Edifenphos (EDF) is an Organophosphorus pesticide and used in agriculture for pest control. However, EDF has been shown to accumulate in agricultural products and causes hazards to human health. Although reports are available regarding environmental impact of EDF, toxic effects of EDF on human c...

Both the enantiomers of 2,3-dihydro-2-isopropyl-2,5-dimethylfuran were synthesized employing the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation reaction. The (R)-(—)-enantiomer of this cyclic enol ether was also synthesized starting from (R)-(—)-linalool.

Using a combination of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and inverse-PCR techniques, we amplified, cloned and sequenced a full-length porcine 5-hydroxytryptamine 1F (5-ht1F) receptor complementary DNA (cDNA) derived from porcine trigeminal ganglion. Sequence analysis revea...

Two independent approaches were investigated for the synthesis of 3,4-di-O-acetyl-1,6:2,5-dianhydro-1-thio-d-glucitol (18), a key intermediate in the synthesis of 1,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-2,5-anhydro-6-thio-α-d-glucoseptanose (13), needed as glycosyl donor. In the first approach 1,6-dibromo-1,6-dideo...

New monocyclic phosphate, phosphonate and difluorophosphonate analogs of the natural AChE inhibitor cyclophostin were synthesized and their activity toward human AChE examined. Surprisingly, the phosphate, phosphonate, and difluorophosphonate analogs all showed diminished activity when compared ...

Resveratrol, an ingredient in grapes, has been reported to exhibit anti-cancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, and cardiovascular protection property. Interestingly, resveratrol has been recently reported to have neuroprotective effect. This study reports the neuroprotective effect of a re...

SummaryBackground & aimsIndividuals with Down syndrome (DS) have higher rates of obesity. In the general population green tea extracts, and in particular epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have been studied for their antiobesogenic effects. The aim of this study is to elucidate the effect of EGCG ...

XRPD and TG analyses showed that milling a 1:5 (molar ratio) mixture of Li2CO3–Ga2O3 results in the partial formation of LiGa5O8 at room temperature. Furthermore complete LiGa5O8 formation is obtained at a sensibly lower temperature than it is the case with a physical (unmilled) mixture. The X-...

The optical dielectric function tensor of orthorhombic single-crystal LiGaO2 was determined for polarizations along a, b, and c crystal-axis in the photon energy range from 0.04 eV to 6.5 eV by the generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry. In the far-infrared spectral range from 12.4 meV to 40 meV...

We have investigated both elastically and plastically deformed GaN films on lithium gallate, LiGaO2, by molecular beam epitaxy. The in-plane lattice parameters were determined from high resolution X-ray diffraction and indicated two different groups of in-plane lattice parameters, influenced by ...

The two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides have wide application value in many fields. Herein, MoS2 and WS2 nanosheets are produced by liquid phase exfoliation method assisted by epigallocatechin gallate. The effects of epigallocatechin gallate concentration and stripping time are inve...

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is one of the antibiotics which is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections in both humans and animals. The inflow of this pharmaceutical drug from various sources into the aquatic environment necessitates the development of new and efficient technologies for its re...

The exfoliated graphite loaded CoFe2O4 (CoFe2O4-EG) was prepared as a heterogeneous catalyst to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the catalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in water in this paper. First, several key influence factors were investigated including CoFe2O4-EG particles d...

In the present work the incorporation of two model drugs, sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and trimethoprim (TMP) on the Li-fluorohectorite (LiFHt), synthetic clay mineral was evaluated. Understanding the interactions established between these two antibiotics – which are complementary forms from the phar...

The dynamic distribution of a widely used antibiotic sulfamethoxazole between water, sediment and aquatic organisms (zebrafish) was studied in microcosms. Sulfamethoxazole concentrations in water were gradually reduced, while in sediment and zebrafish gradually increased, suggesting active adsor...

The widespread occurrence of sulfonamides (SAs) in natural waters, wastewater, soil and sediment has raised increasing concerns about their potential risks to human health and ecological systems. Sulfate radical (SO4−)-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have become promising technologi...

The sulfonamide antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a widely detected micropollutant in surface and groundwaters. Oxidative treatment with e.g. ozone or chlorine dioxide is regularly applied for disinfection purposes at the same time exhibiting a high potential for removal of micropollutants. E...

Antibiotics accumulation in aquatic organisms may be of great concern from an ecological point of view but also from a human perspective, especially when they are accumulated in edible animals like marine mussels. In this work, mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were exposed to sulfamethoxazole...

Reclaimed water is a historically underutilized resource. However, with increased population growth and global climate change, reclaimed water is evolving into an economical and sustainable water resource to meet the needs of citizens, industries, and agriculture. The use of recycled water for a...

The present work describes the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of ten different metal complexes of sulfabenzamide and sulfamethoxazole as ligands (M-SBZ, M-SMZ). Spectroscopic methods such as 1H NMR, UV-Vis spectroscopy analysis, FTIR and XRD confirmed the coordination of both ligan...