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13 Citations
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Effect of Ion-Exchange Sequences on Catalytic Performance of Cerium-Modified Cu-SSZ-13 Catalysts for NH3-SCR

  • Yan Wang,
  • Zhaoqiang Li,
  • Zhiyong Ding,
  • Na Kang,
  • Rongrong Fan,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Cheng Zhang,
  • Xin Guo and
  • Rong Wang

19 August 2021

Cerium-modified Cu-SSZ-13 catalysts were prepared by an aqueous ion-exchange method, and Ce and Cu were incorporated through different ion-exchange sequences. The results of NH3-SCR activity evaluations displayed that Cu1(CeCu)2 catalyst presented ex...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,406 Views
11 Pages

Dendrimer Anion-Exchange Stationary Phase for Separation of Oligonucleotides

  • Sylwia Studzińska,
  • Szymon Bocian,
  • Anna Kilanowska and
  • Bogusław Buszewski

23 February 2022

Oligonucleotides are used in many research areas. Thus, there is a need for their successful separation methods. Ion-exchange chromatography is the most popular separation technique, but it has limitations for these compounds. For this reason, new st...

(This article belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
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  • Open Access
1,088 Views
16 Pages

Development of Modified Zeolites for Methane Separation from Diluted Streams

  • Giulia De Felice,
  • Devi Rejendran,
  • Gaetano Anello,
  • Negar Amani Tehrani and
  • Fausto Gallucci

Methane (CH4) is the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide (CO2) and has a global warming potential about 72 times greater than CO2 over a 20-year timescale. A possible solution to mitigate CH4 emissions from diluted sourc...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,077 Views
15 Pages

Here, the ion-exchangeable form of nitrogen (IEF-N), weak-acid extractable form of nitrogen (WAEF-N), strong-alkali extractable form of nitrogen (SAEF-N), strong-oxidant extractable form of nitrogen (SOEF-N), residue nitrogen (Res-N), and total nitro...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
8,763 Views
13 Pages

Characterization Analysis of Human Anti-Ferritin Autoantibodies

  • Shusaku Higashi,
  • Kosei Nagasawa,
  • Yasunaga Yoshikawa,
  • Kiyotaka Watanabe and
  • Koichi Orino

21 March 2014

Anti-ferritin autoantibodies are found in many animals. Human ferritin-binding proteins (FBPs) were partially purified from human serum by ion-exchange chromatography and immobilized metal affinity chromatography with Zn2+. Crude FBPs were immunocopr...

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  • Open Access
37 Citations
7,930 Views
14 Pages

Hydration and Diffusion of H+, Li+, Na+, Cs+ Ions in Cation-Exchange Membranes Based on Polyethylene- and Sulfonated-Grafted Polystyrene Studied by NMR Technique and Ionic Conductivity Measurements

  • Vitaliy I. Volkov,
  • Alexander V. Chernyak,
  • Daniil V. Golubenko,
  • Vladimir A. Tverskoy,
  • Georgiy A. Lochin,
  • Ervena S. Odjigaeva and
  • Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev

1 October 2020

The main particularities of sulfonate groups hydration, water molecule and alkaline metal cation translation mobility as well as ionic conductivity were revealed by NMR and impedance spectroscopy techniques. Cation-exchange membranes MSC based on cro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,467 Views
13 Pages

Structural Features and Thermal Behavior of Ion-Exchanged Clinoptilolite from Beli Plast Deposit (Bulgaria)

  • Louiza Dimowa,
  • Nadia Petrova,
  • Yana Tzvetanova,
  • Ognyan Petrov and
  • Iskra Piroeva

8 December 2022

The structural features and the thermal behavior of natural, Na-, Ca-, K-, Mg-, and Cd-exchanged clinoptilolite from the Beli Plast deposit (Bulgaria) were studied. Purified clinoptilolite sample was preliminary prepared and ion-exchanged at 100 °...

