2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Strigolactones (SLs) are new plant hormones with various developmental functions. They are also soil signaling chemicals that are required for… Continue reading Stereochemical Assignment of Strigolactone Analogues Confirms Their Selective Biological Activity
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Nine new meroterpenes (1–9) and one new dioxolanone derivative (10), along with seven known compounds (11–17), were isolated from solid… Continue reading Synergistic Antifungal Meroterpenes and Dioxolanone Derivatives from the Endophytic Fungus Guignardia sp.
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
(−)-Centratherin is a bioactive sesquiterpenoid lactone, whose absolute configuration (AC) was not established, but has been proposed based on those… Continue reading Absolute Configuration of (−)-Centratherin, a Sesquiterpenoid Lactone, Defined by Means of Chiroptical Spectroscopy
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Eight cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids (1–8) together with some triterpenoids, flavonoids, and sterols were isolated from the aerial parts of Heterotheca inuloides. The… Continue reading Cadinane-Type Sesquiterpenoids from Heterotheca inuloides: Absolute Configuration and Anti-inflammatory Activity
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Eight new clausenamides, including three γ-lactams (1–3), four δ-lactams (4–7), and an amide (8), and seven known lactams, including compounds 9–11,… Continue reading γ- and δ‑Lactams from the Leaves of Clausena lansium
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Paeciloketals (1–3), new benzannulated spiroketal derivatives, were isolated from the marine fungus Paecilomyces variotii derived from the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai. Compound 1was present… Continue reading Dimeric Octaketide Spiroketals from the Jellyfish-Derived Fungus Paecilomyces variotii J08NF‑1
2016 / ACS Sensors
Thallium is a highly toxic heavy metal, but its sensing is underexplored compared to its neighboring elements in the periodic… Continue reading G‑Quadruplex DNA for Fluorescent and Colorimetric Detection of Thallium(I)
2015 / ACS Nano
To circumvent the influence from varied topographies, the systematic study of wettability regulated Gram-positive bacteria adhesion is carried out on… Continue reading Bioinspired Hierarchical Surface Structures with Tunable Wettability for Regulating Bacteria Adhesion
2015 / ACS Nano
Inspired by natural photosynthesis, biomaterial-based catalysts are being confirmed to be excellent for visible-light-driven photocatalysis, but are far less well… Continue reading Peptide Self-Assembled Biofilm with Unique Electron Transfer Flexibility for Highly Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis
2015 / ACS Chemical Biology
The PFN1 gene, coding for profilin-1, has recently been associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS), as three mutations, namely… Continue reading Mutations of Profilin‑1 Associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Promote Aggregation Due to Structural Changes of Its Native State
2015 / ACS Chemical Biology
Human telomere DNA (Htelo) and telomeric repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) are integral telomere components containing the short DNA repeats d(TTAGGG) and… Continue reading G‑Quadruplex DNA- and RNA-Specific-Binding Proteins Engineered from the RGG Domain of TLS/FUS
2015 / ACS Chemical Neuroscience
Although the precise molecular factors linking amyloid β-protein (Aβ) to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have not been deciphered, interaction of Aβ… Continue reading Toxicity Inhibitors Protect Lipid Membranes from Disruption by Aβ42
2015 / Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Ultra-high-pressure homogenization (UHPH) was used to generate monodisperse stable peanut oil nanoemulsions within a desired nanosize range (
2015 / Biochemistry
The LL-37 antimicrobial peptide is the only cathelicidin peptide found in humans that has antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Because it… Continue reading A Spectroscopic Study of the Aggregation State of the Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 in Bacterial versus Host Cell Model Membranes
2015 / Biomacromolecules
Calcium phosphate mineralization was conducted by using polymer composites of liquid-crystalline (ethyl)cellulose (EC) or (hydroxypropyl)cellulose (HPC) with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)… Continue reading Calcium Phosphate Mineralization in Cellulose Derivative/ Poly(acrylic acid) Composites Having a Chiral Nematic Mesomorphic Structure
2015 / Biomacromolecules
Proteins have been used as templates to stabilize fluorescent metal nanoclusters thus obtaining stable fluorescent structures, and their fluorescent properties… Continue reading Designed Modular Proteins as Scaffolds To Stabilize Fluorescent Nanoclusters
2015 / Biomacromolecules
Here we construct for the first time ordered surfactant–DNA hybrid nanospheres of double-strand (ds) DNA and cationic surfactants with magnetic… Continue reading Ordered DNA-Surfactant Hybrid Nanospheres Triggered by Magnetic Cationic Surfactants for Photon- and Magneto-Manipulated Drug Delivery and Release
2015 / Journal Physical Chemistry B
Piscidins were the first antimicrobial peptides discovered in the mast cells of vertebrates. While two family members, piscidin 1 (p1)… Continue reading Complementary Effects of Host Defense Peptides Piscidin 1 and Piscidin 3 on DNA and Lipid Membranes: Biophysical Insights into Contrasting Biological Activities
2015 / Journal Physical Chemistry B
Non-native protein aggregation may occur during manufacturing and storage of protein therapeutics, and this may decrease drug efficacy or jeopardize… Continue reading Structural Changes and Aggregation Mechanisms for AntiStreptavidin IgG1 at Elevated Concentration
2015 / Journal Physical Chemistry B
A mixture of a cationic surface active ionic liquid, [C8mim]Br and anionic surfactant, [Na]DBS has been shown to form unilamellar… Continue reading Spontaneous Formation of Multiarchitecture Vesicles of [C8mim]Br + [Na]DBS in Aqueous Medium: Synergic Interplay of Electrostatic, Hydrophobic, and π−π Stacking Interactions
