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Influence of pH on absorbance and CD-spectra of DNA in PEG-containing water-salt solutions has been studied. The changes in the spectra appeared due to disturbance of the DNA secondary structure upon acidification of the medium proir to or after DNA compactization. If acidification preceeds DNA compactization an intense negative band in the CD spectrum inherent to the compact particles is observed at pH values 7-4. The intensity of the band decreases with an increase of the acidity. The size of the compact particles as evaluated from the dependence of the apparent optical density on the wavelength value remains unchanged (about 1200 A). If the solution is strongly acidified (pH 4.0-2.8) and a considerable disturbance in the DNA secondary structure takes place a negative band in the CD spectrum completely disappears. If one acidifies a solution containing preformed DNA compact particles a decrease of the intensity of the CD negative band starts at lower pH values (less than 2.8). This process is accompanied by an increase of the size of the particles. Acidic "denaturation" of DNA within the compact particles (pH approximately 2.5) is followed by a dissappearance of the CD negative band and a considerable increase of the particle size. The data obtained indicate that the specific arrangement of DNA strands manifested in a CD negative band depends on the defects in the DNA secondary structure.
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PMID:[The compact form of DNA in solution. IV. The effect of secondary structure defectiveness on the arrangement of double-chained DNA molecules into compact particles]. 0 1

Studies were performed on 12 patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria to evaluate the hypothesis that the acid load accompanying potassium acid phosphate would adversely affect renal calcium reabsorption and citrate excretion compared to the neutral form of the phosphate salt. During acute clearance studies, neutral phosphate (NP) led to a fall in FECa (2.2 +/- 0.6% to 0.8 +/- 0.1%, P less than 0.02) and no change in titratable acidity (TA) or net acid excretion (NAE). Acid phosphate (AP) did not reduce FECa acutely, and led to a rise in TA (22 +/- 4 to 62 +/- 6 muEq/min, P less than 0.02) and NAE (46 +/- 6 to 6 89 +/- 7 muEq/min, P less than 0.02). During chronic administration, AP resulted in higher urinary calcium excretion in both absorptive (187 +/- 29 vs. 141 +/- 18 mg/day, P less than 0.02) and renal hypercalciuric patients (233 +/- 24 vs. 173 +/- 190.02 mg/day, P less than 0.02). Also, TA and NAE were higher following AP, whereas citrate excretion was lower (375.4 +/- 64.6 vs. 633.4 +/- 28.8 mg/day, P less than 0.01). These data suggest that the reported ineffectiveness of AP in the therapy of nephrolithiasis may be related to the deleterious effects of the acid load on calcium and citrate metabolism.
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PMID:Differing effects of acid versus neutral phosphate therapy of hypercalciuria. 4 88

By means of the Heidelberg capsule the influence of two different antacids on the acidity of gastric juice was measured in 16 normal test subjects. The antacidic combination drugs were Roha salt tablets (RSTB) containing herba absinthii 1.9 mg; fruct. anisi 35.5 mg; rhiz. calami 22.2 mg; bolus alba 14.0 mg; calcium phosphoricum 53.3 mg; magnesium sulfuricum 41.1 mg; calcium carbonicum 70.0 mg; magnesium carbonicum 42.0 mg; sodium bicarbonicum 1120 mg, and Roha gastric tablets (RMTB) with retarded release and containing fruct. anisi 40 mg; herba absinthii 3.2 mg; calcium carbonicum 688 mg; sodium bicarbonicum 480 mg; magnesium carbonicum 40 mg. Compared to the simple antacid RSTB, the duration of the neutralizing effect of the retarded RMTB was prolonged significantly by 300%.
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PMID:[The Heidelberg capsule, an antacid of improved galenics]. 23 40

Ninety-two samples of sheep milk yellow cheese were investigated 30 and 180 days after its production. The content of enterococci varied within a wide range--from 100 to 1,9 million per g. In 14.28% of the samples more than 10 000 enterococci per g were found. No correlation between salt content, acidity and pH and number of enterococci in the yellow cheese samples studied as well as between quantity of enterococci, period of cheese ripening and storage and the organoleptic evaluation of the product's ripeness was established. In 100% of the samples studied coli titer was above 0.1. Of the 137 differentiated enterococci strains 67.1% belonged to the species Str. durans, while 32.8%--to Str. faecium.
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PMID:[Enterococci and coliforms in yellow sheep's milk cheese]. 39 71

The effects of parenteral pilocarpine, atropine, and norepinephrine on salt and water transport were studied in jejunum and ileum of anesthetized rats. Pilocarpine increased jejunal transmural PD, reduced absorption of Na, K, HCO3, and H2O, and increased secretion of Cl; in ileum, it caused secretion of Na and H2O, elicited secretion of K, and reduced the absorption of Cl. In both segments, perfusate became more akaline, and there was less of a rise in PCO2. Atropine prevented all changes caused by pilocarpine. Atropine alone increased jejunal absorption of Na and HCO3 and acidity of perfusate, implying that cholinergic nerves influence transport. Norepinephrine augmented jejunal absorption of Na, Cl, and H2O but caused no change in PD. In ileum, norepinephrine increased absorption of Na and Cl, reduced the rise in pH, increased the rise in PCO2 of perfusate, but did not affect net HCO3 movement. With all agents, when Na absorption increased, perfusate became more acidic in jejunum and less alkaline in ileum, evidence of an association between Na and H transport.
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PMID:Intestinal ion transport: effect of norepinephrine, pilocarpine, and atropine. 96 67

