Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 173: A Facile Profiling Method of Short Chain Fatty Acids Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9090173 Authors: Ha Eun Song Hyo Yeong Lee Su Jung Kim Sung Hoon Back Hyun Ju Yoo Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are the main products of dietary fibers that are not digested by the human body, and they have been shown to affect human metabolism and inflammation. The amount of SCFAs in the body is related to many...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 172: Optimal Regimen of N-Acetylcysteine on Chromium-Induced Renal Cell Damage Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9090172 Authors: I-Jeng Yeh Tzu-Yi Wang Jhong-Ching Lin Tzeng-Jih Lin Jung-San Chang Meng-Chi Yen Yao-Hua Liu Pei-Lin Wu Fen-Wei Chen Yueh-Lun Shih Chiung-Yu Peng Chromium (Cr) is a well-known heavy metal that can cause renal damage. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to chromium-induced toxicity induces...
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MPs, Vol. 2, Pages 75: Large Field Alpha Irradiation Setup for Radiobiological Experiments Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps2030075 Authors: Roobol Kouwenberg Denkova Kanaar Essers The use of alpha particles irradiation in clinical practice has gained interest in the past years, for example with the advance of radionuclide therapy. The lack of affordable and easily accessible irradiation systems to study the cell biological impact of alpha particles hampers broad...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 299: Z/I1 Hybrid Virulence Plasmids Carrying Antimicrobial Resistance genes in S. Typhimurium from Australian Food Animal Production Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090299 Authors: Ethan R. Wyrsch Jane Hawkey Louise M. Judd Ruth Haites Kathryn E. Holt Steven P. Djordjevic Helen Billman-Jacobe Knowledge of mobile genetic elements that capture and disseminate antimicrobial resistance genes between diverse environments, particularly...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 298: Emergence and Dissemination of mcr-Carrying Clinically Relevant Salmonella Typhimurium Monophasic Clone ST34 Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090298 Authors: Silpak Biswas Yan Li Mohammed Elbediwi Min Yue Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is one of the urgent threats to both public and global health. The Salmonella Typhimurium monophasic sequence type 34 (ST34) clone, with its rapid dissemination and resistance to numerous critical...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 297: Pathobiology of Aspergillus Fumigatus Endophthalmitis in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Mice Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090297 Authors: Neha Gupta Pawan Kumar Singh Sanjay G. Revankar Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar Ashok Kumar Despite Aspergillus being the leading cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis following traumatic injury to the eye, its pathogenesis is not fully understood. In the current study, we developed...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 296: Contemporary Strategies and Current Trends in Designing Antiviral Drugs against Dengue Fever via Targeting Host-Based Approaches Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090296 Authors: Foysal Ahammad Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abd Rashid Maizan Mohamed Suriyea Tanbin Fazia Adyani Ahmad Fuad Dengue virus (DENV) is an arboviral human pathogen transmitted through mosquito bite that infects an estimated ~400 million humans (~5% of the global population)...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 295: Elizabethkingia Infections in Humans: From Genomics to Clinics Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090295 Authors: Jiun-Nong Lin Chung-Hsu Lai Chih-Hui Yang Yi-Han Huang The genus Elizabethkingia has recently emerged as a cause of life-threatening infections in humans, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Several new species in the genus Elizabethkingia have been proposed in the last decade. Numerous studies have indicated that...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3138: A Comprehensive Review on Chemical and Pharmacological Potential of Viola betonicifolia: A Plant with Multiple Benefits Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173138 Authors: Komal Rizwan Shakeel Ahmad Khan Ikram Ahmad Nasir Rasool Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Zubair Hawa ZE Jaafar Rosana Manea Viola betonicifolia (Violaceae) is commonly recognized as “Banafsha” and widely distributed throughout the globe. This plant is...