A small mobile protein, encoded by the FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) locus, plays a central role in the control of flowering. FT is regulated positively by CONSTANS (CO), the output of the photoperiod pathway, and negatively by FLC, which integrates the effects of prolonged cold exposure. Here, we reveal the mechanisms of regulation by the microRNA miR172 target SCHLAFMUTZE (SMZ), a potent repressor o...

An immunoaffinity chromatographic (IAC) method for isolating sulfamethazine (SMZ) from incurred urine samples was developed. This was achieved by (i) generating polyclonal antibodies that recognize equally well SMZ and its major urinary metabolites, (ii) evaluating in an ELISA procedure the influence of methanol, salt and pH on the antigen-antibody interaction in order to determine the optimum ...

In both instances, clinical and haematological improvement was noted which was maintained in one of them. We thought that if this treatment had been started earlier in the second case the improvement may well have been sustained. However, in this instance a partial remission was achieved which was probably contributed by cytosine arabinoside. The synergistic effect of methoxy-9-ellipticine with...

An all-optical 1×2 high contrast ratio (CR) switch based on the symmetric Mach-Zehnder (SMZ) interferometers is presented. Simulation results show a remarkable improvement of the inter-output CR (~25 dB) between the two outputs compared with an existing SMZ switch. It is shown that the proposed switch offers high values of inter-output CR (> 32dB) over a wide range of input powers using appropr...

Sixteen healthy volunteers took part in a cross-over study examining the effect of ethanol on the rate of sulphadimidine acetylation (blood ethanol concentration about 1 g/1). In both rapid and slow acetylators the apparent half life of the drug decreased by about 20% after ethanol (mean reduction 39 +/- SE 8 min) and the amount of drug acetylated, measured in blood and urine, increased. In thr...

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is affected by the type of antibiotics used and how they are handled. The types of antibiotics used by 110 pig farms in the Ashanti region and the handling practices of the farmers during disease management were assessed. Injectable tetracycline, sulphadimidine, benzylpenicillin, and dihydrostreptomycin containing antibiotics were overly used by the farmers esp...

capacity to synthesize a large amount of s01I\ essential vitamins which are absorbed a.nutilized by the host animal and that bacterio~ static agents like sulphonamides can effectively inhibit this intestinal synthesis of the vitaminsWith these drugs as new tools and with improve technique of estimation, it has been shown Wf some nutrition experts and bacteriologists tha rats can synthesize some...