The divalent transition-metal cations Fe, Co, and Ni were used to test the hypothesis that Mn ions pass through calcium channels because Mn ions have a relatively low energy of hydration. The test ions were applied to the bath and comparisons were made of their effects on Ca or Mn spikes elicited from myoepithelial cells of the proventriculus of the polychaete worm Syllis spongiphila. Control e...

The paper presents a comparative study of the contamination of a cell suspension by ions released from aluminum cuvettes (Al(3+)) and stainless steel electrodes (Fe(2+)/Fe(3+)) during cell membrane electropermeabilization by unipolar and by symmetrical bipolar rectangular electric pulses. A single pulse and a train of eight pulses were delivered to electrodes at a 2-mm distance, with 100-micros...

The application of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) process is often limited by the slow growth rate of Anammox bacteria. As the essential substrate element that required for culturing Anammox sludge, Fe (II) is expected to affect Anammox bacterial growth. This work systematically studied the effects of Fe (II) addition on Anammox activity based on the kinetic analysis of specific growth ...

We demonstrate giant magnetoresistance in Fe/MoS2/Fe junctions by means of ab initio transport calculations. We show that junctions incorporating either a monolayer or a bilayer of MoS2 are metallic and that Fe acts as an efficient spin injector into MoS2 with an efficiency of about 45%. This is the result of the strong coupling between the Fe and S atoms at the interface. For junctions of grea...

— The bischelate monoanion [Fe((SCH2)2C6H4)2] 1_ contains an unconstrained, near-tetrahedral Fe(III)-S4 coordination unit (similar to the Fe-SU coordination unit occurring in rubredoxin proteins) and exhibits the Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple. Mossbauer parameters at 77 K are isomer shift S = 0.13 mm/s (relative to iron metal) and electric quadrupole splitting AZIQ = 0.57 mm/s. Application of an ...

In order to evaluate the effects of foliar application of micronutrients (iron and zinc) and different harvesting times during seed filling on yield and mucilage percentage of psyllium (Plantago psyllium), a field experiment was carried out in 2009 at the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. The experiment was arranged as split plot based on randomize...

BACKGROUND The use of microencapsulated ferrous fumarate sprinkles is a new approach for home fortification. Iron and hematologic status may affect the absorption of iron from sprinkles. OBJECTIVE The objective was to measure the absorption (corrected erythrocyte incorporation of (57)Fe) of 2 different doses of iron from sprinkles added to a maize-based complementary food provided to infants ...

The present investigation was carried out to study the induced mutagenesis of EMS (Ethyl methane sulphonate) on the seed germination, seedling survival and LD50 value of Catharanthus roseus. The seeds of Vinca rosea were treated with different concentration of EMS viz., 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 mM. The untreated seeds were taken as control. The EMS treated and control seeds were...

Objective High concentration of iron and other trace elements could restrict bacterial growth and modify their metabolic pattern as well. However, this study aimed to find out the influence of iron, chromium, cadmium and synergism or antagonism between these elements on the growth of a gram positive bacterium. Materials and Methods In a series of experiments, Bucillus cereus was cultured in a n...

innumerable percentage of the world population suffers from shortage of vitamins and minerals which is usually called malnutrition. enough perception and access of such essential vitamins and minerals have close relationship with eternity, physical and mental developments, good health, general welfare of individuals and societies. in this research, the fortification of yogurt with iron has been...