Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 852: Enantioselective Iron/Bisquinolyldiamine Ligand-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling Reaction of 2-Naphthols Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040852 Authors: Wu Usman Liu An iron-catalyzed asymmetric oxidative homo-coupling of 2-naphthols for the synthesis of 1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) derivatives is reported. The coupling reaction provides enantioenriched BINOLs in good yields (up to 99%) and moderate enantioselectivities (up to 81:19 er) using...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 851: Mineral Constituents Profiling of Ready-To-Drink Nutritional Supplements by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040851 Authors: Leśniewicz Kurowska Pohl Nutritional drinks (NDs) are medicinal food products intended for people with different health issues constricting nutrients provision. Eight varieties of milkshake style NDs were analyzed in this work. Prior to element analysis, they were...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 849: Pharmacological Evaluation of the Anticancer Activity of Extracts and Fractions of Lannea barteri Oliv. (Anacardiaceae) on Adherent Human Cancer Cell Lines Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040849 Authors: Mbaoji Behnisch-Cornwell Ezike Nworu Bednarski In western Africa ethnomedicine, Lannea barteri Oliv. (Anacardiaceae) is believed to have activity against gastrointestinal, neurological and endocrine diseases. Previous studies on this...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 850: Modified Clerodanes from the Essential Oil of Dodonea viscosa Leaves Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040850 Authors: Marvilliers Illien Gros Sorres Kashmann Thomas Smadja Gauvin-Bialecki Dodonea viscosa (L.) Jacq from Reunion Island (Indian Ocean) was investigated for its leaf essential oil composition. The plant was extracted by hydrodistillation and its essential oil analysed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 853: Biological and Chemical Diversity of Marine Sponge-Derived Microorganisms over the Last Two Decades from 1998 to 2017 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040853 Authors: Cheng Tang Sun Song Cheng Liu Li Li Marine sponges are well known as rich sources of biologically natural products. Growing evidence indicates that sponges harbor a wealth of microorganisms in their bodies, which are likely to be the true producers of bioactive...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 847: Honey as Source of Nitrogen Compounds: Aromatic Amino Acids, Free Nucleosides and Their Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040847 Authors: Piotr M. Kuś The content of selected major nitrogen compounds including nucleosides and their derivatives was evaluated in 75 samples of seven varieties of honey (heather, buckwheat, black locust, goldenrod, canola, fir, linden) by targeted ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 848: Ultrafast Backbone Protonation in Channelrhodopsin-1 Captured by Polarization Resolved Fs Vis-pump—IR-Probe Spectroscopy and Computational Methods Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040848 Authors: Till Stensitzki Suliman Adam Ramona Schlesinger Igor Schapiro Karsten Heyne Channelrhodopsins (ChR) are light-gated ion-channels heavily used in optogenetics. Upon light excitation an ultrafast all-trans to 13-cis isomerization of the retinal chromophore...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 845: 2-Butyl-2-tert-butyl-5,5-diethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyls: Synthesis and Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040845 Authors: Zhurko Dobrynin Gorodetskii Glazachev Rybalova Chernyak Asanbaeva Bagryanskaya Kirilyuk Nitroxides are broadly used as molecular probes and labels in biophysics, structural biology, and biomedical research. Resistance of a nitroxide group bearing an unpaired electron to chemical reduction with low-molecular-weight...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 844: One-Part Plastic Formable Inorganic Coating Obtain from Alkali-Activated Slag /Starch(CMS) Hybrid Composites Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040844 Authors: Xuesen Lv Yao Qin Zhaoxu Lin Zhenkun Tian Xuemin Cui Coating technology can be applied to decorate building constructions. Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are promising green and durable inorganic binders which show potential for development as innovative coating. In the paper, the possibility...