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PubMed1965

Sulfur: incorporation into the transfer fraction of soluble ribonucleic acid.

When S(35)-labeled soluble RNA from Escherichia coli K 38 is subjected to gel filtration, four fractions of RNA are obtained by elution. Only one RNA fraction, the transfer RNA, contains sulfur, presumably as thionucleotides. Treatment with ribonuclease suggests that the incorporated sulfur is an integral part of the polynucleotide chain; digestion with alkali yields a mixture of products containing sulfur, the major one being eluted in a position similar to uridine diphosphate upon Dowex-l chromatography. Analysis by countercurrent distribution of S(35)-labeledtransfer RNA from E. coli B reveals that the incorporated sulfur is found in many RNA's that accept amino acids, but the possibility remains that not all acceptor RNA's contain sulfur.

Chromatography↗
PubMed1990

Coupling of poly(ethylene glycol) to albumin under very mild conditions by activation with tresyl chloride: characterization of the conjugate by partitioning in aqueous two-phase systems.

Poly(ethylene glycol) activated with tresyl chloride has been covalently linked to albumin as a result of a 2-h incubation in 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5, containing 0.125 M sodium chloride (0.344 OSM). The coupling of poly(ethylene glycol) to albumin was demonstrated by the increase in the partition coefficient of the protein in poly(ethylene glycol)-dextran aqueous two-phase systems. A linear relationship between the log of the partition coefficient of the poly(ethylene glycol)-albumin conjugate and the degree of modification (measured as the amino groups consumed during the coupling step) has been demonstrated. Countercurrent distribution in the two-phase system showed that poly(ethylene glycol)-albumin was heterogeneous with respect to its partitioning behavior, indicating that the albumin was not uniformly modified with poly(ethylene glycol).

Chemical Phenomena↗
PubMed1982

Formation of aminosuccinyl derivative from beta-phenacyl aspartyl peptides catalyzed by sodium thiophenoxide.

In the solid-phase synthesis of cholecystokinin 30-33, Trp-Met-Asp-Phe- amide, the beta-phenacyl ester was used to protect the beta-carboxyl of aspartyl residue. The ester was cleaved, on the solid support, with a 1 M solution of sodium thiophenoxide in DMF, prior to ammonolysis. The product, after purification by countercurrent distribution, was identified as a mixture of isoasparaginyl and aspartyl peptides. A study of the deprotection step, with sodium thiophenoxide, on a model peptide (t-butyloxycarbonyl-beta-phenacyl-aspartyl-phenylalanineamide) showed the rapid formation of the aminosuccinyl derivative, catalyzed by this reagent.

Amino Acids↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Isolation and identification of the major metabolite of albuterol in human urine.

The major urinary metabolite of albuterol in man was isolated and purified by ion-exchange chromatography and countercurrent distribution. On the basis of proton magnetic resonance, infrared, and mass-spectral analysis, enzymic hydrolysis, and assay of inorganic sulfate after acid hydrolysis, the metabolite has been identified as the 4'-O-sulfate ester of albuterol.

Albuterol↗
PubMed1979

Synthesis of renin substrate by rat liver.

The present study attempts to determine if the isolated rat liver is capable of synthesizing renin substrate from 14C-labelled amino acids added in the perfusate. The renin substrate is characterized via reaction with renin, forming a substance that is subsequently identified as proangiotensin. Extensive evaluation of the reaction product is carried out by using molecular-sieve chromatography, countercurrent distribution, reactivity with converting enzyme, radioimmunological technique and bioassay. The results demonstrate that isolated rat liver perfused with artificial salt solution is capable of synthesizing a protein that reacts with renin to form a radioactive substance indistinguishable from proangiotensin.

Angiotensinogen↗
PubMed1966

The proportions of different lecithins in the livers of rats deficient in essential fatty acids.

