chyuri (Diploknema butyracea (roxburgh) H. J. lam) is widely used in nepal for its medicinal properties and as a source of chyuri ghee (fat) extracted from the seeds. the main purpose of the present study was the gc-MS analysis of fatty acids in seed fat of chyuri after acidic methanolysis. Palmitic acid methyl ester (1), linoleic acid methyl ester (2), oleic acid methyl ester (3) and steric ac...

Two new triterpenoid glycosides were isolated (one of them as the methyl ester) as major components from leaves of Ilex chinensis Sims (Aquifoliaceae) . The structures of these glycosides, termed ilexoside A (1) and ilexoside B methyl ester (2a), have been established to be 3ƒÀ-ƒ-(ƒÀ-Dxylopyranosyl)siaresinolic acid and 3ƒÀ-ƒ-(ƒÀ-D-xylopyranosyl)pomolic acid methyl ester , respectively, based o...

The amide-linked local anesthetics can be used safely in patients susceptible to malignant hyperthermia (MH). 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester contained as a preservative in local anesthetic solution was suspected to have triggered MH in a patient who had received nerve block with lidocaine solution. The author investigated the effects of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester on Ca(2+)-related f...

This paper presents trends in the high pressure solubility measurements of long chain saturated methyl esters (methyl decanoate, methyl dodecanoate, methyl tetradecanoate, methyl hexadecanoate, methyl octadecanoate and methyl docosanoate) in supercritical ethane between 313 K and 353 K and for mass fractions between 0.65 and 0.018. The data shows generally a linear relationship between the solu...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether S-(-)-10,11-dihydroxyfarnesic acid methyl ester produced by cell subtype Beauveria bassiana CS1029 causes acute toxicity when used for cosmetic purposes by performing an eye irritation test. New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits were treated with a 100 mg/dose of S-(-)-10,11-dihydroxyfarnesic acid methyl ester according to standard procedure guidelines...

1. Rat-liver supernatant preparations are capable of achieving the biological sulphation of l-tyrosine methyl ester, the reaction proceeding maximally at a substrate concentration of 30 mm and at pH 7.0. 2. Two sulphated products are formed, one of which has been identified as l-tyrosine O-sulphate. On the basis of indirect evidence the other product can be assumed to be l-tyrosine O-sulphate m...

The adhesion of granulocytes to a glass surface is both theoretically and experimentally investigated. The basic results are: (i) The adherence process of cells to a surface can be described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm which also holds for the adsorption of molecules to a substrate. (ii) The granulocytes do not interact with each other during the adsorption/desorption process. (iii) The...

The preparation of polypeptidyl proteins was first reported by Becker and Stahmann (l), who showed that the polymerization of N-carboxyamino acid anhydrides may be initiated by the free amino groups of proteins to yield the corresponding protein derivatives. Becker, Stahmann, et al., as well as a number of other investigators, have since reported on the physicochemical and biological properties...

We have utilized the fluorescent chelate probe chlorotetracycline to investigate the possible involvement of membrane calcium in the response of rabbit peritoneal neutrophils to chemotactic factors. Two chemotactic factors, the small molecular weight fragment of the fifth component of complement C5a and the synthetic peptide formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (F-Met-Leu-Phe), were tested and...

Morula (Sclerocarya birrea) beer is a seasonal homemade alcoholic beverage made from morula fruits pulp. Unlike the commercial beverage, alcohol content of not known. The major challenges with beverages arise batch-to-batch differences in product quality and safety due to variability raw materials lack control. Consequently, by same individual may differ. In this study, validated liquid-liquid ...