Solutions of ribose, glucose, and sucrose in water and phosphate buffer were treated with non-thermal plasma generated by using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) device and the oxidation products were characterized by H NMR and GC–MS. Our results demonstrate that these sugars are decomposed to formic acid, glycolic acid, glyceric acid, tartronic acid, tartaric acid, acetic acid, and oxalic a...

Although occupational uses of the high production volume (HPV) chemical ethylene glycol (EG) have not been associated with adverse effects, there are case reports where humans have either intentionally or accidentally ingested large quantities of EG, primarily from antifreeze. The acute toxicity of EG can proceed through three stages, each associated with a different metabolite: central nervous...

BACKGROUND Superficial nail abnormalities include conditions which produce nail surface changes such as trachyonychia, pitting and ridging. Mostly, this is a neglected area due to the dearth of treatment options. Glycolic acid peeling has been reported to be effective in such cases. AIM This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of medium depth peels (70% glycolic acid versus phenol co...

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Melasma is a chronic acquired hypermelanosis of the skin mainly affecting women. The etiopathogenesis melasma not fully understood but multiple factors like genetic influences, sunlight exposure, pregnancy, estrogen ingestion and family history are implicated. present study was aimed to evaluate therapeutic, efficacy glycolic ac...