血小板生长因子(PDGF-BB)刺激体外培养兔肺动脉平滑肌细胞DNA和蛋白质合成

应用细胞培养、３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ和３Ｈ－Ｌｅｕｃｉｎｅ掺入方法,观察血小板生长因子ＢＢ（Ｐｌａｔｅｌｅｔ－ｄｅｒｉｖｅｄＧｒｏｗｔｈＦａｃｔｏｒＢＢ）对体外培养兔肺动脉平滑肌细胞ＤＮＡ和蛋白质合成的影响。结果表明：（１）当ＰＤＧＦ－ＢＢ浓度为１０ｎｇ／ｍｌ时,３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ掺入值已较对照组显著增高（６２６２．５±４１２．９ｖｓ８３３．５±１２４．０,Ｐ＜０．０５）;当ＰＤＧＦ－ＢＢ浓度为２０ｎｇ／ｍｌ时,３Ｈ－Ｌｅｕｃｉｎｅ掺入值亦较对照线显著增高（１０２１２．８±６３８．３ｖｓ７３４０．３±１１９７．９,Ｐ＜０．０５）。（２）ＰＤＧＦ－ＢＢ浓度在５－２５ｎｇ／ｍｌ范围内,３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ,３Ｈ－Ｌｅｕｃｉｎｅ掺入值与剂量直线相关（ｒＤＮＡ＝０．９７,ｒｐｒｏｔ＝０．９０Ｐ＜０．０５）。说明ＰＤＧＦ－ＢＢ刺激体外培养兔肺动脉平滑肌细胞ＤＮＡ和蛋白质合成。     

双歧杆菌活菌制剂对慢性乙肝病人细胞免疫功能影响的观察

在应用双歧杆菌活菌制剂治疗慢乙肝期间,重点观察了Ｔ细胞亚群（ＣＤ３,ＣＤ４,ＣＤ８）、ＮＫ细胞（ＣＤ（１６））、白细胞介素Ⅱ（ＩＬ－２）分泌细胞、肿瘤坏死因子（ＴＮＦ）等细胞免疫指标治疗前后的动态变化,同时观察了病人血内毒素水平的动态变化和乙肝病毒标志物（ＨＢＶＭ）的改变。结果表明：（１）与对照组比较,双歧杆菌活菌制剂可使慢乙肝病人ＣＤ３＋,ＣＤ４＋数目明显增多,而对ＣＤ８＋细胞数目无明显影响;（２）双歧杆菌活菌制剂可使ＣＡＨ组的ＣＤ１６＋细胞显著增多（ｐ＜０．０５）;使ＣＡＨ组和ＣＰＨ组的ＩＬ－２分泌细胞均有非常显著和显著增加（分别ｐ＜０．０１和ｐ＜０．０５）;（３）ＣＡＨ组病人血中内毒素和ＴＮＦ水平在双歧杆菌活菌制剂治疗后,匀出现非常显著降低（ｐ＜０．０１）;ＣＰＨ组ＴＮＦ水平较对照组无显著变化,但内毒素水平较对照组显著降低（ｐ＜０．０５）;（４）满疗程后（６０天）ＣＡＨ组有６例,ＣＰＨ组有５例ＨＢｅＡｇ阴转（分别为２６．０６％和２５．０％）,而对照组仅２例阴转（１３．３３％）,两治疗组与对照组比较有显著性差异（ｐ＜０．０５）。     

几种氨基酸─铜（Ⅱ）配合物的超氧化物歧化酶活性

用四氮唑蓝光化学还原法对所合成的ＫＣｕ（ＩＤＡ）（Ｓｅｒ）·２Ｈ２Ｏ、ＫＣｕ（ＩＤＡ）（Ａｌａ）·Ｈ２Ｏ、Ｃｕ（ＩＤＡ）（ｅｎ）、ＫＣｕ（ＩＤＡ）（Ｇｌｙ）·Ｈ２Ｏ和Ｃｕ（ＩＤＡ）·２Ｈ２Ｏ（ＩＤＡ＝Ｎ（羧基甲基）－甘氨酸,Ｓｅｒ＝丝氨酸,Ａｌａ＝丙氨酸,ｅｎ＝乙二胺,Ｇｌｙ＝甘氨酸）等５种氨基酸─铜（Ⅱ）配合物进行了活性测定,发现它们均具有天然超氧化物歧化酶活性,其活性依次为０．３４、０．４５、０．５０、０．５４、０．７２Ｃｕμｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１。     

