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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The univalent
radical CH3-C(=O)-O-CH2- derived frommethyl acetate .
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Slice incubation with the Ca2+ dye Oregon Green BAPTA-1 acetoxymethyl ester (OGB1-AM) allowed us to monitor Ca
PLoS Biology: New Articles Marta Gómez-Gonzalo et al. 2010
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CREB phosphorylation, and PKA-dependent gene expression were performed in combination with live cell imaging and high throughput screening of a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based cAMP sensor (Epac1-camps) to validate the selectivity with which acetoxymethyl esters (AM-esters) of cAMP analogs preferentially activate Epac or PKA.
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DAF-2DA (Calbiochem, La Jolla, CA) and Calcium Orange - acetoxymethyl ester (AM) (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR) and nifedipine were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
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N, N, N ', N'-tetraacetic acid tetrakis (acetoxymethyl ester) • F/R, forskolin/rolipram.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Borland, G., Bird, R. J., Palmer, T. M., Yarwood, 2009
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This fact was confirmed using fura-2 acetoxymethyl ester.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Inosine in the medium was used as a glycolytic substrate and pyruvate to bypass the glycolytic block generated by the release of formaldehyde during the breakdown of the acetoxymethyl ester that remains fully retained by the cells
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alessandro Esposito et al. 2008
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Intracellular calcium measurements (FURA assay): The cells were incubated with 3 µM fura-2 acetoxymethyl ester (AM) (Molecular Probes, Inc.,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Moran Valensi-Kurtz et al. 2010
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