Sodium Dinitrophenol Research Articles

Fabrication of sodium dinitrophenol derived carbon dots and its effect on seed germination of cotton

Sodium dinitrophenol, which was a cheap and common plant growth regulator, was used to fabricate novel carbon dots by a simple and green hydrothermal treatment. The sodium dinitrophenol derived CDs (SCDs) obtained were found to possess good water solubility, excellent stability, and unique fluorescence properties. Furthermore, the effect of SCDs on the seed germination of cotton was explored in dark environment. Interestingly, the SCDs could promote seed germination obviously and the optimum concentration was tested to be 0.02 mg/mL. By the analysis of the contents of free water and bound water for the sprouts, it was assumed that the phenomenon might be attributed to the enhancement of the respiration and metabolism by the addition of SCDs, which helped to relieve seed dormancy and promote germination. This work supplied a novel nanomaterials for seed treatment, which could enhance the respiration during germination and showed considerable prospect in biological technology and farming production.

CLINICAL CIRCULATORY EFFECTS OF DINITROPHENOL

During the clinical use of sodium dinitrophenol (1-2-4) in obese patients, the occasional appearance of subjective symptoms such as tachycardia, dyspnea and profuse diaphoresis 1 suggested the necessity of investigating the effects of the drug on the circulation. Thirteen patients with apparently normal cardiovascular systems were selected for this study. Six of the group were placed at bed rest in the hospital, and control observations of blood pressure, pulse rate, vital capacity and venous pressure made regularly at 8 a. m., 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. The control period was continued until at least three consecutive results were in close agreement. A mean of three or more control results was taken as the base. The control period was never less than three days and was sometimes as long as five days. A quantity of 300 mg. of sodium dinitrophenol was then administered orally in three divided doses each day,

CAN SENSITIVITY TO DINITROPHENOL BE DETERMINED BY SKIN TESTS?

The study here reported was undertaken to determine whether it is possible by the use of the available methods of skin testing to anticipate the skin eruptions and other signs of hypersensitiveness that not infrequently occur with the therapeutic use of dinitrophenol. Without consideration of the controversial subjects of allergy, atopy or anaphylaxis and without referring to the none too clear conceptions of antigen antibody reactions as applied to nonprotein substances, I wish to submit the results of my experiment. METHODS The three possible methods of skin testing were employed for the direct test, and the intradermal method alone was used for the indirect test. The Patch Test.—Ten milligrams of sodium dinitrophenol powder 1 was placed on the flexor surface of the forearm or of the back and covered with waxed paper, held in position with a wide strip of adhesive plaster. Readings of the reactions were recorded at

DINITROPHENOL POISONING: REPORT OF A CASE

<h3>History.—</h3> J. M., a white woman, aged 42, married, a house-wife, who weighed 70 Kg. (154 pounds), was advised by her physician to take dinitrophenol, 0.1 Gm., three times a day. Thirty capsules of sodium dinitrophenol 2-4 (Eastman Kodak Company) were taken with a weight loss of 4 pounds (1.8 Kg.) during ten days. There was no excessive sweating or other untoward symptoms, and with the telephonic consent of her physician the druggist supplied sixty more capsules. On the morning of the eleventh day, a slight rash, which itched moderately, appeared on the chest. On the night of the fourteenth day, a generalized erythematous papular eruption appeared over the whole body, including the scalp. These papules were hard and shotty, about 6 mm. in diameter, and raised 3 mm. There was considerable discomfort from itching. The use of the drug was discontinued and the usual measures of diet and therapy