Publications by authors named "T S Giorgadze"
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- Yucca gloriosa leaves have a significant amount of steroid glycosides that undergo transformation from furostanol glycosides to spirostanol glycosides through the enzyme β-glucosidase.
- There are two forms of β-glucosidase: Form I, which can hydrolyze both natural and synthetic substrates, and Form II, which only acts on synthetic substrates.
- Form I shows a higher affinity for natural substrates, indicated by a lower Km value, and both enzyme forms operate best at a temperature of 37°C and a pH of 6.3-6.5.
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a rare subset of malignancies in the biliary tract that may have an aggressive and initially asymptomatic course. A 93-year-old female presented with four days of abdominal pain with associated nausea, jaundice, and brown-colored urine. A CT scan revealed a soft-tissue lesion measuring 1.
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Rectovaginal endometriosis is a severe variant of deeply infiltrating endometriosis. Laparoscopic assessment with tissue sampling remains the gold standard for diagnosis of endometriosis. However, transvaginal (TVUS) and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) have been shown to be especially helpful in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis.
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