Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles and Their Impact on the Antioxidant Response and Histology of Indian Major Carp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Labeo rohita</Emphasis>, with Combined Response Surface Methodology Analysis

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles has received considerable attention due to their cost-effective, eco-friendly and medicinal values. In this study, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were synthesised using the aqueous leaf extracts of Piper nigrum. TEM images revealed that the particle is spherical with 20–50 nm in size. Furthermore, to evaluate the toxicity of synthesized Ag NPs, fish Labeo rohita were exposed to two different concentrations (2.5 µg/L as the treatment I and 5 µg/L as treatment II) for 35 days, and antioxidant parameters and histology of gill, liver and kidney were examined. A biphasic response in the activity of glutathione S-transferases (GST) was observed in gill and liver of fish. GST activity in the kidney of fish was significantly increased when compared to control group. Glutathione reductase (GR) activity in organs/tissue of fish were found to be increased while peroxidase (POD) activity was significantly decreased. Histopathological changes such as hyperplasia, proliferation of epithelial cells and fusion of lamellae were observed in both the concentrations. In liver, necrosis, nuclear degeneration and dilation of sinusoids were observed. Subsequently, the representative effects of POD activity were assessed based on the Box–Behnken Equation, 3-D contour plot and ANOVA analysis through response surface methodology analysis.     

Electron-electron interaction and instabilities in one-dimensional metals

The possible instabilities of a 1-dimensional itinerant electron gas are discussed, assuming electron-electron interaction to play the dominant role. As is well known, in the RPA, a 1-dimensional metal is prone to spin density wave (SDW), charge density wave (CDW) and Cooper pair (CP) instabilities. The spin channel decomposition of the irreducible scattering amplitude I is made and the spin channel projections are evaluated in terms of the matrix elements of bare electron-electron interactionV(x) for momenta of interest. It is found that if the bare electron interactionV(x) is repulsive and decreases monotonically with separation, only the SDW instability will occur. If the small separation (x?(2k _F )^?1) part of the interaction is greatly reduced or is made attractive,V(x) is non-monotonic,V _q (q?2k _F ) is negative, and a CDW instability is preferred. A CP instability is possible if the electron interaction is attractive,i.e., if [V _q (0<q<k _F )+V _q (q?2k _F )]<0. The above RPA results serve only as rough indicators, since in general there are important two-electron configurations with two-electron momentum close to zero and with electron hole momentum close to 2k _F , an example being the near Fermi energy configurationk ₁?k _F ,k ₂??k _F ,k ₃??k _F k ₄?k _F . Therefore as pointed out first by Bychkov, Gorkov and Dzhyaloshinskii (BGD), cross channel coupling is especially significant. It is shown that the cross channel coupling is constructive is some cases,eg., exchange of CD fluctuations leads to an effective electron-electron spin singlet attraction and vice-versa. A formalism for studying such effects is set up, and the particular example mentioned above is discussed. An RPA-like approximation is made for the form of the reducible singlet electron hole scattering amplitudeγ _s ^d and the resulting induced Cooper pair attraction is calculated to be $$\begin{gathered} [I_s ^e ]_{ind.} \rho _{{}^\varepsilon F} = [ln(\lambda \beta \omega _c )]^{ - 1} ln\{ [1 + 2\pi ^{ - 1} ln(\lambda \beta \omega _c )^2 ]/ \hfill \\ 1 + [8\pi ^{ - 1} \gamma _s ^d (q = 2k_F )^{ - 1} )^2 ]\} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ where λ=1.14,β=(k _B T)^?1 andω ₀ is an electronic energy cut-off ～ε _F . The induced electron hole attraction due to the exchange of virtual Cooper pairs has a similar expression, but with a factor of (1/4) and withγ _s ^e (q=0) replacingγ _s ^d (q=2k _F ). The induced Cooper pair attraction is seen to be quite large over a broad range of temperatures close to but aboveT _CDW [i.e., aboveT such thatγ _s ^d (q=2k _F )^?1=0]. There is no requirement thatγ _s ^d (q=2k _F ) andγ _s ^e (q=0) become singular at the same temperature, as found by BGD. The BGD prediction is seen to arise from the neglect of real particle hole and particle-particle excitations while calculatingγ _s ^d andγ _s ^e . The effect of impurities, of electron-phonon coupling, of interchain coupling and of interaction between thermal order parameter fluctuations is discussed. The results are then applied to a discussion of the properties of TTF-TCNQ, where it is suggested that a CDW instability occurs becauseV _q (q=2k _F )<0,i.e., because the small separation electron repulsion is strongly reduced by the highly polarizable TTF. Because of substantial interchain coupling, the bulk CDW instability occurs close to the RPA instability temperature. The giant conductivity observed by Colemanet al is attributed to superconductive fluctuations in a 1-dimensional system with large mean field superconductive transition temperatureT _CP ^MF of order 300°K. Such a largeT _CP ^MF is shown to result from the induced Cooper pair attraction due to CD fluctuation exchange.     

