Acute toxicity evaluation, antibacterial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects of melastoma malabathricum by Alnajar, Z.A., Abdulla, M.A., Ali, H.M., Alshawsh, M.A., Hadi, A.H.

Palladium(0) catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of 2,5-dibromo-3-methylthiophene: selectivity, characterization, DFT studies and their biological evaluations by Rizwan, Komal, Zubair, Muhammad, Rasool, Nasir, Mahmood, Tariq, Ayub, Khurshid, Noorjahan Banu, Alitheen, Muhammad Nazirul Mubin, Aziz, Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Nasim, Faiz-ul-Hassan, Bukhary, Snober Mona, Ahmad, Viqar Uddin, Rani, Mubeen

“…Results indicated that synthesized molecules could be a potential source of pharmaceutical agents.…”
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Synthetic Physiology: Strategies for Adapting Tools from Nature for Genetically Targeted Control of Fast Biological Processes [Chapter 18] by Chow, Brian Yichiun, Chuong, Amy S., Klapoetke, Nathan Cao, Boyden, Edward Stuart

“…We here explore how synthetic physiology molecules can be identified and deployed in cells, and how the physiology of these molecules in cellular contexts can be assessed and optimized. …”
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Transport Property Requirements for Flow Battery Separators by Darling, Robert, Gallagher, Kevin, Xie, Wei, Su, Liang, Brushett, Fikile R

“…Allowable crossover rates are derived by considering the possible fates of active molecules that cross the separator and the coupling between Coulombic efficiency (CE) and capacity decline. …”
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High Resolution Live Cell Raman Imaging Using Subcellular Organelle-Targeting SERS-Sensitive Gold Nanoparticles with Highly Narrow Intra-Nanogap by Kang, Jeon Woong, So, Peter T. C., Dasari, Ramachandra Rao, Lim, Dong Kwon

“…These results strongly suggest that the use of SERS-active nanoparticle can greatly improve the current temporal resolution and image quality of Raman-based cell images enough to obtain the detailed cell dynamics and/or the responses of cells to potential drug molecules.…”
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How the T cell signaling network processes information to discriminate between self and agonist ligands by Ganti, Raman S, Lo, Wan-Lin, McAffee, Darren B, Groves, Jay T, Weiss, Arthur, Chakraborty, Arup K

“…T cells exhibit remarkable sensitivity and selectivity in detecting and responding to agonist peptides (p) bound to MHC molecules in a sea of self pMHC molecules. Despite much work, understanding of the underlying mechanisms of distinguishing such ligands remains incomplete. …”
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Host-microbe interactions and the behavior of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> by Kim, Dennis H., Flavell, Steven W.

“…The sensory nervous system of C. elegans detects diverse microbial molecules, ranging from metabolites produced by broad classes of bacteria to molecules synthesized by specific strains of bacteria. …”
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Implementation of Synthetic Pathways to Foster Microbe-Based Production of Non-Naturally Occurring Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives by Vila-Santa, Ana, Mendes, Fernão C., Ferreira, Frederico C., Prather, Kristala L. J., Mira, Nuno P.

“…Synthetic biology has been reshaping the range of molecules that can be produced by microbial cells by setting new-to-nature pathways that leverage on enzyme arrangements not observed in vivo, often in association with the use of substrates that are not enzymes&rsquo; natural ones. …”
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Surface Plasmon‐Enhanced Short‐Wave Infrared Fluorescence for Detecting Sub‐Millimeter‐Sized Tumors by Huang, Shengnan, Lin, Ching‐Wei, Qi, Jifa, Iyer, Archana Mahadevan, He, Yanpu, Li, Yingzhong, Bardhan, Neelkanth M., Irvine, Darrell J., Hammond, Paula T., Belcher, Angela M.

“…To increase their brightness, in this work, the SWIR dye molecules are placed in close proximity to gold nanorods (AuNRs) for surface plasmon-enhanced emission. …”
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Hunting the relatives of benzonitrile: Rotational spectroscopy of dicyanobenzenes by Chitarra, Olivia, Lee, Kin Long Kelvin, Buchanan, Zachary, Melosso, Mattia, McGuire, Brett A, Goubet, Manuel, Pirali, Olivier, Martin-Drumel, Marie-Aline

“…</jats:italic> The recent interstellar detections of –CN containing aromatic species, namely benzonitrile, 1-cyanonaphthalene, and 2-cyanonaphthalene, bring renewed interest in related molecules that could participate in similar reaction networks.…”
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Controlled biosynthesis of odd-chain fuels and chemicals via engineered modular metabolic pathways by Tseng, Hsien-Chung, Prather, Kristala L. Jones

“…Broader adoption of microbial synthesis is hampered by a limited number of high-yielding natural pathways for molecules with the desired physical properties, as well as the difficulty in functionally assembling complex biosynthetic pathways in heterologous hosts. …”
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Time-dependent bending rigidity and helical twist of DNA by rearrangement of bound HU protein by Doyle, Patrick S., Kundukad, Binu, Cong, Piewen, van der Maarel, Johan R. C.

