objective(s): crocin, as the main carotenoid of saffron, has shown anti-tumor activity both in vitro and in vivo. crocin might interact with cellular proteins and modulate their functions, but the exact target of this carotenoid and the other compounds of the saffron have not been discovered yet. microtubular proteins, as one of the most important proteins inside the cells, have several functio...

introduction: detection of caries lesions on approximal surfaces of posterior teeth is difficult, since wide contact points hamper direct visual inspection. due to the importance of the early detection of dental caries, the aim of this study is to compare the performance of different methods (visual, bitewing radiography and diagnodent) in detecting approximal caries in primary molars. methods:...

abstract planting of olive (olea europaea l.) tree due to salt and drought tolerance and ever green habit increasingly is considered in urban landscape in recent years. the low resistance to cold has been a major problem in using this tree in temperate and cold zones. so, determination of frost resistance cultivars is one of the important measures for use of this tree in urban landscape. to eva...

conclusion fm is more sensitive than zn for diagnosis of tb. however, since fm is more sensitive and rapid, using this method in clinical laboratories with large specimen numbers is recommended. results a total of 102 out of 920 study subjects had pulmonary tb, of them 68 (66.66%) patients were smear positive by either staining method while others were smear negative. the proportion of positive...

abstract extensive application of atrazine and its toxicity in environmental has attracted researcher attention for finding new degradation methods to this organic pollutant. biodegradation is one of most effective methods for removing atrazine. due to the importance of atrazine herbicide as an organic pollutant, a design carried out at factorial experiment in completely randomized design with ...

objective: with consideration of lethal effects of aflatoxins specially b1 on human health. estimation of aflatoxin-albumin adduct, as an important marker of aflatoxin exposure, seems essential. the aim of this study is optimization of hplc-fluorescence method for measurement of this important marker in blood serum. materials and methods: in this study, blood serum of three groups of rats as a...

a validated hplc method was developed to determine doxorubicin concentration in a small volume of rat plasma (60 µl) with convenient fluorescence detection. sample preparation includes a simple one-step liquid-liquid extraction using minimum amount of organic solvent, with extraction recoveries more than 95%. the analysis was accomplished using perfectsil c18 column maintained at 35 °c and a mo...

The interaction between propranolol (PROP) and human serum albumin (HSA) was studied in the presence of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP). DMMP is usually considered as a simulant for chemical warfare agents (CWAs). For this purpose fluorescence quenching, resonance light scattering (RLS), synchronous, three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation were emplo...

a novel podand based anion receptor bearing benzimidazole motifs as recognition sites was designed and synthesized by reaction of 1,7-bis(2'-methylbenzoate)-1,4,7-trioxaheptane and phenylenediamine. the binding properties of anionic guest with this receptor were studied using uv-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. these studies revealed that this receptor exhibit selective recognition towards f- ...

salinity is one of major stresses which can severely limit plant production, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. the present study was carried out to evaluate the impact of salinity stress on some physio-biochemical parameters in nitre bush plants (nitraria schoberi). thus, an experiment was carried out under natural conditions and salinity stress was induced by a combination of diffe...