Oxidation reaction of indole to isatin was performed in the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (as catalyst) and commercial grade perhydrol (as oxidant). Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized via chemical precipitation method and characterized by XRD and TEM techniques. The efficiency of reaction was obtained from GC analysis of the mixture. The catalyst was easily separated from the reaction m...

The pH dependence study reveals that the Cys 206 sulphydryl group of bovine carbonicanhydrase in the native form is not exposed. During the reaction of 2,2'-dithiobispyridine (2-DTP) with the enzyme, there was no absorbance change recorded. In the presence ofsurfactants, the pH dependence profiles of the apparent second order rate constants, kapp, forthe reaction of 2-DTP with bovine carbonic a...

Otoliths are calcium carbonate concretions laid down in the inner ear of fish and used in fish age estimation. Otoliths precipitate in the form of aragonite but aberrant precipitation may result in vaterite formation instead of aragonite. Vaterite otoliths are more translucent than aragonite. The quantity of HCl-soluble proteins (SP) was measured in the vaterite otoliths and their aragonite pai...

Lipases are diversified enzymes in their properties and substrate specificity, which make them attractive tools for various industrial applications. In this study, an alkaline thermostable lipase producing bacteria were isolated from soil of different regions of Isfahan province (Iran) and its lipase was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography. To select a the...

H. taltalense (Phil.) Johnst. (Heliotropiaceae) is an endemic species of the northern coast of Chile that produces a resinous exudate that covers its foliar surface and stems. Its chemical composition was analyzed for the first time, and two aromatic geranyl derivatives: filifolinol and filifolinyl senecionate and three flavonoids - naringenin, 3-O-methylgalangin and 7-O-methyleriodictiol - wer...

For low protein concentrations containing biological samples (in proteomics) and for non proteinaceous compound assays (in bioanalysis), there is a critical need for a simple, fast, and cost-effective protein enrichment or precipitation method. However, 2,2,2-trichloroacetic acid (TCA) is traditionally used for protein precipitation at ineffective concentrations for very low protein containing ...

Background and Purpose: Allergy is an undesired immune response to non-pathogenic agents. However, some opportunistic microorganisms such as fungi can also cause allergy. Among those fungi, hyphae form of Aspergillus strains including A. fumigatus, A. flavus, and A. niger could be mentioned. In this study, we aimed to separate allergic proteins from Aspergillus strains and determine their ident...

Tetracalcium phosphate nanomonetite cements have been prepared by reaction milling of tetracalcium phosphate with orthophosphoric acid ethanol solution, which was modified with different water content. The presence of nanomonetite phase significantly reduced the pH value of cement pastes during hardening. The fast transformation of reactants in cement powder mixtures was observed during hardeni...