A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of chromium(VI) is described. Chromium(VI) forms chlorochromate anion in the presence of acid and chloride ion. The formed anion is extracted in toluene as ion-pair with a cationic dye rhodamine 6G. At 535 nlll absorption maximum molar absorptivity is 2x104 I mol-I em-I. The colour is stable for 4 h and the system obey...

objective: the objective of this study was to investigate the pathological alterations of methionine for chicken embryo.in recent years, amino acids are used in veterinary medicine for many purposes. they injected into hatching eggs to increase chick body weight and performance at hatch, but the adverse effects of amino acids have always been a major concern. there is scant information availabl...

the clinical uses of gentamicin have so far been restricted due to nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. the exact mechanism of nephrotoxicity is still unknown; however, it appears that free radicals may be involved. methionine has previously been shown to alleviate oxidative stress involved in ototoxicity due to its antioxidant properties. therefore, the effect of methionine supplementation on the g...

To reveal the effects of cultural conditions on the cytotoxicity of hexavalent chromium, the uptake of sodium chromate (Na2CrO4) by KB cells and the colony-forming efficiency of the cells were examined under various cultural conditions. The results were summarized as follows: 1) The chromium uptake by the cells after a certain period of incubation with hexavalent chromium was inhibited with the...

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Chromium is an essential mineral for carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Results of previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses of chromium supplementation and metabolic profiles in diabetes have been inconsistent. Recently, several published trials have emerged. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects on metabolic profiles and safet...

Chromium (VI), also known as hexavalent chromium, is the second most stable oxidation state of chromium. Rarely occurring naturally, most chromium (VI) compounds are manufactured (products or by-products). Chromium (VI) can be reduced to the more stable chromium (III) in the presence of reducing agents (e.g. iron) or oxidizable organic matter (OSHA, 2006). Selected chemical and physical propert...

Chromium is an essential nutrient involved in the metabolism of glucose, insulin and blood lipids. Suboptimal dietary intake of chromium is associated with increased risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Within the past five years, chromium has been shown to improve glucose and related variables in subjects with glucose intolerance and type 1, type 2, gestational an...

an experiment was conducted to determine the appropriate methionine level in broiler breeder’s diet. the treatments consisted of 6 levels of methionine (0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.35, 0.4 and 0.45% diets), with 4 replicates of 7 hens each for a duration of 8 weeks and for ages of 28 to 35 weeks. diets contained similar levels of protein metabolizable energy. the levels of the other amino acids were take...

A novel radio frequency magnetron sputtering method for the deposition of composite films which consist of chromium oxide and chromium ~Cr2O3/Cr-cermet! is presented. As an extension to conventional reactive sputtering of a Cr target in an argon and oxygen atmosphere the oxygen flow into the process chamber is switched periodically on and off. This leads to an oscillating oxygen partial pressur...

It has been proposed that 90% of American's diets are deficient in the trace essential mineral chromium. Several chromium(III) dietary supplements are currently available to alleviate this deficiency. We show here that the same pharmacokinetic models that have been used to quantitate absorption of chromium(III) in humans predict that ingested chromium(III) will accumulate and be retained in hum...