A case of flavor-induced lung disease.

Bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare inflammatory disorder of the small airways, has been associated with various infections, aspiration, toxic fume inhalation, drugs, transplants, and collagen vascular disorders. In May 2000, this condition was described in eight workers in a microwave popcorn plant in Missouri. Subsequent studies reported its association with exposure to volatile organic compounds used in butter flavoring.

A new conformer of 20-hydroxyecdysone from Sesuvium portulacastrum: an x-ray crystallographic study.

X-ray single crystal analysis of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E, 2), an important insect moulting hormone, isolated from Sesuvium portulacastrum Linn. was found to exhibit a unique stereochemical configuration revealing it to be a different conformer (polymorph) possessing the aliphatic chain atoms in a trans configuration. Moreover, the analysis also revealed the presence of three molecules of water of crystallisation thereby restricting the freedom of the aliphatic side chain.

Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of recombinant class A non-specific acid phosphatase of Salmonella typhimurium.

The phoN gene of Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium strain MD6001 was cloned in the multicopy plasmid pBluescript SK(-). The nucleotide sequence of the cloned gene differs from the corresponding S.

Efficacy of indirect haemolysis test in the diagnosis of human brucellosis.

Indirect haemolysis test (IHLT) was used for the serodiagnosis of human brucellosis. Results were compared with those of STAT, RBPT, and CFT. Out of 77 sera 8(10.

Detection of IgM and IgG antibodies against Brucella by dot-ELISA in humans.

Dot-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) with autoclaved extract of B. abortus S99 was used for the detection of Brucella antibodies in human sera. Results were compared with those of STAT, RBPT and CFT.