Since FOX-7 (1, 1-diamino-2, 2-dinitroethylene) is a relatively new energetic material, little is known about its physical and chemical properties. Therefore, first-principles quantum chemical calculations are used to predict the energies of atoms of FOX-7. Under gentle heating (thermolysis) is likely to cause hydrogen transfer between molecules, producing highly reactive chemical species. Conv...

We examined several parameters of urine excretion during a two-year initiation-promotion experiment in male Fischer rats using four weeks of N-[4-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-thiazoly]formamide at 0.2% of the diet as the initiating agent and either 5% sodium saccharin or 2% L-tryptophan in the diet as promoting agents. Rats fed sodium saccharin increased their intake of water; this was accompanied by di...

The multicomponent reaction of 2-nitroacetophenone (or nitroacetone), acetaldehyde diethyl acetal, ?-dicarbonyl compound, and ammonium acetate in an acetic acid solution allowed the acquisition previously undescribed 4-methyl-substituted derivatives 5-nitro-1,4-dihydropyridine satisfactory yields. oxidation obtained resulted corresponding 2,4-dimethyl-5-nitropyridines. In addition, for first ti...

The identification of animal preferences is assumed to provide better rearing environments for the animals in question. Preference tests focus on the frequency of approaches or the time an animal spends in proximity to each item of the investigated resource during a multiple-choice trial. Recently, a preference index (PI) was proposed to differentiate animal preferences from momentary responses...

We explore a series of Zn and N codoped TiO2 thin films grown using chemical vapor deposition. Films were prepared with various concentrations (0.4-2.9 at. % vs Ti), their impact on superoxide formation, photocatalytic activity, bactericidal properties determined. Superoxide (O2•-) formation was assessed 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium sodium sa...

Copper (II) phthalocyanine and 2,9,16,23 tetrakis nitro copper (II) phthalocyaninehas been synthesized respectively from phthalonitrile and 4-nitro phthalonitrile under solvent-free condition using two different catalystsovernanodimensionalzeolites. 4-Nitro phthalonitrile synthesized from phthalimide in three steps. The newly prepared compounds have been characterized by IR, UV-Vis, 1</sup...

The role of tyrosine phosphorylation was investigated using protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors in newborn pigs equipped with a cranial window in vivo. We tested the hypothesis that cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide (NO) synthase are physiological targets for tyrosine phosphorylation in cerebral circulation. Phenylarsine oxide dilated pial arterioles and increased prostacyclin and prostagland...

This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of chronic administration of chloroform extract of Andrographis paniculata, known to possess some cardioprotective action, on endothelial dysfunction using isolated spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rat thoracic aorta. Verapamil hydrochloride was used as a positive control to compare its effect on endothelial dysfunction to that of Andrographis...