Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 42: Accuracy of the qSOFA Score and RED Sign in Predicting Critical Care Requirements in Patients with Suspected Infection in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010042 Authors: Jong Eun Park Sung Yeon Hwang Ik Joon Jo Min Seob Sim Won Chul Cha Hee Yoon Tae Rim Kim Gun Tak Lee Hye Seung Kim InSuk Sohn Tae Gun Shin Background and objectives: We aimed to compare the accuracy...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 41: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Medicina in 2019 Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010041 Authors: Medicina Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months[...]
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 40: To Treat or Not to Treat Subclinical Hypothyroidism, What Is the Evidence? Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010040 Authors: Jan Calissendorff Henrik Falhammar Objective: levothyroxine prescriptions have increased remarkably during the last decade, and it is most likely to be prescribed in subclinical hypothyroidism. The aim of this review was to present data on when levothyroxine treatment should be initiated, and the effects of treatment in subclinical...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 39: Age-Specific Differences in Foreign Bodies Ingested by Children: A Cohort Study of 252 Japanese Cases Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010039 Authors: Jumpei Fujisawa Tomokazu Mutoh Kengo Kawamura Ryuta Yonezawa Maiko Hirai Ichiro Morioka Background and Objectives: When children accidentally ingest foreign bodies, they may be unable to communicate adequately; it is often difficult to identify the causative foreign body unless someone is watching...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 38: Irritable Bowel Syndrome between Molecular Approach and Clinical Expertise—Searching for Gap Fillers in the Oxidative Stress Way of Thinking Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010038 Authors: Balmus Ilie-Dumitru Ciobica Cojocariu Stanciu Trifan Cimpeanu Cimpeanu Gorgan Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains to date an intriguing functional gastrointestinal disorder. Recent studies described a multitude of exogenous factors that...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 37: Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix—Single-Center Study Over a 10-Year Period Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010037 Authors: Yordanov Karamanliev Tantchev Konsoulova Strashilov Vasileva-Slaveva Background and objectives: Adenosquamous cancer of the uterine cervix is a rare type of cervical cancer with both malignant squamous and glandular components. A very rare subtype is mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), which was first described...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 36: A Pilot Study of Circulating Monocyte Subsets in Patients Treated with Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Hematological Malignancies Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010036 Authors: Ida Marie Rundgren Elisabeth Ersvær Aymen Bushra Ahmed Anita Ryningen Øystein Bruserud Background and Objectives: Autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation is used in the treatment of high-risk hematological malignancies, and monocytes are probably involved...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 35: Integrative Medicine in Interventional Oncology: A Virtuous Alliance Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56010035 Authors: Cornelis Najdawi Ammar Nouri-Neuville Lombart Lotz Cadranel Barral This review aimed to identify the potential role of integrative medicine in interventional oncology. The music therapy; stress management techniques; guided imagery, including virtual reality; clinical hypnosis; and digital sedation may all be efficient...
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Medicines, Vol. 7, Pages 6: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Medicines in 2019 Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines7010006 Authors: Medicines Editorial Office Medicines Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 18: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Membranes in 2019 Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10010018 Authors: Membranes Editorial Office Membranes Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 17: Production of High Flux Poly(Ether Sulfone) Membrane Using Silica Additive Extracted from Natural Resource Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10010017 Authors: Sri Mulyati Syawaliah Muchtar Mukramah Yusuf Nasrul Arahman Sofyana Sofyana Cut Meurah Rosnelly Umi Fathanah Ryosuke Takagi Hideto Matsuyama Norazanita Shamsuddin Muhammad Roil Bilad This paper reports the application of silica derived from natural biomasses of rice husk...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 16: Development and Application of Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: A Concise Overview Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10010016 Authors: Bakonyi Koók Rózsenberszki Tóth Bélafi-Bakó Nemestóthy Membrane separators are key elements of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), especially of those constructed in a dual-chamber configuration. Until now, membranes made of Nafion have been applied the most widely to set-up...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 41: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Metabolites in 2019 Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10010041 Authors: Metabolites Editorial Office
