The Action of Periodic Acid and its Salts on Wool

1969 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 851-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kantouch ◽  
A. Bendak

In the present work, the amino acid content of periodate-oxidized wool is investigated. In general, amino acids in periodate-oxidized wool decrease to different degrees depending on their difference in reactivity. The controlling factor for the change of amino acids in periodate-oxidized wool is the periodate consumption, regardless of the reaction conditions. At a periodate consumption of 2.5 mmole/g wool, a decrease in amino acids ranging from 3% for arginine to 70% for serine and tryptophan is observed. The change in amino acids in wool is also discussed on the basis of organic reactions, and, by analogy, with reaction of periodate with free amino acids and peptides.

1964 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ramirez ◽  
J. J. Miller

During 6-day exposures of cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to acetate sporulation medium, the content of free amino acids declined to approximately one-third of that of vegetative cells, but proline was exceptional in that it increased conspicuously in amount. The content of combined amino acids also diminished to about one-third, ammonia was evolved, and amino acids (not including proline) passed out of the cells into the medium. When dihydroxyacetone replaced acetate in the sporulation medium, the results were similar except that the decline in content of free and combined amino acids was much greater, more ammonia was evolved, and only very small amounts of amino acids could be detected in the medium. Transfer of sporulated cells to growth medium led to an increase in the pool of free amino acids, except for proline, which declined in amount.In two other species of Saccharomyces the free proline content also increased on exposure to sporulation medium, but in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Torulopsis famata no such increase was observed.


1973 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pan H. Papanayotou ◽  
Joanna Dozi-Vassiliades ◽  
Anast. Kovatsis

By the use of thin layer chromatographic techniques and exchange column chromatography, 20 free amino acids were found in human saliva. No qualitative or semiquantitative differences in the amino acid content were observed among caries-susceptible and caries-resistant individuals 20 to 30 years old.


2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Warwick ◽  
Karim Vahed ◽  
David Raubenheimer ◽  
Stephen J Simpson

Nuptial gifts that are manufactured by the male are found in numerous insect species and some spiders, but there have been very few studies of the composition of such gifts. If, as has been proposed recently, nuptial gifts represent sensory traps, males will be selected to produce gifts that are attractive to females but such gifts will not necessarily provide the female with nutritional benefits (the ‘Candymaker’ hypothesis). We examined the free amino acid content of the spermatophylax of the cricket Gryllodes sigillatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The spermatophylax (dry weight) consisted of approximately 7 per cent free amino acids. The free amino acid composition was highly imbalanced, with a low proportion of essential amino acids (18.7%) and a high proportion of proline and glycine. The main free amino acids found in the spermatophylax appeared to act as phagostimulants: the duration of feeding on artificial gels by females was positively related to the free amino acid content of the gels. The results therefore suggest that males use free amino acids to ‘sweeten’ a relatively low-value food item. A possible function of glycine in inhibiting female movement is also proposed.


1956 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 400 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Hackman

Blood from the larval, prepupal, and early pupal stages of Calliphora augttr' (F.) contains the same 18 free amino acids. In addition, hydroxyproline is present in larval and prepupal blood. The quantitative differenccs in the concent,ratiolls of these amino acids arc reported. Larval blood has the highest free amino acid content (6'6 mgjml) followcd by early pupal blood (4'6 mgjml) and prepnpal blood (3'3 mgjml). As the larva matures to the prepupa, the greatest decreases occm in the concentrations in the blood of alanine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, and tyrosine. The metabolic significance of these changes are discussed.


1960 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. McKillican

The free and combined amino acids of seven samples of wheat rust were analyzed quantitatively by paper and column chromatography and compared with the amino acids present in uninfected wheat leaves. All races studied contained different proportions of free amino acids.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1322
Author(s):  
Anna Pęksa ◽  
Joanna Miedzianka ◽  
Agnieszka Nemś ◽  
Elżbieta Rytel

