Comparing monolithic and fused core HPLC columns for fast chromatographic analysis of fat-soluble vitamins by Kurdi Said El, Muaileq Dina Abu, Alhazmi Hassan A., Bratty Mohammed Al, Deeb Sami El

“…Application of three fused core columns offered comparable separations of retinyl palmitate, DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, cholecalciferol and menadione in terms of elution speed and separation efficiency. …”
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Borneol, a Bicyclic Monoterpene Alcohol, Reduces Nociceptive Behavior and Inflammatory Response in Mice by Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida, Grasielly Rocha Souza, Juliane Cabral Silva, Sarah Raquel Gomes de Lima Saraiva, Raimundo Gonçalves de Oliveira Júnior, Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans, Rosana de Souza Siqueira Barreto, Leonardo Rigoldi Bonjardim, Sócrates Cabral de Holanda Cavalcanti, Lucindo José Quintans Junior

“…Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities were studied by measuring nociception by acetic acid, formalin, hot plate, and grip strength tests, while inflammation was prompted by carrageenan-induced peritonitis. …”
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Effect of Glycine on Lead Mobilization, Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress, and Hepatic Toxicity in Rats by Yolanda Alcaraz-Contreras, Lourdes Garza-Ocañas, Katya Carcaño-Díaz, Xóchitl Sofía Ramírez-Gómez

“…Male Wistar rats were exposed to 3 g/L lead acetate in drinking water for 5 weeks and treated thereafter with glycine (100 and 500 mg/kg, orally) once daily for 5 days or glycine (1000 mg/kg, orally) once daily for 28 days. …”
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Influence of Lead on the Interpretation of Bone Samples with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy by Abdolhamed Shahedi, Esmaeil Eslami, Mohammad Reza Nourani

“…The bone samples were prepared from the thigh of laboratory rats, which consumed 325.29 g/mol lead acetate having 4 mM concentration in specified time duration. …”
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Changes in the Physicochemical Quality Characteristics of Cabbage Kimchi with respect to Storage Conditions by Su-Yeon You, Ji-Su Yang, Sung Hyun Kim, In Min Hwang

“…The order of organic acids was lactic acid > acetic acid > citric acid > malic acid > succinic acid > oxalic acid > fumaric acid. …”
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Bioprospecting for Isoetes cangae Endophytes with Potential to Promote Plant Growth by Danielle Silveira Santos, Paula Veronesi Marinho Pontes, Analy Machado de Oliveira Leite, Aline Lemos Ferreira, Mariana de Souza, Thainá dos Santos Silva Araujo, Henrique Fragoso dos Santos, Guilherme Correa de Oliveira, José Augusto Bitencourt, Allysson Buraslan Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Lemes Martins, Francisco De Assis Esteves

“…The bioprospecting of potentially growth-promoting endophytes required the following steps to be taken: isolation of endophytic colonies, molecular identification by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, and evaluation of the bacterial potential for nitrogen fixation, production of indole acetic acid and siderophores, as well as phosphate solubilization and mineralization. …”
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A Simple and Sensitive HPLC Method for Simultaneous Analysis of Nabumetone and Paracetamol in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Prafulla Kumar Sahu, M. Mathrusri Annapurna, Dillipkumar Sahoo

“…The method was based on RP-HPLC separation and quantitation of the two drugs on hypersil C-18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm) using a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.05% aqueous acetic acid (70:30v/v) at flow rate of 1 mL min-1. …”
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Annealing Heat Treatment of ZnO Nanoparticles Grown on Porous Si Substrate Using Spin-Coating Method by K. A. Eswar, J. Rouhi, H. F. Husairi, M. Rusop, S. Abdullah

“…In order to prepare PSi, electrochemical etching was employed to modify the Si surface. Zinc acetate dihydrate was used as a starting material in ZnO sol-gel solution preparation. …”
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Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Hot Tack Measurements of Thin Sealant Films by Kenneth R. Berger, Matthew Knoelke, Bruce Welt

“…A generally well-behaved ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sealant on a high density polyethylene (HDPE) film was used for these tests. …”
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Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitiory activity of Cercis chinensis flowers by Juanjuan Zhang, Li Zhou, Lili Cui, Zhenhua Liu, Jinfeng Wei, Wenyi Kang

