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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 2

February 2013 - 121 articles

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Articles (121)

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,299 Views
3 Pages

22 February 2013

Since 2012, International Journal of Molecular Science has instituted an annual award to recognize outstanding papers in the area of chemistry, molecular physics and molecular biology that meet the aims, scope and high standards of this journal [1]....

  • Review
  • Open Access
200 Citations
44,285 Views
41 Pages

Lipid Nanotechnology

  • Samaneh Mashaghi,
  • Tayebeh Jadidi,
  • Gijsje Koenderink and
  • Alireza Mashaghi

21 February 2013

Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that covers a vast and diverse array of devices and machines derived from engineering, physics, materials science, chemistry and biology. These devices have found applications in biomedical sciences, such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
9,448 Views
15 Pages

21 February 2013

Nanoencapsulation of thiamine dilauryl sulfate (TDS), a vitamin B1 derivative, was proved to effectively inhibit the spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. raphani (F. oxysporum), as well as mycelial growth. The average diameter of nanopartic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
93 Citations
11,388 Views
19 Pages

The Increasing Complexity of the Oncofetal H19 Gene Locus: Functional Dissection and Therapeutic Intervention

  • Imad Matouk,
  • Eli Raveh,
  • Patricia Ohana,
  • Rasha Abu Lail,
  • Eitan Gershtain,
  • Michal Gilon,
  • Nathan De Groot,
  • Abraham Czerniak and
  • Abraham Hochberg

21 February 2013

The field of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is advancing rapidly. Currently, it is one of the most popular fields in the biological and medical sciences. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the majority of the human transcriptome has little or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,370 Views
9 Pages

Oxygenated Cembranoids from the Soft Coral Sinularia flexibilis

  • Ching-Chyuan Su,
  • Bing-Sang Wong,
  • Chuen Chin,
  • Yu-Jen Wu and
  • Jui-Hsin Su

21 February 2013

Chemical examination of the Taiwanese soft coral Sinularia flexibilis led to the isolation of five cembrane-based diterpenoids 1–5, including two new metabolites, 11-acetylsinuflexolide (1) and 11-acetyldihydrosinuflexolide (2). The structures of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,069 Views
8 Pages

Molecular Typing of Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Heifers and Cows

  • Lívia Castelani,
  • Aline Franciele Silva Santos,
  • Mariana Dos Santos Miranda,
  • Luiz Francisco Zafalon,
  • Claudia Rodrigues Pozzi and
  • Juliana Rodrigues Pozzi Arcaro

21 February 2013

Staphylococcus aureus is among the main etiologic agents of bovine mastitis. A total of 83 isolates of S. aureus from mammary glands of primiparous heifers were collected in the prepartum, calving and during lactation. For lactating cows, a total of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,075 Views
15 Pages

Cyclic Stretch Induces Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Soluble Guanylate Cyclase in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells

  • Monica R. Shah,
  • Stephen Wedgwood,
  • Lyubov Czech,
  • Gina A. Kim,
  • Satyan Lakshminrusimha,
  • Paul T. Schumacker,
  • Robin H. Steinhorn and
  • Kathryn N. Farrow

21 February 2013

In the pulmonary vasculature, mechanical forces such as cyclic stretch induce changes in vascular signaling, tone and remodeling. Nitric oxide is a potent regulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), which drives cGMP production, causing vasorelaxat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,419 Views
12 Pages

PG-2, a Potent AMP against Pathogenic Microbial Strains, from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L cv. Gogu Valley) Tubers Not Cytotoxic against Human Cells

  • Jin-Young Kim,
  • Ramamourthy Gopal,
  • Sang Young Kim,
  • Chang Ho Seo,
  • Hyang Burm Lee,
  • Hyeonsook Cheong and
  • Yoonkyung Park

21 February 2013

In an earlier study, we isolated potamin-1 (PT-1), a 5.6-kDa trypsin-chymotrypsin protease inhibitor, from the tubers of a potato strain (Solanum tuberosum L cv. Gogu Valley). We established that PT-1 strongly inhibits pathogenic microbial strains, b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
9,992 Views
11 Pages

Prevention of Tendon Adhesions by ERK2 Small Interfering RNAs

  • Hongjiang Ruan,
  • Shen Liu,
  • Fengfeng Li,
  • Xujun Li and
  • Cunyi Fan

21 February 2013

Tendon adhesions are one of the most concerning complications after surgical repair of flexor tendon injury. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 2 plays crucial roles in fibroblast proliferation and collagen expression which contributes to th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
11,008 Views
20 Pages

Agriculture and Bioactives: Achieving Both Crop Yield and Phytochemicals

  • Lina García-Mier,
  • Ramón G. Guevara-González,
  • Víctor M. Mondragón-Olguín,
  • Beatriz Del Rocío Verduzco-Cuellar and
  • Irineo Torres-Pacheco

20 February 2013

Plants are fundamental elements of the human diet, either as direct sources of nutrients or indirectly as feed for animals. During the past few years, the main goal of agriculture has been to increase yield in order to provide the food that is needed...

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