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 843: Phage Display-Based Nanotechnology Applications in Cancer Immunotherapy Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040843 Authors: Goracci Pignochino Marchiò Phage display is a nanotechnology with limitless potential, first developed in 1985 and still awaiting to reach its peak. Awarded in 2018 with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the method allows the isolation of high-affinity ligands for diverse substrates, ranging from recombinant proteins to cells,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 842: Modulatory Effect of Chelidonium majus Extract and Its Alkaloids on LPS-Stimulated Cytokine Secretion in Human Neutrophils Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040842 Authors: Zielińska Czerwińska Dziągwa-Becker Dryś Kucharski Jezierska-Domaradzka Płachno Matkowski Due to certain differences in terms of molecular structure, isoquinoline alkaloids from Chelidonium majus engage in various biological activities. Apart from their well-documented...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 846: Structural Diversity of Nickel and Manganese Chloride Complexes with Pyridin-2-One Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040846 Authors: Saša Petriček Reactions of NiCl2·6H2O and pyridin-2-one (C5H5NO = Hhp) afforded novel molecular complexes, i.e., mononuclear [NiCl2(Hhp)4] (1), dinuclear [NiCl2(Hhp)(H2O)2]2.2Hhp (3) and [Ni2Cl4(Hhp)5]·2MeCN (4), and an ionic complex [Ni(Hhp)6]Cl2 (2). Single-crystal X-ray analyses revealed two modes...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 840: Spin-Coated Polysaccharide-Based Multilayered Freestanding Films with Adhesive and Bioactive Moieties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040840 Authors: Joana Moreira Ana C. Vale Ricardo A. Pires Gabriela Botelho Rui L. Reis Natália M. Alves Freestanding films based on catechol functionalized chitosan (CHI), hyaluronic acid (HA), and bioglass nanoparticles (BGNPs) were developed by spin-coating layer-by-layer assembly (SA-LbL). The catechol...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 841: Isotonic Beverage Pigmented with Water-Dispersible Emulsion from Astaxanthin Oleoresin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040841 Authors: Pedro Cerezal Mezquita Carolina Espinosa Álvarez Jenifer Palma Ramírez Waldo Bugueño Muñoz Francisca Salinas Fuentes María del Carmen Ruiz-Domínguez Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant, because it neutralizes free radicals and plays a vital role in the prevention of human diseases. The objective of this...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 835: Ginseng Extract Ameliorates the Negative Physiological Effects of Heat Stress by Supporting Heat Shock Response and Improving Intestinal Barrier Integrity: Evidence from Studies with Heat-Stressed Caco-2 Cells, C. elegans and Growing Broilers Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040835 Authors: Sandner Mueller Zhou Stadlbauer Schwarzinger Schwarzinger Wenzel Maenner van der Klis Hirtenlehner Aumiller Weghuber Climatic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 839: Extraction and Determination of Vitamin K1 in Foods by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction, SPE, and LC-MS/MS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040839 Authors: Yueqing Xu Liangxiao Zhang Ruinan Yang Xu Yu Li Yu Fei Ma Hui Li Xiupin Wang Peiwu Li Vitamin K1 is one of the important hydrophobic vitamins in fat-containing foods. Traditionally, lipase is employed in the determination of vitamin K1 to remove the lipids, which makes the detection...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 837: Comparative Assessment of Phytochemical Profiles of Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) Root Extracts Obtained by Different Extraction Techniques Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040837 Authors: Nastić Borrás-Linares Lozano-Sánchez Švarc-Gajić Segura-Carretero In this work a comparative study on phytochemical profiles of comfrey root extracts obtained by different extraction approaches has been carried out. Chemical profiles of extracts...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 836: Rosmarinic Acid as a Candidate in a Phenotypic Profiling Cardio-/Cytotoxicity Cell Model Induced by Doxorubicin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040836 Authors: Zhang Li Peng Zhang Qiao Advances in cancer treatment have led to significant improvements in long-term survival in many types of cancer, but heart dysfunction and heart failure, associated with cancer treatment, have also increased. Anthracyclines are the main cause of this type...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 838: P-TEFb as A Promising Therapeutic Target Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040838 Authors: Koh Fujinaga The positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) was first identified as a general factor that stimulates transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), but soon afterwards it turned out to be an essential cellular co-factor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transcription mediated by viral Tat proteins. Studies on the mechanisms of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 834: Constructed Wetland Revealed Efficient Sulfamethoxazole Removal but Enhanced the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040834 Authors: Shuai Zhang Yu-Xiang Lu Jia-Jie Zhang Shuai Liu Hai-Liang Song Xiao-Li Yang Constructed wetlands (CWs) could achieve high removal efficiency of antibiotics, but probably stimulate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In this study, four CWs were established to...