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 141: A Comprehensive Study on the Occurrence of Mycotoxins and Their Producing Fungi during the Maize Production Cycle in Spain Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010141 Authors: Marta García-Díaz Jéssica Gil-Serna Covadonga Vázquez María Nieves Botia Belén Patiño Mycotoxin contamination is one of the main problems affecting corn production, due to its significant risk to human and animal health. The Fusarium and Aspergillus species are...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 140: Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky ST198 in Broiler Chicken Supply Chain and Patients, China, 2010–2016 Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010140 Authors: Xiong Wang Huang Gao Shen Chen Bai Zhan Wen Liao Zhang Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky (S. Kentucky) sequence type 198 has emerged as a global zoonotic pathogen. We explored Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky ST198 samples...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 139: Dietary Factors as Triggers of Low-Grade Chronic Intestinal Inflammation in Poultry Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010139 Authors: Gabriela Cardoso Dal Pont Morgan Farnell Yuhua Farnell Michael H. Kogut Inflammation is the reaction of the immune system to an injury; it is aimed at the recovery and repair of damaged tissue. The inflammatory response can be beneficial to the animal since it will reestablish tissue homeostasis if well...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 138: Characterization of ESBL-Producing Enterobacteria from Fruit Bats in an Unprotected Area of Makokou, Gabon Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010138 Authors: Pierre Philippe Mbehang Nguema Richard Onanga Guy Roger Ndong Atome Jean Constant Obague Mbeang Arsène Mabika Mabika Moussa Yaro Manon Lounnas Yann Dumont Zaidi Fatma Zohra Sylvain Godreuil François Bretagnolle In Gabon, terrestrial mammals of protected areas...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 137: Genomic Analysis of Carbapenemase-Producing Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Reveals the Horizontal Spread of p18-43_01 Plasmid Encoding blaNDM-1 in South Africa Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010137 Authors: Ramsamy Mlisana Allam Amoako Abia Ismail Singh Kisten Han Muckart Hardcastle Suleman Essack Whole-genome sequence (WGS) analyses were employed to investigate...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 136: Waddlia chondrophila and Male Infertility Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010136 Authors: Baud Vulliemoz Zapata Greub Vouga Stojanov Waddlia chondrophila, a Chlamydia-like bacterium, has been previously associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Analogously to Chlamydia trachomatis, W. chondrophila also negatively impacts human semen and may be a source of impaired male fertility. In this study, we analyzed W. chondrophila...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 134: Doing More with Less: A Comparison of 16S Hypervariable Regions in Search of Defining the Shrimp Microbiota Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010134 Authors: Rodrigo García-López Fernanda Cornejo-Granados Alonso A. Lopez-Zavala Filiberto Sánchez-López Andrés Cota-Huízar Rogerio R. Sotelo-Mundo Abraham Guerrero Alfredo Mendoza-Vargas Bruno Gómez-Gil Adrian Ochoa-Leyva The shrimp has become the most valuable traded...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 135: Listeriosis Outbreak in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis with Previously Reported Cases Worldwide Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010135 Authors: Christ-Donald Kaptchouang Tchatchouang Justine Fri Mauro De Santi Giorgio Brandi Giuditta Fiorella Schiavano Giulia Amagliani Collins Njie Ateba Listeria species are Gram-positive, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobic bacteria, which do not produce endospores. The genus, Listeria,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 130: Warding Off Recurrent Yeast and Bacterial Vaginal Infections: Lactoferrin and Lactobacilli Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010130 Authors: Fabiana Superti Francesco De Seta Vaginal infections are the most prevalent women’s health problem. Incompetent diagnosis, inappropriate treatments, and antibiotic resistance are the main causes of the unsatisfactory results of conventional, antimicrobic treatment for these infections. Research...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 132: Silver Nanoparticles against Foodborne Bacteria. Effects at Intestinal Level and Health Limitations Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010132 Authors: Irene Zorraquín-Peña Carolina Cueva Begoña Bartolomé M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas Foodborne diseases are one of the factors that endanger the health of consumers, especially in people at risk of exclusion and in developing countries. The continuing search for effective antimicrobials to...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 131: The Impact of Primer Design on Amplicon-Based Metagenomic Profiling Accuracy: Detailed Insights into Bifidobacterial Community Structure Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010131 Authors: Leonardo Mancabelli Christian Milani Gabriele Andrea Lugli Federico Fontana Francesca Turroni Douwe van Sinderen Marco Ventura Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have overcome the limitations of cultivation-dependent approaches...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 129: An Update on the Genus Aeromonas: Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Pathogenicity Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010129 Authors: Ana Fernández-Bravo Maria José Figueras The genus Aeromonas belongs to the Aeromonadaceae family and comprises a group of Gram-negative bacteria widely distributed in aquatic environments, with some species able to cause disease in humans, fish, and other aquatic animals. However, bacteria of this genus are isolated...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 133: Inter- Versus Intra-Host Sequence Diversity of pH1N1 and Associated Clinical Outcomes Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010133 Authors: Hebah A. Al Khatib Muna A. Al Maslamani Peter V. Coyle I. Richard Thompson Elmoubasher A. Farag Asmaa A. Al Thani Hadi M. Yassine The diversity of RNA viruses dictates their evolution in a particular host, community or environment. Here, we reported within- and between-host pH1N1virus diversity...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 128: Phenotypic Diversity of Lactobacillus casei Group Isolates as a Selection Criterion for Use as Secondary Adjunct Starters Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010128 Authors: Alessia Levante Elena Bancalari Martina Tambassi Camilla Lazzi Erasmo Neviani Monica Gatti Autochthonous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a key role in the development of cheese flavor. As the pasteurization treatment on raw milk causes the elimination of LAB,...
