Alcaloïdes des ecorces de racines de Crioceras dipladeniiflorus

Eight alkaloids have been isolated from the root bark of Crioceras dipladeniiflorus. Five of them are new: Δ¹⁴-vincamine (I) epi-16 Δ¹⁴-vincamine (II) 12-methoxy-δ ¹⁴-vincamine (V) apo Δ¹⁴- vincamine (VI), and ditabersonine (VII), a dimeric alkaloid; the three others are known, voaphylline (III), tabersonine, (IV), and vobtusine (VIII).     

Comparaison des modeles de neurone de Hodgkin-Huxley et de Nelson

Le modèle de Nelson peut-être considéré comme une approximation du modèle de Hodgkin-Huxley. Moins précis, il est plus maniable. Le modèle de Nelson peut également être considéré comme une généralisation du modèle de Hodgkin-Huxley. En effet, il introduit des liaisons synaptiques localisées ou diffusantes, et un processus de facilitation. Le mécanisme des liaisons synaptiques ne se traduit pas facilement dans le langage de Hodgkin-Huxley. Par contre, le processus de facilitation s'interprète facilement. Nelson's model can be taken as an approximation of Hodgkin-Huxley's model. Its precision is lesser, but it is more usable. Nelson's model can also be taken as a generalization of Hodgkin-Huxley's one; for it introduces localized or diffusing synaptic connexions and a facilitating process. The mechanism of synaptic connexions cannot be easily translated into Hodgkin-Huxley's language. On the contrary, the facilitating process is easily interpreted.      

Alcaloïdes des feuilles de Voacanga thouarsii

Leaves of Voacanga thouarsii Roem. et Schult. yielded 3 indole alkaloids (ibogaine, voacangine, voacristine) and 12 ‘bis-indole’ alkaloids. Three of the latter are known (vobtusine, vobtusinelactone and subsessiline) and nine are new.     

Alcaloïdes des écorces de tronc et des écorces de racine de L'Hunteria elliotii

Nine known indole alkaloids were isolated from the stem and root barks of Hunteria elliotii: aspidofractinine, eburnamenine, eburnamine, isoeburnamine, eburnamonine, kopsinine, pleiocarpamine, quebrachamine and vincadifformine, along with o-ethyleburnamine.     

Catalogue des Vesperidae et des Cerambycidae de la faune de France (Coleoptera)

Ce catalogue des Vesperidae et Cerambycidae de la faune de France est fondé sur une vaste étude bibliographique et sur les observations des auteurs ainsi que celles, vérifiées, de nombreux amateurs. Les nombreuses modifications montrent la nécessité de la révision du dernier ouvrage de référence (Villiers 1978). Le bilan faunistique des recherches permet de dresser une liste de 251 taxa représentant 242 espèces actuellement présentes en France continentale et en Corse. Cette liste est sujette à de perpétuelles modifications liées aux fluctuations de populations, aux introductions et aux activités de recherche de nombreux amateurs. Ce travail de synthèse systématique, taxinomique et faunistique est une première étape pour la réalisation d’un atlas des Vesperidae et Cerambycidae de France et de Corse.     

Evolution des flavonoides au cours de la croissance des bractees de Poinsettia

The changes in flavonoids were studies during the growth of Poinsettia bracts. Pelargonidin glycosides appeared after cyanidin glycosides; the 3-rutinoside after the 3-monoglucoside. The 3-mono-glucosides were predominant at all times. The bracts contained kaempferol and quercetin, both as aglycones and glycosides. There was no direct relationship between the pathways of flavonol and anthocyanin biosynthesis, but two separate pathways corresponding to the 4′-monohydroxylated- and 3′,4′-dihydroxylated-, flavonoids. Flavanonols and isoflavones were detected but not characterized.     

Codification des regles de la nomenclature des groupements vegetaux

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Repartition des Appendiculaires au large des cotes de Californie

Twenty-seven taxa of appendicularians have been identified fromthe cruise CALCOFI n° 7202 and their distribution has beenstudied by various numerical methods, with the purpose of definingsimultaneously the groups of associated species and the groupsof stations possessing similar characteristics. Two large recurrentgroups have been defined by the method of Fager and McGowan,corresponding approximatively to the major water masses present:central Pacific waters and equatorial Pacific waters. The methodof Williams and Lambert permits the separation of 11 southernstations and a northern group divided into 2 subgroups dependingon the presence or absence of O. dioica. The rank correlationsgive results very similar to those obtained with point correlations.Finally, principal component analysis allow good separationof the northern and southern zones by the factorial plan 1–3,while representation of the stations by the factorial plan 2–3separates the two northern subgroups depending on the presenceor absence of O. dioica. The results obtained by the differentmethods are therefore very much alike, but it is difficult toconclude they are a result of the specific cruise, or whetherthey represent a general phenomenon.     

Etude des proteines an cours de la germination des graiues: Isolement et analyse des histories de radis Par

Histories of radish seedlings liave been characterised by comparison with pea histones extracted and purified under the same conditions. Submitted to acrylamide gel analysis the radish histones are resolved into main protein bands comparable to those of pea or calf thymus histones. However, protein bands of lesser importance which are not to be found in electrophoretic profils of pea or calf thymus histones, appear together with the main bands of radish histones. Study of these supplementary proteins through isoelectric focusing makes it possible to distinguish two groups: contaminating acid proteins and weakly basic proteins characterised by their high amide content.     

Identification des constituants de l'essence des aiguilles de Pinus pinaster

The chromatographic analysis of the volatile leaf oil of Pinus pinaster Ait. showed 42% of monoterpene hydrocarbons (α-pinene, camphene, β-pinene, myrcene, 3-carene, limonene, cis-ocimene, terpinolene, para-cymene, 35% of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (cubebene, copaene, caryophyllene, humulene, germacrene D, α- and γ-muurolenes, δ- and γ-cadinenes) and 23% of oxygenated compounds including esters (linalyl, bornyl, geranyl, neryl and farnesyl acetates), alcohols (cis-hexenol, linalool, α-fenchol, trans-pinocarveol, terpinen-4-ol, α-terpineol, dihydrocarveol, guaiol, junenol and α-cadinol), one aldehyde (hexenal) and one ketone (piperitone). Three non terpenoid phenylethyl esters were also identified: phenylethyl isovalerate, methyl-2 burtyate and 3-3 dimethylacrylate. Some alcohols and mainly α-terpineol and linalool seemed to be formed during the steam distillation process, they were absent when the leaf oil was obtained by maceration of small portions of leaves in the usual solvents of terpenes.     

Etude comparee des proprietes physico-chimiques des mannanes de neuf levures

In order to correlate and compare the antigenic relationships observed between nine yeast strains, we have studied their major antigenic determinant represented by the mannans. This material is a constituent of their cell.The compounds that we have isolated are, in reality, glycopeptides. All their polysaccharide fractions consist of mannose only — except for those of the compounds that we have isolated of R. glutinis and C. lipolytica. All these polysaccharides have very close ramified structures; the only one that seems to be very different is that of R. glutinis, and this is in agreement with the antigenic properties of that yeast.The peptidic fractions of these glycopeptides are rich in threonine, serine and aspartic acid and it is very likely that these amino acids make the link with the polysaccharide fraction. The quantity of these amino acids seem to be affected by the conditions of culture of the yeasts, but not their presence or absence.