Potatoes of six cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) with red, purple, and yellow flesh were stored at 2 and 5 °C for 3 and 6 months, and the influence of these factors on the content of free amino acids was determined. The potato cultivar and storage time had the greatest impact on the free amino acid content. The tubers of red-fleshed (Rote Emma) and purple-fleshed (Blue Congo) potatoes contained over 28 mg/g DM of free amino acids, and the Blaue Annelise cultivar with purple flesh had over 18 mg/g DM. After 6 months, the highest increase in their content (by 36%) was recorded in tubers of the Fresco cultivar (yellow-fleshed). In the analysed potatoes, the content of alanine, proline, serine, γ-aminobutyric acid, and α-aminoadipic acid increased, while that of asparagine, aspartic acid, and glutamine decreased. Asparagine decreased to the greatest extent in “Blaue Annelise” potatoes (by 24%) and that of glutamine in tubers of Rote Emma and Vineta by 18%.


2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayan Roy ◽  
Subrata Laskar ◽  
Anandamay Barik

Abstract The PICO-TAGanalysis of proteins revealed that 17 protein-bound and 18 free amino acids were present throughout the developmental stages of sunflower leaves. The total protein-bound amino acid content was much higher than total free amino acid content throughout the development of sunflower leaves. The contents of protein-bound and free amino acids as well as essential and non-essential ones displayed different patterns with leaf maturation, suggesting that total protein levels are poor predictors of the nutritive status of leaves.


1982 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1758-1761 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Fukuda ◽  
Y Hirai ◽  
H Yoshida ◽  
T Nakajima ◽  
T Usui

Abstract For extracting free amino acids from human leukocytes, we find that disruption of the cells by ultrasonication is more reliable than freezing and thawing. The amount of free amino acids extracted by the latter method depends on the temperature and duration of thawing. We extracted free amino acids from leukocytes of healthy men by ultrasonication and compared their concentrations in lymphocytes and granulocytes. The amino acid content of granulocytes significantly (p less than 0.001) exceeded that of lymphocytes. Of the amino acids extracted from granulocytes, 76% was taurine; for lymphocytes taurine, aspartic acid, and glutamic acid were predominant, respectively composing 44%, 17%, and 26% of the total. Taurine is proposed as an index of cell disruption.


2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Ryszard Kosson

The contribution of cotyledons, embryo and testa to the whole seed, was analyzed in the bean cultivar, Wiejska. The total nitrogen content and amino acid composition of morphological parts of the seed were determined. The average amino acid composition of globulins and albumins and the content of free amino acids in seeds of six Polish cultivars were estimated as well. It was found that the embryo contained the highest quantity of total nitrogen and the lowest of protein nitrogen. The exogenous amino acid content in the embryo was higher than in cotyledons and testa. Both albumins and globulins were shown to contain 42% exogenous amino acids. The content of methionine - the first limiting amino acid of bean proteins - did not exceed 0.30% of the total amino acid content in albumins and globulins. Free glutamic and aspartic acids made up more than 60% of the total free amino acids.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Awatsaya Chotekajorn ◽  
Takuyu Hashiguchi ◽  
Masatsugu Hashiguchi ◽  
Hidenori Tanaka ◽  
Ryo Akashi

AbstractWild soybean (Glycine soja) is a valuable genetic resource for soybean improvement. Seed composition profiles provide beneficial information for the effective conservation and utilization of wild soybeans. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the variation in free amino acid abundance in the seeds of wild soybean germplasm collected in Japan. The free amino acid content in the seeds from 316 accessions of wild soybean ranged from 0.965 to 5.987 mg/g seed dry weight (DW), representing a 6.2-fold difference. Three amino acids had the highest coefficient of variation (CV): asparagine (1.15), histidine (0.95) and glutamine (0.94). Arginine (0.775 mg/g DW) was the predominant amino acid in wild soybean seeds, whereas the least abundant seed amino acid was glutamine (0.008 mg/g DW). A correlation network revealed significant positive relationships among most amino acids. Wild soybean seeds from different regions of origin had significantly different levels of several amino acids. In addition, a significant correlation between latitude and longitude of the collection sites and the total free amino acid content of seeds was observed. Our study reports diverse phenotypic data on the free amino acid content in seeds of wild soybean resources collected from throughout Japan. This information will be useful in conservation programmes for Japanese wild soybean and for the selection of accessions with favourable characteristics in future legume crop improvement efforts.


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