Genetic control over the duration of G1 phase

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The “day of Brahman” in the work of Āryabhata

Summary In the astronomical treatise ryabhatya of ryabhata several verses are interpolated, namely all those verses in which either Brahman was mentioned or extremely large periods were introduced. The interpolator was known to AlBrn as ryabhata of Kusumapura, who belongs to the school of the elder ryabhata. The aim of the interpolator was to bring the teaching of the elder ryabhata into accordance with the revelation of Svayambh. Svayambh is another name for Brahm.     

Studies on rII region of T2L phage

rII T2L , rII T4B. rII T2L rII T4B. T2L rII T4B.     

Separation of rat liver mitochondrial amine oxidases

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Contribution to the method for approximation of X-ray diffraction line profile

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The syntheses of axillarin and its related compounds

Zusammenfassung Axillarin (5, 7, 3, 4-Tetrahydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavon). 5,3,4-Trihydroxy-3,6,7-trimethoxyflavon und 5,7,3,4-Tetrahydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyflavon wurden synthetisiert.     

Neurogenic responses of resistance and capacitance vessels

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The stimulating action of gastrin pentapeptide and histamine on adenyl cyclase activity in rat stomach

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Purification and characterization of aβ-glucosidase (linamarase) from the haemolymph ofZygaena trifolii Esper, 1783 (Insecta,Lepidoptera)

Summary A -glucosidase (linamarase) was purified 52-fold with a recovery of 27% from the haemolymph of the larvae ofZygaena trifolii, ESPER, 1783 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae). The final enzyme preparation was found to be nearly homogeneous on both disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight of the enzyme was determined to be about 130 kDa; it consisted of two subunits of about 66 kDa. The enzyme showed an optimum between pH 4.5 and 5 with linamarin and a broad optimum between pH 3.5 and 6.5 for p-nitrophenyl--D-glucoside; the temperature optimum was 40°C. The -glucosidase showed a high specificity for its endogenous substrates linamarin and lotaustralin. Among the other natural and artificial substrates tested, only prunasin and p-nitrophenyl--D-glucoside were hydrolyzed by the enzyme, whereas linustatin, salicin, cellobiose and trehalose were not. The enzyme is strongly inhibited by -glucosylpiperidine.     

Inhibition of sodium transport in frog skin by cardiac glycosides of different molecular structure

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Polyribosome patterns in EMC-virus infected Krebs-2 cells and cell extracts

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The mechanism of blood vessel permeability derangement under the influence of histamine,serotonin and bradykinin

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Cellular antigens in myxo- and paramyxoviruses as revealed by immunodiffusion methods

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Unique occurrence of fenchol in the animal kingdom

Summary (–)--Fenchol, a compound occurring in plants but not heretofore reported to occur in an animal product, was isolated from volatiles released by adult male Mediterranean fruit flies,Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, with the male's previously identified sex pheromones. It neither attracts females nor synergizes the pheromones, and its function remains unknown.The editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions expressed in the authors' brief reports. — Les auteurs sont seuls responsables des opinions exprimées dans ces brèves communications. — Für die Kurzmitteilungen ist ausschliesslich der Autor verantwortlich.—Per le brevi comunicazioni è responsabile solo l'autore. — . — Solo los autores son responsables de las opiniones expresadas en estas communicationes breves.Mention of a proprietary product in this paper does not constitute a recommendation or an endorsement of the product by the US Department of Agriculture.Acknowledgments. We thank C. Harding for assistance with extractions and fractionations, R.M. Waters for spectral analyses, M.S. Fujimoto and H. Higa for collecting the volatiles and conducting laboratory and cage bioassays, and T. Urago and S. Nakagawa for conducting the field tests.     

Spierule cells inDrosophila species

Summary Spherule cells are restricted to the larval stage and make up 5–16% of cells in the hemolymph. Their morphology varies between species, mainly due to the shape of their inclusions which may be oval (spheroidocytes), polyhedral (crystalloid cells), or clearly crystalline (crystal cells). These inclusions are very rich in tyrosine. They liquefy rapidly in vitro, whereby the cells become hyaline (coagulocytes).Acknowledgments. We thank Mr B. Barandun for excellent technical assistance. This investigation was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, grant No. 3.792.076.     

Juvenile hormone titre and regulation in the cockroachDiploptera punctata

Summary Titres of juvenile hormone (JH) have been determined in both hemolymph and whole body extracts of femaleDiploptera punctata during the first gonotrophic cycle using a method employing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative analysis. JH III is the sole JH found in both adult and last instarD. punctata. Maximum values of 1500 ng/ml (6M) were observed at the middle of the gonotrophic cycle, when basal oocyte growth rate was greatest. Changes in rates of JH release in vitro by corpora allata paralleled closely the changes in JH titre, suggesting that biosynthesis is a major regulator of titre. JH levels per animal were calculated from observed JH titres, and at certain time points in the gonotrophic cycle JH levels obtained from analysis of whole bodies were significantly greater than those predicted from hemolymph titres. These results suggest the existence of a nonhemolymph JH pool inD. punctata. Decay in JH titre after allatectomy of 5 day females has also been studied. Following a rapid initial decline, the rate of decay slowed appreciably 4 h post-operation. Thus, use of a first-order rate constant to estimate half-life of JH significantly underestimated the longevity of the hormone. The apparent persistence of JH following allatectomy may be due to the existence of a nonhemolymph JH pool.     

Discovery of toxicogenicStachybotrys chartarum strains in Finland

Stachybotrys chartarum, , , .S. chartarum .S. chartarum .

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The authors wish to thank the National Research Councils for Medical Sciences and for Agriculture and Forestry for supporting the work with a grant.     

Synthesis of dinucleoside phosphates by reaction of 5′-chloro-5′-deoxynucleosides with nucleotide anions

Zusammenfassung Uridylyl-(3–5)-adenosin und Uridylyl-(3-5)-ionosin wurden durch Umsetzung eines passenden 5-chloro-5-deoxy-2, 3-O-isopropylidene-Nukleosids mit Uridin-3-phosphat synthetisiert.     

The effect of protein biosynthesis inhibitors upon the development of cellular membranes hyperpolarization

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Il punto nella terminologia matematica greca

Summary In this note we claim that the two words and , which were used in Greece to indicate the geometrical point, had both been introduced in the scientific language in the first half of the IV^th century B.C., and that they became popular independently of each other in two different cultural circles, those of philosophy and of mathematics, respectively.We propose therefore, in contrast to a conjecture by Heiberg, a new explanation for the predominance of during the golden age of Greek mathematics and for the resurgence of during the period of decadence.

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Memoria presentata da A. Seidenberg