Search results for: FLUORINATED BENZOIC ACIDS
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Study of the process of biofilm formation by UPEC DR14 in the M9+0,2% glucose medium
Open Research DataBiofilm formation is a direct reaction of bacteria to environmental factors. In order to determine the influence of the medium composition on the ability of DR14 on biofilm production, we cultured bacteria under the following conditions: LB medium, M9 medium + 0,2% glucose, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids + 0,2% glycerol, M9 + 0,5%...
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ABSORPCJA, METABOLIZM I ROLA BIOLOGICZNA KWASÓW NUKLEINOWYCH OBECNYCH W ŻYWNOŚCI
PublicationKwasy nukleinowe należą do niedocenianych składników żywności, szczególnie surowej lub nisko przetworzonej. W niniejszej publikacji skupiono się na omówieniu przemian, jakim podlegają kwasy nukleinowe w przewodzie pokarmowym człowieka, procesie absorpcji nukleotydów oraz nukleozydów z przewodu pokarmowego, a także przedstawiono podstawowe etapy ich metabolizmu w komórkach organizmu. Produkty trawienia kwasów nukleinowych stanowią...
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Chemistry and Nanochemistry 2023
e-Learning CoursesWe start from General Chemistry, including: calculus in chemistry, bonds, balancing the chemical reactions, redox reactions, electrochemistry, pH, acids, bases, salts, oxides, organic molecules, and many informations about synthesis, analysis and applications in nanochemistry.
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Characterization of fatty acid composition in Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
PublicationPolyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs, LA and ALA) are not synthesized in mammals in the absence of their essential fatty acid precursors. However, hibernating animals and animals sleeping through the winter need sufficiently high amounts of these acids. The Eurasian badger does not hibernate, but sleeps over winter. In the autumn the body weight of adult badgers increases even twofold, since they put on fat before the winter. Fat...
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Skład i zawartość kwasów tłuszczowych w mleku kobiet z gdańska i okolic w różnych okresach laktacji = Fatty acid composition in breast milk of women from gdańsk and the surrounding district in the course of lactation
PublicationCelem pracy była ocena składu i zawartości kwasów tłuszczowych w tłuszczu mleka kobiet w różnych okresach laktacji, z uwzględnieniem składu KT pokarmu spożywanego przez matki. Do badań zakwalifikowano 80 położnic od których uzyskano próbki mleka w 2, 14, 30 i 90 dobie laktacji. Jednocześnie przeprowadzono badania ankietowe na podstawie których oszacowano zawartość poszczególny grup KT w dziennej racji pokarmowej matek. Skład i...
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Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Benzohydroxamic Acid Analogues
Publication20 benzohydroxamic acid analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicities against mouse mammary tumor cells as well as antioxidant activities against DPPH radical and superoxide anion. It was found that benzothiohydroxamic acids exhibit greater cytotoxicities than benzohydroxamic acids and N-isopropyl derivatives are more active than N-methyl ones. On the other hand, benzothiohydroxamic acids show more...
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Maternal smoking Modulates Fatty Acid Profile of Breast Milk
PublicationAIM: We hypothesized that the fatty acid composition of breast milk can be affected by a smoking habit in the mother. Consequently, this study verified whether maternal smoking modulates, and if so to what extent, the breast milk fatty acid profile. METHODS: The study included 20 postpartum women who declared smoking more than five cigarettes daily throughout a period of pregnancy and lactation, and 136 non-smoking postpartum women....
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Zastosowanie połączenia mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej i chromatografii gazowej do oznaczania lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych w próbkach środowiskowych i pokrewnych=Application of combination of solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography for determination of volatile fatty acids in environmental and related samples
PublicationOznaczanie lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych (LKT) w próbkach środowiskowych wymaga najczęściej izolacji i wzbogacania analitów na etapie przygotowania próbek oraz zastosowania techniki o dużym potencjale separacyjnym i identyfikacyjnym na etapie oznaczeń końcowych. W pracy dokonano krytycznego przeglądu zastosowań wygodnej i często stosowanej techniki mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej (SPME) w połączeniu z wysokosprawną techniką...
