BACKGROUND Genz-644470 is a new, nonabsorbed phosphate binding polymer. In an in vitro competitive phosphate binding assay, Genz-644470 bound significantly more phosphate per gram than sevelamer. As a consequence, this clinical study evaluated the ability of Genz-644470 to lower serum phosphorus in patients on hemodialysis and compared serum phosphorus lowering of Genz-644470 with sevelamer car...

An ionic liquid "reagent" bearing a succinimidyl activated ester is reported that can be used to synthesize a variety of small molecule and macromolecular ionic liquids. In addition, the ionic liquid reagent was used to modify lysozyme, and the protein retained its structure and function after modification. This study describes a facile and reliable route to new ionic liquid compositions.

Our objective was to study the properties of the carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFDA-SE) and the methodology of cell labeling using CFDA-SE fluorescent dye. First, we analyzed the kinetics of CFDA-SE fluorescent dye intensity over time. Second, we determined the optimal concentration of CFDA-SE fluorescent dye for cell labeling. Third, we tested the toxicity of CFDA-SE fluores...

Cat # Product Name Unit Size S-7563 SYBR Green I nucleic acid gel stain *10,000X concentrate in DMSO* ............................................................................................................... 500 μL S-7567 SYBR Green I nucleic acid gel stain *10,000X concentrate in DMSO* ..........................................................................................................

The effect of alkalinity on nitrifying biofilm activity was determined by collecting 21-day-old biofilm samples from the top of a full-scale nitrifying trickling filter and evaluating bench-scale nitrate plus nitrite generation rates at (1) various initial carbonate alkalinity concentrations and (2) with four types of available alkalinity: carbonate only, phosphate only, phosphate plus hydroxid...

Crystals of magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) and periclase (MgO) in Fe-Mg-Ca carbonate in the Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 were studied by using transmission electron microscopy to understand their origin and evaluate claims that the magnetites were made by Martian microorganisms. In magnesian carbonate, periclase occurs as aggregates of crystals (grain size approximately equal to 3 nm) that are pr...

The application of a linear algebraic method to the potentiometric titration of a mixture of tartaric and citric acids and sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate (previously treated with strong acid), permits the determination of the concentration of each individual acid and the total equivalent of carbonate in antacids. It is also possible to determine individual concentrations of sodi...

A method is described for the determination of total carbonate by means of acoustic emission. Acoustic signals are generated from effervescence of carbon dioxide when aqueous samples containing carbonate or hydrogencarbonate are acidified. Two approaches are evaluated. The first involves direct mixing of carbonate and acid streams in a flow system. Detection limits around 0.1 M are observed wit...

The feasibility of calcium carbonate cements involving the recrystallisation of metastable calcium carbonate varieties has been demonstrated. Calcium carbonate cement compositions presented in this paper can be prepared straightforwardly by simply mixing water (liquid phase) with two calcium carbonate phases (solid phase) which can be easily obtained by precipitation. An original cement composi...

definition of carbonate sediments to include those containing more than SO per cent carbonate minerals, many new parameters can be studied and new and useful information can be incorporated in studies of carbonate rocks. It is obvious that, by enlarging the definition, consideration of insoluble residues and stratigraphic associations is possible. Further, the geographic range of carbonate sedi...