Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: A method for assaying a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydroxyl or amino, or hydrogen if at least one of R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is hydroxyl or amino, and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, substituted amino, hydroxy, carboxyl or sulfo, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 together form a ring, comprises establishing a reaction system containing the compound to be assayed and a coupler and an enzyme capable of consuming oxygen and generating a pigment in the presence of the compound and the coupler. A detectable change in the reaction system is measured, to assay the compound in question. The measurement can comprise the measurement of consumed oxygen, as by an oxygen electrode. Or the measurement can comprise the measurement of the generated pigment, as by a colorimetric assay at a specific absorption wavelength thereof.

Abstract: A method for assay of enzyme activity which comprises treating an amide compound of the formula ##STR1## with peptidase; treating thus-liberated amine of the formula ##STR2## with an oxidase which consume oxygen and forms pigment by oxidative condensation of said amine with a coupler of the formula ##STR3## and quantitatively measuring the detectable changes. Also disclosed is an assay method which comprises treating an amide compound of the formula ##STR4## or a salt thereof, with peptidase to liberate an aniline derivative of the formula ##STR5## oxidizing said aniline derivative; and quantitatively measuring detectable change.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is L-leucyl or .gamma.-L-glutamyl and X and Y are halogen and are the same or different, or a salt thereof. These compounds are useful as synthetic substrates for assaying peptidase activity.

Abstract: A method for assaying a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydroxyl or amino, or hydrogen if at least one of R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is hydroxyl or amino, and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, substituted amino, hydroxy, carboxyl or sulfo, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 together form a ring, comprises establishing a reaction system containing the compound to be assayed and a coupler and an enzyme capable of consuming oxygen and generating a pigment in the presence of the compound and the coupler. A detectable change in the reaction system is measured, to assay the compound in question. The measurement can comprise the measurement of consumed oxygen, as by an oxygen electrode. Or the measurement can comprise the measurement of the generated pigment, as by a colorimetric assay at a specific absorption wavelength thereof.