Untersuchungen zur Sterinsynthese des Ascomyceten Aureobasidium (Dematium) pullulans / Studies of the Sterolsynthesis in the Fungus Aureobasidium (De…

1985

Abstract Isolation and identification of sterols from culture extracts of the fungus Aureobasidium (Dematium) pullulans yielded metabolites with key function in sterol synthesis. By proof of squalene, lanosterol/dihydrolanosterol, desmosterol, ergosterol, cholesterol, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol it was possible to work out a general synthesis-scheme for the building-up of sundry sterols in Ascomycetes.

Hemichorea associated with varicella-zoster reinfection and endocarditis. A case report.

1985

A 20-year-old woman developed transient right-sided hemichoreatic movements after household exposure to varicella-zoster. Some days before the appearance of involuntary movements a vesicular rash had occurred. About 6 months later an elevated IgG serum titer against varicella virus was found and two-dimensional echocardiography showed signs of an endocarditis. During the following 2 months the IgG value returned to within the normal range and the choreatic movements disappeared almost totally. The possibility is discussed that endocarditis had been caused and maintained by serum antibodies to varicella-zoster virus which cross-reacted with valvular tissue. Embolization to the region of the …

Number and size of rat thyroid C cells: No effect of pinealectomy

1985

A method for the estimation of the size and total number of calcitonin-containing cells (C cells) in the rat thyroid gland has been devised. The total area, the number of C cells per unit area, and the areal fraction of C cells were determined for the C cell region using step serial sections. From these data it was estimated that from 0.3 X 10(6) to 1.0 X 10(6) C cells were evenly divided between the two thyroid lobes. Approximately 150 micron3 of cytoplasm were associated with each of these cells. In comparison with sham-operated rats, pinealectomy had little effect on the number of C cells. In an experiment terminated in the summer, there was a statistically insignificant decrease 6 weeks…

Hidden information within series of measurements ? four examples from atmospheric science

1985

Whether in classical networks such as meteorological networks of in more recent ones of atmospheric chemistry, a wealth of data is at hand. These data have been evaluated in a manner depending on the purpose of the network. However, much more information is hidden in these time series and waits for discovery. Only the imagination of scientists is needed. Four examples are given which lead to new information about the atmospheric aerosol and the behaviour of the atmosphere. These examples are: “Atmospheric turbidity from sunshine recordings”, “Meteorological drainage area from the variance of observations”, “Location of point sources from air mass trajectories”, and “Total vertical ozone fro…

Beta-carbolines as benzodiazepine receptor ligands II: Synthesis and benzodiazepine receptor affinity of beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid amides.

1985

Numerous beta-carboline-3-carboxamides were synthesized by amidation of beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, with various amino acids and amino acid esters serving as amine components, and tested in respect to their affinity for the benzodiazepine receptor in mouse brain membranes. The title compounds have affinities in the low micromolar range. The results are discussed with respect to their relevance for a possible beta-carboline structure containing the endogenous ligand of the benzodiazepine receptor.

Über polystannane

1985

Abstract The compound I(t-Bu2Sn)4I has been synthesized by controlled cleavage of the related cyclotetrastannane (t-Bu2Sn)4 with iodine in toluene. Both compounds have been investigated by mass, NMR and vibrational spectra. I(t-Bu2Sn)4I: δ(119Snterminal) 67.7, δ(Sncentral) 17.4 ppm; 1J(SnSn) 2199 (terminal-central) and 1575 (central-central), 2J(SnSn) 20 (terminal-central), 3J (SnSn) 307 Hz (terminal-terminal); ν(SnSn) 119, ν(SnI) 167 cm−1. (t-Bu2Sn)4: δ(Sn) 87.4 ppm; ν(SnSn) 125 cm−1. The crystal structure of I(t-Bu2Sn)4I has been determined (R = 0.071): bond lengths SnSn 289.5(1) (terminal-central) and 292.4(1) (central-central), SnI 275.3(1) pm. The conformation of the chain ISn…

Dynamics of Ising spin glasses far below the lower critical dimension: The one-dimensional case and small clusters

1985

The Glauber model is studied for symmetric distributions (±J and gaussian) of the nearest-neighbour interactionJ, including a magnetic field. For small clusters of spins (closed rings ofN bonds, withN≦7) the complex magnetic susceptibility χ(ω) and the time-dependent remanent magnetizationm(t) are found exactly for given bond configurations {Jij} by diagonalization of the Liouville operator; apart from the ±J model, the average over {Jij} must be done numerically by simple random sampling Monte Carlo. Nevertheless our accuracy is much better than corresponding dynamic Monte Carlo simulations, even if one considers the extrapolation toN→∞.

