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Quantitative determination of monosaccharides, disaccharides and sorbitol by use of gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) was performed on thirty-three samples of different commercial soft bread. Maltose was found in all the bread samples. Fructose and glucose were found only in samples of sweetened bread. Sucrose was detected in 5 samples, lactose in 2, and sorbitol in 2. Up to 20 per cent of the fresh bread weight was found to be low-molecular weight carbohydrates. Plaque pH-changes were studied in 18 persons following a 30-second month rinse with each of 3 solutions: (1) 50% sucrose, (2) water extract of sweetened bread, and (3) water extract of unsweetened bread. Mouth rinsing with the extract of sweetened wheat bread (sucrose 7.7 per cent of the dough weight) caused pH-decreases in plaque which were significantly more pronounced than those induced by the water extract of unsweetened wheat bread.
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PMID:Influence of sugar content in soft bread on pH of human dental plaque. 0 41

Subjects deficient in lactase may experience bloating, cramps and diarrhoea after ingesting milk, due to the unhydrolysed and poorly-absorbed lactose. The diarrhoea may result from an osmotic effect of the lactose itself or its poorly-absorbed acidic products of fermentation (Weijers, van de Kamer & others, 1961; Christopher & Bayless, 1971), possibly together with an alteration of sodium and water absorption due to the lowered colonic pH (Rousseau & Sladen, 1971). Laxation by lactulose (1-4-beta-galactosidofructose) may operate through an analogous mechanism. The drug is a synthetic dissaccharide which, in oral doses of 10-20 g, relieves chronic constipation (Wesselius-de Casparis, Braadbaart & others, 1968). It is neither hydrolysed by intestinal dissaccharidase (Dahlqvist & Gryboski, 1965) nor absorbed in the gut, but it is converted in the colon mainly to lactic and acetic acids by various bacteria including Lactobacillus acidophilus. Apart from the increased osmotic effect, the pH in the proximal colon falls markedly (Bown, Gibson & others, 1974), and larger doses may reduce stool pH. Weijers & others (1961) inferred that the acidic products formed from lactose in the colon stimulate propulsion, and K.S. Liem (Philips-Duphar) suggested to us that lactulose may relieve constipation partly by stimulation of propulsion due to the lowered pH. The experiments described below support this view.
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PMID:Intestinal pH and propulsion: an explanation of diarrhoea in lactase deficiency and laxation by lactulose. 0 91

Tablets have been prepared from mixtures of microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel) and spray dried lactose. Tests on these showed that a maximum value of dissolution rate occurred as the percentage of the cellulose increased. This maximum was at 4% w/w for mixtures containing Avicel PH 101 and coincided with the point of maximum liquid penetration rate. With grade PH 105 this maximum was at 2% w/w and corresponded to the optimum balance between the opposing factors of disintegration and liquid penetration rate. Addition of up to 2% w/w magnesium stearate to the formulation containing 4% w/w PH 101 grade had little effect on pore structure, but decreased the dissolution rate by retarding water penetration. Similar concentrations of Carbowax 4000 caused no such decrease.
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PMID:The properties of tablets containing microcrystalline cellulose. 1 69

Actinomyces viscosus T14V and Streptococcus sanguis 34 coaggregate by a mechanism which is not inhibited by 1 M NaCl, is dextran independent, requires calcium, is pH dependent with an optimum at pH 8.0 to 8.5, and appears to require the interaction of a protein or glycoprotein on A. viscosus with a carbohydrate on S. sanguis. The coaggregation is inhibited more than 80% by 0.01 M lactose, 0.02 M beta-methyl-D-galactoside, or 0.05 M D-galactose; inhibition of coaggregation was less than 10% in 0.1 M alpha-methyl-D-galactoside, melibiose, maltose, cellobiose, sucrose, and a number of monosaccharides. At very high concentrations of enzyme, protease from S. griseus destroyed the reactive site on A. viscosus but not on S. sanguis. Both were totally resistant to dextranase. Periodate (0.01 M; pH 4) inactivated both bacteria. The ability of S. sanguis to coaggregate with A. viscosus was not destroyed by phenol-water extraction at 65 degrees C for 15 min. When the bacteria were cultured under specified conditions, the coaggregation was highly reproducible. Under the same conditions, T14AV, the avirulent mutant of A. viscosus T14V, did not coaggregate with S. sanguis 34. Electron microscopic studies of coaggregates, labeled immunochemically with antibody to A. viscosus, indicated that fibrils on A. viscosus may be involved in the coaggregation.
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PMID:Mechanism of coaggregation between Actinomyces viscosus T14V and Streptococcus sanguis 34. 3 Jul 1

The in vitro release of a model low dose drug, riboflavine, from hard gelatin capsules, formulated with a range of diluents, in the absence and presence of magnesium stearate (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0% w/w), has been assessed by a dissolution technique. Comparison of the values of the time for 50% of the drug content of the capsule to appear in solution T50, by analysis of variance, indicated that the type of diluent significantly influenced the drug release. Irrespective of the magnesium stearate content, the diluents could be ranked in the following order of effectiveness: Primojel greater than sodium bicarbonate greater than Avicel congruent to Dri-flo starch congruent to lactose greater than Emcompress congruent to kaolin greater than starch. Correction of the T50 values for possible adsorption of riboflavine onto the water insoluble diluents, using experimentally determined adsorption isotherms, altered the relative order of effectiveness of the diluents to Primojel greater than sodium bicarbonate greater than kaolin congruent to lactose greater than Avicel congruent to Dri-flo starch greater than Emcompress greater than starch. Comparison of the urinary excretion of riboflavine, after administration of capsule formulations containing lactose, Emcompress or kaolin as the diluent, to volunteers, suggests that the dissolution results not corrected for adsorption provide a better indication of the in vivo performance of the formulations.
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PMID:The release of a model low-dose drug (riboflavine) from hard gelatin capsule formulations. 3 57

