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Synthesis and characterization of novel indole-derived compounds.
X-ray diffraction studies demonstrate average crystalline size of the compounds.
Metal complexes act as good metallointercalators.
Metal complexes show higher antimicrobial activity compared to ligand.
Prediction of biological activities of the ligand by PASS online software.
Drug-like nature and bioavailability of synthesized compounds predicted by Swiss ADME predictor
Docking of the synthesized compounds with 1BNA and 3EQM using HEX 8.0 software.
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Rhodococcus erythropolis HX-2 is an effective petroleum degrading strain.
HX-2 is a potential source of biosurfactant production.
The biosurfactant NK reduces surface tension and exhibits high emulsification activity.
The biosurfactant NK is effective over a wide range of temperatures, pH and salinity.
The biosurfactant NK shows high solubilization efficiency for petroleum as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Evolution of microbial sulfur metabolisms is tracked by multiple sulfur isotopes
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Alkaline hydrothermal vents were an abode for early microbial life
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Sulfite detoxification prompted anaerobic respiration
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Reversal of respiratory electron transport chain (ETC) stimulated photothiotrophy
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Surplus e- acceptors permitted the emergence of elemental sulfur reduction
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The UAE method is more efficient for watermelon seed protein extraction.
Impact of extraction parameters on the extraction yield was studied.
Protein isolate with enhanced functional properties was obtained.
Essential amino acid content was determined.
- •Sin3 paralog identity influences Sin3 complex composition.
- •Chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry identifies domains in SIN3A and SIN3B that mediate complex formation.
- •Complex subunit homology to yeast Sin3 complex components may assist in defining distinct forms of the Sin3 complex in humans.
- •A nuclear import signal within SIN3B is identified via chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry.
Clinical Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02052804相似文献- Brain organoids offer an in vitro approach to study aspects of human brain development and disease.
- Diverse brain organoid techniques offer bioassays to investigate new phenotypes associated with human brain disorders that are difficult to study in monolayer cultures.
- Brain organoids have been particularly useful to study phenomena and diseases associated with neural progenitor morphology, survival, proliferation, and differentiation.
- Future brain organoid research needs to aim at later stages of neurodevelopment, linked with neuronal activity and connections, to unravel further disease-associated phenotypes.
- Continued improvement of existing organoid protocols is required to generate standardized methods that recapitulate in vivo-like spatial diversity and complexity.
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Despite wide interest in glycocalyx biomarkers, their values in healthy individuals, patients after abdominal surgery, and septic patients have been poorly understood. 相似文献- •Quantitative proteomics and machine learning to study plasma biomarkers in HCM.
- •Six peptides are increased in plasma of LVH+ HCM compared to controls.
- •Peptide biomarkers correlate with imaging markers of phenotype severity.
- •Peptide biomarkers correlate with the estimated sudden cardiac death risk.
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Prevalence of skin cancer is rapidly increasing. There is a need for non-invasive biomarkers to assess efficacy of prevention strategies aiming at reduction of exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Recently, stratum corneum (SC) biomarkers were applied in various inflammatory skin diseases. Here, we explore their suitability as candidate biomarkers for UVR. 相似文献- •N-glycan patterns are distinct in pediatric and adult urine.
- •Sex differences of N-glycans are much larger in adults.
- •Pediatric urine has almost no sex differences in N-glycan levels.
- •In adults, the majority of N-glycans were more abundant in males.
Many consumers are transitioning away from single-use plastic products and turning to reusable alternatives. Oftentimes, this change is being made with the assumption that these alternatives have fewer environmental impacts; however, reusable products are frequently made from more environmentally intensive materials and have use phase impacts. This study used LCA to examine the GWP, water consumption, and primary nonrenewable energy use associated with reusable alternatives for single-use plastic kitchenware products and determined environmental payback periods.
MethodsThe environmental impacts for each reusable alternative are calculated on the functional units of 1 use, 1 year (5 uses/week), and 5 years (5 uses/week). Payback periods are calculated for each reusable alternative and defined as the number of times a consumer must reuse an alternative in order for the environmental impact per use to be equivalent to the environmental impact for the single-use product. The research explored the sensitivity of the results to different consumer washing and reuse behaviors, as well as local conditions such as overall transportation distances and the carbon intensity of different electricity grids. Product types studied included straws (4 reusable, 2 single-use), sandwich storage (2 reusable, 3 single-use), coffee cups (3 reusable, 2 single-use), and forks (1 single-use, 3 reusable).
Results and discussionEnvironmental impacts associated with the reusable alternatives were highly dependent on the use phase due to dishwashing, making payback period sensitive to washing frequency and method, and for GWP, carbon intensity of the energy grid (used for water heating). For single-use products, the material/manufacturing phase was the largest contributor to overall impacts. It was found that nine of the twelve reusable alternatives were able to breakeven in all three environmental indicators. The coffee cup product type was the only product type to have one reusable alternative, the ceramic mug, and have the shortest payback period for all three impact categories. Both the bamboo straw and beeswax wrap were unable to breakeven in any scenario due to high use phase impacts from manual washing.
ConclusionsThe research found that reusable alternatives can payback the environmental impacts of GWP, water consumption, and energy use associated with their more resource intensive materials, but it is dependent on number of uses, consumer behavior, and for GWP, carbon intensity of the energy grid. A key takeaway is that consumer behavior and use patterns influence the ultimate environmental impact of reusable kitchenware products.
RecommendationsSome recommendations for consumers looking to reduce the overall impact of kitchenware products include the following:
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Researching which reusable option has the lowest impact.
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Advocating for integration of renewables into the local energy grid.
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Reducing consumption of these product types (reusable or single-use).
- •Urinary proteomes of patients with recurrent UTI, renal scarring, and VUR.
- •80 proteins differentially expressed, compared to healthy controls.
- •62 proteins may be indicative of susceptibility for UTI.
- •Altered acute phase response, extracellular matrix and carbohydrate metabolism.
- •Epitope-tagging of a proteasome subunit allows for facile immuno-isolation.
- •An engineered yeast strain permits capture of proteasome-associated substrates.
- •MS/MS identified all 33 resident proteasome subunits in the 20S and 19S particles.
- •Analysis of associated proteins and characterization of newly identified ERAD substrate.
- •A predictive modelling framework has been established to analyze IgG antibody responses against a large panel of P. falciparum-specific antigens to identify a specific antigen signature of NAI.
- •An individual's immune status can be accurately predicted by measuring IgG responses against a small set of 15 defined parasite antigens.
- •Proteins identified in the 15-antigen signature represent potential candidates for next-generation malaria vaccines or biomarkers for monitoring the impact of malaria interventions.
- •The developed predictive framework can be adapted for developing novel surveillance and intervention tools for other infectious diseases.
- •Each component of the AMPK trimeric complex was profiled by interaction proteomics.
- •The subunit composition of the AMPK complex directs interactions to distinct proteins.
- •AMPK interacts with Artemis and plays a role in Non-Homologous End Joining.
- •In-depth profiling of the serum proteome in early-stage COVID-19 patients.
- •A landscape of inflammation and immune signaling related to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- •CCL2 and CXCL10 medicated cytokine signaling pathways may correlate with neutrophil and lymphocyte respectively.