A microemulsion system containing Thai mango seed kernel extract (MSKE, cultivar "Fahlun") was developed and characterised for the purpose of topical skin delivery. The MSKE-loaded microemulsions were prepared by using the spontaneous emulsification method. Isopropyl myristate (IPM) was selected as the oil phase. A polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate and sorbitan monododecanoate (1:1, w/w) syst...

Incubation of Chinese hamster ovary cells and KHT murine fibrosarcoma tumor cells in the absence of oxygen with 1-[2-14C]nitro-1-imidazolyl)-3-methoxy-2-propanol, one of the most effective radiation sensitizers of hypoxic cells, results in the preferential reduction of 1-[2-14C]nitro-1-imidazolyl)-3-methoxy-2-propanol. The radioactivity associated with the acid-insoluble precipitate from cells ...

The polyproline type II (PPII) helix is a prevalent conformation in both folded and unfolded proteins, and is known to play important roles in a wide variety of biological processes. Polyproline itself can also form a type I (PPI) helix, which has a disparate conformation. Here, we use derivatives of polyproline, (Pro)10, (Hyp)10, (Flp)10, and (flp)10, where Hyp is (2S,4R)-4-hydroxyproline, Flp...

This in vitro study investigated the external disinfection of two needle-free connection devices (NFC) using Octeniderm(®) (spraying and wiping technique) vs. Descoderm(®) pads (wiping technique). The split-septum membrane of the NFC was contaminated with >10(5) CFU K. pneumoniae or S. epidermidis. The efficacy of the disinfection at 30 sec. exposure time was controlled by taking a swab sample ...

Cytochrome c can be readily adsorbed onto mesoporous silicates at high loadings of up to 10 mmol g(-)(1) of silicate. The adsorbed protein retains its peroxidative activity, with no diffusional limitations being observed. The protein can be adsorbed onto the external surface of the silicate or, provided that the pore diameter is sufficiently large, into the channels. In aqueous buffer, the cata...

Dendron rod-coil molecules are a novel supramolecular building block, comprising a dendritic unit, a rodlike unit, and a coil unit (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 4105). It was proposed that in solution these molecules assemble into ribbonlike aggregates of high aspect ratio. We report here on the self-assembly of DRC-molecules in 2-propanol and ethyl acetate as studied with static and dynamic li...

KEY WORDS Lipase B from Candida antarctica – Kinetics – transesterification – competitive inhibition – Ping Pong Bi Bi mechanism ABSTRACT The kinetics of alcoholysis of methylpropionate and n-propanol catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B supported onto silanized Chromosorb P was studied in a continuous solid/gas reactor. In this system the solid phase is composed of a packed enzymatic sampl...

The reactivity of tocopherols with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) was studied in model systems in order to establish a method for quantifying vitamin E in plant oils. The method was optimized with respect to solvent composition of the assay medium, which has a large influence on the course of reaction of tocopherols with DPPH. The rate of reaction of α-tocopherol with DPPH is higher than ...

Two laboratory-scale expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors were operated at 18 and 25 °C, respectively, for the treatment of synthetic wastewater composed of ethanol and 1-methoxy-2-propanol (M2P) in a mass ratio of 4:1. Reactors were operated first with continuous wastewater supply and after with discontinuous substrate supply (5 days a week, 16 h a day) to simulate shift working condit...