Gibberellins and the break of bud dormancy in virus-infected stem cuttings ofEuphorbia pulcherrima

Summary Break in bud dormancy in virus-infected stem cuttings ofEuphorbia pulcherrima occurs because of the higher quantity of gibberellins present in them than in healthy cuttings in the dormant period of the plant.     

IAA oxidase activity in relation to adventitious root formation on stem cuttings of some forest tree species

Summary IAA oxixase activity was very high in stem cuttings ofSalix tetrasperma andPopulus robusta, which rooted profusely, less in stem cuttings ofHibiscus rosa sinensis which rooted less, and insignificant in those ofEucalyptus citriodora which did not root at all. Protein(s) extracted from the stem cuttings ofE. citriodora inhibited the activity of IAA oxidase as well as root formation on hypocotyl cuttings ofPhaseolus mungo. The possibility of involvement of IAA oxidase activity in the process of adventitious root formation is discussed.The research has been financed by a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture.     

Role of growth inhibitors in bud dormancy in virus-infected stem cuttings ofEuphorbia pulcherrima

Summary In virus-infected stem cuttings ofE. pulcherrima, the dormancy in buds is broken in winter possibly because of the low amount of growth inhibitors, abscisic acid and phenols, as compared to healthy stem cuttings.     

Aufhebung der Knospenruhe von Reben durch Rindite

Summary Rindite and ethylene chlorhydrin have a promotive effect on breaking dormant buds of grape cuttings and of one year old pot-grown plants. The optimal dosis was approximately 6 mg Rindite per bud.     

A paradoxical effect of 2,4-dinitrophenol in stimulating the rooting of hypocotyl cuttings ofPhaseolus mungo

Summary 2,4-dinitrophenol enhanced root formation on dark-grown hypocotyl cuttings ofPhaseolus mungo. This effect is probably related to uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation and not through IAA-metabolism as is evident from studies with respiratory inhibitors (Cd²⁺) and non-phenolic uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation (arsenate).The research has been financed by a grant from United States Department of Agriculture.     

Effect of exogenous application of nucleic acids and auxin on the rooting of hypocotyl cuttings ofImpatiens balsamina. Evidence for the uptake of information molecules

Summary Exogenously supplied DNA and RNA hastened root initiation and also increased the formation of roots on hypocotyl cuttings ofImpatients balsamina with intact apex and cotyledons. IAA appreciably increased the nucleic acid-caused enhancement in root formation. In combination with lowe concentrations of nucleic acids, it event stimulated the growth of roots as well as of hypocotyls. Higher concentrations of nucleic acids were, however, toxic.The research has been partly financed by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. One of us (SB) is thankful to the Deparmtent of Atomic Engery of the Government of India for financial assistance.     

Changes in IAA oxidase activity in rooting hypocotyl cuttings ofPhaseolus mungo L.

Summary IAA oxidase activity increased concomitant with root initiation during 16–52 h, in all cultures, thus showing the necessity of an active IAA oxidase for root initiation inPhaseolus mungo hypocotyl cuttings. The increase being very sharp in IAA alone, but less in all other cultures. The role of sucrose in root initiation via IAA oxidase activity has been discussed.The research has been partly financed by a grant from the US Department of Agriculture. One of us (R.N.C.) is thankful to the CSIR, India, for financial assistance.     

Conjugated terpenoid ketones: A new group of plant growth regulators

Summary ,-unsaturated terpenoid ketones have a root-inducing property on the hypocotyl cuttings ofPhaseoulus aureus. Significantly isopathcoulenone, (I) is distinctly more active in causeing rooting over IAA.Acknowledgment. The work was financially supported by the Punjab State Government, India, under the scheme Chemistry of some natural products and their significance in agriculture. The authors thank Dragoco, Holzminden, Federal Republic of Germany, for supplying the samples of monoterpenes.     

