The morphological and compositional characterization of the filler particles in selected dental composites has been accomplished by a combination of backscattered elec tron imaging, digital imaging , energy dispersive X-ray analysis and thermogravimetry. Backscattered electron images provide excellent composition contrast between the filler and the matrix in this analysis . Qualitative energy d...

In this study, isolation of ferulic acid from Parthenium hysterophorus L. followed by the structural characterization using elemental analysis, FT-IR, NMR, ESI-MS and XRD has been carried out. The molecular geometry, harmonic vibrational frequencies and structural parameters were computed by density functional theory with the 6-311G** basis set. Comparisons between experimental and simulated da...

α-Amyrenone and β-amyrenone are triterpenoid isomers that occur naturally in very low concentrations in several oleoresins from Brazilian Amazon species of Protium (Burseraceae). This mixture can also be synthesized by oxidation of α,β-amyrins, obtained as major compounds from the same oleoresins. Using a very simple, high yield procedure, and using a readily commercially available mixture of α...