Previous studies indicated that there is a separate hypothalamic control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) release distinct from that of luteinizing hormone (LH). An FSH-releasing factor (FSHRF) was purified from rat and sheep hypothalami, but has not been isolated. We hypothesized that FSHRF might be an analogue of mammalian luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (m-LHRH) and evaluated the ...

A poly(vinyl chloride) membrane based on a new a-dioxime derivative as membrane carrier was prepared andinvestigated as a Cr(III) selective electrode. The electrode exhibits a good potentiometric response for Cr(III)over a wide concentration range 1.0 x 10-6 to 1.0 x 10-1 M with a slope 19.5+0.5 mV/decade and low detectionlimit of 8.9 x 10-7 M. It has a fast response time < 15 s. The best perfo...

Seasonal variations of the phytochemicals contents in needles of T. wallichiana var. mairei due to the effects of growth meteorological parameters were investigated in this study. The needles of T. wallichiana var. mairei were collected from different months and the contents of taxoids (paclitaxel, 10-deacetylbaccatin III (10-DAB), baccatin III, cephalomannine, 10-deacetyltaxol (10-DAT)), flavo...

Different yew species contain poisonous taxane alkaloids which serve as resources for semi-synthesis of anticancer drugs. The highly variable amounts of taxanes demand new methods for fast characterization of the raw plant material and the isolation of the target structures during phyto extraction. For that purpose, applicability of different vibrational spectroscopy methods in goods receipt of...

Taxanes are widely known as great family of antitumor compounds. Identification of certain taxanes, particularly taxol, has opened new perspectives for further researches in plant and medical sciences. The aim of the present study was to manipulate chromatographic method in order to detect and quantified novel trace taxanes in suspension-cultured hazel (Corylus avellana L.) cells. A rapid growi...