Cu@CuO promoted g-C3N4/MCM-41: an efficient photocatalyst with tunable valence transition for visible light induced hydrogen generation

2016 / RSC Advances

A series of ternary Cu@CuO–g-C3N4/MCM-41 photocatalysts have been synthesized by varying the percentage of Cu using simple impregnation and co-condensation… Continue reading Cu@CuO promoted g-C3N4/MCM-41: an efficient photocatalyst with tunable valence transition for visible light induced hydrogen generation

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra, solvatochromism, and application to pH sensors of novel xanthene dyes having thienyl and thieno[3,2-b]thienyl rings as auxochrome

2016 / Dyes and Pigments

Novel xanthene dyes having thienyl and thieno[3,2-b]thienyl rings as auxochrome have been synthesized. The UV-vis absorption maximum in dichloromethane was… Continue reading UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra, solvatochromism, and application to pH sensors of novel xanthene dyes having thienyl and thieno[3,2-b]thienyl rings as auxochrome

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Substitutional impact on biological activity of new water soluble Ni(II) complexes: Preparation, spectral characterization, X-ray crystallography, DNA/protein binding, antibacterial activity and in vitro cytotoxicity

2016 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

4-methoxysalicylaldehyde-4(N)-substituted thiosemicarbazones were synthesized and characterized. Crystallographic investigations confirmed the structure of the complexes (1–4) having the general structure [Ni(4-Msal-Rtsc)(PPh3)]… Continue reading Substitutional impact on biological activity of new water soluble Ni(II) complexes: Preparation, spectral characterization, X-ray crystallography, DNA/protein binding, antibacterial activity and in vitro cytotoxicity

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Noncovalent interactions from electron density topology and solvent effects on spectral properties of Schiff bases

2016 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Two Schiff bases were prepared by the condensation of o-allyl substituted 2,4-dihydroxy acetophenone with 1,2-diaminopropane (L1) and ethanediamine (L2) and characterized… Continue reading Noncovalent interactions from electron density topology and solvent effects on spectral properties of Schiff bases

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

A Gastrointestinal Calpain Complex, G-calpain, is a Heterodimer of CAPN8 and CAPN9, which Play Catalytic and Regulatory Roles, Respectively

2016 / The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Calpains (CAPN) are a family of Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteases that regulate various cellular functions by cleaving diverse substrates. Of the… Continue reading A Gastrointestinal Calpain Complex, G-calpain, is a Heterodimer of CAPN8 and CAPN9, which Play Catalytic and Regulatory Roles, Respectively

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Syntheses, crystal structures and photophysical properties of Ag(I) coordination complexes

2013 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Three Ag(I) coordination complexes, [Ag(pyzca)]n (1) (Hpyzca = pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid), Ag[(HNA)(NA)(H2O)4] (2) (HNA = nicotinic acid) and [Ag1Ag2-(2,3-pydc)]n (3) (H2pydc = pyridine-2, 3-dicarboxylic acid) have been synthesized by… Continue reading Syntheses, crystal structures and photophysical properties of Ag(I) coordination complexes

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Cloning and characterization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 subunits from Ascaris suum — A parasitic nematode highly adapted to changes of oxygen conditions during its life cycle

2013 / Gene

The parasitic nematode Ascaris suum successfully adapts to a significant decrease in oxygen availability during its life cycle by altering its metabolic… Continue reading Cloning and characterization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 subunits from Ascaris suum — A parasitic nematode highly adapted to changes of oxygen conditions during its life cycle

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Liposomes modified with cardiolipin can act as a platform to regulate the potential flux of NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase

2016 / Metabolic Engineering Communications

Cardiolipin (CL) is a phospholipid found in the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) and inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) in animal cells.… Continue reading Liposomes modified with cardiolipin can act as a platform to regulate the potential flux of NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis of pentamethyldisilanyl-substituted starlike molecule with triazine core and its application to dye-sensitized solar cells

2016 / Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Two-dimensional starlike molecule 7 consisting of benzothiadiazole-thiophenylphenyltriazine groups and pentamethyldisilanyl substituted thienylene units that extend to three directions was synthesized by the… Continue reading Synthesis of pentamethyldisilanyl-substituted starlike molecule with triazine core and its application to dye-sensitized solar cells

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Reinvestigation of the photoreaction of 1,4-bis(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinio)benzene: Synthesis of a diazonia derivative of hexabenzoperylene by multiple photocyclization

2016 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

The photo-induced oxidative cyclization of the 1,1′-p-phenylene-bis(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium) was reinvestigated. While mono-cyclization was claimed to be the photoproduct in a previous… Continue reading Reinvestigation of the photoreaction of 1,4-bis(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinio)benzene: Synthesis of a diazonia derivative of hexabenzoperylene by multiple photocyclization

Leah Pandiscia, PhD