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  1. Italian technical normative in the field of cultural heritage is often considered insufficient or not suitable in practise, therefore efforts are necessary to design new and/or improve already existing ones.

    Authors: Susanne Heidi Plattner, Rita Reale, Giovanni Visco, Maria Grazia Papa and Maria Pia Sammartino
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:62
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  2. The well–known prebiotics are carbohydrates but their effects may not always be beneficial, as they can also encourage the growth of non-probiotic bacteria such as Eubacterium biforme and Clostridium perfringens....

    Authors: Dan C Vodnar and Carmen Socaciu
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:61
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  3. Two efficient reactions were successfully carried out using Animal Bone Meal (ABM) and potassium fluoride or sodium nitrate doped ABMs as new heterogeneous catalysts under very mild conditions. After preparati...

    Authors: Yassine Riadi, Younes Abrouki, Rachid Mamouni, Mohammadine El Haddad, Sylvain Routier, Gérald Guillaumet and Saïd Lazar
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:60
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  4. Natural resins were frequently employed as adhesives or as components of oleo-resinous media in paintings in the past. The identification of vegetable resins is still an open problem. The aim of this paper is ...

    Authors: Mario Vincenzo Russo and Pasquale Avino
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:59
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  5. The isoflavonoid genistein represents the major active compound from soybean, the vegetal product from Glycine max (Fabaceae). The aim of this study is to prove that genistein was incorporated in two semisyntheti...

    Authors: CorinaTiulea Danciu, Codruta Soica, Erzsebet Csanyi, Rita Ambrus, Stefana Feflea, Camelia Peev and Cristina Dehelean
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:58
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  7. Large scale usage of tobacco causes a lot of health troubles in human. Various formulations of tobacco are extensively used by the people particularly in developing world. Besides several toxic tobacco constit...

    Authors: Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Muhammad Shoaib, Amna Jabbar Siddiqui, Muhammad Najam-ul-Haq and Aftab Ahmed
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:56
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  8. Copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) can pose serious threats to environmental health because they tend to bioaccumulate in terrestrial ecosystems. We investigated under field conditions the tra...

    Authors: Dragos V Nica, Marian Bura, Iosif Gergen, Monica Harmanescu and Despina-Maria Bordean
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:55
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  9. Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely misused for the enhancement of performance in sports. Several drugs are available that contain different combinations or individual steroids in different dosage fo...

    Authors: Syed Ghulam Musharraf and Umair Gulzar
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:54
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  10. According to market investigation, two kinds of Polygoni Multiflori Radix decoction pieces with different specifications are commercially available: irregular thick slices (0.7-1.3 cm) and length-wise into thi...

    Authors: Zhitao Liang, Ngon-ngon Leung, Hubiao Chen and Zhongzhen Zhao
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:53
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  11. Friedel-Crafts acetylation is an important route to aromatic ketones, in research laboratories and in industry. The acetyl derivatives of 3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl (3,3′-dmbp) have applications in the field of liq...

    Authors: Salam JJ Titinchi, Fadhil S Kamounah, Hanna S Abbo and Ole Hammerich
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:52
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  12. The plant pathogenic fungus (such as Gibberella zeae, Fusarium oxysporum and Cytospora mandshurica) causes devastating disease in agriculture. The pathogenic fungus is responsible for billions of dollars in econo...

    Authors: Jian Wu, Jian Wang, Deyu Hu, Ming He, Linhong Jin and Baoan Song
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:51
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  13. In vitro antitumor evaluation of the synthesized 46 compounds of 3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydropyrazoles against EAC cell lines and 3D QSAR study using pharmacophore and Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) metho...

    Authors: Abdel-Sattar S Hamad Elgazwy, DaliaH S Soliman, Saad R Atta-Allah and Diaa A Ibrahim
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:50
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  14. Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases and it is a leading cause of mankind death worldwide. Recent reports documented a remarkable antiproliferative activity of isatin nucleus against various cancer cell ...

    Authors: Tarek Aboul-Fadl, Awwad A Radwan, Mohamed I Attia, Abdullah Al-Dhfyan and Hatem A Abdel-Aziz
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:49
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  15. In order to find new bioactive natural products, the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil components extracted from the separated organs of the Algerian medicinal and aromatic plant Daucus mu...

    Authors: Amel Bendiabdellah, Mohammed El Amine Dib, Nassim Djabou, Hocine Allali, Boufeldja Tabti, Alain Muselli and Jean Costa
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:48
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  16. The aim of this work was to study the Altar Machine in the Church Mother of Gangi, a little town near Palermo (Italy) regarding the history, the technical manufacture, the constitutive materials and the state ...

    Authors: Angela Lo Monaco, Maurizio Marabelli, Claudia Pelosi and Michele Salvo
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:47
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  17. Chimonanthus nitens (family Calycanthaceae), Shanlamei in Chinese, is an unique species in China. The extract of dried leaves of Chimonanthus nitens has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and antitussive effects. Ter...

