Abstract: Recombinant DNA comprises promoter and terminator base sequences respectively upstream and downstream of an inverted base sequence complementary to a substantial sequence of bases in polygalacturonase mRNA. The antisense mRNA produced thereby delays softening of fruit, in particular tomatoes.

Abstract: The invention concerns oxime derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl;R.sup.5 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, or a heteroaryl moiety selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and thiazolyl;A.sup.4 is (1-4C)alkylene;Ar.sup.1 is phenylene, pyridinediyl or pyrimidinediyl;A.sup.1 is a direct link to X.sup.1, or A.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkylene;X.sup.1 is oxy, thio, sulphinyl or sulphonyl;Ar.sup.2 is phenylene, pyridinediyl, pyrimidinediyl, thiophenediyl, furandiyl or thiazolediyl;R.sup.1 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl; andR.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a group of the formula --A.sup.2 --X.sup.2 --A.sup.3 -- wherein each of A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 is independently (1-3C)alkylene and X.sup.

Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein m is 1, 2 or 3 and each R.sup.1 includes hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, ureido, (1-4C)alkoxycarbonyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-[(1-4C)alkyl]carbamoyl, hydroxyamino, (1-4C)alkoxyamino, (2-4C)alkanoyloxyamino, trifluoromethoxy, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy and (1-3C)alkylenedioxy;n is 1 or 2 and each R.sup.2 includes hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, trifluoromethyl, amino, nitro, cyano and (1-4C)alkyl;or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof;processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and the use of the receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory properties of the compounds in the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 have any of the meanings given in the specification, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the treatment of urinery incontinence. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, processes for preparing the compounds of formula I and intermediates.

Abstract: The invention concerns hydroxylamine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, carbamoyl, (1-4C)alkyl, (2-5C)alkanoyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, benzoyl or phenylsulphonyl;R.sup.5 includes hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl and (2-5C)alkanoyl;R.sup.6 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl;R.sup.7 is hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;Ar.sup.1 is phenylene;A.sup.1 is a direct link to X.sup.1, or A.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkylene;X.sup.1 is oxy, thio, sulphinyl or sulphonyl;Ar.sup.2 is phenylene, pyridinediyl, pyrimidinediyl, thiophenediyl, furandiyl, thiazolediyl, oxazolediyl, thiadiazolediyl or oxadiazolediyl;R.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl; andR.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a group of the formula --A.sup.2 --X.sup.2 --A.sup.3 -- which together with the carbon atom to which A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 are attached define a ring having 5 or 6 ring atoms, wherein each of A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 is independently (1-3C)alkylene and X.sup.

Abstract: A compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein: L is optionally substituted piperazinyl;D is optionally substituted phenylene or naphthylene;E is optionally substituted phenylene, naphthylene or quinoline;R is H or C.sub.1-4 -alkyl;Z is optionally substituted carboxyaryl; andn has a value of 0 or 1.A compound of Formula (1) is useful as a colorant for black inks suitable for ink jet printing.

Abstract: Compounds with insecticidal activity have the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, halogen, or a group NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl; R.sup.2 is a group --S(O).sub.n R.sup.6 wherein n is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sup.6 is a haloalkyl group; R.sup.3 is --CN or is a group CX--NY.sup.1 Y.sup.2 for example --CS--NH.sub.2 ; and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 , which may be the same or different, are halogen.

Abstract: A composition comprising (a) a metal salt or complex with an organic compound of the general formula ##STR1## and (b) an oxy-phosphorus compound where W may be --SH or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, Q is --OH, hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl and Z is hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl and Q and Z or Z and W may complete a ring. The compounds are typically metal complexes of thiohydroxamic acids or dithiocarbamates. The metal is typically zinc. The compositions exhibit improved aqueous solubility compared with the metal complexes alone, and can be used as industrial biocides, especially fungicides and particularly in paint films and latices.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen or sulphur, by (a) reacting a substituted ortho-nitro or -nitroso phenol or a substituted ortho-nitro or -nitroso thiophenol with an alkali metal dithionite reducing agent in an alkaline reaction medium in the presence of carbon disulphide, to form a substituted 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole, acidifying the reaction mixture and collecting the 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole; and then (b) reacting the 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole with a compound of formula (IV)CF.sub.2 .dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --L (IV)wherein L is a good leaving group.