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The reactions of dialkyl phosphites and phosphine oxides with iodosylbenzene
PublicationThe reaction of iodosylbenzene with >P(O)H type of acids (dialkyl phosphites, secondary phosphine oxides) was studied. The acids of >P(O)H type add to iodosylbenzene to yield intermediate 6 which in the aprotic solvents yields oxidation products, it means >P(O)OH acids and/or anhydride of >P(O)OP(O)< type. On the other hand if the reaction is performed in alcohol as a solvent in the presence of sodium alcoholate >P(O)OR ester is...
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The influence of humic substances in treated sewage on the quality of surface waters
PublicationAt present the evaluation of WWTP effectiveness is based upon organic matter and nutrients removal. Recently it was found out that sewage treatment leads to formation of resistant to biochemical degradation organic compounds, similar to humic acids. The humic acids formed during sewage treatment process play diversified functions when discharged to surface waters - for instance they can act as carriers of hydrophobic organic pollutants...
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Treated wasetewater as a source of humic substances in surface waters
PublicationHumic substances impose substantial effect on the aquatic environment as well as the water organisms and human health. Among other features, the humic acids determine organoleptic properties of surface waters. Therefore explanation of the origin and properties of humic acids in surface waters is one of the priorities of water technology.Recently it was pointed out that in the wastewater treatment process organic compounds characterized...
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Chemical composition of lipids isolated from selected organs and tissues of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
PublicationOur paper presents a qualitative analysis of particular lipid classes (phospholipids, triacylglycerols, cholesterol, free fatty acids) isolated from the tissues of raccoon dogs harvested in northeastern Poland. In all examined tissues (except for the liver) the dominant group of lipids were triacylglycerols. The amounts of lipids representing the other classes depended on the kind of tissue from which the fat was isolated. The...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90 D54-STOP-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pACYCpBAD-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90 Dra D-mut-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on the motility and aggregation of the recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pACYCpBAD-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on the motility and aggregation of the recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pACYCpBAD-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pACYCpBAD-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90 Dra D-mut-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90 Dra D-mut-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90 D54-STOP-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90 Dra D-mut-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain AAEC191A/pCC90-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90 D54-STOP-LB, LB+0.2% glucose, LB+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90 D54-STOP-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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Study of the influence of medium composition on motility and aggregation of recombinant Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)/pCC90-PBS, PBS+0.2% glucose, PBS+0.5% glucose
Open Research DataMicrobial motility is a fundamental aspect of many microbial life cycles and is a key survival mechanism that enables microorganisms to navigate diverse and dynamic environmental conditions. This phenomenon becomes particularly important in response to changes in stimuli in time and space. The following experiment aimed to investigate how the composition...
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New Simple and Robust Method for Determination of Polarity of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) by Means of Contact Angle Measurement
PublicationThe paper presents a new method for evaluating the polarity and hydrophobicity of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) based on the measurement of the DES contact angle on glass. DESs consisting of benzoic acid derivatives and quaternary ammonium chlorides–tetrabutylammonium chloride (TBAC) and benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride (16-BAC)—in selected molar ratios were chosen for the study. To investigate the DESs polarity, an optical...
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Counter-ion effect on antistaphylococcal activity and cytotoxicity of selected antimicrobial peptides
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Correction to: Plasma free amino acid profiling as metabolomic diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in paediatric cancer patients: a follow-up study
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Retro analog concept: comparative study on physico-chemical and biological properties of selected antimicrobial peptides
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Taurine as a water structure breaker and protein stabilizer
PublicationThe enhancing effect on the water structure has been confirmed for most of the osmolytes exhibiting both stabilizing and destabilizing properties in regard to proteins. The presented work concerns osmolytes, which should be classified as “structure breaking” solutes: taurine and N,N,N-trimethyltaurine (TMT). Here, we combine FTIR spectroscopy, DSC calorimetry and DFT calculations to gain an insight into the interactions between...
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Molecular targets for antifungals in amino acid and protein biosynthetic pathways
PublicationFungi cause death of over 1.5 million people every year, while cutaneous mycoses are among the most common infections in the world. Mycoses vary greatly in severity, there are long-term skin (ringworm), nail or hair infections (tinea capitis), recurrent like vaginal candidiasis or severe, life-threatening systemic, multiorgan infections. In the last few years, increasing importance is attached to the health and economic problems...