(This article belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,725 Views
11 Pages

29 June 2023

Recombinant peptide synthesis allows for large-scale production of peptides with therapeutic potential. However, access to dicarba peptidomimetics via sidechain-deprotected sequences becomes challenging with exposed Lewis basicity presented by amine...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conotoxin and Conotoxin Analogues: A Pharmacy Cabinet under the Sea)
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  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,964 Views
13 Pages

26 August 2019

Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) contribute significantly to enhance the performance and efficiency of alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells (APEFCs). A sequence of composite anion exchange membranes (AEMs) consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermal Analysis of Polymer Materials)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,153 Views
22 Pages

Oligonucleotides Isolation and Separation—A Review on Adsorbent Selection

  • Sylwia Studzińska,
  • Łukasz Nuckowski and
  • Bogusław Buszewski

23 August 2022

Oligonucleotides have many important applications, including as primers in polymerase chain reactions and probes for DNA sequencing. They are proposed as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for various diseases and therapeutics in antisense therapy. Acc...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers Collection in Biochemistry)
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  • Open Access
640 Views
21 Pages

In this study, ion-exchange selectivity in alginate egg-box-type models containing guluronate-rich (PG) and mannuronate-rich (PM) microenvironments was investigated by density functional theory using a cluster–continuum approach in water. The o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Innovations in Polysaccharide Chemistry: Novel Synthesis Concepts and Tailored Biopolymer Derivatives)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,798 Views
15 Pages

Toxic Peptides from the Mexican Scorpion Centruroides villegasi: Chemical Structure and Evaluation of Recognition by Human Single-Chain Antibodies

  • Lidia Riaño-Umbarila,
  • Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal,
  • José Alberto Romero-Moreno,
  • Gustavo Delgado-Prudencio,
  • Fernando Z. Zamudio,
  • Baltazar Becerril and
  • Lourival D. Possani

1 July 2024

Alternative recombinant sources of antivenoms have been successfully generated. The application of such strategies requires the characterization of the venoms for the development of specific neutralizing molecules against the toxic components. Five t...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,456 Views
18 Pages

Comparison of the Separation Performances of Cinchona Alkaloid-Based Zwitterionic Stationary Phases in the Enantioseparation of β2- and β3-Amino Acids

  • István Ilisz,
  • Nóra Grecsó,
  • Aleksandra Misicka,
  • Dagmara Tymecka,
  • László Lázár,
  • Wolfgang Lindner and
  • Antal Péter

23 December 2014

The enantiomers of twelve unusual β2- and β3-homoamino acids containing the same side-chains were separated on chiral stationary phases containing a quinine- or quinidine-based zwitterionic ion-exchanger as chiral selector. The effects of the mobile...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamic Stereochemistry)
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  • Open Access
1,171 Views
13 Pages

Exploring the Antimicrobial Potential of a Novel Phage-Derived Lytic Protein Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Sibongile Mtimka,
  • Kanyane Bridgett Malatji,
  • Patrick Opare Sakyi,
  • Noel David Nogbou,
  • Andrew Munyalo Musyoki,
  • Sipho Mamputha,
  • Lusisizwe Kwezi,
  • Samuel Kojo Kwofie,
  • Ofentse Jacob Pooe and
  • Tsepo Lebiletsa Tsekoa

The escalation of bacterial resistance to existing antibiotics represents a growing global health challenge, exacerbated by the widespread misuse of antimicrobial agents. As a result, alternative antibacterial strategies are increasingly being explor...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,432 Views
13 Pages

20 November 2022

Glycoside hydrolases from pathogens have often been reported as inducers of immune responses. However, the roles of glycoside hydrolase from plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the resistance of plants against pathogens is not well studied...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Molecular Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,198 Views
14 Pages

An Antifungal Chitosanase from Bacillus subtilis SH21

  • Yuanxiang Pang,
  • Jianjun Yang,
  • Xinyue Chen,
  • Yu Jia,
  • Tong Li,
  • Junhua Jin,
  • Hui Liu,
  • Linshu Jiang,
  • Yanling Hao and
  • Yuanhong Xie
  • + 1 author

25 March 2021

Bacillus subtilis SH21 was observed to produce an antifungal protein that inhibited the growth of F. solani. To purify this protein, ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography, and ion-exchange chromatography were used. The purity...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,832 Views
15 Pages

Peptide Extracts from Seven Medicinal Plants Discovered to Inhibit Oomycete Phytophthora infestans, a Causative Agent of Potato Late Blight Disease

  • Eugene A. Rogozhin,
  • Alexey S. Vasilchenko,
  • Anna S. Barashkova,
  • Alexey N. Smirnov,
  • Sergey K. Zavriev and
  • Vladimir P. Demushkin

30 September 2020

We report the inhibitory effect of peptide extracts obtained from seven medicinal plants against a causative agent of late blight disease Phytophthora infestans. We find that all the extracts possess inhibitory activity toward the zoospores output, z...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,397 Views
17 Pages