Abstract: A water-soluble dye having a reactive group of the Formula (1): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is H or optionally substituted alkyl;R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1-4 -alkyl;L is a divalent organic spacer group; andV is vinyl or a group convertible to vinyl on treatment with aqueous alkali.The reactive dyes of the present invention are useful for coloring natural and artificial textile materials containing amino or hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: Herbicidal 1-aryl pyrrolopyridine compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein at least one of Y, Z or J is N or N--O and the remainder of Y, Z or J is C--R.

Abstract: The synthesis of lignin by plants is controlled by transformation of the plant genome with a recombinant gene construct which contains the gene specifying an enzyme critical to the synthesis of a lignin precursor, which gene may be in antisense orientation so that it is transcribed to mRNA having a sequence complementary to the equivalent mRNA transcribed from the endogenous gene thus leading to suppression of lignin synthesis. If the recombinant gene has the lignin enzyme gene in normal, or "sense" orientation, increased production of the enzyme may occur when the insert is the full length DNA but suppression may occur if only a partial sequence is employed.

Abstract: A composition which contains a 4,5-polymethylene-4-isothiazolin-3-one and a salt or complex of 2-mercaptopyridine-1-oxide with a metal which is at least divalent. The salt or complex is typically zinc 2-thiopyridine-1-oxide. The compositions exhibit anti-microbial activity and certain combinations of isothiazolinones together with zinc 2-thiopyridine-1-oxide are surprisingly effective against both bacteria and fungi.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) having nematicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and fungicidal properties, compositions comprising them and processes and intermediates for their preparation: ##STR1## wherein: X is oxygen or sulphur;n is 0, 1 or 2;R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are as described in the specification.

Abstract: DNA clones, e.g. P13-B, comprising at least part of a gene derived from peach that encodes ethylene-forming enzyme. Such clones may comprise DNA constructs including plant promoters capable of expressing RNA in plant cells. Such constructs may be used to inhibit production of ethylene-forming enzyme in transformed plants, and thereby to produce slower-ripening fruit, particularly peaches. The clones may be obtained by PCR using specific oligo-nucleotide primers.

Abstract: The growth of algae, fungi and pathogenic organisms in commercial and recreational waters, such as cooling towers, swimming pools and spas, may be controlled by adding to the water a primary sanitizing agent, preferably poly(hexamethylene biguanide) ("PHMB"), and a potentiating adjuvant comprising a calcium ion-chelating agent, preferably ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid ("EDTA"), in amounts such that the adjuvant renders the composition algicidal and fungicidal in water. The water may be further treated with a peroxy salt as a backup agent, preferably sodium perborate, or the calcium ion-chelating agent and peroxy salt may be combined as a shock treatment to water being treated with the primary sanitizing agent.

Abstract: Aqueous coating composition for a plastics, especially a polypropylene, substrate comprising a stable aqueous dispersion derived from dispersing into water with the aid of a surfactant(s) an organic solvent solution of a composition comprising a chlorinated polyolefine(s), at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer which is polymerisable to a polymer during and/or after coating formation and a filmogenic polymer(s).

Abstract: The invention concerns quinolinium salt intermediates of the formula I ##STR1## and processes for their manufacture; and their use in the manufacture of aryloxymethyl-substituted 1-alkyl-2-quinolone derivatives which are 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors.

Abstract: The novel strain JHCC 5767 of Bacillus thuringiensis, and insecticidal compositions containing insecticidal protein(s) produced by said strain are provided. A process for protecting plants from insects of the genus Diabrotica by exposing larvae to insecticidal protein produced by said strain is also provided. Novel genes for insecticidal proteins may be isolated from strain JHCC 5767.

Abstract: High sensitivity photopolymerisable compositions comprising a polymerisable ethylenically unsaturated compound and a photoinitiator composition comprising a titanocene compound and N-phenylglycine or a derivative thereof.