Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1435: A Theoretical Study on Trehalose + Water Mixtures for Dry Preservation Purposes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061435 Authors: Amit Kumar Alberto Cincotti Santiago Aparicio The properties of trehalose + water mixtures are studied as a function of mixture composition and temperature using molecular dynamics simulations. As trehalose disaccharide has been proposed for dry preservation purposes, the objective of this work is to analyse the nanoscopic...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1433: Complexes of Ectoine with the Anionic Surfactants as Active Ingredients of Cleansing Cosmetics with Reduced Irritating Potential Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061433 Authors: Tomasz Bujak Martyna Zagórska-Dziok Zofia Nizioł-Łukaszewska For many years, an increasing number of diagnosed atopy and skin problems have been observed. For people affected by the problem of atopy, the selection of skin care products, including cosmetics, is extremely...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1431: Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking with In Silico Physicochemical, Pharmacokinetic and Toxicity Prediction of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061431 Authors: Ahmed M. Naglah Ahmed A. Askar Ashraf S. Hassan Tamer K. Khatab Mohamed A. Al-Omar Mashooq A. Bhat Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 5a–c, 9a–c and 13a–i were synthesized for evaluation of their in vitro antimicrobial properties...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1430: Composition and Orientation of the Core Region of Novel HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors Influences Metabolic Stability Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061430 Authors: Rama Karadsheh Megan E. Meuser Simon Cocklin Fostemsavir/temsavir is an investigational HIV-1 entry inhibitor currently in late-stage clinical trials. Although it holds promise to be a first-in-class Env-targeted entry inhibitor for the clinic, issues with bioavailability relegate its use...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1429: An Automated SeaFAST ICP-DRC-MS Method for the Determination of 90Sr in Spent Nuclear Fuel Leachates Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061429 Authors: Víctor Vicente Vilas Sylvain Millet Miguel Sandow Luis Iglesias Pérez Daniel Serrano-Purroy Stefaan Van Winckel Laura Aldave de las Heras To reduce uncertainties in determining the source term and evolving condition of spent nuclear fuel is fundamental to the safety assessment. ß-emitting...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1428: Nucleophilic Substitution at Tetracoordinate Sulfur. Kinetics and Mechanism of the Chloride-Chloride Exchange Reaction in Arenesulfonyl Chlorides: Counterintuitive Acceleration of Substitution at Sulfonyl Sulfur by ortho-Alkyl Groups and Its Origin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061428 Authors: Marian Mikołajczyk Monika Gajl Jarosław Błaszczyk Marek Cypryk Bartłomiej Gostyński The chloride-chloride exchange reaction in arenesulfonyl chlorides...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1427: Ferrous and Ferric Ion-Facilitated Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass under Anaerobic or Aerobic Conditions: Observations of Fe Valence Interchange and the Role of Fenton Reaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061427 Authors: Hui Wei Wei Wang Peter N. Ciesielski Bryon S. Donohoe Min Zhang Michael E. Himmel Xiaowen Chen Melvin P. Tucker Ferrous ion co-catalyst enhancement of dilute-acid (DA) pretreatment of biomass...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1426: Recent Advances in Berberine Inspired Anticancer Approaches: From Drug Combination to Novel Formulation Technology and Derivatization Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061426 Authors: Solomon Habtemariam Berberine is multifunctional natural product with potential to treat diverse pathological conditions. Its broad-spectrum anticancer effect through direct effect on cancer cell growth and metastasis have been established both in vitro and in vivo. The cellular...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1425: In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of Dibenzothiophene Derivatives [125I]Iodo-ASEM and [18F]ASEM as Radiotracers of Homo- and Heteromeric α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061425 Authors: Cornelius K. Donat Henrik H. Hansen Hanne D. Hansen Ronnie C. Mease Andrew G. Horti Martin G. Pomper Elina T. L’Estrade Matthias M. Herth Dan Peters Gitte M. Knudsen Jens D. Mikkelsen The α7...