For decades lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC, lysolecithin) has been used to induce
demyelination, without a clear understanding of its mechanisms. LPC is an endogenous …

To dye for: Three related families of fluorescent dyes, rigidified by boron difluoride and
based on bidentate anilido‐pyridyl donor ligands, are reported (see picture). The dyes show …

Photo-degradation of organic pollutants plays an important role in their removal from the
environment. This study provides an experimental and theoretical account of the reaction of …

Background Propofol is a widely used, short-acting, and intravenously administered
hypnotic agent with notable antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities. However …

General anesthetics have been shown to perturb the membrane properties of excitable
tissues. Due to their lipid solubility, anesthetics dissolve in every membrane, penetrate into …

Propofol is an intravenous sedative-hypnotic agent that is commonly used to induce and
maintain general anaesthesia. This drug has antioxidant properties, which are partly caused …

The reaction of the free radical diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH˙) with the anesthetic agent 2, 6-
diisopropylphenol (propofol, PPF) was investigated in buffered hydroalcoholic media. The …

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which is widely
spread in the tropics and subtropics. To date, aflatoxin phototoxicity has been recognized …

The neuroprotective effect of propofol against intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in rats was
investigated. ICH was induced in rats by infusion of collagenase (Type VII) 0.5 U (1 U x …

The photochemistry of the anaesthetic agent propofol (PPF) was investigated in three
different solvents of quite different polarity (cyclohexane, methanol and phosphate buffer pH …