This study investigated the potentials of forbs; caraway, chicory, red clover and ribwort plantain as substrates for biogas production. One-, two- and four-cut systems were implemented and the influence on dry matter yields, chemical compositions and methane yields were examined. The two- and fo...

In studies of secondary metabolites in nuts, many constituents in the kernel remain unidentified due to a high content of phenolic compounds in the pellicle. In the present study, we focused on the investigation of the phenolic and dicarboxylic acid profiles of walnut and hazelnut pellicle-less ...

To better understand the molecular mechanism of color formation in different varieties of the mulberry fruit, we investigated the functional genes related to anthocyanin and betulinic acid biosynthesis using high-throughput transcriptome sequencing and detected the primary and secondary metaboli...

Metabolomics strongly relies on liquid chromatography hyphenated to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for the separation and identification of metabolites. Retention times and fragmentation mass spectra are used as identification parameters. A complementary approach is proposed here based on a...

Neuroblastoma is a biologically and clinically heterogeneous pediatric malignancy that includes a high-risk subset for which new therapeutic agents are urgently required. As well as MYCN amplification, activating point mutations of ALK and NRAS are associated with high-risk and relapsing neurobl...

Microplastics are widespread contaminants in the environment. However, most identification protocols rely on long and subjective visual counting, which could be improved using staining dyes. Thus, the objective of this work is to identify the best staining dye protocol and create an objective an...

Ethanoligenens, a novel ethanologenic hydrogen-producing genus, is a representative fermenter in its unique acetate-ethanol fermentation and physiology. Acetic acid accumulation is one of major factors that affect H2-ethanol co-production. However, sufficient information is unavailable on the to...

The total mercury (T-Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in red snow crabs (Chionoecetes japonicus) caught off the coast of Japan were analyzed. The T-Hg concentration ranged from 0.03 to 0.56 mg/kg (mean: 0.21 mg/kg) in the raw muscle, and 0.02 to 0.74 mg/kg (mean: 0.27 mg/kg) in the bo...

BackgroundThe prognostic value of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels is unclear.

BackgroundStatins are potent inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis and are clinically beneficial in preventing cardiovascular diseases, however, the therapeutic utility of these drugs is limited by myotoxicity. Here, we explored the mechanism of statin-mediated activation of ERK5 in the human e...

An important pathway for biochar to alter the availability of soil phosphorus (P) is to change P sorption characteristics of the soil. The aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms of biochar effects on P sorption in acid upland red soils in the presence of different concentrations of e...

Three organic acid ammoniums (ammonium succinate (AS), ammonium tartrate (AT) and ammonium citrate (AC)) were employed to modify Phragmites australis (PA)-based activated carbons during phosphoric acid activation via microwave irradiation to improve acid red 18 (AR 18) removals from aqueous solu...

Starting from eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and d-alanine, the first synthesis of (2R, 3S)-crucigasterin 277, a polyunsaturated C-18 amino alcohol from the Mediterranean tunicate, Pseudodistoma crucigaster, is described.

One of the requirements for efficient biological conversion of lignocellulose to bioproducts is the compatibility of biological catalysts with the processes employed to solubilize and depolymerize the lignocellulosic components. The red yeasts Rhodosporidium toruloides and Rhodotorula mucilagino...

Silk fibers from Bombyx mori silkworm was degummed with different concentration of citric acid, and the physical properties and fine structure were investigated to elucidate the effects of citric acid treatment. The silk sericin removal percentage was almost 100% after degumming with 30% citric ...

Vehicles are considered to be an important source of ammonia (NH3) and isocyanic acid (HNCO). HNCO and NH3 have been shown to be toxic compounds. Moreover, NH3 is also a precursor in the formation of atmospheric secondary aerosols. For that reason, real-time vehicular emissions from a series of ...

Rotation of the XCH2, X2CH, or X3C group about the carbonyl group for haloacetic acids causes erratic ν(CO) and νop(CO)2 frequency behavior that appears to offset the inductive effect. The inductive effect causes both ν(CO) and νop(CO)2 to either increase or decrease in frequency, de...

Treatment of F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice with C.I. Pigment Red 3 in the diet (10, 5.0, 2.5, 1.25, 0.6 or 0.3%) for 14 and 90 days resulted in haematological alterations consistent with haemolytic anaemia. Rats appeared to be more sensitive than mice to the haematological effects. Histological lesi...

Four novel structural hybrid analogues of Rhodamine B and Rhodamine 101 are synthesized by condensing N-substituted amino phenols with keto-acids of N-substituted phenols in presence of trifluoroacetic acid and are characterized by spectroscopic methods. Triphenylamine based derivatives show lar...

Transmission infrared spectra of three fluorinated phosphonate monomers, perfluorovinylphosphonic acid, perfluoroallylphosphonic acid, and pentafluoroallyldiethylphosphonate, are presented and discussed. Characterization of such compounds by infrared spectroscopy is difficult, because considerab...