Abstract Erythrochelin, a hydroxamate-type siderophore produced by Saccharopolyspora erythraea, is synthesized for the first time. A key building block of erythrochelin containing the 2,5-diketopiperazine ring is prepared by intramolecular cyclization of the corresponding dipeptide precursor derived from two kinds of protected δ-N-hydroxy-L-ornithines. Consecutive condensation of the building b...

We design a non-commutative version of the Peterson-Gorenstein-Zierler decoding algorithm for a class of codes that we call skew RS codes. These codes are left ideals of a quotient of a skew polynomial ring, which endow them of a sort of non-commutative cyclic structure. Since we work over an arbitrary field, our techniques may be applied both to linear block codes and convolutional codes. In p...

Arbomex S.A. de C. V. is one of the largest worldwide manufacturers ductile cast iron camshafts, produced by means phenolic urethane no-bake sand mold casting method and cold box stack molding technology. As a result development high-strength ADIs, low alloyed with vanadium, for camshaft manufacturing, previous results were published on as-cast process austempering heat treatments applied to ca...

The poly(ethylene glycol)-b-brush poly(l-lysine) polymer (PEG-b-(PELG50-g-PLL3)) was synthesized and evaluated as a nanocarrier for prolonging delivery of exenatide through the abdominal subcutaneous injection route. The isoelectric point of exenatide was 4.86, and exenatide could combine with PEG-b-(PELG50-g-PLL3) polymers via electrostatic interactions at pH 7.4. This polymer was a good candi...

We herein present the case of a 69-year-old male with intractable pneumothorax, which occurred after gastrectomy, who could not tolerate general anesthesia because of a poor cardiopulmonary reserve and renal and hepatic insufficiency. We performed a ligation of perforated bulla using a semiflexible thoracofiberscope under an intercostal nerve block and subcutaneous anesthesia. The postoperative...

In bacteria, the Min system plays a role in positioning the midcell division site by inhibiting the formation of the earliest precursor of cell division, the Z ring, at the cell poles. However, whether the Min system also contributes to establishing the precise placement of the midcell Z ring is unresolved. We show that the Z ring is positioned at midcell with a high degree of precision in Baci...

To block the metabolically labile sites of novel tubulin inhibitors targeting the colchicine binding site based on SMART, ABI, and PAT templates, we have designed, synthesized, and biologically tested three focused sets of new derivatives with modifications at the carbonyl linker, the para-position in the C ring of SMART template, and modification of A ring of the PAT template. Structure-activi...

We measured total and free plasma concentrations of ropivacaine following high-volume, high-dose local infiltration analgesia in 19 patients aged 65 years or over undergoing unilateral total hip arthroplasty. The patients received 180 ml ropivacaine 0.2% (360 mg), which was injected into the deep and peri-capsular tissues, the gluteal muscles and fascia lata, and the subcutaneous tissues and sk...