IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4053: IL-4 Augments IL-31/IL-31 Receptor Alpha Interaction Leading to Enhanced Ccl 17 and Ccl 22 Production in Dendritic Cells: Implications for Atopic Dermatitis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164053 Authors: Sho Miake Gaku Tsuji Masaki Takemura Akiko Hashimoto-Hachiya Yen Hai Vu Masutaka Furue Takeshi Nakahara Severe pruritus is a characteristic feature of atopic dermatitis (AD) and is closely related to its activity....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4052: Neuroprotective Properties of Linagliptin: Focus on Biochemical Mechanisms in Cerebral Ischemia, Vascular Dysfunction and Certain Neurodegenerative Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164052 Authors: Michał Wiciński Karol Górski Maciej Walczak Eryk Wódkiewicz Maciej Słupski Katarzyna Pawlak-Osińska Bartosz Malinowski Linagliptin is a representative of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors which are registered...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4051: Perinatal Micro-Bleeds and Neuroinflammation in E19 Rat Fetuses Exposed to Utero-Placental Ischemia International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164051 Authors: Ashtin B. Giambrone Omar C. Logue Qingmei Shao Gene L. Bidwell Junie P. Warrington Offspring of preeclampsia patients have an increased risk of developing neurological deficits and cognitive impairment. While low placental perfusion, common in preeclampsia and growth restriction,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4049: Paraoxonase-1 as a Regulator of Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis: Impact on the Onset and Progression of Metabolic Disorders International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164049 Authors: Meneses Silvestre Sousa-Lima Macedo Metabolic disorders are characterized by an overall state of inflammation and oxidative stress, which highlight the importance of a functional antioxidant system and normal activity of some endogenous enzymes, namely...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4050: Stereoselective Synthesis and Investigation of Isopulegol-Based Chiral Ligands International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164050 Authors: Le Szilasi Volford Szekeres Fülöp Szakonyi A library of isopulegol-based bi-, tri- and tetrafunctional chiral ligands has been developed from commercially available (−)-isopulegol and applied as chiral catalysts in the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. Michael addition...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4048: Sorafenib-Induced Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Reversed by SIRT1 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164048 Authors: Antje Garten Theresa Grohmann Katarina Kluckova Gareth G. Lavery Wieland Kiess Melanie Penke Sorafenib is a multi-kinase inhibitor and one of the few systemic treatment options for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Resistance to sorafenib develops frequently and could...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4047: A Novel Method for Controlled Gene Expression via Combined Bleomycin and Plasmid DNA Electrotransfer International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164047 Authors: Sonam Chopra Paulius Ruzgys Milda Jakutaviciute Aiste Rimgailaite Diana Navickaitė Saulius Satkauskas Electrochemotherapy is an efficient method for the local treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases, but its efficacy as a systemic treatment remains low. The...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4046: Galectin-9 Is a Possible Promoter of Immunopathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Activation of Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4 (PAD-4) in Granulocytes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164046 Authors: Valerie R. Wiersma Alex Clarke Simon D. Pouwels Elizabeth Perry Trefa M. Abdullah Clive Kelly Anthony De Soyza David Hutchinson Paul Eggleton Edwin Bremer The aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4044: Stem Cells from a Female Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes/Obesity and Stress Urinary Incontinence Are Damaged by In Vitro Exposure to its Dyslipidemic Serum, Predicting Inadequate Repair Capacity In Vivo International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164044 Authors: Istvan Kovanecz Robert Gelfand Guiting Lin Sheila Sharifzad Alec Ohanian Randy Ricks Tom Lue Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid Female stress urinary incontinence (FSUI)...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4045: Modern Trends in Plant Genome Editing: An Inclusive Review of the CRISPR/Cas9 Toolbox International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164045 Authors: Ali Razzaq Fozia Saleem Mehak Kanwal Ghulam Mustafa Sumaira Yousaf Hafiz Muhammad Imran Arshad Muhammad Khalid Hameed Muhammad Sarwar Khan Faiz Ahmad Joyia Increasing agricultural productivity via modern breeding strategies is of prime interest to attain global food security....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4043: Control of Translation at the Initiation Phase During Glucose Starvation in Yeast International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164043 Authors: Yoshika Janapala Thomas Preiss Nikolay E. Shirokikh Glucose is one of the most important sources of carbon across all life. Glucose starvation is a key stress relevant to all eukaryotic cells. Glucose starvation responses have important implications in diseases, such as diabetes and cancer. In...