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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 9, Issue 4

2008 April - 18 articles

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Articles (18)

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
11,302 Views
12 Pages

24 April 2008

In this study, screw and nail withdrawal resistance of fir (Abies nordmanniana), oak (Quercus robur L.) black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) and Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) wood were determined and compared. The data represent the testing of withdrawal re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
12,243 Views
24 Pages

24 April 2008

Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) was studied in different stages of carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis (HF), and effect of its gene silencing in the HF development was evaluated in rats. Silencing RAGE expression by spec...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,694 Views
6 Pages

24 April 2008

The structural damage of double-stranded DNA under UV radiation was examined using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. Compared to undamaged DNA, the diffusion coefficient of λ-DNA was significantly increased with 12 min or 20 min of radiation b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
150 Citations
19,419 Views
11 Pages

CELL-SELEX: Novel Perspectives of Aptamer-Based Therapeutics

  • Ke-Tai Guo,
  • Gerhard Ziemer,
  • Angela Paul and
  • Hans P. Wendel

24 April 2008

Aptamers, single stranded DNA or RNA molecules, generated by a method called SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) have been widely used in various biomedical applications. The newly developed Cell-SELEX (cell based-SELEX)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
13,542 Views
28 Pages

18 April 2008

Various etiological factors contributing to the development of mycotoxic nephropathy in farm animals and humans are reviewed. The possible synergistic effect between ochratoxin A (OTA) and other mycotoxins, as penicillic acid (PA) and fumonisin B1 (F...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
12,044 Views
9 Pages

18 April 2008

In the present study the phenolic (Folin-Dennis) and flavonoid (colorimetric assay) constituents and the antioxidant activity of Pterodon emarginatus seeds were investigated in several samples prepared with different extraction procedures: essential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
9,142 Views
11 Pages

Ruthenium Carbene Mediated Metathesis of Oleate-Type Fatty Compounds

  • Bassie B. Marvey,
  • Constance K. Segakweng and
  • Manie H. C. Vosloo

18 April 2008

The complexes RuCl2(PCy3)2(=CHPh), 1, and RuCl2(PCy3)(H2IMes)(=CHPh), 2, proved to be active catalysts for the self-metathesis of oleate-type fatty compounds containing the ester, hydroxyl, epoxy and carboxylic acid functional groups. At elevated rea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
117 Citations
20,610 Views
7 Pages

Extraction of Glycyrrhizic Acid and Glabridin from Licorice

  • Minglei Tian,
  • Hongyuan Yan and
  • Kyung Ho Row

16 April 2008

The extraction and separation conditions of glycyrrhizic acid and glabridin from licorice were investigated. By changing the different extraction solvents, procedures, times and temperature, the optimum extraction condition was established: the used...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
13,531 Views
17 Pages

Identification of Select Fumonisin Forming Fusarium Species Using PCR Applications of the Polyketide Synthase Gene and its Relationship to Fumonisin Production in vitro

  • Richard Baird,
  • Hamed K. Abbas,
  • Gary Windham,
  • Paul Williams,
  • Sonya Baird,
  • Peter Ma,
  • Rowena Kelley,
  • Leigh Hawkins and
  • Mary Scruggs

8 April 2008

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based diagnostic assay was used to develop markers for detection of Fusarium verticillioides (=F. moniliforme), a fumonisin producing fungus in maize tissues. Species-specific primers were designed based on sequence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
22,044 Views
12 Pages

Supramolecular Layer-by-Layer Assembly of 3D Multicomponent Nanostructures via Multivalent Molecular Recognition

  • Xing Yi Ling,
  • In Yee Phang,
  • David N. Reinhoudt,
  • G. Julius Vancso and
  • Jurriaan Huskens

4 April 2008

The supramolecular layer-by-layer assembly of 3D multicomponent nanostructures of nanoparticles is demonstrated. Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) was used as the patterning tool for making patterned β-cyclodextrin (CD) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
11,807 Views
14 Pages

4 April 2008

Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) monitoring and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were combined to evaluate the defects created by an ionic liquid anion and a cation in a supported phospholipid bilayer composed of zwitterionic lipids...

  • Article
  • Open Access
92 Citations
14,878 Views
14 Pages

Combustion Analysis of Different Olive Residues

  • Teresa Miranda,
  • Alberto Esteban,
  • Sebastián Rojas,
  • Irene Montero and
  • Antonio Ruiz

4 April 2008

The Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) techniques and concretely the study of the burning profile provide information that can be used to estimate the behaviour of the combustion of carbonous materials. Commonly, these techniques have been used for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,505 Views
16 Pages

4 April 2008

The objectives of this study were to identify harmful insect species, understand their biology, assess their damage potential and target plants and define distribution areas. There are a lot of native or cultured ornamental plants in Bartın and its s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
13,261 Views
12 Pages

A Model to Predict Total Chlorine Residue in the Cooling Seawater of a Power Plant Using Iodine Colorimetric Method

  • Jih-Terng Wang,
  • Ming-Hui Chen,
  • Hung-Jen Lee,
  • Wen-Been Chang,
  • Chung-Chi Chen,
  • Su-Cheng Pai and
  • Pei-Jie Meng

4 April 2008

A model experiment monitoring the fate of total residue oxidant (TRO) in water at a constant temperature and salinity indicated that it decayed exponentially with time, and with TRO decaying faster in seawater than in distilled water. The reduction o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
109 Citations
16,760 Views
20 Pages

Analysis of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Pattern in Central Transylvania

  • Ioan Suciu,
  • Constantin Cosma,
  • Mihai Todică,
  • Sorana D. Bolboacă and
  • Lorentz Jäntschi

2 April 2008

The concentration of five soil heavy metals (Pb, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg) was measured in forty sampling sites in central Transylvania, Romania, regions known as centres of pollution due to the chemical and metallurgical activities. The soil samples were coll...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,486 Views
10 Pages

2 April 2008

The mechanical properties of laminated window profiles manufactured using two types of adhesives were determined. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of heat treatment on some mechanical properties of laminated window profiles that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
10,126 Views
12 Pages

2 April 2008

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of high protein (soybean protein or casein) on the balance between production of free radicals and antioxidant level in digestive organs of mice. For this purpose, male (C57BL/6J) mice were ada...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
10,488 Views
10 Pages

2 April 2008

The long-term durability of varnished wooden surfaces used in either indoors or outdoors environments depends on the resistance of varnish layers on these surfaces against potential physical, mechanical and chemical effects to which they may be expos...

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