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Ocena wpływu pokarmowych kwasów nukleinowych i ich komponentów na replikacyjną i naprawczą syntezę DNA w modelach komórek ludzkiego układu pokarmowego
PublicationKwasy nukleinowe, do których należą DNA i RNA, są podstawowymi elementami każdej komórki niezbędnymi do prawidłowego funkcjonowania organizmu. Pomimo, że cząsteczki te stanowią również nieodłączne składniki produktów żywnościowych spożywanych przez człowieka, to badania na temat ich zawartości w żywności oraz wartości odżywczej są ograniczone. Wyniki uzyskane w niniejszej pracy doktorskiej pokazały istotne różnice w ilości, wielkości...
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Preparation of Pseudopeptides Building Blocks with Retro-Thioamide Bond Mediated via Thiocarbamoyl Meldrum's Acid
PublicationAn easy and efficient synthesis of pseudo tripeptide containing a thiomalonamide moiety was developed. Isothiocyanate derivatives of amino acids react smoothly with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione yielding new thiocarbamoyl Meldrum's acids. Thermal decomposition of this new Meldrum's acid derivatives generate thiocarbamoyl ketenes, which acylate amino acid esters to give pseudo tripeptides.
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Acyl Meldrum's acid derivatives: application in organic synthesis
PublicationThis review is focused on one of the most important classes of Meldrum's acid derivatives commonly known as acyl Meldrum's acids. The preparation methods of these compounds are considered including the recently proposed and rather rarely used ones. The chemical properties of acyl Meldrum's acids are described in detail, including thermal stability and reactions with various nucleiophiles. The possible mechanisms of these transformations...
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Peptide modification with thiomalonoamide moiety
PublicationAbstract: Meldrum acid derivatives under the thermal decomposition are well known source of ketenes. Recently we investigated chemical properties of thiocarbamolyl meldrum acids. We found that 5-(α-alkylamino- α'-sulfhydryl)methylene Meldrum's acids hated in the presence of amines produce thiomalonamides. We used this reaction to the one pot synthesis of series of short peptides containing thiomalonoamide motif.
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Cuticular lipids of insects as potential biofungicides
PublicationThe term ''lipids'' refers to fatty acids, their derivatives and substances related with them biochemically or by the functions in the body. Lipids include compounds with different chemical structure. There are lipids with structures based on long-chain carboxylic acids and their direct derivatives, namely: fatty acids, alkanes, some alkenes, aldehydes and long chain alcohols and their derivatives (esters). The variety of lipid...
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Degradation of xylose using a microbial fuel cell
PublicationIt is generally known, that many kind of microorganisms are capable of using carbohydrates as a source of carbon and energy in an environment. The biodegradation process of monosaccharides from pentoses (in this case- racemic mixture of D - and L – xylose) is an immense opportunity for an entire reduction of biological contamination to neutral compounds through MFC. The process is occurred in a single-chamber MFC, which is contained...
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Phospholipids as potential prevention factor in carcinogenesis
PublicationPhospholipids are a group of complex lipids, which can be used in cancer chemoprevention. Glicerophospholipids are composed of fatty acids esterified to a glycerol backbone, a phosphate group and a hydrophilic residue such as: cho- line, ethanoloamine, serine or inositol. In the sn-2 position of glicerophospholipid usually there are unsaturated fatty acids, i.e. linolenic acid, while in the sn-1 position more typi- cal are saturated...
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Pochodne oleju makowego jako związki biologicznie czynne
PublicationW pracy przebadano skład kwasów tłuszczowych oleju makowego z nasion maku niskomorfinowego (Michałko, Agat, Mieszko, Zambo, Rubin i Przemko) i wysokomorfinowego (Lazur). Do dalszych badań wybrano olej makowy odmiany Michałko ze względu na wysoką zawartość kwasu linolowego (72,8%), niską zawartość kwasu oleinowego (12,6%) i kwasu linolenowego (0,8%). Kwasy nasycone głównie palmitynowy (11,3%) mogą być usunięte w odrębnym postępowaniu....
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The influence of the temperature treatment method on the quality of French fries.
Open Research DataThe video presents instructional work on the temperature treatment of French fries and the assessment of oil changes during frying. The results of the measurements show that placing the fries in cold oil, heating them to the frying temperature compared to the conventional method of frying, reduces the amount of primary oxidation products and free fatty...
