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The initial rate of inactivation of T4 phage by solutions of [Pt(NH3)2Cl2], [PtenCl2] and [Pten(H2O)2] (NO3)2 at fixed values of pH is strongly reduced by phosphate buffer, slightly reduced by acetate buffer and apparently not influenced by bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane (BIS-Tris) buffer and HEPES buffer. The phosphate abolishes the antiphage activity of the platinum complexes probably by some sort of complex formation. This together with dimerization reactions qualitatively explains the tailing off of the phage inactivation rate. High concentrations of NaNO3 as the salt medium give increased phage inactivation rates, which are also strongly pH-dependent.
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PMID:Phosphate buffer and salt medium concentrations affect the inactivation of T4 phage by platinum(II) complexes. 401 1

An alpha-sialoside linked to acrylamide by a short connector (5-acetamido-2-O-(N-acryloyl-8-amino-5-oxaoctyl)-2,6-anhydro-3,5-d ideoxy-D-galacto-alpha-nonulopyranosonoic acid, 1) was prepared. Compound 1 formed high molecular weight copolymers with acrylamide, derivatives of acrylamide, and/or vinylpyrrolidone upon photochemically-initiated free radical polymerization. Those copolymers for which the substituents on the acrylamido nitrogen were small inhibited the agglutination of chicken erythrocytes induced by influenza virus (X-31 (H3N2); a recombinant strain of A/Aichi/2/68 (H3N2) and A/Puerto Rico/8/34 grown in chicken eggs). The inhibitory power of the polymers depended strongly on the conditions of polymerization and the sialic acid content of the polymer. The strongest inhibitors were copolymers (poly(1-co-acrylamide)) formed from mixtures of monomer containing [1]/([1] + [acrylamide]) approximately 0.2-0.7; these copolymers inhibited hemagglutination 10(4)-10(5) times more strongly than did similar concentrations of alpha-methyl sialoside (calculated on the basis of the total concentration of individual sialic acid groups in the solution, whether attached to polymer or present as monomers). Samples polymerized in the presence of low concentrations of cross-linking reagents (bis(acrylamido)methane, BIS, and 2,2'-bis(acrylamido)ethyl disulfide, BAC) also showed increased inhibition (10-10(3)-fold relative to monomers), but their use was limited by their poor solubility. Sterically demanding substituents on any position of the acrylamide component (substituents attached to the vinyl group or N-alkyl groups that are larger than hydroxyethyl) reduced the inhibitory power of the polymer. A 1H NMR assay and a fluorescence depolarization assay showed that poly(1-co-acrylamide) bound to a solubilized trimeric form of the viral receptor for sialic acid (bromelain cleaved hemagglutinin, BHA), less tightly than 1, on a per sialic acid basis. A similar result was also obtained with a model system comprising lactic dehydrogenase (a tetramer) and polymeric derivatives of oxamic acid: that is, poly((28, 29, 30, or 31)-co-acrylamide) had a higher inhibition constant for tetrameric lactic dehydrogenase than did the corresponding monomers (28, 29, 30, or 31) on a per oxamate basis. Poly(1-co-acrylamide) is, in principle, capable of inhibiting the agglutination of erythrocytes by several mechanisms: (1) entropically enhanced binding of the polymer (acting as a polyvalent inhibitor) to the surface of the virus; (2) steric interference of the approach of the virus to the surface of the erythrocyte by a water-swollen layer of the polymer on the surface of the virus; (3) aggregation of the virus induced by the polymer.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Polyacrylamides bearing pendant alpha-sialoside groups strongly inhibit agglutination of erythrocytes by influenza A virus: multivalency and steric stabilization of particulate biological systems. 793 70

The effect of N-TRIS(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoetane sulfonic acid (TES); N,N BIS (2 hydroxvethyl)-2 aminoethane sulfonic acid (BES), N-2(hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N-2-ethane sulfonic acid (HEPES), morpholinopropane sulfonic acid (MOPS), and piperazine-N-N-BIS(2-ethane sulfonic acid (PIPES) solutions on dialyzed semen was studied. Each was titrated to pH 7.0 with TRIS-(hydroxymethyl)-amino methane (TRIS) solution and the osmotic pressure was adjusted to between 320 to 325 mOsm/kg. The new solutions were identified as TEST, BEST, HEPEST, MOPST and PIPEST, respectively. The solutions were used 1) alone, 2) in a composite with equal parts (V/V) of each solution and 3) in a 1:1 (V/V) combination with isosmotic trisodium citrate solution. Later, TRIS and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were compared as titration bases for piperazine-N-N-BIS (2-ethane sulfonic acid) (PIPES) and N-Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethane sulfonic acid (TES). Ejaculates were diluted 1:10 (V/V) in extenders containing buffer, 20% egg yolk and 5% glycerol (V/V). The samples were dialyzed (1:50) during cooling for a period of 2 h. Each sample was dialyzed against the same buffer system containing 5% glycerol without egg yolk and later it was frozen in pellets. The treatments were evaluated by observation of sperm motility in fresh and thawed semen samples. The latter were also analyzed by electronic count of cells that passed through the Sephadex column. Sperm survival was higher in PIPEST (PIPES titrated with TRIS) or the composite buffer, and the inclusion of 50% sodium citrate (Na citrate) improved significantly (P<0.05) sperm motility in fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples. There was no difference (P>0.05) between the titration bases. In the second experiment, sperm survival was superior in extenders containing PIPEST (P<0.05) than in those containing TEST independently of the inclusion of Na citrate.
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PMID:Development of a buffer system for dialysis of bovine spermatozoa before freezing. I. Effect of zwitterion buffers. 1672 19

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of sugars (glucose, lactose and raffinose) and the effect of those sugars (C(3) to C(6)) or their correspondent sugar alcohols on the dialysis of bovine semen. First, the effect of isosmotic solutions of glucose, lactose or raffinose at five different levels (0, 25, 50, 75, 95% V/V) on sperm motility of semen dialyzed prior to freezing were studied. These levels were used in extenders and dialysates, and the final volume was complemented with Piperazine-N-N-BIS (2-ethane sulfonic acid (PIPES) titrated to pH 7.0 with TRIS (hydroxymethyl) amino-methane (TRIS) to form PIPEST or a 1:1 (V/V) combination between PIPEST and sodium citrate solutions. In the second experiment, 30% of the buffer volume contained solutions of sugars (C(3) or C(6)) or their correspondent sugar alcohol, and the final volume was completed with PIPEST-citrate buffer. Semen aliquots were extended (1:10) and dialyzed (1:50) for 2 h while cooling from 37 to 5 degrees C in semipermeable dialysis bags of 12,000 to 14,000 molecular weight cut off. The samples were frozen in pellets 1 h after dialysis was terminated. Sperm survival was significantly higher in PIPEST-citrate than in PIPEST buffer alone (P<0.05). No significant difference (P>0.05) was obtained between the use of glucose or lactose or between lactose and raffinose. High levels of sugar appeared to be detrimental to sperm motility of fresh and thawed semen samples. Motility of cells extended in buffers containing 30% (V/V) isosmotic solutions of glucose, galactose, ribose, xylose, arabinose or their correspondent sugar alcohols was significantly higher (P<0.05) than their motility in extenders without sugar.
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PMID:Development of a buffer system for dialysis of bovine spermatozoa before freezing. II. Effect of sugars and sugar alcohols on posthaw motility. 1672 20