白水江自然保护区糙花箭竹天然林生物量与生产力的初步研究

本文根据样方上测定糙花箭竹的地径,茎高,密度,茎重,枝条重,叶重和鞭系重资料,研究竹林生物量和生产力,并建立回归数学模型为“茎重ＷＳ＝１６０．９４２＋０．２７７（Ｄ＾２ＮＨ） ｐ＜０．００１,枝条重ＷＢ＝７６．００８＋０．０３９（Ｄ＾２ＮＨ） ｐ＜０．００１,叶重ＷＬ＝８０．６４３＋０．０５１（Ｄ＾２ＮＨ） ｐ＜０．００１,鞭系重ＷＲ＝２８５．５５４＋０．０７４（Ｄ＾２ＮＨ） ｐ＜０．００１     

THINOPYRUM BESSARABICUM和THINOPYRUM ELONGATUM的基 …

对２个八倍体Ｃ．Ｓ－Ｔｈｉｎｏｐｙｒｕｍ ｂｅｓｓａｒａｂｉｃｕｍ（ＡＡＢＢＤＤＪＪ,２ｎ＝８ｘ＝５６）和Ｇｏｓｈａｗｋ（ＧＨＫ）－Ｔｈｉｎｏｐｙｒｕｍ ｅｌｏｎｇａｔｕｍ（ＡＡＢＢＤＤＥＥ,２ｎ＝８ｘ＝５６）的根尖细胞染色体进行Ｃ－分带,从中分检出Ｔｈ．ｂｅｓｓａｒａｂｉｃｕｍ和Ｔｈ．ｅｌｏｎｇａｔｕｍ的各自染色体进行核型分析,结果表明：Ｔｈ．ｂｅｓｓａｒａｂｉｃｕｍ和Ｔｈ．ｅｌｏｎｇａｔｕｍ的     

有氧运动对高胆固醇血症大鼠肝脏低密度脂蛋白受体活性调节的影响

本文研究了实验性高胆固醇血症大鼠肝脏低密度脂蛋白受体（ＬＤＬＲ）活性变化及有氧运动时ＬＤＬＲ活性调节的影响。发现,高脂（ＨＣ）组肝组织匀浆ＬＤＬＲ活性较正常对照（ＮＣ）组降低３７％（Ｐ＜０．０５）,同时血清总胆固醇（ＴＣ）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（ＬＤＬＣ）及血清载脂蛋白Ｂ（ＡｐｏＢ）均显著高于ＮＣ组（Ｐ＜０．０１）;高脂＋运动（ＨＥ）组ＴＣ、ＬＤＬＣ及ＡｐｏＢ均明显低于ＨＣ组,而ＬＤＬＲ活性则较ＨＣ组增高２６％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结果提示：（１）高胆固醇负荷时细胞可通过下行调节影响ＬＤＬＲ活性;（２）运动可能通过增加对细胞内胆固醇利用和降解,反馈作用于下行调节过程影响ＬＤＬＲ的合成,增加对ＬＤＬＣ摄取而显著改善血脂水平。     

安徽省宁国县畲族红细胞血型分布

调查１６０名安徽省宁国县畲族村民的ＡＢＯ、Ｒｈ、Ｐ、ＭＮ系统红细胞血型,结果显示ＡＢＯ血型表型频率分布为Ｏ（０．４６８７）〉Ｂ（０．２３７５）〉Ａ（０．２２５０）〉ＡＢ（０．０６８８）,基因频率ｐ＝０．１５００,ｑ＝０．１５７５,ｒ＝０．６９２５;Ｒｈ血型表型频率分布为ＣＣｄｅｅ（０．５３８５）〉ＣＣＤＥ（０．１６６７）〉ＣｃＤＥ（０．１４７４）〉ＣｃＤｅｅ（０．０９６１）〉ｃｃＤＥ（０．０３２１     

