this study was done to evaluate the effect of different planting arrangements (square, lozenge and rectangular) and various concentrations of potassium sulfate (k2so4) fertilizer (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg/ha) on yield and essential oils quantitative of calendula officinalis l., a medicinal and ornamental plant. the experiment was done as a factorial in randomized completely blocks design (r.c.b.d...

Chromium selenide (Cr2Se3) nanoparticles were prepared by hydrothermal method from Cr(NO3)3.9H2O and SeCl4 as precursors. These nanoparticles could be produced simply in the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate and polyethylenglycole 600 (PEG600) and 4ml of hydrazine hydrate (N2H4.H2O) at 180 ˚C for different times. By varying the reducing agent to potassium boroh...

Three basement membrane components, laminin, collagen IV, and heparan sulfate proteoglycan, were mixed and incubated at 35°C for 1 h, during which a precipitate formed. Centrifugation yielded a pellet which was fixed in either potassium permanganate for ultrastructural studies, or in formaldehyde for Lowicryl embedding and immunolabeling with protein A-gold or anti-rabbit immunoglobulin-gold. T...

The currently recommended concentrations of aftertreatments containing heavy metals often prevent a textile finisher from meeting effluent discharge regulations. This study involved optimizing the application procedures and concentrations of copper sulfate for copperizing direct dyes on cotton and of tartar emetic (potassium antimony tartrate) for insolubulizing tannic acid on dyed nylon. The r...

The oxidation of elemental sulfur by Thiobacillus thiooxidans was studied at pH 2.3, 4.5, and 7.0 in the presence of different concentrations of various anions (sulfate, phosphate, chloride, nitrate, and fluoride) and cations (potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, and cesium). The results agree with the expected response of this acidophilic bacterium to charge neutralization of colloids by ions...

In this session, Lawrence J. Appel of Johns Hopkins University, who chaired the panel on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for electrolytes and water, presented a brief overview of the DRIs for sodium, potassium, water, and sulfate; covered research recommendations specific to those nutrients; and addressed some related issues concerning the DRI taxonomy, evidence-based medicine and nutrition po...

The dyeing of woolen yarn with eggplant peel, a natural colorant, has been studied. The main coloring component in this natural colorant is anthocyanin, which is an interesting class of dyes in the blue and red area. Eight mordants including alum, copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, potash alum, nickel chloride, zinc sulfate, tin chloride, and potassium dichromate were used for mordanting the ...

Kanamycin production by Streptomyces kanamyceticus ATCC 12853 requires magnesium sulfate and potassium phosphate at concentrations of 0.4 and 1.0 g per liter, respectively. The optimal concentrations of Fe and Zn for production of kanamycin are 0.25 and 0.575 mug/ml, respectively, whereas Mo at 0.04 mug/ml allows maximal cellular growth and antibiotic synthesis. Mn and Ca are without any effect...

Although no amine oxidase could be detected in crude extracts, the enzyme has been purified to apparent homogeneity from Hordeum vulgare seedlings using ammonium sulfate precipitation and chromatography on DEAE cellulose, Hydroxylapatite, and Sephadex G200 columns. Gel filtration experiments indicate a molecular weight of about 150,000. The pH optimum of the enzyme was found to be 7.5 in potass...