Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 113: How Overlimiting Current Condition Influences Lactic Acid Recovery and Demineralization by Electrodialysis with Nanofiltration Membrane: Comparison with Conventional Electrodialysis Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10060113 Authors: Marielle Beaulieu Véronique Perreault Sergey Mikhaylin Laurent Bazinet Acid whey is the main co-product resulting from the production of fresh cheeses and Greek-type yogurts. It generally goes through a spray-drying...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 112: Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Hollow Fiber Membranes for the Biofabrication of a Vascularized Human Liver Tissue Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10060112 Authors: Simona Salerno Franco Tasselli Enrico Drioli Loredana De Bartolo The creation of a liver tissue that recapitulates the micro-architecture and functional complexity of a human organ is still one of the main challenges of liver tissue engineering. Here we report on the development of a 3D vascularized...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 219: Yield and Metabolite Production of Pelargonium sidoides DC. in Response to Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10060219 Authors: Motiki M. Mofokeng Gerhard Prinsloo Hintsa T. Araya Christian P. du Plooy Ntshakga R. Sathekge Stephen O. Amoo J. Martin Steyn Competition for water between agricultural and non-agricultural economic sectors hampers agricultural production, especially in water-scarce regions. Understanding...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 806: Bacterial Tomato Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Invasion Modulates Rhizosphere Compounds and Facilitates the Cascade Effect of Fungal Pathogen Fusarium solani Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060806 Authors: Su Zhang Nie Kuramae Shen Shen Soil-borne pathogen invasions can significantly change the microbial communities of the host rhizosphere. However, whether bacterial Ralstonia solanacearum pathogen invasion influences...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 807: Characterization of Scardovia wiggsiae Biofilm by Original Scanning Electron Microscopy Protocol Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060807 Authors: Bossù Selan Artini Relucenti Familiari Papa Vrenna Spigaglia Barbanti Salucci Giorgio Rau Polimeni Early childhood caries (ECC) is a severe manifestation of carious pathology with rapid and disruptive progression. The ECC microbiota includes a wide...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 808: Crosstalk Between Culturomics and Microbial Profiling of Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Gut Microbiome Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060808 Authors: Pereira Bandeira Fonseca Cunha Recently, we unveiled taxonomical and functional differences in Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) gut microbiota across sex and age classes by microbial profiling. In this study, we generate, through culturomics, extended baseline information...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 809: Natural Function and Structural Modification of Climacostol, a Ciliate Secondary Metabolite Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060809 Authors: Buonanno Catalani Cervia Cimarelli Marcantoni Ortenzi The review highlights the main results of two decades of research on climacostol (5-[(2Z)-non-2-en-1-yl]benzene-1,3-diol), the resorcinolic lipid produced and used by the ciliated protozoan Climacostomum virens for chemical defense...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 805: Evidence for Common Horizontal Transmission of Wolbachia among Ants and Ant Crickets: Kleptoparasitism Added to the List Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060805 Authors: Tseng Hsu Lee Wetterer Hugel Wu Lee Yoshimura Yang While Wolbachia, an intracellular bacterial symbiont, is primarily transmitted maternally in arthropods, horizontal transmission between species has been commonly documented. We examined kleptoparasitism...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2500: New Methyl Threonolactones and Pyroglutamates of Spilanthes acmella (L.) L. and Their Bone Formation Activities Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112500 Authors: Retno Widyowati Melanny Ika Sulistyowaty Nguyen Hoang Uyen Sachiko Sugimoto Yoshi Yamano Hideaki Otsuka Katsuyoshi Matsunami In our continuing research for bioactive constituents from natural resources, a new methyl threonolactone glucopyranoside (1), a new methyl threonolactone...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2499: Suitable Polymeric Coatings to Avoid Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Hybridization in Printed Patterns of Photothermally Responsive Gold Nanoinks Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112499 Authors: Piersandro Pallavicini Lorenzo De Vita Francesca Merlin Chiara Milanese Mykola Borzenkov Angelo Taglietti Giuseppe Chirico When using gold nanoparticle (AuNP) inks for writing photothermal readable secure information, it is of utmost importance...