New l-Rhamnose-Binding Lectin from the Bivalve Glycymeris yessoensis: Purification, Partial Structural Characterization and Antibacterial Activity

  • Tatyana O. Mizgina,
  • Irina V. Chikalovets,
  • Tatyana A. Bulanova,
  • Valentina I. Molchanova,
  • Alina P. Filshtein,
  • Rustam H. Ziganshin,
  • Eugene A. Rogozhin,
  • Nadezhda V. Shilova and
  • Oleg V. Chernikov

29 December 2023

In this study, a new l-rhamnose-binding lectin (GYL-R) from the hemolymph of bivalve Glycymeris yessoensis was purified using affinity and ion-exchange chromatography and functionally characterized. Lectin antimicrobial activity was examined in diffe...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,973 Views
25 Pages

29 September 2025

Keratinous biomass, such as feathers, wool, and hair, poses environmental challenges due to its insoluble and recalcitrant nature. In this study, we identified, purified and comprehensively characterized a previously uncharacterized extracellular alk...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industrial Microorganisms and Enzyme Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,553 Views
22 Pages

Glyphosate-Induced Phosphonatase Operons in Soil Bacteria of the Genus Achromobacter

  • Dmitry O. Epiktetov,
  • Alexey V. Sviridov,
  • Sergey V. Tarlachkov,
  • Tatyana V. Shushkova,
  • Ilya Yu. Toropygin and
  • Alexey A. Leontievsky

Achromobacter insolitus and Achromobacter aegrifaciens, bacterial degraders of the herbicide glyphosate, were found to induce phosphonatase (phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase, EC 3.11.1.1) when grown on minimal media with glyphosate as the sole source...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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  • Open Access
42 Citations
11,456 Views
16 Pages

A Novel Cold-Active Lipase from Candida albicans: Cloning, Expression and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme

  • Dong-Ming Lan,
  • Ning Yang,
  • Wen-Kai Wang,
  • Yan-Fei Shen,
  • Bo Yang and
  • Yong-Hua Wang

14 June 2011

A novel lipase gene lip5 from the yeast Candida albicans was cloned and sequenced. Alignment of amino acid sequences revealed that 86–34% identity exists with lipases from other Candida species. The lipase and its mutants were expressed in the yeast...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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  • Open Access
1,334 Views
17 Pages

4 January 2026

The intestine is considered a habitat for both bacteria and parasites. In this study, many fecal bacterial isolates and the protozoan Blastocystis sp. were recovered from stool samples of individuals with gastrointestinal conditions. Isolated bacteri...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomacromolecules: Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates)
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  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,479 Views
11 Pages

23 March 2019

Microbial secondary metabolites produced by actinomycetes are important natural products widely applied to control plant diseases. A variety of actinomycetes were isolated from soil samples collected from Tianzhu Mountain in Shenyang, China. A Strept...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Products in Plant Protection)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,255 Views
20 Pages

Structural Characterization and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Metallothionein from Oratosquilla oratoria

  • Guang-Ming Mei,
  • Xiao-Hua Wu,
  • Xiao-Jun Zhang,
  • Jie Gu,
  • Yi Fang,
  • Chun-Ying Meng and
  • Wen-Ge Yang

We report here the purification of a novel metal-binding protein from Oratosquilla oratoria (O. oratoria MT-1) by gel and ion-exchange chromatography. SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF analyses demonstrated that isolated O. oratoria MT-1 was of high purity with...

(This article belongs to the Topic Applied Sciences in Functional Foods)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
801 Views
19 Pages

Conserved Enzymatic Peptides in Bitis arietans Venom Revealed by Comparative Proteomics: Implications for Cross-Reactive Antibody Targeting

  • Kemily Stephanie de Godoi,
  • Fernanda Calheta Vieira Portaro,
  • Patrick Jack Spencer,
  • Hugo Vigerelli and
  • Wilmar Dias da Silva

31 January 2026

Snakebite envenoming remains a critical public health issue, and the molecular variability of venoms limits the cross-species efficacy of conventional antivenoms. Here, we conducted a comparative proteomic analysis of Bitis arietans venom to identify...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,461 Views
23 Pages

The Effect of Cysteine on the Removal of Cadmium in Paddy Soil by Combination with Bioremediation and the Response of the Soil Microbial Community

