To fulfill the demands of an ever-increasing population and ensure sustainable development, implementation a bio-economy based on renewable resources is necessary [...]

OBJECTIVE In order to search for metabolic biomarkers of antihypertensive drug responsiveness, we measured >600 biochemicals in plasma samples of subjects participating in the GENRES Study. Hypertensive men received in a double-blind rotational fashion amlodipine, bisoprolol, hydrochlorothiazide and losartan, each as a monotherapy for one month, with intervening one-month placebo cycles. METH...

Clostridium butyricum strains have been considered promising producers of biofuels and biochemicals, such as hydrogen, butanol, butyric acid, and 1,3-propanediol. Here, we present a 4.59-Mb assembly of the genome sequence of DSM 10702 (VPI 3266), a type strain of C. butyricum.

was attributable to the DNA (sperm deoxyribonucleic acid, Lot no. 1701, Nutritional Biochemicals Corp., Cleveland, Ohio) which had been added to Tryptose Agar (Difco) because swarming developed freely on the unsupplemented Tryptose Agar. This observation added an exceptional compound to the numerous substances which are known to interfere with the ability of Proteus sp. to swarm on agar media. ...

BACKGROUND Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide constitute an invaluable resource for monitoring emerging threats and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. We studied the growing number of biochemical tests routinely performed on clinical isolates to explore their value as epidemiological markers. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Microbiology laboratory results from January 2009 throu...

Selective COX-2 inhibitors are most widely used analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs;however, its maximal use is highly associated with various serious abnormal cardiovascularevents. Beraprost sodium (BPS), prostacyclin analogue has been shown to vasodilatory,antiplatelates, anti-inflmmatory, and antioxidant activity. The objective of the present study wasto evaluate the effect of BPS on celec...