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4042: Role of Autophagy in Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles-Induced Apoptosis of Mouse LEYDIG Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164042 Authors: Jingcao Shen Dan Yang Xingfan Zhou Yuqian Wang Shichuan Tang Hong Yin Jinglei Wang Rui Chen Jiaxiang Chen Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have shown adverse health impact on the human male reproductive system, with evidence of inducing apoptosis. However, whether or not...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4040: Comparison and Phylogenetic Analysis of Chloroplast Genomes of Three Medicinal and Edible Amomum Species International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164040 Authors: Yingxian Cui Xinlian Chen Liping Nie Wei Sun Haoyu Hu Yulin Lin Haitao Li Xilong Zheng Jingyuan Song Hui Yao Amomum villosum is an important medicinal and edible plant with several pharmacologically active volatile oils. However, identifying A. villosum...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4041: Deciphering the Molecular Recognition Mechanism of Multidrug Resistance Staphylococcus aureus NorA Efflux Pump Using a Supervised Molecular Dynamics Approach International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20164041 Authors: Deborah Palazzotti Maicol Bissaro Giovanni Bolcato Andrea Astolfi Tommaso Felicetti Stefano Sabatini Mattia Sturlese Violetta Cecchetti Maria Letizia Barreca Stefano Moro The use and misuse of antibiotics...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1259: Cytokine Profile in Patients with Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Replacements and Its Relation to Metal Release and Metal Allergy Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081259 Authors: Rune J. Christiansen Henrik J. Münch Charlotte M. Bonefeld Jacob P. Thyssen Jens J. Sloth Carsten Geisler Kjeld Søballe Morten S. Jellesen Stig S. Jakobsen Metal release from total hip replacements (THRs) is associated with aseptic loosening (AL)....
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1257: Low Muscle Mass as a Prognostic Factor for Early Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing the Fontan Operation: A Retrospective Cohort Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081257 Authors: Jimi Oh Won-Jung Shin DaUn Jeong Tae-Jin Yun Chun Soo Park Eun Seok Choi Jae Moon Choi Mijeung Gwak In-Kyung Song The impact of low muscle mass on pediatric cardiac patients remains unclear. We investigated the impact of...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1258: Prediction of Transplant-Free Survival through Albumin-Bilirubin Score in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081258 Authors: Koji Fujita Takako Nomura Asahiro Morishita Tingting Shi Kyoko Oura Joji Tani Hideki Kobara Kunihiko Tsutsui Takashi Himoto Tsutomu Masaki Albumin–bilirubin (ALBI) grade is defined using the ALBI score, which is calculated based on total serum bilirubin and albumin....
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1256: Systemic Sclerosis Serum Steers the Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Toward Profibrotic Myofibroblasts: Pathophysiologic Implications Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081256 Authors: Mirko Manetti Eloisa Romano Irene Rosa Bianca Saveria Fioretto Emanuela Praino Serena Guiducci Florenzo Iannone Lidia Ibba-Manneschi Marco Matucci-Cerinic Systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) is characterized by life-threatening...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1252: Blood Flow Restriction Increases the Neural Activation of the Knee Extensors During Very Low-Intensity Leg Extension Exercise in Cardiovascular Patients: A Pilot Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081252 Authors: Hayato Ishizaka Azusa Uematsu Yuta Mizushima Naohiro Nozawa Satoshi Katayanagi Kazuhisa Matsumoto Kaori Nishikawa Reiko Takahashi Tomoe Arakawa Tatsuya Sawaguchi Tomohiro Yasuda Suomi Yamaguchi Hironaga...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1253: Multi-Omics Characterization of the Spontaneous Mesenchymal–Epithelial Transition in the PMC42 Breast Cancer Cell Lines Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081253 Authors: Sugandha Bhatia James Monkman Tony Blick Pascal HG Duijf Shivashankar H. Nagaraj Erik W. Thompson Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity (EMP), encompassing epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and mesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET),...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1254: Kidney Disease in HIV Infection Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081254 Authors: Gaetano Alfano Gianni Cappelli Francesco Fontana Luca Di Lullo Biagio Di Iorio Antonio Bellasi Giovanni Guaraldi Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly improved life expectancy of infected subjects, generating a new epidemiological setting of people aging withHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). People living with HIV (PLWH), having longer life...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1255: Oral Health in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081255 Authors: Matthias Folwaczny Saskia Wilberg Caspar Bumm Stefan Hollatz Renate Oberhoffer Rhoia Clara Neidenbach Harald Kaemmerer Iris Frasheri Oral bacteria and odontogenic oral infections are responsible for a high portion of cases with infective endocarditis. Hence, oral health in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) gains particular...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1251: Comparison of Radiographic Progression-Free Survival and PSA Response on Sequential Treatment Using Abiraterone and Enzalutamide for Newly Diagnosed Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis from Multicenter Cohort Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081251 Authors: Kazumasa Komura Yuya Fujiwara Taizo Uchimoto Kenkichi Saito Naoki Tanda Tomohisa Matsunaga Atsushi Ichihashi Takeshi Tsutsumi Takuya Tsujino...
