Beta-adrenergic receptors in rat myocardium: Direct detection by a new fluorescent beta-blocker

Summary A new fluorescent -blocker, 9-amino-acridin propranolol (9-AAP), was administered i.v. to rats. Multiple fluorescent 9-AAP binding sites were observed on cardiac muscle cells in frozen sections. Intensity and density of cardiac 9-AAP fluorescence were markedly reduced following pretreatment with (±)- and (–)-propranolol but not with (+)-propranolol. Our findings suggest that 9-AAP may label -adrenergic receptor sites in rat myocardium.D. A. is supported by a fellowship from the Lady Davis Fellowship Trust and by a Research Grant from the Bat-Sheva de Rothschild Fund for The Advancement of Science and Technology. The technical assistance ofA. Itzhak is gratefully acknowledged.     

Does an inhibitor of mitochondrial adenylate kinase also affect oxidative phosphorylation?

Summary Adenylate kinase activity of intact mitochondria is strongly inhibited by Ap₅A, i.e.p ¹,p ⁵-Di (adenosine-5-) pentaphosphate, whereas oxidative phosphorylation is not affected. Therefore, Ap₅A is a useful tool to distinguish between oxidative and non oxidative ATP generating reactions.Acknowledgment. The generous support of Prof. Dr.Walther Lamprecht is gratefully acknowledged. J. L. thanks the Stipendienfonds des Verbandes der Chemische Industrie for a scholarship.     

Organization of myosin molecules in the muscle thick filament

Summary Tryptic treatment of muscle thick filaments reveals the underlying backbones of aggregatedl-meromyosin as a coli of 3 secondary filaments (helical repeat 130 nm) each in turn a coli of a 3 finer ones.     

Ecdysone 20-hydroxylase from the midgut of the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta L.)

Summary An ecdysone 20-hydroxylase enzyme system that converts -ecdysone to 20-hydroxyecdysone was prepared from the midgut of the tobacco hornworm prepupa. This partially purified enzyme is NADPH dependent and is localized in the mitochondrial fraction of the midgut tissue.     

Effect of air ionization on blood serotonin in vitro

Summary The effect of negative and positive air ionisation on siliconized blood serotonin was studied in vitro. The experiments showed that within 10 min positive ionisation increased serotonin levels in total blood (+40%), plasma (+90%), erythrocytes (+50%) and thrombocytes (+200%). On the other hand, negative ionization (10 min) lowered the serotonin content of total blood (–30%), plasma (–42.5%), erythrocytes (–41.7%) and thrombocytes (–72.3%), thus confirming the Krueger Effect in vitro.This research was generously supported by a grant from the Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University and Hadassah, and Dr. and Mrs.Leonard Appleby of Palmbeach, Florida.Acknowledgment: Our thanks are due to Mr.B. Shalita, Mrs.Zippora Adar and Mrs.Olga Fradkin for devoted technical assistance.     

库拉索芦荟抑菌效果研究

研究了库拉索芦荟提取液对食品中常见的污染菌:大肠杆菌、青霉、根霉、曲霉、毛霉的抑制作用.研究结果表明:用不同的方法对大肠杆菌做抑菌实验,抑菌效果差别较大.滤纸片法的效果最不明显,而管碟法和实验中的新方法效果很明显;用滤纸片法和管碟法对霉菌做抑菌实验效果不明显,而用平板对峙培养法对霉菌进行抑菌实验效果明显.库拉索芦荟提取液对曲霉、毛霉、青霉都有一定的抑制作用,而对根霉的抑制作用不明显,且芦荟叶皮汁比凝胶汁的抑菌作用强,经高温处理的芦荟汁的抑菌能力无明显变化.     

隐喻与科学模型

对隐喻与科学模型之间的关系作了初步探讨,认为隐喻在建构科学模型中起着十分重要的作用,尤其是当模型用于表示尚未认识的对象时,但并不是所有的模型都是隐喻性的,即便是隐喻性的模型也不一定能对研究对象加以准确、恰当的表示.     

DoS攻击流量的监测与分析

介绍了DoS攻击的概念、原理和危害，说明了当前抵御DoS攻击的现状，提出了监测和分析DoS攻击流量的几种方法。最后对未来的一些抵御DoS攻击的技术进行了讨论。     

嗜热乳酸杆菌T-1发酵特性的研究

对产L-乳酸的一株细菌T-1进行了营养缺陷型的初步鉴定，并对其发酵特性进行了研究?初步鉴定出蛋白胨中的某些物质是它的生长因子。培养基中加入蛋白胨后，在同样时间下比不加蛋白胨时菌体量明显增长；蛋白胨含量为15g／L时，发酵L-乳酸产量达到85．0g／L，比不加蛋白胨时的产量提高了48％；转化率为81．0％，比不加蛋白胨时的转化率提高了25％，从其发酵特性试验得出了T-1的最适发酵条件。发酵液中L乳酸的纯度为99．396。