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Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil column lysimeters from Kwajalein Island

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Soil column studies were used to evaluate petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) remediation in soils from Kwajalein Atoll. Treatments included controls, and...     

Non-radioactive determination of PTH and dabsyl phosphoamino acids by capillary electrophoresis

Summary Capillary electrophoresis is a novel technique in the non-radioactive determination of phosphoamino acids. The main advantage of the method presented is the high selectivity and the ability to separate all phosphoamino acid derivatives. Non-radioactive determination of PTH or dabsyl phosphoamino acids by capillary electrophoresis provides a fast and simple screening procedure for all O-phosphorylated amino acids in protein and peptides in the low picomolar range.     

Infrared-optical properties of vapour-deposited metal films

Spectroscopic infrared ellipsometry was applied to determine the optical constants of thin metal layers deposited on dielectric substrates such as glass or CaF(2). The layers were produced by evaporating gold or silver in a vacuum, and the coverage, that is the deposited mass per area, was chosen in the range 80-1200 mg m(-2) for gold, which refers to thicknesses in the lower nanometer range; in the case of the specifically lighter silver, about half the coverage was applied. At low coverage a metal island structure is obtained, which gives rise to surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA). Depending on the coverage, the deposited films exhibit either dielectric or metallic optical properties. Atomic force microscopy and conductivity measurements complement the spectroscopic observation.     

Separation and quantitation of fatty acids by high-performance liquid chromatography

To facilitate the determination of the fatty acid composition of tissues and the investigation of fatty acid metabolism, we developed a method for the rapid separation by high-performance liquid chromatography and quantitation (by ultraviolet light absorption) of p-bromophenyl esters of fatty acids which vary in chain length from 10 to 22 carbon atoms. The utility of the method was demonstrated by evaluating the fatty acid composition of human uterine decidua vera tissue and human endometrial stromal cells that are maintained in monolayer culture.     

Relations between subclasses of greedoids

In previous papers many different classes and constructions of greedoids have been defined and studied. This paper documents inclusion relations among all subclasses of greedoids which are known so far. It will be shown that all inclusion relations are proper and that all but one subclasses of interval greedoids are distinct.

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Zusammenfassung In früheren Arbeiten wurden viele verschiedene Klassen und Konstruktionen für Greedoide eingeführt und studiert. In dieser Arbeit werden alle bekannten Inklusionsbeziehungen zwischen Unterklassen von Greedoiden dokumentiert. Es wird gezeigt, daß alle Inklusionsbeziehungen echt und alle Unterklassen mit einer Ausnahme tatsächlich verschieden sind.

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Supported by the joint research project Algorithmic Aspects of Combinatorial Optimization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia) and the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 21). Part of this research was done while the first author was visiting the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo.     

Spektroskopische Bestimmung der Doppelbindungslage in Phospholinen

Zusammenfassung Die Spin-Spin-Kopplungskonstanten der olefinischen Protonen mit dem ³¹P sowie die Feinstruktur der ¹H-NMR-Spektren sind charakteristisch für die Lage der Doppelbindung. Vielfach kann auch die Intensität der _C=C-Schwingung im IR zur Bestimmung der Doppelbindungslage benutzt werden. Massenspektren geben nur in Ausnahmefällen Hinweise, können jedoch zur exakten Bestimmung des Molekulargewichts dienen.

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Summary The spin-spin coupling constants of the olefinic protons with the phosphorus-31 as well as the fine structure of the nmr-spectra are characteristic for the position of the double bond. In the infrared, the intensity of the _C=C-frequency may often serve as indication of the position of the double bond. The applicability of mass spectra is limited to a small number of compounds. They may be used, however, for an accurate determination of the molecular weight.

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Die Ausführung der Untersuchungen erfolgte unter Mitarbeit von Herrn F. Dlugosch, Herrn H. Au und Fräulein R. Barth.

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Herrn Dr. C. A. Reilly, Shell-Development Company, Emeryville, USA, danken wir für die Überlassung getesteter Programmkartensätze zur Berechnung der NMR-Spektren.