Acyl-CoA: 1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acyltransferase of human platelets is membrane-bound, has a pH optimum of 7.5, is insensitive to 1 mM-Mg2+, is inhibited by 1 mM-Ca2+, and is stimulated slightly by 1 mM-EDTA. Maximal formation of 1alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is observed at 150 M-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3phosphocholine and 20uM unsaturated fatty acyl-CoA. The transfer of uns...

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel (Panel) assessed the safety of 16 alkyl ethylhexanoates for use in cosmetics, concluding that these ingredients are safe in cosmetic formulations in the present practices of use and concentrations when formulated to be nonirritating. The alkyl ethylhexanoates primarily function as skin-conditioning agents in cosmetics. The highest concentration ...

In the present paper, indole and its seven derivatives were compared, namely 3-formylindole, 1-methyl-3-formylindole, 1-ethyl-3-formylindole, 3-acetylindole, 1-methyl-3-acetylindole, 1-ethyl-3-acetylindole and 1,3-diacetylindole. The substitution of indole in position 3 with aldehydes and with alkyl groups cause only minor changes in the molecular geometry, however, substantially larger alterat...

the antibacterial activity of a series of ionic liquids containing short-chained 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations ([cnmim+]; n = 2, 4, 6 and 8) and bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide anion ([tf2n]) against e. coli and b. subtilis was measured, for the first time. all ils used in this work were synthesized and analyzed by fourier transform infrared (ft-ir) spectroscopy, nmr, and karl-fischer...

In the completion of our fluorine scan of tricyclic inhibitors to map the fluorophilicity/fluorophobicity of the thrombin active site, a series of 11 new ligands featuring alkyl, alkenyl, and fluoroalkyl groups was prepared to explore fluorine effects on binding into the hydrophobic proximal (P) pocket, lined by Tyr 60A and Trp 60D, His 57, and Leu 99. The synthesis of the tricyclic scaffolds w...

This paper describes a systematic study of transition frequencies produced in vivo when a homologous series of O6-alkylguanine residues located at a preselected position in gene G of phi X174 form I' DNA (double-stranded, circular, covalently-closed, relaxed) is transfected into spheroplasts from two strains of Escherichia coli having normal DNA repair systems. Mutant frequencies were measured ...

Amphiphilic lipid-poly(ethylene glycol) (LPEG) is widely used for the noncovalent functionalization of graphene nanomaterials (GNMs) to improve their dispersion in aqueous solutions for biomedical applications. However, not much is known about the detachment of LPEGs from GNMs and macrophage uptake of dispersed GNMs in relation to the alkyl chain coverage, the PEG coverage, and the linker group...

The ability of certain man-made chemicals to mimic the effects of natural steroid hormones and their potential to disrupt the delicate balance of the endocrine system in animals are of increasing concern. The growing list of reported hormone-mimics includes the alkylphenolic (AP) compounds, a small number of which have been reported to be weakly estrogenic. In their most basic form, APs are com...

Alkyl imidazolines have been reportedly used in a wide range of industrial formulations with different applications. Ethoxylated alkyl imidazolines with appropriate ethoxylation degrees can be used as antioxidants and retarders in the formation of peroxides resulting from oxidation in hydrocarbon media. In this work, ethoxylated imidazolines were shown to be more effective in hydrocarbon media ...