The Pyrolytic Profile of Lyophilized and Deep-Frozen Compact Part of the Human Bone

Background. Bone grafts are used in the treatment of nonunion of fractures, bone tumors and in arthroplasty. Tissues preserved by lyophilization or deep freezing are used as implants nowadays. Lyophilized grafts are utilized in the therapy of birth defects and bone benign tumors, while deep-frozen ones are applied in orthopedics. The aim of the study was to compare the pyrolytic pattern, as an indirect means of the analysis of organic composition of deep-frozen and lyophilized compact part of the human bone. Methods. Samples of preserved bone tissue were subjected to thermolysis and tetrahydroammonium-hydroxide- (TMAH-) associated thermochemolysis coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Results. Derivatives of benzene, pyridine, pyrrole, phenol, sulfur compounds, nitriles, saturated and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, and fatty acids (C12–C20) were identified in the pyrolytic pattern. The pyrolyzates were the most abundant in derivatives of pyrrole and nitriles originated from proteins. The predominant product in pyrolytic pattern of the investigated bone was pyrrolo[1,2-α]piperazine-3,6-dione derived from collagen. The content of this compound significantly differentiated the lyophilized graft from the deep-frozen one. Oleic and palmitic acid were predominant among fatty acids of the investigated samples. The deep-frozen implants were characterized by higher percentage of long-chain fatty acids than lyophilized grafts

The Chemical Composition of Endotoxin Isolated from Intestinal Strain of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

Desulfovibrio desulfuricans anaerobes are constituents of human alimentary tract microflora. There are suggestions that they take part in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and some gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Endotoxin is one of Gram-negative bacteria cellular components that influence these microorganisms pathogenicity. Endotoxin is a lipid-polisaccharide heteropolymer consisting of three elements: lipid A, core oligosaccharide, and O-specific polysaccharide, also called antigen-O. The biological activity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is determined by its structure. In this study, we show that rhamnose, fucose, mannose, glucose, galactose, heptose, and 2-keto-3-deoxyoctulosonic acid (Kdo) are constituents of D. desulfuricans endotoxin oligosaccharide core and O-antigen. Lipid A of these bacteria LPS is composed of glucosamine disaccharide substituted by 3-acyloxyacyl residues: ester-bound 3-(dodecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic, 3-(hexadecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic acid, and amide-bound 3-(tetradecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic acid

Chemical composition of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans lipid A

Lipopolysaccharides also called endotoxins are an integral component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. When released from the bacterial surface, they interact with a host immune system, triggering excessive inflammatory response. Lipid A is the biologically most active part of endotoxin, and its activity is modulated by the quantity, quality and arrangement of its fatty acids. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans is sulfate-reducing, Gram-negative bacterium that is supposed to be opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals. In the present study, chemical composition of lipid A from various strains of D. desulfuricans was analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. It was found that the fatty acid component of the lipid A contains dodecanoic, tetradecanoic, 3-hydroxytetradecanoic and hexadecanoic acids, and its carbohydrate core is composed of glucosamine. The analysis of 3-acyloxyacyl residue of the lipid A revealed the presence of amide-bound 3-(dodecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic and 3-(hexadecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic acids and ester-bound 3-(tetradecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic acid. It was concluded that both fatty acid and 3-acyloxyacyl residue profiles of the lipid A from the studied bacteria were similar to those of E. coli and S.enterica

ZnCoO Films Obtained at Low Temperature by Atomic Layer Deposition Using Organic Zinc and Cobalt Precursors

In this paper we report on ZnCoO thin films grown by atomic layer deposition method in reactor F-120 Satellite. ZnCoO films were grown at low temperature (T s = 160 • C) with a new zinc precursor (dimethylzinc -DMZn) and with cobalt (II) acetyloacetonate (Co(acac)2) as a cobalt precursor and deionized water as an oxygen precursor. In this paper we concentrate on the methods of homogenizing Co distribution in ZnCoO films

Różne oblicza silnych kobiet w kinie hollywodzkim od dwudziestych do czterdziestych lat.