二氢玉米素核苷组细胞分裂素的放射免疫测定法

本文报道二氢玉米素核苷（ＤＨＺＲ）组细胞分裂素放射免疫测定法（ＲＩＡ）的研制结果。以（３Ｈ）二氢玉米素作示踪剂,测得免抗ＤＨＺＲ抗血清的效价为１：１３７０（Ｂ％＝３０％）。该抗血清主要与本组细胞分裂素发生交叉反应。回收率为９６．９％,灵敏度为１２ｆｍｏｌ ＤＨＺＲ／管,检测线性范围为０．１￣１００ｐｍｏｌＤＨＺＲ／管。批内误差ＣＶ＝４．３,批间误差ＣＶ＝２．０％。对基于同一免抗血清的ＤＨＺＲ组细胞     

切变流场中红细胞取向与变形行为的研究

用新型激光衍射仪研究了不同粘度的切变流场中ＤＩ、（ＤＩ）ｄ、（ＤＩ）ｏｒ随流场切变率的变化,结果表明：１．在切应力τ＝０．２Ｎ／Ｍ２附近,ＲＢＣ从‘Ｃ＝０’轨道取向向‘Ｃ＝∞’过渡。２．（ＤＩ）ｄ在不同粘度的悬浮介质中对切交率的依赖关系不同,存在一临界形度,当悬浮介质的粘度小于该值时,由于ＲＢＣ的翻滚会出现ＤＩ＝０的现象。３ＲＢＣ群体由稳定的坦克履带式运动概型向混乱的翻滚运动概型转化的过程中,存在一能量转化的过渡过程。     

细锥香茶菜甲素的结构订正和丙素的化学结构

前已报道［１］从唇形科香茶菜属植物细锥香茶菜（Ｒａｂｄｏｓｉａｃｏｅｔｓａ（Ｂｕｃｈ．Ｈａｎ．ｅｘＤ．Ｄｏｎ）Ｈａｒａ）中分离到３个结晶单体,并测定了其中两个单体——细锥香茶菜甲素（１）和乙素的结构。本文通过１Ｈ－１ＨＣＯＳＹ、１３Ｃ－１ＨＣＯＳＹ和ＮＯＥＳＹ,修订细锥香茶菜甲素（１）的结构为（２）,并经理化常数测定和光谱分析,确定了另一结晶单体——微量新成分细锥香茶菜丙素（３）的结构。（２）Ｒ１＝Ｒ２＝Ｒ４＝Ｈ,Ｒ３＝ＯＡｃ,Ｒ５＝ＯＣＨ３（３）Ｒ１＝Ｒ３＝Ｒ４＝Ｈ,Ｒ２＝ＯＡｃ,Ｒ５＝ＯＣＨ…     

基于不同预测变量的天然椴树可加性地上生物量模型构建

森林生物量是森林生态系统的最基本数量特征,生物量数据是研究许多林业问题和生态问题的基础,因此,准确测定生物量对于计算碳储量以及研究气候变化、森林健康、森林生产力、养分循环等十分重要.目前,测算森林生物量常用的方法为生物量模型估算法.本研究基于小兴安岭地区和张广才岭地区97株实测生物量数据,建立了3个天然椴树立木可加性生物量模型系统(基于胸径的一元可加性生物量模型系统、基于胸径和树高的二元可加性生物量模型系统、基于最优变量的最优可加性生物量模型系统),采用非线性似乎不相关回归法进行参数估计,用加权方法解决模型的异方差问题,并采用“刀切法”进行模型检验.结果表明: 3种可加性生物量模型系统均能较好地对椴树各部分生物量进行拟合和预测(调整后确定系数R_a²>0.84,平均预测误差百分比MPE<8.5%,平均绝对误差MAE<16.3 kg,平均百分标准误差MPSE<28.5%),其中,树干和地上生物量的拟合效果优于树叶、树枝和树冠;在引入树高和树冠因子后,提高了模型的拟合效果和预测能力(R_a²提高0.01～0.04,MAE降低0.01～4.55 kg),缩小了预测值置信区间的范围,树干、树叶和地上生物量提高较多,树枝和树冠提高较少.总体来看,最优生物量模型系统效果最好,其次为二元生物量模型系统,再次是一元生物量模型系统,添加树高和树冠因子进行生物量模型的构建十分必要.     

