1. Pseudomonas sp. N.C.I.B. 8858 grew well on Dand L-1-aminopropan-2-ol and on aminoacetone. 2. Cell-free extracts possessed high activities of inducibly formed L1-aminopropan-2-ol-NAD+ oxidoreductase, amino alcohol-ATP phosphotransferase, DL-1-aminopropan-2-ol 0-phosphate phospho-lyase and aldehyde-NAD+ oxidoreductase, but no 1-aminopropan-2-ol racemase or D-I-aminopropan-2-ol-NAD+ oxidoreduct...

Cell-free extracts of the protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis have been found to catalyze the following reactions: Phosphatidylethanolamine + L-Serine <==> Phosphatidylserine + Ethanolamine. Phosphatidylserine --> Phosphatidylethanolamine + CO(2) divided by Net: L-Serine --> Ethanolamine + CO(2). The biosynthesis of phosphatidylserine in this organism resembles that found in higher animals. In con...

Female patients in reproductive age with systemic lupus erythematosus and fertility complications together are observed by rheumatologists, gynecologists, and reproductive immunologists. The paper notes the presence of autoantibodies to zona pellucida, to phospholipids (phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl inositol, phosphatidyl glycerol, phosphatidic acid, annexin V, be...

A number of N-substituted ethanolamine derivatives have been found to interact productively with ethanolamine ammonia-lyase, an adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl) requiring enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of vicinal amino alcohols to oxo compounds. Inhibition, inactivation, cleavage of AdoCbl, and exchange of tritium out of [5'-3H]AdoCbl were all observed, the effects varying from analog to analog...

The glycosylphosphatidylinositol membrane anchor of human placental alkaline phosphatase was isolated by exhaustive proteolysis followed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The resulting glycosylphosphatidylinositol-peptide was subjected to compositional analysis and chemical and enzymic modifications. The neutral-glycan fraction, prepared by dephosphorylation followed by HNO2 deaminatio...

SUMMARY Polydactylous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is rare and has been associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). Our recent case was HPV negative and provides greater evidence for chemical irritants being an alternative cause of subungual SCC. Our patient had spent a number of years with her hands in direct contact with undiluted cleaning chemicals including one containing ethanolamine. Eth...