The title compound, sodium ammonium sulfate-telluric acid (1/1), Na(0.39)(NH(4))(1.61)SO(4)·Te(OH)(6), is isostructural with other solid solutions in the series M(1-x)(NH(4))(x)SO(4)·Te(OH)(6), where ammonium is partially replaced with an alkali metal (M = K, Rb or Cs). The structure is composed of planes of Te(OH)(6) octa-hedra alternating with planes of SO(4) tetra-hedra. The Na(+)/NH(4) (+) ...

A rapid, simplified method for production and purification of tetanus toxin from bacterial extracts was described. The extracts were prepared by stirring young cells (ca. 45-h culture) of Clostridium tetani in 1 M NaCl-0.1 M sodium citrate, pH 7.5, overnight at 0 to 4 degrees C. The toxin was purified by a combination of (i) ammonium sulfate fractionation (0 to 40% saturation), (ii) ultracentri...

Moss (Bryum argenteum) continues to become one of the most problematic weeds in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) putting greens. Control of moss can be approached in many different ways, including chemical applications, and cultural practices such as correcting shading or poor drainage. A study was conducted at Springdale Country Club (Springdale, Ark.) to evaluate the effectiveness of s...

Air pollution benefit-cost analyses depend on dispersion models to predict population exposures to pollutants, but it is difficult to determine the reasonableness of the model estimates. This is in part because validation with field measurements is not feasible for marginal concentration changes and because few models can capture the necessary spatial and temporal domains with adequate sophisti...

Hydrophobic interaction high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using TSKgel Phenyl-5PW was applicable to single-step purification of F(ab')2 fragments from pepsin digests of mouse monoclonal antibodies of IgG1 class. The digests were applied to the gel equilibrated with phosphate-buffered saline containing 1 M ammonium sulfate. F(ab')2 fragments were adsorbed onto the gel using the same ...

Ammonium chloride (greater than or equal to 0.05 mM) effectively and reversibly inhibited the nitrogenase activity of Azospirillum brasilense, Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum amazonense. The glutamine synthetase inhibitor L-methionine-DL- sulfoximine abolished this "switch-off" in A. lipoferum and A. brasilense, but not in A. amazonense. Azaserine, an inhibitor of glutamate synthase, in...