background & aim: turmeric, scientifically named (curcuma longa l.), a member of ginger (zingiberaceae) family, is a perennial plant, with pharmaceutical properties and with a rhizome. this plant has many medicinal characteristics including anti-cancer, anti-bacteria and anti-hepatitis properties. experimental: to study the effects of gibberellic acid and salicylic acid on leaf, the rhizome...

sulfonic acid-based precursors (sap) play an important role in tailoring mesoporous silica’s and convert them to a solid acid catalyst with a bronsted-type nature. these kinds of solid acids contribute to sustainable and green chemistry by their heterogeneous, recyclable, and high efficiency features. therefore, knowing the properties and reactivity of saps can guide us to manufacture a sulfona...

the effects of a microbial inoculant (containing propionic and lactic acid bacteria) and formic acid onchemical composition, ruminal degradability of dry matter (dm) and nutrient digestibility of corn silage wereexamined. whole-plant corn was ensiled for 60 days in plastic polyethylene bags, and three treatments werecompared, 1: control (no additive), 2: propionibacterium acidipropionici plus l...

background and objectives: amygdalus with a number of endemic species grow vastly in iran. edible sweet almond (a. communis), is cultivated in many countries due to its pharmaceutical, nutritional and cosmetic importance; while almond oil which is rich in oleic acid is known for its economic interest. in the present study, the amount and constituents of oil of six amygdalus species including a....

introduction: the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of 10% citric acid and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edta) irrigating solutions on the surface morphology of young and old root dentin by determining the number and diameter of dentinal tubules using scanning electron microscopy (sem). methods and materials: fifty healthy human teeth collected from young (≤30 years) ...

background: analysis of human cancer serum has revealed the presence of high amounts of hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid, ha) when compared to human normal serum, it is well documented that ha and its receptors, known as hyaladherins (habps) are involved in matrix regulation, cell proliferation, migration and malignant tumour progression. these hyaladherins not only interact with hyaluronan at the m...

background: fenugreek (trigonella foenum - graecum l.) is an annual medicinal plant belongs to the legume family and has anti-diabetic, anti-fertility, anticancer, anti-microbial, anti-parasitic and hypocholesterolaemic effects. objective: evaluation of growth and trigonelline /mucilage content in fenugreek under application of plant growth regulators (pgr). methods: the experiment was conducte...

ba ckground: obesity is a consequence of the excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue which can result in significant morbidity and mortality. obesity is a major health problem in iran.  objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the  effects of  epa consumption on bmi  and  fasting blood sugar by fabp2 genotypes and pparα (leu162val, and g/c intron polymorphism) genotypes.   m ...