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1424: Three-Component Reaction of Diamines with Triethyl Orthoformate and Diethyl Phosphite and Anti-Proliferative and Antiosteoporotic Activities of the Products Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061424 Authors: Patrycja Petruczynik Paweł Kafarski Mateusz Psurski Joanna Wietrzyk Zdzisław Kiełbowicz Jan Kuryszko Ewa Chmielewska A three-component reaction between diamines (diaminobenzenes, diaminocyclohexanes, and piperazines), triethyl orthoformate,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1422: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Four Lycopus Taxa and an Interaction Study of Their Major Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061422 Authors: Eva Trajčíková Elena Kurin Lívia Slobodníková Marek Straka Aneta Lichváriková Svetlana Dokupilová Iveta Čičová Milan Nagy Pavel Mučaji Silvia Bittner Fialová The compositions of leaf infusions of three genotypes of Lycopus europaeus L. with origins in central Europe,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1423: Synthetic Studies to Help Elucidate the Metabolism of the Preclinical Candidate TBAJ-876—A Less Toxic and More Potent Analogue of Bedaquiline Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061423 Authors: Peter J. Choi Hamish S. Sutherland Adrian Blaser Amy S.T. Tong Christopher B. Cooper Anna M. Upton Brian D. Palmer William A. Denny Bedaquiline is a novel drug approved in 2012 by the FDA for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Although...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1420: New Symmetrical U- and Wavy-Shaped Supramolecular H-Bonded Systems; Geometrical and Mesomorphic Approaches Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061420 Authors: Laila A. Al-Mutabagani Latifah Abdullah Alshabanah Hoda A. Ahmed Mohamed Hagar Khulood A. Abu Al-Ola New mesomorphic symmetrical 2:1 supramolecular H-bonded complexes of seven phenyl rings were prepared between 4-n-alkoxyphenylazobenzoic acids and 4-(2-(pyridin-3-yl)diazenyl)phenyl nicotinate....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1421: Influence of Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma harzianum on Penthiopyrad Degradation under Laboratory and Field Studies Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061421 Authors: Magdalena Podbielska Małgorzata Kus-Liśkiewicz Bartosz Jagusztyn Bartosz Piechowicz Stanisław Sadło Magdalena Słowik-Borowiec Magdalena Twarużek Ewa Szpyrka In plant protection, biological preparations are used alternately with chemical pesticides. The applied microorganism...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1418: Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Alnus Sibirica Extract on In Vitro and In Vivo Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061418 Authors: Jeongyoon Choi Sunghee Moon Hyemi Bae Young-Won Kim Yelim Seo Hye Soo Wang Min Won Lee Hae Young Yoo Jung-Ha Kim Jae-Hong Ko Inja Lim Hyoweon Bang Alnus sibirica extracts (ASex) have long been used in Oriental medicine to treat various conditions. To provide a scientific basis for this application...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1417: Dyes from the Ashes: Discovering and Characterizing Natural Dyes from Mineralized Textiles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061417 Authors: Alessandro Ciccola Ilaria Serafini Francesca Ripanti Flaminia Vincenti Francesca Coletti Armandodoriano Bianco Claudia Fasolato Camilla Montesano Marco Galli Roberta Curini Paolo Postorino Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79 represents one of the most important events in...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1419: Straw in Clay Bricks and Plasters—Can We Use Its Molecular Decay for Dating Purposes? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061419 Authors: Johannes Tintner Kimberly Roth Franz Ottner Zuzana Syrová-Anýžová Ivana Žabičková Karin Wriessnig Roland Meingast Hubert Feiglstorfer Dating of clay bricks (adobe) and plasters is a relevant topic not only for building historians in the Pannonian region. Especially in vernacular architecture in this...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1414: Unknown Areas of Activity of Human Ribonuclease Dicer: A Putative Deoxyribonuclease Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061414 Authors: Marta Wojnicka Agnieszka Szczepanska Anna Kurzynska-Kokorniak The Dicer ribonuclease plays a crucial role in the biogenesis of small regulatory RNAs (srRNAs) by processing long double-stranded RNAs and single-stranded hairpin RNA precursors into small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs), respectively....
