and biphenyl to 1700A,8 it is assumed that the introduction of a methylene bridge (fluorene is 2,2'-methylene-biphenyl) results in an approximately planar structure in which the phenyl groups are not symmetrical about an axis through the 4,4'-positions. This is in agreement with dipole moment measurements which favor this configuration.9 The band positions change due to alkyl substitution (bath...

ABBREVIATIONS AA amino acid ANOVA one-way analysis of variance Asn 120 asparagine 120 BG blood glucose concentration BOR benzamidoxime reductase BZY benzydamine BZY N-oxide benzydamine N-oxide cDNA complementary DNA CYP cytochrome P450 cyt.b 5 cytochrome b 5 D50 50 mg/kg streptozotocin induced diabetic rats D70 70 mg/kg streptozotocin induced diabetic rats DAG diacyl-glycerol DIM 3,3'diindolylm...