Health effects of cocoa flavonols depend on their bioavailability, which is strongly influenced by the food matrix and the degree of flavanol polymerization. The effect of milk on the bioavailability of cocoa flavanoids considering phase II metabolites of epicatechin has been the subject of considerable debate. This work studies the effect of milk at the colonic microbial metabolism level of th...

α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) is an immunomodulatory protein expressed by hepatocytes in response to the systemic reaction that follows tissue damage caused by inflammation, infection or trauma. This paper presents the detection of bovine AGP (boAGP) in mammary secretions (colostrum and milk) and mammary gland tissue. Bovine AGP was detected by Western blotting in all the samples analysed, and cou...

This study was conducted with root lesion nematodes Pratylenchus penetrans, P. thornei and neglectus three isolates of Fusarium culmorum culture filtrates (ISP, B4, FC5) in vitro conditions. The were diluted 1/0,1/10, 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/70, 1/80, 90, 1/100 1.5 ml microtubes, 250 µl adult+larvae placed each microtubes that containing different concentrations filtrate 50 μl purified ...

Growth and germination of vegetative cells and endospores of Bacillus cereus were affected by Streptococcus lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Lactobacillus bulgaricus in nonfat milk medium and by salts of organic acids in broth medium. Growth of the lactic acid bacteria was not affected by B. cereus. B. cereus increased rapidly to about 10 CFU/ml when cells were...

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for quantitation of urinary fentanyl was evaluated as a screening tool for detecting abuse of this potent narcotic. The assay was found to have reproducible calibration curves from 0.5 to 10 ng/mL and a limit of detection of 0.5 ng/mL. Interference by proteins, glucose, or pH was negligible. The assay was specific for fentanyl with little cross-react...

The defluoridation of ground water is regarded as one of the key areas of attention among the universal water community. The present investigation deals with fluoride removal from aqueous solution by thermally activated biosorbents prepared from banana (Musa paradisiaca) peel and coffee (Coffea arabica) husk. Fluoride ion selective electrode was used for the determination and monitoring of fluo...

Reactions of a P-N hybrid ligand, N,N-bis(diphenylphosphanylmethyl)-3-aminopyridine (3-bdppmapy), with silver oxysalts including AgNO3, AgOAc, AgBz (Bz = benzoate) and AgSal (Sal = salicylate) under different reaction conditions give rise to seven coordination compounds {[Ag4(μ-η,η-NO3)2(μ-η,η(2)-NO3)2](3-bdppmapy)2}n (1), {[Ag4(μ-η,η(2)-NO3)4](3-bdppmapy)2}n (2), {[Ag2(μ-η(2)-OAc)(μ-η,η(2)-OAc...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the extent of oral clarithromycin absorption in patients during an illness and in health. DESIGN Sequential two-phase prospective study including an acutely ill pneumonia phase (PP) and a subsequent convalescent phase (CP). STUDY POPULATION Patients >/= 18 years old with radiographically confirmed community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who were admitted to the hospita...

Background and Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the optimum conditions for extracting and purifying penicillinase enzyme. The enzyme source was Bacillus licheniformis 6346 obtained from the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology. Materials and Methods: B. licheniformis was cultured in a medium containing mineral salts, nitrogen compounds, and cultured carbon sou...

Nanometer-scale, apolipoprotein-stabilized phospholipid bilayer disk complexes (nanodisks [ND]) harboring the toxic and poorly soluble antileishmanial agent amphotericin B (AMB) were examined for efficacy in treatment of Leishmania major-infected BALB/c mice (Mus musculus). L. major-infected mice were intraperitoneally (i.p.) treated with AMB-ND in 0-, 1-, and 5-mg/kg doses at 24 h, 48 h, and 4...