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Bone and faecal minerals and scanning electron microscopic assessments of femur in rats fed phytic acid extract from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Phytic acid was extracted from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and fed to Wistar rats with or without zinc for 3 weeks. Animals were then sacrificed and bone and faecal minerals were assessed. The ultra-structure ...
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Testing for the presence of magnetite in the upper-beak skin of homing pigeons
We carried out magnetic and nonmagnetic experiments on fresh, upper-beak skin tissue samples isolated from six pairs of homing pigeons to test whether the tissue contains magnetite particles. Results of (1) ro...
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In vitro availability of some essential minerals in commonly eaten processed and unprocessed Caribbean tuber crops
The levels of three essential minerals Ca, Fe and Mg and the extent of their availability were assessed in four commonly eaten Caribbean tuber crops [dasheen (Xanthosoma spp.), Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum), s...
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Competitive reactions of a ruthenium arene anticancer complex with histidine, cytochrome c and an oligonucleotide
The ruthenium arene anticancer complex [(η6-bip)Ru(en)Cl][PF6] (1) (bip is biphenyl, en is ethylenediamine) reacted slowly with the amino acid L-histidine (L-His) in aqueous solution at 310 K. Two L-His adducts o...
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In vitro study of alginate–chitosan microcapsules: an alternative to liver cell transplants for the treatment of liver failure
The application of alginate–chitosan (AC) microcapsules to liver cell transplantation has not been previously investigated. In the current in vitro study, we have investigated the potential of AC microcapsules fo...
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Stability of microbial lipase in alcoholysis of fish oil during repeated enzyme use
The applications of enzymatic alcoholysis of cod liver oil for preparing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid was investigated. Lipase CES and lipase PS-10 from Pseudomonas sp. catalyzed the alcoholysis of fish oil...
