Abstract: Synthetic 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone is converted into a series of new 6-alkyl derivatives. These 6-alkyl derivatives have straight carbon chains which are both saturated and unsaturated. The unsaturated derivatives contain one, two, three and four double bonds. These new synthetic quinones are analogs of the naturally occurring forms of coenzyme Q and have the same fundamental electron-transfer capacity of the natural forms of coenzyme Q. Although the degree of the activity of these new synthetic analogs differ, some of these new synthetic analogs are effective substitutes for the natural forms of coenzyme Q.

Abstract: A synthetic decapeptide, L-pglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophanyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-glycyl-L-leucyl-L- arginyl-L-prolyl-glycinamide which has the hormonal activities of the luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LRH) of the hypothalamus gland of mammals is produced by utilizing as the key starting materials, the amino acids, glutamic acid or pyroglutamic acid, histidine, tryptophan, serine, tyrosine, glycine, leucine, arginine, and proline. Synthesis of the decapeptide is accomplished by coupling, in appropriate combinations of appropriate protected forms of the amino acids, and finally deprotecting to yield the amide, L-pglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophanyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-glycyl-L-leucyl-L- arginyl-L-prolyl-glycinamide.

Abstract: A method for producing the Folliculotropin Releasing Hormone (FRH) biosynthetically is provided by utilizing, as key starting materials, fresh hypothalamic tissue, a buffered incubation medium, an ATP synthesizing system, radioactively labeled amino acids and a mixture of 21 naturally occuring amino acids. Biosynthesis of the FRH is accomplished by incubation of the hypothalamic tissue for a short period of time in the presence of all the reagents necessary to promote the biosynthetic system to produce the Folliculotropin Releasing Hormone (FRH) of the hypothalamus gland of mammals. Examples of methods to isolate the FRH free of the luteotropin releasing hormone (LRH) are provided.