Inhibition of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylases (PHD or EGLN enzymes) is of interest for the treatment of anemia and ischemia-related diseases. Most PHD inhibitors work by binding to the single ferrous ion and competing with 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) co-substrate for binding at the PHD active site. Non-specific iron chelators also inhibit the PHDs, both in vitro and in cells. We...

Ferric Species Standard ferric sulfate solutions were prepared by dissolving spectrographically pure iron rod (Johnson Matthey) in sulfuric acid and oxidizing with hydrogen peroxide. The decadic molar extinction coefficient of ferric ion in 0.8 N sulfuric acid at 24.9?C was found to be 2199 ? 4 liters mole-' cm-l at 304 m,/. The effect of a decrease of acidity and of added ferrous and cupric su...

Antianemic medicament ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate, and a Dynabi tablet with a basic iron bearing ingredient were studied with the use of Mössbauer spectroscopy. Room temperature spectra of ferrous gluconate gave clear evidence that the two phases of iron were present: ferrous (Fe2+) as a major one with a contribution at and above 91 a.u.% and ferric (Fe3+) whose contribution was found t...

UNLABELLED Armillaria mellea, known as honey mushroom, has been used both as food and medicine. AIM In this work, the ethanolic and hydromethanolic extracts from Armillaria mellea fruiting bodies were investigated for their phenolic content, antioxidant and antihyperglycemic effects (in vitro studies). MATERIAL AND METHODS The total phenolics were quantified using Folin-Ciocalteu assay. The...

The present study evaluated the antioxidant activity and potential toxicity of 50% methanolic extract of Orthosiphon stamineus (Lamiaceae) leaves (MEOS) after acute and subchronic administration in rats. Superoxide radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, and ferrous ion chelating methods were used to evaluate the antioxidant properties of the extract. In acute toxicity study, single do...

We investigated in vitro antioxidant activities of 49 endophytic fungi isolated from the liverwort Scapania verrucosa. Based on morphological and molecular identification, the endophytic fungi isolated were classified into seven genera (Hypocrea, Penicillium, Tolypocladium, Chaetomium, Xylaria, Nemania, and Creosphaeria), all belonging to one family (Xylariaceae). By screening with the 2,...

BACKGROUND Natural chalcones and also their synthetic derivatives have attracted increasing attention due to various pharmacological applications. Development and discovery of new chalcones with antioxidant activities is one of the attracting areas in medicinal and natural product chemistry. OBJECTIVES In the present study, a new series of pyridine based chalcones was synthesized and their an...

background: ferrous sulfate is the most used supplement for treating anemia, but it can result in unfavorable side effects. nowadays, nanotechnology is used as a way to increase bioavailability and decrease the side effects of drugs and nutrients. this study investigates the effects of nanoparticles containing iron on blood and inflammatory markers in comparison to ferrous sulfate in anemic rat...

The pre-oxidation of an extremely polluted pharmaceutical wastewater (chemical oxygen demand (COD) value of 362,000mg/l) using the Fenton's reagent has been systematically studied using an experimental design technique. The parameters influencing the COD removal of the wastewater, namely temperature, ferrous ion and hydrogen peroxide concentrations have been optimized to achieve a COD global re...

This study was aimed at evaluating the antimutagenic and antioxidant properties of milk-kefir and soymilk-kefir. Such antimutagenic activity was determined by means of the Salmonella mutagenicity assay, whereas the antioxidant properties of kefir were evaluated by assessing the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity, lipid peroxidation inhibition activity, ferrous ion ...