in this study, antioxidant and antimicrobial potentials of usnea intermedia, u. filipendula, and u. fulvoreagens and their stictic and usnic acid contents were investigated. antioxidant activity and total phenolic contents were evaluated in acetone, ethanol, and methanol extracts of these three species. antioxidant activity was measured by abts [2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulp...

Five novel dumbbell-shaped polyoxometalate (POM)-based inorganic-organic-inorganic molecular hybrids are investigated both in polar solvents and at interfaces for potential amphiphilic properties, which are compared with those of conventional surfactants. These hybrids with the general formula {P(2)V(3)W(15)}(2)-bis(TRIS)-linker are formed by linking two Wells-Dawson-type clusters, [P(2)V(3)W(1...

The β-Z selectivity in the hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes has been hitherto explained by introduction of isomerisation steps in classical mechanisms. DFT calculations and experimental observations on the system [M(I)2{κ-C,C,O,O-(bis-NHC)}]BF4 (M=Ir (3a), Rh (3b); bis-NHC=methylenebis(N-2-methoxyethyl)imidazole-2-ylidene) support a new mechanism, alternative to classical postulations, based...

Two new tetradentate ligands (L1 and L2) N,N'-bis {(o-aminophenylthio)bromo propyl} 1-phenyl butane 1,3-dilidene (L1), N, N'-bis (3bromo propyl (phenylthio) imino)1,1,1-trifluoro -3-(2-theonyl) acetone (L2) were prepared from the reaction of equimolar amount of (o-aminophenylthio) propylebromide and benzoylacetone or 2theonyltrifluoro acetone in (2:1) molar ratio. Reaction of the above ligands ...

The activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase for hydrolysis of olive oil in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) reverse micelles was increased by pretreatment with acetone. In contrast to the untreated lipase, no sharp fall in the activity of the treated lipase at higher W0 (water to AOT molar ratio) values was observed. The fluorescence emission intensity of the treated lipase in ...

pegylation is a well-established technique utilized to overcome the problems related to the therapeutic applications of peptides and proteins. reasons for the pegylation of these biological macromolecules include reducing immunogenicity, proteolytic degradation and rapid clearance from blood circulation. octreotide is an octapeptide analogue of naturally-occurred somatostatin. this peptide has ...

A method für the determination of N-nitrosoalkanolamines in cosmetics and toiletries is described. The ingredients used in their manufacture N-nitroso-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine (N-nitrosodiethanolamine, NDELA) and N-nitroso-bis-(2-hydroxy-propyl)amine (NBHPA) are almost exclusively the contaminants. The method has therefore been modified for their determination. N-Nitroso-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-(2-h...

The combination of bridging bis-bidentate redox-active ligands derived from 3,3-bis-2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (bhnqH2), ancillary ligands based on tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (tpa) and cobalt salts has afforded a new family of dinuclear cobalt complexes. Compounds of the complexes [Co2(bhnq)(tpa)2](2+) (1), [Co2(bhnq)(Metpa)2](2+) (2), [Co2(bhnq)(Me2tpa)2](2+) (3) [Co2(bhnq)(Me3tpa)2](2+) (4)...

apparently restricted to the cotyledon as several analyses of leaf and root homogenates showed no activity. In experiments not shown here, it was found that the enzyme is present in extracts of acetone powders of eithers peanut or castor-bean cotyledons. In order to test the specificity of the malate synthetase reaction, various compounds were compared with acetyl phosphate in the assay system ...