Oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) has been suggested to play a casual role in human atherosclerosis, and prevention of LDL oxidation may be an effective strategy to prevent or slow the progression of this disease. It is important, therefore, to identify the factors that determine LDL's susceptibility to oxidation. We have analyzed 62 human LDL samples for content of antiox...

Costus speciosus (Koen) J.E. Sm. plant and its extracts are used for treatment of fever, snake bites, jaundice, and as a purgative, astringent and antibacterial agent. In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate in vitro antioxidant activity of different extracts of this plant by DPPH radical scavenging activity, total antioxidant capacity, nitric oxide scavenging activity, ion c...

Costus speciosus (Koen) J.E. Sm. plant and its extracts are used for treatment of fever, snake bites, jaundice, and as a purgative, astringent and antibacterial agent. In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate in vitro antioxidant activity of different extracts of this plant by DPPH radical scavenging activity, total antioxidant capacity, nitric oxide scavenging activity, ion c...

Growth is an integrative trait that responds to environmental factors and is crucial for plant fitness. A major environmental factor influencing plant growth is nutrient supply. In order to explore this relationship further, we quantified growth-related traits, ion content, and other biochemical traits (protein, hexose, and chlorophyll contents) of a recombinant inbred line population of Arabid...

Factors affecting the astaxanthin production by a unicellular green alga, Haematococcus pluvialis UTEX 16, were evaluated with sequential fractional factorial design. To simulate an actual production mode, a two-stage process was adapted for astaxanthin production: the alga was first cultivated under vegetative growth conditions, and then astaxanthin production was induced by applying various i...

Crystal structure determinations on the uranyl ion complexes [H2N(CH3)2]2[UO2(bpdc)2], (1), (bpdc = 2,2′-bipyridine-3,3′-dicarboxylate), [pyH]2[UO2(btfac)(NO3)2](NO3), (2), (btfac 1-phenyl-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dionate), [H2dabco][UO2(nta)]2·3H2O, (3), (dabco 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; nta nitrilotriacetate) and [Ni(cyclam)UO2(edta)].2H2O, (4), (cyclam 1,4,8,11-tetrazacyclotetradecane; ...