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3137: Prediction of Structure and Molecular Interaction with DNA of BvrR, a Virulence-Associated Regulatory Protein of Brucella Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173137 Authors: Edgar A. Ramírez-González Martha C. Moreno-Lafont Alfonso Méndez-Tenorio Mario E. Cancino-Díaz Iris Estrada-García Rubén López-Santiago Brucellosis, also known as “undulant fever” is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella, which is a facultative intracellular...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3135: DFT Investigations of the Vibrational Spectra and Translational Modes of Ice II Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173135 Authors: Jing-Wen Cao Jia-Yi Chen Xiao-Ling Qin Xu-Liang Zhu Lu Jiang Yue Gu Xu-Hao Yu Peng Zhang The vibrational spectrum of ice II was investigated using the CASTEP code based on first-principles density functional theory (DFT). Based on good agreement with inelastic neutron scattering (INS), infrared (IR), and...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3136: Rethinking the Future of Food Packaging: Biobased Edible Films for Powdered Food and Drinks Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173136 Authors: Roxana Puscaselu Gheorghe Gutt Sonia Amariei In today’s society, packaging is essential. Without this, the materials would be messy and ineffective. Despite the importance and key role of packaging, they are considered to be useless, as consumers see it as a waste of resources and an environmental...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3134: Effect of Nitrogen Cation as “Electron Trap” at π-Linker on Properties for p-Type Photosensitizers: DFT Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173134 Authors: Zhi-Dan Sun Jiang-Shan Zhao Xue-Hai Ju Qi-Ying Xia On the basis of thieno(3,2-b)thiophene and dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene (T2 and T3 moieties) as π-linker, the A, D and S series dyes were designed to investigate the effect of the introducing N+ as an “electron...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3133: The Role of Active-Site Residues Phe98, His239, and Arg243 in DNA Binding and in the Catalysis of Human Uracil–DNA Glycosylase SMUG1 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173133 Authors: Danila A. Iakovlev Irina V. Alekseeva Yury N. Vorobjev Nikita A. Kuznetsov Olga S. Fedorova Human SMUG1 (hSMUG1) hydrolyzes the N-glycosidic bond of uracil and some uracil lesions formed in the course of epigenetic regulation. Despite the functional importance...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3131: Effects of Complex DNA and MVs with GTF Extracted from Streptococcus mutans on the Oral Biofilm Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173131 Authors: Hidenobu Senpuku Tomoyo Nakamura Yusuke Iwabuchi Satoru Hirayama Ryoma Nakao Makoto Ohnishi Streptococcus mutans is one of the principal pathogens for the development of dental caries. Oral biofilms formed by S. mutans are constructed of insoluble glucan formation induced by the principal enzymes,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3130: Antibacterial Evaluation, In Silico Characters and Molecular Docking of Schiff Bases Derived from 5-aminopyrazoles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173130 Authors: Ashraf S. Hassan Ahmed A. Askar Eman S. Nossier Ahmed M. Naglah Gaber O. Moustafa Mohamed A. Al-Omar A series of Schiff bases 14–25 were designed and synthesized for evaluation of their antibacterial properties against multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB). The antibacterial...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3129: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Effect Studies of Iridium(III) Polypyridyl Complexes against SGC-7901 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173129 Authors: Li-Xia Zhang Yi-Ying Gu Yang-Jie Wang Lan Bai Fan Du Wen-Yao Zhang Miao He Yun-Jun Liu Yan-Zhong Chen Three iridium(III) complexes ([Ir(Hppy)2(L)](PF6) (Hppy = 2-phenylpyridine, L = 5-nitrophenanthroline, NP), 1; 5-nitro-6-amino-phenanthroline (NAP), 2; and 5,6-diamino-phenanthroline...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3128: Dyes Adsorption Behavior of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Functionalized Polyoxometalate Hybrid Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173128 Authors: Jie Li Chen Si Haiyan Zhao Qingxi Meng Bowen Chang Mingxue Li Hongling Liu The magnetic adsorbent, Fe3O4@[Ni(HL)2]2H2[P2Mo5O23]·2H2O (Fe3O4@1), is synthesized by employing the nanoparticles Fe3O4 and polyoxometalate hybrid 1. Zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) curves show that the...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3127: Fangchinoline, a Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid can Modulate Cytokine-Impelled Apoptosis via the Dual Regulation of NF-κB and AP-1 Pathways Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173127 Authors: Young Yun Jung Muthu K. Shanmugam Arunachalam Chinnathambi Sulaiman Ali Alharbi Omar H.M. Shair Jae-Young Um Gautam Sethi Kwang Seok Ahn Fangchinoline (FCN) derived from Stephaniae tetrandrine S. Moore can be employed to treat fever, inflammation,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3126: Antidiabetic and Antioxidative Potential of the Blue Congo Variety of Purple Potato Extract in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173126 Authors: Paulina Strugała Olha Dzydzan Iryna Brodyak Alicja Z. Kucharska Piotr Kuropka Mariana Liuta Katarzyna Kaleta-Kuratewicz Agnieszka Przewodowska Dorota Michałowska Janina Gabrielska Natalia Sybirna This study was designed to evaluate the effects...