methylmalonic acidemia (mma) is usually caused by a deficiency of the enzyme methylmalonyl-coa mutase (mcm), a defect in the transport or synthesis of its cofactor, adenosyl-cobalamin (cbla, cblb, cblc, cblf, cbld, and cblx), or deficiency of the enzyme methylmalonyl-coa epimerase. a comprehensive diagnostic approach involves investigations of metabolites with tandem mass spectrometry, organic ...

Thank you for your comment that helped us to focus on some interesting issues. We fully agree with you that at subsaturated conditions (small droplets), the saturation (S) is dominated by the Raoult term (B/r3) and only as one approaches saturation (larger droplets) does the importance of the Kelvin term (A/r) increase. However, we disagree with the statement that ”At the critical supersaturati...

This study compared fat and fatty acids in cooked retail chicken meat from conventional and organic systems. Fat contents were 1.7, 5.2, 7.1 and 12.9 g/100 g cooked weight in skinless breast, breast with skin, skinless leg and leg with skin respectively, with organic meat containing less fat overall (P<0.01). Meat was rich in cis-monounsaturated fatty acids, although organic meat contained less...

An amperometric method was developed by using a lead working electrode in acetonitrile organic solution for detecting acetic acid. The mechanisms of electrochemical reaction were corresponding to the reduction of acetic ions in acetonitrile organic solution. The steady state amperometric current resulted from the reduction of acetic ions to produce the aldehyde in a two-electron process. In the...

In this study, we evaluated photosensitized chemistry at the air-sea interface as a source of secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Our results show that, in addition to biogenic emissions, abiotic processes could also be important in the marine boundary layer. Photosensitized production of marine secondary organic aerosol was studied in a custom-built multiphase atmospheric simulation chamber. The...

Complexes and clusters bridge the gap between molecular and macroscopic levels by linking individual gaseous molecules to newly formed nanoparticles but the driving forces and mechanism for the formation of complexes and clusters in the atmosphere are not well understood. We have performed ab initio and density functional quantum chemical calculations to elucidate the role of organic acids in t...

Starting with its discovery [1] and correct structural assignment [2], Meldrum’s acid (1) has become a widely used reagent in organic synthesis [3]. In general, nucleophilic attack occurs at the carbonyl carbon atoms followed by ring fragmentation. Under basic conditions, the anion acts as a nucleophile itself to generate methylene Meldrum’s acid (2) derivatives. In contrast to a great number o...

A prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled clinical trial was performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the homeopathic product ZinCyp-3-02 in children with sleep disorders for ≥ one month compared to glycine. Children ≤ six years old received either ZinCyp-3-02 (N = 89) or comparator glycine (N = 90). After treatment for 28 days, total sleep-disorder-associated ...