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Molecules, Volume 29, Issue 9

2024 May-1 - 258 articles

Cover Story: The accumulation of non-biodegradable organic compounds in the aquatic environment poses a serious threat to water and its biota. Here, we have investigated mono- and bimetallic formulations based on Co, Cu, Fe and Mn, for the Fenton-like treatment of three model organic dyes (methylene blue, rhodamine B and malachite green). These systems remove the target molecules with very high efficiency rates, under mild reaction conditions. The Mn-Fe catalyst results in the best formulation with an almost complete degradation of methylene blue and malachite green at pH 5 in 5 minutes and of rhodamine B at pH 3 in 30 minutes. The results suggest that these formulations can be proposed for the treatment of a broad range of liquid wastes containing complex and variable organic pollutants. View this paper
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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,462 Views
18 Pages

A 4D-Printable Photocurable Resin Derived from Waste Cooking Oil with Enhanced Tensile Strength

  • Yan Liu,
  • Meng-Yu Liu,
  • Xin-Gang Fan,
  • Peng-Yu Wang and
  • Shuo-Ping Chen

In pursuit of enhancing the mechanical properties, especially the tensile strength, of 4D-printable consumables derived from waste cooking oil (WCO), we initiated the production of acrylate-modified WCO, which encompasses epoxy waste oil methacrylate...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
13,542 Views
18 Pages

BCM-7: Opioid-like Peptide with Potential Role in Disease Mechanisms

  • Ecem Bolat,
  • Furkan Eker,
  • Selin Yılmaz,
  • Sercan Karav,
  • Emel Oz,
  • Charles Brennan,
  • Charalampos Proestos,
  • Maomao Zeng and
  • Fatih Oz

Bovine milk is an essential supplement due to its rich energy- and nutrient-rich qualities. Caseins constitute the vast majority of the proteins in milk. Among these, β-casein comprises around 37% of all caseins, and it is an important type of c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,189 Views
20 Pages

The main objective of this study was to investigate the metabolism of miconazole, an azole antifungal drug. Miconazole was subjected to incubation with human liver microsomes (HLM) to mimic phase I metabolism reactions for the first time. Employing a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,388 Views
13 Pages

The present study investigates the chemical composition variances among Pinelliae Rhizoma, a widely used Chinese herbal medicine, and its common adulterants including Typhonium flagelliforme, Arisaema erubescens, and Pinellia pedatisecta. Utilizing t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,762 Views
18 Pages

Ullazines and their π-expanded derivatives have gained much attention as active components in various applications, such as in organic photovoltaic cells or as photosensitizers for CO2 photoreduction. Here, we report the divergent synthesis of fun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,303 Views
14 Pages

Chromium Catalysts for Selective Ethylene Oligomerization Featuring Binuclear PNP Ligands

  • Xiangyang Meng,
  • Zhiqiang Ding,
  • Huan Gao,
  • Zhe Ma,
  • Li Pan,
  • Bin Wang and
  • Yuesheng Li

A series of novel binuclear PNP ligands based on the cyclohexyldiamine scaffold were synthesized for this study. The experimental results showed that positioning the two PNP sites at the para-positions of the cyclohexyl framework led to a significant...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,860 Views
12 Pages

The photoredox-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction of aryl acetic acids and aryl nitriles has been achieved under an argon atmosphere in high yields. This method provides a fast way to obtain prevalent aryl acetic acids from an abundant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,259 Views
16 Pages

A Comparative Study of Cerium(III) and Cerium(IV) Phosphates for Sunscreens

  • Taisiya O. Kozlova,
  • Darya N. Vasilyeva,
  • Daniil A. Kozlov,
  • Irina V. Kolesnik,
  • Maria A. Teplonogova,
  • Ilya V. Tronev,
  • Ekaterina D. Sheichenko,
  • Maria R. Protsenko,
  • Danil D. Kolmanovich and
  • Vladimir K. Ivanov
  • + 2 authors