    Authors: Bin Zhou, Miao Tan, Jing-feng Lu, Jing Zhao, Ai-feng Xie and Shao-ping Li
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:46
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  18. Establishing the distribution of materials in paintings and that of their degradation products by imaging techniques is fundamental to understand the painting technique and can improve our knowledge on the con...

    Authors: Anna Lluveras-Tenorio, Alessia Andreotti, Ilaria Bonaduce, Sarah Boularand, Marine Cotte, Josep Roqué, Maria Perla Colombini and Marius Vendrell-Saz
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:45
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  19. For millennia, iron-tannate dyes have been used to colour ceremonial and domestic objects shades of black, grey, or brown. Surviving iron-tannate dyed objects are part of our cultural heritage but their existe...

    Authors: Helen Wilson, Chris Carr and Marei Hacke
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:44
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  20. Launaea procumbens (LP) has been used as a food supplement in Pakistan. In this study methanolic crude extract (LPME) of the whole plant and its different fractions; n-hexane (LPHE); ethyl acetate (LPEE) and chlo...

    Authors: Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen and Mushtaq Ahmed
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:43
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  21. A sampling campaign of indoor air was conducted to assess the typical concentration of indoor air pollutants in 8 National Libraries and Archives across the U.K. and Ireland. At each site, two locations were c...

    Authors: Lorraine T Gibson, Abdunaser Ewlad-Ahmed, Barry Knight, Velson Horie, Gemma Mitchell and Claire J Robertson
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:42
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  22. Naringin is an important flavanone with several biological activities, including antioxidant action. However, this compound shows low solubility in lipophilic preparations, such as is used in the cosmetic and ...

    Authors: Verônica M Almeida, Carla RC Branco, Sandra A Assis, Ivo JC Vieira, Raimundo Braz-Filho and Alexsandro Branco
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:41
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  23. Due to the increasing industrial use of titanium compounds, its determination is the subject of considerable efforts. The ionophore or membrane active recognition is the most important component of any polymer...

    Authors: Majid Rezayi, Lee Yook Heng, Anuar Kassim, Saeid Ahmadzadeh, Yadollah Abdollahi and Hossein Jahangirian
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:40
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  24. Dried sclerotia of Wolfiporia extensa (Polyporaceae) is used to invigorate the spleen and to tranquilize the mind in Chinese herbal medicine. Lanostane-type triterpene acids were regard as major secondary metabol...

    Authors: Gaimei She, Nailiang Zhu, Shuai Wang, Yang Liu, Yinying Ba, Changqing Sun and Renbing Shi
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:39
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  26. Two new monocyclic monoterpenoid glycosides,rel-(1R,2S,3R,4R) p-menthane-1,2,3-triol3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and rel-(1S,2R,3S) terpinolene-1,2,3-triol3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2) were isolated from aqueous ace...

    Authors: Gai-Mei She, Chao Xu and Bin Liu
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:37
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  27. Melatonin (MLT) has many health implications, therefore it is of valuable importance to develop specific analytical methods for determination of MLT in the presence of its main contaminant, N-{2-[1-({3-[2-(acetyl...

    Authors: Hany W. Darwish, Mohamed I. Attia and Darius P. Zlotos
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:412
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in Chemistry Central Journal 2016 10:57

  28. Too often microclimate studies in the field of cultural heritage are published without any or scarce information on sampling design, sensors (type, number, position) and instrument validation. Lacking of this ...

    Authors: Giovanni Visco, Susanne Heidi Plattner, Patrizia Fortini, Serena Di Giovanni and Maria Pia Sammartino
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S11
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  29. Limestone basements holding bronzes or other copper alloys artefacts such as sculptures, decorations and dedicatory inscriptions are frequently met both in modern and ancient monuments. In outdoor conditions, ...

    Authors: Anna Maria Salvi, Fausto Langerame, Andrea Macchia, Maria Pia Sammartino and Marisa Laurenzi Tabasso
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S10
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  30. Although it is well known that any material degrades faster when exposed to an aggressive environment as well as that "aggressive" cannot be univocally defined as depending also on the chemical-physical charac...

    Authors: Rita Reale, Susanne H Plattner, Giuseppe Guida, Maria Pia Sammartino and Giovanni Visco
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S9
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  31. Peroxyacetilnitrates (PAN) is the most characteristic photoxidant of a range of secondary pollutants formed by the photochemical reaction of hydrocarbons with nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere: it is phytotoxi...

    Authors: Karim Movassaghi, Mario Vincenzo Russo and Pasquale Avino
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S8
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  32. The thermal oxidative degradation of aged and non aged cellulose samples of commercial paper was studied using thermogravimetry and derivative thermogravimetry under a forced air flow up to 800°C.

