Radical Scavenging Capacity and In Vitro Cytoprotective Effects of Great Salt Lake-Derived Processed Mineral Water.

The Great Salt Lake, located in Utah, USA, is a saltwater lake with no outlet and is surrounded by vast mountains and salt deserts. We aimed to use Great Salt Lake-derived processed mineral water (hereafter termed as GSL-MW) for maintaining oral health. Therefore, we examined its radical scavenging activity as an antioxidant and its cytoprotective effect on human gingival fibroblasts (hGFs).

Mutagenicity assessment of high-power 1.6-THz pulse laser radiation.

The effect of terahertz (THz) radiation has been studied in medicine. However, there is a lack of scientific information regarding its possible mutagenicity. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the mutagenicity of 1.

Metabolic Fate of Orally Ingested Proanthocyanidins through the Digestive Tract.

Proanthocyanidins (PACs), which are oligomers or polymers of flavan-3ols with potent antioxidative activity, are well known to exert a variety of beneficial health effects. Nonetheless, their bioaccessibility and bioavailability have been poorly assessed. In this review, we focused on the metabolic fate of PACs through the digestive tract.

Inhibition of tooth demineralization caused by Streptococcus mutans biofilm via antimicrobial treatment using hydrogen peroxide photolysis.

Objectives: An antimicrobial technique utilizing hydroxyl radicals generated by the photolysis of 3% HO has been developed recently. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of HO photolysis treatment on tooth demineralization caused by Streptococcus mutans biofilm.

Materials And Methods: To induce tooth demineralization, S.

New nitrogen-compounds, penicidones E and F, produced by the fungal strain Oidiodendron sp. FKI-7498.

The nitrogen rule in mass spectrometry was used to search for new nitrogen-compounds from microbial metabolites. During this program, two new nitrogen-containing compounds, penicidones E and F, were discovered from the filamentous fungal strain FKI-7498, which was isolated from soil collected in Tokushima, Japan, and identified as Oidiodendron sp. by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region, including 5.