OBJECTIVE The objective of this research was to investigate the chemical composition and antibacterial activities of the fatty acids and essential oil from various parts of Ligularia persica Boiss (L. persica) growing wild in north of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Essential oils were extracted by using Clevenger-type apparatus. Antibacterial activity was tested on two Gram-positive and two Gram...

Retinol acetate hydrolase is localized in rat liver microsomes whereas the retinol palmitate-hydrolyzing activity was found in the nuclear and in the mitochondrial lysosome-rich fractions. Acetone-dried powder from whole rat liver retained all of its retinol palmitate-hydrolyzing activity. Ammonium sulfate fractionation of the acetone-dried powder yielded a partially purified enzyme liberating ...

Retinol acetate hydrolase is localized in rat liver microsomes whereas the retinol palmitate-hydrolyzing activity was found in the nuclear and in the mitochondrial lysosome-rich fractions. Acetone-dried powder from whole rat liver retained all of its retinol palmitate-hydrolyzing activity. Ammonium sulfate fractionation of the acetone-dried powder yielded a partially purified enzyme liberating ...

This study examined the thermo-oxidative degradation of stigmasterol fatty acids esters. Stigmasterol stearate, oleate, linoleate and linolenate were synthesized by chemical esterification and their purity evaluated by 1H-NMR and GC-MS. The degradation of stigmasterol esters was examined after heating them at 60 and 180 °C for 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12 h. It was established that stigmasterol esters wer...

Linoleate (18 : 2n-6) and a-linolenate (18 : 3n-3) are generally recognized as essential nutrients in the mammalian diet. However, whether linoleate and a-linolenate are able to meet the requirement for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during early postnatal development is currently under debate. Regulatory agencies in different countries have different views on whether the major long-cha...

reaction between aromatic aldehydes and 3–methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one catalyzed by nano-sio2/hclo4 in water under reflux provided a simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 4-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-4-yl)(aryl)methyl)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-5-ol derivatives in high yields.

The kinetic effect of palmitate, stearate, oleate, linoleate, and linolenate upon in vitro endogenous respiration of rat chloromyeloid leukemic cells has been investigated. Inhibition of respiration has been correlated with the ability of fatty acids to cause decreased cell viability and cell count; in the bioassay of fatty acid-treated tumor inocula, the increase in animal life span is correla...