Głównym celem pracy było przedstawienie wizerunku silnej kobiety w filmie hollywoodzkim. Praca składa się z czterech rozdziałów, z których pierwszy stanowi wprowadzenie do tematyki pracy opisując kontekst historyczny, społeczny i kulturowy tworzenia wizerunku kobiet. Natomiast trzy pozostałe rozdziały omawiają różnice w wizerunku kobiet w poszczególnych dekadach od lat dwudziestych do czterdziestych. Praca jest próbą pokazania jak sposób przedstawienia kobiet w filmie odzwierciedla niektóre z problemów i zmian zachodzących w rzeczywistości. Ponadto w pracy podjęty został temat cenzury narzuconej przez przemysł filmowy oraz jej wpływu na kreowanie wizerunku kobiety. Głównym źródłem w pracy magisterskiej były publikacje wydawnictw akademickich, artykuły naukowe, natomiast sporadycznie zostały wykorzystane również zródła internetowe.This thesis is concerned with the cinematic image of strong woman. First chapter is confined to historical, social and cultural context in which the image of woman is created. Second chapter concentrates on the cinematic image of woman during the 1920s. Third chapter examines different faces of strong woman during 1930s. Whereas, forth chapter moves on to the cinematic image of strong woman during 1940s. This work is an attempt to demonstrate how the cinematic image of strong woman reflected the social changes, and cultural situation in America during the period between the 1920s and 1950s. It discusses the influence of both institutional and self-imposed censorship on the American film industry. Books published by academic publishers and papers that appeared in academic magazines are the main reference , and occasionally supported by materials found on the Internet

Biomonitoring of surface water by synchronous culture of Chlorella vulgaris algae

A possible use of synchronous culture of Chlorella vulgaris algae has been examined as a shortterm bioassay for water quality control. Experiments were performed with algae cultivated in liquid media prepared with distilled water (control) and with water aliquots sampled from the Goczałkowice Reservoir. It has been demonstrated that changes in the absorbance (at 680 nm) of algae liquid synchronous culture and the rate of algae cellular division may be useful as criteria for water quality control. Changes in the algae metabolic activity are clearly a sign of the July flood and autumnal water quality changes

METOPROLOL EFFECT ON FATTY ACIDS COMPOSITION OF CELL MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPIDS

It is quite well known that β-blockers influence the stability of cell membranes, but the effect of metoprolol on the composition of cell membrane lipids is not established. On the other hand, synchronous culture of Chlorella vulgaris cells, which consists of cells brought to the same developmental stage by cycling lighting, provides a convenient biological model in unidirectional analyses aimed at assessment of effects of xenobiotics on cells. Advantages of the model include short life cycle and possibility to control metabolic processes of the cells across the broad range. We assessed the effect of metoprolol on fatty acids composition of cell membrane phospholipids in consecutive life cycle stages of Chlorella vulgaris. Lipids were extracted using a chlorofonn/methanol method. Phospholipids were precipitated from the chloroform phase with cold acetone and following centrifugation the pellet of phospholipids was hydrolyzed in alkaline solution. Fatty acids were extracted with petroleum ether and then methylated with BF3-methanol. This protocol produced methyl esters of fatty acids which were subjected to GC-MS analysis. Metoprolol had no effect on the number of progeny cells of Chlorella vulgaris throughout their life cycle at the concentration range tested (5x10-5 M, 5x10-6 M, 5x10-7 M). However, we observed stimulation of biological activity of Chlorclla cells as measured by spectrophotomctry at λ=680 nm. Metoprolol, at the highest concentration, increased phospholipids content in mother cells. Simultaneously, relative amount and saturation level of thc fatty acids remained constant

Utilization of host iron sources by bacteria Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

