In this study, the mutagenic and anti-mutagenic effects of methanol extract of three lichen species (Cetraria aculeata, Cladonia chlorophae and Certalia olivetorum) were investigated by using E.coli-WP2, Ames-Salmonella (TA1535 and TA1537) and sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test systems. The results obtained from bacterial test systems demonstrated that methanol extracts of three lichen specie...

The interaction between the solute and the solsent molecules play a crucial role in understanding the various molecular processes involved in chemistry and biochemistry, so in this work the potential energy of active site of azurin have been calculated in solvent by the Monte Carlo simulation. In this paper we present quantitative results of Monte Carlo calculations of potential energies of ...

The interaction in the system of SnO2 and h-MoO3 prepared by their joint mechanical activation in a roller-ring vibratory mill was investigated. A series of catalysts was prepared with SnO2: h-MoO3 molar ratio 1:1; 1:2.3; 2.3:1 and 5.7:1. The catalysts were characterized by various techniques including X-ray phase, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and synchron...

Cornsilk refers to stigmas of female maize flowers. Corn silk contains abundant flavonoids. Flavonoids show a variety biological activities, such as antioxidants. Several methods, microwave, ultrasonic, supercritical fluid extraction, and multiple extraction technologies, were used extract flavonoids from corn silk. The ultrasonic-assisted method (UAE) seems be very reliable among these methods...

Ethyleneglycol (aminoethylether) tetra-acetic acid (EGTA) was shown to be a potent competitive inhibitor of electron transfer between methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) and its electron acceptor cytochrome cL. Addition of Ca2+ ions relieved the inhibition by removal of the inhibitory EGTA. Removal of EGTA by gel filtration completely relieved the inhibition. EGTA did not remove the tightly bound Ca2+...

Canarium odontophyllum (CO) Miq. has been considered as one of the most sought-after plant species in Sarawak, Malaysia, due to its nutritional and pharmacological benefits. This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacodynamic interaction of crude methanol and acetone extracts from CO leaves in combination with oxacillin, vancomycin, and linezolid, respectively, against MRSA ATCC 33591 as prelimina...

The conducting polymers such as polyaniline, polypyrrole and polythiophene were functionalized with copper phthalocyanine using chemical oxidation method. The obtained polymers viz. PANI-CuPc, PPy-CuPc and PT-CuPc were studied as chemical sensors by their response characteristics after exposure to various chemical vapors such as methanol, ammonia and nitrogen dioxide. The results obtained showe...

in this work, a molecular dynamics simulation of the transport of water - methanol mixture through the single wall carbon nanotube (swcnt) is reported. methanol and water are selected as fluid molecules since water represents a strongly polar molecule while methanol is as an intermediate between polar and strongly polar molecules. some physical properties of the methanol-water mixture such as r...