the interaction of sulfur mustard with aminoacids and proteins has been investigated in this study. rats were injected with sublethal doses of sulfur mustard subcutaneously and intraperitoneally. at different time intervals, plasma and urine samples were collected. the binding affinity of sulfur mustard with urinary and plasma proteins and enzymes was studied for the first time using non-ideal ...

Garlic mustard, an invasive exotic biennial herb, has been identified in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but is not yet widely distributed. We tested the effectiveness and impact of management tools for garlic mustard in northern hardwood forests. Six treatment types (no treatment control, hand-pull, herbicide, hand-pull/herbicide, scorch, and hand-pull/scorch) were applied within a northern h...

Many clinically useful antitumor agents have a quinone group in their structure. A series of model compounds has been studied to determine if the quinone group is involved in the cytotoxic activity of these agents and to investigate the mechanism of this action. Hydrolyzed benzoquinone mustard, which contains a quinone group, produced significant cell kill of L5178Y lymphoblasts, whereas hydrol...

Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) is an invasive, nonindigenous species currently invading the understory of North American woodlands where it is a serious threat to the native flora. Part of this success might be due to allelopathic interference by garlic mustard. Two congeneric species, the European Geum urbanum and the North American Geum laciniatum, were tested for allelopat...

This paper presents a real-time PCR method allowing the detection of traces of white mustard ( Sinapis alba ) in complex food matrices. The primers and the probe are targeted at the gene coding for S. alba MADS D. The real-time PCR method was found to be specific for white mustard and did not show any cross-reactivity with 67 biological species, including 12 members of the Brassicaceae family. ...

PURPOSE To review the acute and chronic pathological effects of sulfur mustard on the genitourinary system and male fertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed and Google Scholar to find studies related to the sulfur mustard-induced genitourinary effects and male infertility. Information in the abstracts of non-English related papers as well as those in the proceedings of congresses o...

Introduction: Glutathione S-transferase (GST) is one of the major detoxifiers in alveoli. Polymorphism in GST genes can influence the ability of individuals to suppress oxidative stress and inflammation. The present study was aimed to explore the hypothesis that the genetic polymorphisms of GST T1, M1 and P1 are associated with the severity of the mustard lung in the sulfur mustard-exposed indi...

Oilseed rape and other crop plants of the family Brassicaceae contain a unique defence system known as the glucosinolate-myrosinase system or the 'mustard oil bomb'. The 'mustard oil bomb' which includes myrosinase and glucosinolates is triggered by abiotic and biotic stress, resulting in the formation of toxic products such as nitriles and isothiocyanates. Myrosinase is present in specialist c...

Uramustine (or uracil mustard, 5-aminouracil mustard, chlorethaminacil), is an bi-functional alkylating nitrogen mustard agent that utilizes a natural product to carry the nitrogen mustard group to a selective metabolite site. The potential for applying uramustine as a therapeutic drug appeared in the 60’s, where its potential as a treatment tool for metastatic Wilms’s tumor was notes (Wilm’s t...

This research aimed to use mustard flour as meat binder in processing of beef burgers instead of soybean flour (SF). Effect of addition mustard flour from two mustard varieties, yellow (Sinapis alba) (YMF) or brown (Brassica juncea) (BMF) mustard seed flour at different levels (3 and 6%) on the quality characteristics of beef burger patties was studied. The incorporation of mustard flour as a b...