Zur Elektronenmikroskopie der Kerneinschlüsse im menschlichen Nebenhodenepithel

Zusammenfassung Es werden verschiedene Typen von Einschlußkörperchen im Karyoplasma der Epithelzellen des menschlichen Nebenhodenepithels beschrieben. Die verschieden strukturierten Kerninklusionen werden als eine Differenzierungsreihe aufgefaßt. Sie beginnt mit kleinen rundlichen Körperchen aus feinfädigem Material und führt über die Ausbildung von Anhäufungen dichter homogener Kugeln zu großen Vakuolen wechselnden Inhaltes.

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Summary Different types of inclusion bodies are described in the karyoplasm of the epithelial cells of the human epididymis. The structural differences between these inclusions are interpreted as being indicative of consecutive stages in the process of their formation. Thus small, spherical bodies consisting of a fine fibrous material are believed to be the initial stages in the formation of the inclusion bodies whereas the dense, homogenous globules are thought to represent a later stage. Large vacuoles containing different materials are regarded as the final stage in this process of differentiation.

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Herrn Professor Dr. W. Bargmann zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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Mit Unterstützung durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.     

Changes in the biological activity of agropyrene on combined application with humus substances in the cultivation ofScenedesmus obliquus (TURP.) krüger

The work is concerned with the question of the effect of humic acids on the biological action of agropyrene, the effective substance from the rootstock of Agropyron repens (L.) P. BEAUV. The test organism was the alga Scenedesmus obliquus (TURP.) KRÜGER, cultivated in mineral solution. The basic biological test was the determination of the number and size of the cells of this alga. It was found that the way in which agropyrene acts on combined application with humus acids depends on which humus fraction is used. It can display a synergic action if humic acid is used, since this substance probably facilitates the penetration of agropyrene into the cells. On the other hand, fulvic acid counteracts the activity of agropyrene and this most probably by mutual binding and blocking of active groups and links.     

The identification of hybrids ofPhaseolus vulgar is L. ×Phaseolus coccineus L. Using immunoehemical methods

F₁ generace hybrid?Ph. vulgaris L. XPh. coccineus L. je v bílkovinných znacích zhruba intermedierní. V F₂ generaci se objevuje ?těpení a r?zné stupně matro- ?i patroklinity.     

Zum Abbau der l-Äpfelsäure durch Milchsäurebakterien

Zusammenfassung Die Abtrennung der OES-Decarboxylase vom Malic-Enzym wird bei Enzymlösung aus Bakterien des Stammes Lactobacillus plantarum L durchgeführt. Die Trennung gelingt wegen der unterschiedlichen Temperatur-und pH-Empfindlichkeit der beiden Enzyme. Das Malic-Enzym ist im Bereich von pH 4,5–5,0 nur dann bei 40° C und darüber vor Denaturierung geschützt, wenn es als Substrat-NAD⁺-Mn⁺⁺-Komplex vorliegt. Die OES-Decarboxylase ist entsprechend temperaturstabiler als das Malic-Enzym, auch wenn keine Oxalessigsäure zugesetzt wird.Die Ammoniumsulfat-Fraktionierung bringt keine befriedigende Trennung der Enzyme mit sich. Wird das Malic-Enzym durch Denaturierung nicht entfernt, so reißt es bei 75% iger Sättigung mit Ammoniumsulfat die OES-Decarboxylase mit in den Niederschlag. Bei dieser Salzkonzentration fällt auch die Malat-Dehydrogenase aus.Mikrobiolosisch und papierchromatographisch durchgeführte Biotinnachweise bestätigen, daß die OES-Decarboxylase des Stammes, L ein Biotinproteid ist.     

