The polarographic wave observed for acetonitrile solutions of benzoic acid is due to reduction of the acid proton: the apparent diffusion current constant for the wave increases with concentration of benzoic acid as expected for the reduction of the acidic proton of a slightly dissociated acid. No wave was observed for ethyl benzoate. The situation in respect to the electrochemical reduction of...

Piezoelectric acoustic wave devices integrated with noble metal surfaces provide exciting prospects for the direct measurement of toxic gas species such as mercury (Hg) in the atmosphere. Even though gold (Au) based acoustic wave sensors have been utilized extensively for detecting Hg, the potential of using other metal surfaces such as silver (Ag) is yet to be thoroughly studied. Here, we deve...

BACKGROUND Ethyl pyruvate (EP) was recently identified as an experimental therapeutic agent in a wide variety of model systems for inflammation-mediated tissue and cellular injury. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of ethyl EP on improving the survival in mice with LPS-induced acute lung injury (ALI). METHODS ALI was induced by administering lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intratracheally. The mice...

Polygenic mutations affecting viability were accumulated on the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster by treating flies with EMS in successive generations. The treated chromosomes were later made homozygous and tested for their effects on viability by comparison of the frequency of such homozygotes with that of other genotypes in the same culture. The treated wild-type chromosomes were k...

transfusion-dependent patients such as those suffering from β-thalassaemia develop a fatal secondary haemosiderosis and consequently a selective iron chelator must be used to relieve such iron overload. 3- hydroxypyridin-4-ones are selective for iron(iii) under most biological conditions, but unlike desferrioxamine, are efficiently absorbed when administered orally. in this study, the synthesis...

Quality control of liquid raw materials arriving on an industrial manufacturing site is typically performed in a dedicated laboratory using time- and chemicals-consuming analytical methods. Herein, we report the successful development handheld near-infrared spectroscopy method for rapid, low-cost testing organic solvents. Our methodology enables classification solvents with 100% accuracy quanti...