63 BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA AC TA General Subjects a Vol. 1425, 1998 SEVIE Cumulative Contents Information for Contributors Designed -sheet-forming peptide 33mers with potent human bactericidal/permeability increasing protein- Regular papers like bactericidal and endotoxin neutralizing activities K.H. Mayo, J. Haseman, E. Ilyina and B. Gray Structural changes of IgG induced by heat treatment USA) and by adsorption onto a hydrophobic Teflon surface De novo synthesis of arginine and ornithine from citrul- studied by circular dichroism spectroscopy line in human colon carcinoma cells: metabolic fate A.W.P. Vermeer, M.G.E.G. Bremer and W. Norde of L-ornithine (The Netherlands ) M. Selamnia, V. Robert, C. Mayeur, S. Delpal and F. Presence of heterogeneous peroxisomal populations in Blachier (France) the rat nervous tissue Sensitivity of chondrocytes of growing cartilage to reac- A.M. Cimini, I. Singh, S. Farioli-Vecchioli, L. tive oxygen species Cristiano and M.P. Ceru (Italy, USA) E. Fragonas, P. Pollesello, V. Mlinarik, R. Toffanin, Nitric oxide-induced oxidation of 5,6-dihydroxyindole C. Grando, C. Godeas and F. Vittur (Finland, Italy, and 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid under Slovakia) aerobic conditions: non-enzymatic route to melanin Inhibitory effects in vitro of S-[2-carboxy-1-(1 H-imida- pigments of potential relevance to skin (photo)protec- zol-4-yl)ethyl]-glutathione, a proposed metabolite of tion L-histidine, on y-glutamyltransferase activity L. Novellino, M. d’Ischia and G. Prota (Italy) H. Shimizu and M. Kinuta (Japan Interactions between prostasomes and leukocytes Manipulation of herpes simplex virus type | by dielec- G. Arienti, E. Carlini, C. Saccardi and C.A. Palmerini trophoresis (Italy) M.P. Hughes, H. Morgan, F.J. Rixon, J.P.H. Burt Flavin-containing monooxygenase mediated metabolism and R. Pethig (UK) of benzydamine in perfused brain and liver Dehydration-induced conformational changes of poly-.- A. Kawaji, M. Isobe, Y. Tochino, E. Takabatake, Y. lysine as influenced by drying rate and carbohydrates Chikaoka, Y. Nomura and M. Tamura (Japan) W.F. Wolkers, M.G. van Kilsdonk and F.A. Hoekstra HTHQ (1-O-hexyl-2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone), an ( Netherlands anti-lipid-peroxidative compound: its chemical and Quantitative studies of the non-productive binding of biochemical characterizations lysozyme to partially N-acetylated chitosans T. Hino, S. Kawanishi, H. Yasui, S. Oka and H. A. Kristiansen, K.M. Varum and H. Grasdalen ( Nor- Sakurai (Japan) wdy Exclusion and retention of compensatory kosmotropes Impairment by hexoses of the utilization of maltose by by HPLC columns Saccharomyces cerevisiae M. Lever (New Zealand) C.F. Heredia (Spain) Exclusion and retention of compensatory kosmotropes Hydroxyl radical formation via iron-mediated Fenton by HPLC columns chemistry is inhibited by methylated catechols M. Lever (New Zealand) A.J. Nappi and E. Vass (USA Cytotoxicity of pilosulin 1, a peptide from the venom of Diffusion of nitric oxide and scavenging by blood in the the jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula vasculature Q.-x. Wu, M.A. King, G.R. Donovan, D. Alewood, P. A.R. Butler, LI Megson and P.G. Wright (UK Alewood, W.H. Sawyer and B.A. Baldo ( Australia) 638 Cumulative Contents Purification and characterization of trehalose phosphor- Interleukin-1 induced nitric oxide inhibits sulphation of ylase from the commercial mushroom Agaricus bispo- glycosaminoglycan chains in human articular chon- rus drocytes W.J.B. Wannet, H.J.M. Op den Camp, H.W. Wisse- M.S. Hickery and M.T. Bayliss (UK) link, C. van der Drift, L.J.L.D. Van Griensven and Expression of biological activity of draculin, the antico- G.D. Vogels ( Netherlands) agulant factor from vampire bat saliva, is strictly de- Nitric oxide donor-induced hyperpermeability of cul- pendent on the appropriate glycosylation of the na- tured intestinal epithelial monolayers: role of super- tive molecule oxide radical, hydroxyl radical, and peroxynitrite A.Z. Fernandez, A. Tablante, F. Bartoli, S. Beguin, M.J. Menconi, N. Unno, M. Smith, D.E. Aguirre and H.C. Hemker