Notizen: Facile Synthesis of N-Permethylspermine and N-Permethylspermidine from their Unmethylated Precursors

A rapid synthesis of the title compounds employing formaldehyde and sodium borohydride in acidic aqueous solution in combination with the unmethylated amines is described. High yields and the characteristics of the methylated amines allow the application of the method to gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analyses

Echocardiographic and Macroscopic Images Aortic Cusp Laceration

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Notizen: Facile Synthesis of N-Permethylspermine and N-Permethylspermidine from their Unmethylated Precursors

A rapid synthesis of the title compounds employing formaldehyde and sodium borohydride in acidic aqueous solution in combination with the unmethylated amines is described. High yields and the characteristics of the methylated amines allow the application of the method to gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analyses

Visualization of right atrial tumor mass with transesophageal echocardiography through nasal way (TEENW)

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Transesophageal echocardiography through nasal way as a guide to percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale

Percutaneous device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become an effective and safe alternative to medical or surgery treatment. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), as commonly used to guide this procedure, has the limitation to require general anesthesia. Recently, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) with AcuNav probe was used to guide percutaneous PFO closure. We report a 42 year-old man with two previous cryptogenetic strokes in whom both diagnosis and guidance of PFO closure were performed by means of TEE using the AcuNav catheter introduced through nasal way (TEENW). This technique, that does not require general anesthesia, provided adequate and complete view of the Amplatzer procedure. TEENW might offer a feasible and equivalent echocardiographic alternative either to standard TEE or ICE as a guide to percutaneous PFO closure

Detection and identification of yeasts in natural whey starter for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese-making

The yeast populations of natural whey starter (NWS) samples from dairies of PDO Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production area were enumerated and characterised. Yeasts were detected with an average value higher than 3 log cfu mL−1 and in a case study we highlighted the correlation between the yeast growth and incorrect management of NWS fermentation. Isolated strains showed the typical Kluyveromyces marxianus PCR-RFLP pattern and D1/D2 sequences obtained displayed similarity values ranging from 99% to 100% for the same species. RAPD-PCR fingerprinting revealed 14 biotypes. The ability of several strains to grow at 52 °C demonstrates that the yeasts may be perfectly integrated into the ecosystem of NWS. This work confirms that yeasts are part of the NWS secondary microbiota, composed by wild strains with relevant biotechnological interest