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Molbank, Vol. 2020, Article M1111: Synthesis and Isolation of Diastereomeric Anomeric Sulfoxides from a d-Mannuronate Thioglycoside Building Block Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1111 Authors: Dimitriou Miller Methyl [S-phenyl 4-O-acetyl-2,3-di-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside (R/S)S-oxide] uronate was synthesised from a thioglycoside mannosyl uronate donor in a 98% yield. By using one equivalent of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) as the sulphur oxidant, a smooth conversion...
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Molbank, Vol. 2020, Article M1110: Half-Sandwich Arene-Osmium(II) Complexes with Phosphinite Ligands
Molbank, Vol. 2020, Article M1110: Half-Sandwich Arene-Osmium(II) Complexes with Phosphinite Ligands Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1110 Authors: Rebeca González-Fernández Javier Borge Pascale Crochet Victorio Cadierno The synthesis of a series of arene-osmium(II) complexes containing phosphinite-type ligands, namely, [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene){R2PO(CH2)nPh}] (R = Ph, n = 1 (4a), 2 (4b), 3 (4c); R = iPr, n = 1 (5a), 2 (5b), 3 (5c)) and [OsCl2(η6-benzene){iPr2PO(CH2)2Ph}] (7),...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 416: Nature of the Interaction of Pyridines with OCS. A Theoretical Investigation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020416 Authors: Sumitra Bhattarai Dipankar Sutradhar Asit K. Chandra Therese Zeegers-Huyskens Ab initio calculations were carried out to investigate the interaction between para-substituted pyridines (X-C5H4N, X=NH2, CH3, H, CN, NO2) and OCS. Three stable structures of pyridine.OCS complexes were detected at the MP2=full/aug-cc-pVDZ level....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 413: Multifunctional Hydroxyapatite Coated with Arthemisia absinthium Composites Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020413 Authors: Mariana Stefania Raita Simona Liliana Iconaru Andreea Groza Carmen Cimpeanu Gabriel Predoi Liliana Ghegoiu Monica Luminita Badea Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc Luminita Marutescu Roxana Trusca Ciprian Florin Furnaris Claudiu Stefan Turculet Dorin Valter Enache Daniela Predoi There is significant research...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 415: Identification and Repurposing of Trisubstituted Harmine Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phosphoserine Phosphatase Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020415 Authors: Elise Pierson Marie Haufroid Tannu Priya Gosain Pankaj Chopra Ramandeep Singh Johan Wouters Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still the deadliest bacterial pathogen worldwide and the increasing number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases further...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 412: Changes in Cuticle Components and Morphology of ‘Satsuma’ Mandarin (Citrus unshiu) during Ambient Storage and Their Potential Role on Penicillium digitatum Infection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020412 Authors: Shenghua Ding Jing Zhang Lvzhu Yang Xinyu Wang Fuhua Fu Rongrong Wang Qun Zhang Yang Shan To elucidate the role of fruit cuticle in fungal infection, changes in cuticle composition and morphology of ‘Satsuma’...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 414: The Pictet-Spengler Reaction Updates Its Habits Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020414 Authors: Andrea Calcaterra Laura Mangiardi Giuliano Delle Monache Deborah Quaglio Silvia Balducci Simone Berardozzi Antonia Iazzetti Roberta Franzini Bruno Botta Francesca Ghirga The Pictet-Spengler reaction (P-S) is one of the most direct, efficient, and variable synthetic method for the construction of privileged pharmacophores such as tetrahydro-isoquinolines...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 410: Cross-Linked Cyclodextrins Bimetallic Nanocatalysts: Applications in Microwave-Assisted Reductive Aminations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020410 Authors: Emanuela Calcio Gaudino Elisa Acciardo Silvia Tabasso Maela Manzoli Giancarlo Cravotto Rajender S. Varma The optimization of sustainable protocols for reductive amination has been a lingering challenge in green synthesis. In this context, a comparative study of different metal-loaded...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 411: Constituents from the Seeds of Sophora Alopecuroides L. