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First cluster of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates in Cyprus by Daikos, G. L., Triantafyllopoulou, P., Syriopoulou, V., Bakatzouni‐Pieridou, D., Kontou, M., Theodoulou, M., Tofas, P., Petrikkos, G.

“…This report describes the first patient in Cyprus to be infected with a vancomycin‐resistant enterococcus, as well as the microbiological characteristics of a…”
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N‐acetyl‐β‐D‐glucopyranosylamine: A potent T‐state inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase. A comparison with α‐D‐glucose by Oikonomakos, N. G., Kontou, M., Zographos, S. E., Watson, K. A., Johnson, L. N., Bichard, C. J. F., Fleet, G. W. J., Acharya, K. R.

“…Structure‐based drug design has led to the discovery of a number of glucose analogue inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase that have an increased affinity…”
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The cellular control enzyme polyADP ribosyl transferase is eliminated in cultured Fanconi anemia fibroblasts at confluency by Ramirez, Maria Helena, Adelfalk, Caroline, Kontou, Maria, Hirsch-Kauffmann, Monica, Schweiger, Manfred

“…Fanconi anemia (FA) is a hereditary disease of unknown pathogenic mechanisms, although mutations in seven different genes can be causative. Six of these genes…”
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Multicentre surveillance of antibiotic resistance in nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus in Cyprus by Gourni, M, Kontou, M, Hadjipanayiotou, C, Protopapa, P

“…Four general hospitals in Cyprus evaluated the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains in positive cultures of staphylococci…”
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Colorectal polyp detection with virtual colonoscopy (computed tomographic colonography); the reliability of the method by Xynopoulos, D, Stasinopoulou, M, Dimitroulopoulos, D, Tsamakides, K, Arhavlis, E, Kontou, M, Tavernaraki, A, Paraskevas, E

“…The aim of this study was to compare the reliability of virtual colonoscopy with conventional colonoscopy in detection of colorectal polyps. Between November…”
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Primary melanoma of the oesophagus treated endoscopically. A case report by Xinopoulos, D., Archavlis, E.M., Kontou, M., Tsamakidis, K., Dimitroulopoulos, D., Soutos, D., Paraskevas, E.M.

“…Primary melanoma is a rare neoplasm of the oesophagus, with dismal outcome in most cases. We report a case of primary melanoma of the oesophagus treated…”
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The Basic Psychological Needs in Physical Education Scale by Vlachopoulos, Symeon P, Katartzi, Ermioni S, Kontou, Maria G

“…The present study reported on the modification of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (Vlachopoulos & Michailidou, 2006) to assess students'…”
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Structural Determinants of Tissue Tropism and In Vivo Pathogenicity for the Parvovirus Minute Virus of Mice by KONTOU, Maria, GOVINDASAMY, Lakshmanan, AGBANDJE-MCKENNA, Mavis, NAM, Hyun-Joo, BRYANT, Nathan, LLAMAS-SAIZ, Antonio L, FOCES-FOCES, Concepcion, HERNANDO, Eva, RUBIO, Mari-Paz, MCKENNA, Robert, ALMENDRAL, José M

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The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis (GNE) promotes neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells by Kontou, Maria, Weidemann, Wenke, Bauer, Christian, Reutter, Werner, Horstkorte, Rüdiger

“…Axonal outgrowth is a prerequisite for the development of the most complex organ, the brain. It depends partially on the attachment of sialic acid on glycans…”
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Molecular Cloning and Biochemical Characterization of VIM-12, a Novel Hybrid VIM-l/VIM-2 Metallo- beta -lactamase from a Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolate, Reveal Atypical Substrate Specificity by Kontou, M, Pournaras, S, Kristo, I, Ikonomidis, A, Maniatis, AN, Stathopoulos, C