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Improvement of derivatized amino acid detection sensitivity in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography by means of acid-induced pH-mediated stacking technique
PublicationDerivatization is a frequently used sample prepara-tion procedure applicable to the enhancement of analyte de-tection sensitivity. Amino acids mostly require derivatization prior to electrophoretic or chromatographic analysis, especial-ly if spectrophotometric detection is used. This study presents an on-line preconcentration technique for derivatized amino acids. The sensitivity of the method was improved by the utilization of...
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Amino Acid and Peptide‐Based Antiviral Agents
PublicationA significant number of antiviral agents used in clinical practice are amino acids, short peptides, or peptidomimetics. Among them, several HIV protease inhibitors (e. g. lopinavir, atazanavir), HCV protease inhibitors (e. g. grazoprevir, glecaprevir), and HCV NS5A protein inhibitors have contributed to a significant decrease in mortality from AIDS and hepatitis. However, there is an ongoing need for the discovery of new antiviral...
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Chemical Characteristics and Thermal Oxidative Stability of Novel Cold-Pressed Oil Blends: GC, LF NMR, and DSC Studies
PublicationPlant oils contain a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Studies of food products have revealed a considerable disproportion in the ratio of ω6 to ω3. This article presents information on the healthful qualities of eight new oil blends that contain a beneficial proportion of ω6 to ω3 fatty acids (5:1), as well as their degradation during heating at 170 and 200 °C. The fatty acid profile was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC),...
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A novel methodology for the enantiomeric resolution of methamphetamine, its precursors and intermediates by GC-MS
PublicationImpurity profiling and classification of abused drugs using chiral analytical techniques is of particular interest and importance because of the additional information obtained from this approach. When these methods are applied to the synthesis of illicitly used substances, they can supply valuable information about the conditions/chemicals used in the synthesis. In this study, simultaneous chiral separation of methylamphetamine,...
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Multi-state vibronic interactions in the fluorobenzene radical cation: The importance of quadratic coupling terms
PublicationThe multi-mode multi-state vibronic interactions in the set of X^2B_1 - D^2A_1 electronic states of the monofluoro benzene radical cation are investigated theoretically, based on a quadratic vibronic coupling approach. The underlying ionization potentials and coupling constants are obtained from ab initio coupled-cluster calculations. Previous investigations (relying on the linear coupling approach) are extended by including all...
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Non-volatile molecular composition and discrimination of single grape white of chardonnay, riesling, sauvignon blanc and silvaner using untargeted GC–MS analysis
PublicationThis study developed and applied a GC–MS method aiming at molecular fingerprinting of 120 commercial single grape white wines (Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Silvaner) for possible authentication according to grape variety. The method allowed detection of 372 peaks and tentative identification of 146 metabolites including alcohols, organic acids, esters, amino acids and sugars. The grape variety effect explained 8.3%...
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Versatility of putative aromatic aminotransferases from Candida albicans.
PublicationAmino acids constitute the key sources of nitrogen for growth of Candida albicans. In order to survive inside the host in different and rapidly changing environments, this fungus must be able to adapt via its expression of genes for amino acid metabolism. We analysed the ARO8, ARO9, YER152C, and BNA3 genes with regards to their role in the nutritional flexibility of C. albicans. CaAro8p is undoubtedly the most versatile enzyme...
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The influence of the type of composition of PVA-chitosan blends on stability at elevated temperature
Open Research DataThe dataset shows the results of a visual evaluation of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol composites. The composites were prepared by combining chitosan water solutions, dissolved in selected acids, and polyvinyl alcohol solution, freeze drying, and heating at 150°C dry composites. The results confirm that the chitosan / PVA composites, in which the first...
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Green products from herbal medicine wastes by subcritical water treatment
PublicationHerbal medicine wastes (HMWs) are byproducts of medicine factories, which are mainly landfilled for their environmental problems. Only bearing in mind the contamination and concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental emissions, the worth of herbal medicine wastes management and conversion to green products can be understood. In this work, subcritical water treatment was carried out batch-wise in a stainless tube...
