Abstract:
The present invention relates to an ingestible composition designed to combine enhancement of physical performance with the reduction of body fat. More specifically, the present invention is directed to ingestible compositions comprising glutamine in an amount effective to induce a growth hormone response in the consumer, i.e. an increase in the blood levels of growth hormone in the body. The performance enhancing beverage compositions according to the present invention contain from about 1.0 to about 4.0 g of glutamine per 473 milliliters. The performance enhancing foodstuff compositions of the present invention contain at least about 1 g of glutamine.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to methods for increasing secretion of an overexpressed gene product present in a host cell, by inducing expression of chaperone proteins within the host cell.
Abstract:
Compositions of matter are provided comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of taxol or a tumor-active analog thereof solubilized in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising an oil having a dipole moment of between about 0.5 Debyes and about 2.0 Debyes, and preferably between about 1.6 and about 1.7 Debyes. Oils from marine organisms having an ether lipid as a major component thereof are preferred. Methods of solubilizing taxol or tumor-active taxol analogs in the pharmaceutically acceptable oils of this invention are provided comprising forming a first solution by dissolving taxol in a preliminary solvent such as an anhydrous alcohol, then adding sufficient oil to solubilize said first solution. Taxol-in-oil solutions are used to prepare oil-in-water emulsions and other dosage forms for pharmaceutical use in antitumor therapy by means known to the art using known surfactants.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for making R stereospecific alkyl- and aryl-phosphonate linkages between nucleotides. These methods can be used for automated synthesis of oligonucleotides having sequential R stereospecific alkyl- and aryl-phosphonate linkages. The present invention is also directed to the oligonucleotides having several sequential R phosphonate linkages which were produced by the subject methods. Moreover, the present invention provides methods for using the subject oligonucleotides, including methods for regulating the biosynthesis of a DNA, an RNA or a protein and methods for detecting and isolating complementary nucleic acid targets.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to substantially pure stereoisomers of a compound of formula (I) wherein n1 and n2 are the same or different and are 1 or 2; X is alkyl (C1-C10), aryl (C6-C10) or aralkyl (C7-C12); and wherein R, R1, R2 and R3 are the same or different and are chosen from H, alkyl (C1-C10), aryl (C6-C10), aralkyl (C7-C12), or a heterocyclic group, and addition salts thereof with pharmaceutically acceptable acids. The invention also relates to a method for the inhibition of blood platelet aggregation in a blood supply comprising administering to said blood supply a blood platelet aggregation inhibiting amount of the compounds of the present invention.
Abstract:
The present invention provides single-stranded circular oligonucleotides each with a parallel binding (P) domain and an anti-parallel binding (AP) domain separated from each other by loop domains. Each P and AP domain has sufficient complementarity to bind to one strand of a defined nucleic acid target wherein the P domain binds in a parallel manner to the target and the AP domain binds in an anti-parallel manner to the target. Moreover, the present single-stranded circular oligonucleotides can bind to both single-stranded and double-stranded target nucleic acids. The present invention also provides methods of using these oligonucleotides as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing these oligonucleotides.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the construction of a recombinant plasmid which is capable of expressing a secretory truncated glycoprotein (Tgp) of Varicella-zoster virus (BZV) in mammalian cells. The secretory Tgp of the present invention contains at least one epitope capable of inducing antibody response. the present invention comtemplates the production and utilization of this secretory Tgp in a vaccine against chickenpox and/or shingles. The present invention is also directed towards the use of the secretory Tgp in diagnostic assays for detection of VZV. The present invention is also directed to first antibodies specific to secretory Tgp and to second antibodies specific to the first antibodies. These second antibodies are also useful in diagnostic assays for VZV.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to 3-aroyl-2 carboxaldehyde-quinolines, processes for making them, and their use in detection and quantification of primary amino groups in various biological and chemical applications. Thus the measurement, isolation and identification of compounds with primary amino groups such as amino acids, proteins, etc. can be carried out. Processes for the preparation of these reagents and certain compounds produced therefrom are also desired.
Abstract:
Discontinuous, discrete ceramic fibers are prepared by atomizing a viscous sol or solution of a precursor of a metal oxide into a heated zone where the discontinuous discrete fibers are formed. Subsequent calcination of the fibers provides discontinuous discrete metal oxide ceramic fibers.