ABSTRACT Cyanide (KCN) and paraquat (PQ) are very toxic to mitochondria. In this study the toxicity of KCN and PQ in the isolated rat liver mitochondria was determined using the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay and JG-B (Janus green B) assay by multiwell scanning spectrophotometry. JG-B was used not only for the vital staining of mitochondria, but also fo...

purpose: to determine the prevalence of keratoconus (kcn) in patients with mitral valve prolapse (mvp). methods: this descriptive study was conducted on patients with mvp at shahid rajaei hospital during 2003-2004. corneal topography was performed in 392 subjects with absolute mitral valve prolapse based on perloff’s major criteria. orbscan was carried out in suspected kcn cases. results: patie...

Reaction of 25,27-bis-(3-formylphenoxyethoxy)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1) with 20% mole of KCN in ethanol and i-propanol yielded monoethylester (2) (50%) and monoisopropylester (3) (15%). Compound 1 was not oxidized by air in the absence of KCN under reflux. The Cannizzaro reaction of 1 in ethanol using KOH gave bis-alcohol (4), acid-alcohol (5).

Purpose To evaluate and compare corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) in pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD), keratoconus (KCN), and normal eyes using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA). Methods In this retrospective study, corneal biomechanical parameters were measured in patients with PMD (n = 102) and KCN (n = 202) and normal subjects (n = 208) using the ORA. Data, i...

Background Keratoconus (KCN) is a bilateral, progressive, and non-inflammatory disorder in the cornea, which results thinning protrusion of cornea. Objective This study aims to determine effectiveness using pachymetric progression indices (PPIs) grading severity KCN disease. Methods In this study, 76 patients with different stages were enrolled. The was graded according maximum keratometry, cor...

Measurements of respiration were made on intact tissue and mitochondria isolated from soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr. cv ;Corsoy') cotyledons from seedlings of different ages grown in light and darkness. Effects of cyanide (KCN) and salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) on O(2) uptake rates were determined. O(2) uptake was faster in light-grown tissue and was inhibited by both KCN and SHAM in all excep...

Report keratoconus in two patients with a long history of wrestling without any risk factor for corneal ectasia and reviewing the possible pathogenesis. To confirm suspicion of keratoconus, corneal topography was performed using scanning slit topography system and Orbscan. In two wrestlers with the complaint of visual loss in their eyes and IOP raising, corneal topography was performed and de...

PurposeTo introduce the novel parameter of Corneal Contribution to Stress and compare stress distribution patterns between keratoconus normal corneas.DesignProspective, Observational, Cross-sectional StudyParticipantsThe study included 66 eyes 40 subjects diagnosed with (KCN) 155 left from control (NRL) subjects.MethodsTomography was obtained calculate newly proposed (CCS), defined according ho...

Biomass-derived N-doped carbon (BNC) is an important environmental material and widely used in the fields of water purification soil remediation. However, toxicant commonly synthesis process BNC materials have been largely ignored. Herein, we firstly report presence a highly toxic by-product (KCN) activation consequential carbothermal reduction reaction. Because this reaction also regulates N-d...