北京西部山区胡枝子种群研究: 个体和构件生物量

通过对北京西部山区胡枝子(Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.)种群个体和构件地上生物量进行系统研究。结果表明, 种群(总和)个体和各构件地上生物量积累与年龄的关系均可用方程式Y=axb表示。不同种群的植株个体和构件生物量有显著性不同(P<0.05), 在海拔910-1 100 m的山脊林缘的种群个体和构件地上生物量较其它种群大, 植株地上营养构件的生物量比率较小, 而繁殖构件生物量比率较大; 不适生境中的种群则反之。种群个体生长和各构件生物量动态与环境条件关系密切。构件生物量比率也随着年龄的增长而有所变化。叶生物量比率随年龄增加而减小; 枝构件生物量比率随年龄增加而增大; 繁殖构件的生物量比率随年龄增加先增后减。依据相关指数R2, 筛选各构件生物量估计的最优模型: 枝、枝叶生物量和地上生物量均为m(DW)= a(D2H1)b, 叶生物量和花果生物量均为m(DW)=a(D)b。     

北京西部山区胡枝子种群研究:个体和构件生物量

通过对北京西部山区胡枝子(Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.)种群个体和构件地上生物量进行系统研究。结果表明,种群(总和)个体和各构件地上生物量积累与年龄的关系均可用方程式Y=axb表示。不同种群的植株个体和构件生物量有显著性不同(P<0.05),在海拔910-1100m的山脊林缘的种群个体和构件地上生物量较其它种群大,植株地上营养构件的生物量比率较小,而繁殖构件生物量比率较大;不适生境中的种群则反之。种群个体生长和各构件生物量动态与环境条件关系密切。构件生物量比率也随着年龄的增长而有所变化。叶生物量比率随年龄增加而减小;枝构件生物量比率随年龄增加而增大;繁殖构件的生物量比率随年龄增加先增后减。依据相关指数R2,筛选各构件生物量估计的最优模型:枝、枝叶生物量和地上生物量均为m(DW)=a(D2H1)b,叶生物量和花果生物量均为m(DW)=a(D)b。     

千烟洲人工林主要树种地上生物量的估算

利用不同参数和函数,模拟了千烟洲人工林主要树种马尾松、湿地松和杉木的枝条、叶生物量和总生物量及单株各器官生物量,选择最佳函数计算生物量在各树种不同器官中的分配,估算不同林型的地上生物量.结果表明,不同树种的枝条基径(d)和枝条生物量(BW)、叶生物量(LW)之间,当d³为自变量时,相关系数最高,湿地松利用线性函数、马尾松和杉木利用幂函数模拟效果最佳;单木总生物量以利用D²H(胸径²×树高)为自变量的幂函数模拟相关系数最高;3个树种叶和枝生物量各有不同的最佳自变量和函数类型,但同一树种的叶、枝生物量最佳拟合方程的自变量和函数类型一致.马尾松林、湿地松林和杉木林的地上生物量分别为83.6、72.1和59 t·hm^-2,其中树干生物量所占比重最大,叶生物量最小.根据前人的研究结果推算3种林分地下生物量分别为10.44、9.42和11.48 t·hm^-2,其固碳量分别为47.94、45.14和37.52 t·hm^-2.     

Kinetics of acetate, propionate and butyrate removal in the treatment of a semi-synthetic landfill leachate on anaerobic filter

The kinetics of acetate, propionate, and butyrate removal was studied in conditions of leachate treatment in a plug flow anaerobic fixed-film reactor made of a sequence of seven perfectly mixed compartments. An original experimental procedure was followed under sequential feeding conditions so as to maintain the Bacteriol biomass in a quasi-steady state all along the study. With an appropriate computer program based on the least squares method, the apparent kinetic parameters of VFA removal were calculated within concentration ranges below the levels of salt inhibition. The models proposed are based on simple theoretical considerations. For acetate and n-butyrate removal, the best fits were given by the Michaelis-Menten equation with respectively: V(m) (spec) = 0.49 +/- 0.06 g CH(3) COOH g(-1) biomass h(-1)and 0.18 +/- 0.02 g n-CH(3)CH(2)CH(2)COOH g(-1) biomass h(-1) and: K(s) = 21.2 +/- 0.9 g CH(3)COOH L(-1) liquid phase and 8.2 +/- 0.9 g n-CH(3)CH(2)CH(2)COOH L(-1) liquid phase, Iso-butyrate was produced during n-butyrate catabolism and the apparent removal rate of (n + iso)-butyrate considered as a whole was also described by the Michaelis-Menten equation with V(m) (spec) = 0.14 +/- 0.02 g(n + iso)-butyrate g(-1) biomass h(-1) and K(s) = 9.0 +/- 1.2 g (n + iso) butyrate L(-1) liquid phase. On the other hand in the case of propionate, the best fit was obtained with a first-order equation with K(spec) = (0.88 +/- 0.05) 10(-2) L liquid phase g(-1) biomass h(-1). These constants were subsequently used to predict the removal of mixtures of the three major VFAs under study, at various feed concentrations. Three sets of concentrations were tested, and the experimental data were compared to the simulations. This study, together with other experimental observations previously reported, tends to show that under sequential feeding conditions the classical assumption of butyrate beta-oxidation should be rejected. Butyrate seems to be anaerobically decarboxylated, but propionate thus formed inside the biofilm is degraded as soon as its formation proceeds. It was therefore considered that butyrate degradation produces, through propionate intermediate, 1 mole acetate per mole butyrate removed. When propionate or butyrate concentrations were high, the same phenomenon was noted, to a much lower extent, for the degradation of acetate formed inside the biofilm.     

