We hypothesized that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) as compared to corn oil administered for 1 year following an acute myocardial infarction (MI) may reduce plasma total homocysteine (p-tHcy), ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (microCRP), and the adhesive properties of the endothelium, expressed as soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICA...

in order to evaluate the effects of drought stress and methanol foliar application on some quantitative and qualitative traits of soybean (cv. viliamz), a split plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design at the faculty of moghan research farm in 2011. treatments were three levels of drought stress based on irrigation at depletion of 40, 55 and 70 percent of availabl...

Calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) is expressed in sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seeds under developmental regulation, and it is localized with spherical storage organelles in the endosperm [Anil et al. (2000) Plant Physiol. 122: 1035]. This study identifies these storage organelles as oil bodies. A 55 kDa protein associated with isolated oil bodies, showed Ca(2+)-dependent autophosphoryl...

The occurrence of biophenolic components in olives provides functional value to the Mediterranean food culture, owing to recognized antioxidant activities of these substances. The concentration of biophenolic compounds in olives are closely linked to texture and organoleptic characteristics of agrifood products, i.e. table olive and olive oil. The concentrations of di€erent biophenolic compound...

Oil biodegradation by native bacteria is one of the most important natural processes that can attenuate the environmental impacts of marine oil spills. Existing models for oil biodegradation kinetics are mostly for dissolved oil. This work developed a new mathematical model for the biodegradation of oil droplets and applied the model to estimate the time scale for oil biodegradation under condi...

Oxygen based radicals are predominantly generated in the water phase. Therefore, it is very important to use not only lipophilic antioxidants but also water-soluble radical scavengers in cosmetic formulations. Vitamin C, glutathion and different enzymes are natural water-soluble antioxidants. Unfortunately, most of them are not stable in cosmetic formulations. We studied a new water-soluble ant...

Subcritical water is an alternative and environmentally friendly processing medium with interesting applications in many fields of research1. Its ability to degrade natural biopolymers2 (cellulose, protein etc.) into smaller, usually water-soluble products (sugars, amino acids etc.) has been found to be quite useful, especially in waste and biomass processing technologies. Nevertheless, for foo...

Cholecystokinin (CCK) release and gall bladder emptying in response to a fatty meal are completely abolished in coeliac disease. To determine the effect of lipid digestion on CCK release and gall bladder motility, six patients with untreated coeliac disease and a flat jejunal mucosa were studied on two separate days. After an overnight fast, the plasma CCK concentration and gall bladder volume ...

Using amphiphilic molecular brushes to stabilize emulsions usually requires the synthesis of specific side chains, which can be a time-consuming and difficult challenge meet. By taking advantage electrostatic interactions between water-soluble oil-soluble oligomeric ligands, in situ formation, assembly jamming brush surfactants (MBSs) at oil-water interface is described. With MBSs, stable inclu...