Multiple coulomb excitation of202Hg and204Hg

1985

Multiple Coulomb excitation measurements on202, 204Hg have been performed with 5 MeV/u208Pb projectiles. The ground bands are excited up to the newly discovered 6+ states and B(E2) values are derived for the 4+→2+ and 6+→4+ transitions. Whereas the 2+ and 4+ levels in the Hg isotopes with 196≦A≦204 have an almost constant energy, the 6+ levels increase in202Hg and204Hg, compared to the lighter isotopes, by approximately 100 and 300 keV, respectively. The relative B(E2) values in both nuclei show that the collectivity in the neutron rich Hg nuclei is of more complex origin than expected from the few proton and neutron holes with respect to the 82 and 126 major shells.

Effects of Substantia Nigra Stimulation on Electrical and Mechanical Activities of the Duodeno-Jejunal Loop, in the Cat

1985

The effect of substantia nigra stimulation on duodeno-jejunal intraluminal pressure and electrical activity was analysed in the cat. An inhibitory influence was noted to occur on both the intestinal pressure and the electrical response activity (ERA): the effect seemed to be in correlation with the stimulus parameters employed. After bilateral vagotomy, the inhibition remained substantially unchanged. The possibility of the existence of a sympathetic pathway mediating the effect is emphasized.

Lateral differences in the GABAergic system of the rat striatum.

1985

Asymmetric differences have been found in the pre- and postsynaptic activity of the GABAergic system of the left and right striata of the rat. 3H-GABA binding shows a higher dissociation constant (KD) and a higher number of sites (Bmax) in the left striatum than in the right. Moreover, 3H-diazepam binding seems to be more extensively activated by GABA in the right striatum suggesting a more sensitive postsynaptic GABAergic activity than on the left side. However, when the presynaptic marker (GAD activity) was measured, the asymmetry was in the opposite direction. The results provide further neurochemical evidence of the functional asymmetry of the rat brain.

Économie de la famille et travail social

1985

A characterization of Baer cones in finite projective spaces

1985

Low- and medium-spin states in theN=124 isotones208Po and209At

1985

Excited levels in208Po and209At were populated in the reactions (p, 2n) and (3He, 3n), and208Po also in the EC-decay of the208At ground state, which was produced in the209Bi(3He, 4n) reaction. The experimental procedures comprised gamma-ray excitation functions,γ- γ coincidences, as well as gamma-ray angular distribution and conversionelectron measurements, both on- and off-line. The properties of about twenty-five levels in each nuclide were studied. In208Po the energy of the 8+→6+ transition could be determined to be 4.0±0.2keV and the 8+ state thus has an excitation energy of 1,528 keV. The effective quadrupole charge of theh 9/2 proton can be derived ase eff(τ h 9/2)=1.69(15)e. For the …

In-beam study of high-spin states in199,200,201Po and systematical features of Z=84 polonium isotopes

1985

Excited states in199,200,201Po were populated in the reactions12C+194Pt and12C+195Pt. The subsequentγ-radiation was studied using conventional in-beam spectroscopic methods. States with spins up to (29/2), 18 and ≧35/2ħ, respectively, were populated in the three nuclides. Three isomeric states with the following half-lives were observed in200Po:T1/2(8+)=90(15) ns,T1/2(11−)=120(20) ns andT1/2(12+)=267(4) ns. The structure of the excited states was interpreted within the framework of the spherical shell model. The three isomers are suggested to be two-quasiparticle states with configurationsπ(h22)8J, π(h9i13/2)11- and v(i1 3/2−2)12+. A self-consistent Hartree-Fock calculation was performed to…

Le travailleur social producteur d'éducation

1985

Inhomogeneity of gel and microsyneresis in porous styrene‐divinylbenzene copolymers

1985

The porosity of styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers prepared by suspension copolymerisation of the monomers carried out in the presence of inert diluent changes due to solvent pretreatment is investigated. The changes seem to reflect the inhomogeneity of copolymer gel. Various portions of it are transferred from the rubber-like into the glassy state at different stages of either swelling solvent exchange or the drying process. A microsyneresis, i.e. a local collapse of loosely crosslinked gel portions not followed by a shrinkage of the whole system, leads to the porosity changes.

