All living systems need nitrogen for the production of complex organic molecules, such as
proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins, hormones and enzymes. Due to the intense use of synthetic …

Glycyrrhizic acid is widely applied as a sweetener in food products and chewing tobacco. In
addition, it is of clinical interest for possible treatment of chronic hepatitis C. In some highly …

Annually, about 8000 heart and lung transplantations are successfully performed worldwide.
However, morbidity and mortality still pose a major concern. Renal failure in heart and lung …

High dietary nitrate intake may pose a risk to human health. Since up to 80–85% of dietary
nitrate intake comes from vegetables, the aim of this study was to determine the absolute …

Glycoalkaloids in potatoes may induce gastro-intestinal and systemic effects, by cell membrane
disruption and acetylcholinesterase inhibition, respectively. The present single dose …

Context. Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was used in many
patients following its introduction in 1972, most hospitals had abandoned this experimental …

Rationale Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main active constituent of cannabis. In
recent years, the average THC content of some cannabis cigarettes has increased up to …

A meningococcal outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccine was prepared from two production
strains designed to express three serosubtype-specific class 1 outer membrane proteins or …

Toxicity of EG is related to the production of toxic metabolites by the hepatic enzyme alcohol
dehydrogenase (ADH). EG is oxidised to glycolaldehyde by ADH, and subsequently …

Nitrate intake in humans is high through intake of vegetables such as beets, lettuce, and
spinach. Nitrate itself is a compound of low toxicity but its metabolite, nitrite, formed by bacteria …