2015 / Dyes and Pigments
Four imidazoquinolines functionalized with different carbocycles and heterocycles have been synthesized and characterized. Acetonitrile solutions of the four receptors presented… Continue reading Synthesis and evaluation of the chromo-fluorogenic recognition ability of imidazoquinoline derivatives toward ions
2015 / Analytical Chemistry
Fluorescence-based probes, especially those that utilize Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between fluorescent protein (FP) variants, are widely used to… Continue reading Open Flower Fluoroimmunoassay: A General Method To Make Fluorescent Protein-Based Immunosensor Probes
2014 / Sensors
Antibody-based sensors have made outstanding contributions to the fields of molecular biology and biotechnology. Our group recently developed a novel… Continue reading Strategy for Making a Superior Quenchbody to Proteins: Effect of the Fluorophore Position
2015 / Journal of Fluorescence
This study reports the interaction and energy transfer between fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and DPenicillamine capped gold nanoparticles (DPA−AuNPs).… Continue reading Spectroscopic Investigation of Interaction Between Carbon Quantum Dots and D-Penicillamine Capped Gold Nanoparticles
2015 / Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
The fluorescent N-methyl isatin nanoparticles (N-MINPs) were prepared by a simple reprecipitation method. The prepared N-MINPs examined by dynamic light scattering (DLS)… Continue reading N-methyl isatin nanoparticles as a novel probe for selective detection of Cd2+ ion in aqueous medium based on chelation enhanced fluorescence and application to environmental sample
2016 / PLoS ONE
Cardiac troponin C (cTnC) is a key effector in cardiac muscle excitation-contraction coupling as the Ca2+ sensing subunit responsible for controlling… Continue reading Fluorescent Protein-Based Ca2+ Sensor Reveals Global, Divalent Cation-Dependent Conformational Changes in Cardiac Troponin C
2016 / Scientific Reports
Advanced microscopy methods allow obtaining information on (dynamic) conformational changes in biomolecules via measuring a single molecular distance in the… Continue reading Förster resonance energy transfer and protein-induced fluorescence enhancement as synergetic multiscale molecular rulers
2017 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
Synthesis, characterization and bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding properties of three derivatives of vitamin K3 have been described. Results of… Continue reading Synthesis, characterization and serum albumin binding studies of vitamin K3 derivatives
2016 / Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-dopamine (PLGA-D)-based nanoparticles (NPs) were developed for the delivery of protein to macrophages. PLGA-D was synthesized viaamide bond formation between… Continue reading Dopamine-conjugated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for protein delivery to macrophages
2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
In this study, we report the protective effects of linolenic acid towards the formation of early (HbA1c) and advanced glycation… Continue reading Linolenic acid prevents early and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) modification of albumin
2016 / Molecules
(R)-1,1’-Bi(2-naphthol) ((R)-BINOL) in an acetonitrile solution lost optical activity upon irradiation with an Hg–Xe lamp. HPLC resolution of the product… Continue reading Photo Racemization and Polymerization of (R)-1,1′-Bi(2-naphthol)
2016 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
WhmD is considered to have a role in the septation and division Mycobacterium smegmatis cells. Since FtsZ is the central protein of… Continue reading WhmD promotes the assembly of Mycobacterium smegmatisFtsZ: A possible role of WhmD in bacterial cell division
2014 / Journal of Materials Chemistry C
In this study we synthesized three novel poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) derivatives that differ in terms of their ratios of heterocyclic benzo[c]cinnoline… Continue reading Synthesis and properties of air-stable n-channel semiconductors based on MEH-PPV derivatives containing benzo[c]cinnoline moieties
2014 / CrystEngComm
We synthesized ZnO nano-micro structures, including microrods, nanosheets, a nanosheet self-assembled hollow sphere (NSHS), and a hollow hierarchical aggregate (HHA)… Continue reading Hydrothermally controlled ZnO nanosheet self-assembled hollow spheres/hierarchical aggregates and their photocatalytic activities
2015 / Journal of Luminescence
A narrow high intensity red-emitting double-perovskite type phosphor SrLa1−xMgTaO6:xEu3+ was successfully synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. Under the excitation of… Continue reading A red-emitting perovskite-type SrLa(1−x)MgTaO6:xEu3+ for white LED application
2016 / Materials Letters
A facile and surfactant-free peroxo-titanium sol-gel route has been developed to synthesize TiO2 composites with a two-phase mixture of anatase and… Continue reading Facile synthesis of anatase-rutile TiO2 composites with enhanced CO2 photoreduction activity and the effect of Pt loading on product selectivity
2014 / Applied Materials & Interfaces
We have developed a simple approach for the large-scale synthesis of water-soluble green carbon nanodots (G-dots) from many kinds of… Continue reading Photoluminescent Green Carbon Nanodots from Food-Waste-Derived Sources: Large-Scale Synthesis, Properties, and Biomedical Applications
2013 / Langmuir
The effect of cationic liposomes (CLs) on messenger RNA(mRNA) conformation and translation was studied, focusing on membrane heterogeneity. CLs, composed… Continue reading Heterogeneous Cationic Liposomes Modified with 3β-{N-[(N′,N′-Dimethylamino)ethyl]carbamoyl}cholesterol Can Induce Partial Conformational Changes in Messenger RNA and Regulate Translation in an Escherichia coli Cell-Free Translation System
2014 / Ceramics International
We report the fabrication of one dimensional conducting Al doped ZnO nanowires by spray pyrolysis and subsequent aqueous chemical growth… Continue reading Epitaxial growth of vertically aligned highly conducting ZnO nanowires by modified aqueous chemical growth process
2015 / Faraday Discussions
A few years ago, single molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (FRET SNOM) images were demonstrated using… Continue reading Single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer scanning near-field optical microscopy: potentials and challenges
