The prostatic complex of Didelphis virginiana Kerr has been studied by a variety of cytological and cytochemical means. Segment I was characterized by an apocrine type secretory mechanism. The apical parts of the epithelial cells, which were shed into the glandular lumen, contained vesicles which give positive cytochemical reactions for acid phosphatase, aliesterase, 5'-nucleotidase, and nucleo...

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia: Apiognomonia lasiopetali on Lasiopetalum sp., Blastacervulus eucalyptorum on Eucalyptus adesmophloia, Bullanockia australis (incl. Bullanockia gen. nov.) on Kingia australis, Caliciopsis eucalypti on Eucalyptus marginata, Celerioriella petrophiles on Petrophile teretifolia, Coleophoma xant...

Background—Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a periodic febrile disorder, characterised by fever and serositis. The acute phase response during attacks of FMF results from the release of cytokines, which in turn induce increased expression and changed glycosylation of acute phase proteins. A recent study indicated that attacks in FMF are accompanied by a rise of plasma concentrations of ser...

Thirty-seven years ago, Kundig, Ghosh and Roseman reported the discovery of a novel sugar-phosphorylating system in Escherichia coli (Kundig et al., 1964). The unique features of this phosphotransferase system (PTS) included the use of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) as the phosphoryl donor for sugar phosphorylation and the presence of three essential catalytic entities, termed Enzyme I, Enzyme II an...

Phospholipase A2 (Apis mellifera 1 [Api m 1]), the major bee venom allergen, is a glycoprotein that can bind IgE antibodies of patients with allergy via protein and/or carbohydrate epitopes.1Mittermann I. Zidarn M. Silar Markovic-Housley Z. Aberer W. Korosec P. et al.Recombinant allergen-based testing to distinguish and wasp allergy.J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010; 125: 1300-1307Abstract Full Text...