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Improvement of yield and quality of two .

Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology

Alessa O, Najla S, Murshed R.
PMID: 28878507
Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2017 Jul;23(3):693-702. doi: 10.1007/s12298-017-0453-8. Epub 2017 Jun 09.

The effects of different fertilizers [the control with no fertilizer (C), inorganic fertilization (I), combined inorganic and organic fertilizer (IOHumax1) and (IOHumax2)] on yield and nutrients contents of two spinach varieties ("Balady and Virofly") were investigated. Significant effects of...

Rapid Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of Non-Olivine Cmcm Polymorphs of LiMPO4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) at Low Temperature and Pressure.

Inorganic chemistry

Assat G, Manthiram A.
PMID: 26428928
Inorg Chem. 2015 Oct 19;54(20):10015-22. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01787. Epub 2015 Oct 02.

Lithium transition-metal phosphates, LiMPO4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni), have attracted significant research interest over the past two decades as an important class of lithium ion battery cathode materials. However, almost all of the investigations thus far...

Solvent-free synthesis of crystalline metal phosphate oxalates with a (4,6)-connected fsh topology.

Inorganic chemistry

Luan L, Li J, Chen C, Lin Z, Huang H.
PMID: 26375381
Inorg Chem. 2015 Oct 05;54(19):9387-9. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01569. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

Two new organically templated manganese phosphate oxalates were synthesized under solvent-free conditions. They have different three-dimensional structures with a (4,6)-connected fsh topology. It is interesting that the amine molecules can reverse the structure-building roles of the metal phosphate skeleton...

Effect of extrusion variables (temperature, moisture) on the antinutrient components of cereal brans.

Journal of food science and technology

Kaur S, Sharma S, Singh B, Dar BN.
PMID: 25745239
J Food Sci Technol. 2015 Mar;52(3):1670-6. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1118-4. Epub 2013 Aug 24.

The study was carried out, to explore the potentiality of extrusion technology for elimination of antinutritional components of cereal brans. Extrusion variables were moisture content (14, 17 and 20 %) and temperatures (115 °C, 140 °C, 165 °C). Phytic...

Structural features of Sm- and Gd-doped ceria studied by synchrotron X-ray diffraction and μ-Raman spectroscopy.

Inorganic chemistry

Artini C, Pani M, Carnasciali MM, Buscaglia MT, Plaisier JR, Costa GA.
PMID: 25849073
Inorg Chem. 2015 Apr 20;54(8):4126-37. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00395. Epub 2015 Apr 07.

A structural study of Sm- and Gd-doped ceria was performed with the aim to clarify some unexplained structural features. (Ce1-xREx)O2-x/2 samples (RE ≡ Sm, Gd; x = 0, 0.1, ..., 1) were prepared by coprecipitation of mixed oxalates and...

Synthesis of Chiral Tetrahydrofurans and Pyrrolidines by Visible-Light-Mediated Deoxygenation.

European journal of organic chemistry

Rackl D, Kais V, Lutsker E, Reiser AO.
PMID: 28529446
European J Org Chem. 2017 Apr 18;2017(15):2130-2138. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201700014. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

The synthesis of chiral tetrahydrofurans and pyrrolidines starting from 1,2-diols or β-amino alcohols, respectively, by visible-light-mediated deoxygenation is described. Easily accessible monoallylated/propargylated substrates were activated either as inexpensive ethyl oxalates or as recyclable 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoates to generate alkyl radicals suitable...

Nutrients and bioactive compounds content of Baillonella toxisperma, Trichoscypha abut and Pentaclethra macrophylla from Cameroon.

Food science & nutrition

Fungo R, Muyonga J, Kaaya A, Okia C, Tieguhong JC, Baidu-Forson JJ.
PMID: 26288721
Food Sci Nutr. 2015 Jul;3(4):292-301. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.217. Epub 2015 Mar 09.

Baillonella toxisperma, Pentaclethra macrophylla and Trichoscypha abut are important foods for communities living around forests in Cameroon. Information on the nutritional value and bioactive content of these foods is required to establish their contribution to the nutrition and health...

Solvent-free synthesis of new inorganic-organic hybrid solids with finely tuned manganese oxalate structures.

Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)

Luan L, Li J, Yin C, Lin Z, Huang H.
PMID: 25742937
Dalton Trans. 2015 Apr 07;44(13):5974-7. doi: 10.1039/c5dt00431d.

Three manganese phosphate-oxalates have been synthesized under solvent-free conditions. These inorganic-organic hybrid solids are based on a pcu-type topology with nanobelt-like, sql-, and cds-type manganese oxalate skeletons, respectively. The amine molecules play a novel structure-directing role for the formation...

Preliminary pharmacognostic screening of Achyranthes coynei stem.

Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine

Upadhya V, Ankad GM, Pai SR, Hegde SV, Hegde HV.
PMID: 26167003
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2015 Apr-Jun;6(2):134-8. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.159076.

Achyranthes coynei is a rare, endemic perennial shrub reported from Karnataka and Maharashtra states of India. The plant is used to treat various disorders by folk healers and was proven to have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. The present study...

Interanionic (-)O-H...O(-) interactions: a solid-state and computational study of the ring and chain motifs.

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Braga D, Maini L, Grepioni F, Mota F, Rovira C, Novoa JJ.
PMID: 11192087
Chemistry. 2000 Dec 15;6(24):4536-51. doi: 10.1002/1521-3765(20001215)6:24<4536::aid-chem4536>3.0.co;2-m.

The (-)O-H...O(-) interaction formed by the anions HCO3-, HCO4, HC4O4 and HC5O5- (HA-), obtained upon monodeprotonation of the corresponding carbonic, oxalic, squaric and croconic acids (H2A), has been investigated theoretically and experimentally. The ring (RING) and chain (CHAIN) hydrogen...

Structural and physical properties of the ferromagnetic tris-dithiooxalato compounds, A[M(II)Cr(III)(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], with A(+) = N(n-C(n)()H(2)(n)(+1))(4)(+) (n = 3-5) and P(C(6)H(5))(4)(+) and M(II) = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.

Inorganic chemistry

Bradley JM, Carling SG, Visser D, Day P, Hautot D, Long GJ.
PMID: 12588130
Inorg Chem. 2003 Feb 24;42(4):986-96. doi: 10.1021/ic020302x.

The structural and magnetic properties of the tris-dithiooxalato salts, A[M(II)Cr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], have been investigated with A(+) = PPh(4)(+), N(n-C(n)()H(2)(n)()(+1))(4)(+), with n = 3-5, where M(II) is Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni. With the exception of A[MnCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], all the salts are...

Oxalate-bridged dinuclear M2 units: dimers of dimers, cyclotetramers, and extended sheets (m = Mo, W, Tc, Ru, and Rh).

Inorganic chemistry

Bursten BE, Chisholm MH, D'Acchioli JS.
PMID: 16060606
Inorg Chem. 2005 Aug 08;44(16):5571-9. doi: 10.1021/ic050053n.

The electronic structures of D(4h)-M(2)(O(2)CH)(4) and the oxalate-bridged complexes D(2h)-[(HCO(2))(3)M(2)](2)(mu-O(2)CCO(2)) and D(4h)-[(HCO(2))(2)M(2)](4)(mu-O(2)CCO(2))(4) have been investigated by a symmetry analysis of their MM and oxalate-based frontier orbitals, as well as by electronic structure calculations on the model formate complexes (M...