Quantitative investigation on the possible losses of nucleic acids from ‘freeze-substituted’ tissue in the course of histological procedure

Résumé Les auteurs ont déterminé le contenu en acides nucléiques dans le foie du rat après la congélation-dessication dans du méthanol. Après cette technique, une grande partie de DNA était soluble dans l'eau.      

The relation between cell proliferation and adenylate cyclase activity in grafts of 3-methylcholanthrene induced mouse uterine cervical tumors

Summary In transplanted uterine cervical tumors, induced by 3-methylcholanthrene, a significant negative correlation was obtained between adenylate cyclase activity and cell proliferation.     

Preparation and properties of hexitol-lysyl conjugates

Summary The facile preparation of hexitol-lysyl derivatives is reported. Some of the properties of these compounds, particularly those relevant to protein structural studies, are described.Supported by grants from Medical Research Council of New Zealand, New Zealand Neurological Foundation and National Heart Foundation of New Zealand.     

The antennae and mating behaviour ofDrosophila females

Summary The females ofDrosophila bipectinata andD. malerkotliana are able to discriminate between their own and alien males in the absence of antennae. Thus mate recognition seems to depend on contact chemoreceptors in these 2 species.We are grateful to the Head of the Department of Zoology, B.H.U. for providing the necessary facilities. Thanks are due to the U.G.C., New Delhi, India for awarding a junior research fellowship to O.P.S.     

Dimethyloxarsylethanol from anaerobic decomposition of brown kelp (Ecklonia radiata): A likely precursor of arsenobetaine in marine fauna

Summary The novel arsenic compound, dimethyloxarsylethanol, has been isolated from anaerobically incubatedEcklonia radiata. It is proposed that this compound has a key position in the biosynthesis of arsenobetaine.C, H microanalyses were performed by the Australian Microanalytical Service.     

Ethylene production and cell wall formation in mesophyll protoplasts

Summary The regulation of ethylene synthesis, in relation to the presence of a new cell wall, has been investigated forNicotiana sylvestris leaf protoplasts. It is clear that the production of ethylene is not controlled by the new wall, which has no action on the ethylene formation. The addition of dichlorobenzonitrile to cultivated protoplasts causes the inhibition of wall formation, without any other apparent deleterious effects.