“…Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitiory active compounds of Cercis chinensis flowers were investigated with bio-assay guiding method. Ethyl acetate fraction (CLEa) and n-butanol fraction (CLBu) exhibited antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitiory activity in vitro, and the corresponding active fractions, EaFr.3, EaFr.5 and BuFr.1, exhibited higher antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitiory activity than those of other fractions. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Cross Linked Biopolyesters from Olive Oil as Eco-friendly Biodegradable Materials by J. Shakina, K. Sathiya Lekshmi, G. Allen Gnana Raj

“…The cross linked biopolyesters were prepared by treating o-PTF of olive with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate. The cross linked biopolyesters were evaluated for spectral properties (FT IR), cross linked density, thermal properties, mechanical properties and biodegradation. …”
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Rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of strong aroma base liquor based on SPME-MS combined with chemometrics by Zongbao Sun, Junkui Li, Jianfeng Wu, Xiaobo Zou, Chi-Tang Ho, Liming Liang, Xiaojing Yan, Xuan Zhou

“…CARS-PLS model showed a greater advantage in the quantitative analysis of ethyl acetate, ethyl butyrate, ethyl caproate, and ethyl lactate. …”
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Lauric-α-linolenic lipids modulate gut microbiota, preventing obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation in high-fat diet mice by Ying Huang, Wangxin Liu, Xianliang Luo, Minjie Zhao, Jing Wang, Sami Ullah, Wei Wei, Fengqin Feng

“…Furthermore, ALSL therapy increased the levels of acetic acid, propionic acid, and total short-chain fatty acids. …”
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Epoxidation of cyclopentene by a low cost and environmentally friendly bicarbonate/peroxide/manganese system by Beatriz Hincapie, Sandra M Llano, Hector F Garces, Diego Espinal, Steven L Suib, Luis J Garces

“…Unlike previous reports on epoxidation of different substrates, additives like sodium acetate and salicylic acid did not improve the selectivity to cyclopentene oxide. …”
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Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Hot Tack Measurements of Thin Sealant Films by Kenneth R. Berger, Matthew Knoelke, Bruce Welt

“…A generally well-behaved ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sealant on a high density polyethylene (HDPE) film was used for these tests. …”
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Effect of dehydration of Syrah grape berries on the aging potential of fortified sweet wines in Ningxia of China by Xiaoxi Zhang, Kaixian Wang, Qun Wang, Zhenan Shi, Hélder Oliveira, Nuno Mateus, Fuliang Han

“…Compared with the control wine (CK), dehydration significantly raised the sugar, organic acids and acetic esters content of G20 and G40 wines (made by 20 % and 40 % weight loss grapes). …”
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Glycerol Enhances the Antifungal Activity of Dairy Propionibacteria by Helena Lind, Anders Broberg, Karin Jacobsson, Hans Jonsson, Johan Schnürer

“…These bacteria can ferment glucose, lactic acid, and glycerol into propionic acid, acetic acid, and carbon dioxide. …”
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Heredabilidad, correlaciones genéticas, análisis de sendero e índices de selección en una población de girasol (Helianthus annuus) de la EEA INTA Pergamino by M. Dominguez, J. Gonzalez

“…La aplicación de estrategias de selección sobre esta población permitiría lograr avances en el mejoramiento de caracteres relacionados con rendimiento de aquenio y contenido de aceite.…”
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Integrating in vitro and in silico techniques for evaluating the antioxidant activity of Chrysanthemum indicum L by Fatimawali, Billy J. Kepel, Linda W. A. Rotty, Trina E. Tallei, Fahrul Nurkolis

“…Nevertheless, the precise mechanism underlying its efficacy remains poorly understood. In this study, the antioxidant potential of chrysanthemum flower ethanol extract was investigated by assessing its ability to inhibit 2,2-dyphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals. …”
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Gemessenes Wandern. Zur performativen Umsetzung von Tempo-Taktart-Korrespondenzen in Schuberts Winterreise by Kilian Sprau

“…Insgesamt werden Interpretationsanalysen zu acht solchen Liedpaaren aus der Winterreise vorgelegt, und zwar auf der Basis von Tempomessungen von 64 Gesamteinspielungen des Zyklus. …”
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