Mono- and dicationic divalent palladium complexes having 2,6-bis(N-heteroarylsulfanylmethyl)pyridine ligands (NSNSN ligands) were synthesized and characterized. The NSNSN ligands were fixed in a rac-SNS tridentate coordination mode in the solid state, while the equilibria among meso-SNS, rac-SNS, and NNN isomers were observed in solution. The equilibrium between the SNS and NNN isomers could be...

BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a progressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and a risk factor for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure. Previously, we reported that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6,n-3) was more effective than eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5,n-3) at reversing western diet (WD) induced NASH in LDLR(-/-) mice. METHODS Using ...

Radioligand-binding studies were performed in primary cultured human airway epithelial cells with [3H]PAF to determine whether these cells express platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptors. Scatchard analysis of PAF binding data revealed a single class of PAF binding sites with Kd 1.8 +/- 0.2 nM and Bmax. 21.0 +/- 2.1 fmol/10(6) cells (13,000 receptors/cell). PAF binding increased the intracel...

Yoghurt-like products has been produced from a blend of soybean, coconut and breadfruit extract in the ratio B20:C20:S60, B20:C30:S50, B30:C20:S50 B30:C30:S40 using Lactobacillus acidophilus on substrates. Two sets yoghurt-like these composites was stored at refrigeration (5oC) then ambient temperature (29±2oC) for 4 weeks 5 days, respectively. They were examined changes physicochemical propert...

The effect of recalcitrant hydrocarbons on the fatty acid profile from leaf, basal corm, and roots of Cyperus laxus plants cultivated in greenhouse phytoremediation systems of soils from aged oil spill-impacted sites containing from 16 to 340 g/Kg total hydrocarbons (THC) was assessed to investigate if this is a C18:3 species and if the hydrocarbon removal during the phytoremediation process ha...

BACKGROUND Several prospective cohort and case-control studies reported the inconsistent association between biospecimen composition of C20 and C22 long-chain (LC) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of biospecimen LC n-3 PUFA with CRC risk based on prospective cohort and case-control studies. ...

The structures and properties of [n]sila-acenes (n=2-4) were investigated by density functional theory method. The results of calculations were obtained at B3LYP/6-311G (d,p) level on model species. Energetic criteria suggest that 2-1b (n=2), 3-1b (n=3), and 4-1b (n=4) isomers enjoy stabilization. By frontier orbital analysis, these systems are among the most stable of the family. Also, calcula...

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