Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition characterised by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity; it is frequently co-morbid with anxiety and conduct disorders, sleep perturbation and abnormal consummatory behaviours. Recent studies have implicated the neurosteroid-modulating enzyme steroid sulfatase (STS) as a modulator of ADHD-related endoph...

By means of enzymatic digestion with chondroitinase-ABC, a novel unsaturated disaccharide bearing two sulfate residues has been derived from chondroitin sulfate of squid cartilage. Various data, particularly the formation of 2-acetamido-2deoxy-3-0-(P-n-gluco-4-enepyranosyluronic acid)-4-O-sulfoD-galactose and its 6-O-sulfate isomer by hydrolysis with chondro-6-sulfatase and chondro-4-sulfatase,...

EUKOCYTES are convenient cells to sample for an estimate of cellular enzyme activity. The use of the white cell series for this purpose has aocordingly become of increasing clinical and research importance in hematology.1.2 Moreover, the degree of activity of an enzyme system in a leukocyte might well be representative of the relative enzyme activity in other cells which are less accessible to ...

a simple, mild and practical procedure has been developed for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethers by using dmso, tbai in the presence of k2co3. we extended the utility of  potassium carbonate as an efficient base for the preparation of ethers. a wide range of alkyl aryl and dialkyl ethers are synthesized from treatment of aliphatic alcohols and phenols with various alkyl halid...

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common estrogen-dependent gynecological malignancy in the developed World. To investigate the local formation of estradiol (E2), we first measured the concentrations of the steroid precursor androstenedione (A-dione) and the most potent estrogen, E2, and we evaluated the metabolism of A-dione, estrone-sulfate (E1-S), and estrone (E1) in cancerous and adjacent...

Mushrooms represent an unlimited source of compounds with anti-tumour and immunostimulating properties, and their intake has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer. A large number of low molecular weight (LMW) compounds present in mushrooms have been identified, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, tocopherols, carotenoids, sugars and fatty acids. In order to evaluate which wild mushro...

Ovine parturition is initiated by increases in fetal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, which in turn increase placental estrogen biosynthesis and ultimately increase uterine contractility. In addition to the action in the uterus, estrogens augment fetal ACTH secretion. In late gestation, estrone sulfate is more abundant in fetal plasma than is unconjugated estrone. We studied ...