新西兰政府科技投资现状概述

近年来新西兰政府大力调整其科技政策，在建设知识社会的蓝图下，建构了科技投资的基本框架，凸显了知识、经济、环境、社会四大目标，另外通过对投资决策、运行和监督的改革，使政府科技投资的机制更为科学有效，本文还给出了新西兰政府近年来科技投资的分配比例状况，阐明了其投资的重点领域。     

Examination of the fundus of the eye of renal hypertensive dogs

Summary Only 1 of 7 dogs with long-standing renovascular hypertension showed clear changes in the fundus. No distinct retinopathy was seen in the others. Ophthalmoscopy alone is thus of limited value in assessing the progress of benign hypertension in the dog.     

Hypotensive activity of histidine-containing analogues of C-terminal hexapeptide of substance P

Four new hexapeptide analogues of C-terminal Substance P fragment with increased solubility in aqueous solutions are described. The peptides contain histidine in positions 6, 8, 9 and 10, respectively. The effect of the structural changes on the hypotensive activity and antigenic properties of analogues was compared. It was found that substitution of amino acid residues in various positions in the C-terminal hexapeptide of Substance P resulted in different effects on the hypotensive and antigenic properties, respectively. Only the [His6] SP6-11 analogue had an unchanged antigenic structure when compared with the C-terminal region of Substance P, but it showed an almost total loss of hypotensive activity. The [His9] SP6-11 analogue retained 50% of the hypotensive activity of the C-terminal hexapeptide but showed a markedly reduced expression of the antigenic epitope localized in this region of Substance P.     

Hypotensive activity of histidine-containing analogues of C-terminal hexapeptide of Substance P

Summary Four new hexapeptide analogues of C-terminal Substance P fragment with increased solubility in aqueous solutions are described. The peptides contain histidine in positions 6, 8, 9 and 10, respectively. The effect of the structural changes on the hypotensive activity and antigenic properties of analogues was compared. It was found that substitution of amino acid residues in various positions in the C-terminal hexapeptide of Substance P resulted in different effects on the hypotensive and antigenic properties, respectively. Only the [His⁶] SP_6-11 analogue had an unchanged antigenic structure when compared with the C-terminal region of Substance P, but it showed an almost total loss of hypotensive activity. The [His⁹] SP_6-11 analogue retained 50% of the hypotensive activity of the C-terminal hexapeptide but showed a markedly reduced expression of the antigenic epitope localized in this region of Substance P.     

羟甲基化对合成木质素改性酚醛胶粘剂性能的影响

采用羟甲基化技术对碱木质素进行活化,对比了羟甲基化前后未质素改性酚醛树脂胶的粘结强度、残留甲醛、贮存稳定性和热稳定性等性能,为木质素的高值应用探讨新的途径.试验结果表明在木质素对笨酚的替代率低于30%务件下,以分离提纯后的木质素可直接应用于酚醛树脂胶粘剂的改性;而当替代率大于50%后,木质素的羟甲基化展示对木质素改性酚醛树脂的胶结强度、热稳定性具有良好的促进作用.但木质素的羟甲基化作用同时也导致木质素改性酚醛树脂中残留甲醛含量增加,进而导致制备的胶粘荆的贮存稳定性降低,可以通过改变合成过程中甲醛和碱的用量来达到降低酚醛树脂中残留甲醛含量.     

Some aspects of biochemistry of myocardial infarction

This review deals with biochemical changes in infarcted heart muscle. Two main topics are emphasized: changes in substrate metabolism and in myocardial nitric oxide (NO), and prostacyclin and thromboxane formation. Alterations in glucose metabolism in infarcted heart are discussed with special reference to its myocardial utilization in ischemia. The biochemical basis of the increase in NO and prostanoids and the relationship between the enzyme producing nitric oxide (NOS) and cyclooxygenases (COX) responsible for formation of prostanoids are described. The relevance of these findings to clinical conditions and to angiogenesis in heart muscle are stressed.     

