Ethylene is an important plant hormone that regulates growth, development, and stress response. Synthesis of Ethylene from its immediate precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), is catalyzed by ACC oxidase. ...

Steroid hormones are a class of compounds that play a role in regulating many functions. Glucocorticoid hormone is a compound in this class, which helps maintain homeostasis, including regulation of production of γ-fibrinogen, ...

In virtually all eukaryotic organisms, not just plants, genes are regulated at the level of chromatin. In a genomics approach to understand how expression of a gene can be regulated by its chromatin configuration, a series ...

Chiral Benzothiazine play important roles in synthetic organic chemistry since they can be used in the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds. We have studied the synthesis of these species using the intramolecular, ...

In the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of tumors, the loss of cohesivity and the migratory capability of cells determine the invasiveness and therefore the malignancy of the cancer. Understanding these biophysical ...

Over the past few years Dr. Quinn and his lab have made significant progress in the development of a melanoma treatment drug. Based upon peptide analogs of the alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone, Α-MSH, Dr. Quinn has ...

In this study, the goal was to determine the permeability parameters of bovine oocytes for water (Lp) and Propylene Glycol (PPG) at temperatures of 30, 20, 10, and 5°C. By determining permeability parameters, we can model ...

The large potential improvement in profitability is what makes feed efficiency such a studied and concerned topic in the beef industry today. Currently, no herd exists in the United States that has been selected solely for ...

Science has always been about man learning from and attempting to mimic nature. In supramolecular chemistry this possibility is evident due to particularly interesting architectures of natural shell-like containers such ...

Missouri being one of the leading states in corn production has a large quantity of corn cobs. Corn cob can be used to produce activated carbon because its organic origin is similar to coconut and peach pits which have ...

A recent publication from our lab has provided evidence for the involvement of the α1 chain of the Interleukin-13 cytokine receptor (IL-13Rα1) in the development of the neonatal immune system. Specifically, we have shown ...

Lobeline has high affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and inhibits the function of vesicular and plasmalemmal monoamine transporters. Moreover, lobeline has been shown to alter the neurochemical and behavioral ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) is estimated to cause the greatest yield losses to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] of any pest worldwide. It has been determined that host plant resistance is the ...

Bear Creek Prairie is a proposed conservation development in Columbia, Missouri whose vision statement is “to develop a residential community that is environmentally responsible, pedestrian friendly, encourages community ...

Habitat loss and fragmentation are the primary causes in the declines of amphibian populations. Farming, urban sprawl, and logging have created a mosaic of developed and undeveloped land that may create barriers between ...

INTRODUCTION: B-type or Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was first isolated from the porcine brain, but it is primarily secreted from the cardiac ventricles in humans. As a cardiac hormone it has a physiologic regulatory ...

This study examined the reliability of the Academic Motivation Scale in a group of 263 undergraduate students enrolled in undergraduate psychology classes at a large Midwestern public university. Ethnicity, sex, age, and ...

Recent studies at the Cancer Research Center revealed numerous mutations in Salmonella typhimurium that had been sealed in agar stab vials and stored for over forty years. The bacteria that were conserved in over 20,000 ...

During the election season, it may appear that television viewers are bombarded with political advertisements. Furthermore, it may also appear that the majority of these advertisements are routinely negative. It has been ...

Wood thrush were one of the few species of forest birds that increased in density on sites that received even-aged management as part of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP). One hypothesis is that this may ...