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Molecules, Volume 26, Issue 5

March-1 2021 - 299 articles

Cover Story: Boron neutron capture therapy is a promising binary therapeutic method for cancer treatment based on the capture of thermal neutrons by the 10B isotope, followed by a fission reaction resulting in high-energy α-particles and 7Li nuclei, which have a short range in biological tissues comparable to the size of cells. This allows tumor cells to be selectively destroyed without affecting the surrounding healthy tissue. The 157Gd isotope has the highest thermal neutron capture cross-section of all stable nuclides and its presence can significantly increase the effect of neutron capture therapy when a combined drug is localized near the cell nucleus. Therefore, the synthesis of a stable complex in which gadolinium is a part of a metallacarborane cluster is a real challenge for boron chemists. View this paper
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Articles (299)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,110 Views
11 Pages

Proteins are molecular machines requiring flexibility to function. Crystallographic B-factors and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations both provide insights into protein flexibility on an atomic scale. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) lacks a universa...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,871 Views
3 Pages

Special Issue “Lignocellulosic Biomass”

  • Alejandro Rodríguez and
  • Eduardo Espinosa

The use of lignocellulosic biomass as potential raw material for fractionation and transformation into high value-added products or energy is gathering the attention of scientists worldwide in seeking to achieve a green transition in our production s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,904 Views
18 Pages

Ezetimibe-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Based Formulation Ameliorates Hyperlipidaemia in an Experimental Model of High Fat Diet

  • Yogeeta O. Agrawal,
  • Umesh B. Mahajan,
  • Vinit V. Agnihotri,
  • Mayur S. Nilange,
  • Hitendra S. Mahajan,
  • Charu Sharma,
  • Shreesh Ojha,
  • Chandragouda R. Patil and
  • Sameer N. Goyal

Ezetimibe (EZE) possesses low aqueous solubility and poor bioavailability and in addition, its extensive hepatic metabolism supports the notion of developing a novel carrier system for EZE. Ezetimibe was encapsulated into nanostructured lipid carrier...

  • Review
  • Open Access
126 Citations
11,657 Views
15 Pages

Tannic acid is a chief gallo-tannin belonging to the hydrolysable tannins extracted from gall nuts and other plant sources. A myriad of pharmaceutical and biological applications in the medical field has been well recognized to tannic acid. Among the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
8,340 Views
14 Pages

Tea as a Source of Biologically Active Compounds in the Human Diet

  • Joanna Klepacka,
  • Elżbieta Tońska,
  • Ryszard Rafałowski,
  • Marta Czarnowska-Kujawska and
  • Barbara Opara

Due to the different levels of bioactive compounds in tea reported in the literature, the aim of this study was to determine whether commercially available leaf teas could be an important source of phenolics and selected minerals (copper, manganese,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
10,038 Views
21 Pages

Development of CDK4/6 Inhibitors: A Five Years Update

  • Alessandra Ammazzalorso,
  • Mariangela Agamennone,
  • Barbara De Filippis and
  • Marialuigia Fantacuzzi

The inhibition of cyclin dependent kinases 4 and 6 plays a role in aromatase inhibitor resistant metastatic breast cancer. Three dual CDK4/6 inhibitors have been approved for the breast cancer treatment that, in combination with the endocrine therapy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
9,323 Views
18 Pages

The leaves of Carica papaya (CP) are rich in natural antioxidants. Carica papaya has traditionally been used to treat various ailments, including skin diseases. This study aims to decipher the antioxidant effects and phytochemical content of differen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,291 Views
13 Pages

Design and Synthesis of Non-Covalent Imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-Based Inhibitors of EGFR and Their Anti-Cancer Assessment

  • Manvendra Kumar,
  • Gaurav Joshi,
  • Sahil Arora,
  • Tashvinder Singh,
  • Sajal Biswas,
  • Nisha Sharma,
  • Zahid Rafiq Bhat,
  • Kulbhushan Tikoo,
  • Sandeep Singh and
  • Raj Kumar

A series of 30 non-covalent imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-based inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) were designed and synthesized. EGFR inhibitory assessment (against wild type) data of compounds revealed 6b, 7h, 7j, 9a and 9c as potent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,432 Views
20 Pages

Thermal Energy Storage and Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material (NePCM) in a Shell and Tube Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Unit with a Partial Layer of Eccentric Copper Foam

  • Mohammad Ghalambaz,
  • Seyed Abdollah Mansouri Mehryan,
  • Kasra Ayoubi Ayoubloo,
  • Ahmad Hajjar,
  • Mohamad El Kadri,
  • Obai Younis,
  • Mohsen Saffari Pour and
  • Christopher Hulme-Smith

Thermal energy storage units conventionally have the drawback of slow charging response. Thus, heat transfer enhancement techniques are required to reduce charging time. Using nanoadditives is a promising approach to enhance the heat transfer and ene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,236 Views
13 Pages

Cytotoxicity of β-Cyclodextrins in Retinal Explants for Intravitreal Drug Formulations

  • Manisha Prajapati,
  • Gustav Christensen,
  • François Paquet-Durand and
  • Thorsteinn Loftsson

Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been widely used as pharmaceutical excipients for formulation purposes for different delivery systems. Recent studies have shown that CDs are able to form complexes with a variety of biomolecules, such as cholesterol. This ha...

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