New and High Virulent Pathotypes of Sunflower Downy Mildew () in Seven Countries in Europe.

Downy mildew of sunflower, caused by (Farl.) Berl. et de Toni, is a relevant disease of this crop.

Reliable identification and quantification of anabolic androgenic steroids in dietary supplements by using gas chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry.

The aim of the present research was the identification and quantification of specific anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) and other sterane structured compounds in dietary supplements (DSs). The adulteration of DSs by these compounds is of a particular concern in athletes, because it might lead to a positive doping result. The research was focused on the optimization of a highly sensitive and selective GC-based analytical strategy using triple quadrupole MS as detector.

Measurements for Sulfide-Mediated Inhibition of Myeloperoxidase Activity.

Oxidative stress-alleviating and inflammation-mediatory functions of hydrogen sulfide were reported to be key features of its biological actions. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of these biological observations are not fully understood. In conditions where sulfide was proposed to be protective against oxidative stress- or inflammation-induced tissue damage (e.

Hydrogen Sulfide Abrogates Hemoglobin-Lipid Interaction in Atherosclerotic Lesion.

The infiltration of red blood cells into atheromatous plaques is implicated in atherogenesis. Inside the lesion, hemoglobin (Hb) is oxidized to ferri- and ferrylHb which exhibit prooxidant and proinflammatory activities. Cystathione gamma-lyase- (CSE-) derived HS has been suggested to possess various antiatherogenic actions.

Arthropods dataset from different genetically modified maize events and associated controls.

Arthropods from four genetically modified (GM) maize hybrids (coleopteran resistant, coleopteran and lepidopteran resistant, lepidopteran resistant+herbicide tolerant and coleopteran resistant and herbicide tolerant) and non-GM varieties were sampled during a two-year field assessment. A total number of 363 555 arthropod individuals were collected. This represents the most comprehensive arthropod dataset from GM maize, and together with weed data, is reasonable to determine functional groups of arthropods and interactions between species.

Effects of genetically modified maize events expressing Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1, Cry1F, and CP4 EPSPS proteins on arthropod complex food webs.

Four genetically modified (GM) maize ( L.) hybrids (coleopteran resistant, coleopteran and lepidopteran resistant, lepidopteran resistant and herbicide tolerant, coleopteran and herbicide tolerant) and its non-GM control maize stands were tested to compare the functional diversity of arthropods and to determine whether genetic modifications alter the structure of arthropods food webs. A total number of 399,239 arthropod individuals were used for analyses.

Isolation of Exosomes from Blood Plasma: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Ultracentrifugation and Size Exclusion Chromatography Methods.

Background: Exosomes are emerging targets for biomedical research. However, suitable methods for the isolation of blood plasma-derived exosomes without impurities have not yet been described.

Aim: Therefore, we investigated the efficiency and purity of exosomes isolated with potentially suitable methods; differential ultracentrifugation (UC) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC).

Short-term effects of different genetically modified maize varieties on arthropod food web properties: an experimental field assessment.

There is concern that genetically modified (GM) plants may have adverse affects on the arthropod biodiversity comprising agricultural landscapes. The present study report on a two year field experimental test of whether four different genotypic lines, some are novel with no previous field tests, of GM maize hybrids alter the structure of arthropod food webs that they harbour, relative to non-GM maize (control) that is widely used in agriculture. The different GM genotypes produced either Bt toxins, conferred glyphosate tolerance or a combination of the two traits.

Interactions of hydrogen sulfide with myeloperoxidase.

Background And Purpose: The actions of hydrogen sulfide in human physiology have been extensively studied and, although it is an essential mediator of many biological functions, the underlying molecular mechanisms of its actions are ill-defined. To elucidate the roles of sulfide in inflammation, we have investigated its interactions with human myeloperoxidase (MPO), a major contributor to inflammatory oxidative stress.

Experimental Approach: The interactions of sulfide and MPO were investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance, electronic circular dichroism, UV-vis and stopped-flow spectroscopies.

Chemical aspects of hydrogen sulfide measurements in physiological samples.