    Authors: Federico Marini, Mauro Tomassetti and Stefano Vecchio
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S7
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  33. Herbaceous plants are common vegetal species generally exposed, for a limited period of time, to bioavailable environmental pollutants. Heavy metals contamination is the most common form of environmental pollu...

    Authors: Daniela Malizia, Antonella Giuliano, Giancarlo Ortaggi and Andrea Masotti
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S6
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  34. Ground waters are an important resource of water supply for human health and activities. Groundwater uses and applications are often related to its composition, which is increasingly influenced by human activi...

    Authors: Pierina Ielpo, Daniela Cassano, Antonio Lopez, Giuseppe Pappagallo, Vito Felice Uricchio and Pasquale Abbruzzese De Napoli
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S5
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  35. A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) study is suggested for the prediction of retention times of volatile organic compounds. Various kinds of molecular descriptors were calculated to represent...

    Authors: Maryam Sarkhosh, Jahan B Ghasemi and Mahnaz Ayati
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S4
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  36. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) were applied on PM10 particle data in order to: identify particle clusters that can be differentiated on the bases of their chemical c...

    Authors: Alessandra Genga, Federico Baglivi, Maria Siciliano, Tiziana Siciliano, Marco Tepore, Gioacchino Micocci, Carmela Tortorella and Domenico Aiello
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S3
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  37. Several standard powdered black pigments were characterized by means of thermogravimetry TG-DTG and allied techniques. These pigments were used to make standard plaster frescoes at this purpose prepared. The l...

    Authors: Tania Gatta, Luigi Campanella, Carlo Coluzza, Vania Mambro, Paolo Postorino, Mauro Tomassetti and Giovanni Visco
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 2):S2
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 2

  40. This study aimed to quantify the active biological compounds in C. officinalis flowers. Based on the active principles and biological properties of marigolds flowers reported in the literature, we sought to obtai...

    Authors: Monica Butnariu and Cristina Zepa Coradini
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:35
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  41. Human skin, in common with other organs, ages as a consequence of the passage of time, but in areas exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation, the effects of this intrinsic ageing process are exacerbated. In part...

    Authors: Sarah A Thurstan, Neil K Gibbs, Abigail K Langton, Christopher EM Griffiths, Rachel EB Watson and Michael J Sherratt
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:34
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. Oxygen-base (O-base) oxidation in protein backbone is important in the protein backbone fragmentation due to the attack from reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, an alanine peptide was used model syst...

    Authors: Hsing-Yu Chen, Soonmin Jang, Tzyy-Rong Jinn, Jia-Yaw Chang, Hsiu-Feng Lu and Feng-Yin Li
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:33
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  43. This paper examines the cost and benefits, both financial and environmental, of two leading forms of solar power generation, grid-tied photovoltaic cells and Dish Stirling Systems, using conventional carbon-ba...

    Authors: Vanessa Arellano Banoni, Aldo Arnone, Maria Fondeur, Annabel Hodge, J Patrick Offner and Jordan K Phillips
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S6
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  44. The electric grid in the United States has been suffering from underinvestment for years, and now faces pressing challenges from rising demand and deteriorating infrastructure. High congestion levels in transm...

    Authors: Brendan Cook, Jerrome Gazzano, Zeynep Gunay, Lucas Hiller, Sakshi Mahajan, Aynur Taskan and Samra Vilogorac
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S5
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  45. Natural gas comprises about a quarter of the United States’ energy use. It is more environmentally friendly than oil and coal due to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit, less costly per unit of energy a...

    Authors: Fang-Yu Liang, Marta Ryvak, Sara Sayeed and Nick Zhao
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S4
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  46. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems can provide a range of benefits to users with regards to efficiency, reliability, costs and environmental impact. Furthermore, increasing the amount of electricity generat...

    Authors: Adil Kalam, Abigail King, Ellen Moret and Upekha Weerasinghe
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S3
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  47. Interest in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) has recently spiked, partly due to an increasingly negative view toward the U.S. foreign oil dependency and environmental concerns. Though HEVs are becoming more com...

    Authors: Heather Lewis, Haram Park and Maion Paolini
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S2
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  48. Algae biofuels have been studied numerous times including the Aquatic Species program in 1978 in the U.S., smaller laboratory research projects and private programs.

    Authors: Yihe Gao, Chapin Gregor, Yuanjie Liang, Dawei Tang and Caitlin Tweed
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6(Suppl 1):S1
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1

  50. Coumarin derivatives exhibit a wide range of biological properties including promising antioxidant activity. Furthermore, microwave-assisted organic synthesis has delivered rapid routes to N- and O-containing het...

    Authors: Hasnah Osman, Afsheen Arshad, Chan Kit Lam and Mark C Bagley
    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2012 6:32
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