Ergatoid reproductives in Nasutitermes columbicus (Isoptera,Termitidae)

Numerous functional ergatoid replacement reproductives were found in one colony of Nasutitermes columbicus in Panama. Their morphology was mainly workerlike, although several imaginal characters such as the compound eyes and variable wing buds were more or less developed. The sex organs were fully mature and the fat body of the females, not of the males, was of the “royal” type. The development of the eyes was not accompanied by the differentiation of the optic lobes of the brain, nor was the presence of wing buds correlated with a development of the wing muscles.     

The binding of folyl polyglutamates by hemoglobin

Pteroyl polyglutamates bind to hemoglobin with an affinity which leaves only a minor fraction of red cell folate in the free state. This could serve as a regulating mechanism for protein synthesis in the differentiating erythroblast.     

Some occult lesions in captive primates

Recent findings have shown that a state of hypovitaminosis B₁₂ occurs easily in many primates in captivity on vegetarian diets. Pathological lesions of the nervous system, oral mucous membranes, blood, reproduction and growth which are extensive yet occult may result. Attention is drawn to these facts and their relevance to the experimentalist is noted.     

Interactions of colipase with bile salt micelles. 1. Ultracentrifugation studies.

A detailed investigation by ultracentrifugation of the colipase-taurodeoxycholate system showed the formation of well-defined mixed associations with a sedimentation coefficient of about 2.2S. The fact that these associations were only detectable above the critical micelle concentration of the salt indicated that micelles rather than monomers were bound to the cofactor. Two technical difficulties must be overcome before the weight of the associations could be measured with a reasonable accuracy. Firstly, the partial specific volume of the associations was determined using a digital microdensimeter and the interferometric system of the ultracentrifuge for concentration determinations. Secondly, due to the fact that micelle concentrations could not be equilibrated by dialysis, even after an extended period of time, an appropriate dilution of the ligand in the buffer compartment was necessary in order to compensate for its fixation by colipase in the solution. Then, the ionic strength dependence of the weight of the associations was found to vary in parallel with that of the micelles and to be in each case equal to the sum of the weights of one colipase molecule and one micelle. Therefore, colipase can be expected to contain a single high affinity site for bile salt micelle binding.     

Fatty acids, part 51. The long-chain oxo acids (argemonic acid) in Argemone mexicana seed oil

The crystalline material which separates from Argemone mexicana seed oil is a mixture of 9-and 11-oxo-octacosanoic and 11-oxotriacontanoic acids.