Fed-Batch and Sequential-Batch Approaches To Enhance the Bioproduction of 2-Phenylethanol and 2-Phenethyl Acetate in Solid-State Fermentation Residue-Based Systems.

This study describes the use of alternative operational strategies in the solid-state fermentation of the agro-industrial leftover sugar cane bagasse (SCB) supplemented with l-phenylalanine, for bioproducing natural 2-phenylethanol (2-PE) and 2-phenethyl acetate (2-PEA) using K. marxianus. Here, fed-batch and sequential-batch have been assessed at two scales (1.6 and 22 L) as tools to increase the production, as well as to enhance the sustainability of this residue-based process. While in the reference batch strategy a maximum of 17 mg of 2-PE+2-PEA per gram of added SCB was reached at both scales, the implementation of fed-batch mode induced a production increase of 11.6% and 12.5%, respectively. Also, the production was increased by 16.9% and 2.4% as compared to the batch when a sequential-batch mode was used. Furthermore, the use of these strategies was accompanied by lower consumption of key resources like the inoculum, air, and time, promoting savings between 22% and 76% at both scales.

Antiprotozoal, Antibacterial and Antidiarrheal Properties from the Flowers of Chiranthodendron pentadactylon and Isolated Flavonoids.

BACKGROUND: Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat. (Sterculiaceae) is a Mexican plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of heart disease symptoms and infectious diarrhea. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in vitro antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities and in vivo antidiarrheal activity from the flowers of C. pentadactylon using the extract, fractions, and major isolated flavonoids. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanol extract of C. pentadactylon (MECP) led to the isolation of five flavonoids, tiliroside, astragalin, isoquercitrin, (+)-catechin, and (-)-epicatechin. Antimicrobial activities were tested on two protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia) and nine bacterial enteropathogens (two Escherichia coli strains, two Shigella sonnei strains, two Shigella flexneri strains, two Salmonella sp. strains, and Vibrio cholerae) isolated from feces of children with acute diarrhea or dysentery and resistant to chloramphenicol. Also, antidiarrheal activity was tested on cholera toxin-induced diarrhea in male Balb-c mice. RESULTS: Epicatechin was the most potent antiamoebic and antigiardial compound with IC50 values of 1.9 µg/mL for E. histolytica and 1.6 µg/mL for G. lamblia; tiliroside showed moderate antiprotozoal activity against both protozoan. In contrast, in the antibacterial activity, tiliroside was the most potent compound on all microorganisms with minimum inhibitory concentration values less than 0.7 mg/mL. In the case of cholera toxin-induced diarrhea, epicatechin was the most potent flavonoid with IC50 of 14.7 mg/kg. CONCLUSION: Epicatechin and tiliroside were the flavonoids responsible for antimicrobial andantidiarrheal activities of C. pentadactylon. Its antiprotozoal, antibacterial, and antidiarrheal properties are in good agreement with the traditional medicinal use of C. pentadactylon for the treatment of infectious diarrhea. SUMMARY: Epicatechin was the most potent antiamoebic and antigiardial compound with IC50 values of 1.9 µg/mL for E. histolytica and 1.6 µg/mL for G. lamblia.Tiliroside showed antibacterial activity against all microorganisms tested with MIC values less than 0.7 mg/mL.Epicatechin was the most potent flavonoid on cholera toxin-induced diarrhea with IC50 of 14.7 mg/kg. Abbreviations used: MECP: Methanol extract of C. pentadactylon.

Herniorrafias inguinales efectuadas con anestesia local

Cincuenta casos diagnosticados de hernia inguinal fueron operados con anestesia local. Se realizaron 13 reparaciones tipo McVay, y 29 tipo Bassini, 1 hidrocelectomía, y 1 resección de lipoma del cordón. Los resultados mostraron que no hubo ninguna complicación atribuible al método, pero hubo una recidiva en paciente con hernia femoral no previamente identificada. A todos los pacientes se les dió de alta el día siguiente. No hubo ninguna de las complicaciones que están relacionadas con la anestesia raquídea y general. El método requiere una preselección de los casos, una comunicación estrecha entre el paciente y el cirujano, y probablemente con el anestesiólogo. Se discuten las ventajas y desventajas, las indicaciones y contraindicaciones