A facile and efficient method for the preparation of 1,1-diacetates of aldehydes is improved. The acidified kaolin with sulfuric acid (2 % w/w) catalyzed 1,1-diacetates formation from aldehydes in solvent-free conditions. Both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes gave high yields (85-95 %) of the corresponding 1, 1-diacetates. Advantages of this method are the use of inexpensive and selective catal...

................................................................................................... 4 Review of current practices to increase the intake of fruit and vegetables focusing on the EU, in particular Hungary and Poland ..................................... 5 Introduction ........................................................................................... 5 Role of fruit and ve...

Fluorescence spectra and lifetimes were determined for 16 synthetic flavylium cation analogues of anthocyanin plant pigments in dry acetonitrile acidified with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Phosphorescence was also observed from the lowest excited triplet state all cations at 77 K a rigid TFA-acidified isopropanol glass. The fluorescence quantum yields depend systematic manner on nature position ...

The objectives of the present study were to investigate heavy metal accumulation in 22 vegetable species and to assess the human health risks of vegetable consumption. Six vegetable types were cultivated on farmland contaminated with heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, and As). The target hazard quotient (THQ) method was used to assess the human health risks posed by heavy metals through vegetable co...

background: sufficient intake of fruits and vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases and body weight management but the exact mechanism is unknown. the world health organisation and food and agriculture of the united nation reports recommend adults to consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day excluding starchy vegetables. this review focuses o...

A study was undertaken to determine the fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground, roasted beef as influenced by the combined effects of pH, acidulants, temperature, and time. There was essentially no change in the viable population of E. coli O157:H7 when beef salads (pH 5.40 to 6.07) containing up to 40% mayonnaise were incubated at 5 degrees C for up to 72 h. At 21 and 30 degrees C, signifi...

BACKGROUND The laboratory diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis commonly relies on NaCl-based or glycerol-based red cell osmotic fragility tests; more recently, an assay directly targeting the hereditary spherocytosis molecular defect (eosin-5'-maleimide-binding test) has been proposed. None of the available tests identifies all cases of hereditary spherocytosis. DESIGN AND METHODS We compare...