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Gauge Invariance and Holographic Renormalization
We study the gauge invariance of physical observables in holographic theories
under the local diffeomorphism. We find that gauge invariance is intimately
related to the holographic renormalisation: the local counter terms defined in
the boundary cancel most of gauge dependences of the on-shell action as well as
the divergences. There is a mismatch in the degrees of freedom between the bulk
theory and the boundary one. We resolve this problem by noticing that there is
a residual gauge symmetry(RGS). By extending the RGS such that it satisfies
infalling boundary condition at the horizon, we can understand the problem in
the context of general holographic embedding of a global symmetry at the
boundary into the local gauge symmetry in the bulk.Comment: 14 pages, v2: minor changes, typos corrected, references adde
Character of Matter in Holography: Spin-Orbit Interaction
Gauge/Gravity duality as a theory of matter needs a systematic way to
characterise a system. We suggest a `dimensional lifting' of the least
irrelevant interaction to the bulk theory. As an example, we consider the
spin-orbit interaction, which causes magneto-electric interaction term. We show
that its lifting is an axionic coupling. We present an exact and analytic
solution describing diamagnetic response. Experimental data on annealed
graphite shows a remarkable similarity to our theoretical result. We also find
an analytic formulas of DC transport coefficients, according to which, the
anomalous Hall coefficient interpolates between the coherent metallic regime
with and incoherent metallic regime with as we
increase the disorder parameter . The strength of the spin-orbit
interaction also interpolates between the two scaling regimes.Comment: 15pages, 3 figure
Coherent/incoherent metal transition in a holographic model
We study AC electric(), thermoelectric(), and
thermal() conductivities in a holographic model, which is based
on 3+1 dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-scalar action. There is momentum relaxation
due to massless scalar fields linear to spatial coordinate. The model has three
field theory parameters: temperature(), chemical potential(), and
effective impurity(). At low frequencies, if , all three AC
conductivities() exhibit a Drude peak modified by
pair creation contribution(coherent metal). The parameters of this modified
Drude peak are obtained analytically. In particular, if the
relaxation time of electric conductivity approaches to
and the modified Drude peak becomes a standard Drude peak. If the
shape of peak deviates from the Drude form(incoherent metal). At intermediate
frequencies(), we have analysed numerical data of three
conductivities() for a wide variety of
parameters, searching for scaling laws, which are expected from either
experimental results on cuprates superconductors or some holographic models. In
the model we study, we find no clear signs of scaling behaviour.Comment: 27 pages, 9 figures, v2,v3: minor changes, typos corrected, reference
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Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antipancreatic lipase activities of fermented Camellia japonica L leaf extracts
Purpose: To investigate the probable antioxidant, antimicrobial and antipancreatic lipase effects of fermented Camellia japonica leaf extracts.Methods: Camellia japonica leaves fermented with Nuruk were extracted using methanol and ethanol. Total phenolic, flavonoid, carotenoid and L-ascorbic acid contents were determined by UV-visible spectrophotometry. The antioxidant activities of these extracts were determined by free radical scavenging, ferrous ion chelating and reducing power assays. Their antimicrobial properties against Gram-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus subtilis, and Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumonia and Escherichia coli bacteria were evaluated by disc diffusion method. Inhibition of pancreatic lipase was measured based on the hydrolytic reaction of p-nitrophenyl butyrate with pancreatic lipase.Results: The ethanol extracts of fermented Camellia japonica leaves exhibited higher phenolic (32274mg GAE/100 g) and flavonoid (20519 mg RE/100 g) contents with higher superoxide (IC50 = 0.23 mg/mL), hydrogen peroxide (IC50 = 0.28 mg/mL) radical scavenging and ferrous ion chelating (IC50 = 0.21 mg/mL) activities than those of methanol. These ethanol extracts also showed higher antimicrobial activities against all bacterial strains tested with higher inhibitory effects on pancreatic lipase than methanol extracts.Conclusion: The results highlight the possible use of fermented Camellia japonica leaf extracts as a source of antioxidant, antibacterial and antiobesity agents. Ethanol is recommended as solvent for extracting antioxidants, antibacterial and antiobesity agents from this plant.Keywords: Antioxidant activity, Antimicrobial activity, Fermented Camellia japonica extracts, Pancreatic lipase inhibitio
GENOTOXICITY OF N-HYDROXY AND AMINOPHENOL METABOLITES OF 2,6- AND 3,5-DIMETHYLANILINE AT THE HYPOXANTHINEGUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE LOCUS IN TK6 CELLS
Objective: The objective of this study as to characterize the genotoxicity of reactive metabolites of 2,6-dimethylaniline (2,6-DMA) and 3,5-DMA in the hypoxanthineguanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) gene of human lymphoblastoid TK6 cells.Methods: Cultures were exposed to N-hydroxylamine and aminophenol metabolites of 2,6- and 3,5-DMA for 1 h in serum-free medium. Cell survival 24 h after exposure was determined by trypan blue exclusion. Cells were then subcultured for 7–10 days to allow to phenotypic expression of HPRT mutants. After the expression period, cells were plated in the presence of 2 μg/ml 6-thioguanine for the selection of HPRT mutants. Plating efficiency was determined and mutant fraction calculated. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was also used to determine whether 3,5- dimethylaminophenol (DMAP) produced reactive oxygen species (ROS).Results: All of the metabolites tested were cytotoxic to these cells but exhibited a considerable variation in potency. The aminophenol metabolites of 2,6- and 3,5-DMA were considerably more toxic than the corresponding N-hydroxylamines. Furthermore, each metabolite of 3,5-DMA was more toxic than its 2,6-DMA counterpart; N-OH-3,5-DMA and 3,5-DMAP were clearly mutagenic at a level of 50 μM. EPR studies showed intracellular oxidative stress induced under 3,5-DMAP treatment.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that genotoxic responses of 2,6- and 3,5-DMA are mediated through the generation of ROS by hydroxylamine and/ or aminophenol metabolites.Â
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