Publications by authors named "Kasem Abdulmajed"

Background: Heparin is an essential drug used as an anticoagulant. Access to raw material suitable for heparin extraction is critical for creating a viable business opportunity. In Saudi Arabia, large amounts of raw material with potential for heparin extraction are wasted.

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This influence of skin stretching and hair follicle sealing on the delivery of retinyl ascorbate (RA-AsA) to the epidermis was probed in vitro. Porcine ear skin was subjected to stretching by 2 and 4 mm (3.3 and 6.

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The free radical scavenging properties of retinyl ascorbate (RA-AsA) were determined by monitoring the decomposition of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) as a function of time and in comparison with ascorbic acid (AsA), ascorbic acid palmitate (AsA-Pal), retinoic acid (RA), retinol (ROL) and retinol palmitate (Rol-Pal). The rate constant of RA-AsA (mean3+/-SD) was 4.9+/-0.

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A novel synthetic technique was used to synthesise the co-drug retinyl ascorbate (RA-AsA) ester from all-trans-retinyl chloride (RA) and L-ascorbic acid (AsA) suspended in ethanol at low temperature. Its log P, solubility in a Me:PBS, 50/50 at pH 4.8 and degradation constant were determined.

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