Abstract: Compositions containing apoaequorin and methods for their use in treating symptoms and disorders related to calcium imbalances associated with, for example, sleep quality, energy quality, mood quality, memory quality or pain are provided by the present invention.

Abstract: Amino acid sequences of an enzyme involved in pyrethrin biosynthesis and a base sequence of the gene thereof; constructing vectors bearing the gene and transformants; and extractable from plant bodies producing pyrethrin by applying such creative techniques to plant bodies with faster growth aiming to provide a method to efficiently produce pyrethrin. A gene encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. A protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a low boiling monoisocyanate having a boiling point of between 70 and 320° C. at standard pressure by reacting A) a high boiling isocyanate compound having a boiling point of at least 180° C. at standard pressure and an HC content of at least 50 ppm with B) a monoamine having a primary amino group, at a maximum reaction temperature of 180° C. and a molar ratio of isocyanate groups to amino groups of at least 4:1 to form a compound containing a biuret/urea group, simultaneously thermally decomposing this compound in situ to form a monoisocyanate corresponding to monoamine B) and removing the monoisocyanate by distillation, optionally under vacuum.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel isocyanates containing tertiary amino groups, a process for preparing them, and also their use for the synthesis and modification of polymers. The invention provides isocyanates of the formula (I) where R1 and R2 are, independently of one another, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, where R1 and R2 may be joined to form a ring, Z is alkylene having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 0 to 20, Y is alkylene having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms. The alkyl radicals R1 and R2 may be linear or branched or joined to form an aliphatic ring. The alkylene radical Z preferably contains from 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel isocyanates containing tertiary amino groups, a process for preparing them, and also their use for the synthesis and modification of polymers.

Abstract: A cure-accelerator for an epoxy resin, which comprises a compound of the formula (I),R.sub.1 R.sub.2 NCONH--Ar--NECONR.sub.3 R.sub.4 (I)wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 lower alkyl groups which may be the same or different, and Ar is a substituted tolylene group of the formula (II) ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl groups which may be the same or different) or a 1,5-naphthylene group.

Abstract: A cure-accelerator for an epoxy resin, which comprises a compound of the formula (I),R.sub.1 R.sub.2 NCONH--Ar--NHCONR.sub.3 R.sub.4 (I)wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 lower alkyl groups which may be the same or different, and Ar is a substituted tolylene group of the formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl groups which may be the same or different) or a 1,5-naphthylene group.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of a compound of the formula R.sup.1 -X-SO.sub.2 -NCO in whichX is O or NR.sup.2,R.sup.1 is alkylsulfonyl or phenyl which is optionally substituted by Hal, alkyl and/or alkoxy, andR.sup.2 is alkyl, by reactingR.sup.1 XH with ClSO.sub.2 NCO to give the compound R.sup.1 XCONHSO.sub.2 Cl followed by a rearrangement reaction, which comprises carrying out the process continuously in the presence or absence of an inert solvent.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of 4,4'-dinitrodiphenylamine which comprises reacting 1 mole of 4-halonitrobenzene with about 1 to about 3 moles of an alkali metal cyanate in the presence of about 0.5 to about 5 moles of water in dimethylsulfoxide at temperatures of about 150.degree. to about 170.degree. C.

Abstract: Triazolyl ketone derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## (wherein R represents lower alkoxy or the group ##STR2## R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, ##STR3## represents hetero ring selected from pyrrolidino, piperidino, and morpholino; R.sup.1 represents halogen or nitro; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.3 represents lower alkyl, phenyl, or the group ##STR4## R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, or benzyl; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, or ##STR5## represents hetero ring selected from pyrrolidino, piperidino, and morpholino; and Ar represents phenyl, o-halogenophenyl, or 2-pyridyl) and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, being useful as anxiolytics, hypnotics, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, or their synthetic intermediates, are prepared by several routes.