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JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 58: TMJ Dysfunctions Systemic Implications and Postural Assessments: A Review of Recent Literature Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030058 Authors: Sergio Sambataro Gabriele Cervino Salvatore Bocchieri Rosario La Bruna Marco Cicciù Cases of correlations between posture and the temporomandibular joint have long been reported in the literature. In particular, occlusal anomalies, and therefore malocclusion, could have negative...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 502: Histopathological and Functional Evaluation of Radiation-Induced Sciatic Nerve Damage: Melatonin as Radioprotector Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080502 Authors: Shabeeb Musa Keshavarz Esmaely Hassanzadeh Shirazi Najafi Background and Objectives: Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation for cancer treatment. One of the side effects of radiotherapy is peripheral neuropathy. After irradiation, the first stage of neuropathy involves electrophysiological,...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 501: Hazardous Medications in Children with Egg, Red Meat, Gelatin, Fish, and Cow’s Milk Allergy Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080501 Authors: Caglayan-Sozmen Santoro Cipriani Mastrorilli Ricci Caffarelli Childhood food allergies are a growing public health problem. Once the offending food allergens have been identified, a strict elimination diet is necessary in treatment or prevention of most of the allergic reactions. Accidental food...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 500: Gene Expression Patterns Unveil New Insights in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080500 Authors: Saftencu Braicu Cojocneanu Buse Irimie Piciu Berindan-Neagoe Background and objectives: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most frequent variety of all malignant endocrine tumors. It represents a heterogeneous malignancy with various clinical outcomes, emphasizing the need to identify powerful biomarkers with...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 499: An Experimental Study to Evaluate the Protective Effects of Solanum lycopersicum Seed Essential Oil on Diabetes-Induced Testicular Injuries Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080499 Authors: Javid Kermani Nader Goodarzi Mitra Bakhtiari Background and Objectives: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that can effectively influences male reproductive performance. The present study was conducted to investigate the protective effects of Solanum lycopersicum...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 170: Far-Red Light Acclimation for Improved Mass Cultivation of Cyanobacteria Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9080170 Authors: Alla Silkina Bethan Kultschar Carole A. Llewellyn Improving mass cultivation of cyanobacteria is a goal for industrial biotechnology. In this study, the mass cultivation of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis fritschii was assessed for biomass production under light-emitting diode white light (LEDWL), far-red light...