Crystalline cerium(III) phosphate (CePO4), cerium(IV) phosphates, and nanocrystalline ceria are considered to be promising components of sunscreen cosmetics. This paper reports on a study in which, for the first time, a quantitative comparative analy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,029 Views
16 Pages

Poria cocos Attenuated DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis via NF-κB Signaling Pathway and Regulating Gut Microbiota

  • Xiaojun Song,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Li Liu,
  • Zitong Zhao,
  • Xuebin Shen,
  • Lingyun Zhou,
  • Yuanxiang Zhang,
  • Daiyin Peng and
  • Sihui Nian

Ulcerative colitis (UC), as a chronic inflammatory disease, presents a global public health threat. However, the mechanism of Poria cocos (PC) in treating UC remains unclear. Here, LC-MS/MS was carried out to identify the components of PC. The protec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,799 Views
14 Pages

A novel pretreatment strategy utilizing a combination of NaOH and 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) was proposed to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of abandoned Medium-density fiberboard (MDF). The synergistic effect of NaOH and [Bmim]...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,789 Views
11 Pages

Photosynthetic water splitting, when synergized with hydrogen production catalyzed by hydrogenases, emerges as a promising avenue for clean and renewable energy. However, theoretical calculations have faced challenges in elucidating the low-lying spi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,523 Views
21 Pages

Synthesis of 5-(Aryl)amino-1,2,3-triazole-containing 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazoles via Azide–Nitrile Cycloaddition Followed by Buchwald–Hartwig Reaction

  • Pavel S. Gribanov,
  • Anna N. Philippova,
  • Maxim A. Topchiy,
  • Dmitry A. Lypenko,
  • Artem V. Dmitriev,
  • Sergey D. Tokarev,
  • Alexander F. Smol’yakov,
  • Alexey N. Rodionov,
  • Andrey F. Asachenko and
  • Sergey N. Osipov

An efficient access to the novel 5-(aryl)amino-1,2,3-triazole-containing 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole derivatives has been developed. The method is based on 1,3-dipolar azide–nitrile cycloaddition followed by Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling to...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,307 Views
3 Pages

With accelerated advancements in various industries, water pollution has emerged as a significant issue characterized by two features: (1) the rapid increase in population and corresponding demands, leading to a sharp rise in wastewater discharge, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,718 Views
16 Pages

Supramolecular Gels Based on C3-Symmetric Amides: Application in Anion-Sensing and Removal of Dyes from Water

  • Geethanjali Kuppadakkath,
  • Sreejith Sudhakaran Jayabhavan and
  • Krishna K. Damodaran

We modified C3-symmetric benzene-1,3,5-tris-amide (BTA) by introducing flexible linkers in order to generate an N-centered BTA (N-BTA) molecule. The N-BTA compound formed gels in alcohols and aqueous mixtures of high-polar solvents. Rheological studi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,515 Views
18 Pages

Cyclometalated and NNN Terpyridine Ruthenium Photocatalysts and Their Cytotoxic Activity

  • Maurizio Ballico,
  • Dario Alessi,
  • Eleonora Aneggi,
  • Marta Busato,
  • Daniele Zuccaccia,
  • Lorenzo Allegri,
  • Giuseppe Damante,
  • Christian Jandl and
  • Walter Baratta

The cyclometalated terpyridine complexes [Ru(η2-OAc)(NC-tpy)(PP)] (PP = dppb 1, (R,R)-Skewphos 4, (S,S)-Skewphos 5) are easily obtained from the acetate derivatives [Ru(η2-OAc)2(PP)] (PP = dppb, (R,R)-Skewphos 2, (S,S)-Skewphos 3) and tpy in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,841 Views
10 Pages

Inkjet Printing of High-Color-Purity Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Host-Free Inks

  • Hui Fang,
  • Jiale Li,
  • Shaolong Gong,
  • Jinliang Lin and
  • Guohua Xie

Inkjet printing technology offers a unique approach to producing direct-patterned pixels without fine metal masks for active matrix displays. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) consisting of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,258 Views
16 Pages

