BACKGROUND Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is an essential component of pulmonary surfactant, but shorter SP-B sequences may exert equivalent surface activity. METHODS We synthesised a peptide based on the amino-terminal domain of SP-B (SP-B1-25), a full length SP-B1-78, and a full length palmitoylated SP-C peptide (SP-C1-35) and compared the in vivo function and sensitivity to plasma inhibition ...

SUMMARY BACKGROUND The recent introduction of sachet water to consumers was to provide safe, hygienic and affordable instant drinking water to the public. Although this is a laudable idea current trends seem to suggest that sachet drinking water could be a route of transmission of enteric pathogens. OBJECTIVE To assess the safety of sachet drinking water. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty seven ...

Increased public awareness of the importance availability healthy agricultural products, including vegetables, must be supported by cultivation techniques and innovations. Cultivation mustard greens so far still relies on use inorganic fertilizers as an effort to increase crop productivity. The continuous excessive not only has a negative impact environment but also health due presence residues...

24 The genus Rhodococcus has proved to be a promising option for the 25 clean-up of polluted sites and application of a microbial biocatalyst. 26 Rhodococcous sp. strain R04, isolated from oil contaminated soil, could 27 biodegrade polychlorinated biphenyls. Here we report the draft genome 28 sequence of Rhodococcous sp. strain R04, which could be used to predict 29 genes for xenobiotic biodegr...

The aim of this study is to describe Fannia puxcu sp. n., a new species of the genus Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) that was collected in the Villavicencio Provincial Reserve in Mendoza, Argentina, and to present an updated key to the 27 species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) of Southern South America. The male of F. puxcu sp. n. is described, and illustrations ...

The 27 Californian species of the genus Melanagromyza Hendel (Diptera: Agromyzidae) are reviewed, including descriptions of three new species (Melanagromyza californiana sp. nov., M. chemsaki sp. nov. and M. gonzalesina sp. nov.) and the first record for one species (Melanagromyza martini Spencer) for California and the USA. All species in California are described or redescribed, with illustrat...

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