Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce (Leguminosae) (syn. Prosopis spicigera L.) has antidiabetic and antioxidant potential. Earlier we reported its hypolipidemic activity obtained from ethanol extract (ET-PCF). Object of this work was to isolate ferulic acid (FA) from ET-PCF and evaluate hypolipidemic activity against high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hyperlipidemic laboratory rats. ET-PCF was subjected to ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic immune-inflammatory disorder characterized by oxido-nitrosative stress, the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis. Ferulic acid (FA), a phenolic compound is considered to possess potent antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activities. The aim is to evaluate possible mechanism of action of FA against trinitrobenzensulfonic acid (TNB...

The atomic structure of an electrodeposited Ni catalyst film is dominated by extensive di-μ-oxido bridging between Ni(III/IV) ions, as revealed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The structure is surprisingly similar to that of an analogous Co-based film and colloidal Mn-based catalysts. Structural requirements for water oxidation are discussed.

The filamentous fungi Phaeoacremonium aleophilum (P.al, Teleomorph: Togninia minima) and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (P.ch) are believed to be causal agents of wood symptoms associated with the Esca associated young vine decline. The occurrence of these diseases is dramatically increasing in vineyards all over the world whereas efficient therapeutic strategies are lacking. Both fungi occupy the...

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Prof. Michael Mehring. The cover picture shows the degradation of the model dye rhodamine B (RhB) in water using β-Bi2O3 nanoparticles as photocatalyst, which was prepared from pre-organized bismuth oxido clusters. For more details, see the Full Paper on p. 146 ff.

The synthesis of nanoscaled β-Bi(2)O(3) starting from the bismuth oxido clusters [Bi(6)O(4)(OH)(4)](NO(3))(6)·H(2)O, [Bi(22)O(26)(OSiMe(2)(t)Bu)(14)], [Bi(38)O(45)(NO(3))(20)(DMSO)(28)](NO(3))(4)·4DMSO and [Bi(38)O(45)(OMc)(24)(DMSO)(9)]·2DMSO·7H(2)O (OMc = O(2)CC(3)H(5)) under ambient conditions is reported. The metal oxido clusters are regarded as ideal precursors for β-Bi(2)O(3) due to their...