Development of Novel Immobilized Copper–Ligand Complex for Click Chemistry of Biomolecules

  • Rene Kandler,
  • Yomal Benaragama,
  • Manoranjan Bera,
  • Caroline Wang,
  • Rasheda Aktar Samiha,
  • W. M. C. Sameera,
  • Samir Das and
  • Arundhati Nag

Copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition click (CuAAC) reaction is widely used to synthesize drug candidates and other biomolecule classes. Homogeneous catalysts, which consist of copper coordinated to a ligand framework, have been optimized...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,801 Views
21 Pages

Plant in vitro cultures can be an effective tool in obtaining desired specialized metabolites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on phenolic compounds in Rhaponticum carthamoides shoots cultured in v...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,846 Views
19 Pages

meso-Tetrahexyl-7,8-dihydroxychlorin and Its Conversion to ß-Modified Derivatives

  • Daniel Aicher,
  • Dinusha Damunupola,
  • Christian B. W. Stark,
  • Arno Wiehe and
  • Christian Brückner

meso-Tetrahexylporphyrin was converted to its corresponding 7,8-dihydroxychlorin using an osmium tetroxide-mediated dihydroxylation strategy. Its diol moiety was shown to be able to undergo a number of subsequent oxidation reactions to form a chlorin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,841 Views
11 Pages

Isolation and Structure Determination of New Pyrones from Dictyostelium spp. Cellular Slime Molds Coincubated with Pseudomonas spp.

  • Takehiro Nishimura,
  • Takuya Murotani,
  • Hitomi Sasaki,
  • Yoshinori Uekusa,
  • Hiromi Eguchi,
  • Hirotaka Ishigaki,
  • Katsunori Takahashi,
  • Yuzuru Kubohara and
  • Haruhisa Kikuchi

Cellular slime molds are excellent model organisms in the field of cell and developmental biology because of their simple developmental patterns. During our studies on the identification of bioactive molecules from secondary metabolites of cellular s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,105 Views
12 Pages

In this study, we investigated the catalytic properties of mono- and bimetallic palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) nanoparticles deposited via supercritical fluid reactive deposition (SFRD) on titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder. Transmission electron micro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,943 Views
14 Pages

This manuscript details a comprehensive investigation into the synthesis, structural characterization, thermal stability, and optical properties of nickel-containing hybrid perovskites, namely CH3NH3NiCl3, CsNiCl3, and CH3NH3NiBrCl2. The focal point...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,977 Views
16 Pages

Human Plasma Butyrylcholinesterase Hydrolyzes Atropine: Kinetic and Molecular Modeling Studies

  • Aliya Mukhametgalieva,
  • Showkat Ahmad Mir,
  • Zukhra Shaihutdinova and
  • Patrick Masson

The participation of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in the degradation of atropine has been recurrently addressed for more than 70 years. However, no conclusive answer has been provided for the human enzyme so far. In the present work, a steady-state k...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,986 Views
18 Pages

A series of novel amine triphenolate iron complexes were synthesized and characterized using UV, IR, elemental analysis, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. These complexes were applied to the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclohexene oxide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,600 Views
17 Pages

Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Methoxy- and Hydroxy-Substituted N-Benzimidazole-Derived Carboxamides

  • Anja Beč,
  • Katarina Zlatić,
  • Mihailo Banjanac,
  • Vedrana Radovanović,
  • Kristina Starčević,
  • Marijeta Kralj and
  • Marijana Hranjec

This work presents the design, synthesis and biological activity of novel N-substituted benzimidazole carboxamides bearing either a variable number of methoxy and/or hydroxy groups. The targeted carboxamides were designed to investigate the influence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,482 Views
17 Pages

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) has proven to be a useful method for analyzing various aspects of material science and biology, like the supramolecular organization of (slightly) fluorescent compounds or the metabolic activity in non-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,964 Views
10 Pages

