Example sentences for: quinones

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  • Tocopheryl quinones (see Figure 2) are likely products formed by the oxidation of tocopherols.

  • After 6 hr (the uptake phase), the medium was replaced with fresh medium without tocopherol (or quinone) and the depletion of tocopherols (or quinones) followed for an additional 4 hours (the depletion phase).

  • Table 4shows the initial distribution of alpha-tocopheryl quinone or gamma-tocopheryl quinone in both the medium and cells and the distribution after 6 hr of incubation with each quinone separately or both quinones together.

  • Scorpion venom when injected exerts a strong inflammatory response [ 11 ] . Many plant species used against stings contain compounds with antiinflammatory properties, flavonoids (rutin, hesperidin, quercetin), coumarins (bergapten), coumestans (wedelolactone), triterpenes, sterols and saponins [ 38 11 ] . The mechanism of action of the flavonoids is based on the inhibition of enzymatic steps in the arachidonic acid cascade [ 38 ] . Plant compounds that are immunostimulants at very low doses are some alkaloids, quinones, isobutylamides, phenolcarboxylic acid esters and terpenoids [ 39 ] . Other plant compounds with immunostimulatory effects are sesquiterpene lactones [ 40 ] . Many polysaccharides and glycoproteins enhance the unspecific immune system by activating the phagocytotic activity of granulocytes and macrophages, or by inducing cytokine production or influencing complement factors [ 39 ] .

  • The uptake and depletion tocopheryl quinones (separately and together)


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