Background: Owing to recent discoveries of many hydrogen sulfide-mediated physiological processes, sulfide biology is in the focus of scientific research. However, the promiscuous chemical properties of sulfide pose complications for biological studies, which led to accumulation of controversial observations in the literature.

Scope Of Review: We intend to provide an overview of fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic features of sulfide redox- and coordination-chemical reactions and protonation equilibria in relation to its biological functions.

Polysulfides link H2S to protein thiol oxidation.

Aims: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is suggested to act as a gaseous signaling molecule in a variety of physiological processes. Its molecular mechanism of action was proposed to involve protein S-sulfhydration, that is, conversion of cysteinyl thiolates (Cys-S(-)) to persulfides (Cys-S-S(-)). A central and unresolved question is how H2S-that is, a molecule with sulfur in its lowest possible oxidation state (-2)-can lead to oxidative thiol modifications.

Development of an early-tier laboratory bioassay for assessing the impact of orally-active insecticidal compounds on larvae of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

Early-tier studies are the initial step in the environmental risk assessment of genetically engineered plants on nontarget arthropods. They are conducted in the laboratory where surrogate species are exposed to higher concentrations of the arthropod-active compound than those expected to occur in the field. Thus, early-tier tests provide robust data and allow to make general conclusions about the susceptibility of the surrogate to the test substance.

Dissociation kinetics of open-chain and macrocyclic gadolinium(III)-aminopolycarboxylate complexes related to magnetic resonance imaging: catalytic effect of endogenous ligands.

The kinetics of the metal exchange reactions between open-chain Gd(DTPA)(2-) and Gd(DTPA-BMA), macrocyclic Gd(DOTA)(-) and Gd(HP-DO3A) complexes, and Cu(2+)  ions were investigated in the presence of endogenous citrate, phosphate, carbonate and histidinate ligands in the pH range 6-8 in NaCl (0.15 M) at 25 °C. The rates of the exchange reactions of Gd(DTPA)(2-) and Gd(DTPA-BMA) are independent of the Cu(2+) concentration in the presence of citrate and the reactions occur via the dissociation of Gd(3+)  complexes catalyzed by the citrate ions.

Kinetics of the exchange reactions between Gd(DTPA)2-, Gd(BOPTA)2-, and Gd(DTPA-BMA) complexes, used as MRI contrast agents, and the triethylenetetraamine-hexaacetate ligand.

The kinetics of ligand exchange reactions occurring between the Gd(DTPA), Gd(BOPTA), and Gd(DTPA-BMA) complexes, used as contrast agents in MRI, and the ligand TTHA, have been studied in the pH range 6.5-11.0 by measuring the water proton relaxation rates at 25 °C in 0.

Stability, water exchange, and anion binding studies on lanthanide(III) complexes with a macrocyclic ligand based on 1,7-diaza-12-crown-4: extremely fast water exchange on the Gd3+ complex.

The picolinate-derivative ligand based on the 1,7-diaza-12-crown-4 platform (bp12c4(2-)) forms stable Ln(3+) complexes with stability constants increasing from the early to the middle lanthanides, then being relatively constant for the rest of the series (logK(LnL) = 16.81(0.06), 18.

Lanthanide complexes based on a 1,7-diaza-12-crown-4 platform containing picolinate pendants: a new structural entry for the design of magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.

We have synthesized a new macrocyclic ligand, N,N'-Bis[(6-carboxy-2-pyridyl)methyl]-1,7-diaza-12-crown-4 (H 2bp12c4), designed for complexation of lanthanide ions in aqueous solution. The X-ray crystal structure of the Gd (III) complex shows that the metal ion is directly bound to the eight donor atoms of the bp12c4 ligand, the ninth coordination site being occupied by an oxygen atom of a carboxylate group of a neighboring [Gd(bp12c4)] (+) unit, while the structure of the Lu (III) analogue shows the metal ion being only eight-coordinate. The hydration numbers obtained from luminescence lifetime measurements in aqueous solution of the Eu (III) and Tb (III) complexes suggest an equilibrium in aqueous solution between a dihydrated ( q = 2), ten-coordinate and a monohydrated ( q = 1), nine-coordinate species.