Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1014: Irradiation by a Combination of Different Peak-Wavelength Ultraviolet-Light Emitting Diodes Enhances the Inactivation of Influenza A Viruses Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8071014 Authors: Mizuki Kojima Kazuaki Mawatari Takahiro Emoto Risa Nishisaka-Nonaka Thi Kim Ngan Bui Takaaki Shimohata Takashi Uebanso Masatake Akutagawa Yohsuke Kinouchi Takahiro Wada Masayuki Okamoto Hiroshi Ito Kenji Tojo Tomo Daidoji...
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Molbank, Vol. 2020, Article M1146: 3,3,3’,3’-Tetramethyl-2,2’-diphenyl- 3H,3’H-5,5’-biindole Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1146 Authors: Urtė Šachlevičiūtė Gabrielė Varvuolytė Aurimas Bieliauskas Neringa Kleizienė Asta Žukauskaitė Algirdas Šačkus The palladium-catalyzed homocoupling of 5-iodo-3,3-dimethyl-2-phenyl-3H-indole afforded 3,3,3′,3′-tetramethyl-2,2’-diphenyl-3H,3′H-5,5′-biindole in 65% yield. This previously unreported...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3132: Extraction of Ibuprofen from Natural Waters Using a Covalent Organic Framework Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143132 Authors: Fernandes Mellah Kovář Sárria Pšenička Djamila Salonen Espiña Ibuprofen is one of the most widely used pharmaceuticals, and due to its inefficient removal by conventional wastewater treatment, it can be found in natural surface waters at high concentrations. Recently, we demonstrated that the TpBD-(CF3)2...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3131: Porin from Marine Bacterium Marinomonas primoryensis KMM 3633T: Isolation, Physico-Chemical Properties, and Functional Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143131 Authors: Novikova Khomenko Kim Likhatskaya Romanenko Aksenova Kunda Ryzhova Portnyagina Solov’eva Voronina Marinomonas primoryensis KMM 3633T, extreme living marine bacterium was isolated from a sample of coastal sea ice in the Amursky Bay near...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3130: RNA Granules: A View from the RNA Perspective Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143130 Authors: Tian Curnutte Trcek RNA granules are ubiquitous. Composed of RNA-binding proteins and RNAs, they provide functional compartmentalization within cells. They are inextricably linked with RNA biology and as such are often referred to as the hubs for post-transcriptional regulation. Much of the attention has been given to the proteins that form these condensates...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3133: Discovery of 4-Anilinoquinolinylchalcone Derivatives as Potential NRF2 Activators Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143133 Authors: Kao Chen Tang Lee Tseng Tzeng Yen Chen Activation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2) has been proven to be an effective means to prevent the development of cancer, and natural curcumin stands out as a potent NRF2 activator and cancer chemopreventive agent. In this study, we have...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3128: Fermented Ginseng Extract, BST204, Suppresses Tumorigenesis and Migration of Embryonic Carcinoma through Inhibition of Cancer Stem Cell Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143128 Authors: Jong Woo Park Jee Hun Park Jeung-Whan Han The pharmacological effects of BST204—a fermented ginseng extract—on several types of cancers have been reported. However, the effects of ginseng products or single ginsenosides against cancer...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3127: Saccharomyces bayanus Enhances Volatile Profile of Apple Brandies Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143127 Authors: Magdalena Januszek Paweł Satora Łukasz Wajda Tomasz Tarko Qualitative and quantitative profiles of volatiles in alcoholic beverages depend mainly on the quality of raw materials, yeasts used for fermentation, and processing technique. Saccharomyces bayanus is a yeast species which is not commonly used for the production of alcoholic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3126: The Influence of Single, Tandem, and Clustered DNA Damage on the Electronic Properties of the Double Helix: A Theoretical Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143126 Authors: Bolesław T. Karwowski Oxidatively generated damage to DNA frequently appears in the human genome as the effect of aerobic metabolism or as the result of exposure to exogenous oxidizing agents, such as ionization radiation. In this paper, the electronic properties of single, tandem,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3122: Properly Substituted Cyclic Bis-(2-bromobenzylidene) Compounds Behaved as Dual p300/CARM1 Inhibitors and Induced Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143122 Authors: Rossella Fioravanti Stefano Tomassi Elisabetta Di Bello Annalisa Romanelli Andrea Maria Plateroti Rosaria Benedetti Mariarosaria Conte Ettore Novellino Lucia Altucci Sergio Valente Antonello Mai Bis-(3-bromo-4-hydroxy)benzylidene cyclic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3125: In Vitro Antimycobacterial Activity and Physicochemical Characterization of Diaryl Ether Triclosan Analogues as Potential InhA Reductase Inhibitors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143125 Authors: Tarek Ibrahim Ehab Taher Ebtihal Samir Azizah Malebari Ahdab Khayyat Mamdouh Mohamed Riham Bokhtia Mohammed AlAwadh Israa Seliem Hani Asfour Nabil Alhakamy Siva Panda Amany AL-Mahmoudy Two sets of diphenyl ether derivatives...