Early investigations on the effect of methyl mercuric chloride upon DMN-acute hepatotoxicity

Summary Acute toxicity induced by DMN was partially prevented by previously administering methyl mercuric chloride (MMC), a chemical inhibitor of the drug metabolizing enzyme system (DMES). We have studied the early changes occurring during the course of DMN-intoxication, namely disaggregation of polysomal profiles and necrosis, evaluated morphologically and by the release of S-GPT.This work was supported by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma, Italy.     

Some aspects of the NMR-spectra of aporphine and phenanthrene alkaloids

Summary The C-11 proton of an aprophine possessing a C-1,2 methylenedioxy group falls relatively upfield between 7.47 and 7.86. Additionally, the i.c.s. for the two protons of the methylenedioxy group is large (4–12 Hz). The presence of a methylenedioxy at C-3,4 in a phenanthrene alkaloid also results in an upfield shift ( 8.95–9.00) of the C-5 proton.This project was supported by NIH research grant No. HL-12971, awarded by the National Heart and Lung Institute, PHS/DHEW.     

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.     

Influence of cyclic nucleotides on protein synthesis in vascular smooth muscle

Summary The incorporation of leucice-¹⁴C into protein in bovine mesenteric arteries was augmented by cyclic GMP (10^–3 M) and decreased by cyclic AMP (10^–3 M). There was no effect of 5 AMP (10^–3 M). The phosphodiesterase inhibiting drugs theophylline (10^–3 M) and papaverine (5×10^–5 g/ml) both decreased the leucine-¹⁴C incorporation.We are indebted to Mrs.Lena Burlin for hear assistance. Finacial support has been provided by the Swedish State Medical Research Council (No. 04X-101X-4498).     

浅析罗伯特·弗罗斯特抒情诗歌的风格

罗伯特.弗罗斯特的抒情诗歌大量地是以乡村生活和风俗人情为背景,在诗歌写作中融入了个人的情感和观点的表达。这种在描写乡村生活和风俗人情的诗歌中暗示和表达自己观点的诗歌写作成为了弗罗斯特诗歌写作的一大特点和风格。本文仅以其短诗给予浅显的分析。     

碳纤维布提高高强混凝土柱抗震能力评估方法

针对利用碳纤维布加固既有建筑中的高强混凝土柱，以及加固后抗震性能的评估问题，对7根高强混凝土柱进行试验研究，分析了碳纤维布约束高强混凝土的影响因素和约束机理．通过理论推导和统计回归的方法．提出了碳纤维布加固高强混凝土柱位移延性比的理论计算方法和基于两个回归公式的简化计算方法．两种计算方法概念清晰，简便适用，分析结果与试验值的相对误差控制在20％左右，可以满足抗震加固设计的要求．两个回归公式的决定系数R^2分别为0．97和0．99，具有很高的拟合精度，可用于碳纤维布约束混凝土柱的相关研究．