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020411 Authors: Zi-Jian Rong Gao-Sheng Hu Shi-Yi Lin Ting Yan Na Li Yue Zhao Jing-Ming Jia An-Hua Wang Three new isoflavone glucosides, kudonol A−C (1–3), two new ester derivatives of phenylpropanoid, kudolignan A and B (4–5) and five known compounds, (−)-maackiain (6), neoliquiritin (7), methyl 4-coumarate...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 409: Antioxidant and Compositional HPLC Analysis of Three Common Bamboo Leaves Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020409 Authors: Ma Guo Xu Chen Yuan Zhang Ding Bamboo leaves of Phyllostachys nigra (PN), Lophatherum gracile (LG), and Pleioblastus amarus (PA) are three common herbs in China. In this work, a new high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of seven compounds in bamboo leaves has been...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 407: Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro Evaluation of the Photoactivatable Prodrug of the PARP Inhibitor Talazoparib Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020407 Authors: Jiaguo Li Dian Xiao Lianqi Liu Fei Xie Wei Li Wei Sun Xiaohong Yang Xinbo Zhou In this article, we report the design, synthesis, photodynamic properties, and in vitro evaluation of photoactivatable prodrug for the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) inhibitor Talazoparib....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 408: Characterization of Volatile and Flavonoid Composition of Different Cuts of Dried Onion (Allium cepa L.) by HS-SPME-GC-MS, HS-SPME-GC×GC-TOF and HPLC-DAD Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020408 Authors: Lorenzo Cecchi Francesca Ieri Pamela Vignolini Nadia Mulinacci Annalisa Romani Onion is widely used worldwide in various forms for both food and medicinal applications, thanks to its high content of phytonutrients, such as flavonoids and volatile...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 406: Profiling the Structural Determinants of Aryl Benzamide Derivatives as Negative Allosteric Modulators of mGluR5 by In Silico Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020406 Authors: Yujing Zhao Jiabin Chen Qilei Liu Yan Li Glutamate plays a crucial role in the treatment of depression by interacting with the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5), whose negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) are thus promising antidepressants. At present,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 405: The Synthesis of α-Aminophosphonates via Enantioselective Organocatalytic Reaction of 1-(N-Acylamino)alkylphosphonium Salts with Dimethyl Phosphite Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020405 Authors: Alicja Walęcka-Kurczyk Krzysztof Walczak Anna Kuźnik Sebastian Stecko Agnieszka Październiok-Holewa α-Aminophosphonic acids are phosphorus analogues of α-amino acids. Compounds of this type find numerous applications in medicine...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 404: Synthesis of Novel Structural Hybrids between Aza-Heterocycles and Azelaic Acid Moiety with a Specific Activity on Osteosarcoma Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020404 Authors: Gabriele Micheletti Natalia Calonghi Giovanna Farruggia Elena Strocchi Vincenzo Palmacci Dario Telese Silvia Bordoni Giulia Frisco Carla Boga Nine compounds bearing pyridinyl (or piperidinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzotriazolyl) groups bound to an azelayl...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 401: Chiral Thioureas—Preparation and Significance in Asymmetric Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020401 Authors: Steppeler Iwan Wojaczyńska Wojaczyński For almost 20 years, thioureas have been experiencing a renaissance of interest with the emerged development of asymmetric organocatalysts. Due to their relatively high acidity and strong hydrogen bond donor capability, they differ significantly from ureas and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 399: Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of New Thiazolopyrimidine Sugar Hydrazones and Their Derived Acyclic Nucleoside Analogues Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020399 Authors: Ebtesam A. Basiony Allam A. Hassan Zahra M. Al-Amshany Ahmed A. Abd-Rabou Adel A.-H. Abdel-Rahman Nasser A. Hassan Wael A. El-Sayed New thienyl- or chlorophenyl-substituted thiazolopyrimidine derivatives and their derived sugar hydrazones incorporating acyclic d-galactosyl...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 403: Soft-Templating of Sulfur and Iron Dual-Doped Mesoporous Carbons: Lead Adsorption in Mixtures Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020403 Authors: Dipendu Saha Connelly P. Richards Robert G. Haines Nicholas D. D’Alessandro Madeleine J. Kienbaum Christian A. Griffaton Lead pollution in drinking water is one of the most common problems worldwide. In this research, sulfur and iron dual-doped mesoporous carbons are synthesized by soft-templating...