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2497: Insights on the Extraction Performance of Alkanediols and Glycerol: Using Juglans regia L. Leaves as a Source of Bioactive Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112497 Authors: Vanessa Vieira Ricardo C. Calhelha Lillian Barros João A.P. Coutinho Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira Olga Ferreira Glycerol and alkanediols are being studied as alternative solvents to extract phytochemicals from plant material, often as hydrogen bond donors in deep...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2496: Resolving DNA Damage: Epigenetic Regulation of DNA Repair Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112496 Authors: Panagiotis Karakaidos Dimitris Karagiannis Theodoros Rampias Epigenetic research has rapidly evolved into a dynamic field of genome biology. Chromatin regulation has been proved to be an essential aspect for all genomic processes, including DNA repair. Chromatin structure is modified by enzymes and factors that deposit, erase, and interact...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2495: The Effect of Bioactive Glass-Enhanced Orthodontic Bonding Resins on Prevention of Demineralization: A Systematic Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112495 Authors: Abdulaziz Alamri Zainah Salloot Alaa Alshaia Maria Salem Ibrahim At present, bioactive glasses (BAGs) are demonstrating promising results in the remineralization of hard tissues. Their bioactive properties can potentially overcome the demineralization effect accompanying orthodontic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2498: Molecular Spectroscopic Markers of Abnormal Protein Aggregation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112498 Authors: Wilkosz Czaja Seweryn Skirlińska–Nosek Szymonski Lipiec Sofińska Abnormal protein aggregation has been intensively studied for over 40 years and broadly discussed in the literature due to its significant role in neurodegenerative diseases etiology. Structural reorganization and conformational changes of the secondary...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2494: Towards a High-Power Si@graphite Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries through a Wet Ball Milling Process Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112494 Authors: Marta Cabello Emanuele Gucciardi Alvaro Herrán Daniel Carriazo Aitor Villaverde Teófilo Rojo Silicon-based anodes are extensively studied as an alternative to graphite for lithium ion batteries. However, silicon particles suffer larges changes in their volume (about 280%) during cycling, which...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2492: Characteristics of New Peptides GQLGEHGGAGMG, GEHGGAGMGGGQFQPV, EQGFLPGPEESGR, RLARAGLAQ, YGNPVGGVGH, and GNPVGGVGHGTTGT as Inhibitors of Enzymes Involved in Metabolic Syndrome and Antimicrobial Potential Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112492 Authors: Złotek Jakubczyk Rybczyńska-Tkaczyk Ćwiek Baraniak Lewicki The aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxic properties, influence on enzyme activity involved in metabolic syndrome,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2491: Supercritical Fluid Applications in the Design of Novel Antimicrobial Materials Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112491 Authors: Irena Zizovic Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the biggest problems in the modern world. The prevention of bacterial spreading from hospitals to the community and vice versa is an issue we have to deal with. This review presents a vast potential of contemporary high-pressure techniques in the design of materials...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2493: Pretreatment with Warfarin Attenuates the Development of Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112493 Authors: Dawid Maduzia Piotr Ceranowicz Jakub Cieszkowski Krystyna Gałązka Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala Zygmunt Warzecha In acute pancreatitis (AP), pancreatic damage leads to local vascular injury, manifesting as endothelial damage and activation, increased vascular permeability, leukocyte rolling,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2490: Recent Strides in the Transition Metal-Free Cross-Coupling of Haloacetylenes with Electron-Rich Heterocycles in Solid Media Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112490 Authors: Lyubov’ N. Sobenina Boris A. Trofimov The publications covering new, transition metal-free cross-coupling reactions of pyrroles with electrophilic haloacetylenes in solid medium of metal oxides and salts to regioselectively afford 2-ethynylpyrroles are discussed. The reactions proceed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2488: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Large Stokes Shift Fluorophores Based on a Quinoline Scaffold Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112488 Authors: Czaplińska Malarz Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz Slodek Korzec Musiol A series of novel styrylquinolines with the benzylidene imine moiety were synthesized and spectroscopically characterized for their applicability in cellular staining. The spectroscopic study revealed absorption in the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2489: Adsorption of Sulfamethazine Drug onto the Modified Derivatives of Carbon Nanotubes at Different pH Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112489 Authors: Hiba Mohamed Ameen Sándor Kunsági-Máté Péter Noveczky Lajos Szente Beáta Lemli The sulfamethazine drug interaction with carbon nanotubes was investigated with the aim of improving the adsorption capacity of the adsorptive materials. Experiments were performed to clarify how the molecular environment...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2487: A Deep-Learning Approach toward Rational Molecular Docking Protocol Selection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112487 Authors: José Jiménez-Luna Alberto Cuzzolin Giovanni Bolcato Mattia Sturlese Stefano Moro While a plethora of different protein–ligand docking protocols have been developed over the past twenty years, their performances greatly depend on the provided input protein–ligand pair. In this study, we developed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2486: Synthesis and Properties of NitroHPHAC: The First Example of Substitution Reaction on HPHAC Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112486 Authors: Sasaki Takase Mori Uno Hexapyrrolohexaazacoronene (HPHAC) is one of the N-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which six pyrroles are fused circularly around a benzene. Despite the recent development of HPHAC analogues, there is no report on direct introduction of functional groups into the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2485: Natural Nitrogenous Sesquiterpenoids and Their Bioactivity: A Review
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2485: Natural Nitrogenous Sesquiterpenoids and Their Bioactivity: A Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112485 Authors: De-Li Chen Bo-Wen Wang Zhao-Cui Sun Jun-Shan Yang Xu-Dong Xu Guo-Xu Ma Nitrogenous sesquiterpenoids fromnatural sourcesare rare, so unsurprisingly neither the potentially valuable bioactivity nor thebroad structural diversity of nitrogenous sesquiterpenoids has been reviewed before. This report covers the progressduring...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2483: Comparison of Various Chromatographic Systems for Identification of Vortioxetine in Bulk Drug Substance, Human Serum, Saliva, and Urine Samples by HPLC-DAD and LC-QTOF-MS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112483 Authors: Petruczynik Wróblewski Wojtanowski Mroczek Juchnowicz Karakuła-Juchnowicz Tuzimski Background: Determination of psychotropic drugs in clinical study is significant, and the establishment of methodologies for these...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2484: Verification of the Necessity of the Tolyl Group of PF-543 for Sphingosine Kinase 1 Inhibitory Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112484 Authors: Kim Lee Moon Ki Oh Lee Kim Park Kwon Kim Baek Park PF-543, the most potent sphingosine kinase (SK) inhibitor, does not demonstrate effective anticancer activity in some cancer cells, unlike other known SK1 inhibitors. PF-543 has a non-lipid structure with a...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2482: Solubility and Selectivity Effects of the Anion on the Adsorption of Different Heavy Metal Ions onto Chitosan Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112482 Authors: Weißpflog Gündel Vehlow Steinbach Müller Boldt Schwarz Schwarz The biopolymer chitosan is a very efficient adsorber material for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. Due to the solubility properties of chitosan it can be used as both a liquid adsorber...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2480: Exposure Time Impact on the Geomechanical Characteristics of Sandstone Formation during Horizontal Drilling Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112480 Authors: Gamal Elkatatny Abdulraheem Majed The rock geomechanical properties are the key parameters for designing the drilling and fracturing operations and for programing the geomechanical earth models. During drilling, the horizontal-section drilling fluids interact with the reservoir rocks...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2481: Identification and Characterization of a-Glucosidase Inhibition Flavonol Glycosides from Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112481 Authors: Anita M. Sutedja Emiko Yanase Irmanida Batubara Dedi Fardiaz Hanifah N. Lioe Although the intake of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.), an underutilized tropical legume, can potentially decrease the risk of several chronic diseases, not much effort has been...