The first indication that p-aminobenzoic acid is concerned in the synthesis of methionine by microorganisms was the observation that methionine, under appropriate conditions, overcame inhibition of growth by sulphonamides in a non-competitive manner (Harris & Kohn, 1941; Kohn, 1943; Bliss & Long, 1941). Since then methionine has frequently been shown with various organisms to be an essential co...

Photodissociation of p-aminobenzoic acid at 266 nm was investigated by probing the nascent OH photoproduct employing the laser-induced fluorescence technique. It was found that the nascent OH radical was vibrationally cold and its rotational state distribution conformed to be a Boltzmann behavior, characterized by a rotational temperature of 1040±110 K. The rotational energy of OH was determine...

The in vitro effects of high O(2) tensions (P(O2)) on aerobic, enteric pathogens were examined at pressures of up to 3 atm absolute. Organisms from the genera Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio were usually subjected to 24-hr exposures. Tensions of 0.87, 1.87, and 2.87 atm absolute of O(2) (plus traces of CO(2) and N(2)) became progressively inhibitory for Salmonella and Shigella growth, but were...

A comparison between the NBT-PABA/14C-PABA test (NBT-PABA, n-benzoyl-tyrosyl para-aminobenzoic acid) using the PABA excretion index (PEI) and serum PABA estimation at 90 minutes has been made in 42 consecutive subjects attending for investigation of possible pancreatic disease to a District General Hospital (DGH). The PEI was unobtainable or incorrect on 38% of occasions compared with 9% for th...

A comparison between the NBT-PABAI'4C-PABA test (NBT-PABA, n-benzoyl-tyrosyl para-aminobenzoic acid) using the PABA excretion index (PEI) and serum PABA estimation at 90 minutes has been made in 42 consecutive subjects attending for investigation of possible pancreatic disease to a District General Hospital (DGH). The PEI was unobtainable of incorrect on 38% of occasions compared with 9% for th...

Glucose. ...................... Sodium acetate (anhydrous). ... Salts A K~HPOI ..................... KHzPOr .................... Salts B MgSOa.7HzO. ................ MnS01.4H20. ............... NaCl ........................ FeSO,.7HzO .................. Adenine ....................... Guanine ....................... Uracil ......................... Thiamine chloride. ............. Pyridoxamine ...

In this research article, 2,3-trimethylene-3,4-dihydrobenzo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one was synthesized from 2-aminobenzoic acid and pyrrolidone-2 in the presence of various substances, such as PCl5, POCl3. Its reduction reaction with NaBH4 carried out. The resulting three-component coupling 2,3-trimethylene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one-carbonyl, amine, hydrophosphoryl leads to αamin...

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for the quantitative determination of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) in only 30 microL of serum. A reversed-phase C(18) column is used for the separation and analysis of 5FU. The mobile phase consists of methanol-20mmol/L phosphate buffer, pH 6.80 (5:95, v/v). The calibration curve for 5FU is linear over the range of 0.05-10 microg/mL. The ext...

Following a brief adaptation period to glucose, Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans was grown on glucose, mannitol, several other sugars, and a few amino acids in the absence of an oxidizable iron source. Prolonged growth on an organic substrate free from iron rendered the organism obligately organotrophic. The growth rate of the bacterium was greater in heterotrophic culture; the doubling time was appr...

1. In vitro experiments were performed with E. coli, using a method designed for the quantitative study of various aspects of sulfonamide resistance. 2. Resistance was found to be a gradually developing process, and was demonstrated for all four drugs tested, sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine, sulfathiazole, and sulfadiazine. 3. It was shown that the degree of resistance developed was correlated wit...