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• BASF celebrates anniversary of Minden site

  What do caffeine, theophylline and ephedrine have in common? All three active pharmaceutical ingredients are manufactured in the world's largest plants at BASF's Minden site. Numerous guests were invited to attend the on-site 75th anniversary celebration incorporating a tour of the production plants more

• Cadmium: New challenge for food safety?

  Cadmium is not wanted in food as it can damage health. In January 2009 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a new guidance value for the lifelong tolerable weekly intake of the heavy metal. The new value of 2.5 µg per kilogram body weight is far lower than the previous value of 7 µg more

• Progress toward artificial tissue?

  For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature. However, the tissue in our bodies has a combination of traits that are very hard to recreate in synthetic materials: It is both soft and very to more

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• ORAC Assay Performed on the POLARstar Omega and PHERAstar FS microplate reader
  

  In all oxygen consuming cells, metabolism and oxidative stress generate several intermediates and byproducts that are collectively known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS are necessary intermediates in the human body, but they are also involved in the aging process and in the development of many degenerative diseases, including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Herein we describe the determination of the antioxidant capacity of different fruit juices using the ORAC assay; a standardized method that uses Trolox®, a water-soluble analogue of vitamin E, as a standard substance more

Publications Cardiovascular Disease

• Dysregulated Autophagy Contributes to Podocyte Damage in Fabry’s Disease

  by Max C. Liebau, Fabian Braun, Katja Höpker, Claudia Weitbrecht, Valerie Bartels, Roman-Ulrich Müller, Susanne Brodesser, Moin A. Saleem, Thomas Benzing, Bernhard Schermer, Markus Cybulla, Christine E. Kurschat Fabry’s disease results from an inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism that is more

• Molecules, Vol. 18, Pages 5814-5857: Vasodilator Compounds Derived from Plants and Their Mechanisms of Action

  The present paper reviews vasodilator compounds isolated from plants that were reported in the past 22 years (1990 to 2012) and the different mechanisms of action involved in their vasodilator effects. The search for reports was conducted in a comprehensive manner, intending to encompass those metab more

• Sensors, Vol. 13, Pages 6524-6541: Mobile Monitoring and Reasoning Methods to Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases

  With the recent technological advances, it is possible to monitor vital signs using Bluetooth-enabled biometric mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets or electric wristbands. In this manuscript, we present a system to estimate the risk of cardiovascular diseases in Ambient Assisted Living envir more

Market studies Cardiovascular Disease

• Production situation and future development of niacin in China

  Niacin is also known as Vitamin B3, including nicotinamide and nicotinic acid. Both of them play the same physiological role. In China, the content of nicotinamide accounts for 90% in Vitamin B3. In the 1960s, China began to produce niacin, but the niacin output was not high due to the inadequate s more

• KPX FINE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD (025850) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  KPX FINE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD (KPX) is a Korean based chemical company which is engaged in the production of toluene diisocyanates (TDIs). The various TDIs offered by the company are used in flexible foams, footwear, furniture, automobiles, toys, and mattresses, as well as in automotive interiors. The c more

• Production & Market of Glyoxalic Acid in China - second edition

  Glyoxalic acid is a kind of basic organic chemical material. Bourbonal and vanillin, made of glyoxalic acid, are widely used in the flavoring agent and fixative of cosmetics, essence of daily-use chemicals. Allantoin, another downstream product for glyoxalic acid, is used as healer for wound, additi more

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