1. Lecithin was prepared from the livers of rats deficient in essential fatty acids and analysed by means of countercurrent distribution. Thin-layer chromatography showed that only lecithin was present. 2. The distributions of phosphorus and the fatty acids at the 3 and 2 positions were determined. 3. It has been shown that 26% of the fatty acids in the 3 position were unsaturated and that most of the Delta(5,8,11)-eicosatrienoic acid and the arachidonic acids occur as the stearoyl or oleoyl lecithins.

Animals↗
PubMed1971

Angiotensin and renin in rat and dog brain.

An enzyme with the characteristics of classical renin was isolated from brain extracts of nephrectomized dogs. This enzyme is thermolabile, nondialyzable, and forms a vasoconstrictive material when incubated with renin plasma substrate at pH 7. A short lasting pressor activity was also found in brain extracts of dogs and rats. This activity was due to a substance identified by chemical and pharmacological tests as angiotensin. Countercurrent distribution of brain extracts of rats showed that 38% of the pressor activity corresponded to angiotensin II and the remainder to angiotensin I. A remarkable correlation was found between angiotensin and norepinphrine concentrations in different portions of the encephalon of the dog.

Angiotensin II↗
PubMed1970

The inhibition of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminase by the (1-4)-and (1-5)-lactones of N-acetylglucosaminic acid.

The inhibition of N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminase activity by 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-gluconolactone was examined. Separation of the (1-->4)- and (1-->5)-lactones was achieved by using paper chromatography or countercurrent distribution and identification was obtained by examination of the relative stability of the components of separated material. Quantitative measurement of the two lactones was by kinetic titration or by a colorimetric method based on their reaction with hydroxylamine. It was shown that only the (1-->5)-lactone acted as an inhibitor of N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminase.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

The partitioning behavior of K-562 cells associated with different stages of culture growth.

Partitioning behavior of cells in dextran-poly(ethylene glycol) aqueous phase systems is a sensitive reflection of the cells' surface properties. A decrease in partition ratio, in charge-sensitive phases, of a variety of cell lines as a function of culture growth has been reported by a number of investigators. The basis for this phenomenon remains unclear. We have now studied the surface properties of K-562 cells (a human cell line originally derived from a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis) during suspension culture growth by countercurrent distribution. The mean partition ratio of viable cells remained constant during 220 h of culture (i.e., well into stationary phase). The decrease in mean partition ratio of the cell population as a whole during culture, previously observed and reported by others, is attributed to the lower partition ratio of non-viable cells which increase with time of culture.

Cell Division↗
PubMed1978

Fractionation of microsomal membranes on the basis of their surface properties.

Partition in dextran-poly(ethylene glycol) aqueous-phase systems can be used for both membrane subfractionation and gaining information on membrane surface properties [H. Walter (1977) in Methods of Cell Separation (Catsimpoolas, N., ed.), vol. 1, pp. 307-354, Plenum, New York]. Smooth, light rough and heavy rough rat liver microsome (obtained by sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation) were subjected to countercurrent distribution in such a system. Smooth microsomal membranes had the highest, heavy rough microsomal membranes the lowest and light rough microsomal membranes an intermediate partition coefficient. The separation is based primarily on hydrophobic differences in the membrane surfaces of the three preparations and is thus due to microsomal properties not previously utilized in their fractionation. The method permits additional subfractionations of microsomes.

Animals↗
PubMed1975

[The lysis of proteins with cyanogen bromide (author's transl)].

Bovine beta-lactoglobulin-AB was split with cyanogen bromide, and the reaction mixture was analyzed by countercurrent distribution, gel chromatography and finally, chromatography on phosphocellulose. In addition to the previously described splitting products, we obtained three more minor products, with yields of 8, 15 and 25%. The analytical data indicate that these were formed by lysis C-terminal from the tryptophan-19 and the tryptophan-61 of beta-lactoglobulin. The result is discussed.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1985

Polypeptide compositions of amoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum separated by partitioning during development.

Amoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum at 8 h or 10 h development were separated into two populations by countercurrent distribution in a dextran-poly (ethylene glycol), two-phase system. Two-dimensional, polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis was then used to separate the polypeptides from the populations of amoebae. The two populations of amoebae at 8 h development differed 9n polypeptide composition as did the populations separated at 10 h development. This confirms that cell differentiation is initiated in D. discoideum prior to 8 h development.

Countercurrent Distribution↗
PubMed1976

Cross partition and determination of net charge of the isoenzymes of enolase.

Enolase from bakers' yeast was separated into three isoenzymes by countercurrent distribution. The isoenzymes were partitioned in aqueous polymer two-phase systems containing positively charged trimethylamino poly(ethylene glycol) or negatively charged poly(ethylene glycol) sulphonate. The plots of the partition coefficient of each isoenzyme versus pH in the two biphasic systems intersect at pH equal to the isoelectric point. From slopes of the plots, the net charge of the isoenzymes at pH 6.57 was determined to be +2, -3, and -8 respectively.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Hydroheptin: a water-soluble polyene macrolide. II. Chemical and biological properties.

Hydroheptin, a new polyene macrolide antifungal antibiotic, is co-produced with the antibiotic, chartreusin, by a strain of Streptomyces chartreusis designated as IMRU 3962 isolated in our laboratory. The unique water-solubility of this antibiotic at neutrality, revealing in aqueous solution molecular dispersion and an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum characteristic of an all-trans heptaene chromophore, clearly distinguishes it from all previously-described and naturally-occurring heptaene macrolides. The isolation and identification of the amino sugar, mycosamine (3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannose), in acid hydrolysates of hydroheptin and the absence of an aromatic amine upon retrograde alkaline dealdolization of the molecule certainly characterize the antibiotic as a member of the non-aromatic heptaene macrolide group. Chromatographic and countercurrent distribution studies likewise support its novelty. With little or no demonstrable activity against bacteria, hydroheptin as compared to other non-aromatic heptaene macrolides exhibits excellent but somewhat less activity against a wide variety of yeasts and fungi. Likewise, its parenteral toxicity appears to be less than that of other heptaene macrolides.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

The effect of neuraminidase on the relative surface charge-associated properties of rat red blood cells of different ages.

Approx. 70% of the sialic acid on the rat erythrocyte surface is susceptible to cleavage by neuraminidase (Vibrio cholerae). Neuraminidase treatment results in a reduction in the partition coefficient (K) of the red cells in a charged dextran-poly(ethylene glycol) aqueous phase system and in the electrophoretic mobility of the cells. Countercurrent distribution of rat neuraminidase-treated erythrocytes, containing 59Fe-labeled mature red cells of distinct age, indicates that (a) the electrophoretic mobilities of red cells in different cavities along the extraction train increase with increasing K, as is the case with untreated erythrocytes, and (b) the cell age-related differences in surface charge-associated properties are neither eliminated nor altered by the enzyme action.

Animals↗
PubMed1968

Methods for the separation and identification of mycobactins from various species of mycobacteria.

A single pure component was isolated from mycobactin P by countercurrent distribution; its side chain is n-cis-octadec-2-enoyl; its purity and molecular structure were confirmed by mass spectrometry of its aluminium complex. The separation of ferric and of aluminium complexes of mycobactins by thin-layer chromatography is described. Mycobacterium terrae, M. marinum and M. smegmatis produce mycobactins that differ among themselves and from mycobactins P and T. A nomenclature for the mycobactins and their derivatives is suggested.

Chromatography, Gas↗
PubMed1984

Studies of the growth of human bone-derived cells in culture using aqueous two-phase partition.

Human bone cells, maintained in culture, have been subjected to partitioning in an aqueous two-phase system on a countercurrent distribution apparatus. A broad cell distribution was obtained indicating cell-surface heterogeneity. Two major cell populations were identified which appeared to be growing at different rates. The 'fast'-growing cells had a less hydrophobic cell surface than the 'slow'-growing cells. Possible relationships of these cell populations with osteoblast differentiation and the potential importance of this technique in studies of osteoblast differentiation are discussed.

Bone and Bones↗