According to the Coleman-Glashow null theorem if all the symmetry breaking
effects belong to the same regular representation (octet in the case of SU(
3) and 15 in the case of SU(4)) and are generated in a tadpole type mechani
sm, the strangeness changing (charm changing) weak transitions generated th
rough the S-6 (S-9) tadpole must vanish. Exploiting this null result, relat
ions between the BBP coupling constants are obtained, which leads to the co
upling constants in terms of two parameters and baryon masses, Fixing these
two parameters (g(NN pi) and g(Lambda Sigma pi)) from experiments, the rem
aining coupling constants are estimated.