Static headspace gas chromatographic (SHS-GC) analysis was performed to determine the release of 13 odorants in hydrocolloid model systems containing original or regio-selectively carboxylated cellulose at different pH values. The release of most odor compounds was decreased in the hydrocolloid solutions compared to control, with the amounts of 2-propanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, and 2,3-butanedion...

Solid polymer electrolytes are considered a useful solution for improving the safety of lithium metal batteries. However, these macromolecular systems show low ionic conductivity and suffer from limited cyclability at room temperature. In this work we propose UV-induced, solvent-free radical copolymerization poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMEM, MW 500) 2-(3-(6-methyl-4-oxo-1...

Ten fatty acid alkyl esters isolated from Oxalis triangularis, were evaluated for the effects on melanogenesis using mouse B16 melanoma cells. Treatment of methyl linoleate, methyl linolenate, ethyl linoleate and ethyl linolenate significantly blocked forskolin-induced melanogenesis and inhibited tyrosinase activity. In addition, we found that they inhibited cAMP production, suggesting that the...

Effect of alkyl group substituents on the thermal and enzymatic degradation of poly (n-alkyl acrylates) J. P. Mahalik and Giridhar Madras∗ Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-12 Abstract The effect of alkyl group substituents on the thermal degradation kinetics of poly (n-alkyl acrylate) was investigated in pyrolysis and in solution. The activation energie...

Rice sheath blight, a fungal disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani, seriously threatens rice production. Some of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced microbes are inhibitory to growth plant pathogen, and hence may have potential as environmentally friendly antifungal substances. However, information on effect VOCs released rhizosphere bacteria R. solani is scarce. In this study, from c...

Both unique Cd atoms in the tetra-gonal polymorph of bis-(1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium) tetra-bromido-cadmate, (C6H11N2)2[CdBr4], occupy special positions (site symmetry -4). The crystal structure consists of isolated tetra-hedral [CdBr4](2-) anions which are surrounded by 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium cations. The methyl and ethyl side chains of the cations show positional disorder in a 0.590 (...

methoxymethylation of a variety of alcohols was performed using formaldehyde dimethyl acetal in the presence of 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin [dcdmh] and poly n,n′-dibromo-n-ethyl naphthyl-2,7-disulfonamide [pbns] as catalysts at room temperature and under solvent-free conditions. our experiments show that primary and secondary alcohols can be smoothly converted into the corresponding mom...

Cyanoacrylates are potent inhibitors o f photosynthetic electron transport (PET) and are po­ tentially useful probes o f the photosystem II herbicide binding site. A series o f cyanoacrylates was synthesized and the Hill inhibition activities evaluated in order to select compounds suita­ ble for radioactive synthesis. A cyanoacrylate, 2-(2-nitrophenoxy)ethyl 3-benzylamino-2cyano-2-pentenoate, w...

This study shows the impact of three different commercial inactive yeast derivatives (IYDs) (Opti Less™, Noblesse™, Optimum White™, Lallemand, Canada and Oenolees MP™ Lafort, USA) during 6-month aging period on volatile profile, sensory attributes antiradical activity, including polyphenols total free sulfhydryl (-SH groups) content, Grašac wines made in sequential fermentation with native Hans...