Callitriche cophocarpa — a new rich source of active phenolic compounds

This study was focused on the analysis of the contents (by HPLC-DAD) and antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds of aquatic higher plant Callitriche cophocarpa. The novelty of the work was: 1) the study of the species which is almost unknown in the context of investigations of bio-active compounds and, 2) the application of a unique L-band electron resonance spectroscopy (L-band EPR) to measure antioxidant activity of samples. The results were compared with those obtained for microalgae Chlorella and Spirulina which are widely distributed as the diet supplements. The obtained results are very promising with respect to the freeze-dried material of Callitriche, which revealed both high level of phenolic compounds (33 mg g^?1 dry weight) and antioxidant activity (0.14 g of reduced DPPH· g^?1 dry weight). An isoform of sinapic acid appeared to be the main fraction in this sample. The average content of the total phenolic compounds in Callitriche freeze-dried samples was ca. 43 or 25 times higher than in the case of the Chlorella or Spirulina samples, respectively. These samples showed also 16 times lower scavenging activity in relation to freeze-dried Callitriche material.      

Modular Breath Analyzer (MBA): Introduction of a Breath Analyzer Platform Based on an Innovative and Unique,Modular eNose Concept for Breath Diagnostics and Utilization of Calibration Transfer Methods in Breath Analysis Studies

Exhaled breath analysis for early disease detection may provide a convenient method for painless and non-invasive diagnosis. In this work, a novel, compact and easy-to-use breath analyzer platform with a modular sensing chamber and direct breath sampling unit is presented. The developed analyzer system comprises a compact, low volume, temperature-controlled sensing chamber in three modules that can host any type of resistive gas sensor arrays. Furthermore, in this study three modular breath analyzers are explicitly tested for reproducibility in a real-life breath analysis experiment with several calibration transfer (CT) techniques using transfer samples from the experiment. The experiment consists of classifying breath samples from 15 subjects before and after eating a specific meal using three instruments. We investigate the possibility to transfer calibration models across instruments using transfer samples from the experiment under study, since representative samples of human breath at some conditions are difficult to simulate in a laboratory. For example, exhaled breath from subjects suffering from a disease for which the biomarkers are mostly unknown. Results show that many transfer samples of all the classes under study (in our case meal/no meal) are needed, although some CT methods present reasonably good results with only one class.     

Interferometrische und hydrodynamische Fließprofile,die durch Ausbreitung von Einzelschichten auf Wasser erzeugt werden

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Electric-field-induced symmetry breaking of angular momentum distribution in atoms

We report the experimental observation of alignment to orientation conversion in the 7D3/2 and 9D3/2 states of Cs in the presence of an external dc electric field and without the influence of magnetic fields or atomic collisions. Initial alignment of angular momentum states was created by two-step excitation with linearly polarized laser radiation. The appearance of transverse orientation of angular momentum was confirmed by the observation of circularly polarized light. We present experimentally measured signals and compare them with the results of a detailed theoretical model based on the optical Bloch equations. The effect is odd under time reversal and should be taken into account in ever more sensitive searches for an electron electric dipole moment.     

Synthesis of the enantiomers of the dual function 2‐nitroimidazole radiation sensitizer RB 6145

Short, efficient pathways are described for the synthesis of racemic 2‐nitroimidazole radiation sensitizer RB‐6145 ( 2a ) and each of its corresponding (R)‐ and (S)‐enantiomers ( 2b and 2c , respectively). The synthesis of each enantiomer commences with the appropriate chiral epichlorohydrin and utilizes a novel application of 3‐trimethylsilyl‐2‐oxazolidinone ( 3b ) as a mild, safe surrogate for highly toxic aziridine. The synthesis of the (R)‐enantiomer ( 2b ) has been successfully scaled up to provide multi‐kilo quantities of material for early stage preclinical evaluation.     

Sur les suites de polynomes bornés sur une courbe

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Construction de la fonction analytique effectuant la repr'esentation conforme d'un domaine plan quelconque sur le cercle

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Ausf?llung und Stabilit?t von Kupfer?thylxanthat in hei?en sauren und alkalischen L?sungen

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Molecular interactions at the solid liquid interface with special reference to flotation and solid particle stabilized emulsions

Colloid and Polymer Science - The experiments carried out with a variety of pure surface active agents, employed in flotation of ores as either collectors or frothers, show that (a) long chain...     

Anticancer anilinoacridines. A process synthesis of the disubstituted amsacrine analog CI-921

An improved process for the synthesis of bulk quantities of the clinical amsacrine analog CI-921 is reported. Described also are detailed analytical and spectroscopic data for this agent.