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3129: Effects of the Sintering Process on Nacre-Derived Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Engineering Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143129 Authors: Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab Nurmimie Abdullah Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah Farinawati Yazid A hydroxyapatite scaffold is a suitable biomaterial for bone tissue engineering due to its chemical component which mimics native bone. Electronic states which present on the surface...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3121: Covalently Functionalized DNA Duplexes and Quadruplexes as Hybrid Catalysts in an Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Reaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143121 Authors: Surjendu Dey Andres Jäschke The precise site-specific positioning of metal–ligand complexes on various DNA structures through covalent linkages has gained importance in the development of hybrid catalysts for aqueous-phase homogeneous catalysis. Covalently modified double-stranded...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3123: Sustainable Carbon as Efficient Support for Metal-Based Nanocatalyst: Applications in Energy Harvesting and Storage Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143123 Authors: Mireia Buaki-Sogó Leire Zubizarreta Marta García-Pellicer Alfredo Quijano-López Sustainable activated carbon can be obtained from the pyrolysis/activation of biomass wastes coming from different origins. Carbon obtained in this way shows interesting properties, such as high surface...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3124: 7-Acetoxycoumarin Inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Cytokine Synthesis by IκBα Degradation and MAPK Activation in Macrophage Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143124 Authors: Taejin Park Jin-Soo Park Ji Han Sim Seung-Young Kim Acetylation involves the chemical introduction of an acetyl group in place of an active hydrogen group into a compound. In this study, we synthesized 7-acetoxycoumarin (7AC) from acetylation of umbelliferone (UMB)....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3119: Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery Systems for Enhancing Solubility, Permeability, and Bioavailability of Sesamin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143119 Authors: Chih-Yuan Wang Ching-Chi Yen Mei-Chich Hsu Yu-Tse Wu Sesamin (SSM) is a water-insoluble compound that is easily eliminated by liver metabolism. To improve the solubility and bioavailability of SSM, this study developed and characterized a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS)...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3120: Biological Activities of Aqueous Extracts from Carob Plant (Ceratonia siliqua L.) by Antioxidant, Analgesic and Proapoptotic Properties Evaluation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143120 Authors: Siwar Ben Ayache Emna Behija Saafi Fathi Emhemmed Guido Flamini Lotfi Achour Christian D. Muller The present work describes the volatile compounds profile and phytochemical content of Ceratonia siliqua L. Fifty different components have been identified....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3117: Ameliorated Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Heat-Resistant Radome Cyanate Composites Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143117 Authors: Hou-Yu Li Chang-Ming Li Jun-Guo Gao Wei-Feng Sun In order to improve the mechanical and dielectric properties of radome cyanate, a synergistic reinforcement method is employed to develop a resin-based ternary-composite with high heat-resistance and preferable radar-band transmission, which is expected to...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3118: 5-Aryl-2-(3,5-dialkyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-4H-imidazole 3-Oxides and Their Redox Species: How Antioxidant Activity of 1-Hydroxy-2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazoles Correlates with the Stability of Hybrid Phenoxyl–Nitroxides Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143118 Authors: Svetlana A. Amitina Elena V. Zaytseva Natalya A. Dmitrieva Alyona V. Lomanovich Natalya V. Kandalintseva Yury A. Ten Ilya A. Artamonov Alexander F. Markov Dmitrii G....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3115: Structure-Based Design of Biologically Active Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143115 Authors: Sandra Gemma The past decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the detailed structural knowledge of proteins as potential or validated drug targets and the discovery of new drugs based on this wealth of knowledge progressed in parallel [...]
