Ascorbate levels and redox state, as well as the activities of the ascorbate related enzymes, have been analysed both in the apoplastic and symplastic spaces of etiolated pea (Pisum sativum L.) shoots during cellular differentiation. The ascorbate pool and the ascorbate oxidizing enzymes, namely ascorbate oxidase and ascorbate peroxidase, were present in both pea apoplast and symplast, whereas ...

In solid tumors, HIF1 upregulates the expression of hundreds of genes involved in cell survival, tumor growth, and adaptation to the hypoxic microenvironment. HIF1 stabilization and activity are suppressed by prolyl and asparagine hydroxylases, which require oxygen as a substrate and ascorbate as a cofactor. This has led us to hypothesize that intracellular ascorbate availability could modify t...

The pork was pasteurised in jars 4 formulations: control (C), with the addition of chilli peppers (CHP), sodium ascorbate (SA), and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), stored at 5 °C for 50 days. Although did not slow down lipid oxidation pork, this product had lower lightness higher redness yellowness than other products. It also characterised by lowest hardness chewiness values. Sensory evaluati...

Photosystem I (PSI) is one of the photosynthetic reaction centers that converts light energy into electrical and chemical energy. We report on two different experimental techniques to measure the open and closed circuit photovoltaic properties of PSI reaction centers in an aqueous environment. The combined techniques of atomic force microscopy and scanning surface probe microscopy were used to ...

The modifying effects of antioxidants were examined in a carcinogenesis system after \, V-ililnilvlniinisamiiic treatment. Male F344 rats were given 0.05% V, Vdilnilylnhrosarnmiin their drinking water for 4 wk and then treated with basal diet containing 2% butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), 1% butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) with 7 ppm vitamin K, 0.8% ethoxyquin, 5% sodium L-ascorbate, 57. sodium e...

Sodium ascorbate, an antioxidant, has been reported to have a complex stimulating action on guinea pig ileal longitudinal smooth muscle (3.5-7). Acetylcholine-induced contractions are augmented (3,6) in small concentrations. Larger concentrations inhibit spasmogenic responses induced by acetylcholine, histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (2,3,5), potentiate the effect of DMPP on guinea pig ileum b...

In this paper we present the room temperature synthesis of a novel serie of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles 4a-l by employing the (3+2) cycloaddition reaction of pyrimidinones containing alkyne functions with different model azides in the presence of copper sulphate and sodium ascorbate. To obtain the final triazoles, we also synthesized the major precursors 6-amino-5-cyano-1,4-disubstituted-...

The reactions of various chromate pigments and ascorbate were investigated by an ESR spin trapping technique. Production of Cr(V) was detected directly and productions of very electrophilic reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected via the oxidation of formate. We demonstrated previously that both dissolved oxygen and Cr (V) were essential in the production of ROS in this system, and that ROS ...

As an initial step in the study of the influence of orthodontic force on cellular function in vitro, the effects of centrifugal force on the cytotoxicity induced by various apoptosis inducers were investigated. When human oral squamous cell carcinoma (HSC-2) and human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cell lines were treated with increasing magnitudes of centrifugal force (evaluated by g-value), t...

Intravenous application of high-dose ascorbate is used in complementary palliative medicine to treat cancer patients. Pharmacological doses of ascorbate in the mM range induce cytotoxicity in cancer cells mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), namely hydrogen peroxide and ascorbyl radicals. However, little is known about intrinsic or extrinsic factors modulating this ascorbate-mediated cyto...