Pathogenicity of Gram-negative bacteria is determined by their ability of iron uptake from environmental and human reserve sources. To acquire this element microorganisms synthesize siderophores, iron chelating structures that allow them to utilize various host iron sources such as hemoglobin, myoglobin, ferritin, transferrin and lactoferrin. Host iron sources utilized by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (D. desulfuricans) are still unrecognized. These microorganisms colonize a human alimentary tract as a component of the natural intestinal microfl ora. However, their involvement in the pathogenesis of intestinal disorders, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, cannot be excluded. The purpose of this study was to analyze the ability of these bacteria to utilize several body iron sources. The aim of the study was realized by the evaluation of number of colonies of pre-starved D. desulfuricans strains after 48 hour culturing on pyruvate Postgate’s medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/dm3 of the iron source (human hemoglobin and transferrin, bovine hemoglobin, transferrin, lactoferrin and hemin, equine myoglobin and cytochrome c). The control cells were cultured on medium devoid of iron. Most of the tested strains D. desulfuricans (except for DV/B) utilized iron from a wide variety host sources. The interstrain diversity of bacterial growth in the presence of each of iron sources was observed. Soil strain DSM 642 was the slowest proliferating one on medium containing both human and bovine transferrin. Therefore, this strain does not utilize iron from both iron sources. The most intensive growth was observed with DV/I and DV/I/1 intestinal strains on medium supplemented with equine myoglobin and cytochrome c, and bovine lactoferrin, whereas DV/H strain proliferated the most on medium containing both human and bovine hemoglobin.Patogenność bakterii Gram-ujemnych jest uwarunkowana ich zdolnością pozyskiwania żelaza ze środowiska oraz rezerw zainfekowanego makroorganizmu. W tym celu bakterie syntetyzują siderofory, czyli układy chelatujące żelazo, które umożliwiają im wykorzystywanie jego hemowych i niehemowych źródeł ustrojowych, takich jak hemoglobina, mioglobina, ferrytyna, transferyna i laktoferyna. Dotychczas nie poznano ustrojowych źródeł żelaza wykorzystywanych przez bakterie Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (D. desulfuricans). Gatunek ten kolonizuje m.in. przewód pokarmowy człowieka, stanowiąc składnik fi zjologicznej mikrofl ory jelita. Nie wyklucza się jednak udziału tych bakterii w etiopatogenezie niektórych schorzeń tego narządu, takich jak choroba Crohna czy wrzodziejące zapalenie jelita grubego. Celem podjętych badań była analiza możliwości wykorzystywania przez bakterie D. desulfuricans różnych ustrojowych źródeł żelaza. Zamierzenie to realizowano oceniając po 48 godzinach hodowli liczbę kolonii wygłodzonych izolatów D. desulfuricans na pirogronianowej pożywce Postgate’a wzbogaconej o 1,5 mg/dm3 określonego źródła żelaza (hemoglobiny i transferyny ludzkiej, hemoglobiny, transferyny, laktoferyny i heminy bydlęcej, mioglobiny i cytochromu c końskiego). Hodowlę kontrolną stanowiły bakterie namnażane się na podłożu z obniżoną ilością żelaza. Większość izolatów D. desulfuricans (oprócz DV/B) pozyskiwała żelazo z różnych źródeł ustrojowych, przy czym stwierdzono ich międzyszczepowe zróżnicowanie wzrostu w obecności każdej z żelazoprotein i heminy. Najwolniej namnażał się glebowy izolat DSM 642 na podłożu zawierającym transferynę ludzką i bydlęcą, nie wykorzystując żelaza zawartego w tym ustrojowym źródle. Wśród wszystkich badanych bakterii najintensywniej namnażały się dzikie szczepy DV/I i DV/I/1 na podłożach z końską mioglobiną i cytochromem c oraz laktoferyną bydlęcą oraz DV/H w obecności ludzkiej i bydlęcej hemoglobiny