Autism: which interventions offer value for money?

More than 600,000 people in the United Kingdom have autism. While a multitude of interventions are available to support them, the value for money of those interventions is unknown. We are attempting to shed some light on this issue through the National Autism Project (NAP) funded by the Shirley Foundation

IDENTIFICATION OF THORMAHLEN-POSITIVE COMPOUND-B IN URINE OF PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT-MELANOMA

The identification of the entire structure of the Thormählen-positive compound B from melanotic urine is described. The compound was separated from other Thormählen-positive compounds using DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. On the basis of differential enzymic hydrolysis followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis and comparison with synthetically prepared compounds it is pissible to conclude that the Thormählen-positive compound B is a mixture of O-sulphate 5-hydroxy-6-methoxyindole and 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole with predominance of the latter