BACKGROUND Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), senescent macroprotein derivatives formed during a normal aging process and acceleratedly under diabetic conditions, play a role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. AGEs cause endothelial cell (EC) damage, an initial trigger for atherosclerosis through the interaction with a receptor for AGEs (RAGE). We have previously shown that n-butan...

BACKGROUND N-Butanol has favorable characteristics for use as either an alternative fuel or platform chemical. Bio-based n-butanol production using microbes is an emerging technology that requires further development. Although bio-industrial microbes such as Escherichia coli have been engineered to produce n-butanol, reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated toxicity may limit productivity. Previo...

Pt and PtSn catalysts were studied for n-butanol electro-oxidation at various temperatures. PtSn showed a higher activity towards butanol electro-oxidation compared to Pt in acidic media. The onset potential for n-butanol oxidation on PtSn is ∼520 mV lower than that found on Pt, and significantly lower activation energy was found for PtSn compared with that for Pt.

objective(s) in the present study, the differences in the relaxant effects of aqueous, ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of rosa damascena on tracheal smooth muscle of guinea pigs were examined. materials and methods the relaxant effects of three cumulative concentrations of each fraction (0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 g%) in comparison with saline and three cumulative concentrations of theophylline (0....

In this study, the ignition and combustion characteristics of fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO) are investigated in a research unit (CRU), which mainly consists constant-volume chamber. To fuel CRU with FPBO, n-butanol 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (EHN) used to improve atomization properties blends, respectively. first part an appropriate proportion EHN additive into is determined based on balance between ...

Biofuels are receiving increased scientific attention, and recently different biofuels have been proposed for spark ignition engines. This paper presents the state of art using in engines (SIE). Different biofuels, mainly ethanol, methanol, i-butanol-n-butanol, acetone, blended together single dual issues evaluated as renewables SIE. The were compared with each other well fossil fuel Future SIE...

Abstract To separate the azeotropic mixture n-butyl acetate and n-butanol by liquid–liquid extraction, three ionic liquids (ILs) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dihydrogen phosphate ([Emim]H2PO4), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([Bmim]H2PO4) 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium ([Hmim]H2PO4) were adopted as extractants. The equilibrium data for ternary mixtures (n-butyl acetate + n-butanol + [Emim]H2PO4/[Bmim]...

BACKGROUND Radix Trichosanthis (RT), the dry root tuber of Trichosanthis kirilowii Maxim (Cucurbitaceae), is a traditional Chinese medicine. Although a wide range of saponin pharmacological properties has been identified, to our knowledge, this may be the first report to investigate the crude saponins from RT. The purpose of this study was to delineate the antioxidant activity both in vitro and...

morphological changes in polyvinyl butyral (pvb) electrospun nanofibres can be acquired by preparation of pvb spinning solution in different solvents.  accordingly, three solvents, including ethyl alcohol, n-butanol and isopropanol, with diverse physical properties (e.g. boiling point, density, dipole moment and dielectric constant) were used to prepare polyvinyl butyral (pvb) spinning solution...