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The influence of roasting and additional processing on the content of bioactive components in special purpose coffees
PublicationCoffee being the beverage consumed worldwide is also a very competitive commodity. Consequently, producers seek ways of attracting consumers by proposing e.g. novel ingredient combinations usually without evaluating their health quality. In this study, variations in health-promoting determinants for five special purpose coffee brews were characterized. The major bioactive components - chlorogenic acids (CAs) - detected by HPLC-DAD-MS...
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A new Thermus sp. class-IIS enzyme subfamily: isolation of a ''twin'' endo nuclease TspDTI with a novel specificity 5´-ATGAA(N11/9)-3´, related to TspGWI, Taqll and Tth111II. 5´-ATGAA(N11/9)-3´, spokrewnionej z TspGWI, TaqII i Tth111II.
PublicationOdkryto i scharakteryzowano nową subrodzinę enzymów klasy IIS z Thermus sp.
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TspGWI, a thermophilic class-IIS restriction endonuclease from Thermus sp.,recognizes novel asymmetric sequence 5´-ACGGA(N11/9)-3
PublicationA novel prototype class-IIS restriction endonuclease, TspGWI, was isolated from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus sp. GW. The recognition sequence and cleavage positions have been established: TspGWI recognizes the non-palindromic 5-bp sequence 5′-ACGGA-3′ and cleaves the DNA 11 and 9 nt downstream in the top and bottom strand, respectively. In addition, an accompanying endonuclease, TspGWII, an isoschizomer of Pst I, was found...
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H2AX phosphorylation, its role in DNA damage response and cancer therapy
PublicationDouble-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious DNA lesions, which, if left unrepaired, may have severe consequences for cell survival, as they lead to chromosome aberrations, genomic instability, or cell death. Various physical, chemical, and biological factors are involved in DSB induction. Cells respond to DNA damage by activating the so-called DNA damage response (DDR), a complex molecular mechanism developed to detect...
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The SERRATE protein is involved in alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana
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The SERRATE protein is involved in alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana
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SERRATE interacts with the nuclear exosome targeting (NEXT) complex to degrade primary miRNA precursors in Arabidopsis
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Isolation and identification of the restriction endonuclease Ptal fromPhormidium tadzschicicum, an isoschizomer of BspMII
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Targeted DNA oxidation by LSD1–SMAD2/3 primes TGF-β1/ EMT genes for activation or repression
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Endogenous oxidative DNA base modifications analysed with repair enzymes and GC/MS technique
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Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the balance of forces governing the formation of a guanine tetrad—a common structural unit of G-quadruplex DNA
PublicationG-quadruplexes (G4) are nucleic acid conformations of guanine-rich sequences, in which guanines are arranged in the square-planar G-tetrads, stacked on one another. G4 motifs form in vivo and are implicated in regulation of such processes as gene expression and chromosome maintenance. The structure and stability of various G4 topologies were determined experimentally; however, the driving forces for their formation are not fully...
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UNRES server for physics-based coarse-grained simulations and prediction of protein structure, dynamics and thermodynamics
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DNAffinity: a machine-learning approach to predict DNA binding affinities of transcription factors
PublicationWe present a physics-based machine learning approach to predict in vitro transcription factor binding affinities from structural and mechanical DNA properties directly derived from atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The method is able to predict affinities obtained with techniques as different as uPBM, gcPBM and HT-SELEX with an excellent performance, much better than existing algorithms. Due to its nature, the method can...
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How proteins bind to DNA: target discrimination and dynamic sequence search by the telomeric protein TRF1
PublicationTarget search as performed by DNA-binding proteins is a complex process, in which multiple factors contribute to both thermodynamic discrimination of the target sequence from overwhelmingly abundant off-target sites and kinetic acceleration of dynamic sequence interrogation. TRF1, the protein that binds to telomeric tandem repeats, faces an intriguing variant of the search problem where target sites are clustered within short fragments...
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Defining a novel domain that provides an essential contribution to site-specific interaction of Rep protein with DNA
PublicationAn essential feature of replication initiation proteins is their ability to bind to DNA. In this work, we describe a new domain that contributes to a replication initiator sequence-specific interaction with DNA. Applying biochemical assays and structure prediction methods coupled with DNA–protein crosslinking, mass spectrometry, and construction and analysis of mutant proteins, we identified that the replication initiator of the...
