Maize Hm1 gene encodes a NAD(P)H-dependent HC-toxin reductase, which detoxify HC-toxin produced by fungus Cochliobolus carbonum (Meeley and Walton 1991 Plant Phys 97: 1080). Measurements of ion leakage indicated that H2O2 treatment of a recessive mutant (hm1) of maize resulted in accelerated death in excised leaves. Furthermore, an hm1 maize showed quantitative decrease of NAD(H) level. Thus, t...

We developed room-temperature bonding of micro-nanofluidic device using fluorine induced plasma activation method. Fluorine was induced by O2 reactive ion etching (RIE) plasma treatment with Teflon Pieces which increased the bonding strength between fused silica glass substrates. The room-temperature bonded fused silica glass micro-nanofluidic device had high bonding strength as well as could w...

A 7-month-old girl with history of persistent left chylous pleural effusion was referred for lymphoscintigraphy. A previous chest computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a small to moderate-sized left pleural effusion but could not identify the lymphatic leakage site. Lymphoscintigraphy using filtered Tc sulfur colloid showed minimal focal activity in the lower chest. A correlative single-ph...

Human heat shock protein (hsp) 70 and bacterial protein groEL promote leakage of calcein from liposomes induced by human serum albumin signal peptide, by S. aureus alpha toxin or by diphtheria toxin. Hsp 70 and groEL, as well as two mycobacterial homologues hsp 71 and hsp 65, induce ion conducting pores across planar lipid bilayers at low or neutral pH. It is concluded that hsp induce pores in ...

After La2Mo2O9 (LMO), Cu-substituted LMO (LCuMO), and CuMoO4 (CuMO) powders were prepared by complex polymerization method or oxide mixing method, their antiviral antifungal activities evaluated. The obtained samples having a crystal structure of either with specific surface area 3.0–6.0 m2/g. These exhibited almost equal activity against bacteriophage Qβ, whereas CuMO was found to have the hig...

The leakage of dialysate is an uncommon complication in peritoneal dialysis. Here we report a 56-year-old man with uremia on continuous ambulatory per itoneal dialysis (CAPD) presenting with acute and severe scrotal swelling. Significantly elevated blood pressure, increased abdominal girth, reduced ultraf i ltrat ion and weight gain of two kilograms developed within one day. Computed tomographi...

To find the protective role of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on salinity-stressed rice seedlings, a CRD-based factorial experiment with three replications was conducted in Agronomy Laboratory of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, in 2012. The experimental design consisted of healthy and vigorous seedlings of two rice cultivars, Khazar and Goohar, the last already known as...

A structural model of LiPON solid electrolyte, containing elements that simulate drift conductivity, diffusion and leakage current was proposed. The dependence the impedance on frequency calculated, parameters at which theoretical curve best approximates experimental Nyquist diagrams were determined. Based these data, ion coefficient conductivity are D1 = 1.5 × 10−11 cm2/s σ 1.9 10−6 S/cm, resp...