Sensitivity of Milk Lipase to Antibiotics

Activation of human milk lipase.

The presence of a serum-activated lipase (lipoprotein lipase) in bovine milk was first reported by Quigley et al. (1958). A similar lipolytic system has been studied in milk of various species where it is assumed to be the predominant lipid-hydrolysing enzyme (Korn, 1962). It was found to be unable to hydrolyse milk triglycerides; its presence in milk has been explained as a result of a penetra...

Sensitivity of N. gonorrhoeae to antibiotics.

Since the late thirties, physicians have been in a very fortunate position with regard to the therapy of gonorrhoea. At that time the sulphonamide drugs were discovered and produced a revolution in the treatment of gonorrhoea; when the incidence of resistant gonococcus strains became too high, penicillin came into the picture, closely followed by streptomycin and tetracycline. In addition, othe...

Corneal ulceration; sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics.

CORNEAL ulcers are common in all ophthalmic hospitals in India, especially in the summer. Their treatment was very unsatisfactory before the advent of antibiotics but even antibiotics were found to have their limitations in hypopyon ulcers, especially those due to B. pyocyaneus which always progressed to perforation of the cornea in spite of vigorous treatment. It was therefore decided to place...

Tests of bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics.

The lipoprotein lipase of cow ’ s milk

Cow’s milk has been found to contain a lipoprotein lipase similar to those previously demonstrated in post-heparin plasma, adipose tissue, and heart. Upon separation of the milk, most of the enzyme was found in the skim milk, although some was present in the cream from which it could be isolated with a relatively high specific activity. The triglycerides of cream were not hydrolyzed by the lipo...