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MPs, Vol. 2, Pages 72: Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods for Multielements Analysis of Olive Oil by ICP-MS Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps2030072 Authors: Fadwa Damak Maki Asano Koji Baba Mohamed Ksibi Kenji Tamura Elemental analysis of olive oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) is challenging because of the high organic load in olive oil samples and the low analyte concentrations. However, conflicting operating procedures in the preparation...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 271: The Role of Gut Microbiota in Intestinal Inflammation with Respect to Diet and Extrinsic Stressors Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080271 Authors: Stefani Lobionda Panida Sittipo Hyog Young Kwon Yun Kyung Lee The gut microbiota maintains a symbiotic relationship with the host and regulates several important functions including host metabolism, immunity, and intestinal barrier function. Intestinal inflammation and inflammatory bowel...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3010: Optimization of Degradation Conditions with PRG, a Polysaccharide from Phellinus ribis, by RSM and the Neuroprotective Activity in PC12 Cells Damaged by Aβ25–35 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163010 Authors: Pei Yang Juan Jin Qian Liu Dongmei Ma Jia Li Yongqing Zhang Yuhong Liu In the previous work, we found PRG, a polysaccharide from Phellinus ribis, exhibited neurotrophic activity. To obtain an active structural unit with lower molecular...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3008: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Heat-Induced Changes in Polyphenols and Antioxidant Capacity in Prunus domestica L. By-products Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163008 Authors: Anna Michalska Aneta Wojdyło Joanna Majerska Krzysztof Lech Jessica Brzezowska Plum pomace, an agro-industrial waste product has received attention due to the worldwide popularity of plums. During convection, the content of flavan-3-ols decrease, except drying...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3009: Application of Chitosan in Bone and Dental Engineering Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163009 Authors: Aguilar Zein Harmouch Hafdi Bornert Offner Clauss Fioretti Huck Benkirane-Jessel Hua Chitosan is a deacetylated polysaccharide from chitin, the natural biopolymer primarily found in shells of marine crustaceans and fungi cell walls. Upon deacetylation, the protonation of free amino groups of the d-glucosamine...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3006: Eruca sativa Meal against Diabetic Neuropathic Pain: An H2S-Mediated Effect of Glucoerucin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163006 Authors: Lucarini Pagnotta Micheli Parisio Testai Martelli Calderone Matteo Lazzeri Mannelli Ghelardini : The management of pain in patients affected by diabetic neuropathy still represents an unmet therapeutic need. Recent data highlighted the pain-relieving efficacy of glucosinolates...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3007: Review of Alternative Solvents for Green Extraction of Food and Natural Products: Panorama, Principles, Applications and Prospects Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163007 Authors: Chemat Abert Vian Ravi Khadhraoui Hilali Perino Tixier In recent years, almost all extraction processes in the perfume, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food ingredients, nutraceuticals, biofuel and fine chemical industries rely massively on solvents, the majority...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3004: Purification and Identification of Antioxidant Peptides from Schizochytrium Limacinum Hydrolysates by Consecutive Chromatography and Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163004 Authors: Xiao Hu Xianqing Yang Qiong Wu Laihao Li Yanyan Wu Shengjun Chen Ruijie Li Jiaoyan Ren Schizochytrium limacinum residue was hydrolyzed with various proteases (papain, trypsin, Flavourzyme, Protamex, and Alcalase...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3005: Hydrogels Based on Schiff Base Linkages for Biomedical Applications Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163005 Authors: Junpeng Xu Yi Liu Shan-hui Hsu Schiff base, an important family of reaction in click chemistry, has received significant attention in the formation of self-healing hydrogels in recent years. Schiff base reversibly reacts even in mild conditions, which allows hydrogels with self-healing ability to recover their structures and functions...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3003: Comparative Analysis of Phytochemical Composition of Gamma-Irradiated Mutant Cultivars of Chrysanthemum morifolium Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163003 Authors: Jaihyunk Ryu Bomi Nam Bo-Ram Kim Sang Hoon Kim Yeong Deuk Jo Joon-Woo Ahn Jin-Baek Kim Chang Hyun Jin Ah-Reum Han The flowers of chrysanthemum species are used as a herbal tea and in traditional medicine. In addition, members of the genus have been selected to develop...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3001: Understanding Conformational Preferences of Atropisomeric Hydrazides and Its Influence on Excited State Transformations in Crystalline Media Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163001 Authors: Akila Iyer Angel Ugrinov J. Sivaguru Hydrazides derivatives were evaluated to understand the role of N–N bond in dictating the outcome of photoreactions in the solid state.
