Abstract:
The invention concerns the production of superoxide dismutase (SOD) by eucaryotic cells derived from multicellular organisms which are capable of expressing a DNA sequence encoding for superoxide dismutase and producing the superoxide dismutase or analogs thereof. A specific embodiment of the invention includes a human HeLa cell or mouse L cell containing either the pmSV2-SOD-Neo plasmid or the pHG-SOD-SV-Neo plasmid. The pmSV2-SOD-Neo plasmid contains a DNA sequence encoding for superoxide dismutase joined to the SV40 early promoter. The pHG-SOD-SV-Neo plasmid contains a DNA sequence encoding for superoxide dismutase controlled by the native regulatory elements of human genomic Cu-Zn SOD. Such cells are capable of expressing the sequence encoding the superoxide dismutase and of producing the superoxide dismutase or an analog thereof. The invention also concerns methods of producing the superoxide dismutase by growing the cells of the invention and recovering the superoxide dismutase product.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved process for the production of crystalline tribromostyrene. The process involves removal of hydrogen bromide in a two phase system with the aid of phase transfer catalysts. One of the phases used is an aqueous one containg an alkali metal hydroxide whereas the second comprises bromoethyltribromobenzene in an alcohol as solvent.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a human DNA sequence coding for an enzyme having (2'-5') oligo A synthetase activity, a 1.6 kb RNA and a 1.8 kb RNA being complementary to the mentioned DNA sequences, to a DNA transfer vector, comprising an inserted DNA sequence consisting essentially of the mentioned DNA sequence, furthermore to a microorganism which has been transformed by the said transfer vector and is capable of expressing an enzyme having the (2'-5') oligo A synthetase activity. The present invention furthermore provides a method of monitoring the response of a patient to an interferon, which comprises measuring the concentration of (2'-5') oligo A synthetase mRNA in cells or body fluids of the patient by hybridizing the mRNA to DNA complementary thereto. In addition there are provided antigenic peptides and antibodies raised against the antigenic peptides which recognises and immunoprecipitates (2'-5') oligo A synthetase.
Abstract:
A metal-containing polyaledehyde microsphere composed of a polyaldehyde microsphere to which a transition metal, e.g. Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Tc, Fe, Ni or Co, is bound may be obtained in accordance with this invention. The polyaldehyde, e.g. polyacrolein or polyglutaraldehyde, may be encapsulated in agarose, and the mocrosphere may be radioactive or magnetic. The microphere may additionally have a compound having at least one amine group, e.g. a drug, antibody, antigen, enzyme or other protein, bound to its surface. In one embodiment a transition metal is bound to a polyaldehyde microsphere by contacting the polyaldehyde microsphere with a suitable amount of an appropriate salt or acid of the transition metal under suitable conditions so as to cause the salt or acid to be reduced to a lower valence state and to bind to the microsphere. Some salts or acids may thus be reduced to the elemental state; others are further reduced with an appropriate reducing agent. In another embodiment, a transition metal in elemental form is bound to a polyaldehyde microsphere by contacting the polyaldehyde microsphere with a suitable amount of a compound capable of complexing with a salt or acid of the transition metal under suitable conditions permitting binding of the compound to the microsphere, contacting the compound with an appropriate amount of an appropriate salt or acid of a transition metal under appropriate conditions permitting the compound to bind to the salt or acid, and reducing the salt or acid to the corresponding elemental metal by contacting it under effective reducing conditions and for a sufficient period of time with a sufficient amount of an effective reducing agent. The metal-containing microsphere of this invention is useful for such applications as cell labeling, cell separation, diagnostic methods, catalysis and coating methods.
Abstract:
NMR imaging apparatus comprising apparatus for applying a linear magnetic field gradientto a sample, apparatus for varying the magnetic field gradient in a predetermined manner, apparatus for obtaining an NMR signal based on the linear magnetic field gradient, apparatus for storing the NMR signal, apparatus for reconstructing an NMR image from the stored NMR signal, and display apparatus for displaying the reconstructed NMR image, and wherein the apparatus for obtaining an NMR signal includes apparatus for obtaining the NMR signal at times when cancellation of the signal component dependent on magnetic field inhomogeneities occurs. There is also provided a technique for NMR imaging using the above apparatus.
Abstract:
There are provided crystallized borosilicate glass zeolite catalysts which are para-selective in the alkylation of benzene and derivatives thereof and beta-selective in the alkylation of naphthalene and derivatives thereof. There is provided a process for the production of such catalysts wherein a borosilicate type glass is reacted with a zeolite synthesis template. There is also provided a selective alkylation process for the alkylation of benzene and its derivatives and of naphthalene and its derivatives wherein these are reacted with an alkylation agent in the presence of such catalyst.
Abstract:
Analgesia-effecting 5-hydroxytryptophan derivatives are disclosed of the formulae: and wherein R is selected from the group consisting of C 2 -C 16 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 16 alkenyl. C 2 -C 16 alkynyl, aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, and arylalkyl containing up to 20 carbon atoms; R' and R" are each H or methyl; R 2 and R 2a are each H or R, as defined above; R 3 and R 3a are each H or alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbons; R 4 and R 4a are each H or alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbons; and their non-toxic, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts.
Abstract:
There is provided an assay for the detection and quantitative determination of interferon. The assay is based on the exposure of certain cells to a solution containing the interferon which is to be determined, infecting the cells with a suitable virus, incubating for a predetermined period of time, lysing the infected cultures and determining the virus protein. The measurement of the virus proteins can be effected by ELISA or Radioimmunoassay. There is also provided a kitfor carrying out such assays.
Abstract:
@ There are provided anti-tumor agents comprising as active ingredient platinum complexed directly or via dextran-amine moieties to an anti-tumor immunoglobulin. These are prepared by reacting an anti-tumor immunoglobulin or such immunoglobulin coupled to a dextran-amine with a platinum salt. Immunoglobulins having a specific binding activity towards certain types of cancer cells can be used. Immunoglobulins specific for ovarian or testicular carcinoma or for renal adenocarcinoma complexed directly or via dextran-amine moieties with platinum are effective agents for the treatment of these malignancies.
Abstract:
There are provided magnetic and non-magnetic agarose (or agar) - polyaldehyde beads with diameters ranging from 40 microns up to 1 cm, and processes for the synthesis of such beads. The polyaldehyde compounds, e.g. polyacrolein, polymethacrolein or polyglutaraldehyde, were ued as microspheres or as powders. The agarosepolyaldehyde beads are capable of covalently binding in a single step, through their aldehyde groups, compounds containing primary amino groups or thiol groups, such as proteins, antibodies, enzymes and drugs. The beads are useful for various biological applications, e.g. affinity chromatography, hemoperfusion, ion exchange resins, cell labeling, diagnostic purposes and cell separation.