OCCURRENCE OF PYRIMIDINE-RICH TRACTS IN ASCITES TUMOR DNA AND THE FORMATION OF UV-INDUCED THYMINE DIMERS

Abstract— Analysis of the distribution of pyrimidine-rich tracts (up to decanucleotides) in ascites tumor DNA revealed that these tracts occur predominantly in repetitive sequence of DNA. UV irradiation of ascites DNA resulted in preferential formation of thymine dimers in the pyrimidine-rich tracts as compared to other regions of DNA.     

Magnetic-Field-Controlled Quantum Critical Points in the Triangular Antiferromagnetic Cs2CuCl4-xBrx Mixed System

The triangular antiferromagnetic Cs₂CuCl_4-xBr_x mixed system is studied by neutron single-crystal diffraction in magnetic field. It shows a rich magnetic phase diagram consisting of four regimes depending on the Br concentration and is characterized by different exchange coupling mechanisms. For the investigated compositions from regime I (0 < x ≤ 1.5), a critical magnetic field B_c is found for a Br concentration x = 0.8 at B_c = 8.10(1) T and for x = 1.1 at B_c = 7.73(1) T and from regime IV (3.2 < x < 4) for x = 3.3 at B_c = 0.99(3) T. For magnetic fields larger than the respective B_c, magnetic superlattice reflections of these compounds are not found. The incommensurate magnetic wave vector q = (0, 0.470, 0) appears below the ordering temperature T_N = 0.51(1) K for Cs₂CuCl_3.2Br_0.8, and q = (0, 0.418, 0) below T_N = 1.00(6) K for Cs₂CuCl_0.3Br_3.7. Neutron diffraction experiments at around 60 mK for x = 3.7 in a magnetic field show the critical magnetic field at B_c = 7.94(16) T and the formation of the second magnetic phase at around 8.5 T depending on the temperature. Inelastic neutron scattering experiments for the compound from regime III (2 < x ≤ 3.2) with x = 2.2 show dynamical correlations at a temperature around 50 mK giving evidence for a spin liquid phase.     

Molecular Recognition of 1,5 Diamino Anthraquinone by <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-tert-butyl-Calix(8)arene

The molecular recognition properties of p-tert-butyl-calix(8)arene with 1,5 -diamino anthraquinone (1,5 DAAQ) were studied by using UV–Visible and Fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. The binding constant was determined by using the Benesi-Hilde brand expression. It was found that the host–guest complex was formed between 1,5 DAAQ and p-tert-butyl- calix(8)arene in the 1:2 Stoichiometry ratio.     

Photodesulfurization of 2,4‐diaryl‐1,2, 4‐triazole‐3‐thiones

Irradiation of triazole thiones in thin‐film reactor furnished the corresponding desulfurized triazoles in good yield. The required triazole thiones were synthesized from the respective acid hydrazide and isothiocyanate. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:269–272, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10140     

Solvatochromic and Preferential Solvation Studies on Schiff Base 1,4-Bis(((2-Methylthio)Phenylimino)Methyl) Benzene in Binary Liquid Mixtures

The solvatochromic behavior of the 1,4-bis(((2-methylthio) phenylimino)methyl) benzene [BMTPMB] in single solvents and binary mixtures were investigated. Fluorescence spectra show the dual emission due to twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) state. The preferential solvation parameters: local mole fraction, X₂^L, solvation index δ_s2, exchange constant K₁₂ were calculated for the binary mixtures, ACN+MEOH, DMSO+CCl₄ and CCl₄+1,2 DCE. The dipole moment ratios between ground and excited states were deduced using the solvatochromic shifts of absorption and fluorescence spectra as a function of dielectric constant (ε), refractive index (n) and it was found to be 1.25.