Metallothionein (MT) is a protein which contains 20 cysteine residues but no aromatic amino acids. It was tested whether treatment of male rats with the hepatocarcinogen diethylnitrosamine (DENA) could ethylate nucleic acids in such a way that protein variants containing measurable amounts of aromatic amino acid residues could be isolated from the livers of treated animals. To give a low limit ...

Mutants of bacteriophage T4D that are defective in genes 42 (dCMP hydroxymethylase), 46 (DNA exonuclease), and 56 (dCTPase) produce limited amounts of phage DNA in Escherichia coli B. In this DNA, glucoylated 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is completely replaced by cytosine. We found that this DNA rapidly becomes fragmented in vivo to at least 16 discrete bands as visualized on agarose gels subjected ...

In pursuit of strong shikalkin-producing cell lines, seeds of the Iranian Arnebia euchroma were collected from Dena altitudes in the central Zagross. Chemical analysis showed that the dried root of the plant contained about 8.5% (w/w) shikalkin pigment. The root explants of the young plantlets, obtained from the germinated seeds, were used for establishing callus. Then, parameters effective on ...

In the centrosymmetric binuclear title complex, [Zn(2)(C(11)H(14)NO(2))(4)(C(10)H(14)N(2)O)(2)], the two Zn(II) ions [Zn⋯Zn = 2.8874 (3) Å] are bridged by four 4-(diethyl-amino)benzoate (DEAB) ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each Zn(II) ion form a distorted square-planar arrangement, the distorted square-pyramidal coordination being completed by the pyridine N atom of an N,N-diethyl-ni...

Pod sucking pest, Riptortus linearis, is one of the important pests on soybeans which cause high yield losses. This study aimed to determine relationship between soybean pod morphological characteristics with population and attacking intensity pest R. linearis. The research method used was descriptive exploratory in field five varieties, namely: Detap-1 (V1), Dega-1 (V2), Anjasmoro (V3), Biosoy...

Sustantzia asko erabili dira betuna eraldatzeko haien propietateak eta errendimendua hobetzeko helburuarekin, baina gehien erabiltzen direnak polimeroak dira. Poliuretano-aparra isolatze termikotik sortzen den hondakin-produktu bat da, normalean zabortegietan amaitzen dena. Hondakin poliuretano-aparra betun eraldatzaile gisa aukeratu zen betunak bi nahaste bituminoso ezberdinak ekoizteko: beroa...

vitamin leads to a loss of copper from the body, known as pellagra disease. The nicotinamide derivative, N,Ndiethylnicotinamide (DENA), is an important respiratory stimulant. A structure determination of the title compound was undertaken in order to determine the ligand properties of NA and salicylate ligands. The title compound was prepared from the reaction of Zn(2HO-C6H5COO)2·8(H2O) (1.46 g,...

Human pulmonary alveolar macrophages obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage from both normal controls and smokers secreted in vitro a neutral proteinase that degraded denatured collagens. Optimal expression of the proteinase was detected after 3-5 d of culture. The proteinase could not be detected in the media of cultures that had been treated with 0.5 gg/ml of cycloheximide. The gelatinase had an ...

PURPOSE To explore the possible intermediary pathways through which diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely worsens hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), focusing on cell life controllers as some transcription factors and inflammatory mediators. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty male albino rats were divided into four groups, control, cancer [given single intra-peritoneal (IP) dose of diethyl nitrosamine, NDEA, ...

The title mol-ecule, [Zn(2)(C(8)H(8)NO(2))(4)(C(10)H(14)N(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O, is a centrosymmetric binuclear complex, with two Zn(II) ions [Zn⋯Zn' = 2.9301 (4) Å] bridged by four methyl-amino-benzoate (MAB) ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each Zn(II) ion form a distorted square-planar arrangement with the distorted square-pyramidal coordination completed by the pyridine N atom of the N,N-...