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E T MERTZ

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PubMed1964

MUTANT GENE THAT CHANGES PROTEIN COMPOSITION AND INCREASES LYSINE CONTENT OF MAIZE ENDOSPERM.

Preliminary tests have shown that the endosperms of maize seeds homozygous for the opaque-2 mutant gene have a higher lysine content than normal kernels. As a critical test, a backcross progeny was divided into opaque-2 and normal kernels, the endosperms separated, and the amino acids determined. The opaque-2 endosperms had a different amino acid pattern and 69 percent more lysine than the normal seeds. The major reason for these changes is the synthesis of proteins with a greater content of basic amino acids in the acid-soluble fraction of the mutant endosperm. This is accompanied by a reduction in the ratio of zein to glutelin.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1963

Serum uric acid in young mongoloids.

A highly significant increase (P {lt} .005) in average uric acid level was found in the blood serum of 25 mongoloids in the age range of 2 to 12 years, with a mean age of 6 years, when levels were compared with those in nonmongoloid, mentally retarded children. These data confirm our previou results with 40 mongoloids whose mean age was 23.7 years, and indicate that elevated uric acid levels are present throughout most of the life of these subjects.

Asian People↗
PubMed1962

Serum uric acid in mongolism.

A highly significant increase (P < .01) in average uric acid level was found in the blood serum of mongoloids when levels were compared with those in normal control subjects or nonmongoloid, mentally retarded subjects. The possible relationship of these findings to other abnormalities known to exist in mongolism is discussed.

Asian People↗