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Comparative Analysis of Metabolic Variations, Antioxidant Profiles and Antimicrobial Activity of Salvia hispanica (Chia) Seed, Sprout, Leaf, Flower, Root and Herb Extracts
PublicationThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the phytochemical profiles of the seeds, sprouts, leaves, flowers, roots and herb of Salvia hispanica and to demonstrate their significant contribution to antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Applied methods were: HPLC-DAD coupled with post-column derivatization with ABTS reagent, untargeted metabolomics performed by LC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS, and two-fold micro-dilution broth method, which...
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Nonprotein nitrogenous compounds
PublicationThe non-protein nitrogen (NPN) fraction is an important group of food components for both technological and nutritional reasons. Free amino acids (FAAs), oligopeptides, amines, nucleic acids, and nucleotides, as well as other low-molecular nitrogen-containing components (cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids, thiazoles, oxazoles, pyrroles, and pyrazines), are found in most foods. Their content depends on many factors, starting from...
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Organic syntheses greenness assessment with multicriteria decision analysis
PublicationGreen chemistry requires a metrics system that is comprehensive by the criteria included and simple in the application at the same time. We propose the application of multicriteria decision analysis for com- parative greenness assessment of organic synthesis procedures. The assessment is based on 9 criteria (the reagent, reaction efficiency, atom economy, temperature, pressure, synthesis time, solvent, catalyst and reactant) for...
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An LC-MS/MS Method for a Comprehensive Determination of Metabolites of BTEX Anaerobic Degradation in Bacterial Cultures and Groundwater
PublicationBTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and the different xylene isomers), known for carcinogenic and neurotoxic effects, are common environmental contaminants. The first step for the development of the bioremediation technologies is the detection of intense microbial degradation in contaminated waters in the quest for the most active bacterial strains. This requires the multispecies analysis for BTEX metabolites which are considered...
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Meldrum’s acid assisted formation of tetrahydroquinolin‑2‑one derivatives a short synthetic pathway to the biologically useful scaffold
PublicationA new method for the preparation of tetrahydroquinolin-2-one derivatives is presented. This approach involves a two-step reaction between enaminones and acylating agents, immediately followed by electrophilic cyclization, all within a single synthesis procedure, eliminating the need to isolate intermediates. The entire process is facilitated by the use of acyl Meldrum’s acids which not only shortens the preparation time of the...
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Partial characterization of three Korean white lotus cultivars
PublicationThe nutritional and bioactive values of Korean white lotus cultivars (Muan, Chungyang, and Garam)extracted with methanol, water, and acetone solvents were evaluated by the contents of their bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity determined by ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP, DPPH, and β-carotene-linoleic acid assays. HPLC, fluorometry, and FTIR spectroscopy were employed for evaluation of polyphenols and fatty acids. All lotus cultivar...
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Synthesis and polymerisation techniques of molecularly imprinted polymers
PublicationMolecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) are materials that has been processed using the molecular imprinting technique which permit to obtain well-defined three-dimensional cavities, with affinity to a template molecule, in the polymer matrix. Technology involves three strategies, i.e., covalent, non-covalent and semi-covalent approach, but the most popular is non-covalent approach. The most important components for the synthesis...
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Carboxylation Enhances Fragmentation of Furan upon Resonant Electron Attachment
PublicationWe report a dissociative electron attachment study to 2-furoic acid (C5H4O3) isolated in a gas phase, which is a model molecule consisting of a carboxylic group and a furan ring. Dissociation of furan by low energy electrons is accessible only via electronic excited Feshbach resonances at energies of incident electrons above 5 eV. On the other hand, carboxylic acids are well- known to dissociate via attachment of electrons at subexcitation energies....
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In vitro studies of antimicrobial activity of Gly-His-Lys conjugates as potential and promising candidates for therapeutics in skin and tissue infections
PublicationWe presented in vitro studies of antimicrobial activity of Gly-His-Lys conjugates that are important point in preliminary biological evaluation of their potential application in skin and tissue therapy. The novel compounds include the conjugation of fatty acids with a modification of the amino acid sequence in the primary structure of Gly-His-Lys.
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The Use of Artificial Neural Networks and Decision Trees to Predict the Degree of Odor Nuisance of Post-Digestion Sludge in the Sewage Treatment Plant Process
PublicationThis paper presents the application of artificial neural networks and decision trees for the prediction of odor properties of post-fermentation sludge from a biological-mechanical wastewater treatment plant. The input parameters were concentrations of popular compounds present in the sludge, such as toluene, p-xylene, and p-cresol, and process parameters including the concentration of volatile fatty acids, pH, and alkalinity in...
