The increasing of multidrug resistance in bacterial associated infections has impaired the current antimicrobial therapy and it forces the search for other alternatives. In this study, we aimed to find the in vitro antibacterial activity of seed coat of Trachycarpus fortunei against a panel of clinically important bacterial species. Ethanolic extracts of target tissues were fractionated through...

The chemistry surrounding the pyrolysis of N,NЈ-ethylenebisstearimide (EBS) compacted with iron powder is described for the first time. Heat treatment is carried out in a 5 vol pct hydrogen atmosphere (balance nitrogen) over the 100 °C to 850 °C range. The exhaust from the furnace is monitored by Fourier transform infrared and dispersive ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy; condensable material...

Surfactant molecules, known as organic friction modifiers (OFMs), are routinely added to lubricants reduce and wear between sliding surfaces. In macroscale experiments, generally decreases the coverage of OFM molecules on surfaces increases; however, recent nanoscale experiments with sharp atomic force microscopy (AFM) tips have shown increasing friction. To elucidate origin these opposite tren...

The methanolic fruit extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera was analyzed for the presence phytocompounds, their bioactivity, functional groups involved in this activity, and its amino acid profile using standard procedures. Phytochemicals such as tannins, phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids were identified being highly present. Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis 16 bioactive compound...