2016 / Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics
ZnO nanocrystals of crystallite size 30 nm are synthesized using cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as capping agent. Capping by… Continue reading Microstructural and photoluminescence properties of CTAB/PVP capped ZnO nanocrystals
2016 / Reactive and Functional Polymers
Mizoroki–Heck coupling polymerization of diiodonated 1,1′-binaphthyls (BINTL1/BINTL2) with 1,4-divinylbenzenes (DVB-H/DVB-Me/DVB-OMe) proceeded to afford poly(arylene vinylene ketone)s (PAVK1–6). Upon photoexcitation, PAVKs in… Continue reading Thermal stability, solubility, and fluorescence property of poly(arylene vinylene ketone)s bearing 1,1′-binaphthylene units
2016 / Synthetic Metals
Conjugated copolymers based on 9-ethylcarbazole(9EC) and 3-hexylthiophene(3HT) have been synthesized by oxidative polymerization with FeCl3 in hexane, and it is confirmed… Continue reading Conjugated carbazole-thiophene copolymer: Synthesis, characterization and applications
2016 / Journal of Luminescence
We investigated the scintillation and dosimeter properties of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ, Y2O3–ZrO2) crystal. It showed 70–80% in-line transmittance at… Continue reading Scintillation, OSL and TSL properties of yttria stabilized zirconia crystal
2016 / Nature Communications
The Polycomb repressive complexes PRC1 and PRC2 play a central role in developmental gene regulation in multicellular organisms. PRC1 and… Continue reading Jarid2 binds mono-ubiquitylated H2A lysine 119 to mediate crosstalk between Polycomb complexes PRC1 and PRC2
2017 / Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Amyloid-fibril formation of proteins can be accelerated by ultrasonic irradiation to the peptide solutions. Although this phenomenon contributes to understanding… Continue reading Drastic acceleration of fibrillation of insulin by transient cavitation bubble
2016 / Materials Science and Engineering: C
1,5-Bis(2-fluorene)thiocarbohydrazone (FBTC) was designed and synthesized for selective sensing of fluoride and copper ions. The binding constants of FBTC towards… Continue reading Spectroscopic and TDDFT investigation on highly selective fluorogenic chemosensor and construction of molecular logic gates
2016 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
The negative health impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and differences in pharmacological activity of enantiomers of chiral molecules in… Continue reading Analyses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and chiral-PAH analogues-methyl-β-cyclodextrin guest-host inclusion complexes by fluorescence spectrophotometry and multivariate regression analysis
2016 / Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Ag3PO4 and Ag3PO4/g-C3N4 were successfully synthesized by an in-situ solvothermal method using graphitic carbon nitride obtained by sectional heating of guanidine carbonate… Continue reading In-situ hydrothermal synthesis of Ag3PO4/g-C3N4 composite and their photocatalytic decomposition of NOx
2016 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
We investigated the key factors that affect enantioselective adsorption of ibuprofen (IBU) on a liposome membrane by changing its lipid… Continue reading Chiral Selective Adsorption of Ibuprofen on a Liposome Membrane
2016 / RSC Advances
The bi-functional terminal polyhedral octasilicate (OS)-core dendrimer containing carbazole and 1,8-naphthalimide on its peripheries, denoted by OS-NC, was synthesized by… Continue reading Synthesis of a bi-functional terminal polyhedral octasilicate-core dendrimer containing carbazole and 1,8-naphthalimide, and its photoluminescence properties, film formability, and glass transition behavior
2016 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
The asymmetric photocycloaddition of anthracene-tethered maleate with a small (S)-1-methylpropyl auxiliary at the peripheral position (1Z) underwent much faster than… Continue reading Enhanced asymmetric photocycloaddition of anthracene tethered to maleate versus fumarate through non-fluorescent exciplex intermediate
2016 / Polymer
2,7-linked or 2,2′-linked 9,9′-spirobifluorene based polymers containing electron deficient moieties such as naphthalene bisimide and/or benzothiadiazole were synthesized through Suzuki… Continue reading Synthesis, characterization, optical and electrochemical properties of spirobifluorene based polymers containing electron deficient moieties
2013 / The Journal of Biological Chemistry
The Hsp100 chaperones ClpB and Hsp104 utilize the energy from ATP hydrolysis to reactivate aggregated proteins in concert with the… Continue reading The Molecular Mechanism of Hsp100 Chaperone Inhibition by the Prion Curing Agent Guanidinium Chloride
2016 / Scientific Reports
The photoswitchable boron-dipyrromethene–dithienylethene molecular dyad is introduced as a prototype for the efficient fluorescence intensity modulation on the molecular level.… Continue reading Highly efficient modulation of FRET in an orthogonally arranged BODIPY–DTE dyad
2015 / Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Intracellular redox state is a critical factor for fundamental cellular functions, including regulation of the activities of various metabolic enzymes… Continue reading Redox sensor proteins for highly sensitive direct imaging of intracellular redox state
2015 / FEBS Letters
Oligomeric species formed during α-synuclein fibrillation are suggested to be membrane-disrupting agents, and have been associated with cytotoxicity in Parkinson’s… Continue reading Cholesterol facilitates interactions between α-synuclein oligomers and charge-neutral membranes
2016 / Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
Fluorescence-based biosensor probes, especially those based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between fluorescent protein (FP) variants, are widely used… Continue reading Development of a fluorescent protein-antibody Förster resonance energy transfer probe for the detection and imaging of osteocalcin
2015 / Biosensors
An antibiotic rapamycin is one of the most commonly used immunosuppressive drugs, and also implicated for its anti-cancer activity. Hence,… Continue reading A Signal-On Fluorosensor Based on Quench-Release Principle for Sensitive Detection of Antibiotic Rapamycin
2016 / Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
MnFe2O4:xEu3+ nanostructures were successfully fabricated via a two-step method (microemulsion combined with calcination). The as-prepared products were characterized by XRD, SEM,… Continue reading Structural, magnetic, and photoluminescence of MnFe2O4:xEu3+ nanostructures