IS IT IMPORTANT TO SEPARATE LEUCOCYTES AND PLATELETS BEFORE MEASURING THE FILTERABILITY OF RED BLOOD CELLS?

1985

Electromyographic activity related to aerobic and anaerobic threshold in ergometer bicycling

1985

Electromyographic activity (EMG) of the knee extensor musculature (m. vastus lateralis, m. vastus medialis, m. rectus femoris), triceps surae (m. gastrocnemius, m. soleus) and m. tibialis anterior was studied in ergometer bicycling at five different power outputs around aerobic (AerT) and anaerobic (AnT) thresholds. EMGs were sampled with surface electrodes for ten revolutions at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of each work load and integrated (IEMG) separately for each of the muscles and for the descending (work) and ascending (rest) phase of the revolution. The mean power frequency (MPF) of the power spectral density function for the descending periods was also calculated. The…

Antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies in human sera: Detection by a modified micro-ELISA

1985

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of antibodies to human glomerular basement membrane has been developed. Special emphasis has been put on the choice of microtiter plates which were coated with a collagenase digest of human glomerular basement membrane. Results differed markedly between the different microtiter plates. Best results were obtained with a flexible polyvinylchloride microtiter plate with flat wells (Dynatec). This plate exhibited the highest positive/negative ratio and the lowest intraassay standard deviation. Optimal conditions for each step in the ELISA have been determined. The assay proved to be specific, sensitive, and reproducible. Circulating ant…

Phases and phase transitions of (NaCl)1?x(NaCN)x

1985

(NaCl)1−x(NaCN)x mixed crystals with CN-concentrationsx of 0.87, 0.76, 0.71 and 0.65 have been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction. Apart from the cubic room temperature phase, a rhombohedral and an orthorhombic phase have been identified. In addition a glass state has been observed which is characterized by a strong broadening of the cubic powder lines. The phase diagram shows a wide coexistence gap between the non-cubic phases and the glass state.

Deoxycholic Acid Methyl Ester — a Novel Bacterial Metabolite of Cholic Acid

1985

Summary Methyl deoxycholate was identified as a novel bacterial metabolite of cholate, produced anaerobically by strains of most saccharolytic Bacteroides species ( B. distasonis, B. eggerthii, B. fragilis, B. incommunis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. variabilis, B. vulgatus , and unnamed species). It was also detected with a few strains of Eubacterium and Lactobacillus species. Among 2476 freshly isolated human fecal cultures the frequency of carboxyl group esterification was comparable with that of 7α-dehydroxylation (92 versus 102 cultures). Both activities were, however, lost for unknown reasons after serial transfers. Two of ten mixed fecal cultures tested esterified 3α,7α- or …

Cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes withN-cyano-N?-methyl-N?(2-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methylthio]ethyl)guanidine

1985

N-Cyano-N′-methyl-N″(2-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-methylthio] ethyl) guanidine cimetidine (CM), complexes with CoII, NiII and CuII are described. The compounds are of stoichiometry [M(CM)2]SO4 · nH2O [M = CoII, NiII or CuII; n = 3,3 or 4, respectively], [M(CM)2](ClO4)2 [M = CoII or NiII], [M(CM)2]Cl2 · nH2O [M=CoII, NiII or CuII; n = 1, 2, or 2, respectively] and [Cu(CM)SO4] · 2H2O. The electronic spectra of the compounds in solid state, magnetic susceptibilities and i.r. and e.p.r. spectra were studied. Octahedral environments are proposed for the complexes: [M(CM)2]SO4·nH2O, [M(CM)2](ClO4)2, [Ni(CM)2]Cl2 · 2H2O, [Cu(CM)2]Cl2 · 2H2O and [Cu(CM)SO4] · 2H2O and a tetrahedral structure for …

Integrated photoabsorption strength and sum rules for a bound Dirac particle

1985

Relativistic effects in the integrated total photoabsorption cross section are discussed using a simple model of a Dirac particle bound in a central potential of scalar or vector type. The integrated strength is calculated explicitly and compared to a new relativistic extension of the TRK-sum rule using positive energy projection and to predictions from dispersion relations. M1 and E2 sum rules are also considered. In all cases the integrated strength exceeds the classical sum rule up to a few percent. The dispersion sum rule cannot be compared directly to the integrated strength since it contains a negative contribution from pair production in the potential field which is of the order of a…

Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: relatively frequent isolation of serogroup 12 from clinical specimens.

