Tretinoin tocoferil is an a-tocopherol ester of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) and safely used in the treatment of skin ulcer. Tretinoin tocoferil inhibited proliferation of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells and induced granulocytic differentiation of the cells, but less than RA. a-Tocopherol did not affect differentiation of HL-60 cells, but at high concentrations enhanced its nitroblue t...

Three experiments conducted with weanling pigs evaluated the effects of vitamin E added to the drinking water or diet on plasma and tissue αtocopherol concentrations. When natural or synthetic vitamin E was used, it was added at an IU-equivalent basis, but natural vitamin E was 73.5% (mg basis) of the synthetic vitamin E. Experiment 1 used 18-d-old weanling pigs (n = 120) in a 3 × 2 factorial a...

Phenobarbital (PB) is an efficacious hepatic tumor promoter. Although the promoting activity of PB is likely related to altered cell proliferation or apoptosis, the induction of an oxidative stress environment may also be important. PB has been shown to activate the transcription factor nuclear factorB (NFB). In this study, we hypothesized that PB-induced NFB activation can be decreased by diet...

BACKGROUND We have previously reported that aerial parts of Tylophora hirsuta have antispasmodic profile. The current work is an attempt for isolation of pharmacologically active compound(s) that contribute for its antispasmodic activity. METHODS Preliminary phytochemical screening for crude methanol extract of Tylophora hirsuta (Th.Cr) is performed. Brine shrimp cytotoxicity of crude methano...

The title compound, {systematic name: 1-[3-({[(4,6-di-meth-oxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)carbamo-yl]amino}-sulfon-yl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-fluoro-propyl 2-meth-oxy-acetate}, C18H22FN5O8S, is used as a herbicide (pyrimidinyl-sulfonyl-urea herbicide). The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the pyridine and pyrimidine rings is 86.90 (7)°. In the crystal, N/C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, C-H⋯F and C-H⋯π inter-actions...

A simple method for the simultaneous extraction and HPLC determination of provitamin A and vitamin E derivatives in vitamin supplemented (ATBC) drinks has been developed. The method allowed the complete separation of a-, b-, g-, and d-tocopherol, atocopheryl acetate, all-trans-a-carotene, all-trans-b-carotene, and the 9-cis and 13-cis isomers of b-carotene in less than 50 min. Recovery of analy...

We report a procedure for determining D-mannose in serum. After removal of proteins and lipids, the carbohydrate-containing fraction is treated to form the aldononitrile acetate derivative and analyzed by gas--liquid chromatography with a flame-ionization detector. D-Mannose and D-glucose had retention times of 31 and 34 min, respectively. Day-to-day reproducibilities (CV) of between 2 and 12% ...

In this study the efficacy of two different methods for extracting lipopeptides produced by five Bacillus strains-ethyl acetate extraction, and acid precipitation followed by methanol extraction-was investigated using mass spectrometry. High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was also used for the simultaneous separation of complex mixtures of lipopeptide extracts and for the determi...