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TCI Deutschland GmbH, Germany

TCI Europe N.V. is the European head office of Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of specialised and bulk chemicals. The product portfolio contains more than 22000 products including several thousand products unique to TCI. The majority of these chemicals are manufact more

IHC - I.H. Chempharm GmbH, Germany

Based on more than 18 years experience with Far East IHC was founded in 1992 to serve the needs of different Industrial Branches. Our office in China and the Phillippines is keeping strongest contact to local manufacturers. We are certified DIN ISO 9001:2008 GMP+B3 more

News Vitamins

• Vitamins doing gymnastics: Scientists capture first full image of vitamin B12 in action

  You see it listed on the side of your cereal box and your multivitamin bottle. It's vitamin B12, part of a nutritious diet like all those other vitamins and minerals. But when it gets inside your body, new research suggests, B12 turns into a gymnast.In a paper published in Nature, scientists from th more

• BASF increases prices for calcium D-pantothenate (vitamin B5) and announces routine plant maintenance

  BASF globally increases prices for calcium D-pantothenate (vitamin B5) products for use in human and animal nutrition by € 1.4 per kg (US$ 2.0 per kg, respectively) effective immediately or as existing commitments allow. This increase is necessary to compensate for higher raw material cost, which ha more

• An Ideal Candidate for Sustainable Catalysis

  The development of environmentally friendly and efficient catalysts is a major challenge in the field of chemical research, with the focus now being placed on the search for inexpensive metal catalysts. At the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) in Rostock, Matthias Beller, the first recipient o more

White papers Vitamins

• New Silicone Technologies for Skin Care
  

  In today's competitive skin care market, consumers look for a range of benefits, superior aesthetics and cost effectiveness. In response, formulators strive to create products that are multifunctional, easy to use and effective in small quantities. At the same time, the most successful products deliver benefits that stand out from those of the competition. Creams, lotions and color cosmetics must be easy to spread and comfortable to wear, without feeling tacky or greasy. Silicones have been popular ingredients in skin care products for more than fifty years. These versatile materials are known for their emolliency, wetting and spreading characteristics and ability to provide unique aesthetics. As technology continues to evolve, silicones increasingly offer multifunctional, high performance properties. This article reviews some of the newest silicone technologies available for the formulation of innovative skin care products more

• Characterization of micelles and liposomes using the Eclipse AF4 separation system coupled to a DAWN HELEOS II MALS detector
  

  Micelles and liposomes can serve as vehicles used to solubilize and carry bioactive compounds to their site of action, thus increasing their bioavailability. First experience has been made using vitamins and enzymes as functional food additives. Moreover, micelles could be useful to deliver drugs to a defined site of action, thus reducing frequently occurring side effects of systemic drug administration. Micelles are true nano-materials with a size range of 10 to 30 nm in diameter. Ideally, they should have a narrow size distribution. Furthermore, they have to be stable and should release their active compound only in the target region. Characterization of the micelle suspensions is vital to guarantee these properties and has to cover several aspects. One important point is size distribution, which has to be determined with high resolution more

• 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 Vitamins

• Stabilization of oxidable vitamins by flavonoid-based hydrogels

  Publication date: Available online 9 May 2013 Source:Reactive and Functional Polymers Author(s): Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri , Giuseppe Cirillo , Manuela Curcio , Ilaria Altimari , Nevio Picci , Francesca Iemma This study has the goal to evaluate thestabilityof B complex vitamins, loaded more

• Methyl nutrients, DNA methylation, and cardiovascular disease

  Diet plays an important role in the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. DNA methylation has been implicated as an underlying molecular mechanism that may account for the effect of dietary factors on the development and more

• Tocopherol Activity Correlates with Its Location in a Membrane: A New Perspective on the Antioxidant Vitamin E

  We show evidence of an antioxidant mechanism for vitamin E which correlates strongly with its physical location in a model lipid bilayer. These data address the overlooked problem of the physical distance between the vitamin’s reducing hydrogen and lipid acyl chain radicals. Our combined data from n more

Market studies Vitamins

• 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

• Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (4115) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (HCI) is a fine chemicals producing company. Its other shareholders are MITSUI & CO.,LTD. (35%) and Bayer AG (10%). The company principally engages in manufacturing, processing, and buying and selling of various chemicals for use as raw materials for synthetic resi more

• Omskiy kauchuk OAO (OMKA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Omskiy kauchuk OAO (Omskiy kauchuk ) is a publicly held chemical company engaged in the production of synthetic rubber for the Titan Group CJSC. The company is a part of Titan Group CJSC, a chemical products distributor. The product portfolio of the company includes acetone, butadiene-nitrile rubber more

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