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Broad characterization of endogenous peptides in the tree shrew visual system

Ranc, Vaclav ; Petruzziello, Filomena ; Kretz, Robert ; Argandoña, Enrike G. ; Zhang, Xiaozhe ; Rainer, Gregor

In: Journal of Proteomics, 2012, vol. 75, no. 9, p. 2526–2535

Endogenous neuropeptides, acting as neurotransmitters or hormones in the brain, carry out important functions including neural plasticity, metabolism and angiogenesis. Previous neuropeptide studies have focused on peptide-rich brain regions such as the striatum or hypothalamus. Here we present an investigation of peptides in the visual system, composed of brain regions that are generally less...

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Discrimination of cheese products for authenticity control by infrared spectroscopy

Hruzikova, Jana ; Milde, David ; Krajancova, Pavla ; Ranc, Vaclav

In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2012, vol. 60, no. 7, p. 1845–1849

Quality and authenticity control serve as the customers' and manufacturers' insurance, and thus the development of analytical tools providing these tasks represents an important step of each product development. The control of authenticity in food manufacturing is even more important due to the direct influence of its products on the health of the population. This study sought to develop an easy...

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Quantification of purine basis in their mixtures at femto-molar concentration levels using FT-SERS

Ranc, Vaclav ; Hruzikova, Jana ; Maitner, Kamil ; Prucek, Robert ; Milde, David ; Kvítek, Libor

In: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2012, p. -

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy represents one of the unique techniques for studying nanoscale objects, and its distinctive properties can be used in the process of further analysis. The careful evaluation of the particular influence of selected key-role experimental parameters (e.g. pH value of measured sample mixture, size and distribution of used nanoparticles) and the influence...