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 400: Biodegradability of Dental Care Antimicrobial Agents Chlorhexidine and Octenidine by Ligninolytic Fungi Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020400 Authors: Lucie Linhartová Klára Michalíková Kamila Šrédlová Tomáš Cajthaml Chlorhexidine (CHX) and octenidine (OCT), antimicrobial compounds used in oral care products (toothpastes and mouthwashes), were recently revealed to interfere with human sex hormone receptor pathways. Experiments employing model...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 402: Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film from Self-Assembly of Achiral Triarylamine Molecules by Circularly Polarized Light Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020402 Authors: Changjun Park Jinhee Lee Taehyoung Kim Jaechang Lim Jeyoung Park Woo Youn Kim Sang Youl Kim Here, we report the formation of homochiral supramolecular thin film from achiral molecules, by using circularly polarized light (CPL) only as a chiral source, on the condition that...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 398: γ-Tocotrienol and α-Tocopherol Ether Acetate Enhance Docetaxel Activity in Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020398 Authors: Spencer Asay Andrew Graham Sydney Hollingsworth Bradley Barnes Richard V. Oblad David J. Michaelis Jason D. Kenealey Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and metastatic prostate cancer is currently incurable. Prostate cancer frequently becomes resistant...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 396: Metabolomics Analysis of the Peels of Different Colored Citrus Fruits (Citrus reticulata cv. ‘Shatangju’) During the Maturation Period Based on UHPLC-QQQ-MS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020396 Authors: Wang Huang Wu Zhu Zhang Chen Zeng Citrus is a globally consumed fruit with great popularity. Mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. ‘Shatangju’) is a local variety, and its planting area and yield are the greatest...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 397: Trypanocidal Activity of Flavanone Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020397 Authors: Gabriela Maciel Diogo Josimara Souza Andrade Policarpo Ademar Sales Junior Silvane Maria Fonseca Murta Viviane Martins Rebello Dos Santos Jason Guy Taylor Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is classified as a neglected disease by the World Health Organization. For clinical treatment, only two drugs have been on the market,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 395: Naturally Occurring Isocoumarins Derivatives from Endophytic Fungi: Sources, Isolation, Structural Characterization, Biosynthesis, and Biological Activities Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020395 Authors: Ahmad Omar Noor Diena Mohammedallam Almasri Alaa Abdullah Bagalagel Hossam Mohamed Abdallah Shaimaa Gamal Abdallah Mohamed Gamal Abdallah Mohamed Sabrin Ragab Mohamed Ibrahim Recently, the metabolites separated from endophytes have...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 394: Divergent Asymmetric Total Synthesis of All Four Pestalotin Diastereomers from (R)-Glycidol Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020394 Authors: Moriyama Nakata Fujiwara Tanabe All four chiral pestalotin diastereomers were synthesized in a straightforward and divergent manner from common (R)-glycidol. Catalytic asymmetric Mukaiyama aldol reactions of readily-available bis(TMSO)diene (Chan’s diene) with (S)-2-benzyloxyhexanal derived...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 393: Gelatin Hydrolysate Hybrid Nanoparticles as Soft Edible Pickering Stabilizers for Oil-In-Water Emulsions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020393 Authors: Zhongyao Du Pengjie Wang The aim of this study was to fabricate edible gelatin enzymic digest (GED) based gel particles that can stabilize oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsions. The gel particles were generated by covalent crosslinking, with genipin, the individual protein molecules within tannic acid-induced...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 391: Synthesis of Polyhedral Borane Cluster Fused Heterocycles via Transition Metal Catalyzed B-H Activation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020391 Authors: Ke Cao Cai-Yan Zhang Tao-Tao Xu Ji Wu Xin-Yu Wen Wen-Jun Jiang Mao Chen Junxiao Yang Aromatic heterocycles are ubiquitous building blocks in bioactive natural products, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Accordingly, the carborane-fused heterocycles would be potential candidates...