AIM Methyl-tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), a well-known gasoline oxygenate compound, is still used in several countries. Several studies investigated the effects of MTBE on the activity of phase II metabolism enzymes. There is no published data on the effect(s) of short-term exposure to MTBE on mRNA levels of antioxidant genes. Therefore, the present study was carried out. METHODS A total of 15 ...

Ester liquids are environmentally friendly insulating oils, and they can be used as an alternative to mineral oil in transformers, even though most countries spills of ester oils must treated like oil. Furthermore, the breakdown characteristics worse than those heterogeneous electric fields. In this paper, we present a comprehensive experimental research on both positive negative lightning impu...

Three milk substitute diets in which the protein was provided either by skim milk only (control diet) or mainly (71%) by a commercial soyabean or lupin concentrate (soyabean or lupin diet, respectively) were given to intact or ileo-caecal-cannulated preruminant calves. In vitro tests showed that both concentrates were partially proteolysed and had low antigenic and antitryptic activities. The l...

Four N-phenyl substituted carbazole oxime ester photoinitiators were synthesized and their structure-activity relationship systematically investigated. These have a broad absorption in the range of 300-400 nm tail extends above 400 nm. Under 405 LED light irradiation, esters undergo photodecarboxylation generate active free radicals to induce polymerization acrylates. The tert-butyl aldehyde-ox...

An in sacco mobile bag technique was used to determine the rate and extent of disappearance of unmolassed sugar-beet pulp, soyabean hulls, hay cubes and an oat hull-naked oats mixture (67:33, w/w) in the foregut and total digestive tract of ponies. Ponies were administered naso-gastrically polyester mesh bags containing 350 mg feed, in a Latin square design. Bags were collected at the ileo-caec...

The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of fish oil and a soya-based product on inflammatory markers and endothelial function measured by NO in women with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). A total of sixty-five women (mean age: 47·9 (SD 9·98) years) were studied in a 90-d parallel, randomised design. A control group maintained their usual diet; the second group received 29 g/d of so...

Background: Lipase is an enzyme with immense application potential. Ester synthesis by lipase catalysis in organic media is an area of key industrial relevance. Enzymatic preparations with traits that cater to the needs of this function are hence being intensely researched. Objective: The objectives of the study were to immobilize the lipase from Bacillus sp. PS35 by cross-linking and adsorpti...

introduction: crude vegetable oils contain some quantities of phospholipids. the highest concentration of phospholipids is usually found in crude soybean oil. the presence of phospholipids in the crude and refined oils create undesirable effects on the quality and quantity of the oil during refining operations or use by the consumer. however, if phospholipids are extracted properly from the oil...