beta-Glucuronidase from bovine liver was adsorbed to the adsorbents prepared with CH-Sepharose 4B and either the competitive inhibitor or its analogs such as p-aminophenyl 1-thio-beta-D-glucuronic acid, -glucoside, -galactoside, and N-acetyl glucosaminide. The adsorbed enzyme was eluted at 0.1 or 0.5 M NaCl by a stepwise gradient. Chromatography of the enzyme was also performed by using the adsorbents prepared with Epoxy-activated Sepharose 6B and amine compounds or other compounds. In order to see whether the hydroxyl groups of the sugar parts in the ligand are necessary for the adsorption of the enzyme, chromatography was performed by using the adsorbents prepared with sugar derivatives as the ligand. As a result, it was found that beta-glucuronidase had an affinity for adsorbents prepared with either acetyl derivatives or methoxy derivatives of glycosides and CH-Sepharose 4B. From the results of elution of the enzyme with NaCl from adsorbents having amide bonding, it was clarified that the affinity of the enzyme for adsorbents without glycosides in the ligands correlated with acidity of the amide in the adsorbents. Hydrogen bond chromatography was performed with the prepared adsorbents. The enzyme was adsorbed under a high concentration of ammonium sulfate, and the elution of the adsorbed enzyme from adsorbents was examined by the degradation of salt. The enzyme was most easily eluted from aminoethyl 1-thio-beta-D-glucuronic acid-CH Sepharose 4B at 0.9 M ammonium sulfate and at 0.5 M concentration of the salt with p-aminophenyl 1-thio-beta-D-glucuronic acid-CH Sepharose 4B.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Chromatography of beta-glucuronidase from bovine liver. A study of the enzyme binding sites of prepared adsorbents. 139 4

The deleterious effects of increased gastric pH on calcium absorption from calcium carbonate supplements were observed about 25 years ago. Increasing use of calcium supplements, especially by the elderly, has raised questions about bioavailability from various calcium sources. Decreased gastric acidity is common in the elderly and in patients taking antiulcer medications. A critical review of the available human studies that have investigated the role of gastric acidity in calcium bioavailability suggests that the effects of increased gastric pH are only apparent when poorly soluble calcium salts are taken after an overnight fast. Soluble calcium sources, such as calcium citrate and calcium from milk, are absorbed normally in elderly subjects with atrophic gastritis. Moreover, calcium carbonate, a relatively insoluble calcium salt, is well absorbed in atrophic gastritis patients if administered with a meal. In order to maximize calcium bioavailability, elderly subjects should increase their calcium intakes to at least recommended levels, preferably by increasing milk consumption. When calcium supplements are used to augment dietary calcium sources, a highly soluble source should be of benefit or calcium carbonate may be taken with a meal.
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PMID:Gastric acidity, atrophic gastritis, and calcium absorption. 157 81

Two-dimensional electrophoresis of total protein from 50 S ribosomal subunits of the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus demonstrated a complex between two proteins that was stable in 6 M urea, but dissociable in detergent or below pH 5.5. The proteins, numbered L1 and L10 according to their electrophoretic mobilities, corresponded to Escherichia coli ribosomal proteins L10 and L7/L12, respectively. The members of the complex were therefore designated Sso L10e and Sso L12e. Sso L12e had other properties in common with E. coli L7/L12: low molecular weight, relative acidity, selective release from the ribosome by high salt/ethanol, and dimeric structure. The Sso L12e.Sso L10e complex was isolated by gel filtration of total 50 S proteins in 4 M urea. The stoichiometry of the components was approximately four copies of Sso L12e to one copy of Sso L10e. The occurrence in an archaebacterium of a complex of acidic ribosomal proteins similar to E. coli (L7/L12)4.L10 and eukaryotic (P1)2/(P2)/.P0 strongly supports the concept that this element of quaternary structure is a major conserved feature of the ribosome and reaffirms its importance in the translocation step of protein synthesis.
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PMID:Occurrence in the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus of a ribosomal protein complex corresponding to Escherichia coli (L7/L12)4.L10 and eukaryotic (P1)2/(P2)2.P0. 212 30

Streptococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens was examined for proteolysis and development of bitterness in sterile buffaloes' skim milk with and without some additives. Cell population and the pH of milk were the most important factors in the breakdown of casein and development of bitterness. Sodium chloride level, altering the final concentration of bacteria in milk, had a direct role in the production of bitter peptides. Calcium ions up to 5 mM did not affect proteolysis whereas higher concentrations were inhibitory. Electrophoretic analysis of proteose-peptone formed in sterile skim milk with and without NaCl revealed the presence of 3 peptides, 2 of which were probably associated with bitterness. S. faecalis subsp. liquefaciens produced acidity slowly, but was the most acid producer (1.25% after 72 h) of the streptococci. However, milk coagulated enzymatically and the curd shrinkage was related to salt-dependent acidity. Strains of the organism coagulated fresh citrated human plasma within 21 h at 30 degrees C, but without any visible fibrinolysis. The strains also were all alpha-haemolytic with occasionally a very few beta-haemolytic variants on sheep blood agar. On human blood agar, a weak alpha-reaction was given.
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PMID:Some properties of Streptococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens isolated from cheese with special reference to production of bitterness. 251 54

Variations in salt (NaCl) content and temperature influenced the microbial development and organoleptic quality of fermenting African locust bean (Parkia filicoidea Welw.) seeds. The influences on microbial growth by different salt contents and temperatures were followed by changes of pH and titratable acidity. A 1% (w/w) salt addition and fermentation at 37 degrees C improved the organoleptic quality of the product. Salt additions above 3% (w/w) and temperatures below 25 degrees C resulted in lower microbial counts, low pH and titratable acid values; fermentation of the processed substrate of African locust bean seeds was inhibited and the organoleptic quality was poor. The predominant microorganism present throughout the fermentation was a Bacillus sp. with characteristics similar to Bacillus subtilis.
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PMID:The influence of salt and temperature on the natural fermentation of African locust bean. 264 87


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