Biologically active proteins of the wormEisenia foetida

Seven protein-peptide fractions have been isolated from the biomass of the wormEisenia foetida. Their influence on the synthesis of RNA, DNA, and protein in animal and plant cells has been investigated.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax 627071. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 118–120, January–February, 1994.     

Ba2(Cu0.7Cd0.3)O3: a new double-center perovskite structure

A new phase of Ba₂(Cu_0.7Cd_0.3)O₃ has been discovered. The composition of the phase was examined by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. The phase exhibits a tetragonal structure with lattice constants a=4.077 Å and c=7.970 Å, and its space group is P4/mmm. We propose a double-center-perovskite structure model, which is similar to that of (Ba, Sr)₂CuO₂(CO₃) [1, 2]. The simulated XRD is close to the observed one. The analysis results of elemental analyzer and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer reveal that the phase does not contain CO . The cuprate is an insulator, but its new cell structure and the large size of the CuO₂ planes seem to suggest a good reason for researching new superconductors. The roles of CdO in the solid state reaction and the formation of the new phase are discussed.     

Research on furan acetal compounds

The possibility of the reduction of the furan ring to a tetrahydrofuran ring under the conditions of liquid-phase hydrogenation of 2-furyl-1,3-dioxanes on Raney nickel at atmospheric pressure is demonstrated. 2-Furyl or tetrahydro-2-furyl amino derivatives of 1,3-dioxane are formed in the case of 5-nitro-2-furyl-1,3-dioxanes as a function of the structure of the starting acetals. Data from the UV and IR spectra are presented.See [1] for communication IX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1026–1029, August, 1977.