{"title":"Comparative biochemistry of the primates— III. Imidazole metabolites in the blood and urine","authors":"Ivor Smith","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91037-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91037-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Blood and urine specimens from 22 species of primates were electrochromatographed for imidazoles.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Histidine was the only such compound found in the blood.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The urinary patterns contained both histidine and/or histidine metabolites with qualitative and quantitative variations between species.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. The significance of these differences remains to be determined.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 613-617"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91037-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16080496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phenylalanine metabolism in cockroaches, Periplaneta americana: Tyrosine and benzoyl-β-glucoside biosynthesis","authors":"L.L. Murdock , T.L. Hopkins, R.A. Wirtz","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91029-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91029-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Teneral adult male cockroaches, <em>Periplaneta americana</em>, produced more <sup>14</sup>CO<sub>2</sub> from phenylalanine-1-<sup>14</sup>C than did the mature, fully tanned males. This would indicate utilization of phenylalanine-derived tyrosine for <em>N</em>-acetyl-dopamine biosynthesis during the time of cuticular sclerotization.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Tyrosine biosynthesis from phenylalanine occurred from ecdysis throughout adult life. Less tyrosine accumulated during the teneral period due to increased utilization for cuticular tanning.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. A second major metabolite of phenylalanine was benzoic acid, most of which was conjugated as benzoyl-β-glucoside. The glucoside was not produced during the teneral period, suggesting changes in phenylalanine metabolism during ecdysis similar to those of tyrosine.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. Phenylpyruvic acid-U-<sup>14</sup>C was rapidly metabolized to phenylalanine and tyrosine, indicating a transaminase in cockroach tissues with the equilibrium of transamination in the direction of the amino acid.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 535-545"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91029-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81824343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of antibiotics on carbohydrase activities of mouse small intestine","authors":"David S. Madge","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91023-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91023-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Oral penicillin, neomycin or terramycin given for 4 weeks slightly decreased various carbohydrases of mouse small intestine; when the treatment was stopped the carbohydrases rose to their previous, untreated, levels.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The carbohydrases were mostly found in the jejunum.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The pH optima of the carbohydrases were 5·8–6·4.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. With treated mice the protein content of the small intestine fell slightly; the water content remained unchanged.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 467-480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91023-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16556247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of hypoxia upon respiration and circulation in the dogfish Scyliorhinus stellaris","authors":"J. Piiper, Doris Baumgarten, M. Meyer","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91027-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91027-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Changes in respiration and circulation induced by hypoxia were studied in the dogfish <em>Scyliorhinus stellaris</em> (L.) by reducing the O<sub>2</sub> pressure in ambient water from 142 mm Hg to 54 mm Hg. The following changes were observed in hypoxia: (a) O<sub>2</sub> uptake decreased markedly. (b) Respiratory rate did not change significantly, but the ventilation increased, showing a maximum at moderate hypoxia. (c) Heart rate decreased, and cardiac output measured according to the Fick principle also showed a slight tendency to decrease. (d) Mean blood pressure in the ventral aorta and in peripheral arteries decreased.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. These effects of hypoxia are mostly in agreement with those found in other elasmobranchs but differ in many respects from changes observed in teleosts.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 513-520"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91027-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16556250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DNA synthesis in the developing ovary of the housefly","authors":"Steve Miller, Jeanette M. Collins","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91031-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91031-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. A method is described for the isolation of DNA from housefly ovaries where small quantities of the nucleic acid are present.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Contamination of DNA by residual protein was reduced by treatment with proase. All the DNA samples were essentially free of RNA, as indicated by the orcinol reaction.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The average molar base composition (40 per cent of guanine+cytosine) corresponds to <em>Drosophila</em> DNA, and the purine to pyrimidine ratio is close to unity, as would be expected for double stranded DNA.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. The conversion of (2-<sup>14</sup>C) glycine to purines of DNA was used as a measure of the <em>de novo</em> biosynthetic route. Analysis of the DNA, after hydrolysis, demonstrated that the label is present in the purine and pyrimidine bases.</p></span></li><li><span>5.</span><span><p>5. The specific activity is highest in the bases of DNA extracted from ovaries from 24-hr-old flies. The decrease in specific activity thereafter is due to the diluting effects in the <em>de novo</em> synthesis.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 559-567"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91031-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16556252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Causes of anodontia].","authors":"H Schienbein","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"177-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16568811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biochemistry of development of the insect Dacus oleae. Evolution of free amino acids","authors":"M. Garcia-Gracia, A.M. Municio","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91040-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91040-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Changes in the levels of free amino acids were studied during the metamorphosis of <em>Dacus oleae</em>.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Alanine and glutamic acid occur in the highest concentrations.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The more general variation is that exhibited by aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, histidine and tryptophan.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. Their levels are not significantly affected during larva-pupa transition and decline in the adult stage.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 627-631"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91040-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87393861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The water balance of Modiolus (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mytilidae): Osmotic concentrations in changing salinities","authors":"Sidney K. Pierce Jr.","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91028-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91028-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Comparative measurements of the osmotic concentrations in three fluid compartments of species of <em>Modiolus</em> from different regions of the marine environment show that the animals are osmotic conformers. However, the body fluids remain hyperosmotic to the environment by a constant amount over the non-lethal salinity range.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The hyperosmotic condition appears to be the result of a passive equilibrium rather than active regulation and is probably characteristic of all osmoconformers.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The osmotic difference between the blood and the pericardial fluid precludes the possibility of ultrafiltration from the blood into the pericardial cavity using the systolic pressure of the heart as the driving force.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 521-533"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91028-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79500609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The glycopeptide pattern of the porcine (Sus domesticus) and rabbit (Oryctolagus caniculus domesticus) corneal stroma","authors":"E. Moczar , M. Moczar","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91030-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91030-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. The glycanes of the glycopeptides obtained by the proteolytic digestion of the insoluble fractions of pig and rabbit corneal stroma were studied.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The following molecular parameters, characteristic of the fibrous network, are significantly different in the corneas under investigation:</p></span></li></ul><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>(a) The ratio of the hexoses in the mannose containing heteropolysaccharides.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>(b) The ratio of the hydroxylysine linked galactose to the glucosido-galactose.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>(c) The ratio of the hydroxylysine linked carbohydrates to the heteropolysaccharides.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 547-557"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91030-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16556251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical composition of “fungus gardens” from two species of termites","authors":"S.H.W. Cmelik, Caroline C. Douglas","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91025-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)91025-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Fungus combs from <em>Macrotermes goliath</em> and <em>Odontotermes badius</em> were analyzed and their composition compared.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. There is a fundamental difference in the composition of the comb from the two species, particularly in respect of ash, lignin and mannitol content.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. Various organic substances were isolated from an alcoholic extract of <em>Macrotermes goliath</em>. They consist of <span>D</span>-mannitol, lipids and phenolic substances probably originating from the breakdown of lignin.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. The lipids consists of free fatty acids (57%) and mono-esters (43%). The fatty acids covered a wide range from C<sub>12</sub> to C<sub>20</sub> including substantial quantities of odd numbered acids. Large quantities of hydroxylated fatty acids were found in fungus comb from <em>Odontotermes badius</em>.</p><p>The sterols were a mixture of cholesterol, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, ergosterol and some unidentified compounds.</p></span></li><li><span>5.</span><span><p>5. Some aromatic aldehydes were isolated from the alcoholic extract in form of 2,4-dinotrophenylhydrazones. They were not identical with aldehydes normally obtained by the oxidation of lignin.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 3","pages":"Pages 493-500, IN19, 501-502"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)91025-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75546246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}