and R. Apitz-Castro (The Netherlands, M.P. Fink (USA) Venezuela) Expression of B,.4-galactosyltransferase in the develop- Characterization of a novel exo-N-acetyl-$-p-glucosami- ment of mouse brain nidase from the thermotolerant Bacillus sp. NCIM D. Zhou, C. Chen, S. Jiang, Z. Shen, Z. Chi and J. Gu 5120 PR China) B. Amutha, J.M. Khire and M.I. Khan (India) Degradation of dehydroascorbate to 2,3-diketogulonate Nystatin-induced changes in yeast monitored by time- in blood circulation resolved automated single cell electrorotation I. Koshiishi, Y. Mamura, J. Liu and T. Imanari R. Hélzel (Germany) (Japan) Amino terminal glycation of gastric inhibitory polypep- Vicia villosa Bg lectin inhibits nucleotide pyrophospha- tide enhances its insulinotropic action on clonal pan- tase activity toward UDP-GalNAc specifically creatic B-cells A. Takeya, O. Hosomi and T. Kogure (Japan F.P.M. O’Harte, Y.H.A. Abdel-Wahab, J.M. Conlon Cytosolic pH regulation in perfused rat liver: role of and P.R. Flatt (UK, USA) intracellular bicarbonate production In vitro study of alcohol dehydrogenase and acetalde- G. Vidal, T. Durand, P. Canioni and J.-L. Gallis hyde dehydrogenase encapsulated into human eryth- ( France ) rocytes by an electroporation procedure Protein inactivation in amorphous sucrose and trehalose C. Lizano, S. Sanz, J. Luque and M. Pinilla (Spain) matrices: effects of phase separation and crystalliza- Differential effect on polyamine metabolism in mitogen- tion and superantigen-activated human T-cells W.Q. Sun and P. Davidson (Singapore) B. Langkamp-Henken, L.R. Johnson, M.J. Viar, A.M. Protein stability in the amorphous carbohydrate matrix: Geller and M. Kotb (USA) relevance to anhydrobiosis Production and characterization of a bivalent single W.Q. Sun, P. Davidson and H.S.O. Chan (Singapore) chain Fv/alkaline phosphatase conjugate specific for The involvement of mnn4 and mnn6 mutations in man- the hemocyanin of the scorpion Androctonus australis nosylphosphorylation of O-linked oligosaccharide in M. Mousli, M. Goyffon and P. Billiald (France) yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Biological characterization of a novel mammalian anti- K.-i. Nakayama, Y. Feng, A. Tanaka and Y. Jigami microbial peptide ( Japan) R. Gennaro, M. Scocchi, L. Merluzzi and M. Zanetti Fluorescent analogs of NAADP with calcium mobilizing (Italy ) activity Production of prostanoids via increased cyclo-oxygen- H.C. Lee and R. Aarhus (USA) ase-2 expression in human amnion cells in response to low molecular weight hyaluronic acid fragment Information for Contributors H. Kobayashi, G.W. Sun and T. Terao (Japan) The role of isochorismate hydroxymutase genes entC Regular papers and menF in enterobactin and menaquinone biosyn- thesis in Escherichia coli In vitro assessment of salvage pathways for pyrimidine C. Dahm, R. Miiller, G. Schulte, K. Schmidt and E. bases in rat liver and brain Leistner (Germany ) M. Cappiello, L. Mascia, C. Scolozzi, F. Giorgelli and Stability of water-soluble and lipid-soluble paramagnetic P.L. Ipata (Italy) probes in Bacillus subtilis K. Jung, S. Ristori, E. Gallori and G. Martini (Italy) 387 Cumulative Contents Inhibitory effect of phloridzin and phloretin on glucur- Short sequence-paper onidation of p-nitrophenol, acetaminophen and l-naphthol: kinetic demonstration of the influence Immunochemical detection of N?-[l-(1-carboxy)ethyl]- of glucuronidation metabolism on intestinal absorp- guanosine, an advanced glycation end product tion in rats formed by the reaction of DNA and reducing sugars T. Mizuma and S. Awazu (Japan or L-ascorbic acid in vitro Dynamics of the Lens culinaris agglutinin-lactotransfer- W. Seidel and M. Pischetsrieder (Germany rin and serotransferrin complexes, followed by fluo- rescence intensity quenching of fluorescein (FITC) Information for Contributors with iodide and temperature J.R. Albani (France Regular papers Restoration of rat liver L-threonine dehydratase activity by pyridoxamine 5’-phosphate: the half-transaminat- Identification of 7-dehydrocholesterol, vitamin Ds, ing activity of L-threonine dehydratase and its regu- 25(OH)-vitamin D; and 1,25(OH)»-vitamin D; in So- latory role lanum glaucophyllum cultures grown in absence of R. Leoncini, D. Vannoni, M.C. Di Pietro, R. light Guerranti, F. Rosi, R. Pagani and E. Marinello (Italy) A. Curino, M. Skliar and R. Boland ( Argentina new tool for studying the molecular architecture of A new short chain RGD-containing disintegrin, accutin, the fungal cell wall: one-step purification of recombi- inhibits the common pathway of human platelet ag- nant Trichoderma f-(1-6)-glucanase expressed in Pi- gregation chia pastoris C.