(n.) A hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Glyceryl p-aminobenzoate and amyl p-dimethyl-aminobenzoate were labeled on 1 and 3 sunscreens, respectively, but glyceryl p-aminobenzoate was not found in any of them and only traces of amyl p-dimethylaminobenzoate were found in 1 sunscreen.
(2) Amplitude of the musical vibrations decreased by inhalation of amyl nitrite, but increased by infusion of methoxamine.
(3) Serial binary dilutions of amyl acetate and nitrobenzene were used in a double-blind test to determine olfactory acuity of 40 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
(4) The odorant, diluted in diethyl phthalate, was n-butanol in two experiments and n-amyl acetate in two others.
(5) The response (increase in action potential frequency) of nasopalatine and ethmoidal nerves to brief presentations of formaldehyde, ozone, or amyl alcohol was a power function of stimulus concentration.
(6) The response of cells to four odors (amyl acetate, 1-butanol, ethyl acetate and ethyl butyrate) showed differences in odor selectivity, suggesting their ability to discriminate among odors.
(7) In order to direct chromosomal integration of the alpha-amylase-encoding gene from Bacillus licheniformis (amyL) under the control of expression and secretion signals from Enterococcus faecalis, the chromosomal fragment (named AB) from the pGIP3124 plasmid [Hols et al., Gene 118 (1992) 21-30] was chosen and split into two fragments (A and B).
(8) Experiments focused on obtaining a complete intensity series, including interspersed unstimulated spontaneous activity records, for a single odorant (usually amyl acetate), but concentration responses to other odorants were tested when possible.
(9) The study of the carotid pulse tracing and systolic time intervals was made using the injection of methoxane and inhalation of amyl nitrite.
(10) This study showed that it is possible to produce a relaxation of biliary tract muscle fibres with an injection of nitroglycerin and then replace amyl nitrite during anesthesia.
(11) Regional cerebral blood flow (CBF), mood states and somatic symptoms were measured before and after inhalation of amyl nitrite in 10 physically healthy volunteers with a prior history of using volatile nitrites for recreational purposes.
(12) There was no evidence of any increase in [Ca2+]i in the olfactory receptor cells in nominally Ca2+ free solution and stimulated by amyl acetate.
(13) The present electrophysiological and behavioral experiments address this issue using tiger salamanders, Ambystoma tigrinum, and four compounds (amyl acetate, cyclohexanone, butanol, and d-limonene).
(14) Glucose represses both spore formation and expression of amyL.
(15) The study was conducted to obtain information on the recreational use of the vasodilators (RVs) amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite in Toronto.
(16) Three lipophilic amide derivatives of phthaloyl-GABA (P-GABA), namely gamma-phthalimido N-amyl butyramide (PGA), gamma-phthalimido-N-hexylbutyramide (PGH) and gamma-phthalimido N-phenylbutyramide (PGP), were synthesized and evaluated for their hypnotic and anticonvulsant activities in mice.
(17) In artificially ventilated, paralyzed rabbits amyl nitrite caused a pronounced sensitization of pulmonary stretch receptors (PSRs) during the inflation phase, typically with a reduction in the level of activity during the deflation phase.
(18) It is concluded that from the clinical stand point, neither amyl nitrite administration nor standing up can be used as a test to assess acurately the degree of beta blockade, because both procedures activate vagal withdrawal which increases heart rate regardless of the degree of beta blockade.
(19) In this study ethanol and certain other short-chain aryl (benzyl and phenethyl) and aliphatic (methyl, propyl, butyl, and amyl) alcohols produced up to 10-fold increases in cyclic AMP (cAMP) concentrations in purified human peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(20) Catabolite repression occurred independently of the amylase promoter and irrespective of the distance of the promoterless amyL gene from the promoter which transcribed it.
Amylolytic
Definition:
(a.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment.
Example Sentences:
(1) This result demonstrates that branching enzyme belongs to a family of the amylolytic enzymes.
(2) Amylolytic activity was greater in the larval diverticula than in the adult caecum, whereas the reverse was true for tryptic activity.
(3) Possibility of amylolytic activity enhancement was studied after thermoinduction.
(4) Lactobacilli and streptococci were a stable component of the microflora of craw wall, in contrast with the decreasing counts of anaerobic amylolytic and lactate-utilizing bacteria.
(5) Eight strains of highly amylolytic, sporeforming bacilli (hereafter referred to as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) were compared with respect to their taxonomic relationship to B. subtilis.
(6) In acute experiments, the amylolytic, invertase, glycyl-L-tyrosindipeptidase, monoglyceridlipase,and alkaline phosphatase activity of the mucosa homogenate of the rat small intestine was studied 4, 24, 48 and 72 hrs after a two-hour exposure to 36-37 and 40-41 degrees C. No decrease in the activity of any of the ferments was observed.
(7) Optimal conditions for the enzyme action were found to be: for total citolytic and hemicellulase activities pH 5.2-6.2 and 45-55 degrees, for endo-beta-glucanase activity pH 4.2-5.2 and 58-62 degrees, for proteolytic activity pH 4.0-4.8 and 64-68 degrees, and for amylolytic activity pH 3.6-4.2 and 60-66 degrees C.
(8) administration of alpha-amylase, the rise of the amylolytic activity, of amylase excretion with peripheral blood, was shown.
(9) The synthesis of amylolytic enzymes by Pichia burtonii strain CBS 6141 requires the presence of etarch, maltose, and saccharose.
(10) Endogenous auxin is not required for the increase in amylolytic activtiy induced by gibberellic acid in barley endosperm, as shown by the response of the system to anti-auxin.
(11) When AC fragment and random PstI restricts of phage DNA were ligated and used to transform Bacillus subtilis 1A289 (phi 105 cts139) the Amy+ CmR transformants were obtained having the different levels of increased amylolytic activity (maximum--26 fold).
(12) Both the response to amylolytic enzymes and the spectral characteristics of the iodine complexes of the polysaccharide particles were similar to those of rabbit liver glycogen.
(13) This indicates that the amylase gene from S. bovis may differ from the amylases of these other amylolytic bacteria.
(14) The molecular structure of the enzyme deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the clone maintains limited similarity in the conserved regions to the other amylolytic enzymes.
(15) In the obtained protein fractions endogenous amylolytic and inhibitory activities tested against bovine pancreas trypsin and alpha-amylases of mammalian and insect origin were determined.
(16) The dinitrophenylamylase also possesses the basal amylolytic activity characteristic of the unmodified Cl- free enzyme, indicating that the catalytic machinery of the enzyme is not affected by dinitrophenylation.
(17) A coculture system containing S. ruminantium as a dextrin-utilizing species and each of the three amylolytic bacteria was developed to test whether the products of starch hydrolysis were available for crossfeeding to another ruminal bacterium.
(18) This study has shown that a wide range of bacterial species commonly isolated from human dental plaques exhibit both amylolytic and dextranolytic activities.
(19) Using paper eletrophoresis two amylolytic enzymes in human urine were demonstrated.
(20) The amylolytic enzymes, previously concentrated by ammonium sulfate precipitation, were separated into a glucoamylase fraction and an alpha-amylase fraction by Ultrogel AcA 54 gel filtration.