Outline of a dynamical inferential conception of the application of mathematics

We outline a framework for analyzing episodes from the history of science in which the application of mathematics plays a constitutive role in the conceptual development of empirical sciences. Our starting point is the inferential conception of the application of mathematics, recently advanced by Bueno and Colyvan (2011). We identify and discuss some systematic problems of this approach. We propose refinements of the inferential conception based on theoretical considerations and on the basis of a historical case study. We demonstrate the usefulness of the refined, dynamical inferential conception using the well-researched example of the genesis of general relativity. Specifically, we look at the collaboration of the physicist Einstein and the mathematician Grossmann in the years 1912–1913, which resulted in the jointly published “Outline of a Generalized Theory of Relativity and a Theory of Gravitation,” a precursor theory of the final theory of general relativity. In this episode, independently developed mathematical theories, the theory of differential invariants and the absolute differential calculus, were applied in the process of finding a relativistic theory of gravitation. The dynamical inferential conception not only provides a natural framework to describe and analyze this episode, but it also generates new questions and insights. We comment on the mathematical tradition on which Grossmann drew, and on his own contributions to mathematical theorizing. The dynamical inferential conception allows us to identify both the role of heuristics and of mathematical resources as well as the systematic role of problems and mistakes in the reconstruction of episodes of conceptual innovation and theory change.     

Effects of fluoride on glycosaminoglycan of cancellous and cortical bone of rabbits

Summary The present report deals with the effect of excessive ingestion of fluoride on glycosaminoglycan (GAG). Increase in fluoride deposition in bone, and in circulating levels of fluoride in serum, are also reported. Among the 3 constituents of GAG investigated; hexosamine, uronic acid and sulphate, the content remained unaltered except for sulphate.Acknowledgment. The authors wish to acknowledge the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for the financial aid. One of us (M.J.) acknowledges the receipt of a Junior Research Fellowship from DST, during the tenure of which the investigations were carried out.     

Specificity of action of phospholipases of rat intestinal mucosa]

The total homogenate of rat intestine is devoid of C or D phospholipase activity. At pH 6,5 in the presence of phosphatidylcholines, it exhibits a B phospholipase activity and in the presence of exogen lysophosphatidylcholines an A1 lysophospholipase activity. At pH 8,5 the intestinal mucous membrane of a rat shows an isolated A2 phospholipase activity.     

Measurement of cyclic AMP in the islets of Langerhans of newborn rats. Effect of amino acids]

Radioimmunoassay of cyclic AMP (cAMP) in the islets of Langerhans from 48-64 h old Rats was performed after succinylation of the samples. cAMP was detected at 0.03 nM. The cAMP content of islets increases when L-arginine, L-lysine and L alanine are added together in the incubation medium at a concentration of 5-10 mM each. When phosphodiesterase is inhibited by theophylline the three amino acids considerably increase the cAMP content of islets. Thus an increase in cAMP content of the islets was observed with a concentration of amino acids which is efficient in stimulating the insulin and glucagon secretion.     

Activity of two components of serum ribonuclease under conditions of physical exercise

Summary Serum ribonuclease activity before and after physical exercise in healthy persons was estimated. It is found that a work load of 6000 kgm/5 min increased ribonuclease activity measured at pH 8.5 and decreased the activity of the same enzyme measured at pH 7.0 in the presence of ZnSO₄. The observed changes were more pronounced in untrained than in trained persons.     

Redox-sensitivity of the dimerization of occludin

Occludin is a self-associating transmembrane tight junction protein affected in oxidative stress. However, its function is unknown. The cytosolic C-terminal tail contains a coiled coil-domain forming dimers contributing to the self-association. Studying the hypothesis that the self-association is redox-sensitive, we found that the dimerization of the domain depended on the sulfhydryl concentration of the environment in low-millimolar range. Under physiological conditions, monomers and dimers were detected. Masking the sulfhydryl residues in the domain prevented the dimerization but affected neither its helical structure nor cylindric shape. Incubation of cell extracts containing full-length occludin with sulfhydryl reagents prevented the dimerization; a cysteine/alanine exchange mutant also did not show dimer formation. This demonstrates, for the first time, that disulfide bridge formation of the domain is involved in the occludin dimerization. It is concluded that the redox-dependent dimerization of occludin may play a regulatory role in the tight junction assembly under physiological and pathological conditions.