-H. Yeh, H.-C. Peng, J.-B. Yih and T.-F. Huang IJ. Bom, S.K. Dielbandhoesing, K.N. Harvey, Taiwan S.J.C.M. Oomes, F.M. Klis and S. Brul (The Nether- Re-expression of differentiated proteoglycan phenotype lands, UK) by dedifferentiated human chondrocytes during cul- Physico-chemical and antigenic properties of tetanus and ture in alginate beads diphtheria toxoids and steps towards improved stabil- H. Liu, Y.-W. Lee and M.F. Dean (UK ity Mechanistic study on the roles of a bifidogenetic growth P. Johansen, H.P. Merkle and B. Gander (Switzer- stimulator based on physicochemical characterization land) S.-i. Yamazaki, K. Kano, T. Ikeda, K. Isawa and T. Cloning, characterization and expression of B-N-acetyl- Kaneko (Japan) glucosaminidase gene from Streptomyces thermoviola- Identification of an enzymatically formed glutathione ceus OPC-520 conjugate of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin micro- H. Tsujibo, N. Hatano, T. Mikami, Y. Izumizawa, K. cystin-LR: the first step of detoxication Miyamoto and Y. Inamori (Japan) S. Pflugmacher, C. Wiegand, A. Oberemm, K.A. Stable expression of human @-2,6-sialyltransferase in Beattie, E. Krause, G.A. Codd and C.E.W. Steinberg Chinese hamster ovary cells: functional consequences (Germany, UK) for human erythropoietin expression and bioactivity Oxidation of the flavonol fisetin by polyphenol oxidase X. Zhang, S.H.L. Lok and O.L. Kon (Singapore) M. Jiménez, J. Escribano-Cebrian and F. Garcia- Spatiotemporal dynamics of clotting and pattern forma- Carmona (Spain) tion in human blood Expression and tissue distribution of the mRNAs encod- FI. Ataullakhanov, G.T. Guria, V.I. Sarbash and R.1. ing the human thromboxane A; receptor (TP) a and Volkova (Russia) 8 isoforms Scavenging of reactive oxygen species by melatonin S.M. Miggin and B.T. Kinsella (Ireland L.-Y. Zang, G. Cosma, H. Gardner and V. Vallyathan Disaccharides permeases: constituents of xylanolytic and (USA) mannanolytic systems of Aureobasidium pullulans K. Lubomir and B. Peter (Slovak Republic Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 proteolytic activity in ovine articular chondrocyte culture D. Sunic, J.D. McNeil, D.L. Andress and D.A. Belford Australia, USA 640 Cumulative Contents Effects of thyroid hormone on the sorbitol pathway in Rapid report streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats R. Shinohara, T. Mano, A. Nagasaka, Y. Sawai, K. Epitope mapping of monoclonal antibodies against 4- Uchimura, R. Hayashi, N. Hayakawa, M. Nagata, M. aminobenzoate hydroxylase from Agaricus bisporus Makino, H. Kakizawa, Y. Itoh, A. Nakai and M. Itoh H. Tsuji, M. Kimoto, H. Watanabe, T. Sasagawa, T. (Japan) Oka, H. Yamashita and M. Okita (Japan) Oligosaccharides of recombinant mouse gelatinase B variants Short sequence-paper P. Van den Steen, P.M. Rudd, P. Proost, E. Martens, L. Paemen, B. Kiister, J. van Damme, R.A. Dwek and EXGIp, a novel exo-B1,3-glucanase from the fungus Co- G. Opdenakker (Belgium, UK) chliobolus carbonum, contains a repeated motif Detection of O-mannosyl glycans in rabbit skeletal present in other proteins that interact with polysac- muscle o-dystroglycan charides T. Sasaki, H. Yamada, K. Matsumura, T. Shimizu, A. A.N. Nikolskaya, J.W. Pitkin, H.J. Schaeffer, J.-H. Kobata and T. Endo (Japan, USA) Ahn and J.D. Walton (USA) 632 Dynamics of clot growth induced by thrombin diffusing into nonstirred citrate human plasma Cumulative Contents, Vol. 1425 E.I. Sinauridze, R.I. Volkova, Y.V. Krasotkina, V.1. Sarbash and FI. Ataullakhanov (Russia) Author Index Regulation of the activity of secreted human lung mast cell tryptase by mast cell proteoglycans K.A. Lindstedt, J.O. Kokkonen and P.T. Kovanen (Finland