Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of Plasmodium falciparum GTP:AMP phosphotransferase by Law, Alan W. L., Hao, Quan, Kotaka, Masayo, Lescar, Julien

“…While PfAK1 and PfAK2 catalyse the conversion of ATP and AMP to two molecules of ADP, PfGAK exhibits a substrate preference for GTP and AMP and does not accept ATP as a substrate. …”
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Calcium homeostasis and signaling in yeast cells and cardiac myocytes by Cui, Jiangjun, Kaandorp, Jaap A., Sloot, Peter M. A., Lloyd, Catherine M., Filatov, Max V.

“…Calcium ions are the most ubiquitous and versatile signaling molecules in eukaryotic cells. Calcium homeostasis and signaling systems are crucial for both the normal growth of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the intricate working of the mammalian heart. …”
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Nucleic acid functionalized Graphene for biosensing by Bonanni, Alessandra, Ambrosi, Adriano, Pumera, Martin

“…There is immense demand for complex nanoarchitectures based on graphene nanostructures in the fields of biosensing or nanoelectronics. DNA molecules represent the most versatile and programmable recognition element and can provide a unique massive parallel assembly strategy with graphene nanomaterials. …”
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DEGRADASI C.I. REACTIVE ORANGE 86 MENGGUNAKAN Pseudomonas aeruginosa FNCC-0063 by , DWI ASTUTI WULANSARI, , Dr. Adhitasari Suratman, M.Si

“…The UV-visible analysis of the compunds resulting from bacterial degradation suggests that the molecular structure of RO 86 changes after degradation and it can be inferred that the azo bond is cleaved during the degradation, but the dye is not completely degraded to be simpler molecules.…”

Prediction of anticancer activity of aliphatic nitrosoureas using quantum chemical quantitative structure activity relation (QSAR) methods by Noorbatcha, Ibrahim Ali, Hamzah, F., Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid

“…We used Recife Model 1 to optimize the structure of the molecules and to calculate the quantum chemical descriptors, while heuristic and best multilinear regression methods were applied to obtain the best correlation. …”
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Some characteristics of probabilistic one-sided splicing systems by Selvarajoo, Mathuri, Fong, Wan Heng, Sarmin, Nor Haniza, Turaev, Sherzod

“…A theoretical model for DNA computing using the recombination behavior of DNA molecules known as a splicing system has been introduced in 1987. …”
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Emission spectroscopy for the temperature measurement of salt-water ice during hypervelocity impact by Tandy, Jonathan D., Spathis, Vassilia, Wozniakiewicz, Penny, Alesbrook, Luke

“…Current understanding of icy Solar System bodies, such as Europa and Enceladus, suggests they may contain favourable environmental conditions to synthesise biologically significant molecules. Laboratory impact flash measurements from icy targets can be utilised to constrain the temperatures required for the shock-synthesis of these biologically important species. …”
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{4-Hydroxy-N `-[(2-oxido-1-naphthyl-kappa O)methylidene]benzohydrazidato-kappa(2) N `,O}dimethyltin(IV) by Abu Affan, M., Sam, N.B., Ahmad, F.B., Tiekink, E.R.T.

“…Two independent but very similar molecules comprise the asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Sn(CH3)(2)(C18H12N2O3)]. …”

Tetrakis(mu(2)-2,2-dimethylpropanoato-kappa O-2,O `)bis[(pyridine-kappa N)copper(II)]: A monoclinic polymorph by Ozair, L.N., Abdullah, N., Khaledi, H., Tiekink, E.R.T.

“…Each carboxylate group is bidentate bridging and the distorted octahedral geometry about each Cu II atom is completed by a pyridine N atom and the other Cu atom [Cu center dot center dot center dot Cu = 2.6139 (7) angstrom]. In the crystal, molecules are connected into supramolecular chains via pi-pi interactions formed by the pyridine rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.552 (3) angstrom] and these are connected into a two-dimensional array in the ac plane by C-H center dot center dot center dot pi contacts. …”

Electrochemical immunosensor based on antibody-nanoparticle hybrid for specific Detection of the dengue virus NS1 biomarker by Darwish, N.T., Alrawi, A.H., Sekaran, S.D., Alias, Y., Khor, Sook Mei

“…The NS1 biosensor was designed with a biosensing surface consisting of antifouling moieties and biorecognition molecules to enhance the specificity of the immunosensor for target analyte detection in complicated biological samples such as human sera. …”
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Germination of bracken fern spores. Regulation of protein and RNA synthesis during initiation and growth of the rhizoid by Raghavan, V.

