Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by the human body (via e.g. breath, skin, urine, or saliva) offer unique and noninvasive insight into physiological and medical status of an individual. The analysis of this volatile chemical signature emerges as a promising and powerful approach for detecting and tracking infections, cancer development, metabolic disorders, progression of therapeutic i...

Biodiesel gains attention as it is made from renewable resources and has considerable environmental benefits. The present investigation has focused on large scale cultivation of multipopulation microalgae in open air pond using natural sea water without any additional nutritive supplements for low cost biomass production as a possible source of biofuel in large scale. Open air algal pond attain...

UNLABELLED Dengue virus belongs to the virus family Flaviviridae. Dengue hemorrhagic disease caused by dengue virus is a public health problem worldwide. The viral non structural 2B and 3 (NS2B-NS3) protease complex is crucial for virus replication and hence, it is considered to be a good anti-viral target. Leaf extracts from Carica papaya is generally prescribed for patients with dengue fever,...

This study addresses the chemical composition of some commercial essential oils (clove, juniper, oregano, and marjoram oils), as well as appropriate herbal extracts obtained in the process of cold maceration and their biological activity against selected Escherichia coli strains: E. coli ATTC 25922, E. coli ATTC 10536, and E. coli 127 isolated from poultry waste. On the basis of the gas chromat...

Metabolic engineering is an integrating methodology of analysis and synthesis for the improvement of flux distribution of metabolic pathways in complicated bioprocesses, which are highly multi-hierarchical systems to extend from macroscopic to microscopic levels. Recent progress in metabolic engineering methodologies to improve metabolic pathways in microorganisms was reviewed with many studies...

‘Giant Green’ is one of the Syzygium samarangense cultivars planted throughout Malaysia because it has great potential for benefitting human health. However, its variation in chemical compounds, especially leaves at different maturity stages, cannot be systematically discriminated. Hence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GCMS) coupled with...

See also: II/Chromatography: Paper Chromatography. Chromatography: Gas: Detectors: Selective; Gas Chromatography}Mass Spectrometry. Chromatography: Liquid: Detectors: Mass Spectrometry. Chromatography: Thin-Layer (Planar): Densitometry and Image Analysis; Layers; Mass Spectrometry; Modes of Development: Conventional; Modes of Developement: Forced Flow, Over Pressured Layer Chromatography and Ce...

In this study, sewage sludge and mycelial waste from antibiotic production were pyrolyzed in a batch scale fixed-bed reactor as examples of two kinds of typical industrial biomass wastes with high nitrogen content. A series of experiments were conducted on the rapid pyrolysis and the slow pyrolysis of these wastes in the temperature range from 500–800 °C to investigate the Fuel-N transformation...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Kale is a rich source of provitamin A- β-carotene. This study used intrinsically labeled kale [2H9] β-carotene to determine the effect of peanut butter on the bioconversion of kale β-carotene to vitamin A in preschool children. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN Preschool children (n=37; age 12-36 mo) were randomly assigned to 50 g cooked kale (1.5 mg β-carotene content) with ...

In this work, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ambient air of a secondary fiber paper mill were analyzed. For the sake of studying pollution comprehensively, four sites in the paper mill were analyzed and active sampling methods were used. Desorption was carried out with two solvents, carbon disulfide and dichloromethane. The compositions of VOCs were determined by gas chromatography-ma...