the antibacterial activity of a series of ionic liquids containing short-chained 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations ([cnmim+]; n = 2, 4, 6 and 8) and bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide anion ([tf2n]) against e. coli and b. subtilis was measured, for the first time. all ils used in this work were synthesized and analyzed by fourier transform infrared (ft-ir) spectroscopy, nmr, and karl-fischer...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pomegranate juice (pj) on the paraoxonase and arylesterase activity of human serum paraoxonase( pon1). material and method: fifty patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus consumed 200 ml of pj daily for a period of 6 weeks. blood was collected from the patients before and after pj consumption after 12 h of fasting. blood sugar, tot...