Publications by authors named "Francoise Ploye"
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- Louis Ducos du Huron was a pioneer in color photography, developing physical-chemical processes for three-color printing throughout his life.
- This study reviewed his published protocols and utilized advanced IR and X-ray microanalysis on fragments from three artworks to analyze his methods.
- It revealed complex recipes involving various chemicals, confirming the effectiveness of synchrotron spectromicroscopy for studying historical photographs and suggesting its broader application in photographic history.
The final step of melatonin (MLT) synthesis is methylation of N-acetyl-serotonin, with S-adenosylmethionine as a methyl donor provided by a metabolic pathway involving sulfur-containing amino acids (homocysteine and methionine). Remethylation of homocysteine to methionine requires folate. The present study was undertaken to test the influence of folate deficiency on MLT secretion.
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