2015 / ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
ARC repressor (apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain) is a protein which binds selectively to a specific sequence of DNA.… Continue reading Synthesis, Characterization, and DNA Binding Profile of a Macrocyclic β‑Sheet Analogue of ARC Protein
2016 / ACS Nano
Peptides or peptide conjugates capable of assembling into one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures have been extensively investigated over the past two decades… Continue reading Electrostatic-Driven Lamination and Untwisting of β‑Sheet Assemblies
2015 / Nano Letters
Deterministic placement and dynamic manipulation of individual plasmonic nanoparticles with nanoscale precision feature an important step toward active nanoplasmonic devices… Continue reading Optically Resolving the Dynamic Walking of a Plasmonic Walker Couple
2015 / Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Bacillus species have recently drawn attention due to their potential use in the biological control of fungal diseases. This paper reports… Continue reading Antagonistic Activities of Novel Peptides from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PT14 against Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum
2015 / Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Callosobruchus maculatus is an important predator of cowpeas. Due to infestation during storage, this insect affects the quality of seed and… Continue reading Potential of the Lectin/Inhibitor Isolated from Crataeva tapia Bark (CrataBL) for Controlling Callosobruchus maculatus Larva Development
2015 / Biochemistry
The biological role of the existence of overlapping structures in RNA is possible yet remains very unexplored. G-Rich tracts of… Continue reading The RNA Stem−Loop to G‑Quadruplex Equilibrium Controls Mature MicroRNA Production inside the Cell
2015 / Biochemistry
Protein–protein interactions are recognized as a fundamental phenomenon that is intimately associated with biological functions and thus are ideal targets… Continue reading Long-Range Communication Network in the Type 1B Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor
2016 / ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
We investigate the effect of stretching on the secondary structure of cross-linked poly(l-lysine)/hyaluronic acid (PLL/HA) multilayers. We show that stretching… Continue reading Stretch-Induced Helical Conformations in Poly(L‑lysine)/Hyaluronic Acid Multilayers
2015 / Chemistry of Materials
Chiral DNA–silica hybrid free-standing films (CDSFs) with antipodal handedness were fabricated via the self-assembly of DNA and a silica source… Continue reading Optically Active Chiral DNA−Silica Hybrid Free-Standing Films
2015 / Macromolecules
A new synthetic approach for optically active polymer-bearing chiral cyclic architecture is described. The polymer is prepared by a combination… Continue reading New Synthetic Approach for Optically Active Polymer Bearing Chiral Cyclic Architecture: Combination of Asymmetric Allylic Amidation and Ring-Closing Metathesis Reaction
2016 / Inorganic Chemistry
The synthesis and structural characterization of azahelicene platinum complexes obtained fromcis-PtCl2(NCEt)(PPh3) and from ligands that differ in terms of both… Continue reading Synthesis and Structural Properties of Aza[n]helicene Platinum Complexes: Control of Cis and Trans Stereochemistry
2015 / Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Protein phase behavior and protein–protein interactions can be tuned by additives. We experimentally determined the phase behavior of lysozyme solutions,… Continue reading Additivity of the Specific Effects of Additives on Protein Phase Behavior
2016 / ACS Chemical Biology
The ability to discriminate between epigenetic variants in DNA is a necessary tool if we are to increase our understanding… Continue reading Single Site Discrimination of Cytosine, 5‑Methylcytosine, and 5‑Hydroxymethylcytosine in Target DNA Using Anthracene-Tagged Fluorescent Probes
2015 / JACS
Design of a new catalytic function in proteins, apart from its inherent practical value, is important for fundamental understanding of… Continue reading New Tricks for Old Proteins: Single Mutations in a Nonenzymatic Protein Give Rise to Various Enzymatic Activities
2016 / Analytical Chemistry
MicroRNA (miRNA) biomarkers display great potential for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. The development of rapid and specific methods for miRNA… Continue reading Hairpin DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters as Novel Beacons in Strand Displacement Amplification for MicroRNA Detection
2016 / Journal of Natural Products
A pair of racemic indolizidine enantiomers, (±)-homocrepidine A (1), and a piperidine derivative, homocrepidine B (2), were isolated from Dendrobium crepidatum along… Continue reading (±)-Homocrepidine A, a Pair of Anti-inflammatory Enantiomeric Octahydroindolizine Alkaloid Dimers from Dendrobium crepidatum
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Phomanolides A (1) and B (2), unique meroterpenoids with new pentacyclic and tetracyclic skeletons, respectively, and phomanoxide (3), the double-epoxidation… Continue reading Phomanolides A and B from the Fungus Phoma sp.: Meroterpenoids Derived from a Putative Tropolonic Sesquiterpene via Hetero-Diels− Alder Reactions
2015 / Journal of Natural Products
Eight non-carotenoid tetraterpenoids, abibalsamins C–J (3–10), were isolated from the oleoresin of Abies balsamea. Their chemical structures were determined based on… Continue reading DFT Calculations and ROESY NMR Data for the Diastereochemical Characterization of Cytotoxic Tetraterpenoids from the Oleoresin of Abies balsamea
2016 / Journal of Natural Products
Bioactivity-guided isolation of a methanolic extract of Euphorbia fischeriana led to the isolation of four new abietane-type diterpenoids, fischeriolides A–D (1–4), together… Continue reading Diterpenoids from the Roots of Euphorbia fischeriana with Inhibitory Effects on Nitric Oxide Production
2016 / Journal of Natural Products
Two new diterpenoid α-pyrones, named higginsianins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the mycelium of the fungus Colletotrichum higginsianum grown… Continue reading Higginsianins A and B, Two Diterpenoid α‑Pyrones Produced by Colletotrichum higginsianum, with in Vitro Cytostatic Activity
