Demonstration of different metabolic pathways starting with glucose or fructose in Rhizobium meliloti]

Rhizobium meliloti can produce many polysaccharides on D-fructose and D-mannitol. In glucose-grown cultures, few polysaccharides are observed and 2 keto-gluconate is accumulated.     

The control of contraction activation by the membrane potential

Summary Force measurements under voltage-clamp control were performed in short toe muscles of the frog. The results show a) that the activation of force development and its repriming process can at least qualitatively be correlated to charge movement kinetics; b) that caffeine improves EC coupling by potentiating the potential dependent activation process.This work was supported by DFG (SFB 114 Bionach) and DAAD.     

On the prevention of loss of RNA into lipid solvents

Résumé La perte de RNA dans les solvants tels que l'éthanol et l'acétone, au cours de la délipidation des nucléoprotéines précipitées par l'acide, peut être évitée en traitant le précipité (obtenu à une concentration quelconque d'acide trichloracétique) par le dioxane avant d'extraire avec les autres solvants délipidants usuels.     

Optical rotatory dispersion of proline-rich peptides from the venom ofBothrops jararaca

Zusammenfassung Die optische Rotationsdispersion mehrer prolinreicher Oligopeptide aus dem Gift der SchlangeBothrops jararaca wurde gemessen und mit jener von Oligoprolinen verglichen. Es konnte nur eine qualitative Beziehung zwischen der angedeuteten Strukturrigidität und der biologischen Wirksamkeit der Peptide festgestellt werden.

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This study was supported by a U.S. Public Health Service Grant No. 1RO1-AM-12473. ProfessorRosalia B. Frydman, Department of Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, during her visit at Case Western Reserve University, participated in the experiments here reported.