“…Metallo- beta -lactamases (MBLs) are considered an emerging family of Zn super(2+)-dependent enzymes that significantly contribute to the resistance of many…”
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The design of potential antidiabetic drugs : experimental investigation of a number of β-D-glucose analogue inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase by OIKONOMAKOS, N. G, KONTOU, M, LEONIDAS, D. D, ACHARYA, K. R, ZOGRAPHOS, S. E, TSITOURA, H. S, JOHNSON, L. N, WATSON, K. A, MITCHELL, E. P, FLEET, G. W. J, SON, J. C, BICHARD, C. J. F

“…alpha-D-glucose is a weak inhibitor (Ki = 1.7 mM) of glycogen phosphorylase (GP) and acts as physiological regulator of hepatic glycogen metabolism; it binds…”
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Physical and functional interaction of the Werner syndrome protein with poly-ADP ribosyl transferase by Adelfalk, Caroline, Kontou, Maria, Hirsch-Kauffmann, Monica, Schweiger, Manfred

“…Werner’s syndrome is a rare disease of premature ageing. The WRN gene product defective in this disorder belongs to the RecQ helicase family and is thought to…”
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Overexpressed thioredoxin compensates Fanconi anemia related chromosomal instability by Kontou, M, Adelfalk, C, Ramirez, M H, Ruppitsch, W, Hirsch-Kauffmann, M, Schweiger, M

“…The cause of the molecular defect of Fanconi anemia (FA) remains unknown. Cells from patients with FA exert an elevated spontaneous chromosomal instability…”
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Overexpressed thioredoxin compensates Fanconi anemia related chromosomal instability by KONTOU, Maria, ADELFALK, Caroline, RAMIREZ, Maria Helena, RUPPITSCH, Werner, HIRSCH-KAUFFMANN, Monica, SCHWEIGER, Manfred

“…The cause of the molecular defect of Fanconi anemia (FA) remains unknown. Cells from patients with FA exert an elevated spontaneous chromosomal instability…”
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First cluster of vancomycin-resistan Enterococcus faecalis isolates in Cyprus by Daikos, G.L., Triantafyllopoulou, P., Syriopoulou, V., Bakatzouni-Pieridou, D., Kontou, M., Theodoulou, M., Tofas, P., Petrikkos, G.

“…This report describes the first patient in Cyprus to be infected with a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, as well as the microbiological characteristics of a…”
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Thioredoxin, a regulator of gene expression by KONTOU, Maria, WILL, Rainer D, ADELFALK, Caroline, WITTIG, Rainer, POUSTKA, Annemarie, HIRSCH-KAUFFMANN, Monica, SCHWEIGER, Manfred

“…Cancer cells have high levels of thioredoxin (Trx) and of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Cells from patients with the cancer-prone disease…”
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Negative Detection of Helicobacter Species in Bioptic Liver Tissue Specimens of Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases by Dimitroulopoulos, D, Xynopoulos, D, Tsamakidis, K, Apostolikas, N, Arhavlis, E, Kontou, M, Gely, M, Paraskevas, E

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Efficacy of octreotide acetate long-acting formulation in treating patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma by DIMITROULOPOULOS, D, TSAMAKIDIS, K, ZISIMOPOULOS, A, ANDRIOTIS, E, XINOPOULOS, D, ARCHAVLIS, E, KONTOU, M, PARASKEVAS, E

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Design of Inhibitors of Glycogen Phosphorylase: A Study of .alpha.- and .beta.-C-Glucosides and 1-Thio-.beta.-D-glucose Compounds by Watson, Kimberly A, Mitchell, Edward P, Johnson, Louise N, Bichard, Claire J. F, Orchard, Michael G, Fleet, George W. J, Oikonomakos, Nikos G, Leonidas, D. D, Son, Jong Chan

“…alpha-D-Glucose is a weak inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase b (Ki = 1.7 mM) and acts as a physiological regulator of hepatic glycogen metabolism. Glucose…”
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Thyroid dysfunction in chronic HCV patients received combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin by Dimitroulopoulos, D., Xinopoulos, D., Bourganos, D., Kontou, M., Tsakmakidis, K., Paraskevas, E.

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