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1416: Phytochemical Screening and Acanthamoebic Activity of Shoots from in Vitro Cultures and in Vivo Plants of Eryngium alpinum L.—The Endangered and Protected Species Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061416 Authors: Małgorzata Kikowska Dariusz Kruszka Monika Derda Edward Hadaś Barbara Thiem Genetically uniform shoots of Eryngium alpinum L. cultured in vitro were subjected to the qualitative analysis applying the UPLC-HESI-HRMS technique. In vitro...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1415: Response Surface Optimization of an Extraction Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Sulfamethoxazole and 17β-Estradiol in Soil Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061415 Authors: Rui Song Qincheng Chen Lili Yan Pinhua Rao Peng Sun Lumei Wang Guoqing Shen Antibiotics and hormones widely exist in fertilizers and manures, which are excessively used in agriculture and animal husbandry. Considering their potential harm to the environment...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1413: A2E Distribution in RPE Granules in Human Eyes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061413 Authors: Ziqiang Guan Yiwen Li Shuliang Jiao Nusrat Yeasmin Philip J. Rosenfeld Sander R. Dubovy Byron L. Lam Rong Wen A2E (N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine) is a major fluorophore in the RPE (retinal pigment epithelium). To identify and characterize A2E-rich RPE lipofuscin, we fractionated RPE granules from human donor eyes into five fractions...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1412: Resveratrol and Its Nanoformulation Attenuate Growth and the Angiogenesis of Xenograft and Orthotopic Colon Cancer Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061412 Authors: Thangirala Sudha Ali H. El-Far Deena S. Mousa Shaker A. Mousa Cancer is a multifactorial disorder that induces mortality worldwide, and the colorectal type is the third most common cancer globally. Resveratrol (RSV) is a natural compound with an effective anticancer effect,...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 581: High Density Display of an Anti-Angiogenic Peptide on Micelle Surfaces Enhances Their Inhibition of αvβ3 Integrin-Mediated Neovascularization in Vitro Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030581 Authors: Nagaraj Stack Yi Mathew Shull Scott Mathew Bijukumar Diabetic retinopathy (DR), Retinopathy of Pre-maturity (ROP), and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are multifactorial manifestations associated with abnormal growth...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 579: Emerging 2D Materials and Their Van Der Waals Heterostructures Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030579 Authors: Antonio Di Bartolomeo Two-dimensional (2D) materials and their van der Waals heterojunctions offer the opportunity to combine layers with different properties as the building blocks to engineer new functional materials for high-performance devices, sensors, and water-splitting photocatalysts. A tremendous amount of work has been done thus...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 580: Influence of Cu2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ Ions Doping on the Structure, Morphology, and Magnetic Properties of Co-Ferrite Embedded in SiO2 Matrix Obtained by an Innovative Sol-Gel Route Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030580 Authors: Dippong Levei Deac Neag Cadar This paper presents the synthesis of metal doped Co ferrites, M0.2Co0.8Fe2O4 (M = Cu2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+) embedded in SiO2 matrix by an innovative sol-gel route. The structural and...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 577: Combination Design of Time-Dependent Magnetic Field and Magnetic Nanocomposites to Guide Cell Behavior Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030577 Authors: Teresa Russo Valentina Peluso Antonio Gloria Olimpia Oliviero Laura Rinaldi Giovanni Improta Roberto De Santis Vincenzo D’Antò The concept of magnetic guidance is still challenging and has opened a wide range of perspectives in the field of tissue engineering. In this context, magnetic...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 578: Removal and Recovery of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) from Water Using Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Oxide Immobilized Membranes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030578 Authors: Worawit Intrchom Sagar Roy Somenath Mitra Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a widely used gasoline additive that has high water solubility, and is difficult to separate from contaminated ground and surface waters. We present the development in functionalized carbon...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 576: Electrical Phase Control Based on Graphene Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Mid-infrared Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030576 Authors: Yindi Wang Hongxia Liu Shulong Wang Ming Cai Haifeng Zhang Yanbin Qiao Phase modulation of light is the core of many optoelectronic applications, such as electro-optic switch, sensors and modulators. Graphene Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) exhibit unique properties in phase modulation including dynamic...