Die Wirkung unterschiedlicher Lichtintensitäten während der Anzucht auf die CO2-Kompensationslage, die Glykolsäure-Oxidase- und Ribulosebiphosphat-Carboxylase-Aktivitäten bei Sinapis alba

Summary Sinapis alba (white mustard) plants were grown under conditions of strong (100 W · m -2 ) and weak (3 W · m -2 ) light and the effect of the light intensity during growth on the CO 2 -compensation point and the activities of glycolic acid oxidase and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase were studied. The CO 2 -compensation concentration was determined according to two methods: firstly in a closed system with an infrared CO 2 -analyzer, and secondly according to the curve of net photosynthesis as a function of C0 2 -concentration over the range of 400 vpm CO 2 to the CO 2 -compensation point (Fig. 4). The intensity of light during growth was observed to exert an unmistakable effect on t…

Viral and host factors in the prediction of response to interferon-alpha therapy in chronic hepatitis C after long-term follow-up.

Acute infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) develops into a chronic hepatitis in about 50-70% of patients. Treatment of these patients with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) results in a sustained long-term response in only 15-20% but causes numerous unwanted side-effects in a higher percentage of patients. The aim of our study was to define host or viral parameters that would allow identification of responders and non-responders to IFN-alpha prior to the onset of treatment. We studied a group of 87 patients suffering from chronic hepatitis C who were treated with IFN-alpha. After long-term follow-up, 18 patients (21%) showed a sustained response to IFN-alpha therapy (normalization of serum tra…

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