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Light Reflection by Cuticles of Chrysina Jewel Scarabs: Optical Measurements, Morphology Characterization, and Theoretical Modeling
(2016)
Cuticles of some Chrysina scarabs are characterized by flat, graded, and twisted structures of nanosized chitin fibrils. As inferred from SEM images, each species has its own spatial period or pitch P which is dependent ...
Screening of Latin American Plants for Cytotoxic Activity
(2006)
The SRB cytotoxicity assay was used to screen plant extracts, in a collaborative multinational OAS project involving Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama, against breast (MCF-7), lung ...
Síntesis de la feromona sexual de la polilla de la papa, Scrobipalpopsis Solanivora
(1988)
Se sintetizó el acetato (E) -3- dodecenilo, atrayente sexual de la polilla de la papa (Scrobipalpopsis solanivora), utilizando dos procedimientos: una ruta acetilénica y mediante la condensación de Knoevenagel.
Fate of buturon-14C in soil during seven seasons of exposure under outdoor conditions
(1984-03)
Buturon (ring 14C) was applied to wheat and soil in two successive years (3 kg/ha each year) at outdoor conditions. Residual radioactive substances in the upper soil layer (0-10-cm depth) were measured 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 6.0, ...
Elaboración de un lubricante potencialmente biodegradable de uso industrial a partir de quitosano, aceite de ricino y aditivos antioxidantes de origen natural
(2023-09-07)
En la actualidad, la tecnología de los lubricantes se enfoca hacia la protección del medio ambiente. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los actuales lubricantes de uso industrial están conformados por aceites minerales como matriz ...
Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper(II) Benzoate Complex Bearing a Bis-2,2′-Tetrahydrofuryl Peroxide Moiety
(2018-12)
Complex [Cu2(ben)4·2THF−(η1–O2)]∞ (2) (ben=C6H5CO2− benzoate; THF=tetrahydrofuran) was isolated when a solution of Cu2(ben)4·2THF (1) in THF upon natural sunlight irradiation yields crystals suitable for single-crystal ...
Polyphenolic HRMS Characterization, Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Curcuma longa rhizomes from Costa Rica
(2022-03)
Curcuma longa constitutes an important source of secondary metabolites that have been associated with multiple health benefits. For instance, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxy-curcumin, have been found to perform ...