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3116: Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of Terpene- and Polyphenol-Rich Premna odorata Leaves on Alcohol-Inflamed Female Wistar Albino Rat Liver Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143116 Authors: Elmaidomy Alhadrami Amin Aly Othman Rateb Hetta Abdelmohsen Hassan Premna odorata Blanco (Lamiaceae) is an ethnomedicinal plant native to different tropical regions. Although some reports addressed their anti-inflammatory,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3114: Method Validation and Investigation of the Levels of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Sludge of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Soils of Irrigated Golf Course Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143114 Authors: Olufemi Temitope Ademoyegun Omobola Oluranti Okoh Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh The validation of a sensitive and reliable analytical procedure for the determination of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in solid environmental...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3113: Systematics of Atomic Orbital Hybridization of Coordination Polyhedra: Role of f Orbitals Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143113 Authors: King The combination of atomic orbitals to form hybrid orbitals of special symmetries can be related to the individual orbital polynomials. Using this approach, 8-orbital cubic hybridization can be shown to be sp3d3f requiring an f orbital, and 12-orbital hexagonal prismatic hybridization can be shown to be sp3d5f2g...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3109: Optimisation of Sporosori Purification and Protein Extraction Techniques for the Biotrophic Protozoan Plant Pathogen Spongospora subterranea Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143109 Authors: Sadegh Balotf Richard Wilson Robert S. Tegg David S. Nichols Calum R. Wilson Spongospora subterranea is a soil-borne plant pathogen responsible for the economically significant root and powdery scab diseases of potato. However, the obligate biotrophic nature...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3110: Interaction of Ampicillin and Amoxicillin with Mn2+: A Speciation Study in Aqueous Solution Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143110 Authors: Claudia Foti Ottavia Giuffrè A potentiometric and UV spectrophotometric investigation on Mn2+-ampicillin and Mn2+-amoxicillin systems in NaCl aqueous solution is reported. The potentiometric measurements were carried out under different conditions of temperature (15 ≤ t/°C ≤ 37). The obtained...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3111: Glycerosome of Melissa officinalis L. Essential Oil for Effective Anti-HSV Type 1 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143111 Authors: Vanti Ntallis Panagiotidis Dourdouni Patsoura Bergonzi Lazari Bilia Essential oils are complex mixtures of strongly active compounds, very volatile and sensitive to light, oxygen, moisture and temperature. Loading inside nanocarriers can be a strategy to increase their stability and successfully...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3112: Taste Processing: Insights from Animal Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143112 Authors: Andrés Molero-Chamizo Guadalupe Nathzidy Rivera-Urbina Taste processing is an adaptive mechanism involving complex physiological, motivational and cognitive processes. Animal models have provided relevant data about the neuroanatomical and neurobiological components of taste processing. From these models, two important domains of taste responses are described...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3107: X6: A Novel Antibody for Potential Use in Gluten Quantification Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143107 Authors: Aleksandrina Shatalova Ivan Shatalov Yuri Lebedin Gliadin is a fraction of gluten, known to trigger celiac disease in susceptible people. To date, the life-long gluten-free diet is used for the prevention of this disease. Hence, methods for gluten control in foods are of significant importance. Being one of the most-used methods used...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3108: Synthetic Mono-Rhamnolipids Display Direct Antifungal Effects and Trigger an Innate Immune Response in Tomato against Botrytis Cinerea Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143108 Authors: Mathilde Robineau Sarah Le Guenic Lisa Sanchez Ludovic Chaveriat Vincent Lequart Nicolas Joly Maryline Calonne Cédric Jacquard Stéphane Declerck Patrick Martin Stephan Dorey Essaid Ait Barka Natural rhamnolipids are potential biocontrol agents...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3105: Chemical Fingerprinting, Isolation and Characterization of Polyphenol Compounds from Heliotropium taltalense (Phil.) I.M. Johnst and Its Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Relaxation Effect in Rat Aorta Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143105 Authors: Ruth E. Barrientos Mario J. Simirgiotis Javier Palacios Adrián Paredes Jorge Bórquez Alejandra Bravo Fredi Cifuentes Heliotropium taltalense is an endemic species of the northern coast of Chile...