High resolution nuclear magnetic resonance study of base pairing in four purified transfer RNA molecules

The high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of hydrogen bonded protons in four purified tRNA molecules are reported. From the temperature and concentration dependence it is shown that these resonances arise from intramolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Gold nanoparticles disturb nuclear chromatin decondensation in mouse sperm in vitro

The effect of gold nanoparticles on mouse epididymal sperm has been studied using the model system of nuclear chromatin decondensation in vitro. It is shown that the treatment of gametes, preliminary membrane-freed by sodium dodecyl sulfate, in the mediums containing gold nanoparticles (with diameter ∼2.5 nm) in concentrations 1.0 × 10¹⁵ or 0.5 × 10¹⁵ particles/ml and following incubation in dithiothreitol solution (DTT) resulted in failure of chromatin decondensation process and nucleus structure. We conclude that gold nanoparticles possess spermatotoxicity. The mechanism of cytotoxic effect of gold nanoparticles may be related with their interaction with molecules of double-helix DNA. The model system studied in this research is applicable for further investigations of cytotoxic effects of nanoparticles of different origin and made of different metals.     

Ecological studies on streptocephalus dichotomus baird

Summary Streptocephalus dichotomus occurs in a wide variety of shallow andThe maximum period during which these animals occur was 18Studies on both seasonal and day time variations of the physicoThe rate of increase in the population is more or less identical inThe length frequency distribution in the different ponds showsSex ratio does not appear to follow any definite pattern at anyFemales start to bear eggs when 1.7 cm long and the maximumTwo genera, Branchinella kugenumaensis and S. dichotomus were seenThis work formed a part of the thesis submitted for the award of the Degree of