NO is produced endogenously from arginine by the action of NO synthase, and exogenously by nitrovasodilators, including organic nitrates and nitrites. NO has been proposed as a cytotoxic and cytoprotective agent. There is strong evidence that NO acts as an apparent antioxidant in inhibiting lipid peroxidation, via chain termination, and interestingly lipid nitrates and nitrites have been propos...

In this review we present an update on maternal exposure to nitrates in drinking water in relation to possible adverse reproductive and developmental effects, and also discuss nitrates in drinking water in the United States. The current standard for nitrates in drinking water is based on retrospective studies and approximates a level that protects infants from methemoglobinemia, but no safety f...

The mechanism of reduction of nitrates of the alkali metals to ammonia and the formation of amino nitrogen in biochemical syntheses from inorganic nitrogen compounds have not been explained satisfactorily. Some investigators explain the transformation by assuming a direct reduction of the nitrates to ammonia by action of nascent hydrogen, while others assume an intermediate reduction of the nit...

The mechanism of reduction of nitrates of the alkali metals to ammonia and the formation of amino nitrogen in biochemical syntheses from inorganic nitrogen compounds have not been explained satisfactorily. Some investigators explain the transformation by assuming a direct reduction of the nitrates to ammonia by action of nascent hydrogen, while others assume an intermediate reduction of the nit...

The mechanism of reduction of nitrates of the alkali metals to ammonia and the formation of amino nitrogen in biochemical syntheses from inorganic nitrogen compounds have not been explained satisfactorily. Some investigators explain the transformation by assuming a direct reduction of the nitrates to ammonia by action of nascent hydrogen, while others assume an intermediate reduction of the nit...

Nanocrystalline particles of Cerium Oxide (CeO2) have been prepared by the chemical precipitation method using Cerium nitrate and Urea with a molar ratio of 1:2. The results revealed that the formation of CeO2 fine particles is influenced by molar ratio of metal nitrates to fuel. Well faceted CeO2 nanoparticles, were synthesized by thermal-assisted dissociation ...

Calcium doped nickel ferrite powders have been prepared by sol-gel combustion technique. Metal nitrates, such as calcium nitrate, nickel nitrate and ferric nitrate, were used as the source materials and citric acid and polyvinyl alcohol were used as the burning agent and agglomeration reducing agent, respectively. The average crystallite size of the prepared ferrite was in the order of ~70- 92 ...

Calcium doped nickel ferrite powders have been prepared by sol-gel combustion technique. Metal nitrates, such as calcium nitrate, nickel nitrate and ferric nitrate, were used as the source materials and citric acid and polyvinyl alcohol were used as the burning agent and agglomeration reducing agent, respectively. The average crystallite size of the prepared ferrite was in the order of ~70- 92 ...

The Mössbauer spectra of nanoferrite materials such as Ni0.25Mn0.75Fe2O4, Co0.5Mn0.5Fe2O4 and Ni0.4Co0.6Fe2O4 have been reported and the above materials were prepared by sol-gel combustion method using metal nitrates as source material and Polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) as...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of pH on the synthesis of nanocrystallines cobalt ferrite by combination of sol- gel auto combustion and ultrasonic irradiation methods. Two different fuels, urea and thiourea, along with metal nitrates (oxidant) were used to prepare CoFe2O4 powders. The morphology of the resulting powders was investigated. The powders wer...