sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenicfungus that attacks more than 400 plant species of them medicinal plant. in this study the extract obtained from basal stalk rot of helianthus annuus l., attacked by s. sclerotiorum, was subjected to the analysis of ftir to identify the presence of beta-glucan. ft-ir spectrum showed four ranges of bands in 890 cm-1, two overlap band in 1047 and 1078 ...

background and objectives: preparation and evaluation of nanocomposite films have become prevalent in recent years. depending on the purpose of using the film, and considering the effects and interaction effects of nanomaterial and other modifiers on the film properties, the amounts of nanomaterials and modifiers should be optimized. the effects of montmorillonite (mmt), glycerol (gl), and thei...

fourier transform infrared (ftir) and gel permeation chromatography (gpc) wre respectively utilized in determining the changes in isocyanate (nco) concentration and molecular weight (mw) and its distribution (mwd) in polyurethanes during their cure and postcure stages. samples, originally cured at 45°c, were taken through accelerate aging tests at various temperatures. the ftir and gpc analytic...

introduction: biofilm forming staphylococcus epidermidis is a main causative agent of infections related to medical devices. purification and evaluation of gly-ta polysaccharide from a biofilm-forming s. epidermidis as a putative vaccine candidate were the main goals of the current study. methods: taking advantage of size exclusion chromatography procedure, glycerol teichoic acid (gly-ta) was p...

BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a routine surgical staging procedure in clinically lymph node-negative breast cancer. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, a technique based on the biochemical composition of the tissue, has previously been found to be capable of differentiating between normal and malignant tissue. The aim of the present study was to explore the intraope...

Recently described scientific literature has identified the airborne presence of 2,3-butanedione (diacetyl) and 2,3-pentanedione at concentrations approaching or potentially exceeding the current American Conference of Industrial Hygienists' (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) at commercial coffee roasting and production facilities. Newly established National Institutes of Occupational Safety...

Chapter one Outline and Scope of this thesis, gives a brief account of the aims and scopes of the study. Chapter two General Introduction, gives an overview of the topic of study for the LeCHE research training network: dairy farming – its effects in the past and the present, and how we can study this. The last part of this chapter describes the role of the current project within the network an...