As toxic elements when excessive, arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) are two naturally occurring elements that may be ingested by the organism at the same time. However, the precise damaged mechanism and the pathways that are activated by As and/or Cu is rarely researched in gizzard, a unique organ of...

This paper reports on preliminary investigation of the properties of randomly oriented strandboard which had waterborne or powdered copper naphthenate incorporated into the board during manufacture. When compared to zinc borate-treated controls, the mechanical properties of strandboard were not ...

In the presence of zinc naphthenate as the catalyst, the reaction of phenyl isocyanate with 1,2-propanediol and 3,4-O-isopropylidene-d-mannitol gave the primary phenylcarbamates in high yield. 1,2,6-Hexanetriol was selectively phenylcarbamoylated at O-1, and N6-benzyladenosine at O-2′. The comm...

Research is being conducted to evaluate potential preservatives to replace zinc naphthenate (ZnN) for use in dip-treatment of wooden packaging materials. In this study, laboratory tests evaluated the efficacy of preservatives in protecting Southern pine and yellow poplar against decay fungi and ...

BackgroundPyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6. Mammals cannot synthesize vitamin B6, so they rely on dietary uptake of the different B6 forms, and via the B6 salvage pathway they interconvert them into PLP. Humans possess three enzymes in this pathway: pyridoxal kinase...

Vitamins of the B complex attenuate some neuropathic pain sensory aspects in various animal models and in patients, but the mechanisms underlying their effects remain to be elucidated. Herein it was investigated if the treatment with a vitamin B complex (VBC) reduces heat hyperalgesia in rats su...

The aim of this work was to quantify B-complex vitamins in pharmaceutical samples by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy technique using gold colloid substrate. Synthesis of gold nanoparticles was performed according to an adapted Turkevich method. Initial essays were able to suggest the orienta...

BackgroundBoth ginsenoside Re and B-complex vitamins are widely used as nutritional supplements. They are often taken together so as to fully utilize their antifatigue and refreshing effects, respectively. Whether actually a drug–nutrient interaction exists between ginsenoside Re and B-complex ...

ABSTRACTGreater metabolic demands in high-producing dairy cows are believed to be a cause of sub-fertility in these animals. Previously, supplementation with vitamin B complex molecules has shown benefits in improving milk production, health, and reproductive efficiency of dairy cows. The primar...

ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the efficacy of vitamin B complex as an adjuvant therapy for the treatment of complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in vitro and in vivo.

SummaryBackgroundHomocysteine levels are elevated in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and could induce renal injury. B vitamins have an important role in preventing microvascular complications of diabetes.

BackgroundDisorder in cerebellar structure was reported in diabetes mellitus. B vitamins are involved in many significant metabolic processes within the brain.

IntroductionPatients that are complaining from tinnitus but have normal hearing comprise an uncommon group and there is rare literature about them. Deficiency in B-complex vitamins has been shown to result in tinnitus and supplementation may improve the symptom which means manipulation of cochle...

Two analytical techniques – online gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (often used method for VOCs monitoring) versus selected ion flow tube coupled with mass spectrometry (a more recent technique based on direct mass spectrometry) – were compared in association to an ozo...

AimTo conduct a meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of traditionally used calcium hydroxide with MTA as pulpotomy agents for permanent teeth.

Stability of colloidal clay minerals dispersion of fundamental in many industrial processes. Therefore, surface charge of the synthetic swelling high-charged mica family, Na-Mica-n (n = 2 or 4, n is the total layer charge) were investigated to study its colloidal dispersion stability as a functi...

Adsorption of DNA molecules onto substrate, such as mica, is well documented. However, desorption of the immobilized DNA molecules from substrate, which is also an important aspect of DNA behavior on substrate, has not been paid much attention. Here, DNA molecules were first immobilized on mica ...

The goals of this work were to prepare and characterize two functional materials, a natural montmorillonite (Mt) and a synthetic mica (Na-mica-4) were modified with the cationic octadecylamine by a cation-exchange reaction between obtained C18-Mt and C18-mica-4, and to explore their potential us...

Despite the lack of a complete understanding of the disparities involved, prostate cancer (PCa) has both higher incidence and death rates in African American Men (AAM) relative to those of Caucasian American Men (CAM). MHC class I polypeptide related sequence A (MICA) is an innate immunity prote...

When performing electroless copper plating on the surface of mica powders, a new process of surface modification pretreatment by ultrasonic roughening and nano-nickel activation was examined. The surface morphology, microstructure and coating composition were characterized by scanning electron m...