Power3 Medical's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Ira Goldknopf, Contributions to the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Cited by the Swedish Academy of Sciences.THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : PWRM PWRM Pre-Positioned War Reserve Materiel ) and Dr. Ira L. Goldknopf, Chief Scientific Officer, would like to congratulate Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, Dr. Avram Hershko, and Dr. Irwin Rose for having been selected to receive this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Swedish: Nobelpriset i kemi) is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the six Nobel Prizes. The first prize was awarded in 1901. . The three scientists working collectively discovered ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis proteolysis Process in which a protein is broken down partially, into peptides, or completely, into amino acids, by proteolytic enzymes, present in bacteria and in plants but most abundant in animals. , a process where an enzyme system tags unwanted proteins with many molecules of the 76-amino acid residue protein ubiquitin u·biq·ui·tin n. A polypeptide found in all eukaryotic cells, including plant cells, that participates in a variety of cellular functions including protein degradation. . The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics. , which awards the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced this year's winners and also acknowledged the early work of Dr. Goldknopf, specifically citing his discovering of the ubiquitin conjugation conjugation, in genetics conjugation, in genetics: see recombination. conjugation, in grammar conjugation: see inflection. of proteins. According to Dr. Goldknopf, "I remember when I first heard of their work. It was an incredible discovery and an enormous breakthrough! They showed conclusively how ubiquitin conjugation marks proteins for disposal by the cell. In the ensuing years, their work, along with that of many others in thousands of publications, has demonstrated how the ubiquitin system integrates protein inventory control, cell division and cell death, and that disturbances in this system are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease ." At the Second International Conference on Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Cancer, held in February 2004, Dr. Goldknopf presented the company's breast ductal fluid protein test (NAF NAF National Arbitration Forum NAF National Academy Foundation NAF National Abortion Federation NaF sodium fluoride NAF Naval Air Facility NAF National Ataxia Foundation NAF New America Foundation (think tank) Test) for early detection of breast cancer. The test demonstrates that certain changes in the ubiquitin system apparently take place very early and offer a glimpse at the mechanism of early breast cancer development. More information about the Noble Prize in Chemistry can be found at http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/2004/chemadv04.pdf . About Power3 Medical Products, Inc. Power3 Medical Products, www.power3medical.com, is a biotechnology company engaged in the discovery of protein footprints, pathways, and mechanisms of diseases that the Company's proprietary technology can detect. These discoveries are being used to develop screening and diagnostic tests for the early detection and treatment of disease. The protein biomarkers, drug targets, and diagnostic tests are targeted toward markets with critical unmet needs in areas such as breast cancer and neurodegenerative disease. The Company operates a state-of-the-art proteomics laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas. Safe Harbor Statement All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are "forward-looking statements." The forward-looking statements, including statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements (i.e., future operational results and sales) are subject to assumptions and beliefs based on current information known to the Company and factors that are subject to uncertainties, risk and other influences, which are outside the Company's control, and may yield results differing materially from those anticipated. |
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