The low susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae to penicillin led to a screening of several strains of this organism and other vibrios for the presence of penicillinase. A few strains of water and non-agglutinable vibrios'only ...

The, R.B.C. and haemoglobin response resulting from administration of liver extract or vitamin B12 have been studied in the lead -anaemia of the rat. Liver extract and vitamin B12 produce a beneficial effect in counteracting ...

Some bis-amm.onium., piperidinium and tetrahydroquinoUnium dihalides carrying polymethylene. polymethylene ether and p. p'-ditolyl connecting chains and different alkyl or alkylaryl radicals on the quaternary nitrogen atoms ...

Autolysis of Vibrio cholerae cells reaches a peak value in six days and is maximum at pH 8.0. Cyanide and formalin decrease the autolysis whereas fluoride, tweens and taurocholate increase it. Phenol has almost no effect.

The incidence of parasitic infection, leishmaniasis, has been steadily increasing worldwide. Since, the existing chemotherapy of these diseases suffers from lack of safe and effective drugs and/or the presence of widespread ...

Trypanothione reductase [TR], an NADPH-dependent disulfide oxidoreductase, unique to kinetoplastid parasites including Trypanosoma and Leishmania, is a validated target for the design of improved drugs. TR is a stable ...