Asymmetric Synthesis of Three Alkenyl Epoxides: Crafting the Sex Pheromones of the Elm Spanworm and the Painted Apple Moth

  • Yun Zhou,
  • Jianan Wang,
  • Beijing Tian,
  • Yanwei Zhu,
  • Yujuan Zhang,
  • Jinlong Han,
  • Jiangchun Zhong and
  • Chenggang Shan

A concise synthesis of the sex pheromones of elm spanworm as well as painted apple moth has been achieved. The key steps were the alkylation of acetylide ion, Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation and Brown’s P2-Ni reduction. This approach provided...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
3,798 Views
27 Pages

Exploring the Efficiency of Algerian Kaolinite Clay in the Adsorption of Cr(III) from Aqueous Solutions: Experimental and Computational Insights

  • Karima Rouibah,
  • Hana Ferkous,
  • Meniai Abdessalam-Hassan,
  • Bencheikh Lehocine Mossab,
  • Abir Boublia,
  • Christel Pierlot,
  • Amdjed Abdennouri,
  • Ivalina Avramova,
  • Manawwer Alam and
  • Alessandro Erto
  • + 1 author

The current study comprehensively investigates the adsorption behavior of chromium (Cr(III)) in wastewater using Algerian kaolinite clay. The structural and textural properties of the kaolinite clay are extensively characterized through a range of an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,349 Views
18 Pages

Stress Granule Core Protein-Derived Peptides Inhibit Assembly of Stress Granules and Improve Sorafenib Sensitivity in Cancer Cells

  • Juan Li,
  • Yaobin Zhang,
  • Jinxuan Gu,
  • Yulin Zhou,
  • Jie Liu,
  • Haiyan Cui,
  • Tiejun Zhao and
  • Zhigang Jin

Upon a variety of environmental stresses, eukaryotic cells usually recruit translational stalled mRNAs and RNA-binding proteins to form cytoplasmic condensates known as stress granules (SGs), which minimize stress-induced damage and promote stress ad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,074 Views
12 Pages

Cori Ester as the Ligand for Monovalent Cations

  • Krystyna Stępniak,
  • Tadeusz Lis,
  • Elżbieta Łastawiecka and
  • Anna E. Kozioł

Gerty T. and Carl F. Cori discovered, during research on the metabolism of sugars in organisms, the important role of the phosphate ester of a simple sugar. Glucose molecules are released from glycogen—the glucose stored in the liver—in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,538 Views
23 Pages

A Combined Experimental/Computational Study of Dicationic Ionic Liquids with Bromide and Tungstate Anions

  • Guelber Cardoso Gomes,
  • Claudio Ferdeghini,
  • Luca Guglielmero,
  • Felicia D’Andrea,
  • Lorenzo Guazzelli,
  • Andrea Mezzetta and
  • Christian Silvio Pomelli

A panel of dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) with different rigid xylyl (ortho, meta, para) spacers and different anions (bromide and tungstate) has been synthetised and characterised through different experimental and computational techniques. Differe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,888 Views
16 Pages

Integrated Approach of Life Cycle Assessment and Experimental Design in the Study of a Model Organic Reaction: New Perspectives in Renewable Vanillin-Derived Chemicals

  • Chiara Ruini,
  • Erika Ferrari,
  • Caterina Durante,
  • Giulia Lanciotti,
  • Paolo Neri,
  • Anna Maria Ferrari and
  • Roberto Rosa

This work is focused on performing a quantitative assessment of the environmental impacts associated with an organic synthesis reaction, optimized using an experimental design approach. A nucleophilic substitution reaction was selected, employing van...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,999 Views
19 Pages

In the selection and design of ionic liquids (ILs) for various applications, including heat transfer fluids, thermal energy storage materials, fuel cells, and solvents for chemical processes, heat capacity is a key thermodynamic property. While sever...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,658 Views
27 Pages

Developing highly active and durable Pt-based electrocatalysts is crucial for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. This study focuses on the performance of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts composed of Pt-Pd alloy nanoparticles on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,375 Views
19 Pages

