Physiological ligands of (sodium-potassium)-dependent adenosine triphosphatase influenced the sensitivity of the enzyme to the inhibitor, ouabain. Phosphorylation of the native enzyme is accelerated by sodium ions, while potassium ions accelerate dephosphorylation. Exposure of the phosphoenzyme to ouabain slowed its turnover and rendered it insensitive to potassium ion. This action of ouabain d...

CONTEXT The aim of this article was to review the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and management of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A MEDLINE search was conducted for articles published during the last 40 yr based on the key words thyrotoxic periodic paralysis and hypokalemic periodic paralysis. A total of 281 primary articles and 168 references of the retrieved...

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) of fungal origin have attracted special attention from researchers due to their multifarious applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In the present study, optimization of the process parameters for the production of exopolysaccharide by Schizophyllum commune AGMJ-1 was studied using one factor at a time (OFAT) method, Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and res...

Two simple, sensitive, accurate, rapid, and economical spectrophotometric methods have been developed for the estimation of diacerein in Pharmaceutical dosage forms. Method A is based on the reaction of diacerein with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, in the presence of 0.5 N sodium hydroxide solution, giving a pink-colored chromogen, which shows maximum absorbance at 512 nm against reagent blank, while...

A simple and sensitive kinetic spectrophotometric method has been developed. The method is based on the reduction of Fe(III) with captopril. Fe(II) then reacts with potassium ferricyanide, resulting in the formation of a blue product. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change of absorbance at 730 nm. Thus, 1.23 x 10(-3) mol L(-1) FeCl3 and 3.04 x 10(-4) mol...

Two validated uv spectrophotometric methods for the simultaneous estimation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac in a multicomponent dosage form have been developed, utilising simultaneous equation and absorbance ratio method. The method is based on the measurement of absorbance of Febuxostat and Diclofenac at their respective wavelengths of 315 nm and 282nm and at the iso absorptive wavelength of 288 ...

Aldosterone is an important hormone for sodium conservation in the kidney, salivary glands, sweat glands and colon. In normal states within the kidney, aldosterone increases sodium reabsorption through opening epithelial sodium channels within the principle cells of the cortical collecting tubule causing the development of an electronegative potential in the lumen. This results in an electrical...

We have introduced a G-quadruplex-binding ligand, 3,6-bis(1-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium)carbazole diiodide (BMVC), to verify the major structure of d(T2AG3)4 (H24) in potassium solution and examine the structural conversion of H24 in sodium solution upon potassium titration. The studies of circular dichroism, induced circular dichroism, spectral titration and gel competition have allowed us to det...

Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the phenylacetic acid class with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic properties. Contrary to the action of many traditional NSAIDs, diclofenac inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 enzyme with greater potency than it does COX-1. Similar to other NSAIDs, diclofenac is associated with serious dose-dependent gastrointestinal, cardi...