It is well known that nitrate is an important nutrient that supports plant growth and development. The application of nitrate also causes extensive changes in the expression of genes coding for proteins involved in nitrogen (N) metabolism. Indeed, genomic analyses have provided a comprehensive dataset of more than a thousand nitrate-responsive genes in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Much l...

The dissimilatory nitrite reductase (cytochrome c,d1) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was observed at pH 7.5 to catalyze nitrosyl transfer (nitrosation) between [15N]nitrite and several N-nucleophiles or H2 18O, with rate enhancement of the order of 10(8) relative to analogous chemical reactions. The reducing system (ascorbate, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylphenylenediamine) could reduce nitrite (but not NO...

The estrogenic activity of phthalate esters for dental use as plasticizers was concerned. To study the feasibility of candidate chemicals for phthalate tissue conditioners, three candidate plasticizers, di-n-butyl sebacate, acetyl tributyl citrate and tri-n-butyl phosphate together with conventional plasticizers were examined for estrogenic activity and cytotoxicity using three estrogenicity as...

objective(s):green tea (gt) is one of the most popular beverages worldwide whose beneficial effects on health have been demonstrated. recent studies suggest that gt may contribute to reduction of cancer risk and progression. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of whole gt on urinary bladder chemical carcinogenesis in male and female icr mice. materials and methods: the gt characte...

The abuse of alkyl nitrites is becoming a serious social problem worldwide. In this report, a simple and sensitive method is presented for the determination of n-butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, and isoamyl alcohol as decomposition products of alkyl nitrites in human whole blood and urine samples using capillary gas chromatography (GC) with cryogenic oven trapping. After heating a whole blood o...

The title compound, C(16)H(23)NO(4), is essentially planar except for the last two C atoms in each n-butyl group (r.m.s. deviation from the least-squares plane = 0.02 Å for 17 non-H atoms). In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the amine and carbonyl groups link the mol-ecules into one-dimensional chains.

The X-ray structure of the title compound was determined for first time. There are four independent molecules that form a repeat unit packed in crystal alternating pairs with orthogonal orientation and further joined into infinite chains by hydrogen bonding.