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 832: Analytical Technique Optimization on the Detection of β-cyclocitral in Microcystis Species Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040832 Authors: Yamashita Bober Kanei Arii Tsuji Harada β-Cyclocitral, specifically produced by Microcystis, is one of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) derived from cyanobacteria and has a lytic activity. It is postulated that β-cyclocitral is a key compound for regulating the occurrence...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 831: Synthesis of Natural (−)-Antrocin and its Enantiomer via Stereoselective Aldol Reaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040831 Authors: Angamuthu Tai The total synthesis of (−)-antrocin and its enantiomer are presented. Antrocin (−)-1 is an important natural product which acts as an antiproliferative agent in a metastatic breast cancer cell line (IC50: 0.6 μM). The key features of this synthesis are: (a) selective anti-addition...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 833: Microfluidics in Haemostasis: A Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040833 Authors: Jigar Panchal Kent Knox Harris Haemostatic disorders are both complex and costly in relation to both their treatment and subsequent management. As leading causes of mortality worldwide, there is an ever-increasing drive to improve the diagnosis and prevention of haemostatic disorders. The field of microfluidic and Lab on a Chip (LOC) technologies is rapidly...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 830: Encapsulation of Variabilin in Stearic Acid Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Enhances Its Anticancer Activity in Vitro Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25040830 Authors: Mookho S. Lerata Sarah D’Souza Nicole R.S. Sibuyi Admire Dube Mervin Meyer Toufiek Samaai Edith M. Antunes Denzil R. Beukes The use of natural products as chemotherapeutic agents is well established; however, many of these are associated with undesirable side effects, including...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 4: Influence of Adaptive Human–Machine Interface on Electric-Vehicle Range-Anxiety Mitigation Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4010004 Authors: Antonyo Musabini Kevin Nguyen Romain Rouyer Yannis Lilis The electrification of vehicles is without a doubt one of the milestones of today’s automotive technology. Even though industry actors perceive it as a future standard, acceptance, and adoption of this kind of vehicles by the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 336: Comparative Adsorptive Removal of Phosphate and Nitrate from Wastewater Using Biochar-MgAl LDH Nanocomposites: Coexisting Anions Effect and Mechanistic Studies Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020336 Authors: Omar Alagha Mohammad Saood Manzar Mukarram Zubair Ismail Anil Nuhu Dalhat Mu’azu Aleem Qureshi In this study, date-palm biochar MgAl-augmented double-layered hydroxide (biochar–MgAl–LDH) nanocomposite was synthesized,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 335: Antibacterial Effect of Zinc Oxide-Based Nanomaterials on Environmental Biodeteriogens Affecting Historical Buildings Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020335 Authors: Emily Schifano Domenico Cavallini Giovanni De Bellis Maria Paola Bracciale Anna Candida Felici Maria Laura Santarelli Maria Sabrina Sarto Daniela Uccelletti The colonization of microorganisms and their subsequent interaction with stone substrates under different environmental...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 334: Enhanced Magnetic Behavior of Cobalt Nano-Rods Elaborated by the Polyol Process Assisted with an External Magnetic Field Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020334 Authors: Mohamed Ali Bousnina Amel Dakhlaoui-Omrani Frédéric Schoenstein Yaghoub Soumare Aliou Hamady Barry Jean-Yves Piquemal Guillaume Viau Silvana Mercone Noureddine Jouini Cobalt nano-rods with the hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure were prepared by reduction...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 333: Plasma for Energy and Catalytic Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020333 Authors: Feng Yu Lanbo Di This Special Issue “Plasma for Energy and Catalytic Nanomaterials” of Nanomaterials is focused on advancements in synthesis and applications of energy and catalytic nanomaterials by plasma [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 332: Nanoscale Estimation of Coating Thickness on Substrates via Standardless BSE Detector Calibration Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020332 Authors: Radim Skoupy Tomas Fort Vladislav Krzyzanek The thickness of electron transparent samples can be measured in an electron microscope using several imaging techniques like electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) or quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). We extrapolate this method...