley Payne of the University of Texas, Austin.

Understanding how Staphylococcus bacteria use iron could lead to drugs that block heme - iron uptake and minimize the severity of infections.

University of Delaware researchers have discovered a soil microbe that mobilizes an «iron shield» to block the uptake of toxic arsenic in rice.

«A limit to the availability of iron in this region means that the ocean is less efficient in its uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide,» he said.

Dr. Rosso's current projects include the following: (1) characterizing the kinetics and mechanisms of elementary charge and ion transport processes in redox transformation of iron oxide minerals, (2) predicting molecular - scale electron transfer kinetics in microbially - mediated reduction of bioavailable iron in subsurface environments, (3) studying mechanisms of heterogeneous reduction of contaminant U (VI) and Tc (VII) by Fe (II)- bearing minerals, (4) simulation of coupled charge and ion transport in transition metal oxide electrodes for advanced materials applications, (5) probing mechanisms and kinetics of mineral transformation to metal carbonates for geological carbon sequestration, and (6) studying mechanisms of uptake and retention of uranium in sediments.

Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Anaerobic Nitrate Dependent Iron Oxidation: Balancing Electron Uptake and Detoxification, Hans Karl Carlson, Iain Clark, Ryan Melnyk, John D. Coates, Frontiers in Microbiology, 3:57, doi: 10.3389 / fmicb.2012.00057, February 20, 2012.

Structural and sequence analysis of imelysin - like proteins implicated in bacterial iron uptake.

This is an organic acid, present in the outer portion of all seeds, which blocks the uptake of essential minerals - calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract.

In addition to helping good bacteria thrive in your microbiome, prebiotics enhance the bioavailability and uptake of minerals in the body, including calcium, magnesium, and iron.

Meat contains a special form of iron that gives the body a great iron uptake but at the same time it may increase the amount of free radicals that are harmful to us.

Vitamin C and ascorbic acid significantly increase our uptake of non-haeme iron when eaten as part of a diet high in those sources of iron.

Phytic acid is a substance that can block the uptake of essential minerals - calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract.

«Any iron released from heme inside the enterocyte, regardless of the mode of uptake, ultimately joins the labile iron pool and is transferred to the bloodstream by FPN1 in the same fashion as non-heme iron.»

It is clear that our bodies uptake more Heme iron than Non-Heme Iron that's why «myoglobin and hemoglobin make up two thirds of the average person's total iron stores despite only constituting one - third of the iron that is actually ingested [4 - 6].&rairon than Non-Heme Iron that's why «myoglobin and hemoglobin make up two thirds of the average person's total iron stores despite only constituting one - third of the iron that is actually ingested [4 - 6].&raIron that's why «myoglobin and hemoglobin make up two thirds of the average person's total iron stores despite only constituting one - third of the iron that is actually ingested [4 - 6].&rairon stores despite only constituting one - third of the iron that is actually ingested [4 - 6].&rairon that is actually ingested [4 - 6].»

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Environmentalists demand government stop global warming, but oppose remedial actions like spreading iron filings on the oceans to increase uptake of CO2 or spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to create clouds (chemtrails) to block sunlight and reduce global temperatures.

Far riskier is intentional acceleration of carbon dioxide removal by enhancing the biological uptake in the ocean through iron fertilization.

3) And the fact that plankton receiving this iron supplement would uptake and utilize it just as they do wind - borne sources is also well established thanks to at least ten international studies of the effect.