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Impact of the Alkyl Side Chains of Cations and Anions on the Activity and Renaturation of Lysozyme: A Systematic Study Performed Using Six Amino‐Acid‐Based Ionic Liquids
PublicationThe impact of the structure of ionic liquid on the activity and renaturation of lysozyme from the hen egg white (HEWL) was investigated. A set of six ionic liquids based on morpholinium cation and N-acylated amino acids as anions were exploited. The matrix used was based on two homologous series: one with N-acetyl-L-valinate [Val] as a common anion and morpholinium cation with a different number of carbon atoms in the n-alkyl chain...
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Preparation, composition and properties of fish silage produced with post-coagulation sludge
PublicationPost-coagulation sludge was added to fish fydrolyzates (silage). Silage was prepared using whole sprats. Technology of the process has been modified and sulphuric acid was replaced with phosphoric acid. The objective was to evaleuate the quality of produced silage during storage, particulary the changes of peroxide value and amount of free acids in silage fat.
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One-Step Synthesis of b-Lactams with Retro-Amide Side Chain
PublicationAbstract: A one pot synthesis for preparation of 1,4-disubstituted-2-oxo-azetidine-3-carboxylic acid amides was developed. 5-(α-N-substituted-amino-α'-hydroxy)methylene Meldrum's acids act as a source of ketenes that react with aldimines in boiling toluene to give b-lactams with retro-amid side chain.
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GC Chromatograms for isomerization of alpha-pinene
Open Research DataData contain results of the catalytic tests for the isomerization of alpha-pinene for the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y,...
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Determination of SCFAs in water using GC-FID. Selection of the separation system
PublicationIn the present study, an analytical procedure was developed for the determination of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in landfill leachate and municipal wastewater employing injection of aqueous samples to gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). Chromatographic conditions such as a separation system, injection volume, oven temperature program were investigated and selected. With two columns, one with a polar (polyethylene...
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In vitro antioxidative and binding properties of phenolics in traditional, citrus and exotic fruits
PublicationMany polyphenols bind proteins, therefore our research was focused on the potential of protein binding to polyphenols of investigated fruits and their health-related effects. The contents of polyphenols and related antioxidant activities of traditional, citrus and exotic fruits were compared. The presence of polyphenols (flavonoids and phenolic acids) in the investigated samples and their interaction with human serum albumin (HSA)...
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Chapter 4. Electricity generation from glucose microbial fuel cell
PublicationThe microbial fuel cell was constructed to generate electricity with simultaneous digestion of a glucose fuel by a bacterial biofilm. The decomposition of glucose resulted in releasing of electrons to an anode and to production of some by-products, e.g. metane or organic acids. It was found that maximum electric power density strongly depended on the proton transport through the proton exchange membrane seperating the anolyte and...
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Synthesis and Fluorescent Properties of 6-(4-Biphenylyl)-3,9-dihydro-9-oxo-5H-imidazo[1,2-A]purine Analogues of Acyclovir and Ganciclovir
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SYNTHESIS AND FLUORESCENT PROPERTIES OF THE TRICYCLIC ANALOGUES OF ACYCLOVIR LINKED WITH NITROGEN HETBROCYCLIC UNITS
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Increased plasma concentration of 4-pyridone-3-carboxamide-1-ß-D-ribonucleoside (4PYR) in lung cancer. Preliminary studies
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Thermodynamic, Anticoagulant, and Antiproliferative Properties of Thrombin Binding Aptamer Containing Novel UNA Derivative
PublicationThrombin is a serine protease that plays a crucial role in hemostasis, fibrinolysis, cell proliferation, and migration. Thrombin binding aptamer (TBA) is able to inhibit the activity of thrombin molecule via binding to its exosite I. This 15-nt DNA oligonucleotide forms an intramolecular, antiparallel G-quadruplex structure with a chair-like conformation. In this paper, we report on our investigations on the influence of certain...
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TGA data of MXenes catalysts
Open Research DataData contain results from TGA measurement of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y, where X:Y means the acids weight ratios. ...