1985

Serological typing of P. aeruginosa is the most simple and reliable procedure recommended for ≪ in-house ≫ investigations and for studies of suspected outbreaks of infection by this microorganism. It is also a useful procedure in order to know serotype prevalence in a definite geografical area and to obtain indications about the more appropriate composition of polivalent anti-Pseudomonas vaccines. In the present report, we describe the relatively high frequency of isolation of serogroup 12 from patients in Palermo, Italy. Serogroup 12 is very rare in north-Europe and in the USA, and, as a consequence, it is not included in some vaccine preparations. In Palermo, strains belonging to this ser…

Fraunhofer diffraction patterns from apertures illuminated with nonparallel light in nonsymmetrical Fourier transformers.

1985

In a recent paper, a 2-D axially nonsymmetrical Fourier transforming with an anamorphic system was presented. This work extends its performances with the use of spherical illumination. The results provide the conditions to obtain an exact Fourier transform and a greater angular magnification coefficient than with parallel illumination. Experimental results of the latter are shown.

Rare association of herpes simplex virus IgM-specific antibodies and Guillain-Barré syndrome successfully treated with plasma exchange and immunosupp…

1985

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) has been associated with various neurological disorders. In contrast, HSV infection is very rarely found in acute polyneuroradiculitis. In this report, a patient is described with a severe course of Guillain-Barr¿ syndrome (GBS). HSV IgM-specific antibodies and a rise of complement-fixation antibodies were detected. During the acute phase of neurologic syndrome, a nerve biopsy showed myelin damage and IgM deposits on the inner layer of the perineurium. Plasma exchange, in combination with immunosuppression, was successfully applied as a treatment in the relapsing course of GBS. Finally, after recovery, HSV-specific IgM antibodies disappeared.

Synthesis of the Glycopeptide Partial Sequence A80-A84 of Human Fibroblast Interferon

1985

The glycopentapeptide H-(GlcNAcβ1-)Asn-Glu-Thr-Ile-Val-OH (10) representing the partial sequence A80–A84 of human fibroblast interferon was synthesized using the newly developed allyl-ester protection of carboxy functions. The allyl esters, which are stable to acids and to bases, can be cleaved under very mild, neutral conditions using tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) chloride or tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) as a catalyst. This synthetic method opens up a preparative route to glycopeptide model structures of glycoproteins of high biological interest.

Synthesis of Peptides with α,β-Dehydroamino Acids, II. Synthesis oftert-Butyloxycarbonyldipeptides of Dehydroalanine and Dehydrophenylalanine

1985

Condensation of amides of Boc-amino acids3) with pyruvic acid leads to Boc-dipeptides 1 – 3 of dehydroalanine and 1-Boc-5-alkyl-2-methyl-4-oxo-2-imidazolidinecarboxylic acids 8 – 10. The amides, however, do not condense with phenylpyruvic acid. Boc-dipeptides of dehydroalanine (1 – 3) and dehydrophenylalanine (4 – 7) are synthesized using (Boc)2O and dehydrodipeptides with a free unmasked N-terminal amino group. Synthese von Peptiden mit α,β-Dehydroaminosauren, II1). – Synthese von tert-Butyloxycarbonyldipeptiden von Dehydroalanin und Dehydrophenylalanin2) Die Kondensation von Boc-Aminosaureamiden3) mit Brenztraubensaure fuhrt zu Boc-Dipeptiden 1 – 3 des Dehydroalanins und 1-Boc-5-alkyl-2-m…

Efficacy of immunoglobulins in gram-negative infections in experimentally induced peritonitis in the rat