异速生长法计算秋茄红树林生物量

采用异速生长方法,建立树干基部多分枝型秋茄生物量与分枝直径的函数模型,根据该模型计算了浙江鳌江河口人工秋茄林生物量,并比较了我国不同地区秋茄林生物量差异。结果表明,秋茄生物量(W)与分枝直径(D)之间存在极显著的回归关系,叶片(WL)、树干(WS)、根系和分枝基部(WB)及植株总生物量(WT)与分枝直径(D)的异速生长方程分别为:WL=0.187D1.855(R2=0.612,P<0.0001);WS=0.267D1.906(R2=0.821,P<0.0001);WB=4.6D1.136(R2=0.644,P<0.0001);WT=3.614D1.446(R2=0.801,P<0.0001)。我国不同地区秋茄林地上生物量与林龄和纬度之间存在显著的回归关系:lg(地上生物量)=3.123+0.84×lg(林龄)-2.019×lg(纬度),(R2=0.431,F2,11=4.161,P=0.045)。秋茄种群生物量随着林龄的增加而增加,随着纬度的升高呈现降低趋势。浙江鳌江河口3年、5年和10年龄人工秋茄林生物量分别为7.13、11.32和24.35 t/hm2,其中5年龄秋茄林生物量仅为广东湛江同龄秋茄林(自然湿地生境)生物量的18%。然而,广东深圳的3年龄秋茄林(人工湿地生境)生物量仅为该研究中同龄秋茄林生物量的9.3%。此外,以≤11年龄的人工秋茄纯林为对象,建立了种群密度与种群植株平均生物量的关系:lg(平均单株地上生物量)=8.468-2.1×lg(种群密度),(R2=0.961,F=99.764,P=0.001),秋茄种群密度越小,平均植株生物量越大,平均单株生物量较符合Yoda提出的-3/2自疏定律为快,自疏指数为-2.1。因此,纬度和林龄是秋茄种群生物量的主要影响因子,生境类型、种群密度等因素对红树林种群或群落生物量的积累也至关重要。     

Estimating biomass of submersed vegetation using a simple rake sampling technique

We evaluated the use of a simple rake sampling technique for predicting the biomass of submersed aquatic vegetation. Vegetation sampled from impounded areas of the Mississippi River using a rake sampling technique, was compared with vegetation harvested from 0.33-m² quadrats. The resulting data were used to model the relationship between rake indices and vegetation biomass (total and for individual species). We constructed linear regression models using log-transformed biomass data for sites sampled in 1999 and 2000. Data collected in 2001 were used to validate the resulting models. The coefficient of determination (R ²) for predicting total biomass was 0.82 and ranged from 0.59 (Potamogeton pectinatus) to 0.89 (Ceratophyllum demersum) for individual species. Application of the model to estimate total submersed aquatic vegetation is illustrated using data collected independent of this study. The accuracy and precision of the models tested indicate that the rake method data may be used to predict total vegetation biomass and biomass of selected species; however, the method should be tested in other regions, in other plant communities, and on other species. Handling editor: S. M. Thomaz     