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 331: Preparation and Characterization of Self-Assembled Poly(l-Lactide) on the Surface of β-Tricalcium Diphosphate(V) for Bone Tissue Theranostics Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020331 Authors: Jan A. Zienkiewicz Adam Strzep Dawid Jedrzkiewicz Nicole Nowak Justyna Rewak-Soroczynska Adam Watras Jolanta Ejfler Rafal J. Wiglusz This work was aimed to obtain and characterize the well-defined biocomposites based on β-tricalcium...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 330: Facile Synthesis of Cobalt-Doped Porous Composites with Amorphous Carbon/Zn Shell for High-Performance Microwave Absorption Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020330 Authors: Wu Jin Zhang Huo Yang Su Wang A facile method for the preparation of microwave absorbers with low density, high microwave absorptivity, and broad band is of paramount importance to the progress in practical application. Herein, commonly-used metal organic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 326: Porphin-Based Carbon Dots for “Turn Off–On” Phosphate Sensing and Cell Imaging Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020326 Authors: Wu Wang Wang Porphin-based carbon dots (denoted as PCDs) are prepared through a one-step hydrothermal method by using meso-tetra (4-carboxyphenyl) porphin (TCPP), citric acid, and ethanediamine as precursor. PCDs give rise to the optimal photoluminescence at λex/λem = 375/645 nm, exhibit an excitation-independent...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 329: UV-Enhanced Humidity Sensing of Chitosan–SnO2 Hybrid Nanowires Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020329 Authors: Orhan Sisman Navpreet Kaur Giorgio Sberveglieri Estefania Núñez-Carmona Veronica Sberveglieri Elisabetta Comini The surface of SnO2 nanowires was functionalized by chitosan for the development of room-temperature conductometric humidity sensors. SnO2 nanowires were synthesized by the seed-mediated physical-vapor-deposition (PVD)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 328: Potential Hazard of Lanthanides and Lanthanide-Based Nanoparticles to Aquatic Ecosystems: Data Gaps, Challenges and Future Research Needs Derived from Bibliometric Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020328 Authors: Irina Blinova Marge Muna Margit Heinlaan Aljona Lukjanova Anne Kahru Lanthanides (Ln), applied mostly in the form of nanoparticles (NPs), are critical to emerging high-tech and green energy industries due to their distinct...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 327: Improving the Performance of Feather Keratin/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Tris(hydroxymethyl)Aminomethane Nanocomposite Films by Incorporating Graphene Oxide or Graphene Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020327 Authors: Shufang Wu Xunjun Chen Tiehu Li Yingde Cui Minghao Yi Jianfang Ge Guoqiang Yin Xinming Li Ming He In this study, feather keratin/polyvinyl alcohol/tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (FK/PVA/Tris) bionanocomposite films containing...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 325: Peptide-Carbon Quantum Dots conjugate, Derived from Human Retinoic Acid Receptor Responder Protein 2, against Antibiotic-Resistant Gram Positive and Gram Negative Pathogenic Bacteria Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020325 Authors: Aninda Mazumdar Yazan Haddad Vedran Milosavljevic Hana Michalkova Roman Guran Sukanya Bhowmick Amitava Moulick Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections have become global issues for public health, which...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 324: Influence of Glass Silica Waste Nano Powder on the Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Alkali-Activated Mortars Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020324 Authors: Mostafa Samadi Kwok Wei Shah Ghasan Fahim Huseien Nor Hasanah Abdul Shukor Lim The recycling of millions of tons of glass bottle waste produced each year is far from optimal. In the present work, ground blast furnace slag (GBFS) was substituted in fly ash-based alkali-activated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 323: Nano-Sized Fe(III) Oxide Particles Starting from an Innovative and Eco-Friendly Synthesis Method Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020323 Authors: Ludovico Macera Giuliana Taglieri Valeria Daniele Maurizio Passacantando Franco D’Orazio This paper introduces an original, eco-friendly and scalable method to synthesize ferrihydrite nanoparticles in aqueous suspensions, which can also be used as a precursor to produce α-hematite nanoparticles....
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