We have previously demonstrated that oral administration of a metabolically active Bifidobacterium breve strain, with ability to form cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), resulted in modulation of the fatty acid composition of the host, including significantly elevated concentrations of c9, t11 CLA and omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids in liver and adipose tissue. In this study, we investiga...

Organic Faraday rotators have gained significant attention in recent years as a promising alternative to traditional inorganic magneto-optical (MO) materials result of their lower cost, superior mechanical properties, and potential for large-scale deployment. This interest is peaked by the fact that number high symmetry, rigid, strongly optically absorbing organic chromophores display Verdet co...

Multiple fusions following immunization of athymic mice with the extensively characterized human glioma cell line D-54 MG resulted in the selection of several antibodies (Mabs) highly reactive with tumors of neuroectodermal origin and unreactive with normal nervous system tissue. Two Mabs, C12 and D12, which localized specifically to tumors in athymic mouse-human glioma xenograft paired label l...

The sensitivity of cultured human and hamster fibroblast cells to killing by the lysosomotropic detergent N-dodecylimidazole (C12-Im) was investigated as a function of cellular levels of general lysosomal hydrolase activity, and specifically of cysteine cathepsin activity. Fibroblasts from patients with mucolipidosis II (I-cell disease) lack mannose-6-phosphate-containing proteins, and therefor...

INTRODUCTION Wide inter-patient variation of plasma efavirenz (EFV) concentrations has been observed, and a substantial proportion of HIV-positive patients may have unnecessarily higher plasma EFV concentrations than recommended while receiving EFV-containing combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) at the currently recommended daily dose of 600 mg. A lower daily dose (400 mg) of EFV has recen...

The polymeric title compound, [Ce(C(7)H(3)N(2)O(6))(3)(C(2)H(6)OS)(2)](n), exists as a linear chain along [111] as the three dinitro-benzoate anions each engages in bridging adjacent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) coordinated Ce(III) atoms. The metal atoms are surrounded by eight O atoms in a square-anti-prismatic environment. There are two independent formula units in the asymmetric unit. The S ato...

The conformation of the C=O bond in the title compound 2MP4MBA, C(15)H(14)O(2), is anti to the ortho-methyl group in the phen-oxy ring. The bond parameters in 2MP4MBA are similar to those in 3-methyl-phenyl 4-methyl-benzoate (3MP4MBA), 4-methyl-phenyl 4-methyl-benzoate (4MP4MBA) and other aryl benzoates. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings in 2MP4MBA is 73.04 (8)°.

We report in this work the preparation and antibacterial evaluation of a series of N-monoacylated diamines against six Gram-positive and 11 Gram-negative bacteria. The results obtained showed the existence of relationship between lipophilicity and antibacterial activity of the tested compounds. The best results were obtained against Gram-positive bacteria for compounds having a 10-12 carbons al...

In the title compound, C17H16O3, the benzene rings are twisted by 63.54 (5)°. The twist is similar to that found in the unsubstituted compound, phenyl benzoate. The crystal packing features C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.