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 392: PPARα-Dependent Modulation by Metformin of the Expression of OCT-2 and MATE-1 in the Kidney of Mice Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020392 Authors: Adriano Cleis Arruda Mauro Sérgio Perilhão Warley Almeida Santos Marcos Fernandes Gregnani Alexandre Budu José Cesar Rosa Neto Gabriel Rufino Estrela Ronaldo Carvalho Araujo Metformin is the first-line drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus control. It is established that this drug traffics...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 389: Analysis of Flavonoids in Dalbergia odorifera by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020389 Authors: Xiangsheng Zhao Shihui Zhang Dan Liu Meihua Yang Jianhe Wei Dalbergia odorifera, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to treat cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases in China for thousands of years. Flavonoids are major active compounds in D. odorifera. In this paper,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 390: The Challenge of Modulating Heparan Sulfate Turnover by Multitarget Heparin Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020390 Authors: Noemi Veraldi Nawel Zouggari Ariane de Agostini This review comes as a part of the special issue “Emerging frontiers in GAGs and mimetics”. Our interest is in the manipulation of heparan sulfate (HS) turnover by employing HS mimetics/heparin derivatives that exert pleiotropic effects and are...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 386: The Impact of Different Powdered Mineral Materials on Selected Properties of Aerobic Granular Sludge Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020386 Authors: Joanna Czarnota Adam Masłoń Monika Zdeb Grzegorz Łagód This study aimed to evaluate and compare the physical, chemical and biological properties of aerobic granular sludge from reactors with the addition of different powdered mineral materials. These properties have a significant impact on the efficiency...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 387: Effect of Potassium Concentration on Triplex Stability under Molecular Crowding Conditions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020387 Authors: Ye Teng Hisae Tateishi-Karimata Tatsuya Ohyama Naoki Sugimoto The properties of non-canonical DNA structures, like G-quadruplexes and triplexes, change under cell-mimicking molecular crowding conditions relative to dilute aqueous solutions. The analysis of environmental effects on their stability is crucial...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 388: Hf(OTf)4 as a Highly Potent Catalyst for the Synthesis of Mannich Bases under Solvent-Free Conditions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020388 Authors: Shuai-Bo Han Jing-Ying Wei Xiao-Chong Peng Rong Liu Shan-Shan Gong Qi Sun Hf(OTf)4 was identified as a highly potent catalyst (0.1–0.5 mol%) for three-component Mannich reaction under solvent-free conditions. Hf(OTf)4-catalyzed Mannich reaction exhibited excellent regioselectivity...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 385: Probabilistic Approach for Virtual Screening Based on Multiple Pharmacophores Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020385 Authors: Timur I. Madzhidov Assima Rakhimbekova Alina Kutlushuna Pavel Polishchuk Pharmacophore modeling is usually considered as a special type of virtual screening without probabilistic nature. Correspondence of at least one conformation of a molecule to pharmacophore is considered as evidence of its bioactivity. We show that...
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 383: Control of Growth and Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes and β-Lactam-Resistant Escherichia coli by Thymol in Food Processing Settings Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020383 Authors: Maria Grazia Cusimano Vita Di Stefano Maria La Giglia Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti Domenico Schillaci Francesco Pomilio Maria Vitale The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of thymol in controlling environmental contamination in food...
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 382: Three Novel Zn-Based Coordination Polymers: Synthesis, Structure, and Effective Detection of Al3+ and S2− Ions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020382 Authors: Yuna Wang Xiaofeng Zhang Yanru Zhao Suoshu Zhang Shifen Li Lei Jia Lin Du Qihua Zhao Three novel Zn-based coordination polymers (CPs), [Zn(MIPA)]n (1), {[Zn(MIPA)(4,4′-bipy)0.5(H2O)]·1.5H2O}n (2), and {[Zn(MIPA)(bpe)]·H2O}n (3) (MIPA = 4-methoxyisophthalic...
