Rice is the staple food for half of world's population. Phosphorus an essential element rice plant growth, development and production; however, availability soluble phosphate uptake often limited due to binding with cation in different pH environments. Therefore, varieties, which can grow well under a environment, urgent need agricultural biotechnology. This study reported two contrasting varie...

The vibrational dynamics of a DNA molecule with counterions neutralizing the charged phosphate groups have been studied. With the help of elaborated model the conformational vibrations of the DNA double helix with alkaline metal ions have been described both qualitatively and quantitatively. For the complexes of DNA with counterions Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs the normal modes have been found, and a m...

Inadequate control of serum phosphate in chronic kidney disease can lead to pathologies of clinical importance. Effectiveness of on-market phosphate binders is limited by safety concerns and low compliance due to high pill size/burden and gastrointestinal discomfort. VS-501 is a non-absorbed, calcium- and aluminum-free, chemically-modified, plant-derived polymer. In vitro studies show that VS-5...

Phosphate glasses have special applications, but tra,ditionally never have had both durability and a low glass transition temperature (making them hard to work with). A composition study was used to find a more durable, easily fabricated phosphate glass with a low glass transition temperature. Batching, melting, casting, annealing and fabrication of test parts were performed. Glasses were chara...

BACKGROUND Calcium phosphate manufactured samples, prepared with hydroxyapatite, are used as either spacers or fillers in orthopedic surgery, but these implants have never been used under conditions of mechanical stress. Similar conditions also apply with cements. Many authors have postulated that cements are a useful substitute material when implanted in vivo. The aim of this research is to de...

BACKGROUND Disturbed phosphate homeostasis in early Parkinson's disease (PD) may originate from a stress-related condition and nutritional status among other risk factors, age, and gender. METHODS Risk of malnutrition using Mini-nutritional assessment (MNA score) and plasma levels of protein markers and daytime cortisol at the time of diagnosis in PD (n = 75) were compared with a control grou...

520 efficient. One strain could barely grow at P concentration below 1 μM; this strain could have difficulty colonizing P-deficient soils or normal rhizospheres. Large differences in tolerance to low P among strains may be agronomically important. The technique could be simplified for routine screening of strains; and its operation at submicromolar concentrations could be improved for research ...

purpose: to compare the efficacy and safety of topical mitomycin- c 0.01% versus dexamethazone phosphate 0.1% in patients with refractory vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc). methods: in this double blind randomized clinical trial, patients with refractory vkc were randomly assigned to treatment with topical mitomycin-c 0.01% eye drops (n=27) or dexamethazone phosphate 0.1% (n=27), four times dai...