First successful pregnancy outcome after twelve abortions in a Tunisian-woman with the rare p phenotype.

Introduction: Anti-PP1P k alloantibody, is produced in the serum of individuals with the rare p phenotype. It is associated with severe haemolytic transfusion reactions, recurrent spontaneous early abortions as well as haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn. Anti-PP1P k alloimmunization in pregnancy differ from others in their physiopathology.

Second Tunisian case of Anti -Tja mediated recurrent abortions.

The diagnosis and the treatment of rare phenotypes remain a problematic situation in many countries especially in Tunisia. Individuals with rare phenotype may develop clinically significant red cell antibodies directed against the high incidence Antigens they lack. A 35 years old patient was referred to our laboratory to explain a high incidence (twelve) of recurrent miscarriage during the first and second terms of pregnancy.

From furans to anilines: toward one-pot two-step amination/diels-alder sequences.

Selective metal-free amination and Diels-Alder reactions are described in the furan series, leading to polysubstituted anilines or to stable oxabicyclic adducts in high yield. Interestingly, anilines are conveniently prepared through a novel one-pot, two-step amination/Diels-Alder procedure from commercially available 5-bromo-2-furaldehyde.

Occurrence of mycotoxin patulin in apple-based products marketed in Tunisia.

An investigation on the presence of mycotoxin patulin was performed on 71 apple juices and concentrates and 21 infant fruit purees purchased from retail outlets or producers in Tunisia, by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using a C18 column with UV detection at 276 nm, keeping the recovery higher than 96% for spiking levels ranging between 30 and 100 ppb. The detection limit of the method was found to be 5 ppb. The findings showed that 12% of the samples locally produced in Tunisia were contaminated by patulin, with a maximum level of 6 ppb, and 5% of the samples imported and marketed in Tunisia were contaminated at a mean level less than 6 ppb.

Structural variability and originality of the Bordetella endotoxins.

Structural studies of Bordetella endotoxins (LPSs) have revealed remarkable differences: (i) between their LPSs and those of other bacterial pathogens; (ii) among the LPSs of the seven identified Bordetella species; and (iii) among the LPSs of some Bordetella strains. The lipid As have the "classical" bisphosphorylated diglucosamine backbone but tend to have fewer and species-specific fatty acid components compared to those of other genera. Nevertheless, three strains of B.