[An epidemic of epileptic seizures after consumption of herbal tea].

Unlabelled: At the end of September 2001 the Inspectorate for Health Protection and Veterinary Public Health and the National Poisons Control Centre (NPCC) were informed about adverse health effects after consumption of a herbal tea. During consultations it was suggested that Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum L.), which is known to contain a neurotoxin, may have been inadvertently mixed into the herbal tea.

Plasma oxysterols and angiographically determined coronary atherosclerosis: a case control study.

Several in vitro and in vivo experiments have implicated oxysterols in the aetiology and progression of atherosclerosis. Oxysterols may be formed endogenously by oxidation of cholesterol and thus may form a marker of LDL oxidation. They may also be obtained exogenously through dietary intake.

Methylation in vivo of elongation factor EF-Tu at lysine-56 decreases the rate of tRNA-dependent GTP hydrolysis.

In this paper we show, that the in vivo methylation of the elongation factor Tu from Escherichia coli is correlated with the growth phase of the bacterium. Methylation occurs at one position only, i.e.