Effect of Viscous Solvents and Monomer on Conservation of Intact and Immobilized Chloroplasts

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1052-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kaetsu ◽  
T. Fujimura
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Molecular Chain ◽  
Ps Ii ◽  
Radiation Polymerization ◽  
Intact Chloroplast ◽  
Methacrylate Monomer ◽  
Activity Yield ◽  
Viscous Solvents

O2 evolution activity of PS II in chloroplast stored in buffer including various supercooling solvents was studied. Viscous solvents such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) was remarkably effective for the increase of lifetime of intact chloroplast. Lifetime of immobilized chloroplast by means of radiation polymerization was prolonged more than 40 days in buffer including PEG 70% (v/v). It was found that viscous solvents having PEG units in molecular chain were effective and methoxypolyethyleneglycol methacrylate monomer (M-23G) was most suitable as a im­mobilization carrier. The immobilized chloroplast with M-23G retained the high activity yield more than 30 days in buffer including PEG.

Polyethylene glycol-modified catalase exhibits unexpectedly high activity in benzene

1984 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 761-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsunobu Takahashi ◽  
Ayako Ajima ◽  
Takayuki Yoshimoto ◽  
Yuji Inada
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
High Activity

The Bioartificial Organ: Review and Progress Report

1981 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Schmer ◽  
L. Rastelli ◽  
M.L. Newman ◽  
M.B. Dennis ◽  
J.S. Holcenberg
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Substrate Affinity ◽  
Enzyme Reactor ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Enzyme Leakage

A definition and a review is given for the bioartificial organ. In addition new developments are reported with the successful lyophilization of enzime filled RCG with cryoprotective polyethylene glycol (PEG). The successful use of an enzyme reactor consisting of crosslinked fibrin with asparaginase covalently attached is reported in sheep. The small organ (0.4 m2) removes 70% of the animal's asparagine in 6 hours. No enzyme leakage down to 10-5 units per ml. plasma could be found. The highly preserved substrate affinity of insolubilized asparaginase as well as its high activity and stability when bound to fibrin are additional outstanding features of this system.

Immunocytochemical detection of hepatic carbohydrate metabolic enzymes: Improved resolution with polyethylene glycol embedding and visio-bond semithin sections

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 792-793
Author(s):  
Kuixiong Gao ◽  
Randal E. Morris ◽  
Bruce F. Giffin ◽  
Robert R. Cardell
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Glycogen Phosphorylase ◽  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Metabolic Enzymes ◽  
Silver Stain ◽  
Accurate Localization ◽  
Immunocytochemical Detection ◽  
Semithin Sections ◽  
Parenchymal Cells

Several enzymes are involved in the regulation of anabolic and catabolic pathways of carbohydrate metabolism in liver parenchymal cells. The lobular distribution of glycogen synthase (GS), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glycogen phosphorylase (GP) was studied by immunocytochemistry using cryosections of normal fed and fasted rat liver. Since sections of tissue embedded in polyethylene glycol (PEG) show good morphological preservation and increased detectability for immunocytochemical localization of antigenic sites, and semithin sections of Visio-Bond (VB) embedded tissue provide higher resolution of cellular structure, we applied these techniques and immunogold-silver stain (IGSS) for a more accurate localization of hepatic carbohydrate metabolic enzymes.

Directional observation on lipid of male nectary of Lindera megaphylla hemsl. by the rapid embedding method with polyethylene glycol (PEG)

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 718-719
Author(s):  
Dai Dalin ◽  
Guo Jianmin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Unsaturated Lipid ◽  
Embedding Method ◽  
Long Period ◽  
New Methods

Lipid cytochemistry has not yet advanced far at the EM level. A major problem has been the loss of lipid during dehydration and embedding. Although the adoption of glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide accelerate the chemical reaction of lipid and osmium tetroxide can react on the double bouds of unsaturated lipid to from the osmium black, osmium tetroxide can be reduced in saturated lipid and subsequently some of unsaturated lipid are lost during dehydration. In order to reduce the loss of lipid by traditional method, some researchers adopted a few new methods, such as the change of embedding procedure and the adoption of new embedding media, to solve the problem. In a sense, these new methods are effective. They, however, usually require a long period of preparation. In this paper, we do research on the fiora nectary strucure of lauraceae by the rapid-embedding method wwith PEG under electron microscope and attempt to find a better method to solve the problem mentioned above.

Polyethylene glycol-mediated direct gene transfer in Nicotiana spp.

1992 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokarna B. Gharti-Chhetri ◽  
Wichai Cherdshewasart ◽  
Jocelyne Dewulf ◽  
Michel Jacobs ◽  
loan Negrutiu
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Gene Transfer ◽  
Direct Gene Transfer ◽  
Direct Gene

High-activity samarium-153-EDTMP therapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell support in unresectable osteosarcoma

2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (06) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bielack ◽  
S. Flege ◽  
J. Eckardt ◽  
J. Sciuk ◽  
H. Jürgens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell ◽  
Blood Stem Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
External Radiotherapy ◽  
Primary Tumor Site ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Summary Purpose: Despite highly efficacious chemotherapy, patients with osteosarcomas still have a poor prognosis if adequate surgical control cannot be obtained. These patients may benefit from therapy with radiolabeled phosphonates. Patients and Methods: Six patients (three male, three female; seven to 41 years) with unresectable primary osteosarcoma (n = 3) or unresectable recurrent sites of osteosarcomas (n = 3) were treated with high-activity of Sm-153-EDTMP (150 MBq/kg BW). In all patients autologous peripheral blood stem cells had been collected before Sm-153-EDTMP therapy. Results: No immediate adverse reactions were observed in the patients. In one patient bone pain increased during the first 48 hrs after therapy. Three patients received pain relief. Autologous peripheral blood stem cell reinfusion was performed on day +12 to +27 in all patients to overcome potentially irreversible damage to the hematopoietic stem cells. In three patient external radiotherapy of the primary tumor site was performed after Sm-153-EDTMP therapy and in two of them polychemotherapy was continued. Thirty-six months later one of these patients is still free of progression. Two further patients are still alive. However, they have developed new metastases. The three patients who had no accompanying external radiotherapy, all died of disease progression five to 20 months after therapy. Conclusion: These preliminary results show that high-dose Sm-153-EDTMP therapy is feasible and warrants further evaluation of efficacy. The combination with external radiation and polychemotherapy seems to be most promising. Although osteosarcoma is believed to be relatively radioresistant, the total focal dose achieved may delay local progression or even achieve permanent local tumor control in patients with surgically inaccessible primary or relapsing tumors.

TWO LITERS OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) WITH 15 MG OF BISACODYL VERSUS 4 LITERS OF PEG FOR BOWEL PREPARATION TO COLONOSCOPY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Elmekkaoui ◽  
M Oualgouh ◽  
A Zazour ◽  
W Khannoussi ◽  
G Kharrasse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Bowel Preparation
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