Skip Content
You are currently on the new version of our website. Access the old version .

Molecules, Volume 29, Issue 21

2024 November-1 - 244 articles

Cover Story: Carboxylate anions can slowly diffuse across lipid bilayers, a process that can be enhanced by synthetic anion receptors that function as anion transporters within the membrane. Here, we report on how the organic moiety of carboxylate anions impacts their diffusion and transport into liposomes. Using fluorescence spectroscopy and ion selective electrodes, we have examined factors such as size, the number of carboxylate groups, and the presence of -OH groups. We found, for instance, that hydrophilic -OH groups enhanced both the diffusion and the transport of carboxylates. Our findings contribute to the understanding of diffusion and the transport of organic anions, which is relevant for biomedical and biotechnological advancements in terms of, for instance, the uptake of carboxylate-based drugs. View this paper
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (244)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,130 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH4 and CO2

  • Luis A. Montejo-Mesa,
  • Alicia M. Díaz-García,
  • Celio L. Cavalcante,
  • Enrique Vilarrasa-García,
  • Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón,
  • Daniel Ballesteros-Plata and
  • Giselle I. Autié-Castro

4 November 2024

ZnO nanoparticles functionalized with APTES were obtained to evaluate their CH4 and CO2 adsorption at 298 K in a range between 0 and 10 bar. First, ZnO nanoparticles were obtained by a precipitation method and subsequently coated with (3-aminopropyl)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,992 Views
18 Pages

Synthesis of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polyacrylates with Bridged Stilbene Mesogens

  • Gen-ichi Konishi,
  • Yuki Sawatari,
  • Riki Iwai,
  • Takuya Tanaka,
  • Yoshimichi Shimomura and
  • Masatoshi Tokita

4 November 2024

In recent years, π-conjugated liquid crystalline molecules with optoelectronic functionalities have garnered considerable attention, and integrating these molecules into side-chain liquid crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) holds potential for developin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,415 Views
18 Pages

Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Active Ingredients in Tea

  • Xinghai Zhang,
  • Haonan Yu,
  • Panjie Sun,
  • Mengxin Huang and
  • Bo Li

4 November 2024

Viruses play a significant role in human health, as they can cause a wide range of diseases, from mild illnesses to severe and life-threatening conditions. Cellular and animal experiments have demonstrated that the functional components in tea, such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,785 Views
21 Pages

Design of a New Catalyst, Manganese(III) Complex, for the Oxidative Degradation of Azo Dye Molecules in Water Using Hydrogen Peroxide

  • Raoudha Soury,
  • Adel Elamri,
  • Mabrouka El Oudi,
  • Khalaf M. Alenezi,
  • Mahjoub Jabli,
  • Ahmed Al Otaibi,
  • Abdulaziz A. Alanazi and
  • Abuzar E. A. E. Albadri

4 November 2024

In the current work, chloro(meso-tetrakis(phenyl)porphyrin) manganese(III) [Mn(TPP)Cl] was synthesized following two steps: the preparation of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (H⁠2TPP) and the insertion of manganese into the free porphyrin H2TPP. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,436 Views
10 Pages

4 November 2024

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have recently become attractive candidate substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) owing to their atomically flat surfaces and adjustable electronic properties. Herein, lar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,657 Views
22 Pages

4 November 2024

The formation of ordered structures by Janus-like particles, composed of two parts (A and B), with orientation-dependent interactions on a triangular lattice was studied using Monte Carlo methods. The assumed lattice model allows each particle to tak...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,901 Views
17 Pages

The Inhibitory Effect and Mechanism of the Histidine-Rich Peptide rAj-HRP from Apostichopus japonicus on Human Colon Cancer HCT116 Cells

  • Yuebin Zhang,
  • Shan Gao,
  • Jiaming Mao,
  • Yuyao Song,
  • Xueting Wang,
  • Jingwei Jiang,
  • Li Lv,
  • Zunchun Zhou and
  • Jihong Wang

4 November 2024

Colon cancer is a common and lethal malignancy, ranking second in global cancer-related mortality, highlighting the urgent need for novel targeted therapies. The sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is a marine organism known for its medicinal prope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,733 Views
13 Pages

Enhanced Degradation of Norfloxacin Under Visible Light by S-Scheme Fe2O3/g–C3N4 Heterojunctions

  • Guang Lu,
  • Wei Li,
  • Zheng Li,
  • Guizhou Gu,
  • Qiuju Han,
  • Jiling Liang and
  • Zhen Chen

4 November 2024

S-scheme Fe2O3/g–C3N4 heterojunctions were successfully fabricated by the ultrasonic assistance method to remove norfloxacin (NOR) under visible light irradiation. The synthesized catalysts were well studied through various techniques. The obta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,748 Views
16 Pages

4 November 2024

The search for low-cost and effective adsorbents for the removal of organic dyes from contaminated water is urgently needed. The substantial amount of waste mushroom cultivation substrates generated in practical production can serve as an ideal mater...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,197 Views
17 Pages

Ion Mobility QTOF-MS Untargeted Lipidomics of Human Serum Reveals a Metabolic Fingerprint for GNE Myopathy

  • Cristina Manis,
  • Mattia Casula,
  • Andreas Roos,
  • Andreas Hentschel,
  • Matthias Vorgerd,
  • Oksana Pogoryelova,
  • Alexa Derksen,
  • Sally Spendiff,
  • Hanns Lochmüller and
  • Pierluigi Caboni

4 November 2024

GNE myopathy, also known as hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM), is a rare genetic muscle disorder marked by a gradual onset of muscle weakness in young adults. GNE myopathy (GNEM) is caused by bi-allelic variants in the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine...

of 25

Get Alerted

Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.

XFacebookLinkedIn
Molecules - ISSN 1420-3049