Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is usually caused by a deficiency of the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM), a defect in the transport or synthesis of its cofactor, adenosyl-cobalamin (cblA, cblB, cblC, cblF, cblD, and cblX), or deficiency of the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase. A comprehensive diagnostic approach involves investigations of metabolites with tandem mass spectrometry, organic ...

In this paper we present the main current techniques allowing intelligent scene display and exploration. These techniques are based on estimation of the visual pertinence of a view. Various geometric criteria, such as number of visible polygons, visible projected area of the scene, curvature or mesh salience are used to estimate visual pertinence. Other techniques try to take into account non-g...

Highly efficient visible-light-driven heterogeneous photocatalyst Ag3PO4/g-C3N4 with different weight ratios from Ag3PO4 to g-C3N4 were synthesized by a facile in situ hydrothermal method and characterized X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), photoluminescence spectra (PL), UV–vis diffuse reflectance (UV-Vis), electrochemic...

new diorganotin(iv) complexes of the type ph2snl2, bu2snl2 and me2snl2 of the ligands 2-thioacetic-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (hl1) and benzamidophenylalanine (hl2). have been synthesized and characterized by physico-chemical techniques such as (elemental analysis, and electrolytic conductance) and spectral uv-visible, ir and 1h, 13c and 119sn nmr). monomer structures for the complexes, bidentat...

natural radionuclides present in soil as well as certain anthropogenic radionuclides released to the environment are the major contributors to terrestrial outdoor exposures. in the assessment of human exposures from environmental radioactivity, besides the conventional method of soil and vegetation sampling combined with laboratory based analyses of environmental media, the other choice would b...

Reactivity of (2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid (caffeic acid), classified as a hydroxycinnamic (HCA) derivative, toward electrogenerated superoxide radical anion (O2•−) was investigated through cyclic voltammetry, in situ electrolytic electron spin resonance spectrometry, and ultraviolet–visible spectrometry N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), aided by density functional theory (DFT) calc...

The versatility of FTIR spectrometry was explored by considering a variety of samples drawn from industrial applications, materials science and biomedical research. These samples included polymeric insulators, bauxite ore, clay, human hair and human skin. A range of sampling techniques suitable for these samples is discussed, in particular FTIR microscopy, FTIR emission spectroscopy, attenuated...

The present study was focused to the production of secondary metabolite by fungus, F. chlamydosporum on a non-defined medium with less concentration nitrogen; organic nitrogen source being peptone and beef extract. In this context, we have been successful in extracting polyketide pigment from fungus using homogenization technique. pigments thus extracted were subjected various purification tech...

Mass spectrometry-based investigation of clinical samples enables the high-throughput identification of protein biomarkers. We provide an overview of mass spectrometry-based proteomic techniques that are applicable to the investigation of clinical samples. We address sample collection, protein extraction and fractionation, mass spectrometry modalities, and quantitative proteomics. Finally, we e...