A new method for the dimroth rearrangement of adenine nucleotide derivatives with an anion exchanger.

N-(4-Substituted phenyl)-N'-3-phenylpropenoylthioureas treated with lithium hydride afforded 1-(4-substituted phenyl)-6-phenyl-2-thiouracils; these could also be obtained by Dimroth rearrangement of 2-(4-substituted phenylimino)-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-ones under the same reaction conditions. 2-(4-Substituted phenylimino)-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-ones were synthesized from the corresponding thioureas under catalysis of boron trifluoride in chloroform.

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The direct measurement of ATP and adenine nucleotide pool turnover in microorganisms: a new method for environmental assessment of metabolism, energy flux and phosphorus dynamics

Journal of Plankton Research ◽

10.1093/plankt/8.1.1 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Peter Bossard ◽

David M. Karl

Keyword(s):

Direct Measurement ◽

Energy Flux ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Adenine Nucleotide ◽

New Method ◽

Phosphorus Dynamics ◽

Adenine Nucleotide Pool

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Selective Sampling and Orientation of Non-Homogeneous Tissues

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100100238 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 98-99

Author(s):

C. C. Clawson ◽

L. W. Anderson ◽

R. A. Good

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Electron Microscope ◽

Light Microscopy ◽

Random Sampling ◽

New Method ◽

Microscope Examination ◽

Small Areas ◽

Selective Sampling ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Specific Orientation

Investigations which require electron microscope examination of a few specific areas of non-homogeneous tissues make random sampling of small blocks an inefficient and unrewarding procedure. Therefore, several investigators have devised methods which allow obtaining sample blocks for electron microscopy from region of tissue previously identified by light microscopy of present here techniques which make possible: 1) sampling tissue for electron microscopy from selected areas previously identified by light microscopy of relatively large pieces of tissue; 2) dehydration and embedding large numbers of individually identified blocks while keeping each one separate; 3) a new method of maintaining specific orientation of blocks during embedding; 4) special light microscopic staining or fluorescent procedures and electron microscopy on immediately adjacent small areas of tissue.

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Structure of contact sites between the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes investigated by HVEM tomography

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100167299 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 966-967

Author(s):

C.A. Mannella ◽

K.F. Buttle ◽

K.A. O‘Farrell ◽

A. Leith ◽

M. Marko

Keyword(s):

Liver Mitochondrion ◽

Adenine Nucleotide ◽

Protein Complexes ◽

Mitochondrial Membranes ◽

Electron Microscopic ◽

Contact Sites ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Precursor Proteins ◽

Membrane Contacts ◽

And Function

Early transmission electron microscopy of plastic-embedded, thin-sectioned mitochondria indicated that there are numerous junctions between the outer and inner membranes of this organelle. More recent studies have suggested that the mitochondrial membrane contacts may be the site of protein complexes engaged in specialized functions, e.g., import of mitochondrial precursor proteins, adenine nucleotide channeling, and even intermembrane signalling. It has been suggested that the intermembrane contacts may be sites of membrane fusion involving non-bilayer lipid domains in the two membranes. However, despite growing interest in the nature and function of intramitochondrial contact sites, little is known about their structure.We are using electron microscopic tomography with the Albany HVEM to determine the internal organization of mitochondria. We have reconstructed a 0.6-μm section through an isolated, plasticembedded rat-liver mitochondrion by combining 123 projections collected by tilting (+/- 70°) around two perpendicular tilt axes. The resulting 3-D image has confirmed the basic inner-membrane organization inferred from lower-resolution reconstructions obtained from single-axis tomography.

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