Phytochemical Characterization, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity of the Vegetative Buds from Romanian Spruce, Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

  • Roxana Colette Sandulovici,
  • Mona Luciana Gălăţanu,
  • Luiza Mădălina Cima,
  • Emilia Panus,
  • Elena Truţă,
  • Carmen Marinela Mihăilescu,
  • Iulian Sârbu,
  • Daniel Cord,
  • Mirela Claudia Rîmbu and
  • Mariana Panţuroiu
  • + 1 author

This study aims to investigate the vegetative buds from Picea abies (spruce), naturally found in a central region of Romania, through a comprehensive analysis of the chemical composition to identify bioactive compounds responsible for pharmacological...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
8,413 Views
52 Pages

Indole-Based Compounds in the Development of Anti-Neurodegenerative Agents

  • Elisabetta Barresi,
  • Emma Baglini,
  • Valeria Poggetti,
  • Jacopo Castagnoli,
  • Doralice Giorgini,
  • Silvia Salerno,
  • Sabrina Taliani and
  • Federico Da Settimo

Neurodegeneration is a gradual decay process leading to the depletion of neurons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, ultimately resulting in cognitive dysfunctions and the deterioration of brain functions, alongside a decline in motor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,534 Views
18 Pages

In this study, a library of 3,7-di(hetero)aryl-substituted 10-(3-trimethylammoniumpropyl)10H-phenothiazine salts is prepared. These title compounds and their precursors are reversible redox systems with tunable potentials. The Hammett correlation giv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,120 Views
13 Pages

Zinc N,N-bis(2-picolyl)amine Chelates Show Substitution-Dependent Cleavage of Phosphodiesters in Models as Well as of PNAzyme-RNA Bulges

  • Søren W. Svenningsen,
  • Olivia Luige,
  • Zeyed Abdulkarim,
  • Roger Strömberg and
  • Nicholas H. Williams

PNAzymes are a group of artificial enzymes which show promising results in selective and efficient cleavage of RNA targets. In the present study, we introduce a series of metal chelating groups based on N,N-bis(2-picolyl) groups (parent, 6-methyl and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,592 Views
16 Pages

Coordination Polymer Based on a Triangular Carboxylate Core {Fe(μ3-O)(μ-O2CR)6} and an Aliphatic Diamine

  • Vladimir A. Bushuev,
  • Natalia V. Gogoleva,
  • Stanislav A. Nikolaevskii,
  • Sergey V. Novichihin,
  • Dmitriy S. Yambulatov,
  • Mikhail A. Kiskin and
  • Igor L. Eremenko

Interaction of the pre-organized complex of iron(II) trimethylacetate and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) [Fe2(piv)4(phen)2] (1) (piv = (Me)3CCO2)) with 1,6-diaminohexane (dahx) in anhydrous acetonitrile yielded a 1D coordination polymer [Fe3O(piv)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,014 Views
15 Pages

In this study, water was used as an additive in the methanol-modified carbon dioxide-based eluent for the elution of some basic organic compounds from a hybrid silica column via supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). The experiments were applied t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,281 Views
17 Pages

Structure-Based Design of Novel Thiazolone[3,2-a]pyrimidine Derivatives as Potent RNase H Inhibitors for HIV Therapy

  • Xuan-De Zhu,
  • Angela Corona,
  • Stefania Maloccu,
  • Enzo Tramontano,
  • Shuai Wang,
  • Christophe Pannecouque,
  • Erik De Clercq,
  • Ge Meng and
  • Fen-Er Chen

Ribonuclease H (RNase H) was identified as an important target for HIV therapy. Currently, no RNase H inhibitors have reached clinical status. Herein, a series of novel thiazolone[3,2-a]pyrimidine-containing RNase H inhibitors were developed, based o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,634 Views
13 Pages

Reconstructing Kaolinite Compounds for Remarkably Enhanced Adsorption of Congo Red

