Experimental determination of the velocity distribution in USP Apparatus 1 (basket apparatus) using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

The USP Apparatus alpha industries green 59fifty fitted 1 (basket apparatus) is commonly used to evaluate the dissolution performance of oral solid dosage forms.The hydrodynamics generated by the basket contributes, in general, to the dissolution rate and hence the dissolution results.Here, the hydrodynamics of Apparatus 1 was quantified in a vesse

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Mitochondrial type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenases in fungal cell death

During aerobic respiration, cells produce energy through oxidative phosphorylation, which includes a specialized group of multi-subunit complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane known as the electron transport chain.However, this canonical pathway is branched into single polypeptide alternative routes in some fungi, plants, protists and bacteri

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Control of pink discoloration in coconut water

The pink discoloration in coconut water is a result of the initial hybrid willows for sale enzymatic action of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) on the phenolic substrates which are naturally present in the product.Activity of the enzyme is further enhanced by metal contamination such as copper and exposure of the product to high temperature during its proc

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