  • Emmanuel Konadu Sarkodie,
  • Kewei Li,
  • Ziwen Guo,
  • Jiejie Yang,
  • Yan Deng,
  • Jiaxin Shi,
  • Yulong Peng,
  • Yuli Jiang,
  • Huidan Jiang and
  • Luhua Jiang
  • + 4 authors

29 December 2024

Bioremediation is widely recognized as a promising and efficient approach for the elimination of Cd from contaminated paddy soils. However, the Cd removal efficacy achieved through this method remains unsatisfactory and is accompanied by a marginally...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecological Restoration and Treatment of Metal Contamination from Mines)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,614 Views
19 Pages

A biocontrol Bacillus velezensis strain, NT35, was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of ginseng, and its sterile filtrate was obtained through a 0.22 μm filter which had a significant inhibitory effect against Ilyonectria robusta, which causes ru...

(This article belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,756 Views
31 Pages

Progress in the Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Recombinant Collagen

  • Youlin Deng,
  • Jiyao Kang,
  • Xiaoqun Duan,
  • Yingjun Kong,
  • Weiquan Xie,
  • Dongjie Lei,
  • Tingchun Wang and
  • Guifeng Zhang

Synthesized by expressing natural collagen sequences in specific hosts, recombinant collagen exhibits multiple advantages, encompassing a higher content of bioactive domains, enhanced antioxidant activity, the absence of viral pathogens, favorable hy...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Biomaterials—2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,922 Views
16 Pages

An Insight into the Stages of Ion Leakage during Red Blood Cell Storage

  • Anna Zimna,
  • Magdalena Kaczmarska,
  • Ewa Szczesny-Malysiak,
  • Aleksandra Wajda,
  • Katarzyna Bulat,
  • Fatih Celal Alcicek,
  • Malgorzata Zygmunt,
  • Tomasz Sacha and
  • Katarzyna Maria Marzec

Packed red blood cells (pRBCs), the most commonly transfused blood product, are exposed to environmental disruptions during storage in blood banks. In this study, temporal sequence of changes in the ion exchange in pRBCs was analyzed. Standard techni...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue In Sickness and in Health: Erythrocyte Responses to Stress and Aging)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,083 Views
18 Pages

Exploration of Compost Soil for the Production of Thermo-Stable Bacillus Protease to Synthesize Bioactive Compounds through Soy Protein Hydrolysis

  • Ieshita Pan,
  • Krishnamoorthy Nanjundan,
  • Aravindan Achuthan,
  • Praveen Kumar Issac,
  • Rajinikanth Rajagopal,
  • Soon Woong Chang,
  • Sartaj Ahmad Bhat and
  • Balasubramani Ravindran

30 March 2023

Application of bioactive peptides (BAPs) is promising due to their potential antimicrobial, antioxidant, agonistic, and ACE inhibition properties. To achieve a stable and active peptide at relatively high pH and temperatures by microbial fermentation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Aerobic and Anaerobic Digestion of Agro-Industrial and Livestock Wastes: A Green and Sustainable Way toward the Future)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,731 Views
15 Pages

14 April 2023

To reveal the regularity of variation in the rare earth occurrence states of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores, ore samples from different weathering crust layers were obtained by performing the sequential extraction procedure. The or...

(This article belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,294 Views
20 Pages

Enhancing the Detection of Long-Chain Aldehydes by Peptide-Based Biosensors Through Counter-Ion Exchange

  • Tomasz Wasilewski,
  • Damian Neubauer,
  • Elisabete Fernandes,
  • Rafał Kiejzik,
  • Bartosz Szulczyński,
  • Jacek Gębicki,
  • Wojciech Kamysz and
  • Marek Wojciechowski

13 March 2026

Long-chain aldehydes, particularly nonanal, are recognized as potential volatile biomarkers of lung cancer in exhaled breath. This study investigates the influence of peptide counter-ions on the performance of QCM-based biosensors using two odorant-b...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biosensors for Sensitive and Rapid Detection)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,027 Views
19 Pages

Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Taxadiene Synthase from Bacillus koreensis and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

  • Ashraf S. A. El-Sayed,
  • Maher Fathalla,
  • Ahmed A. Shindia,
  • Amgad M. Rady,
  • Ashraf F. El-Baz,
  • Yara Morsy,
  • Basel Sitohy and
  • Mahmoud Sitohy

9 November 2021

Taxadiene synthase (TDS) is the rate-limiting enzyme of Taxol biosynthesis that cyclizes the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate into taxadiene. Attenuating Taxol productivity by fungi is the main challenge impeding its industrial application; it is possibl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,011 Views
18 Pages