  • Ting Liu,
  • Xinle Li,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Mingyang Li,
  • Hua Yang,
  • Yunhui Liao,
  • Wufei Tang,
  • Yong Li and
  • Fang Liu

Organic dyes are widely used in many important areas, but they also bring many issues for water pollution. To address the above issues, a reconstructed kaolinite hybrid compound (γ-AlOOH@A-Kaol) was obtained from raw kaolinite (Kaol) in this wo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,210 Views
9 Pages

Solvents prepared from natural terpenes (menthol and thymol), as H-bond acceptors, and a series of organic acids (chain lengths of 8, 10, and 14 C atoms), as H-bond donors, were characterized and tested as reaction media for liquid–liquid extra...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,644 Views
16 Pages

Many liqueurs, including spirits infused with botanicals, are crafted not only for their taste and flavor but also for potential medicinal benefits. However, the scientific evidence supporting their medicinal effects remains limited. This study aims...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,164 Views
23 Pages

Review of the Real-Time Monitoring Technologies for Lithium Dendrites in Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Yifang Liang,
  • Daiheng Song,
  • Wenju Wu,
  • Yanchao Yu,
  • Jun You and
  • Yuanpeng Liu

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have the advantage of high energy density, which has attracted the wide attention of researchers. Nevertheless, the growth of lithium dendrites on the anode surface causes short life and poor safety, which limits their ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,331 Views
14 Pages

Cu-BTC Derived Mesoporous CuS Nanomaterial as Nanozyme for Colorimetric Detection of Glutathione

  • Xiwen Zhang,
  • Jie Wang,
  • Nan Chang,
  • Yu Yang,
  • Yuqi Li,
  • Qi Wei,
  • Chang Ni,
  • Wanying Song,
  • Mingyue Ma and
  • Ronghua Fan
  • + 1 author

In this paper, Cu-BTC derived mesoporous CuS nanomaterial (m-CuS) was synthesized via a two-step process involving carbonization and sulfidation of Cu-BTC for colorimetric glutathione detection. The Cu-BTC was constructed by 1,3,5-benzenetri-carboxyl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,180 Views
15 Pages

Semisynthesis of Betaxanthins from Purified Betacyanin of Opuntia dillenii sp.: Color Stability and Antiradical Capacity

  • Silvia Cruz,
  • Neyder Checa,
  • Hugo Tovar,
  • María Jesús Cejudo-Bastante,
  • Francisco J. Heredia and
  • Nelson Hurtado

The availability of pure individual betalains in sufficient quantities which permit deeper understanding is still a challenge. This study investigates the high-yielding semisynthesis of betaxanthins using betalamic acid from a natural source (Opuntia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,548 Views
14 Pages

Changes in the Glucose Concentration Affect the Formation of Humic-like Substances in Polyphenol–Maillard Reactions Involving Gibbsite

  • Nan Wang,
  • Yongquan Cui,
  • Yanhui Zhou,
  • Pingxin Liu,
  • Mingshuo Wang,
  • Haihang Sun,
  • Yubao Huang and
  • Shuai Wang

The polyphenol–Maillard reaction is considered one of the important pathways in the formation of humic-like substances (HLSs). Glucose serves as a microbial energy source that drives the humification process. However, the effects of changes in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,395 Views
13 Pages

Simultaneous Analysis of 272 Pesticides in Agricultural Products by the QuEChERS Method and Gas Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

  • Da-Young Yun,
  • Ji-Yeon Bae,
  • Yoon-Jung Kang,
  • Chae-Uk Lim,
  • Gui-Hyun Jang,
  • Mi-Ok Eom and
  • Won-Jo Choe

The aim of this study is to develop a rapid and accurate method for simultaneous analysis of multi-residue pesticides and conduct pesticide monitoring in agricultural products produced by the production and distribution stage in Korea. The representa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,795 Views
15 Pages

Edible grey oyster mushroom, Pleurotus sajor-caju, β (1,3), (1,6) glucan possesses a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammation, anti-microorganism and antioxidant. However, its biological activity is limited by low water s...

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