Reduced and unreduced lysozyme aggregates formed by formaldehyde cross-linking comprise a set of model compounds for studying the effects of protein conformation on the electrophoretic mobilities of sodium dodecyl sulphate-protein complexes. The reduced aggregates were indistinguisable from normal proteins, but the unreduced aggregates migrated anomalously fast by about 14%. Contrary to expecta...

BACKGROUND Successful therapy of leishmaniasis depends on effective cellular immune response. We evaluated the effectiveness of sodium selenite and zinc sulphate as known immunomodulator materials, in combination with Glucantime® in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions resulting from Leishmania major in susceptible animal model. METHODS Thirty three female mice weighing 18-20 g at the...

Intact mitochondria, obtained from Euglena gracilis Klebs var. bacillaris Cori mutant W10BSmL, which lacks plastids, and purified on Percoll density gradients, form adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulphate from sulphate. The optimal conditions include addition of 17 mM-Tricine/KOH, pH 7.6, 18 mM-MgCl2, 250 mM-sucrose, 5.66 mM-sodium ADP (or 0.94 mM-sodium ATP), 1 mM-K2SO4, carrier-free 35SO4(2...

Mining activities are inevitable for the growing industrialization and urbanization in world. Disposal of mine tailings creates a severe impact to environment ultimately society. Identifying applications as potential secondary raw materials would help mining industries achieving circular economy. Alkali activation their utilization building or backfill sites is one such popular technique. In th...

Estrus cycle has been used as a base to study gustatory responses in rats under conditions of two-bottle choice test given for one hour daily, and the data pooled respectively for diestrus/metestrus (D/M) and proestrus/estrus (P/E). Glucose (13.5%), sodium saccharin (0.2%), sodium chloride (0.9%), citric acid (0.004%) and quinine sulphate (0.002%) was each paired with water and a particular sol...

of the detergents used (Evans, 1956), although the sharp cut-off in activity evident lends support to the idea that protein denaturation by anionic detergents involves the formation of protein-detergent micelles (Tanford, 1970). The most effective inhibitor of glucuronidase activity was sodium tridecyl sulphate, whereas sodium pentadecyl sulphate exerted the strongest effects on the sulphatase....

The use of potassium ferrate(VI) as an alternative water treatment chemical for both drinking water and sewage treatment has been studied and is reported in this paper. The performance of potassium ferrate(VI) was evaluated in comparison with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and NaOCl plus ferric sulphate (FS) and aluminium sulphate (AS). The effects of the dosages of ferrate(VI), NaOCl and FS/AS an...

INTRODUCTION Patients with phaeochromocytoma have haemodynamic instability during adrenalectomy. CLINICAL PICTURE A case showing major swings of blood pressure during tumour handling. TREATMENT Magnesium sulphate infusion alone failed to prevent severe hypertension. OUTCOME The patient had to be given phentolamine and sodium nitroprusside to control the severe hypertension. CONCLUSION T...