New physiological facts about food travel slowly and long delay is apt to occur before they are applied practically. The outstanding instance is the length of time which elapsed between Lancaster's1 demonstration of the value of oranges and lemons, and the general adoption of their use in the prevention and cure of scurvy. It is hard to realize that Lancaster persuaded the East India Company to...

An efficient and greener synthesis of bis(indoly)methanes was investigated via electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with carbonyl compounds in the presence of lemon juice as natural acid catalyst. The demonstrated environmentally benign protocol provided bis(indoly)methanes under mild reaction conditions, shorter reaction time and in excellent yield with simple work up procedure.

Disseminated candidiasis in intravenous (IV) drug abusers is a distinctive syndrome. The hallmarks of this syndrome include the sequential development of skin, eye, and osteoarticular lesions; an epidemic nature in some cases; association with the use of brown heroin diluted with lemon juice; and the etiologic agent, which almost always is Candida albicans. In this case, a 42-year-old male IV d...

The giardiacidal efficacy of simple disinfecting materials, ie lemon juice, vinifer, and vinegar, for uncooked foods with Giardia cysts was investigated to help travelers in Giardia-endemic areas. The cysts were obtained from stools of individuals with Giardia intestinalis infection by modified sucrose gradient procedure. A pooled batch of 3 x 10(4)/ml Giardia cysts was made from all specimens....

Organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2) plays an important role in the renal clearance of endogenous and exogenous organic cations, including drugs and their metabolites. Citrus fruit juice interactions with the P-gp efflux transporter are well-established, but there is to date no study on the effects of citrus fruit juice on OCT2 function and expression. This paper evaluates the modulating activit...

In this study, the effects of degradation on ascorbic acid (AA) in asparagus-lemon juice with different blending ratios were investigated during storage. The R2 values first-order kinetic model for predicting AA loss 0.8216-0.9990, indicating that described well ratios. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize ratio optimum selected by RSM were: 23%, 26%, 27%, 28% and 29% dilu...

It is well-known that Vitamin 0 rapidly undergoes oxidation 011 exposure to light and heat. It is also known that the oxidation is much more rapid in alkaline than in acid solution. This experiment was carried out in order to study the rate of deterioration of Vitamin C under different conditions and to find the conditions of its maximum stability. Even in well-known standard books conflicting ...

Value We used the following juices, listed in roughly decreasing order of preference (associated colors in parenthesis): high-sugar lemon Kool-Aid (dark yellow), grape juice (bright green), fruit punch (magenta), apple juice (diluted to 1/2 with water, dark green), cranberry juice (diluted to 1/3 or 1/4 with water, pink), water (white), milk (red), peppermint tea (bright blue), tea (light brown...

BACKGROUND The goal of this prospective study was to estimate the absorbed (radiation) doses to salivary glands in radioiodine therapy of thyroid cancer under chewing-gum stimulation using (124)I positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging. METHODS Duplex ultrasonography was conducted in three test persons for visual comparison of the glandular blood flow with three di...