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Adsorption and desorption of N2 measurement of MXenes catalysts
Open Research DataData contain results from adsorption and desorption of N2 measurement of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y, where X:Y...
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Synthesis of 5-Substituted 1H-Tetrazoles from Nitriles in the Presence of Heterogeneous Catalyst
PublicationTetrazoles are five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing in their rings four nitrogen atoms. They have wide applications as corrosion inhibitors, analytical reagents, high-energy materials and gas generating compositions. Tetrazoles also play important role in coordination chemistry as ligands and in medicinal chemistry as metabolically stable surrogates for carboxylic acids. In recent years, investigation of new method of...
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XRD patterns of MXenes catalysts
Open Research DataData contain results from XRD measurements of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y, where X:Y means the acids weight ratios....
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Raman spectra of MXenes catalysts
Open Research DataData contain results from Raman spectroscopy of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y, where X:Y means the acids weight ratios. ...
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SEM images of MXene catalysts
Open Research DataData contain results SEM measurements of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes produced via acidic etching aluminum from MAX Phase (Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2-Al-Ti3C2) using different etching agents, HF/HCl and HF/H2SO4 with different weight ratios (1:3, 1:4, and 1:5). The samples were labeled as MXene HF/HCl X:Y and MXene HF/H2SO4 X:Y, where X:Y means the acids weight ratios. MAX...
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Detection of UPEC IH11128 ability to form biofilm in a standard congo red (CR) method of colony staining.
Open Research DataA standard method of testing E. coli's ability to form biofilm is based on the analysis of morphologyof bacterial colonies grown on yeast extract/casamino acids (YESCA) nutrient agar medium containing congored (CR) as an indicator dye of ECM production. The CR dye adsorbed from the culture medium bybacteria binds to the components of the ECM, including...
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Thermodynamic interpretation and prediction of CO2 solubility in imidazolium ionic liquids based on regular solution theory
PublicationRegular solution theory (RST) is the most popular model for the interpretation of the interaction between CO2 and ionic liquids. In the present work, the parameters of this model were determined for the CO2 absorption in eleven imidazolium ionic liquids. The y-intercept (A) of the RST model for the investigated imidazolium liquids increases with increasing temperature whereas the slope (B) remains constant. The values of RST parameters...
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Ti3C2 MXenes-based catalysts for the process of α-pinene isomerization
PublicationIn this study, the catalytic performance of Ti3C2 MXene materials in the reaction of α-pinene isomerization was demonstrated. The influence of etching agents (HF, HF/H2SO4, and HF/HCl; weight ratios of mixed acids: 1 : 3, 1 : 4, and 1 : 5) on removing Al atoms from MAX phase, creation of an accordion-like structure typical...
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Characterization of two aminotransferases from Candida albicans
PublicationAminoadipate aminotransferase (AmAA) is an enzyme of α-aminoadipate pathway (AAP) for l-lysine biosynthesis. AmAA may also participated in biosynthesis or degradation of aromatic amino acids and in d-tryptophan based pigment production. The AAP is unique for fungal microorganisms. Enzymes involved in this pathway have specific structures and properties. These features can be used as potential molecular markers. Enzymes catalyzing...
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Impact of the Alkyl Side Chains of Cations and Anions on the Activity and Renaturation of Lysozyme: A Systematic Study Performed Using Six Amino‐Acid‐Based Ionic Liquids
PublicationThe impact of the structure of ionic liquid on the activity and renaturation of lysozyme from the hen egg white (HEWL) was investigated. A set of six ionic liquids based on morpholinium cation and N-acylated amino acids as anions were exploited. The matrix used was based on two homologous series: one with N-acetyl-L-valinate [Val] as a common anion and morpholinium cation with a different number of...
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Solid Phase Micro-Extraction, a Versatile and Handy Tool in Environmental Trace Organic Analysis, Gets a New Class of Coatings, Polymeric Ionic Liquids
PublicationSolid phase microextraction (SPME) fundamentals, characteristics and application are described. The special stress is put on characteristics of sorbents used as SPME fiber coatings. Description of commercially available fibers and the present-day trends in development of new sorbents for SPME are given. Discussion is focused on possibility of application of ionic liquids (IL) and polymeric ionic liquids (PIL) as SPME fiber coatings....