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3132: A Self-Supported CuO/Cu Nanowire Electrode as Highly Efficient Sensor for COD Measurement Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173132 Authors: Xinwen Huang Yingying Zhu Wanquan Yang Anhua Jiang Xiaoqiang Jin Yirong Zhang Liang Yan Geshan Zhang Zongjian Liu A self-supported CuO/Cu nanowire electrode (CuO/CuNWE), which was prepared by annealing Cu nanowires to form a porous Cu nanowire electrode (CuNWE) and then anodizing the as-prepared...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3125: Tracing Potential Covalent Inhibitors of an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase through Target-Focused Modelling Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173125 Authors: Imane Bjij Pritika Ramharack Shama Khan Driss Cherqaoui Mahmoud E. S. Soliman The Nedd4-1 E3 Ubiquitin ligase has been implicated in multiple disease conditions due its overexpression. Although the enzyme may be targeted both covalently and non-covalently, minimal studies provide effective inhibitors...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3123: Assessment of the Impact of Accelerated Migration Testing for Coated Food Cans Using Food Simulants Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173123 Authors: Rafael Paseiro-Cerrato Lowri DeJager Timothy H. Begley In this study, an accelerated migration test on food can coatings into food simulants was investigated. Food simulants covering a wide range of polarity were used to conduct migration tests at 60 °C with storage times ranging from 4 h to...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3122: The Preparation and Structure Analysis Methods of Natural Polysaccharides of Plants and Fungi: A Review of Recent Development Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173122 Authors: Yan Ren Yueping Bai Zhidan Zhang Wenlong Cai Antonio Del Rio Flores Polysaccharides are ubiquitous biomolecules found in nature that contain various biological and pharmacological activities that are employed in functional foods and therapeutic agents. Natural polysaccharides...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3124: Phytochemical Study of Stem and Leaf of Clausena lansium Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173124 Authors: Wenwen Peng Xiaoxiang Fu Yuyan Li Zhonghua Xiong Xugen Shi Fang Zhang Guanghua Huo Baotong Li Clausena lansium Lour. Skeels (Rutaceae) is widely distributed in South China and has historically been used as a traditional medicine in local healthcare systems. Although the characteristic components (carbazole alkaloids and coumarins)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1216: Improved Laser Damage Threshold of In2Se3 Saturable Absorber by PVD for High-Power Mode-Locked Er-Doped Fiber Laser Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091216 Authors: Han Zhang Jiang Zhang Li Guo Gao Man In this study, a double-end pumped high-power passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) was realized by employing a few-layered In2Se3 flakes as a saturable absorber (SA). Herein, the uniform large-scale In2Se3...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1217: Antibacterial Nanostructured Ti Coatings by Magnetron Sputtering: From Laboratory Scales to Industrial Reactors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091217 Authors: Alvarez Muñoz-Piña González Izquierdo-Barba Fernández-Martínez Rico Arcos García-Valenzuela Palmero Vallet-Regi González-Elipe García-Martín Based on an already tested laboratory procedure, a new magnetron sputtering methodology to simultaneously coat...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1215: Biocompatibility of Cyclopropylamine-Based Plasma Polymers Deposited at Sub-Atmospheric Pressure on Poly (ε-caprolactone) Nanofiber Meshes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091215 Authors: Ke Vin Chan Mahtab Asadian Iuliia Onyshchenko Heidi Declercq Rino Morent Nathalie De Geyter In this work, cyclopropylamine (CPA) monomer was plasma-polymerized on poly (ε-caprolactone) nanofiber meshes using various deposition durations to...