The concentrations of acetone, isoprene, and pentane in alveolar breath were examined in 50 smokers and 50 nonsmokers by gas chromatography. The baseline pentane in smokers was 0.17 +/- 0.03 nmol/L (mean +/- SE), which was not different from pentane in nonsmokers (0.23 +/- 0.03 nmol/L). There were also no differences between smokers and nonsmokers in the concentrations of acetone and isoprene. ...

The reaction of UCl(4) with sodium N,N-dimethylaminodiboranate, Na(H(3)BNMe(2)BH(3)), in diethyl ether affords the uranium(III) product U(H(3)BNMe(2)BH(3))(3), which has been crystallized as two different structural isomers from pentane and toluene, respectively. The isomer crystallized from pentane is a polymer in which each uranium center is bonded to three chelating H(3)BNMe(2)BH(3)(-) (DMAD...

The formation of pentane and anaerobic metabolites of halothane (2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane and 2-chloro-1,1-difluoroethylene) in a mixture of guinea pig liver microsomes and halothane (2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) in the presence of NADPH was studied by gas chromatography. Under anaerobic conditions, pentane was formed without halothane and was inhibited by oxygen tension. This ...

High-resolution ellipsometry and neutron diffraction measurements have been used to investigate the structure, growth, and wetting behavior of fluid pentane (n-C(5)H(12)) films adsorbed on graphite substrates. We present isotherms of the thickness of pentane films adsorbed on the basal-plane surfaces of a pyrolytic graphite substrate as a function of the vapor pressure. These isotherms are meas...

Multi-resistance to antibiotic therapy and to biocides is becoming increasingly common, which has led to mounting concern worldwide regarding the future use of traditional antimicrobials. Diols or glycols also have antimicrobial effects. Pentane-1,5-diol has low oral toxicity, is essentially non-irritating to the skin and has high antimicrobial activities against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Th...

We describe a method for the collection of expired air and further document the performance of our analytical technique that is used to measure ethane and pentane simultaneously. Four minutes of breathing hydrocarbon-free air before collection effectively removed high concentrations of residual ambient ethane and pentane from the lungs, with washout times up to 30 min resulting in no further re...

The pentane extract of the Peruvian plant Lepidium meyenii (Maca) has been shown to possess neuroprotective activity in vitro and in vivo. The involvement of the endocannabinoid system has been shown to be a possible mechanism of action. Some of the lipophilic constituents of Maca such as the macamides have been reported to possess significant pharmacological properties as shown in cell culture...

Treatment of 3-formylacetylacetone with the amines benzylamine, tert -butylamine and ( S )-methylbenzylamine led to formation corresponding Schiff bases 3-[(benzylamino)methylidene]pentane-2,4-dione, C 13 H 15 NO 2 1 ), 3-[( -butylamino)methylidene]pentan-2,4-dione, 10 17 ) 3-{[( )-benzyl(methyl)amino]methylidene}pentane-2,4-dione, 14 3 ). The molecules all three compounds exist as enamine taut...

The aim of this study was to compare pentane-1,5-diol and propane-1,2-diol used as absorption enhancers for cutaneously administered terbinafine. Fresh human skin samples were placed in a continuous flow diffusion cell with a gel containing terbinafine on top of the skin. Receptor fluid samples were analysed using high - performance liquid chromatography. The quantity of gel remaining on the sk...

For decades, the nitrogene hyperfine coupling constant aN of nitroxides has been applied to probe their environment using EPR. However, the small changes observed (≈2 G from n-pentane to water) with the solvent polarity allow only a qualitative discussion. A stable β-phosphorylated nitroxide exhibiting a small change in aN (≈3 G from n-pentane to water) and a striking change (≈25 G from n-penta...