The (±) 8,9:13,14-diseco-norestradiol, a large ring hormone
analog, and its related derivatives, were prepared by a ring expansion
approach. The key step of this approach is the establishment of the
benzocyclododecenone system via the Caubere reaction. This step
not only provides a favorable ring size, it also sets the necessary...
The objective of this project was to evaluate various culturing
and isolation techniques of Campylobacter jejuni and to develop methods
to detect the organism in foods. The morphological, cultural and biochemical
characteristics of C. jejuni were studied using developed
microbiological methods. A variety of media, broths, microaerophilic
atmospheres and diluents,...
Three studies were conducted to evaluate the relationship between
insulin and nutritional parameters in rainbow trout. In the first study
effects on growth parameters and tissue composition of rainbow trout were
investigated following injection of bovine insulin at two dose levels
every 48 hr for 56 days. In addition, [¹⁴C]-leucine...