Publications by authors named "Kamil Szymczak"

The study aimed to select apple varieties suitable for allergy sufferers and people with diabetes. The total polyphenol content, sugar content, acidity, and antioxidant activity of the apple fruit juices were determined using spectrophotometric techniques. The allergenic content in the apple juices was also measured.

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Apples are among the most consumed fruits worldwide. They serve as an excellent source of compounds that have a positive impact on human health. While new varieties of apples are being developed, numerous varieties have been forgotten.

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Gray mold caused by causes significant losses in tomato crops. infection may be halted by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which may exhibit fungistatic activity or enhance the defense responses of plants against the pathogen. The enhanced VOC generation was observed in tomato ( L.

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In the present study, TRS 106 decreased grey mould disease caused by in tomato plants ( L.) by enhancing their defense responses. Generally, plants belonging to the 'Remiz' variety, which were infected more effectively by than 'Perkoz' plants, generated more reactive molecules such as superoxide (O) and peroxynitrite (ONOO), and less hydrogen peroxide (HO), S-nitrosothiols (SNO), and green leaf volatiles (GLV).

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The use of monoamine oxidases (MAOs) in amine oxidation is a great example of how biocatalysis can be applied in the agricultural or pharmaceutical industry and manufacturing of fine chemicals to make a shift from traditional chemical synthesis towards more sustainable green chemistry. This article reports the screening of fourteen Antarctic fungi strains for MAO activity and the discovery of a novel psychrozyme MAOP3 isolated from the sp. P3.

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Background: The use of a combination of different drugs in postoperative analgesia extends the time of analgesia, makes it more efficient and allows the use of lower drug doses, which leads to less risk of side effects and drug dependence. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an HPLC method to determine the stability of fentanyl citrate and bupivacaine hydrochloride mixtures in standard infusion solutions of 0.9% sodium chloride and 5% glucose.

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