The photodegradation of Azinphos-ethyl (1) in chloroform and methanol solution has been studied. 3,4-D ihydro-3-m ethyl-4-oxobenzo[d][l,2,3]triazine (3), 3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-benzo[d][l,2,3]triazine (5), 0 ,0-d iethyl-0(3-m ethylbenzo[d][l,2 ,3]triazine-4-yl)phosphate (8), N-methylanthranilic acid (11) (in methanol: methyl ester 12), and sulfur have been isolated and charac­ terized as photoproduc...

AIMS To develop a method to assess the relative binding of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) and free fatty acids (FFA) to albumin, and to determine if binding affinity is related to fatty acid chain length and or degree of saturation. METHODS Radiolabelled ethyl-[14C] oleate bound to albumin was challenged with various ratios of FFA to FAEE. The displacement of ethyl-[14C] oleate by FFA was vis...

PURPOSE Many postmenopausal women desire non-pharmaceutical alternatives to hormone therapy for protection against osteoporosis. Soybean isoflavones, especially genistein, are being studied for this purpose. This study examined the effects of synthetic genistein in combination with other potential bone-protective dietary molecules on bone mineral density (BMD) in early postmenopausal women. M...

2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid, also known as 2,3-dimethylglyceric constitutes the acyl and/or alcoholic moiety of many bioactive natural esters. Herein, we describe a chemoenzymatic methodology which gives access to all four possible stereoisomers acid ethyl ester. The racemic ?-acetolactate, produced by N-heterocycle carbene (NHC)-catalyzed coupling pyruvate and methylacetoin was employed...

Field studies were conducted in the United States, Hungary, and New Zealand to evaluate the effectiveness of septa lures loaded with ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate (pear ester) and (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (nonatriene) alone and in combination with an acetic acid co-lure for both sexes of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.). Additional studies were conducted to evaluate these host plant v...

In this study, seasonal variations of fatty acid amounts in muscle tissues of Capoeta caelestis were investigated. We have found that the ω3 contents of C. caelestis in spring, summer, autumn and winter were 17.43%, 15.29%, 17.54%, 13.63% in female and 16.96%, 19.25%, 18.66%, 14.76% in male, respectively. The amounts of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were higher than those of ω6 polyunsaturated...

AIM To design new thiazolidin-4-ones derivatives and to evaluate their potential antioxidant effects using in vitro methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS New ethyl esters of the 2-(R-phenyl)-4-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl propionic acid were synthesized using "one step reaction" between different aromatic aldehydes, thioglycolic acid and beta-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride. The antioxidant potential of th...

It has been known for some time (Hansen, 1891) that organic esters may be produced in small amounts by some microorganisms as byproducts in their utilization of organic compounds. A detailed review of the literature to 1922 on aroma producing microorganisms is given by Omelianski (1923). The taxonomy of the yeast genus Hansenula, which contains species producing the greatest yields of ester, is...