For the first time this study reported the success of using nanocrystalline hexagonal close-packed (hcp) nickel (Ni) modified composite graphite (CG) electrode (hcp-nano Ni/CG) for the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol in alkaline medium (0.1 M KOH). The hcp-nano Ni/CG electrode had an improve response and specificity on the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol over the bare CG. The elec...

For the first time this study reported the success of using nanocrystalline hexagonal close-packed (hcp) nickel (Ni) modified composite graphite (CG) electrode (hcp-nano Ni/CG) for the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol in alkaline medium (0.1 M KOH). The hcp-nano Ni/CG electrode had an improve response and specificity on the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol over the bare CG. The elec...

microscope of cells fixed in 5 % (v/v) glutaraldehyde after 20min incubation with glycerol mono-oleate. Fused cells were discernible by their size; the number of cells involved in fusion was calculated as a percentage of the total cell number in 10-15 fields for each incubation. Although considerable individual variation occurred, statistically significant increases in cell cholesterol concentr...

Phthalocyanines are excellent photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy as they have strong absorbance in the near infra-red region which is most relevant for in vivo activation in deeper tissular regions. However, most phthalocyanines present two major challenges, ie, a strong tendency to aggregate and low water-solubility, limiting their effective usage clinically. In the present study, we ev...

Chronic exposure (24-72 hrs) of pancreatic islets to elevated glucose and fatty acid leads to glucolipoxicity characterized by basal insulin hypersecretion and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Our aim was to determine the mechanism for basal hypersecretion of insulin. We used mono-oleoyl-glycerol (MOG) as a tool to rapidly increase lipids in isolated rat pancreatic ß-cells ...

Abstract The study investigates tert- butoxy alkanols (otherwise defined as polyol butyl ethers) that have vicinal and hydroxy groups in their molecules from the perspective of usability oxygenated additives for motor gasoline. A series propylene glycol mono- ether (PTBE) glycerol di- (di-GTBE) samples were prepared: PTBE by direct acid-catalytic alkylation diols with butanol, di-GTBE epichloro...