The mechanism by which long wavelength ultraviolet light hemolyzes red cells obtained from patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) was investigated. Previous studies had suggested that irradiation of these red cells with wavelengths of light capable of eliciting dermatological manifestations led to oxygen-dependent colloid osmotic hemolysis through the formation of peroxides. In the p...

The uptake and accumulation of exogenous indoleacetic acid-(14)C by intact rice coleoptiles were examined. The absorption of exogenous indoleacetic acid was controlled by phytochrome, while the subsequent accumulation of this indoleacetic acid in various portions of the coleoptile was complex, and the effect of red light in this system was small compared to the alteration of the uptake of indol...

The tomato fruits during different stages of ripening have been extensively characterized for nutritionally important bioactives; however, changes in fatty acid composition are not available. Thus, in the present study, changes in fatty acid, along with carotenoid and α-tocopherol, were studied during the six stages of ripening. Fruits were harvested at the green, breaker, turning, pink, light ...

Potatoes regarding their consumption are a significant antioxidant source in human nutrition. The main potato antioxidants are polyphenols, ascorbic acid, carotenoids, tocopherols, α-lipoic acid, and selenium. The most contained polyphenolic antioxidants in potatoes are L-tyrosine, caffeic acid, scopolin, chlorogenic and cryptochlorogenic acid and ferulic acid. In red and purple potatoes are in...

The nutritional values of the three Caspian Sea macroalgae species, Cladophora glomerata, Enteromorpha intestinalis and Laurencia caspica were evaluated based on proximate and fatty acid composition. The investigated species demonstrated low lipid composition (0.20±0.03- 1.62±0.26 % DW) and high carbohydrate (21.70±0.17-26.1±1.27%DW) and protein contents (13.34±2.41-28.08±0.51%DW). The as...

KLOCKE, ROBERT A., KAJSA K. ANDERRSON.HAROLD H. ROT. MAN, AND ROBERT E. FORSTER. Permeability of human ery throcy tes to ammonia and weak acids. Am. J. Physiol. 222(3): 1004-1013. 1972.We have developed a continuous-flow rapid-reaction apparatus, using a glass pH electrode, capable of measuring changes in pH of ho.01 unit as early as 0.01 set after mixing. With this apparatus we have measured t...

Different colored bell peppers (Capsicum annuum L.), green, red, and yellow were examined for their content of phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid and carotenoids as well as free radical scavenging activity using DPPH assay and antioxidant activity using ß-carotene/linoleic acid assay. Phenolic, ascorbic acid and carotenoid contents varied in different colored bell peppers. Green pepper had highe...

Abstract—Nowadays the red mud generated from Bayer alumina production process seriously threats the environment and human safety. Therefore, reduction and recycling of red mud is an urgent topic in aluminum industry. In this study, the effects of various parameters, ultrasound power, reaction temperature, leaching time, acid concentration, and solid to liquid ratio on the leaching of Fe, Al, an...