The effect of mustard leaf on nitric oxide (NO) production was investigated using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated peritoneal macrophages. LPS induced the production of a large amount of nitrite, an indicator of NO. However, the addition of the ethylacetate (EtOAc) or n-butanol (BuOH) fraction of mustard leaf to LPS-stimulated peritoneal macrophages inhibited excessive production of nitrite ...

Sulfur mustard is a member of the vesicant class of chemical warfare agents that causes blistering to the skin and mucous membranes. There is no specific antidote, and treatment consists of systematically alleviating symptoms. Historically, sulfur mustard was used extensively in inter-governmental conflicts within the trenches of Belgium and France during World War I and during the Iran-Iraq co...

5-N,N-Dimethylamiloride protects Ehrlich ascites tumor cells against the antiproliferative effect of nitrogen mustard. The drug reduces the frequency of DNA interstrand cross-links introduced by nitrogen mustard. Cells with a defective choline carrier are not protected against nitrogen mustard by dimethylamiloride. As nitrogen mustard is taken up by the choline carrier, it is concluded that the...

Disruption of mycorrhizal fungi that form symbioses with local native plants is a strategy used by some invasive exotic plants for competing within their resident communities. Example invasive plants include Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) and Brassica nigra (black mustard), both non-mycorrhizal plants in the Family Brassicaceae. Although there is clear evidence for mycorrhizal degradation,...

Melphalan, also known as L-phenylalanine mustard, phenylalanine mustard, L-PAM, or L-sarcolysin, is a phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard. Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent that is active against selected human neoplastic diseases. The chemical name for melphalan, is 4-bis (2-chloroethyl) amino-L-phenylalanine, it has a molecular weight of 305.20, and its molecular formula i...

Mustard seeds have been used in traditional folk medicine as a stimulant, diuretic, and purgative and to treat a variety of ailments including peritonitis and neuralgia. Mustards are still used today in mustard plasters to treat rheumatism, arthritis, chest congestion, aching back, and sore muscles. To make a mustard plaster, mix equal parts of flour and powdered mustard and spread it as a past...

It is argued that specifications should be rigorously validated against requirements. This is useful to build confidence in a specification, and to check a specification after it or the requirements have changed. MUSTARD (Multiple-Use Scenario Test and Refusal Description) is introduced as a means of formulating and formalising validation scenarios. The practical use of MUSTARD on a number of c...

The field experiment was conducted during Rabi season, 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) under sandy loam soil conditions. laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice comprising three levels Zinc (6, 8 and 10 kg/ha) sulphur (20 kg S/ha, 40 S/ha 60 S/ha). results showed that the growth par...

Sulfur mustard is one of the major potent chemical warfare agents. It was widely used against not only military personnel but also civilian people ofIranduring the last years (1984–1988) of the Iraq–Iran war. A number of studies were performed regarding the acute and long-term consequences of sulfur mustard on respiratory system. Currently, many aspects of leading respiratory disorder that was ...

Mustard (Brassica and Sinapis spp.) green manures tilled into the soil preceding potato crops act as biofumigants that are toxic to plant–parasitic nematodes, providing an alternative to synthetic soil fumigants. However, it is not known whether mustard green manures also kill beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) that contribute to the control of pest insects. We used sentinel insect pr...