The chemical properties of showdomycin, a maleimide type antibiotic, were very similar to, but its biological properties rather different from, those of N-ethylmaleimide. Another maleimide derivative, citraconimide, showed very low reactivity both in chemical and biological reactions compared with the above two compounds. The results of quantitative analyses of cellular sulfhydryl content of Es...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chemical treatments including urea (5%), ammonia (3.5%), calcium hydroxide (4%), sodium hydroxide (5%), sulphuric acid (5%) and hydrogen peroxide (5%) on ph, dm solubility, lignin, silica, phenolic compounds, cellulose and hemicellulose stucture and ruminal degradability of rice straw. after processing, the treated straw was ensiled for 1 mon...

selenium is a metalloid that it is antioxidant characteristics is proved for humans, animals and plants. however, some plants are known as hyper accumulators for selenium and sometimes seems to be useful for growth of some plants. in this paper, we have studied the effect of different selenium concentrations on growth and morpho-physiological characteristics of spinach. seeds of spinach were ge...

The release of a part of the cell coat of Ehrlich ascites cells by chelation with ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid modifies significatively the uptake of various radioactive molecules. This phenomenon seems to be related to a change in the permeabililty of the cell membrane. The chemical analyses of the released material appear to indicate that glycoproteins are involved in that change and that...

The Salton Sea of California lying below sea level in a dcscrt basin, serves as a sump for irrigation water diverted from the Colorado River. The present Sea reached its maximum size and highest surface elevation at the time of its formation in 1907. Due to evaporation at the rate of six feet per year the surface elevation fell from -195 feet to its minimum of -240 feet in 1948, the surface are...

Previous research has identified facial averageness and sexual dimorphism as important factors in facial attractiveness. The averageness and sexual dimorphism accounts provide important first steps in understanding what makes faces attractive, and should be valued for their parsimony. However, we show that they explain relatively little of the variance in facial attractiveness, particularly for...

background and objectives: production and use of fertilizers in common agriculture have been many environmental problems. while the application of organic fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers have a important role in soil fertility, increase quality of production and safety of agricultural ecosystems. pumkin, is an important annual herbaceous plant belongs to the cucurbitaceae family due...