OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of tris-hydroxymethylaminomethane (THAM) pH neutralization on reversing coagulation abnormalities caused by acidosis. DESIGN Random and controlled study. SETTING Animal research facility and laboratory. SUBJECTS Yorkshire swine (n = 18). INTERVENTIONS Acidosis was induced in 12 pigs by infusing 0.2 M hydrochloric acid (HCl). When the target pH of 7.1 ...

S. K. GHOSH, b.sc. Assistant Chemist (From the Department of Bacteriology and Pathology, School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta) In Calcutta, large quantities of milk curd (dahi) are consumed as food especially in feasts. It is prepared by vendors in open earthen pots, and sometimes kept for two or more days before it is consumed; there is the possibility of its being contaminated with dysentery...

IgG was traditionally thought to neutralize virions by blocking their attachment to or penetration into mucosal epithelial cells, a common site of exposure to viruses. However, we describe an intracellular neutralizing action for an influenza hemagglutinin-specific monoclonal antibody, Y8-10C2 (Y8), which has neutralizing activity only at an acidic pH. When Y8 was applied to the basolateral sur...

Salivary pH is associated with esophageal acid reflux and neutralization of esophageal acid. In this study, we assessed the association between nocturnal decline of salivary pH and airway hyperresponsiveness. Salivary pH was serially assessed in 9 patients with mild asthma (7 men and 2 women; mean age 33.3 years; mean %predicted FEV(1.0) 89.4%) and 10 healthy volunteers (6 men and 4 women; mean...

Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) is a glycolytic enzyme that moonlights as a cytokine under the aliases autocrine motility factor (AMF), neuroleukin and maturation factor. The cytokine function of PGI/AMF targets multiple cell types however mechanisms that regulate and sequester this ubiquitous, circulating cytokine remain largely unidentified. PGI/AMF is shown here to exhibit fibronectin (FN)-de...

Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) a compound made from starch of tubers ganyong flour with added methanol, propanol and water. Four process involving alkalization process, karboksimetilasi, neutralization in the making CMC. Carboxymethylization alkazation proess Alkazation is reaction between cellulose soda solution (alkaline) to become alkaline (cellulose soluble solution). rection sodium chloro a...

The pH-dependent adsorption of humic acid (HA) on magnetite and its effect on the surface charging and the aggregation of oxide particles were investigated. HA was extracted from brown coal. Synthetic magnetite was prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of iron(II) and iron(III) salts. The pH-dependent particle charge and aggregation, and coagulation kinetics at pH approximately 4 were measured by las...

This study examines the applicability and limitations of granular zero-valent iron for the treatment of water impacted by mine wastes. Rates of acid-neutralization and of metal (Cu, Cd, Ni, Zn, Hg, Al, and Mn) and metalloid (As) uptake were determined in batch systems using simulated mine drainage (initial pH 2.3-4.5; total dissolved solids 14000-16000 mgl(-1)). Metal removal from solution and ...

Generally, trace precious metals remaining in wastewaters generated from the refining process of precious metals are not recovered, due to a relatively high processing cost as well as various technical problems. Recovery of precious metals from wastewaters is very important for the conservation of resources and the protection of environment. However, wastewaters containing a large amount of amm...