Ten species of nonhuman primates in West African habitat were analysed for variolavaccinia subgroup haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) and neutralization antibodies. The animals were taken in 27 different sampling zones in parts of the Ivory Coast, Mali, and Upper Volta. Of the 195 tested, 15 (8%) had elevated HI antibodies after nonspecific reactions were reduced with potassium periodate pretre...

A simple and sensitive kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of cerium (IV), based on the catalytic effect of Ce (IV) on the oxidation of Nile blue (NB) by potassium periodate is described. The reaction rate was monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance of NB at 636 nm. The detection limit of the method was 0.15 g ml and the line...

1. Particulate enzyme preparations obtained from Bacillus stearothermophilus B65 by digestion with lysozyme were shown to catalyse teichoic acid synthesis. With CDP-glycerol as sole substrate the preparations synthesized 1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate). It was characterized by alkaline hydrolysis, by glucosylation to the alkali-stable 2-glucosyl-1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate) with excess of UDP-gluc...

To eliminate toxic formaldehyde from wood-based panels, a new formaldehyde-free wood adhesive (named OL/PEI adhesive) was synthesized by reaction of oxidized lignin (OL) and polyethylenimine (PEI) in the presence sodium periodate. The curing mechanism clarified Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) solid-state cross-polarization magic angle spinning carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance...

Nanocellulose has a variety of advantages, which make the material most suitable for use in biomedical devices such as wound dressings. The material is strong, allows for production of transparent films, provides a moist wound healing environment, and can form elastic gels with bioresponsive characteristics. In this study, we explore the application of nanocellulose as a bioink for modifying fi...

1. 3Hand 35S-labelled heparan sulphate was isolated from monolayers of human lung fibroblasts and subjected to degradations by (a) deaminative cleavage and (b) periodate oxidation/alkaline elimination. Fragments were resolved by geland ion-exchangechromatography. 2. Deaminative cleavage of the radioactive glycan afforded mainly disaccharides with a low content of ester-sulphate and free sulphat...

Infection with the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni induces a pronounced Th2-type response that is associated with significant IgE production. To better understand how the parasite drives these responses, we investigated the relative roles of proteins and carbohydrates in driving Th2-type and/or IgE responses using a murine model of intranasal sensitization with soluble egg Ags (SEA) of Sc...

Sustainable Chemistry The cover image for article number 2100391 by Siegfried R. Waldvogel and co-workers represents a method to obtain selectively 5-iodovanillin, as an advanced building block, from side-stream lignins degradation using electrochemically generated periodate. In times of climate changes the utilization lignin renewable feedstock fine chemicals is considered, would rival petrole...