“…There was appreciable incorporation of the label into heavy molecules of RNA during elongation of the rhizoid and actinomycin D completely suppressed this incorporation. …”

Simultaneous inhibition of multiple steps in the processing of N-linked oligosaccharides does not impair immunoglobulin secretion from rat hybridoma cells by Hashim, Onn Haji, Cushley, W.

“…The effects of inhibiting selected pairs of oligosaccharide-processing activities upon the secretion of IgM and IgG molecules have been investigated. In the presence of castanospermine (CSP) plus swainsonine (SW) or deoxynojirimycin (dNM) plus deoxymannojirimycin (dMM), secretion of IgM and IgG from rat hybridoma cells was unimpaired relative to control cultures. …”
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Fungal volatile organic compounds: emphasis on their plant growth-promoting by Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee

“…The current insights on fungal VOCs are conducted under lab environments and to apply small numbers of microbes; its molecules have significant effects on growth, development, and defense system of plants. …”
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Bioactive peptides and its alternative processes: A review by Norfahana Abd-Talib, Emmy Liza Anak Yaji, Nur Suraya Abd Wahab, Nadia Razali, Kelly Yong Tau Len, Jumardi Roslan, Nazamid Saari, Khairul Faizal Pa’ee

“…Bioactive peptides are molecules of paramount importance with significant health benefits. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, and liquid crystalline behavior of ester-Schiff base derivatives attached to nonyl and tetradecyl terminal chains by Nurul Aida Shafinaz Zulaziz, Zuhair Jamain, Melati Khairuddean

“…The structure-property relationship investigations showed the mesogenic compounds to exhibit liquid crystal properties due to the linearity of the molecules, which maintain the rigidity of the core system. …”
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Antibacterial and antifungal alkaloids from Asian angiosperms: distribution, mechanisms of action, structure-activity, and clinical potentials by Mazdida Sulaiman, Khoshnur Jannat, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Alok K. Paul, Maria de Lourdes Perei, Mogana Rajagopal, Monica Suleiman, Mark S. Butler, Mohammed Khaled Bin Break, Jean-Frédéric Weber, Polrat Wilairatana, Christophe Wiart

“…The most active alkaloids are mainly planar, amphiphilic, with a molecular mass between 200 and 400 g/mol, and a polar surface area of about 50 Å2, and target DNA and/or topoisomerase as well as the cytoplasmic membrane. 8-Acetylnorchelerythrine, cryptolepine, 8-hydroxydihydrochelerythrine, 6-methoxydihydrosanguinarine, 2′-nortiliacorinine, pendulamine A and B, rhetsisine, sampangine, tiliacorine, tryptanthrin, tylophorinine, vallesamine, and viroallosecurinine yielded MIC ≤ 1 µg/mL and are candidates for the development of lead molecules.…”
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Exploring novel pyridine carboxamide derivatives as urease inhibitors: synthesis, molecular docking, kinetic studies and ADME profile by Ayesha Naseer, Faisal Abdulrhman Osra, Asia Naz Awan, Aqeel Imran, Abdul Hameed, Syed Adnan Ali Shah, Jamshed Iqbal, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria

“…The ADME profile also showed that all the synthesized molecules present oral bioavailability and high GI absorption.…”
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Tualang and Kelulut honey reduced Lipopolysaccharides-stimulated inflammatory responses of Microglia by Low, Zhao Xuan, Tan, Kai Li, Keong, Yong Yoke, Looi, Chung Yeng, Ooi, Yin Yin

“…TH and KH reduced the ROS level significantly by 41.62±1.06 and 49.16±0.63, respectively, and slightly reduced the expression of co-stimulatory molecules, CD40 and CD11b in LPS-activated BV2 cells. …”
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Recent advances in the development of liquid crystalline nanoparticles as drug delivery systems by Leu, Jassica S. L., Teoh, Jasy J. X., Ling, Angel L. Q., Chong, Joey, Loo, Yan Shan, Mat Azmi, Intan Diana, Zahid, Noor Idayu, Bose, Rajendran J. C., Madheswaran, Thiagarajan

“…The structure’s membrane has a much larger surface area than that of other lipid nanoparticles, which makes it possible to load therapeutic molecules. In addition, the composition of mesophases can be modified by pore diameters, thus influencing drug release. …”
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Effectiveness of liquid organic-nitrogen fertilizer in enhancing nutrients uptake and use efficiency in corn (Zea mays) by Kasim, Susilawati, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad

“…Liquid organic-N fertilizers with different sources of humic molecules were evaluated. The treatments were applied at 10 and 20 days after sowing (DAS) of corn. …”
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