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 574: Controlled Sputtering Pressure on High-Quality Sb2Se3 Thin Film for Substrate Configurated Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030574 Authors: Rong Tang Xingye Chen Yandi Luo Zihang Chen Yike Liu Yingfen Li Zhenghua Su Xianghua Zhang Ping Fan Guangxing Liang Magnetron sputtering has become an effective method in Sb2Se3 thin film photovoltaic. Research found that post-selenization treatments are essential to produce...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 575: Phosphorylation-Dependent SERS Readout for Activity Assay of Protein Kinase A in Cell Extracts Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030575 Authors: Renyong Liu Chenggen Xie Yehan Yan Lin Hu Suhua Wang Khalid A. Alamry Hadi M. Marwani Lijuan Chen Protein kinases are key regulators of cell function, the abnormal activity of which may induce several human diseases, including cancers. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 573: Immunomodulatory Potential of Differently-Terminated Ultra-Small Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030573 Authors: Tereza Bělinová Iva Machová David Beke Anna Fučíková Adam Gali Zuzana Humlová Jan Valenta Marie Hubálek Kalbáčová Ultra-small nanoparticles with sizes comparable to those of pores in the cellular membrane possess significant potential for application in the field of biomedicine. Silicon...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 572: Imprinted Polymeric Beads-Based Screen-Printed Potentiometric Platforms Modified with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Selective Recognition of Fluoxetine Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030572 Authors: Saad S.M. Hassan Ayman H. Kamel Abd El-Galil E. Amr Heba M. Hashem E.M. Abdel Bary Herein, we present a new validated potentiometric method for fluoxetine (FLX) drug monitoring. The method is based on the integration of molecular...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 570: Biocompatible Ag/Fe-Enhanced TiO2 Nanoparticles as an Effective Compound in Sunscreens Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030570 Authors: Nicoara Ene Voicu Bucur Neacsu Vasile Iordache In this work, valuable biocompatible Ag/Fe-enhanced TiO2 nanoparticles are comparatively prepared by a conventional wet chemistry method (sol-gel) and a rapid, efficient, hybrid unconventional method (microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis)....
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 571: Chemical Sensing and Chemoresponsive Pumping with Conical-Pore Polymeric Membranes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030571 Authors: Bush Volta Martin Synthetic membranes containing asymmetrically shaped pores have been shown to rectify the ionic current flowing through the membrane. Ion-current rectification means that such membranes produce nonlinear current–voltage curves analogous to those observed with solid-state diode rectifiers....
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 569: Quantitative and Selective Surface Plasmon Resonance Response Based on a Reduced Graphene Oxide–Polyamidoamine Nanocomposite for Detection of Dengue Virus E-Proteins Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030569 Authors: Nur Alia Sheh Omar Yap Wing Fen Jaafar Abdullah Amir Reza Sadrolhosseini Yasmin Mustapha Kamil Nurul ‘Illya Muhamad Fauzi Hazwani Suhaila Hashim Mohd Adzir Mahdi Dengue viral infection is one of the most common deadliest...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 568: In Vivo Biodistribution of Respirable Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Surface-Decorated with a Mannose-Based Surfactant: A Promising Tool for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment? Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030568 Authors: Eleonora Truzzi Thais Leite Nascimento Valentina Iannuccelli Luca Costantino Eliana Martins Lima Eliana Leo Cristina Siligardi Magdalena Lassinantti Gualtieri Eleonora Maretti The active targeting to alveolar macrophages...
Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 567: Virus-Based Nanomaterials and Nanostructures Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030567 Authors: Oh Han This Special Issue highlights the recent developments and future directions of virus-based nanomaterials and nanostructures in energy and biomedical applications. The virus-based biomimetic materials formulated using innovative ideas presented herein are characterized for the applications of biosensors and nanocarriers. The research contributions...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 563: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optimization of Magnetoelectric BaTiO3–Iron Oxide Core–Shell Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030563 Authors: Mahmud Reaz Ariful Haque Kartik Ghosh Improvement of magnetic, electronic, optical, and catalytic properties in cutting-edge technologies including drug delivery, energy storage, magnetic transistor, and spintronics requires novel nanomaterials. This article discusses the unique, clean, and...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 566: Functional Carbon Materials Derived through Hypergolic Reactions at Ambient Conditions Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030566 Authors: Nikolaos Chalmpes Georgios Asimakopoulos Konstantinos Spyrou Konstantinos C. Vasilopoulos Athanasios B. Bourlinos Dimitrios Moschovas Apostolos Avgeropoulos Michael A. Karakassides Dimitrios Gournis Carbon formation from organic precursors is an energy-consuming process that often requires the...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
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