A practical one step procedure is described for the synthesis of long-chain alkyl esters of amino acids. A number of octadecyl (stearyl) amino acids were made in moderate to high overall yields of 40-90% via methanesulfonic acid catalyzed esterification in an octadecanol melt. No special anhydrous conditions or N-protected amino acids were required and so in the case of lower product yields the synthesis was still desirable relative to alternative methodologies. Further, simpler routes gave lower yields. A correlation was observed between reactant hydrophilicity and product yields.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been suggested to be a risk factor for multiple myeloma (MM), but the relationship between the two traits is still not well understood. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether 58 genome-wide-association-studies (GWAS)-identified common variants for T2D influence the risk of developing MM and to determine whether predictive models built with these variants might help to predict the disease risk. We conducted a case-control study including 1420 MM patients and 1858 controls ascertained through the International Multiple Myeloma (IMMEnSE) consortium. Subjects carrying the KCNQ1 rs2237892T allele or the CDKN2A-2B rs2383208G/G , IGF1 rs35767T/T and MADD rs7944584T/T genotypes had a significantly increased risk of MM (odds ratio (OR)Z1.32-2.13) whereas those carrying the KCNJ11 rs5215C , KCNJ11 rs5219T and THADA rs7578597C alleles or the FTO rs8050136A/A and LTA rs1041981C/C genotypes showed a significantly decreased risk of developing the disease (ORZ0.76-0.85). Interestingly, a prediction model including those T2D-related variants associated with the risk of MM showed a significantly improved discriminatory ability to predict the disease when compared to a model without genetic information (area under the curve (AUC)Z0.645 vs AUCZ0.629; PZ4.05! 10
K06). A gender-stratified analysis also revealed a significant gender effect modification for ADAM30 rs2641348 and NOTCH2 rs10923931 variants (P interaction Z0.001 and 0.0004, respectively). Men carrying the ADAM30 rs2641348C and NOTCH2 rs10923931T alleles had a significantly decreased risk of MM whereas an opposite but not significant effect was observed in women (OR M Z0.71 and OR M Z0.66 vs OR W Z1.22 and OR W Z1.15, respectively). These results suggest that TD2-related variants may influence the risk of developing MM and their genotyping might help to improve MM risk prediction models.
Preparation, purification, and stability of tuberculin. Appl. Microbiol. 11:408-412. 1963.-The method used to produce "Connaught" tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) is described. The tuberculin PPD for the multiplepuncture method was shown to be stable for at least 24 months at 5 C; tuberculin PPD for the intracutaneous method was shown to be stable at 5 C and 24 C for a period of 18 months in the presence of Tween 80. Evans blue or brillant vital red was added to tuberculin PPD for improved testing by the multiple-puncture method. These tinted tuberculin preparations were found to be as stable as the Connaught tuberculin PPD preparations without dye at 5 C. Freeze-dried tuberculin PPD with Plasdone as an inert base was found to be remarkably stable for a period of at least 24 months at 5, 24, and 37 C.
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