the difficult to handle and store zinc borohydride, zn(bh4)2, is stabilized by supporting it on polyvinylpyridine. this new mild, efficient, selective, and regenerable polymer supported borohydride reducing agent reduces a variety organic compounds such as, aldehydes, a-b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, acid chlorides, epoxides, disulfides, as well as reductive acetylation of carbonyl compounds...

Background: Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is a heterogeneous disorder causing infertility, characterized by a decreased number of oocytes and high FSH level, the genetic cause of which is still unknown. The association between FMR1 premutations(50-200 CGG repeats) and the premature ovarian failure( POF) disease has suggested that FMR1 gene acts as a risk factor for POF and recently for DOR p...

The acetylation of various alcohols and phenols was performed successfully using acetic anhydride in the presence of Citric acid coated magnetite nanoparticles as catalyst under solvent-free condition and at 45 °C. The catalyst showed high thermal stability and was recovered and reused at least 5 times without any considerable loss of activity. The present process is environmentally benign and ...

fibers of poplar wood (populus nigra l.) were prepared and oven dried. afterwards, they were acetylated with acetic anhydride without a catalyst. acetylation was carried out for different durations at 120ºc. different weight percentage gains (wpgs) were achieved based on the operating conditions. acetylated fibers were exposed to varying levels of relative humidity to determine equilibrium mois...

We have presented evidence that stimulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase, (PDH.) kinase activity by pyruvate or by acetyl-CoA is mediated through acetylation of lipoyl moieties (Cate, R. L., and Roche, T. E. (1978) J. Biol. Chem. 253,496-503). In accord with this indirect mechanism for the action of these effecters, we now find that the degree of stimulation of PDH, kinase increases with the level...

This paper shows that acidic conditions provide substantially higher % acetyl content, intrinsic viscosity and thermoplasticity even at low ratios of acetic anhydride and catalyst concentrations compared to using alkaline conditions for acetylation of oil-and-zein-free distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Conventional methods of carbohydrate and protein acetylation are unsuitable for a...

We have presented evidence that stimulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase, (PDH.) kinase activity by pyruvate or by acetyl-CoA is mediated through acetylation of lipoyl moieties (Cate, R. L., and Roche, T. E. (1978) J. Biol. Chem. 253,496-503). In accord with this indirect mechanism for the action of these effecters, we now find that the degree of stimulation of PDH, kinase increases with the level...