Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) confer bacterial resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, such as cefotaxime and ceftazidime, increasing hospital mortality rates. Whereas these antibiotics are almost impervious to classic beta-lactamases, such as TEM-1, ESBLs have one to four orders greater activity against them. The origins of this activity have been widely studied for the TEM ...

Human antibodies selectively targeting angiogenic vessels hold great promise for the immunotherapy of human malignancies and can help to elucidate the molecular mechanisms regulating angiogenesis. By selecting a large antibody phage display library on proliferating stimulated HUVEC, we have isolated 15 human antibodies that bind to HUVEC in flow cytometric analysis, 11 of which target the vascu...

PURPOSE O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGAT) is modulated by methylating agents, which, in turn, abrogates nitrosourea resistance in preclinical studies. The feasibility of administering various sequences of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) and temozolomide (TEM) in patients with advanced solid neoplasms was evaluated in this Phase I and pharmacological study to assess this ...

Epidemiologic surveillance study was conducted in southern Japan to determine the antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and characterize the β-lactamase genes and the plasmids harboring these genes in Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis (S. Infantis) isolates from broilers. Between January, 2007 and December, 2008, a total of 1,472 fecal samples were collected and examined at the Laboratory of V...

The 13C N M R spectra o f bicyclo[3.2. l]octa-2,6-dienyl anion (1) as the lithium (ILi) and the potassium salt (1 K) were recorded at various tem peratures and in different solvents. The re­ sults show IK to exist as a contact ion pair (CIP), whereas for ILi solvent separated ions (SSIP) are also found as the tem perature is lowered and when the solvating pow er o f the sol­ vent is increased. ...

W. S. H am am a Chemistry D epartm ent, Faculty of Science, M ansoura University, M ansoura, Egypt R eprint requests to Dr. W. S. H am am a. E-mail: Sinfac@ mum.mans.eun.eg Z. Naturforsch. 55b, 443-447 (2000); received January 25, 2000 6-Am inouracil, M annich Reaction, Pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrim idine The reaction of 6-am inouracil 1 with form aldehyde and secondary amines in ethanol at room tem per...