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3002: Protective Effects Induced by Two Polyphenolic Liquid Complexes from Olive (Olea europaea, mainly Cultivar Coratina) Pressing Juice in Rat Isolated Tissues Challenged with LPS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163002 Authors: Lucia Recinella Annalisa Chiavaroli Giustino Orlando Luigi Menghini Claudio Ferrante Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli Carla Ghelardini Luigi Brunetti Sheila Leone MOMAST(®) HY100 and MOMAST(®) HP30...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3000: In Vitro Inhibitory Effects of APINACA on Human Major Cytochrome P450, UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Enzymes, and Drug Transporters Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163000 Authors: Sunjoo Kim Won-Gu Choi Mihwa Kwon Sowon Lee Yong-Yeon Cho Joo Young Lee Han Chang Kang Im-Sook Song Hye Suk Lee APINACA (known as AKB48, N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide), an indazole carboxamide synthetic cannabinoid, has been used worldwide...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2999: Drug-Target Interaction Prediction Based on Drug Fingerprint Information and Protein Sequence Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162999 Authors: Yang Li Yu-An Huang Zhu-Hong You Li-Ping Li Zheng Wang The identification of drug-target interactions (DTIs) is a critical step in drug development. Experimental methods that are based on clinical trials to discover DTIs are time-consuming, expensive, and challenging. Therefore, as complementary to...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2998: Fish Scale Valorization by Hydrothermal Pretreatment Followed by Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Gelatin Hydrolysate Production Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162998 Authors: Yiqi Zhang Dan Tu Qing Shen Zhiyuan Dai Protein hydrolysates from fish by-products have good process suitability and bioavailability in the food industry. The objective of this work was to develop a method for protein recovery from fish scales and evaluate the hydrolysis of the...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1182: Fabrication, Characterization, and Properties of Poly (Ethylene-Co-Vinyl Acetate) Composite Thin Films Doped with Piezoelectric Nanofillers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081182 Authors: Giulia Mariotti Lorenzo Vannozzi Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) is a copolymer comprehending the semi-crystalline polyethylene and amorphous vinyl acetate phases, which potentially allow the fabrication of tunable materials. This paper aims at describing the fabrication...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1181: The Role of Fluorinated IL as an Interfacial Agent in P(VDF-CTFE)/Graphene Composite Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081181 Authors: Jing Yang Sébastien Pruvost Sébastien Livi Jannick Duchet-Rumeau The incorporation of graphene into a polymer matrix can endow composites with extended functions. However, it is difficult to well disperse pristine graphene into a polymer matrix in order to obtain polymer nanocomposites due to the lack of...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1949: Dietary Inflammatory Index and Risk of Breast Cancer Based on Hormone Receptor Status: A Case-Control Study in Korea Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081949 Authors: Lee Quiambao Lee Ro Lee Jung Sung Kim Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally, and the risk of developing breast cancer is associated with inflammation. The present study aimed to examine the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®)...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1948: Consumption of Milk and Alternatives and Their Contribution to Nutrient Intakes among Canadian Adults: Evidence from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081948 Authors: Auclair Han Burgos As a staple food and dense source of nutrients, milk and alternatives play an important role in nutrient adequacy. The aims of this study were to quantify the consumption of milk and alternatives within Canadian self-selected...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1947: Determination of Urinary Caffeine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Drug Metabolic Enzyme Activities Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081947 Authors: Hyeong Jun Kim Min Sun Choi Shaheed Ur Rehman Young Seok Ji Jun Sang Yu Katsunori Nakamura Hye Hyun Yoo Caffeine is commonly taken via the daily dietary consumption of caffeine-containing foods. The absorbed caffeine is metabolized to yield various metabolites by drug-metabolizing enzymes, and measuring...