valproic acid is one of the main antiepileptic drugs. there is an increased risk of neural tube defects and axial skeletal malformations among infants born to women who had received valproic acid. there is a hypothesis that one biochemical abnormality underlying the teratogenicity of valproic acid is a drug-induced reduction in maternal plasma zinc .in the present experimental study mated rats ...

Bacteriolyses of bacterial cell walls by zinc (II) ions on the basis of the results of halo antibacterial susceptibility tests were investigated for the nitrate and the sulfate solutions. From the results obtained by halo antibacterial tests of sulfate solutions against Staphylococcus epidermidis, the antibacterial order is Zn2+>Cu2+>Ag+>Al3+, in which Zn2+ ions indicate the highest antibacteri...

Polaprezinc, a chelate compound consisting of zinc and l-carnosine, is clinically used as a medicine for gastric ulcers. It has been shown that induction of heat shock protein (HSP) is involved in protective effects of polaprezinc against gastric mucosal injury. In the present study, we investigated whether polaprezinc and its components could induce HSP70 and prevent acetaminophen (APAP) toxic...

We present a new low-temperature refinement of disodium zinc bis-(sulfate) tetra-hydrate {systematic name: poly[tetra-μ-aqua-di-μ-sulfato-zinc(II)disodium(I)]}, [Na(2)Zn(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(4)](n) or Zn astrakanite, which is an upgrade of previously reported data [Bukin & Nozik (1974 ▶). Zh. Strukt. Khim.15, 712-716]. The compound is part of an isostructural family containing the Mg (the original ...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zinc and magnesium supplementation on glycemic control and serum insulin in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial 70 diabetic patients who referred to yazd diabetes center were selected. subjects received 500 mg/day magnesium oxide or 100 mg/day zinc sulfate randomly for 8 weeks. at the s...

in this study, the growth of two strains pseudomonas fluorescens vupf5 and p. fluorescens vupf5-1 (mutant bacterium similar to mutants of regulatory gacs/gaca system) were evaluated in the organic media. this spontaneous mutation blocked biosynthesis of the antimicrobial compounds hydrogen cyanide, phenazine and exoprotease by biocontrol strain pseudomonas fluorescens vupf5. by using organic me...

A study has been made of the influence of two pools of caseinophosphopeptides (CPPs) obtained from α(s)- and β-casein (CN) fractions, and of three specific CPPs (β-CN(1-25)4P, α(s1)-CN(64-74)4P and α(s2)-CN(1-19)4P), on iron bioavailability (ferritin synthesis) and zinc bioavailability (retention, transport and uptake of zinc) in Caco-2 cells. α-CPP and β-CPP pools did not improve ferritin synt...

Desulfotomaculum nigrificans, a typical sulfate reducing bacterium (SRB) was successfully grown in the presence of 12-210 mg/L of zinc. Complete bioremoval of zinc was achieved in 2 days for 12 mg/L while the bioremoval efficiency was about 70% in 40 days in the presence of 210 mg/L initial concentration of zinc, attesting to the inhibition of bacterial cell growth at higher zinc concentrations...

Effect of foliar fertilization with zinc and manganese sulfate on yield, dry matter accumulation, contents in leaf seed chickpea (Cicer arietinum)Soheil Kobraee

cutaneous lesions in fishes due to viral, bacterial, parasitic, mechanical and chemical agents are very common, leading to severe infection and high mortality. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of long term bath of zinc sulfate (15 and 23 ppm), healing of cutaneous lesions caused by surgical incision in carps. in this study, 210 carps were disinfected by 3% salt solution fo...