21 November 2020

Zeolites are materials with known sorption properties. The sorption is thought to progress mainly by ion exchange with Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+ or H+ from the zeolite exchange sites. The aim of the study was to compare the sorption properties of natural a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Zeolites: Synthesis, Properties and Applications)
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  • Open Access
57 Citations
8,874 Views
12 Pages

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Lectin from the Edible Mushroom Stropharia rugosoannulata

  • Weiwei Zhang,
  • Guoting Tian,
  • Xueran Geng,
  • Yongchang Zhao,
  • Tzi Bun Ng,
  • Liyan Zhao and
  • Hexiang Wang

28 November 2014

To date, only a few steroids have been isolated from the mushroom Stropharia rugosoannulata which can be cultivated. In this paper, a novel lectin (SRL) with a molecular weight of 38 kDa, and a unique IKSGVYRIVSWQGALGPEAR N-terminal sequence was isol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lectins)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,091 Views
21 Pages

12 February 2022

The Shannon entropy in an LS-coupled configuration space has been calculated through a transformation from that in a jj-coupled configuration space for a Ni-like isoelectronic sequence. The sudden change of Shannon entropy, information exchange, eige...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropic and Complexity Measures in Atomic and Molecular Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,542 Views
13 Pages

K+-Driven Cl/HCO3 Exchange Mediated by Slc4a8 and Slc4a10

  • Gaspar Peña-Münzenmayer,
  • Alvin T. George,
  • Nuria Llontop,
  • Yuliet Mazola,
  • Natalia Apablaza,
  • Carlos Spichiger,
  • Sebastián Brauchi,
  • José Sarmiento,
  • Leandro Zúñiga and
  • Marcelo A. Catalán
  • + 1 author

Slc4a genes encode various types of transporters, including Na+-HCO3 cotransporters, Cl/HCO3 exchangers, or Na+-driven Cl/HCO3 exchangers. Previous research has revealed that Slc4a9 (Ae4) functions as a Cl/HC...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Ion-Transporting Proteins in Human Disease)
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  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,584 Views
15 Pages

Composite gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) based on organo-modified montmorillonite clays have been prepared and investigated. The organo-clay was prepared by intercalation of CTAB molecules in the interlamellar space of sodium smectite clay (SWy) thr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Composite Electrolyte & Electrode Membranes for Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,255 Views
19 Pages

22 November 2016

The focus of this contribution is a comparative investigation of enantioseparations of 19 Nα-Fmoc proteinogenic amino acids on Quinine-based zwitterionic and anion-exchanger type chiral stationary phases employing hydro-organic and polar-ionic liquid...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chromatographic Separation of Enantiomers: Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Stig Allenmark on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,251 Views
22 Pages

Functional Testing of SLC26A4 Variants—Clinical and Molecular Analysis of a Cohort with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct from Austria

  • Sebastian Roesch,
  • Emanuele Bernardinelli,
  • Charity Nofziger,
  • Miklós Tóth,
  • Wolfgang Patsch,
  • Gerd Rasp,
  • Markus Paulmichl and
  • Silvia Dossena

The prevalence and spectrum of sequence alterations in the SLC26A4 gene, which codes for the anion exchanger pendrin, are population-specific and account for at least 50% of cases of non-syndromic hearing loss associated with an enlarged vestibular a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ion Transporters and Channels in Physiology and Pathophysiology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,739 Views
20 Pages

A Review on the Role of Bicarbonate and Proton Transporters during Sperm Capacitation in Mammals

  • Ariadna Delgado-Bermúdez,
  • Marc Yeste,
  • Sergi Bonet and
  • Elisabeth Pinart

Alkalinization of sperm cytosol is essential for plasma membrane hyperpolarization, hyperactivation of motility, and acrosomal exocytosis during sperm capacitation in mammals. The plasma membrane of sperm cells contains different ion channels implica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ion Channels in Sperm Physiology 2.0)
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  • Open Access
2,284 Views
11 Pages

11 November 2023

Semipermeable membranes enable the separation of a given system from its environment. In biological terms, they are responsible for cells’ identity. In turn, the functioning of ion channels is crucial for the control of ionic fluxes across the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Function and Malfunction of Ion Channels in Biological Cell Membrane)
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  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,459 Views
13 Pages

1 June 2015

An 86-kDa homodimeric angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory protein designated as LTP was isolated from fruit bodies of the mushroom Leucopaxillus tricolor. The isolation procedure involved ultrafiltration through a membrane with a molecul...