四川红杉人工林分生物量和生产力的研究

本文对卧龙自然保护区60年代人工栽培的四川红杉林分生物量和生产力进行了测定和研究。按“径阶标准木法”和“样方收割法”分别调查了乔木层、灌木层、草本地被层和枯枝落叶层。据调查数据,应用“相对生长法则”建立了估测乔木层单株木各器官干重的回归方程,相关系数均达到极显著水平。文中还研究了林分平均净生产量和产量结构。结果表明：四川红杉人工林分生物量平均为135.17t／ha,净生产量为10820.52kg／ha·a,其中乔木层生物量为113.57t／ha,占林分生物量的84.02%,净生产量为8951.63kg／ha·a,占林分净生产量的82.73%。林分中灌木层、草本层的生物量和净生产量分别占林分生物量和净生产量的1.01%和3.16%、4.44%和13.86%。枯枝落叶层现存量为14.23t／ha,占林分的10.53%,林分年凋落物量和枯损物量为3996.14kg／ha·a,占林分生产力的36.93%。     

Evaluation of Four Methods for Predicting Carbon Stocks of Korean Pine Plantations in Heilongjiang Province,China

A total of 89 trees of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) were destructively sampled from the plantations in Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China. The sample trees were measured and calculated for the biomass and carbon stocks of tree components (i.e., stem, branch, foliage and root). Both compatible biomass and carbon stock models were developed with the total biomass and total carbon stocks as the constraints, respectively. Four methods were used to evaluate the carbon stocks of tree components. The first method predicted carbon stocks directly by the compatible carbon stocks models (Method 1). The other three methods indirectly predicted the carbon stocks in two steps: (1) estimating the biomass by the compatible biomass models, and (2) multiplying the estimated biomass by three different carbon conversion factors (i.e., carbon conversion factor 0.5 (Method 2), average carbon concentration of the sample trees (Method 3), and average carbon concentration of each tree component (Method 4)). The prediction errors of estimating the carbon stocks were compared and tested for the differences between the four methods. The results showed that the compatible biomass and carbon models with tree diameter (D) as the sole independent variable performed well so that Method 1 was the best method for predicting the carbon stocks of tree components and total. There were significant differences among the four methods for the carbon stock of stem. Method 2 produced the largest error, especially for stem and total. Methods 3 and Method 4 were slightly worse than Method 1, but the differences were not statistically significant. In practice, the indirect method using the mean carbon concentration of individual trees was sufficient to obtain accurate carbon stocks estimation if carbon stocks models are not available.     

Substrate inhibition in the hydrolysis of N-acylglycine esters by carboxypeptidase A

The rates of hydrolysis of a series of 21 N-acylglycine esters (YCONHCH2CO2CH(CH2CH3)CO2H (2)) by bovine pancreatic carboxypeptidase A (peptidyl-L-amino-acid hydrolase, EC 3.4.12.2) have been studied over the substrate concentration range 10(-4)-10(-1) M at pH 7.5, 25 degrees C, ionic strength 0.5. All substrates display substrate inhibition except Y = CH3, CH3CH2 and (CH3)3C for which normal Michaelis-Menten kinetics are observed. In all cases substrate inhibition is consistent with the formation of an ES2 complex and parameters for the second-degree rate equation v/E = (kapp2 S + kapp3 S2/KappSS)/(KappS + S + S2/KappSS) have been evaluated. For a series of eight aliphatic groups varying in size between Y = CH3 and Y = cyclo-C6H11 the following linear correlations were observed: -log KappS = 0.82 pi + 1.32 and log kapp2/KappS = 0.71 pi + 5.81 (pi is Hansch's hydrophobicity parameter). Aryl and aralkyl Y moieties deviate from these correlation lines. KappSS also depends on the hydrophobicity of Y but no quantitative correlation is obvious. Thus the Y unit of 2 is involved in a hydrophobic interaction with the enzyme when 2 binds at both the catalytically productive and inhibitor sites. Parameters for the enzymic hydrolysis of the esters YCONHCH2CO2CH(CH2CH(CH3)2)CO2H (3) (Y = C6H5(CH2)n (n = 0, 1, 2)) are also presented. Pronounced nonproductive 1: 1 enzyme.substrate complex formation is observed for each of 2: Y = C6H5(CH2)n (n = 2, 3) and 3: Y = C6H5(CH2)2. Hippurate anion is shown to be an uncompetitive inhibitor (Ki = 12 mM) for the hydrolysis of 2: Y = (CH3)3C. Data are now available which can only be interpreted in terms of at least three enzymic sites being available for hydrophobic interactions with ester substrate molecules.