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1214: Toxicity of Zero- and One-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091214 Authors: Iruthayapandi Selestin Raja Su-Jin Song Moon Sung Kang Yu Bin Lee Bongju Kim Suck Won Hong Seung Jo Jeong Jae-Chang Lee Dong-Wook Han The zero (0-D) and one-dimensional (1-D) carbon nanomaterials have gained attention among researchers because they exhibit a larger surface area to volume ratio, and a smaller size. Furthermore,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1212: Expanded Electroluminescence in High Load CdS Nanocrystals PVK-Based LEDs Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091212 Authors: Fernando Rodríguez-Mas Juan Carlos Ferrer José Luis Alonso Susana Fernández de Ávila Immiscibility between dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and polar solvents used for poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) solutions, leads to failed light-emitting diodes when colloidal cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles capped with thiophenol are incorporated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1213: Nanotechnology in Cement-Based Materials: A Review of Durability, Modeling, and Advanced Characterization Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091213 Authors: Sen Du Junliang Wu Othman AlShareedah Xianming Shi In the context of increasing applications of various nanomaterials in construction, this work reviews the renewed knowledge of nanotechnology in cement-based materials, focusing on the relevant papers published over the last decade. The addition...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2023: Isoflavone Aglycones Attenuate Cigarette Smoke-Induced Emphysema via Suppression of Neutrophilic Inflammation in a COPD Murine Model Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092023 Authors: Kazuya Kojima Kazuhisa Asai Hiroaki Kubo Arata Sugitani Yohkoh Kyomoto Atsuko Okamoto Kazuhiro Yamada Naoki Ijiri Tetsuya Watanabe Kazuto Hirata Tomoya Kawaguchi Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung disease caused by chronic exposure...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2022: Changes in Plasma Free Fatty Acids Associated with Type-2 Diabetes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092022 Authors: Amélie I. S. Sobczak Claudia A. Blindauer Alan J. Stewart Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with increased total plasma free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. The exact mechanisms by which the plasma FFA profile of subjects with T2DM changes is unclear, but it is thought that dietary...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2020: Impact of Oral Intake of Glucosylceramide Extracted from Pineapple on Xerostomia: A Double-Blind Randomized Cross-Over Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092020 Authors: Mamoru Murakami Yasuhiro Nishi Kea Harada Tomohiro Masuzaki Yoko Minemoto Takahiro Yanagisawa Takaharu Shimizu Akito Tsuboi Taizo Hamada Masahiro Nishimura Background: The aim of this double-blind randomized cross-over trial was to evaluate the effect of oral intake...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2021: Developing an Impedance Based Equation for Fat-Free Mass of Black Preadolescent South African Children Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092021 Authors: Amanda van Zyl Zelda White Johan Ferreira Friedeburg A. M. Wenhold Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical alternative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for determining body composition in children. Currently, there are no population specific equations available for predicting fat-free...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2019: Impact of Carbohydrate Ingestion on Cognitive Flexibility and Cerebral Oxygenation during High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise: A Comparison between Maple Products and Usual Carbohydrate Solutions Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092019 Authors: Olivier Dupuy Jonathan Tremblay Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of carbohydrate (CHO) drinks (6% per volume) sweetened with maple (syrup or sap) to a commercial sports drink, glucose,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2018: Racial Variations in Appetite-Related Hormones, Appetite, and Laboratory-Based Energy Intake from the E-MECHANIC Randomized Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092018 Authors: James L. Dorling Timothy S. Church Candice A. Myers Christoph Höchsmann Ursula A. White Daniel S. Hsia Corby K. Martin John W. Apolzan African Americans (AAs) have a higher obesity risk than Whites; however, it is unclear if appetite-related hormones and...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 125: Iron Deficiency as a Therapeutic Target in Cardiovascular Disease Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12030125 Authors: Samira Lakhal-Littleton Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional disorder in the world. It is prevalent amongst patients with cardiovascular disease, in whom it is associated with worse clinical outcomes. The benefits of iron supplementation have been established in chronic heart failure, but data on their effectiveness in other...
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