All purified preparations of the ribosome-inactivating proteins ricin A, phytolaccin and Shiga toxin were shown to exhibit ribonuclease activity with 5S or 5.8S rRNA substrates. These toxin species generated reproducible patterns of RNA fragments distinct for each toxin species while multiple pr...

Anthriscus nemorosa (Bieb.) Sprengel is used for medicinal purposes in traditional medicine around the world, including Turkey. Ethnobotanical studies suggest that Anthriscus essential oil could improve memory in Alzheimer’s disease. The current study was hypothesized to investigate the benefic...

This screening of biologically active compounds, cholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant potentials of extracts and essential oils from different plant parts such as fruits, aerial parts, roots and flowers of Anthriscus nemorosa was performed. GC analytical results of essential oil composition...

Standardised aqueous extracts of chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium L. Hoffm.) (Apiacae) were investigated for antioxidant effect. Numerous in vitro test methods were used to determine whether the extracts, from different vegetative parts (root, herb) had H-donor, metal binding, reductive, free radi...

Tween 80 was used as surfactant to create Tween 80-stabilized emulsions, and the consequences of the addition of Span 80 to the emulsions were examined. The conductivities and bottle tests of the emulsion system were monitored in the process to detect the phase inversions. The infrared (IR) spec...

Coal has been serving as a profuse source of energy since centuries and several attempts are being made to reduce sulphur emission levels from coal. Recently, pretreatment techniques such as ultrasonication and utilization of surfactants as additives have surfaced aiming at improving the biodesu...

Turkey is a country with vast lignite reserves, which can serve as a potential source of energy to meet the rising energy demands. However, the sulphur present in coal delimits its application in several sectors. Recently, various techniques have emerged for sulphur removal from coal. In the pre...

Obesity has reached pandemic proportions, and there is mounting evidence that environmental exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals known as “obesogens” may contribute to obesity and associated medical conditions. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill resulted in a massive environmental re...

Semiconductor nanostructures catch the attention due to morphology tunable properties. SPAN-80-Capped intrinsic and extrinsic ZnO nanostructures have been synthesized by the simple wet-chemical synthesis route. Structural behavior (morphology and crystallography) and photoluminescence performanc...

We have focused on the interaction between the Span 80 vesicle and phospholipid vesicle (liposome). The Span 80 vesicle was mixed with a phospholipid vesicle (liposome), used as a simplified model of plasma membrane. From calcein leakage experiments, it was revealed that the interaction between ...

The ultrafiltration process for separation of sodium lactate from sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants using ZrO2 flat-disc ultrafiltration membranes was studied in this work. The study is focused on the influence of the nominal molecular weight limit of the...

Span 80 and Tween 80 are biodegradable surfactants that can be added to blended fuels such as hydrated bioethanol–gasoline and methanol–gasoline. They increase the fuels’ water tolerance and reduce their corrosive properties, without altering their fuel characteristics. For this study, a mixt...

We report a novel and facile welding strategy using Span 80 to simultaneously enhance the mechanical robustness and superhydrophilicity of an electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibrous membrane. By taking advantage of its amphiphilic property, Span 80 micelle is able to attach PVDF...

A study of the self-organization of nonionic surfactant span 60 (sorbitan mono stearate) in presence of fatty alcohol (stearyl, cetyl and lauryl) is presented. When ethanolic solution of the surfactant–fatty alcohol (1:1) mixture is added in water spontaneous large unilamellar vesicles (LUV) ar...

Plate-reinforced composite (PRC) coupling beams are manufactured by embedding a vertical steel plate into conventionally reinforced concrete coupling beams to enhance their strength and ductility. This study presents a series of quasi-static tests conducted to examine the seismic behavior of PRC...

Multinational corporations (MNCs) need to sense, source, and mobilize knowledge when and where it arises, whether at home, or elsewhere in the world. For this reason, MNCs benefit from employee networks of relationships that span across intraorganizational barriers, allowing for the efficient mo...

In protein extraction using non-ionic Span 60 reverse micelles, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of a Span 60/IPA/hexane system was at Span 60 concentration of 3.5 g l−1. At concentrations higher than the CMC, cytochrome c was extracted into the Span 60 reverse micelles as judged from UV...

Ellagic acid (EA) is a potent antioxidant phytochemical substance which has limitation to use due to its poor biopharmaceutical properties, low solubility and low permeability. The aim of the present study was to develop niosomal formulations obtained from the mixture of Span 60 and Tween 60 tha...

Drug repositioning is hot, and much development time and money can be spared if one selects an old drug and explores the efficacy and safety in a new indication. Phenytoin is studied and repositioned in many disorders after the initial indication epilepsy (from 1937). Its repositioning in depres...

Bio-oil (biomass pyrolysis oil) has some undesirable properties (e.g., low heating value, high corrosiveness, and high viscosity) that restrain its direct use as a transportation fuel. The emulsification of bio-oil and diesel is an effective and convenient method to use bio-oil in the present tr...