Lignin-based monophenolic model compounds in L-tyrosine derivative synthesis via tyrosine phenol lyase.

Tyrosine phenol lyase (TPL) synthesises L-tyrosine derivatives from monophenols, pyruvate and ammonia. Production of such high-value aromatic chemicals from biomass-derived raw materials is of great interest. In this study, six monophenols (guaiacol, phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, catechol and syringol) were chosen based on the structure of lignin and were studied as substrates in the enzymatic reaction.

Do personality profiles contribute to patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior in adulthood? A prospective cohort study.

Background: Despite the observed associations of personality traits with levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB), studies exploring whether the personality profiles differ in terms of the pattern of accumulation of physical behavior are lacking. The aim of this study was to identify adults' personality profiles and to characterize and investigate how these profiles differ in physical behavior.

Methods: The study utilized the longitudinal data of the participants of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (n = 141-307).

Pregnancy risk in beef and dairy cows after supplementing semen with transforming growth factor beta-1 at the time of artificial insemination.

Our objective was to determine if the addition of a concentrated human recombinant transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF) to bovine semen at the time of AI would result in increased risk of pregnancy in beef and dairy cows. Suckled beef cows (n = 1,132) in 11 herds across 2 states and lactating dairy cows (n = 2,208) in one organic-certified herd were enrolled. Beef cows received fixed-time AI (FTAI) following a 7 d CO-Synch + controlled internal drug release estrous synchronization protocol.

Stability in health behavior patterns in middle adulthood: a 19-year follow-up study.

This study investigated subgroups of adults with particular health behavior patterns, their stability over 19 years, and the role of sociodemographic and personality characteristics in these. Data on smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity were collected at ages 42, 50, and 61 in the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development ( = 205-302). Latent class, latent transition, and logistic regression analyses were used.

Child socioemotional behavior and adult temperament as predictors of physical activity and sedentary behavior in late adulthood.

Background: Most studies investigating the association of temperament with physical activity and sedentary behavior have examined children or adolescents, employed cross-sectional or longitudinal designs that do not extend from childhood into adulthood, and utilized self- or parent-reported data on physical activity and sedentary behavior. This longitudinal study investigated whether socioemotional behavior in childhood and temperament in middle adulthood predict accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in late adulthood.

Methods: This study was based on the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS).