2013 / Materials Letters
Blue-emitting (Hf1−xEux)P2O7−δ (0≤x≤0.14) phosphors were prepared in air atmosphere by a liquid-phase method and photoluminescent properties were characterized. The pyrophosphate phosphors… Continue reading Novel blue-emitting phosphors based on hafnium pyrophosphate
2013 / Optical Materials
Green-emitting (Gd1−x−yLaxTby)2O(WO4)2 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.05, 0.05 ⩽ y ⩽ 0.15) phosphors were synthesized in a single phase form by the conventional solid-state reaction method, and their photoluminescent… Continue reading Synthesis of green-emitting (Gd, La, Tb)2O(WO4)2 phosphors
2013 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Carbendazim (1) is a benzimidazole extensively used as post-harvest fungicide on fruits and vegetables. The aim of the present work… Continue reading Photodegradation of carbendazim sensitized by aromatic ketones
2015 / Ceramics International
To meet the challenges and additional requirements towards the development of white LED׳s with utmost efficacy, a sol–gel approach is… Continue reading Soluble silica assisted synthesis and luminescent characteristics of yellow emitting CaSrSiO4:Eu2+ phosphors for warm white light production
2013 / Langmuir
Nanosized ordered domains formed in 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC/DPPC) and DOPC/cholesterol (Ch) liposomes were characterized using a newly developed (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) quenching… Continue reading Detection of Nanosized Ordered Domains in DOPC/DPPC and DOPC/Ch Binary Lipid Mixture Systems of Large Unilamellar Vesicles Using a TEMPO Quenching Method
2017 / Dyes and Pigments
A study was conducted on the optical properties of alkoxy-substituted bisazomethine dyes possessing a dipropylamino terminal group in solution and… Continue reading Effect of alkoxy side chain length on the solid-state fluorescence behaviour of bisazomethine dyes possessing dipropylamino terminal group
2016 / Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
A new fluorescent acrylamide-type monomer bearing a hydrogen bonding- and polarity-sensitive benzocoumarin fluorophore was synthesized. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra,… Continue reading A fluorescent acrylamide-type monomer bearing an environment-sensitive methoxybenzocoumarin structure for the development of functional polymeric sensors
2016 / PLoS ONE
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant microbial strains has become a public health issue and there is an urgent need to develop… Continue reading Sarkosyl-Induced Helical Structure of an Antimicrobial Peptide GW-Q6 Plays an Essential Role in the Binding of Surface Receptor OprI in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2016 / RSC Advances
The present study describes the sensitive and selective determination of tannic acid (TA) using graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as fluorophore.… Continue reading Sensitive determination of tannic acid using blue luminescent graphene quantum dots as fluorophore
2011 / Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Genetically encoded fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) indicators are powerful tools for real-time detection of second messenger molecules and activation… Continue reading Enhanced dynamic range in a genetically encoded Ca2+sensor
2011 / Chemical Science
By using DNA or a peptide as a common probe, graphene-based biosensing has made significant progress. However, to the best of our knowledge, a graphene-based chiral sensor… Continue reading Chiral detection using reusable fluorescent amylose-functionalized graphene
2008 / ChemBioChem
Photoresponsive nanoscale tweezers fuelled by photons were constructed with azobenzene-modified DNA. The tweezers were photoswitched to the open state with… Continue reading A DNA Nanomachine Powered by Light Irradiation
2012 / Journal of Fluorescence
The investigation of the interaction of ruthenium (II)-bipyridine-tert-butylcalix[4]arene complexes (Rubc2 and Rubc3) with proteins (BSA and ovalbumin) using absorption, emission,… Continue reading Binding and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) of Ruthenium(II)-Bipyridine-Calixarene System with Proteins—Experimental and Docking Studies
2007 / Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
One of the intriguing applications of aptamers is sensing molecules. In principle, an aptamer can specifically recognize and bind to… Continue reading Fluorescent-labeled single-strand ATP aptamer DNA: Chemo- and enantio-selectivity in sensing adenosine
2010 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
The solvent effects were studied in fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from a cationic polyfluorene copolymer (FHQ, FPQ) to a fluorescein (Fl)-labelled oligonucleotide(ssDNA-Fl). Upon addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), the optical properties… Continue reading Solvent-assisted optical modulation of FRET-induced fluorescence for efficient conjugated polymer-based DNA detection
2013 / Biophysical Chemistry
The Escherichia coli protein RecA is responsible for catalysis of the strand transfer reaction used in DNA repair and recombination. Previous studies… Continue reading The effects of buffers and pH on the thermal stability, unfolding and substrate binding of RecA ☆
2014 / The Journal of Biological Chemistry
The molecular chaperone ClpB/Hsp104, a member of the AAA+ superfamily (ATPases associated with various cellular activities), rescues proteins from the aggregated state… Continue reading trans-Acting Arginine Residues in the AAA+ Chaperone ClpB Allosterically Regulate the Activity through Inter- and Intradomain Communication
2014 / Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
A simple and sensitive method for measuring telomeric tandem repeat DNA and telomerase activity based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer… Continue reading A simple “add and measure” FRET-based telomeric tandem repeat sequence detection and telomerase assay method
2010 / The Journal of Biological Chemistry
HbpS is an extracellular oligomeric protein, which has been shown to act in concert with the two-component system SenS-SenR during… Continue reading Iron-mediated Oxidation Induces Conformational Changes within the Redox-sensing Protein HbpS
2015 / Optical Materials
In this manuscript, we have successfully synthesized Au–TiO2 nanocomposite by sol–gel process. Photoluminescence (PL) and photoconductivity (PC) study have been performed… Continue reading Fluorescence resonance energy transfer and surface Plasmon resonance induced enhanced photoluminescence and photoconductivity property of Au–TiO2 metal–semiconductor nanocomposite
