Biochemical Studies on Pollen Part VI

Studies on Digitalis VI

T IS undisputed that the administration of digitalis to patients with many forms of congestive heart failure results in an improvement in both the clinical state and in the abnormal circulatory dynamics that are characteristic of heart failure.'-6 The effects of digitalis in subjects without heart failure are less well defined. Although some glycosides augment the contractile force of nonfailin...

biochemical and immunological studies on eight pollen types from south assam, india

a total of 65 pollen types were identified from two years atmospheric pollen survey in the environmental conditions of south assam. out of them, eight pollen types viz., acacia auriculiformis, amaranthus spinosus, cassia alata, cleome gynandra, cocos nucifera, imperata cylindrica, ricinus communis and trewia nudiflora, were selected for biochemical studies on the basis of their dominance in the...

Studies on Anaphylaxis with Pollen

1. Guinea pigs injected intracutaneously and subcutaneously with extract of the pollen of burweed marsh-elder in relatively small amounts did not show anaphylactic response to intravenous shock doses of this material 3 weeks later. 2. If, however, the animals were sensitized with horse serum either before, or along with the same pollen injections, they could then be shocked after an interval of...

Biochemical studies on inositol. VI. Mechanism of cleavage of inositol to D-glucuronic acid.

In a previous publication (1, Paper V of this series) the purification and properties of the inositol-cleaving enzyme were described. It was shown that a highly purified enzyme was obtained from rat kidneys which cleaved inositol to D-ghCUI’OniC acid. The purified enzyme was shown to possess SH groups and 1 gram atom of iron per mole of enzyme. Both the SH groups and the iron are necessary for ...

Hæmatological Technique. Part VI