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1946: Multidimensional Analysis of Food Consumption Reveals a Unique Dietary Profile Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Adolescents Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081946 Authors: Vanessa M.B. Andrade Mônica L.P. de Santana Kiyoshi F. Fukutani Artur T.L. Queiroz Maria B. Arriaga Maria Ester P. Conceição-Machado Rita de Cássia R. Silva Bruno B. Andrade There is a significant increase in overweight and obesity in adolescents worldwide. Here,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1945: The Two Faces of Cow’s Milk and Allergy: Induction of Cow’s Milk Allergy vs. Prevention of Asthma Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081945 Authors: R. J. Joost van Neerven Huub F. J. Savelkoul Cow’s milk has been consumed by humans for over 5000 years and contributed to a drastic change in lifestyle form nomadic to settled communities. As the composition of cow’s milk is relatively comparable to breast milk, it has for a very long time been used as an alternative...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 121: Cell Adhesive Character of Phenylboronic Acid-Modified Insulin and Its Potential as Long-Acting Insulin Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12030121 Authors: Ohno Kawakami Seki Miki Seki Egawa Phenylboronic acid (PBA) derivatives have attracted substantial attention owing to their unique character of forming dynamic covalent bonds with polyol compounds. Recent studies have shown interactions between PBA and sugar chains on the cell...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 421: Doxycycline-Eluting Core-Shell Type Nanofiber-Covered Trachea Stent for Inhibition of Cellular Metalloproteinase and Its Related Fibrotic Stenosis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080421 Authors: Baskaran Ko Davaa Park Jiang Lee Yang In this study, we fabricated a doxycycline (doxy)-eluting nanofiber-covered endotracheal stent for the prevention of stent intubation-related tissue fibrosis and re-stenosis. The nanofiber...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 420: The Investigation of Flory–Huggins Interaction Parameters for Amorphous Solid Dispersion Across the Entire Temperature and Composition Range Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080420 Authors: Yiwei Tian Kaijie Qian Esther Jacobs Esther Amstad David S. Jones Lorenzo Stella Gavin P. Andrews Amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) is one of the most promising enabling formulations featuring significant water solubility and bioavailability...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 419: Design and In Vivo Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Triamcinolone Acetonide Microcrystals-Loaded PLGA Microsphere for Increased Drug Retention in Knees after Intra-Articular Injection Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080419 Authors: Myoung Jin Ho Hoe Taek Jeong Sung Hyun Im Hyung Tae Kim Jeong Eun Lee Jun Soo Park Ha Ra Cho Dong Yoon Kim Young Wook Choi Joon Woo Lee Yong Seok Choi Myung Joo Kang A novel polymeric...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 418: Rationally Designed Dendritic Silica Nanoparticles for Oral Delivery of Exenatide Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080418 Authors: Muhammad Mustafa Abeer Anand Kumar Meka Naisarg Pujara Tushar Kumeria Ekaterina Strounina Rute Nunes Ana Costa Bruno Sarmento Sumaira Z. Hasnain Benjamin P. Ross Amirali Popat Type 2 diabetes makes up approximately 85% of all diabetic cases and it is linked to approximately one-third...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 292: GWAS for Starch-Related Parameters in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080292 Authors: Chiara Biselli Andrea Volante Francesca Desiderio Alessandro Tondelli Alberto Gianinetti Franca Finocchiaro Federica Taddei Laura Gazza Daniela Sgrulletta Luigi Cattivelli Giampiero Valè Rice quality is mainly related to the following two starch components, apparent amylose content (AAC) and resistant starch (RS). The...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 291: The Rooting of Stem Cuttings and the Stability of uidA Gene Expression in Generative and Vegetative Progeny of Transgenic Pear Rootstock in the Field Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080291 Authors: Vadim Lebedev Adventitious rooting plays an important role in the commercial vegetative propagation of trees. Adventitious root formation is a complex biological process, but knowledge of the possible unintended effects induced by both the integration/expression of transgenes...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Recycling, Vol. 4, Pages 33: Analysis of Thermomechanical Properties of Selected Class of Recycled Thermoplastic Materials Based on Their Applications Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling4030033 Authors: Job Momanyi Michael Herzog Peter Muchiri Polypropylene and polystyrene are petroleum-based thermoplastics which are commonly used and disposed of in the environment after their service life, leading to environmental degradation. There is a need to recycle polypropylene and polystyrene,...
