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The new method produces TiN powders with surface areas exceeding 200 m g that are otherwise only accessible using a forced flow reactor and a microwave plasma activator in which titanium metal is reacted with N2 in the gas phase [14]. TiN powders with considerably lower specific surface area (Sg<60m g ) were also synthesized using the nitridation of 10-15 nm-sized... 

Low levels of hypochlorous acid can function as a mediator in cell activation, induce NFKB heterodimer p50 /p65 in a T-lymphocytic cell line through proteolysis of IKB and pl05 inhibitors. Hypochlorous acid will also contribute to the release of TNFo in cellular supernatants of T-lymphocytes which are capable of commencing activation in non-induced cells (Schoonbroodt et ah, 1997). Hypochlorous acid can react with amines to produce chloroamines and N-chlorinated derivatives that have a long lifetime in plasma. Taurine, a sulfonated amino acid, will finally combine with these two products to reduce their toxicity. 

Figure 5.7 An example of counter-transport in the erythrocyte. The transport of CO from peripheral tissues to the lungs for excretion is more complex than simple solution of COj in the plasma and transport in the blood. The CO2 produced by the muscle (or any other tissue) enters the blood and then enters an erythrocyte where it reacts with water to produce hydrogen-carbonate, catalysed by the enzyme carbonate dehydratase ...

One trick is the administration of benzoate or phenylac-etate. These acids react with glycine or glutamine, respectively, to produce complexes (conjugates) which are excreted in the urine (Figure 10.10). This decreases the plasma level of either of these non-essential amino acids... 

In microwave plasma destmction, organic material is channeled through a plasma detector tube where destruction is initiated by microwave radiation-producing electrons. The electrons react with the organic molecules to form free radicals and final simple reaction products such as SO2, CO2, CO, H2O, HPO3, COCI2, and Br2 [60]. In bench-scale tests, the plasma method resulted in extensive detoxification (>99% destmction) for several pesticides, including malathion, phenylmercuric acetate (PMA), and Kepone [55]. 

Potapkin et al. [54] showed this reaction to be a two-stage process, whereby H2S was first dissociated plasma-chemically and hydrogen produced. The hydrogen could then react with C02 to generate water and CO. The overall effect of C02 was to increase the conversion of H2S, but to reduce the hydrogen yield. 

The carbon and hydrogen free radicals would react with the moieties contained in the plasma to produce polar surfaces. 

Monoclonal Antibodies Immunochemically identical antibodies produced by one clone of plasma cells that react with a specific epitope on a given antigen. Produced commercially using hybridomas. 

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