Background: E-coli, a gram-negative entero-bacteria has been associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) and antimicrobial resistances in human animals. This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of E. coli among other bacteria causing UTIs pregnant women seeking Medicare Kisii teaching referral hospital (KTRH), Kenya to establish drug susceptibility patterns isolated coli. Setting-The...

Citrate is a major component of bone in all vertebrates, but its implications in bone have remained largely unknown. Recent studies identified that citrate is incorporated into the structure of the hydroxyapatite nanocrystal/collagen complex; and is essential for the important biomechanical properties of bone. This raises the important question, "What is the source of citrate for incorporation ...

In Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides 19D, citrate is transported by a secondary citrate carrier (CitP). Previous studies of the kinetics and mechanism of CitP performed in membrane vesicles of L. mesenteroides showed that CitP catalyzes divalent citrate HCit2-/H+ symport, indicative of metabolic energy generation by citrate metabolism via a secondary mechanism (C. Marty-Teysset, J....

Cytosolic citrate is proposed to play a crucial role in substrate fuel selection in the heart. However, little is known about factors regulating the transfer of citrate from the mitochondria, where it is synthesized, to the cytosol. Further to our observation that rat hearts perfused under normoxia release citrate whose (13)C labeling pattern reflects that of mitochondrial citrate (B. Comte, G....

We evaluated the crystallization of calcium oxalate (CaOx) in undiluted urine, collected 3 hours after intake of a test meal by healthy males. In two experiments in vitro, either the total citrate concentration was increased (urine A) or the pH was elevated (urine B). In addition, in three clinical trials, the bioequivalence of orally taken potassium citrate (PC) and potassium-sodium citrate (P...

In Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis, citrate transport is facilitated by the plasmid-encoded citrate permease (CitP). In this work, we analysed regulation of citrate utilization by pH, nutrient limitation and the presence of citrate at four different levels: (i) plasmid copy number, (ii) citP transcription, (iii) citP mRNA processing and (iv) citrate utilization capacity. C...

In the work it is shown by spectrophotometry method that depending on concentration ratio of ligands [PPi4–]/[Cit3–] in pyrophosphate-citrate electrolyte, cobalt (II) ions form not only citrate [Co(Cit)2]4– and pyrophosphate [Co(PPi)2]6–, but also polyligand complexes [Co(PPi)m(Cit)n]+2–(4m+3n). The composition [Co(PPi)Cit]5– was determined, equilibrium constant reaction their formation stabili...

The effects of aluminium and aluminium-citrate on some serum parameters related to carbohydrate metabolism in male Wistar rats were investigated. Daily intraperitoneal administrations of 1 mg/kg body weight of aluminium or aluminiumcitrate (1: 1) for 50 days led to the elevation of serum insulin by 24 or 40 percent respectively, with the concomitant decrease in serum glucose concentrations ...