(This article belongs to the Collection Bioactive Compounds)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,800 Views
17 Pages

Medium-Term Effect of Organic Amendments on the Chemical Properties of a Soil Used for Vegetable Cultivation with Cereal and Legume Rotation in a Semiarid Climate

  • Antonio Sánchez-Navarro,
  • Maria del Carmen Salas-Sanjuan,
  • María Arantzazu Blanco-Bernardeau,
  • Juan Antonio Sánchez-Romero and
  • María José Delgado-Iniesta

17 April 2023

The response of a Petrocalcic Palexeroll dedicated to the cultivation of vegetables (Apium graveolens L.) with a rotation of a mixture of cereals and legumes when organic amendments are added has been studied; specifically, three fertilization treatm...

(This article belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,324 Views
16 Pages

Microbial Community in Hyperalkaline Steel Slag-Fill Emulates Serpentinizing Springs

  • J. Ingemar Ohlsson,
  • Jay T. Osvatic,
  • Eric D. Becraft and
  • Wesley D. Swingley

30 June 2019

To date, a majority of studies of microbial life in hyperalkaline settings focus on environments that are also highly saline (haloalkaline). Haloalkaline conditions offer microbes abundant workarounds to maintain pH homeostasis, as salt ions can be e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Diversity in Extreme Environments: Implications for Ecological and Applicative Perspectives)
  • Protocol
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,665 Views
12 Pages

Isolation of High Molecular Weight DNA from the Model Beetle Tribolium for Nanopore Sequencing

  • Marin Volarić,
  • Damira Veseljak,
  • Brankica Mravinac,
  • Nevenka Meštrović and
  • Evelin Despot-Slade

22 July 2021

The long-read Nanopore sequencing has been recently applied for assembly of complex genomes and analysis of linear genome organization. The most critical factor for successful long-read sequencing is extraction of high molecular weight (HMW) DNA of s...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,637 Views
14 Pages

Beta Toxins Isolated from the Scorpion Centruroides hirsutipalpus (Scorpiones; Buthidae) Affect the Function of Sodium Channels of Mammals

  • Laura L. Valdez-Velazquez,
  • Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal,
  • Rita Restano-Cassulini,
  • Lidia Riaño-Umbarila,
  • Juana María Jiménez-Vargas,
  • Fernando Zamudio,
  • Hermenegildo Salazar-Monge,
  • Baltazar Becerril and
  • Lourival D. Possani

6 December 2025

Scorpion venom toxins are important peptides being studied for their clinical significance. These peptides act by binding to ion channels in the membrane of nerve cells, causing the symptoms associated with scorpion stings (scorpionism). They princip...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,586 Views
14 Pages

Novel Thermotolerant Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis Strain LB04: Purification, Characterization and Agar-Agarose

  • Anaid Silva-Salinas,
  • Melissa Rodríguez-Delgado,
  • Jesús Gómez-Treviño,
  • Ulrico López-Chuken,
  • Clarita Olvera-Carranza and
  • Edgar Allan Blanco-Gámez

This study analyzed the thermostability and effect of calcium ions on the enzymatic activity of α-amylase produced by Bacillus licheniformis strain LB04 isolated from Espinazo Hot springs in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The enzyme was immobilized by entrapmen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Microbial Enzymes with Industrial Applications)
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3,355 Views
14 Pages

4 January 2022

To support a sustainable energy development, CO2 reduction for carbon neutralization and water-splitting for hydrogen economy are two feasible technical routes, both of which require a significant input of renewable energies. To efficiently store ren...

(This article belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
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13 Citations
4,206 Views
23 Pages

Tailoring Magnetite-Nanoparticle-Based Nanocarriers for Gene Delivery: Exploiting CRISPRa Potential in Reducing Conditions

  • David Arango,
  • Javier Cifuentes,
  • Paola Ruiz Puentes,
  • Tatiana Beltran,
  • Amaury Bittar,
  • Camila Ocasión,
  • Carolina Muñoz-Camargo,
  • Natasha I. Bloch,
  • Luis H. Reyes and
  • Juan C. Cruz

31 May 2023

Gene delivery has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional treatment approaches, allowing for the manipulation of gene expression through gene insertion, deletion, or alteration. However, the susceptibility of gene delivery components to de...

(This article belongs to the Topic Nanomaterials and Polymers in Controlled Drug Delivery)

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