The plant growth retardant Phosfon inhibits cholesterol formation by cell·free preparations of normal liver and the Morris hepatomas 5123C, 7794A, and 9618A. In addition, both Phosfon and Amo 1618 arc active in inhibiting cholesterol synthesis from acetate and mevalonate in slices of host liver and the hepatomas. Fatty acid synthesis from acetate was also reduced in the presence of the retardants.

polyurethane foams are extensively used in different applications such as furnitures and sandwich structures due to better mechanical properties, higher acoustic and damping behavior, higher resistance to hydrocarbon, and aging.with respect to flammability of polyurethane materials and safety precaution in living and working environments there is a vital need to study and investigate published ...

nanoclay/triphenyl phosphate hybrid system was employed to examine the fire retardancy and mechanical properties of pc/abs blends. each of the polymers and their blends are widely used in the automotive, electrical andelectronic industries. because most thermoplastics are easily combustible they need to be flame retarded to reduce the burning rate especially in the initial phase of a fire incid...

Background and Objectives: Vaccination is the major strategy to protect nurses against infection with hepatitis B virus. However, some nurses do not produce sufficient amount of anti-HBsAg antibody required for immunity against infection. Chronic occupational stress has been proposed as a risk factor to humoral immunity. Given that nursing staff is exposed to occupational stress risk, this stud...

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD, C12H18Br6) is the most widely used of the cycloaliphatic BFRs. In 1999, the global demand for HBCD (~16 kilotons) was more than double that of the penta-bromodiphenyl ether (~8.5 kilotons) mixture [1]. HBCD is used as thermal insulation in the building industry, and is the principal flame retardant in extruded (XEPS) and expanded (EPS) polystyrene foams [2]. Second...

Directly compressible co-processed sustained release multifunction agent [DCCSRA] comprising povidone and glyceryl behenate in the ratio of 1:1, 1:2 and 1: 3 were prepared and evaluated. The DCCSRA exhibited good flow and compressibility. The DCCSRA served as a retardant, binder and lubricant in Gliclazide sustained release tablets. By optimization of DCCSRA quantity in formulation, the drug re...

The title compound, C(18)H(13)Cl(11), is an undecachlorinated commercial flame retardant. The asymmetric unit contains two independent half-mol-ecules. The complete mol-ecules are generated by crystallographic inversion symmetry, causing the terminal H atoms and one of the Cl atoms to be disordered equally over two sites in each mol-ecule. The central eight-membered rings are in chair-type conf...

2-Isopropyl-4-dimethylamino-5-methylphenyl-1-piperidine carboxylate methyl chloride (AMO-1618) inhibits the activity of a cholinesterase isolated from mung bean (Phaseolus aureus) roots at concentrations comparable to those which retard growth and inhibit development of secondary roots of bean seedlings. Fifty per cent inhibition of the cholinesterase activity occurred at 0.21 mm. Inhibition of...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress play a crucial role in tubular damage in both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). While the pathophysiological contribution of microRNAs (miRNA) to renal damage has also been highlighted, the effect of miRNA on renal damage under oxidative and ER stresses conditions remains elusive. METHODS We assessed c...