The crystal growth and morphological changes of C. I. Disperse Blue 79 in supercritical CO2 were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. Crystals of the undissolved dye grew in the supercritical fluid and the melting point and cry...

Prion diseases are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the aggregation of an abnormal form of prion protein. The interaction of prion protein and cellular membrane is crucial to elucidate the occurrence and development of prion diseases. Its fragment, residues 106–126, has been proven ...

Pancreatic cancer is a lethal malignancy with relatively few effective therapies. Recent investigations have highlighted the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) as crucial regulators in various tumor processes including tumor progression. Hence the current study aimed to investigate the role of bone marr...

A functional placenta develops through a delicate interplay of its vascular and trophoblast compartments. We have identified a previously unknown expression domain for the endothelial-specific microRNA miR-126 in trophoblasts of murine and human placentas. Here, we determine the role of miR-126 ...

In this work, we propose a method that employed a smartphone to capture images obtained from a colorimetric spot test to determine ascorbic acid (AA) in Brazilian Amazon native and exotic fruits. The spot test reaction was based on reduction of Fe(III) by AA and further complexation with 1,10-ph...

In this study, whey proteins hydrolysates, pectin and maltodextrin were utilized to encapsulate flavonoids extracted from yellow onions skins by freeze drying. In a first step, the phytochemicals profile, antioxidant activity of the extract and microencapsulated flavonoids were characterized. Fu...

Colourants are widely added in various foods; nevertheless, recent research has revealed that the azo-colourants in foods pose a potential risk to human health. In the present study, the electropolymerised hemin electrode was demonstrated to efficiently catalyse the reduction of azo-colourants. ...

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary arachidonic acid (ARA) levels on growth performance, fatty acid composition, hepatic intermediary metabolism and antioxidant responses for juvenile yellow catfish. An ARA-enriched oil was supplemented into the bas...

Yellow horn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge) seed oil methyl esters have emerged as the potential candidate for producing biodiesel. The present study was conducted on 15 yellow horn germplasm accessions to assess the variability in its seed morphological characteristic, oil content and fatty aci...

The Acid Yellow 49(4-[2-(5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)diazenyl]-2,5-dichloro benzenesulfonic acid) (denoted as PPDB) anion intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDH) film was fabricated through an ion-exchange method using a ZnAl–NO3–LDH/alumina/aluminum film as precursor. The p...

BackgroundFermentation has been shown to improve the biological properties of plants and herbs. Specifically, fermentation causes decomposition and/or biotransformation of active metabolites into high-value products. Polyacetylenes are a class of polyketides with a pleiotropic profile of bioacti...

Using Methyltrioctylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) as a shaping and stabilizing agent for the first time, quasi-spherical and multi-faceted gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized via seed mediated protocol. These slightly elongated NPs devoid of any centre of symmetry are found to posses...

A new approach for extraction of 99Mo tracer as a lighter homolog of Seaborgium (Sg) by three different the ionic liquids are studied. Aliquat-336 [Aliq-336.Cl-] as anion exchange has been used for the preparation of three ionic liquid, namely: ([Aliq-336]+ [SCN]-), ([Aliq-336]+ [S]- ) and ([Ali...

Extraction of V(V) and Cr(III) from acidic sulfate leach liquors of ilmenite using 0.4 mol/L Aliquat 336 chloride in kerosene was carried out. Different parameters affecting the extraction process such as equilibrium time, sulfate concentration, Aliquat 336 concentration, equilibrium pH and the ...

In this study, novel Aliquat-336 impregnated chitosan conjugation beads (CS–AL) were synthesised through the reaction of amino groups of chitosan with tricaprylylmethylammonium chloride. The prepared CS-AL was characterised by XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDX and BET analyses. The FTIR analysis showed that ...

Cellulose triacetate (CTA) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)-based polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) containing ionic liquid (tricaprylmethylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336)) as the carrier extractant were obtained for the facilitated and selective transport of Cr(VI) ions. The ...

Regarding supported liquid membrane (SLM), the mutual solubility of both the organic and aqueous phases has an influence on its stability. Investigation into causes of mutual solubility is very important to prevent instability of the system. This work focuses on the influence of water pH as rega...

Aluminum (Al) toxicity usually occurs in acidic soils worldwide, which is detrimental to the growth of organisms. An Al-tolerant bacterium, SB1, was isolated from an acidic red soil of Chingkang Mountain, located in Jiangxi Province of China. Polyphasic analysis, including a 16S rDNA phylogeneti...

Presently 3,527 different clinical variants of DMD are reported with various forms of dystrophinopathy. We genetically evaluated 260 dystrophinopathy patients from Turkey. Karyotyping as an initial test in female patients, followed stepwise by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, an...

AgCl was incorporated with clay montmorillonite to improve the individual catalytic or adsorption performance. A green method was proposed to synthesize AgCl/montmorillonite composite by intercalating silver-ammonia complexes into the interlayers of montmorillonite followed by reacting with HCl ...