effects of pre-storage application of salicylic acid (sa) and storage periods were investigated on phenylalanine ammonia lyase (pal) activity, chilling index (ci) and quality of pomegranate (punica granatum) cv. malase saveh. the results showed that with increase in sa concentration up to 2mm, ci and ion leakage (il) were reduced while pal activity being increased. the lower il and ci vc the hi...

nut oil was extracted from (black, brown and yellow) cultivars using n-hexane. Physiochemical properties (refractive index, specific gravity, acid value, free fatty acid, peroxide, saponification iodine values of the samples were determined. Storage studies on tiger oils done by monitoring changes in thiobarbituric peroxide moisture content for twelve (12) weeks. The refractive value ranged bet...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of IL-23 on the activity and proliferation of osteoclasts (OC) in co-culture with osteoblasts (OB). OB and OC were individually separated from the skull and femoral bone of a SD rat. OB-OC co-culture with IL-23 added was designed as the experimental group, while the OB-OC co-culture without IL-23 was the control group. In the experimental group,...

Gnagnan (Solanum indicum L.) is a spontaneous plant widely distributed in Ivory Coast. During ripening stages, Solanum indicum L. presents different colours (green, yellow and red) and is reported to contain several albeit poorly characterized antioxidant compounds. This paper describes in detail the antioxidant profile (ascorbic acid, carotenoids and polyphenols), antioxidant capacity (FRAP te...

Seventeen commonly used dyes and 16 of their metabolites or derivatives were tested in the Salmonella-mammalian microsome mutagenicity test. Mutagens active with and without added Aroclor-induced rat liver microsome preparations (S9) were 3-aminopyrene, lithol red, methylene blue (USP), methyl yellow, neutral red, and phenol red. Those mutagenic only with S9 activation were 4-aminopyrazolone, 2...

Since 1996, the scientific community has become aware of 14 reports of yellow fever vaccine (YEL)-associated viscerotropic disease (YEL-AVD) cases and four reports of YEL-associated neurotropic disease (YEL-AND) worldwide, changing our understanding of the risks of the vaccine. Based on 722 adverse event reports after YEL submitted to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System in 1990-2002...

The formation of germanium di-iodide was established by first pumping off the hydrogen, monogermane and hydrogen iodide from the reaction bulb and then adding an excess of hydriodic acid to the yellow residue in the bulb. This dissolved the substance and the filtered solution deposited, on cooling, yellow, feathery crystals6 of GeL. Some GeL was also present, this being formed by the dissociati...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the association of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23 with death, heart failure (HF), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, as well as the influence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in this setting. BACKGROUND FGF-23 increases renal phosphorus excretion and inhibits vitamin D activation. In end-stage renal disease, high FGF-23 leve...