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 384: Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin Derived from the Asian Hornet, Vespa velutina Lepeletier 1836 (Hym.: Vespidae) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020384 Authors: Xesús Feás M. Pilar Vázquez-Tato Julio A. Seijas Anna Pratima G. Nikalje Francisco Fraga-López Fifteen years ago, at least one multimated female yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier 1836) arrived in France, which gave rise to a pan-European...
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 379: Solid-Phase Microextraction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25020379 Authors: Constantinos K. Zacharis Paraskevas D. Tzanavaras Undoubtedly, sample preparation is one of the most important steps in the analytical process [...]
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 174: Sustainable Biomass Glucose-Derived Porous Carbon Spheres with High Nitrogen Doping: As a Promising Adsorbent for CO2/CH4/N2 Adsorptive Separation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010174 Authors: Yao Li Shiying Wang Binbin Wang Yan Wang Jianping Wei Separation of CO2/CH4/N2 is significantly important from the view of environmental protection and energy utilization. In this work, we reported nitrogen (N)-doped porous carbon spheres prepared...
Sun Jan 19, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 173: Electrochemical Behaviour of Ti/Al2O3/Ni Nanocomposite Material in Artificial Physiological Solution: Prospects for Biomedical Application Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010173 Authors: Vorobjova Tishkevich Shimanovich Zdorovets Kozlovskiy Zubar Vinnik Dong Trukhanov Trukhanov Fedosyuk Inorganic-based nanoelements such as nanoparticles (nanodots), nanopillars and nanowires, which have at least one dimension...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 169: Cellulose Nanofibril/Carbon Nanomaterial Hybrid Aerogels for Adsorption Removal of Cationic and Anionic Organic Dyes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010169 Authors: Yu Hu Dichiara Jiang Gu Advances in nanoscale science and engineering are providing new opportunities to develop promising adsorbents for environmental remediation. Here, hybrid aerogels are assembled from cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and carbon nanomaterials to remove...
Sun Jan 19, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 172: PbE (E = S, Se) Colloidal Quantum Dot-Layered 2D Material Hybrid Photodetectors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010172 Authors: Tom Nakotte Hongmei Luo Jeff Pietryga Hybrid lead chalcogenide (PbE) (E = S, Se) quantum dot (QD)-layered 2D systems are an emerging class of photodetectors with unique potential to expand the range of current technologies and easily integrate into current complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible architectures....
Sun Jan 19, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 171: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Nanomaterials in 2019 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010171 Authors: Nanomaterials Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Sun Jan 19, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 170: Cationic Dye Removal Using Novel Magnetic/Activated Charcoal/β-Cyclodextrin/Alginate Polymer Nanocomposite Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010170 Authors: Yadav Asthana Chakraborty Jain Singh Carabineiro Susan New magnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4)/activated charcoal (AC)/β-cyclodextrin (CD)/sodium alginate (Alg) polymer nanocomposite materials were prepared by direct mixing of the polymer matrix with the nanofillers. The...
Sat Jan 18, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 168: Magnetic Graphene Oxide Composite for the Microextraction and Determination of Benzophenones in Water Samples Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010168 Authors: Medina Casado-Carmona López-Lorente Cárdenas Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) functionalized with graphene oxide (GO) have been synthesized through a silanization process of the magnetic nanoparticles with tetraethyl orthosilicate and (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane and further coupling...
Sat Jan 18, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 167: Electrochemically Deposited NiO Films as a Blocking Layer in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with an Impressive 45% Fill Factor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010167 Authors: Bonomo Di Girolamo Piccinni Dowling Dini The enhancement of photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSCs) is necessary to build up effective tandem devices in which both anode and cathode are photoactive. The efficiency...
Fri Jan 17, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 166: Polypyrrole Chains Decorated on CoS Spheres: A Core-Shell Like Heterostructure for High-Performance Microwave Absorption Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10010166 Authors: Hui Liu Guangzhen Cui Ling Li Zhi Zhang Xuliang Lv Xinxin Wang Cobalt sulfide composites have exhibited great potential in terms of microwave absorption, owing to their low price, relatively high capacitance, and excellent electrocatalytic activity. Thus, a novel core-shell...
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