Inhibition of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma respiration by aqueous extracts of oxidized linoleic or linolenic acid (aqueous emulsions UV-irradiated, 90 min) was associated entirely with relatively involatile compounds which were both thiobarbituric acid (TBA)-reactive and peroxidase-reactive. Inhibitory compounds were heat stable and migrated in thin-layer chromatography with aldehydes, "hydroperox...

The regularities of the change concentration microorganisms and water-soluble organic compounds in polluted water conditions cavitation treatment influence amount biological pollution on value chemical oxygen consumption are investigated.

Filamentous Cercospora fungi are resistant to photosensitizing compounds that generate singlet oxygen. C. nicotianae photosensitizer-sensitive mutants were restored to full resistance by transformation with SOR1 (Singlet Oxygen Resistance 1), a gene recovered from a wild-type genomic library. SOR1 null mutants generated via targeted gene replacement confirmed the requirement for SOR1 in photose...

The role of microorganisms in the cycling of sedimentary organic carbon is a crucial one. To better understand relationships between molecular composition of a potentially bioavailable fraction of organic matter and microbial populations, bacterial and archaeal communities were characterized using pyrosequencing-based 16S rRNA gene analysis in surface (top 30 cm) and subsurface/deeper sediments...

Organoselenium compounds have recently been the experimentalists' delight due to their broad applications in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and material sciences. Selenium atom replacement of carbonyl oxygen the...

gem-dihydroperoxides as nearly stable peroxidic derivatives of aldehydes and ketones are known important intermediates in synthesis of anti-malaria drugs. also, because containing high concentration of peroxidic oxygen, recently, some of these compounds have been used as solid, efficient and powerful oxidants in many oxidation organic reactions. generally, these compounds are synthesized via pe...

Glycation is a protein modification, which results in a change in a protein structure. Glycation is believed to be the etiology of various age-related diseases such as diabetes mellitus and Alz-heimer’s disease (AD). Activation of microglia and resident macrophages in the brain by glycated proteins with subsequent oxidative stress and cytokine release may be an important factor in the progressi...

Research at APL has been directed at understanding energy transfer events taking place after laser excitation of photosensitive compounds in condensed media. In particular, optical means have been developed for the detection of electronically excited molecular oxygen (singlet oxygen) resulting from a favored energy transfer from the sensitizer triplet state. Oxygen excited in this manner is tho...

Background: Free radicals and reactive oxygen species(ROS) are the most important factors in formation of oxidative stress reaction. Now, radical damage has been suggested to contribute to a wide variety of diseases such as Alzheimer, atherosclerosis and cancer. Transition metal ions in the presence of the various biomolecules produce these active compounds. The aim of this study is introducing...

The lifespan of organic coatings is reduced in outdoor applications by attacks of solar radiation, oxygen and atmospheric pollutants. Degradation of coating and recoating introduce pollutants into the environment. For solvent base coatings like alkyd paints volatile organic compounds (VOC) are main source of pollution. Undesirable mechanical, physical and chemical consequences of the resulting ...