2020 / Food Chemistry
Nine new compounds, argutinosides A-I (1–9) together with 20 known compounds (10–29), were isolated from the fruits of Actinidia arguta. Using… Continue reading Organic acid conjugated phenolic compounds of hardy kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta) and their NF-κB inhibitory activity
2019 / Journal of Polymer Research
In this paper, graft copolymers of maltodextrin or chitosan with 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid were synthesized and labeled P1 or P2, respectively.… Continue reading Facile synthesis of graft copolymers of maltodextrin and chitosan with 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid for efficient removal of Ni(II), Fe(III), and Cd(II) ions from aqueous media
2019 / Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
Supramolecular gel material built from low-molecular-weight (LMW) gelators finds potential applications in various fields, especially in drug delivery, cell encapsulation… Continue reading Non-proteinogenic amino acid based supramolecular hydrogel material for enhanced cell proliferation
2019 / Metallomics
The ferric ion binding protein A of Thermus thermophilus HB8 (TtFbpA) is the periplasmic subunit of an ABC-type iron transporter. Two Fe3+-bound… Continue reading Functional characterisation of two ferric-ion coordination modes of TtFbpA, the periplasmic subunit of an ABC-type iron transporter from Thermus thermophilus HB8
2020 / Journal of Molecular Structure
A new organic non-linear optical crystal, 2-amino-4-methylpyridinium benzilate (2-A4MPB) was synthesized and single crystals were grown by slow evaporation-solution growth… Continue reading Structural characterization, quantum chemical calculations and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a new third order harmonic organic crystal: 2-Amino-4-methylpyridinium benzilate
2019 / ChemCatChem
The photochemical hydrogen evolution capabilities of paddlewheel‐type dirhodium complexes with electron withdrawing carboxylates, [Rh2(O2CR)4(H2O)2] (R=CF3 and CCl3 for [2(H2O)2] and [3(H2O)2], respectively),… Continue reading Experimental and Theoretical Study of Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution Catalyzed by Paddlewheel‐Type Dirhodium Complexes with Electron Withdrawing Carboxylate Ligands
2020 / Polyhedron
Yb(III), Sm(III) and La(III) complexes of a tetradentate Schiff base ligand, bis(pyridoxylidene)ethyelenediamine, are reported. Single crystal X-ray structures of the… Continue reading Yb(III), Sm(III) and La(III) complexes of a tetradentate pyridoxal Schiff base ligand: Their DNA-binding activity and bio-imaging applications
2020 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
In this manuscript we present a spectroscopic study of the supramolecular interaction of photo-switchable 4,4′-Azobenzene dicarboxylic acid (ADA) with L… Continue reading Spectroscopic study of the pH dependent interaction of an achiral molecular photo-switch with poly-Glutamic acid
2019 / Inorganic Chemistry
Ligand-switch reactions at the heme iron are common in biological systems, but their mechanisms and the features of the polypeptide… Continue reading A Heme Propionate Staples the Structure of Cytochrome c for Methionine Ligation to the Heme Iron
2019 / Analytical Chemistry
RNA-binding small probes with deep-red emission are promising for RNA analysis in biological media without suffering from background fluorescence. Here… Continue reading Deep-Red Light-up Signaling of Benzo[c,d]indole–Quinoline Monomethine Cyanine for Imaging of Nucleolar RNA in Living Cells and for Sequence-Selective RNA Analysis
2019 / Minerals
The sorption of uranium and thorium from their aqueous solutions by using 8-hydroxyquinoline modified Na-bentonite (HQ-bentonite) was investigated by the… Continue reading The Removal of Uranium and Thorium from Their Aqueous Solutions by 8-Hydroxyquinoline Immobilized Bentonite
2019 / Tetrahedron
A new tri-imidazolium salt, tris(4-(3-(2-((8-hydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9′,10′-dihydroanthracen-1-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-imidazole-3′-ium-1′-yl)phenyl)amine hexafluorophosphate was prepared and characterized. Particularly, the recognition performance of the tri-imidazolium salt for cations… Continue reading A new tridentate fluorescent-colorimetric chemosensor for copper(II) ion
2019 / ACS Nano
The introduction of stimuli-responsive cargo release capabilities on self-propelled micro- and nanomotors holds enormous potential in a number of applications… Continue reading Enzyme-Powered Gated Mesoporous Silica Nanomotors for On-Command Intracellular Payload Delivery
2020 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Rose Bengal (RB) can be homogeneously dispersed in dichloromethane by its adsorption on the fibrillar network of a molecular gel… Continue reading Adsorption of Rose Bengal on a self-assembled fibrillar network affords a thermally switchable oxygenation photocatalyst and a thermochromic soft material
2020 / Optik
In this work, photoacoustic (PA) spectroscopy as a non-destructive technique has been effectively used to study the optical properties of… Continue reading Photoacoustic spectroscopy as a non-destructive technique for optical properties measurements of nanostructures
2019 / Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Nanoparticles of a cyano-bridged polynuclear metal complex, [CoII(H2O)2]1.5[CoIII(CN)6], have been reported as highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts for photocatalytic water oxidation,… Continue reading Utilization of core-shell nanoparticles to evaluate subsurface contribution to water oxidation catalysis of [CoII(H2O)2]1.5[CoIII(CN)6] nanoparticles
2019 / RSC Advances
An alternative photo-cross-linker having a D-threoninol skeleton instead of the 2′-deoxyribose backbone in 3-cyanovinylcarbazole (CNVK) was investigated to improve the photoreactivity… Continue reading DNA photo-cross-linking using a pyranocarbazole-modified oligodeoxynucleotide with a D-threoninol linker
2019 / Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by protein misfolding, aggregation and accumulation in the brain. A large number… Continue reading Baicalein suppresses Repeat Tau fibrillization by sequestering oligomers
2019 / Biochimie
Rad51 is a key protein in DNA repair by homologous recombination and an important target for development of drugs in… Continue reading Interactions of the Rad51 inhibitor DIDS with human and bovine serum albumins: Optical spectroscopy and isothermal calorimetry approaches
2019 / Process Biochemistry
Biocompatible silver-based nanofibrous frameworks have attracted intensive attention in wound dressing materials ascribed to their greater stability, minimal toxicity, excellent… Continue reading Preparation of silver nanoparticles and riboflavin embedded electrospun polymer nanofibrous scaffolds for in vivo wound dressing application
