Abstract:
A process that allows halogenation at the alpha-H position of alkylarenes, optionally further substituted on the aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, is described.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an ester of a phospholipid with conjugated linoleic acid for use in the therapeutic treatment of or as a food supplement for psychiatric disorders with neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative basis, such as depression and schizophrenia.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pressure sensor including: A single non-conductive textile layer defining a first and a second surface; A first and a second conductive yarn sewed or embroidered in said non-conductive textile layer, said first and second yarn being so arranged that there is no contact among said first and said second yarn and that they overlap in a crossing point so that a portion of said textile layer is sandwiched between said first and said second yarns; Said non-conductive textile layer including a treated portion comprising said sandwiched portion, said treated portion of textile layers being impregnated with a conductive polymer. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for realizing such a sensor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to selected proline-rich peptides of salivary derivation with a strong antiviral activity and also an anti-reservoir activity with respect to the HIV virus, said peptides as medicaments for the treatment, prevention and eradication of HIV on human beings, pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of said peptides, pharmaceutical kits comprising at least one of said peptides and therapeutic methods for the treatment, prevention and eradication of HIV on human beings.
Abstract:
This invention concerns a multi-band fluorescence excitation system, said system having an overall reference axis (A) and comprising a light source (1 '...1 n , 3'...3 n ) providing light beams, means (6'...6 n ) for filtering said light beams of said light source, and means (7) for mixing said light beams coming from said filtering means (6'...6 n ), in order to obtain at least one output light beam having a combination of wavelength ranges, characterised in that said light source comprises one or more light source modules (1 '...1 n ), each light source module (1'...1 n ) comprising a LED mounting support (2'...2 n ; 11 '...11"), onto which an array of LEDs (3'...3 n ) are mounted, and being mounted in turn onto a module mounting support (9, 9'), each one of said LEDs (3'...3 n ) being capable of emitting a light beam at a wavelength range (a, b, c), and in that said filtering means comprise one or more modular excitation band selecting filter elements (6'...6 n ) each one corresponding to one of said light source modules (1...1 n ), each excitation band selecting filter element (6'.. 6 n ) having a light receiving area and being capable to receive the light beam of each one of said LEDs (3'...3 n ) of the respective light source module (1'...1 n ) on a corresponding portion of said light receiving area, whereby selecting a band of the light beam wavelength range of each one of said LEDs (3'...3 n ).
Abstract:
The present invention refers in a first aspect thereof to a new method for information storage and retrieval by means of rare earth doped orthosilicates having a trap density comprised between 10 15 and 10 20 traps/cm 3 and to devices using such a new method for storing and retrieving information.
Abstract:
Due to its ability to activate small molecules, palladium is increasingly used mainly in catalysis. For example in 2002 the world demand for Pd for the production of catalytic converters for motor vehicles was 64% of the total, equal to 3.08 million oz. Its high cost coupled with the environmental impact of disposal of these spent materials focuses attention on its quantitative recovery by means of economically advantageous industrial processes with low environmental impact. The present invention makes available a method which is easy to apply on an industrial scale for the recovery of palladium in one single step and in mild conditions that meets the above-mentioned industrial requirements. The method uses adducts of N, N´ -dialkyl-perhydrodiazepine-2, 3- dithione.
Abstract:
This invention is in the area of methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating a host, especially a human, infected with a coronavirus, togavirus or picornavirus, comprising administering to that host an effective amount of a compound described herein or its salt, ester or prodrug. The compound can be administered alone or in combination with another optionally substituted pentofuranonucleoside or in combination with another anti-coronavirus, anti-togavirus and/or anti-picornavirus agent.
Abstract:
This invention is in the area of phenylindoles that are useful for the treatment of HIV infection, and, in particular, phenylindoles that exhibit significant activity against resistant strains of HIV. The phenylindoles have at least two substituents other than hydrogen on the benzo ring of the indole function, preferably at the 4' and 5', 5' and 6' or the 5' and 7' positions, optionally in combination with disubstitution at positions 3" and 5" on the phenyl ring of the compound, and carboxamide containing moieties at position-2 on the indole group of the compound. Methyl is a preferred group for substitution on the phenyl ring. Preferred substituents for the benzo ring of the indole function include but are not limited to chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine, CF 3 , methoxy, CN, and NO 2 .
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the production of chromoplastid carotenoids that can be isolated from fruits. The procedure of the invention allows to selectively isolate, on the basis of the size (Size Exclusion Chromatography) and in pure form, the carotenoid in the form of regularly shaped and sized aggregates. The process includes the following steps: i) production, in suspension, of homogeneous fragments of the chromoplastidial membranes from the fruits; ii) solution isolation of the membrane components by solubilization with detergents; iii) selective and high-purity isolation of the carotenoid in the form of regular paracrystalline aggregates by a screening technique such as size exclusion chromatography (SEC - Size Exclusion Chromatography).