The bioactivity of Israeli Jaffa blond (Shamouti) fresh orange and Israeli Jaffa red Star Ruby (Sunrise) grapefruit juices was investigated in vitro and in vivo. The contents of bioactive compounds of these juices were determined. The influence of bioactive compounds on plasma lipids and plasma antioxidant activity in rats fed cholesterol-containing and cholesterol-free diets was assessed. Sign...

INTRODUCTION In hypoparathyroidism, calcium supplementation using calcium carbonate is necessary for the hypocalcemia control. The best calcium carbonate intake form is unknown, be it associated with feeding, juice or in fasting. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the calcium, phosphorus and Calcium×Phosphorus product serum levels of hypoparathyroidism women after total thyroidectomy, fo...

22 23 2 SUMMARY 23 Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd) populations are composed by closely related 24 haplotypes whose frequencies in the population result from the equilibrium 25 between mutation, selection and genetic drift. The genetic diversity of CEVd 26 populations infecting different citrus hosts was studied by comparing 27 populations recovered from infected trifoliate orange and sour orange...

In recent years, the effects of heterogeneous catalysts for the oxidation of organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastewaters are spread. Traditionally, these reactions are usually carried out using suspensions of photo-catalysts such as TiO2. A chemical method including TiCl4, Al(NO3)3, ethanol amine, ethyl acetoacetate and aqueous ammonia were used for the fabrication of TiO2-Al2O3 ...

Methyl orange is one dye resulted from the textile industry. The aim of this study is to test theadsorption capacity of nickel oxide nanoparticles for removing the methyl orange from aqueoussolution. The parameters studied were the effect of temperature, contact time and initial pH ofsolution. Results indicate that the removal efficiency of nickel oxide nanoparticles increases withincreasing co...

BACKGROUND Obesity induces endothelial dysfunction even in the pediatric age group. The possible protective effects of fruits and herbal products on the endothelial dysfunction of obese children remain to be determined. This study aims to investigate the effects of lemon and sour orange peels on endothelial function of adolescents with excess weight. MATERIALS AND METHODS This triple-masked, ...

In vitro growth of explant (juice vesicle or albedo tissues) cultures from citron (Citrus medica), lemon (C. limon), grapefruit (C. paradisi), sweet orange (C. sinensis), and mandarin (C. reticulata) fruits was stimulated by addition of orange juice (10% v/v optimum) to a basal medium containing Murashige and Skoog salts, 50 grams per liter sucrose, 100 milligrams per liter myo-inositol, 5 mill...

BACKGROUND Color morphs of an insect species are known to vary in activities of detoxifying enzymes and associated susceptibility to insecticides. In Diaphorina citri, three color morphs are known to occur. In the present study, susceptibility to four insecticides was compared among gray/brown, blue/green and orange/yellow color morphs of field-collected D. citri. RESULTS The orange/yellow mo...

Specimens of cells derived from tumors of the human female genital tract plus normal cells as standards have been divided into aliquots and stained according to acridine orange or pararosanilin:Feulgen procedures. Acridine orange-stained cells were slit-scanned for 535 nm nuclear fluorescence; Feulgen-stained cells were comb-scanned for 580 nm nuclear absorbance. For each specimen examined, the...

INTRODUCTION: Micronuclei (MN) are microscopically visible round or oval cytoplasmic chromatin masses in the extra nuclear vicinity, originating from aberrant mitosis, chromatic fragments or whole chromosomes. The local factors like smoking exerts an influence on oral mucosa cells which are reflected as cellular changes resulting in the formation of MN. AIM: To evaluate and compare the MN index...