In applying S. mendoza the following four liquid media were tested as to whether they can be used as enrichment broths for salmonellae in milk powder: phosphate buffered water, correspondingly buffered peptone broth, tetrathionate and selenite lactose broth. The yield of salmonellae in these tests is largely independent of the starting pH value of the prepared milk suspension which was varied between 5.8 and 8.2 (Fig. 1). In water the pH dropped within 24 hours (Fig. 2), in peptone and tetrathionate broth within 48 hours down to figures between 4.1 and 4.4 (Fig. 3 and 4), in selenite broth final figures of pH 5.7 were not attained before the lapse of 6 days (Fig. 5). The absolutely highest germ figures were observed in selenite broth. Quite in general the bacteria figure maximum was not attained until the 3rd--5th day, whereupon the germ figures dropped again. In peptone broth the introduced salmonellae were recovered in 73% of all cases after the lapse of 24 hours. Also in tetrathionate the success quota was about 73%, but part of it (8%) did not increase until a lapse of more than 72 hours incubation time, although the pH had already become strongly acid some days previously. In water the introduced salmonellae were traced only in 67%, in selenite broth even only in 61%. Also the time until the first detection increased a little in these media (Table 1). The period during which salmonellae were traceable was equally highest in peptone broth being 57% relative to the complete testing period (tetrathionate: 55%, water: 51%, selenite: 39% (Table 1). This permits the conclusion that peptone broth is the best preenrichment medium in which salmonellae may become traceable after a lapse of approx. 24 hours. Not considerably more unfavourable is the tetrathionate broth which so far had been considered as an exclusive selectivity medium. In this context it is, however, necessary to face the possibility that predamaged salmonellae do not begin to increase until the end of some days incubation and even at a strongly acid pH.
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PMID:[Comparative tests of various liquid media for the preenrichment of salmonellae from milk powder (author's transl)]. 3 12

A rapid 7-h fecal coliform (FC) test for the detection of FC in water has been developed. This membrane filter test utilizes a lightly buffered lactose-based medium (m-7-h FC medium) combined with a sensitive pH indicator system. FC colonies appeared yellow against a light purple background after incubation at 41.5 degrees C for 7 to 7.25 h. Comparison of FC test results showed that the mean verified FC count ratio (7-h FC count/24-h FC count) for surface water samples was 1.08. The mean FC count ratio (7-h FC count/24-h FC count) for unchlorinater wastewater ranged from 1.95 to 5.05. Verification of yellow FC colonies from m-7-h FC medium averaged 97%. Data from field tests on Lake Michigan bathing beach water samples showed that unverified 7-h FC counts averaged 96% of the 24-h FC counts. The 7-h FC test was found to be suitable for the examination of surface waters and unchlorinated sewage and could serve as an emergency test for detection of sewage or fecal contamination of potable water.
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PMID:Rapid seven-hour fecal coliform test. 4 49

The potency and stability of extemporaneous intravenous nitroglycerin (NTG) solutions prepared according to methods currently used in three hospitals were studied. Intravenous NTG solutions were prepared and packaged according to three hospitals' protocols. The NTG solutions varied in concentration (32 microgram/ml); source (one of two manufacturers' sublingual NTG tablets or 10% NTG adsorbate in lactose); and storage (ambient room temperature or refrigerated). The concentration of NTG in the i.v. solutions was determined spectrophotometrically. Nitroglycerin was found to be stable for at least 70 days when stored in glass containers, regardless of source, diluent (5% dextrose in water or normal saline) and storage temperature. The loss of NTG from solution, after storage for seven days in plastic i.v. bags, was greater when stored at room temperature (55%) than when refrigerated (30%). Adsorption was shown to be responsible for this phenomenon because intact drug was completely recovered from the plastic i.v. bags after methanol elution. The results of this study allow formulation of recommendations regarding the extemporaneous preparation of i.v. NTG solutions.
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PMID:Potency and stability of extemporaneous nitroglycerin infusions. 10 34

The influence of the intermediate products of riboflavine photolysis on the absorption of poorly absorbed water-soluble drugs from the rat small intestine has been examined using an in situ recirculation technique. The absorption of phenol red, bromphenol blue (BPB) and their biliary excretion, and lactose isonicotinoyl-hydrazone (lactose-INH) and its plasma concentration were increased in experiments made in the presence of light in contrast to other made in the dark. The absorption of both phenol red and lactose-INH were concentration-dependent. On the other hand, a saturation phenomenon was demonstrated when the concentration of phenol red was kept constant while that of the water-soluble compound flavine mononucleotide (FMN) was changed. The results which were obtained from pretreatment experiments suggest an alteration in the permeability of the intestinal membrane. No enhancement effect could be demonstrated for lumichrome in the presence of absence of light.
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PMID:An anomalous effect of the intermediate products of riboflavine photolysis on the intestinal absorption of poorly absorbed water-solbule drug in rats. 23 20

The most probable number method for enumerating coliforms was shown to give a false estimate of the coliform density. The inflated estimates were due to lactose positive, non-coliform bacteria whose presence was detected by an oxidase test. Thirty-six percent of all the samples examined contained oxidase positive bacteria that were able to produce gas from lactose. Their presence resulted in coliform density overestimates which ranged from 2 to 33 times the true value. The frequency of occurrence of inaccurate estimates was shown to be affected by water temperature but unrelated to environmental source.
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PMID:The effect of oxidase positive bacteria on total coliform density estimates. 32 98


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