nowadays use of edible films and coatings is increasing due to their biodegradability properties. fish gelatin obtained from fish skin wastage can be used as an appropriate protein compound for preparation of edible films and replacing pork gelatin. in this study, films were prepared from a combination of fish gelatin and three phenolic compounds (caffeic acid, tannic acid and ferulic acid) at ...

with verocytotoxin-producing Escherich-ia coli O157—10 years of serodiagno-sis. toxin gene loss and transfer in vitro and in vivo during enterohemorrhagic Esche-richia coli O26 infection in humans. To the Editor: Although urban cases of yellow fever have not been reported in Brazil since 1942, sylvatic yellow fever is still endemic to the northern and middle-western states. In the past decade, ...

In this research, the application of walnut shell ash, as an adsorbent for soybean oil bleaching, has been investigated. Therefore, neutralized soybean oil was bleached with 1 and 2% of walnut shell ash as well as commercial bleaching earth. Then, a series of chemical tests such as amounts of carotenoids, chlorophylls, peroxide value, and free fatty acid content of bleached oils and oil retenti...

Chemotherapeutic drug dosages are calculated precisely based on the patient's height, body weight, and renal function, etc. To ensure safe and favorable outcomes of treatment, dosing solutions are prepared by appropriate mixing of the drug solutions based on such calculations. The package inserts for many injectable preparations include a warning for storing the product "shielded from light." H...

Dennis R. Burton and Erica Ollmann Saphire Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037; International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Neutralizing Antibody Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037; Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology and Immunogen Discovery, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037; Ragon Institute of...

OBJECTIVE To describe a case of infant meningoencephalitis that was probably caused by yellow fever vaccine virus transmitted via breastmilk. DESCRIPTION A 38-day old patient was admitted to hospital on May 23, 2009, with fever. On May 25, 2009, convulsive crises began. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test results were suggestive of meningoencephalitis. The mother had been given a dose of yellow fe...