Mon Aug 19, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 488: A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080488 Authors: William Franke This paper leverages the Christian tradition of negative theology (Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus) in order to think past the impasses of identitarian politics and culture. It essentially bears on Christianity and on literary imagination by valorizing their focus on the mystery of who we are beyond...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 487: Israel and Zionism in the Eyes of Palestinian Christian Theologians Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080487 Authors: Giovanni Matteo Quer Christian activism in the Arab–Israeli conflict and theological reflections on the Middle East have evolved around Palestinian liberation theology as a theological–political doctrine that scrutinizes Zionism, the existence of Israel and its policies, developing a biblical hermeneutics that reverses the...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 149: Exploring Renewable Energy Resources Using Remote Sensing and GIS—A Review Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8030149 Authors: Avtar Sahu Aggarwal Chakraborty Kharrazi Yunus Dou Kurniawan Renewable energy has received noteworthy attention during the last few decades. This is partly due to the fact that fossil fuels are depleting and the need for energy is soaring because of the growing population of the world. This paper attempts...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 195: Trunk and Upper Body Fatigue Adversely Affect Running Economy: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Crossover Pilot Trial Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7080195 Authors: Scott N. Drum Ludwig Rappelt Lars Donath Trunk muscle fatigue and its negative relationship with running economy (RE) is frequently recognized by practitioners but lacks evidence-based support. Thus, this three-armed randomized controlled crossover pilot trial (RCT) examined the effects of...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 480: Immunohistochemical Review of Leydig Cell Lesions in Ochratoxin A-Treated Fischer Rats and Controls Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080480 Authors: Diana Herman Peter Mantle Ochratoxin A is best known as a potent renal carcinogen in male rats and mice after necessarily protracted ingestion, although valid extrapolation to any human disease has not been verified. The hypothesis that the toxin is a cause of human testicular cancer was proposed a decade ago and...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 478: The Degradation of Deoxynivalenol by Using Electrochemical Oxidation with Graphite Electrodes and the Toxicity Assessment of Degradation Products Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080478 Authors: Suli Xiong Xiao Li Changsong Zhao Jingqi Gao Wenjuan Yuan Jie Zhang Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common mycotoxin, which is known to be extremely harmful to human and livestock health. In this study, DON was degraded by electrochemical oxidation (ECO) using...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 479: Perennial Ryegrass Alkaloids Increase Respiration Rate and Decrease Plasma Prolactin in Merino Sheep under Both Thermoneutral and Mild Heat Conditions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080479 Authors: Michelle L. E. Henry Stuart Kemp Iain J. Clarke Frank R. Dunshea Brian J. Leury A study was undertaken to determine the effects of feeding two levels of perennial ryegrass alkaloids (nil vs. moderate) under two climatic conditions. Alkaloids were fed via...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 477: Suppressive Effects of Bee Venom-Derived Phospholipase A2 on Mechanical Allodynia in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080477 Authors: Seunghui Woo Geehoon Chung Hyunsu Bae Sun Kwang Kim Bee venom (BV) has a long history of being used in traditional Korean medicine to relieve pain. Here, we investigated the effect of BV-derived phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2), a major component of BV, on peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 91: An Influenza A Vaccine Based on the Extracellular Domain of Matrix 2 Protein Protects BALB/C Mice Against H1N1 and H3N2 Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030091 Authors: Ong Yong Tan Yeap Omar Razak Ho Current seasonal influenza A virus (IAV) vaccines are strain-specific and require annual reconstitution to accommodate the viral mutations. Mismatches between the vaccines and circulating strains often lead to high morbidity. Hence, development...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 764: Molecular Epidemiology of Dengue in Panama: 25 Years of Circulation Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080764 Authors: Yamilka Díaz María Chen-Germán Evelia Quiroz Jean-Paul Carrera Julio Cisneros Brechla Moreno Lizbeth Cerezo Alex O. Martinez-Torres Lourdes Moreno Itza Barahona de Mosca Blas Armién Rubing Chen Nikos Vasilakis Sandra López-Vergès Dengue virus (DENV) is the most prevalent arbovirus in terms of human public health...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 763: Aichi Virus Induces Antiviral Host Defense in Primary Murine Intestinal Epithelial Cells Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080763 Authors: Yun-Te Chang Ming-Hsiang Kung Thung-Hsien Hsu Wan-Ting Hung Yao-Shen Chen Li-Chen Yen Tsung-Hsien Chang The picornavirus Aichi virus (AiV) is a non-enveloped RNA virus that causes acute gastroenteritis symptoms, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Antiviral host defense involves the fast...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 762: Viruses and Autoimmunity: A Review on the Potential Interaction and Molecular Mechanisms Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080762 Authors: Maria K. Smatti Farhan S. Cyprian Gheyath K. Nasrallah Asmaa A. Al Thani Ruba O. Almishal Hadi M. Yassine For a long time, viruses have been shown to modify the clinical picture of several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren’s...