WEIGLE-REACTIVATION IN A CYANOBACTERIUM (Synechococcus PCC7934) IS INDUCED BY UV BUT NOT BY MITOMYCIN-C OR NALIDIXIC ACID

Abstract— The cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC7943 (Anacystis nidulans 602) exhibited UV induced Weigle-reactivation of irradiated cyanophaseAs–1. Weigle-reactivation had a half-life of approximately 34 min. It was not induced by treatments with the SOS inducing agents mitomycin-C or nalidixic acid.     

Monotone Chemical Reaction Networks

We analyze certain chemical reaction networks and show that every solution converges to some steady state. The reaction kinetics are assumed to be monotone but otherwise arbitrary. When diffusion effects are taken into account, the conclusions remain unchanged. The main tools used in our analysis come from the theory of monotone dynamical systems. We review some of the features of this theory and provide a self-contained proof of a particular attractivity result which is used in proving our main result.     

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Purification and characterization of lamb pregastric lipase

Lamb pregastric lipase was purified from a commercial source using delipidation, solubilization with KSCN, acid-precipitation, pepsin-digestion, affinity chromatography with agarose-Cibacron Blue F3GA, gel filtration, and elution from a native 10% (w/v) polyacrylamide gel. The enzyme had a single subunit of 68,000 Da with maximum esterase activity when measured at pH 6.0 and 30 degrees C. The enzyme preferentially hydrolyzed short- and medium-chain (C4, C6, and C8) synthetic esters and short-chain (C4 and C6) monoacid triglycerides. The NH2-terminal sequence demonstrated high homology with gastric and lingual lipases.     

Anionenaustauschtrennungen der mit Tributylphosphat extrahierbaren Elemente. VII

Zusammenfassung Eine Methode zur Abtrennung des Urans wird beschrieben, bei der das Uran aus einer 6-m salzsauren Lösung mit reinem, unverdünntem TBP extrahiert und aus einer Mischung von 30 Vol.% TBP, 60 Vol.% Methylglykol und 10 Vol.% 12-m Salzsäure am stark basischen Anionenaustauscher Dowex 1-X8 (Chloridform) adsorbiert wird. Da der TBP-Extrakt zur Bereitung dieser Mischung verwendet wird, lassen sich Extraktion und Ionenaustausch kombinieren, wodurch nicht nur die Selektivität der Abtrennung des Urans wesentlich erhöht wird, sondern auch eine so weitgehende Anreicherung des Urans auf dem Harz erfolgt, daß auch ppm-Mengen leicht zu bestimmen sind. Das Harz wird zu diesem Zweck zunächst zur Entfernung des TBP mit einer Mischung von 90 Vol.% Methylglykol und 10 Vol.% 12-m Salzsäure, dann zur Entfernung von mitadsorbierten Elementen mit 6-m Salzsäure behandelt; anschließend wird das Uran mit 1-m Salzsäure eluiert und fluorimetrisch bestimmt. Zu Vergleichszwecken wurden 16 geologische Proben nach dieser Methode und auch unter Anwendung einer anderen Anionenaustauschmethode analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß das hier beschriebene Trennverfahren eine quantitative Abtrennung des Urans ermöglicht und zu gut reproduzierbaren Resultaten führt.

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Anionic exchange separations of the elements that are extractable with tributyl phosphate. VII

Summary A method is described for the separation of uranium in which the latter is extracted from a 6M hydrochloric acid solution by means of pure undiluted TBP and adsorbed from a mixture of 30 volume % TBP, 60 volume % methylglycol and 10 volume % of 12M hydrochloric acid on the strongly basic anionexchanger Dowex 1-X8 (chloride form). Since the TBP-extract is used for the preparation of this mixture, the extraction and the ion-exchange may be combined, whereby not only the selectivity of the separation of the uranium is significantly raised but also there follows such a rar-reaching enrichment of the uranium on the resin that even ppm quantities are readily determined. For this latter purpose, the resin is first treated with a mixture of 90 volume % methylglycol and 10 volume % 12M hydrochloric acid to remove the TBP, and then with 6M hydrochloric acid to remove the co-adsorbed elements; and then the uranium is eluted by means of 1M hydrochloric acid and determined fluorimetrically. For comparison purposes, 16 geologic specimens were analyzed in accord with this procedure and also employing another anion exchange method. The results show that the separation method described here makes possible a quantitative separation of the uranium and leads to good reproducible results.

     

Bismuth compounds in organic synthesis. A one-pot synthesis of homoallyl ethers and homoallyl acetates from aldehydes catalyzed by bismuth triflate

[reaction: see text] Three one-pot methods for the conversion of aldehydes to homoallyl ethers catalyzed by Bi(OTf)(3).xH(2)O (1 < x < 4) have been developed. The one-pot synthesis of homoallyl ethers can be achieved either by in situ generation of the acetal followed by its reaction with allyltrialkylsilane or by a three-component synthesis in which the aldehyde, trimethylorthoformate or an alkoxytrimethylsilane and allyltrimethylsilane are mixed together in the presence of bismuth triflate (0.1-1.0 mol %). In addition, a three-component synthesis of homoallyl acetates, which is achieved by reacting the aldehyde, acetic anhydride, and allyltrimethylsilane in the presence of bismuth triflate (3.0-5.0 mol %), has been developed. The use of a relatively nontoxic, easy to handle, and inexpensive catalyst adds to the versatility of these methods.