Mammary gland involution is the most dramatic example of physiological cell death. It occurs through an initial phase of lysosomal-mediated cell death (LCD) followed by mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis. Zinc (Zn) activates both LCD and apoptosis in vitro. The Zn transporter ZnT2 imports Zn into vesicles and mitochondria and ZnT2-overexpression activates cell death in mammary epithelial cells (M...

Abstract The aim of this work was to investigate the effect full irrigation (FI), pre-veraison water deficit (RDI 1), or post-veraison 2) on growth, yield, and berry quality in container-grown, mature vines cv. Sangiovese grafted onto either 1103P SO4 rootstock over two consecutive growing seasons. Deficit regimes significantly affected vine status both rootstocks before after veraison. Trunk d...

1. Although disrupted parturition and high foetal losses have previously been reported in pregnant rats maintained on zinc-deficient diets this is the first report to differentiate between the effects of reduced Zn intake and the effects of reduced food intake on the outcome of pregnancy in the rat. 2. Rats maintained on a 0.5 mg Zn/kg diet for the last 7 d of gestation or on a 5 mg Zn/kg diet ...

A series of M(PyED)·X (X = 2Cl-, SO42-) pyridine-metalloenediyne complexes [M = Cu(II), Fe(II), or Zn(II)] and their independently synthesized, cyclized analogs have been prepared to investigate their potential as radical-generating DNA-damaging agents. All complexes possess a 1:1 metal-to-ligand stoichiometry as determined by electronic absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Solution s...

Let G be a unital group with a finite unit interval E, let n be the number of atoms in E, and let κ be the number of extreme points of the state spaceΩ(G). We introduce canonical order-preserving group homomorphisms ξ : Zn → G and ρ : G → Zκ linking G with the simplicial groups Zn and Zκ . We show that ξ is a surjection and ρ is an injection if and only if G is torsion-free. We give an explicit...

A rapid and simple procedure was developed for the determination of copper, iron, manganese, and zinc in animal feeds using an identical flow injection spectrophotometric manifold but different chromogenic reagents and different detection wavelengths. Bis(cyclohexanone)oxalydihydrazone, formaldoxime, 1,10-phenanthroline, and xylenol orange were adopted as chromogenic reagents for Cu, Mn, Fe, an...

Y-shaped ZnO nanobelts are fabricated by a simple thermal evaporation method. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) investigation shows that these ZnO nanobelts are crystals with twinned planes {11-21}. Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction studies show that the two sides of twinned nanobelts are O-terminated towards the twinned boundary and Zn-terminated outwards. The two branches of twinned Z...

Zinc-based alloys are emerging as an alternative to magnesium- and iron-based for biodegradable implant applications, due their appropriate corrosion performance biocompatibility. However, localized occurring on the zinc surface, which is generally associated with restricted mass transport at specific surface sites, such in confined crevices, declines mechanical strength can lead failure of mat...

In the present paper, we report crystal structures of four types ([A(1)H][A(2)H]Y, [A(1)H]3[A(2)H]Y2, A(1)H[A(2)H···A(2)]Y, and A(1)H[A(1)H···A(2)]Y) mixed salts containing sulfate anion (Y = SO42−) amino acids A, i.e., sarcosine (Sar), dimethylglycine (DMG), betaine (Bet), β-alanine (β-Ala), l-proline (l-Pro): (β-AlaH)(DMGH)SO4·2H2O (I), (β-AlaH)(BetH)SO4 (II), (β-AlaH)(l-ProH)SO4 (III), (BetH...