BACKGROUND Inhibitors of hyaluronidase are potent agents that maintain hyaluronic acid homeostasis and may serve as anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial agents. Sodium copper chlorophyllin complex is being used therapeutically as a component in anti-aging cosmeceuticals, and has been shown to have anti-hyaluronidase activity. In this study we evaluated various commercial lots of so...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, Na(2)(MoO(2))(3)(As(2)O(7))(2), is composed of two cyclic MoAs(2)O(11) units and an MoO(6) corner-sharing octa-hedron. The anionic framework can be decomposed into two types of layers, viz. MoO(2)As(2)O(7) and Mo(2)As(2)O(14), which use mixed Mo-O-As and As-O-Mo bridges to achieve a new three-dimensional structure with two types of large channels in wh...

In the title compound, [FeNa(2)(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(4)], the Fe(2+) cation is situated on a centre of inversion and is hexa-coordinated by four O atoms from water mol-ecules and two O atoms from two sulfate anions in an octa-hedral geometry. The coordination environment of Na(+) comprises six O atoms in a more distorted octa-hedral arrangement, with Na-O distances between 2.368 (1) and 2.612 (1) Å...

Previous data concerning the action of calcium (Ca) on gastric acid secretion (GAS) indicated that calcium ions increase GAS elicited by gastrin released through a vagal mechanism, and also by a direct effect on parietal cells. Our research showed that the stimulating effect of calcium on gastric acid secretion can be antagonized by verapamil administration, which reduces gastric acid secretion...

This thesis work comprises work on novel organic materials for Liand Nabatteries, involving synthesis, characterization and battery fabrication and performance. First, a method for improving the performance of a previously reported Li-ion battery material (lithium benzenediacrylate) is presented. It is demonstrated that applying freeze drying in combination with carbon coating in the liquid sta...