1985

The effect of adjuvantly administered, newly developed immunoglobulin preparations in combination with an antibiotic is investigated by means of an animal experimental model. The animal model was peritonitis which was induced by a left-open colotomy in the rat. Administration of a combination therapy of immunoglobulins and an antibiotic succeeded in reducing lethality and shock index (according to Staub [15]) significantly by up to 50% as compared to the untreated control group. Using sub-therapeutic dosage of the antibiotic (50% of the human equivalent dose) the synergistic effect of the immunoglobulins could be confirmed clearly. A single summation of the offered immunoglobulin preparatio…

On the type of partial t-spreads in finite projective spaces

1985

AbstractA partial t-spread in a projective space P is a set of mutually skew t-dimensional subspaces of P. In this paper, we deal with the question, how many elements of a partial spread L can be contained in a given d-dimensional subspace of P. Our main results run as follows. If any d-dimensional subspace of P contains at least one element of L, then the dimension of P has the upper bound d−1+(d/t). The same conclusion holds, if no d-dimensional subspace contains precisely one element of L. If any d-dimensional subspace has the same number m>0 of elements of L, then L is necessarily a total t-spread. Finally, the ‘type’ of the so-called geometric t-spreads is determined explicitely.

Chitosomes lack concanavalin-A-binding sites

1985

Whether intact or dissociated with digitonin, chitosomes isolated from the fungusMucor rouxii lack the ability to bind concanavalin A. The absence of external or internal concanavalin A-binding sites distinguishes the chitosome membrane no only from plasma membrane but also from membranes of other organelles (endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrion, vacuole). This differential binding ability was used to partially separate chitosomal chitin synthetase from major membranes in a crude cell-free extract ofM. rouxii.

Division sexuelle du travail, qualification et gestion de la main d’œuvre : une comparaison France-Brésil

1985

An overall description of retinotopic mapping in the cat's visual cortex areas 17, 18, and 19.

1985

Mathematical functions are derived which model the retinotopic mapping in the cat's visual cortical areas 17, 18, and 19. All three mappings are simple modifications of a complex power function with an exponent of 0.43. This function is decomposed so as to give an intermediate stage which is common to all three mappings and can be regarded as a model of the lateral geniculate nucleus mapping. The influence of retinotopic mapping on visual receptive fields was studied. The results show that a dependence of the receptive field properties on the position in the visual field is to be expected.

Synthesis and properties of polymers with unusual structure

1985

This lecture summarize some recent results of our current research. The first part describes the homopolymerization and copolymerization of a monocyclic and two bicyclic unsaturated acetals. In this way polyacetals with 1,4-cis-butadiene units and cyclohexene units respectively are obtained. Secondly, the N-substitution of polyamides is described. By N-metalation and subsequent alkylation comb-like polyamides are available. Longer branches cause a side-chain crystallinity. The anionic “grafting-from” technique forms irregular branched polyamides. By termination reaction between living ends of poly(2-isopropenylnaphthalene) and suitable electrophiles new macromonomers are available. The last…

La distance en analyse spatiale : une approche axiomique

1985

L'analyse spatiale met en lumière des processus d'interdépendance où ladistance joue un rôle explicatif fondamental. Une large partie de l'analyse spatiale est consacrée à l'étude de la forme de la relation entre les phénomènes économiques et sociaux observés et la distance à des lieux privilégiés, et aux variations de cette relation. Or cette forme est en partie conditionnée par la représentation de l'espace qu'on se donne, donc par la représentation de la distance dans cet espace. La littérature offre un certain nombre de spécifications analytiques de la distance entre deux lieux repérés par leurs coordonnées, par exemple la distance euclidienne, longtemps privilégiée, et plus récemment l…

Hereditary motor sensory neuropathy type II with neurofilament accumulation: new finding or new disorder?

1985

Peroneal muscular atrophy is now known to be heterogeneous and to be due to various underlying genetic mechanisms. Exploring this heterogeneity further, we report on a German kinship with the clinical, genetic, and nerve conduction features of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type II (HMSN type II) but whose sural nerves on biopsy were found to show infrequent axonal swellings with neurofilament accumulations not previously described. The dominant inheritance and absence of kinky hair set this disorder apart from giant axonal neuropathy. There was no history of toxic exposure to industrial chemicals. We conclude that the disorder either is a new type of HMSN or is HMSN type II with p…