“…At high concentrations of HU, DNA molecules first become stiff with a larger value of the persistence length. …”
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Fluorescent penetration enhancers for transdermal applications by Seto, Jennifer E., Polat, Baris E., VanVeller, Brett, Langer, Robert, Blankschtein, Daniel, Lopez, Renata F. V.

“…In this study, 12 fluorescent molecules with amphiphilic characteristics were evaluated as skin penetration enhancers. …”
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Scaling of transverse nuclear magnetic relaxation due to magnetic nanoparticle aggregation by Brown, Keith A., Vassiliou, Christophoros C., Issadore, David, Berezovsky, Jesse, Cima, Michael J., Westervelt, R.M.

“…The aggregation of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles decreases the transverse nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation time T[CP over 2] of adjacent water molecules measured by a Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) pulse-echo sequence. …”
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Stem cell membrane engineering for cell rolling using peptide conjugation and tuning of cell–selectin interaction kinetics by Cheng, Hao, Byrska-Bishop, Marta, Zhang, Cathy T., Kastrup, Christian, Hwang, Nathaniel S., Tai, Albert K., Lee, Won Woo, Xu, Xiaoyang, Nahrendorf, Matthias, Anderson, Daniel Griffith, Langer, Robert S

“…Cell homing to targeted tissues requires well balanced interactions between cells and adhesion molecules on blood vessel walls. However, many stem cells lack affinity with adhesion molecules. …”
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Nanomaterials enhanced surface plasmon resonance for biological and chemical sensing applications by Zeng, Shuwen, Baillargeat, Dominique, Ho, Ho-Pui, Yong, Ken-Tye

“…With the rapid development of nanotechnology in the past few years, nanomaterials-enhanced surface plasmon resonance sensors have been developed and used as effective tools to sense hard-to-detect molecules within the concentration range between pmol and amol. …”
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Multiplex surface-enhanced Raman scattering identification and quantification of urine metabolites in patient samples within 30 min by Kao, Ya-Chuan, Han, Xuemei, Lee, Yih Hong, Lee, Hiang Kwee, Phan-Quang, Gia Chuong, Lay, Chee Leng, Sim, Howard Yi Fan, Phua, Vanessa Jing Xin, Ng, Li Shiuan, Ku, Chee Wai, Tan, Thiam Chye, Phang, In Yee, Tan, Nguan Soon, Ling, Xing Yi

“…Successful translation of laboratory-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platforms to clinical applications requires multiplex and ultratrace detection of small biomarker molecules from a complex biofluid. However, these biomarker molecules generally exhibit low Raman scattering cross sections and do not possess specific affinity to plasmonic nanoparticle surfaces, significantly increasing the challenge of detecting them at low concentrations. …”
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Elucidating the role of chalcogenide-based interface passivators in enhancing the stability of perovskite solar cells by Sadhu, Anupam, Guo, Yuanyuan, Salim, Teddy, Sun, Qingde, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Sum, Tze Chien, Wong, Lydia Helena

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of oxygen, sulfur, and selenium-based interface passivator molecules in enhancing the stability and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cell devices. …”
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Observation of room-temperature out-of-plane switchable electric polarization in supported 3R-MoS₂ monolayers by Ma, Li, Yang, Liu, Fang, Yuqiang, Xu, Manzhang, Duan, Ruihuan, Zhang, Vanessa Li, Wang, Xuewen, Huang, Fuqiang, Wu, Menghao, Liu, Zheng, Yu, Ting

“…Our findings indicate that monolayers with a trapped single layer of polar molecules might be emerging alternatives to 2D ferroelectrics. …”
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Exploring the potential of a highly scalable metal-organic framework CALF-20 for selective gas adsorption at low pressure by Borzehandani, Mostafa Yousefzadeh, Jorabchi, Majid Namayandeh, Abdulmalek, Emilia, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Mohammad Latif, Muhammad Alif

“…The results from the simulated adsorption isotherms revealed that the highest loading was achieved for SO2 and Cl2, while the lowest loading was found for F2 molecules. The analysis of interaction energies indicated that SO2 molecules were able to form the strongest adsorbent-adsorbate interactions and had a tight molecular packing due to their polarity and angular structure. …”
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