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2479: Characterization of Ionic Liquid Lignins Isolated from Spruce Wood with 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate and Methyl Sulfate and Their Binary Mixtures with DMSO Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112479 Authors: Artyom V. Belesov Anton V. Ladesov Ilya I. Pikovskoi Anna V. Faleva Dmitry S. Kosyakov Ionic liquids (ILs) based on 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (bmim) cation have proved to be promising solvents for the fractionation of plant biomass...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2478: Biological Activity of Some Aromatic Plants and Their Metabolites, with an Emphasis on Health-Promoting Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112478 Authors: Marek Kieliszek Amr Edris Anna Maria Kot Kamil Piwowarek The biological activities of four aromatic plants, namely frankincense, myrrh, ginger, and turmeric, were reviewed in the current study. The volatile fraction (essential oil) as well as the nonvolatile fraction of these four...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2476: Modern Strategies for Heterocycle Synthesis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112476 Authors: Gianfranco Favi Heterocycles constitute the largest and most diverse family of organic compounds that have received extensive interest owing to their popularity in many natural products, pharmaceuticals, and materials [...]
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2477: The Targeted Impact of Flavones on Obesity-Induced Inflammation and the Potential Synergistic Role in Cancer and the Gut Microbiota Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112477 Authors: Meenakshi Sudhakaran Andrea I. Doseff Obesity is an inflammatory disease that is approaching pandemic levels, affecting nearly 30% of the world’s total population. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and cancer, consequentially impacting...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2475: Preparation of 1-Hydroxy-2,5-hexanedione from HMF by the Combination of Commercial Pd/C and Acetic Acid Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112475 Authors: Yanliang Yang Dexi Yang Chi Zhang Min Zheng Ying Duan The development of a simple and durable catalytic system for the production of chemicals from a high concentration of a substrate is important for biomass conversion. In this manuscript, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) was converted to 1-hydroxy-2,5-hexanedione...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2474: Phytosterol, Lipid and Phenolic Composition, and Biological Activities of Guava Seed Oil Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112474 Authors: Adchara Prommaban Niramon Utama-ang Anan Chaikitwattana Chairat Uthaipibull John B. Porter Somdet Srichairatanakool Plant seeds have been found to contain bioactive compounds that have potential nutraceutical benefits. Guava seeds (Psidium guajava) are by-products in the beverage and juice industry; however,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2472: White Matter Brain Network Research in Alzheimer’s Disease Using Persistent Features Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112472 Authors: Kuang Gao Chen Xing Xiong Han Despite the severe social burden caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD), no drug than can change the disease progression has been identified yet. The structural brain network research provides an opportunity to understand physiological deterioration caused by AD and...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 23: Augmenting Printed School Atlases with Thematic 3D Maps Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020023 Authors: Raimund Schnürer Cédric Dind Stefan Schalcher Pascal Tschudi Lorenz Hurni Digitalization in schools requires a rethinking of teaching materials and methods in all subjects. This upheaval also concerns traditional print media, like school atlases used in geography classes. In this work, we examine the cartographic technological...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1027: Na-Montmorillonite vs. Organically Modified Montmorillonite as Essential Oil Nanocarriers for Melt-Extruded Low-Density Poly-Ethylene Nanocomposite Active Packaging Films with a Controllable and Long-Life Antioxidant Activity Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061027 Authors: Giannakas Nowadays, active packaging is becoming significant for the extension of the shelf life of food products via the incorporation of raw nanomaterials such as nanoclays and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1028: Internalization of Metal–Organic Framework Nanoparticles in Human Vascular Cells: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Therapy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061028 Authors: Al-Ansari Mohamed Marei Zekri Kameno Davies Lickiss Rahman Abou-Saleh Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Alteration of endothelial cells and the underlying vasculature plays...
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