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 761: Specificity of Morbillivirus Hemagglutinins to Recognize SLAM of Different Species Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080761 Authors: Hideo Fukuhara Yuri Ito Miyuki Sako Mizuho Kajikawa Koki Yoshida Fumio Seki Mwila Hilton Mwaba Takao Hashiguchi Masa-aki Higashibata Toyoyuki Ose Kimiko Kuroki Makoto Takeda Katsumi Maenaka Measles virus (MV) and canine distemper virus (CDV) are highly contagious and deadly, forming part of the morbillivirus...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1726: Maize Yield and Irrigation Applied in Conservation and Conventional Tillage at Various Plant Densities Water doi: 10.3390/w11081726 Authors: Orfanou Pavlou Porter Maize is one of the most highly produced crops around the world. Factors such as population density, solar radiation, temperature, availability of nutrients and water, and proper tillage method can have favorable results in increasing yield. This project began in 2015, at two different locations...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1727: Two-Phase Flow Simulation of Tunnel and Lee-Wake Erosion of Scour below a Submarine Pipeline Water doi: 10.3390/w11081727 Authors: Antoine Mathieu Julien Chauchat Cyrille Bonamy Tim Nagel This paper presents a numerical investigation of the scour phenomenon around a submarine pipeline. The numerical simulations are performed using SedFoam, a two-phase flow model for sediment transport implemented in the open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1722: Evaluation of Precipitation Estimates CMORPH-CRT on Regions of Mexico with Different Climates Water doi: 10.3390/w11081722 Authors: José L. Bruster-Flores Ruperto Ortiz-Gómez Adrian L. Ferriño-Fierro Víctor H. Guerra-Cobián Dagoberto Burgos-Flores Liliana G. Lizárraga-Mendiola Satellite-based precipitation (SBP) products with global coverage have the potential to overcome the lack of information in places where there are no rain gauges to perform...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1725: A Simple Modelling Framework for Shallow Subsurface Water Storage and Flow Water doi: 10.3390/w11081725 Authors: Lucile Verrot Josie Geris Lei Gao Xinhua Peng Joseph Oyesiku-Blakemore Jo U. Smith Mark E. Hodson Ganlin Zhang Paul D. Hallett Water storage and flow in shallow subsurface drives runoff generation, vegetation water use and nutrient cycling. Modelling these processes under non-steady state conditions is challenging, particularly...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1724: Identifying Sensitive Model Parameter Combinations for Uncertainties in Land Surface Process Simulations over the Tibetan Plateau Water doi: 10.3390/w11081724 Authors: Fei Peng Guodong Sun Model parameters are among the primary sources of uncertainties in land surface models (LSMs). Over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), simulations of land surface processes, which have not been well captured by current LSMs, can significantly affect the accurate representations...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1723: Hydrodynamic Drivers of Dissolved Oxygen Variability within a Tidal Creek in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Water doi: 10.3390/w11081723 Authors: Douglas M. Pastore Richard N. Peterson Diane B. Fribance Richard Viso Erin E. Hackett Beach erosion and water quality degradation have been observed in Singleton Swash, a tidal creek that traverses the beach-face connecting land and ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC. The objective of this study in Singleton Swash...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1720: Extreme Floods and Droughts under Future Climate Scenarios Water doi: 10.3390/w11081720 Authors: Momcilo Markus Ximing Cai Ryan Sriver Climate projections indicate that in many regions of the world the risk of increased flooding or more severe droughts will be higher in the future. To account for these trends, hydrologists search for the best planning and management measures in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment. The collection of manuscripts...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1721: Dynamics of Sediment Transport and Erosion-Deposition Patterns in the Locality of a Detached Low-Crested Breakwater on a Cohesive Coast Water doi: 10.3390/w11081721 Authors: Arniza Fitri Roslan Hashim Soroush Abolfathi Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud Understanding the dynamics of sediment transport and erosion-deposition patterns in the locality of a coastal structure is vital to evaluating the performance of coastal structures and predicting the changes...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3011: A Mass Spectrometry-Based Study Shows that Volatiles Emitted by Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 Increase the Content of Brassinosteroids in Medicago truncatula in Response to Iron Deficiency Stress Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163011 Authors: Idolina Flores-Cortez Robert Winkler Arturo Ramírez-Ordorica Ma. Isabel Cristina Elizarraraz-Anaya María Teresa Carrillo-Rayas Eduardo Valencia-Cantero Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez Iron is an essential...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3012: Nitrogen Self-Doped Activated Carbons Derived from Bamboo Shoots as Adsorbent for Methylene Blue Adsorption Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24163012 Authors: Bingbing Mi Jingxin Wang Hongzhong Xiang Fang Liang Jianfei Yang Zixing Feng Tao Zhang Wanhe Hu Xianmiao Liu Zhijia Liu Benhua Fei Bamboo shoots, a promising renewable biomass, mainly consist of carbohydrates and other nitrogen-related compounds, such as proteins, amino...
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