Zum abbau der l-Äpfelsäure durch Milchsäurebakterien

Zusammenfassung Die Malat-abbauenden Enzyme von drei L. plantarum-Arten verschiedener Herkunft werden untersucht und miteinander verglichen. Neben Malic-Enzym enthalten alle drei Arten Malat-Dehydrogenase und Oxalessigsäure-Decarboxylase sowie Lactat-Dehydrogenase.Die Oxalessigsäure-Decarboxylase der auf pflanzlichem Material vorkommenden Bakterien (L. plantarum L und L. plantarum ATCC-8014) dürfte nach den Ergebnissen von Hemmversuchen mit Avidin ein Biotin-Proteid sein; beim Malic-Enzym kann dies ausgeschlossen werden.Die Enzymausstattung eines aus der Mundhöhle isolierten Stammes (L. plantarum ATCC-11580) unterscheidet sich insofern von der der übrigen Stämme, als die MDH-Aktivität relativ schwach ausgeprägt ist und das Malic-Enzym ein Biotin-Proteid darstellt.     

Suppression of Root Rot on Peas, Beans and Beetroots Caused by Pythium ultimum and Rhizoctonia solani through the Amendment of Growing Media with Composted Organic Household Waste

In pot experiments under controlled environmental conditions, composted organic household waste showed a suppression of soilborne plant pathogens. The addition of 8 %, 10 % and 30 % compost to the potting material which was artificially infested with Pythium ultimum or Rhizoctonia solani considerably reduced the incidence of disease in different varieties of host plants. It became evident that the degree of protection provided by compost depends upon the amount of compost added and upon the vulnerability of the host plant to infection. In an experiment using increasing levels of inoculum, the compost proved suppressive to the pathogen even under extreme disease conditions. This suppressive effect was still evident in compost which had been stored for prolonged periods.     

Poly- and Monoclonal Antibodies Against Recombinant Rat Brain Calbindin D-28K Were Produced to Map Its Selective Distribution in the Central Nervous System

Many processes in the CNS depend on calcium. The calcium signal is transduced into an intracellular response via Ca2(+)-binding proteins, including calbindin D-28K. In many laboratories, polyclonal antibodies against chicken intestinal calbindin D-28K have been used to study its localization in the brain (normal and degenerated) of various species, including humans, but some of these antisera cross-reacted with other proteins, including calretinin. We purified recombinant rat brain calbindin D-28K to raise antisera in rabbits and purified a recombinant rat-chicken calbindin D-28K hybrid protein to immunize mice for the generation of monoclonal antibodies. These antisera were highly specific for calbindin D-28K, as demonstrated by two-dimensional Western blotting analysis. Immunohistochemical analyses combined with in situ hybridization studies demonstrated that calbindin D-28K in the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum is independent of vitamin D. The antibodies described here will be important tools for studying the regulation of expression of calbindin D-28K and its biological function in the brain and in the PNS.     

Morphological and metabolic characterization of a new species of strictly anaerobic rumen fungus: Neocallimastix joyonii

A new strain of strictly anaerobic fungi was isolated from the rumen of sheep. This strain is characterized by a polycentric thallus, an extensive and polynuclear rhizomycelium, polyflagellated zoospores with gamma particle-like bodies. We propose to assign this strain in a new species: Neocallimastix joyonii.     

City spore concentrations in the European Economic Community (EEC). VI. Poaceae (Grasses), 1982–1986

Summary Airborne grass-pollen concentrations in six cities in the EEC are compared, based on observations from five years, 1982–1986. Results show that there are quantitative differences both between the monitoring stations and between the years. Very provisionally, the average seasonal total of the European urban airborne grass-pollen concentration can be put at 4 to 5000 per m³ of air. Also qualitatively, regarding the seasonal fluctuations, there are differences between the stations, and between the years. Generally, the results confirm that June is the most typical grass-pollen month in northwestern Europe, whereas in mediterranean Europe May is the more prominent grass-pollen period. There seems to be little coherence between the starting dates of the grass-pollen season even at relatively nearby stations in northwestern Europe, suggestive for a great influence of the actual weather situation.