We studied the effect of the antihyperglycemic glitazones, ciglitazone, troglitazone, and rosiglitazone, on glutamine metabolism in renal tubule-derived Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. Troglitazone (25 microM) enhanced glucose uptake and lactate production by 108 and 92% (both P < 0.001). Glutamine utilization was not inhibited, but alanine formation decreased and ammonium formation inc...

The cheese whey (95% composed of water) is an effluent produced in the industry, which more than 1.5 million tons are generated Spain, constituting a serious environmental problem. process starts with new fermentative/enzymatic technology that totally converts whey, mainly by lactose, proteins, and salts, into fermented product higher added value. This lactic acid bacteria biomass, ammonium lac...

The reaction of cinchonidine (cinchonine)-derived ammonium salts with nitroolefins in the presence of Cs2CO3 to afford optically active isoxazoline N-oxides with excellent ee and high de values has been developed.

Particulate Matter (PM(10)) has been one of the main air pollutants exceeding the ambient standards in most of the major cities in India. During last few years, receptor models such as Chemical Mass Balance, Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF), PCA-APCS and UNMIX have been used to provide solutions to the source identification and contributions which are accepted for developing effective and ef...

In the structure of the title hydrated salt, NH4 (+)·C8H5Cl2O3 (-)·0.5H2O, where the anion derives from (3,5-di-chloro-phen-oxy)acetic acid, the ammonium cation is involved in extensive N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding with both carboxyl-ate and ether O-atom acceptors giving sheet structures lying parallel to (100). The water mol-ecule of solvation lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis and is ...

Transport of phosphorus (P) from agricultural fields to water bodies deteriorates water quality and causes eutrophication. To reduce P losses and optimize P use efficiency by crops, better knowledge is needed of P turnover in soil and the efficiency of best management practices (BMPs). In this review, we examined these issues using results from 10 Swedish long-term soil fertility trials and var...

Simple, efficient and practical CO2 capture method is reported using task-specific ionic liquid (IL) supported onto the amine-functionalized silica gel. The results have been shown that both the capacity and rate of the CO2 absorption notably increase in the supported IL/molecular sieve 4 Å system in comparison of homogeneous IL. Additionally, it has shown that the prepared material is capable ...

Previous studies have indicated that early pregnancy factor (EPF) produced in the pre- and peri-implantation stage of pregnancy appears to consist of inactive components which combine to produce the active species. This is in contrast with EPF produced later in gestation which appears to consist of a single active species. The original studies on ammonium sulphate fractionation of mouse serum a...