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3106: Increased Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Improved Dispersion Stability Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143106 Authors: Carolina Rodríguez Sebastián Briano Eduardo Leiva In recent years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been intensively studied as an effective adsorbent for the removal of pollutants from wastewater. One of the main problems for its use corresponds to the agglomeration of the CNTs due to the interactions...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 39: Behavior‒Output Control Theory, Trust and Social Loafing in Virtual Teams Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4030039 Authors: Lionel P. Robert Social loafing, the act of withholding effort in teams, has been identified as an important problem in virtual teams. A lack of social control and the inability to observe or trust that others are fulfilling their commitments are often cited as major causes of social loafing in virtual teams where there...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1335: Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of F-Doped MnO2 Nanostructures on Single Crystal Substrates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071335 Authors: Lorenzo Bigiani Chiara Maccato Alberto Gasparotto Cinzia Sada Elza Bontempi Davide Barreca MnO2 nanostructures were fabricated by plasma assisted-chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD) using a fluorinated diketonate diamine manganese complex, acting as single-source precursor for both Mn and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1333: Implementing Defects for Ratiometric Luminescence Thermometry Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071333 Authors: Joanna Drabik Karolina Ledwa Łukasz Marciniak In luminescence thermometry enabling temperature reading at a distance, an important challenge is to propose new solutions that open measuring and material possibilities. Responding to these needs, in the nanocrystalline phosphors of yttrium oxide Y2O3 and lutetium oxide Lu2O3, temperature-dependent...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1334: Antioxidant Functionalized Nanoparticles: A Combat against Oxidative Stress Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071334 Authors: Harsh Kumar Kanchan Bhardwaj Eugenie Nepovimova Kamil Kuča Daljeet Singh Dhanjal Sonali Bhardwaj Shashi Kant Bhatia Rachna Verma Dinesh Kumar Numerous abiotic stresses trigger the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are highly toxic and reactive. These ROS are known to cause damage to...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1332: Effects of 5 MeV Proton Irradiation on Nitrided SiO2/4H-SiC MOS Capacitors and the Related Mechanisms Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071332 Authors: Dongxun Li Yuming Zhang Xiaoyan Tang Yanjing He Hao Yuan Yifan Jia Qingwen Song Ming Zhang Yimen Zhang In this paper the effects of 5 MeV proton irradiation on nitrided SiO2/4H-SiC metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) capacitors are studied in detail and the related...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1331: Effects of Annealing Temperature on the Crystal Structure, Morphology, and Optical Properties of Peroxo-Titanate Nanotubes Prepared by Peroxo-Titanium Complex Ion Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071331 Authors: Hyunsu Park Tomoyo Goto Sunghun Cho Soo Wohn Lee Masato Kakihana Tohru Sekino This study addresses the effects of annealing temperatures (up to 500 °C) on the crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties of peroxo...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1330: The Indirect Tribological Role of Carbon Nanotubes Stimulating Zinc Dithiophosphate Anti-Wear Film Formation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071330 Authors: Jarosław Kałużny Andrzej Kulczycki Wojciech Dzięgielewski Adam Piasecki Bartosz Gapiński Michał Mendak Tomasz Runka Damian Łukawski Oleksandr Stepanenko Jerzy Merkisz Krzysztof Kempa Experimental studies reveal that the simultaneous addition of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphates...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1329: Electrospun Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles-Loaded Cellulose Acetate Fibers for Solar Thermal Application Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071329 Authors: Nicole Angel S. N. Vijayaraghavan Feng Yan Lingyan Kong Solar thermal techniques provide a promising method for the direct conversion of solar energy to thermal energy for applications, such as water desalination. To effectively realize the optimal potential of solar thermal conversion, it...
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