Explorative Image Analysis of Methylene Blue Interactions with Gelatin in Polypropylene Nonwoven Fabric Membranes: A Potential Future Tool for the Characterization of the Diffusion Process.

This manuscript explores the interaction between methylene blue dye and gelatin within a membrane using spectroscopy and image analysis. Emphasis is placed on methylene blue's unique properties, specifically its ability to oscillate between two distinct resonance states, each with unique light absorption characteristics. Image analysis serves as a tool for examining dye diffusion and absorption.

Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors from (Wall.) Decne.

Nine bioactive compounds, including one new dihydroisocoumarin glycoside, 3-thunberginol C 6---D-glucopyranoside (), were isolated by chromatographic separation from the fruits of the Vietnamese medicinal plant (Wall.) Decne. 3-thunberginol C 6---D-glucopyranoside was determined as a mixture of boat-like conformers based on NMR evidence and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Changes in soil characteristics and C dynamics after mangrove clearing (Vietnam).

Of the blue carbon sinks, mangroves have one of the highest organic matter (OM) storage capacities in their soil due to low mineralization processes resulting from waterlogging. However, mangroves are disappearing worldwide because of demographic increases. In addition to the loss of CO fixation, mangrove clearing can strongly affect soil characteristics and C storage.

Chemical constituents of Miliusa balansae leaves and inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 cells.

Methanolic extract of Miliusa balansae Finet et Gagnep exerts an anti-inflammatory effect via inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Three new megastigmane glycosides, milbasides A-C (1-3), together with fifteen known compounds (4-18), were isolated from the active fraction.