UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Corn cob residue (CCR) is a kind of waste lignocellulosic material with enormous potential for bioethanol production. The moderated sulphite processes were used to enhance the hydrophily of the material by sulfonation and hydrolysis. The composition, FT-IR spectra, and conductometric titrations of the pretreated materials were measured to characterize variations of the ...

The superoxide dismutase (dismutase) which has already been found to be useful in detecting the role of O2 ain certain enzymic reactions has here been shown to be applicable to the study of nonenzymic reactions, as well. The aerobic oxidation of sulfite, which proceeds by a free radical chain mechanism, has been investigated with the aid of superoxide dismutase. The “spontaneous” oxidation of s...

Sulfites are used as food preservatives and excessive sulfite might disturb the body systems including the brain. Curcumin shows protective effects on the nervous system toxicity. The present study aimed to evaluate the protective role of curcumin in sulfite-induced anxiety in rats. Male rats were divided into five groups. The rats in groups I to V received distilled water (vehicle of sulfite, ...

BACKGROUND During long-term intravenous infusions, sulfite in sulfite-containing propofol emulsions can cause the peroxidation of lipid and dimerization of propofol. This study evaluated the role of lipid in sulfite-dependent propofol dimerization by determining the effects of individual fatty acids in soybean oil emulsion and peroxidized lipids in a model system. METHODS Individual fatty aci...

BACKGROUND Sodium metabisulfite is added to a commercial propofol emulsion as an antimicrobial agent. The sulfite ion (SO3(-2)) is capable of undergoing a number of reactions, including autooxidation and the promotion of lipid peroxidation. This study evaluated sulfite reactivity in propofol emulsions by determining thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS), sulfite depletion, and emulsio...

DDTC, SOD, Sulfite Oxidation 50 U SOD in 1 ml or 10 m M DDTC do not much change sulfite oxidation due to the free radicals procuding system xanthin-xanthin oxidase. Sulfite oxidation due to the activity of this free radicals producing system proceeds probably as the univalent oxidation o f sulfite. The role o f SOD in SO, resistance mechanism in plants and the role o f DDTC as S 0 2 oxidation e...

The chemical reaction networks (CRNs), which led to the transition on early Earth from geochemistry biochemistry remain unknown. We show that simplest substances—bicarbonate, sulfite/sulfate, and ammonium—were converted peptides in one geological setting Sammox (sulfite/sulfate reduction coupled anaerobic ammonium oxidation)-driven CRNs under mild hydrothermal conditions. Peptides comprise 15 p...

Background The mechanisms of sulfite intolerance are unknown. It has been suggested that, in some cases, it could be due to a partial sulfite-oxidase deficiency. In these patients, this enzyme is unable to metabolize adequately an overload of ingested or inhaled exogenous sulfite, triggering a bronchospasm. Cyanocobalamin is able to catalyze the extracellular oxidation of sulfites, preventing s...

After SO(2) has entered leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) through open stomata and been hydrated in the aqueous phase of cell walls, the sulfite formed can be oxidized to sulfate by an apoplastic peroxidase that is normally involved in phenol oxidation. The oxidation of sulfite is competitive with the oxidation of phenolics. During sulfite oxidation, the peroxidase is inhibited. In the abse...

Sulfite has been identified as an essential metabolite by means of growth studies using a chemically-defined, protein-free medium for culture of human peripheral lymphocytes. Sulfite reduced the amount of cysteine required for optimum growth by at least four-fold. In some subjects, sulfite stimulated growth even in the presence of optimal amounts of cysteine indicating that lymphocytes of some ...