Modern microwave methods in solid state inorganic materials chemistry: from fundamentals to manufacturing

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Facile Preparation of Fluorescent Neoglycoproteins Using p-Nitrophenyl Anthranilate as a Heterobifunctional Linker

A facile preparation of neoglycoconjugates has been developed with a commercially available chemical, p-nitrophenyl anthranilate (PNPA), as a heterobifunctional linker. The two functional groups of PNPA, the aromatic amine and the p-nitrophenyl ester, are fully differentiated to selectively conjugate with glycans and other biomolecules containing nucleophiles. PNPA is efficiently conjugated with free reducing glycans via reductive amination. The glycan−PNPA conjugates (GPNPAs) can be easily purified and quantified by UV absorption. The active p-nitrophenyl ester in the GPNPA conjugates readily reacts with amines under mild conditions, and the resulting conjugates acquire strong fluorescence. This approach was used to prepare several fluorescent neoglycoproteins. The neoglycoproteins were covalently printed on activated glass slides and were bound by appropriate lectins recognizing the glycans

Modelling climate and societal resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean in the last Millennium

This article analyses high-quality hydroclimate proxy records and spatial reconstructions from the Central and Eastern Mediterranean and compares them with two Earth System Model simulations (CCSM4, MPI-ESM-P) for the Crusader period in the Levant (1095–1290 CE), the Mamluk regime in Transjordan (1260–1516 CE) and the Ottoman crisis and Celâlî Rebellion(1580–1610 CE). During the three time intervals, environmental and climatic stress tested the resilience of complex societies.We find that the multidecadal precipitation and drought variations in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean cannot be explained by external forcings (solar variations, tropical volcanism); rather they were driven by internal climate dynamics. Our research emphasises the challenges, opportunities and limitations of linking proxy records, palaeoreconstructions and model simulations to better understand how climate can affect human history

Chemical Approaches To Perturb, Profile, and Perceive Glycans

Glycosylation is an essential form of post-translational modification that regulates intracellular and extracellular processes. Regrettably, conventional biochemical and genetic methods often fall short for the study of glycans, because their structures are often not precisely defined at the genetic level. To address this deficiency, chemists have developed technologies to perturb glycan biosynthesis, profile their presentation at the systems level, and perceive their spatial distribution. These tools have identified potential disease biomarkers and ways to monitor dynamic changes to the glycome in living organisms. Still, glycosylation remains the underexplored frontier of many biological systems. In this Account, we focus on research in our laboratory that seeks to transform the study of glycan function from a challenge to routine practice

Self-diffusion coefficients of the trivalent lanthanide ions

The ionic self-diffusion coefficients D of the trivalent ions 153Gd(III) and 170Tm(III), have been determined in aqueous solutions of La (NO3) 3-HNO3 and Gd (NO3) 3-HNO3 (pH=2.5) at 25°C by the open-end capillary method (O.E.C.M.). The diffusion data obtained in large range of concentration as well as the physico-chemical properties, allow to derive the following informations:

Viscosity Arrhenius parameters correlation: extension from pure to binary fluid mixtures

<div><p>Knowledge of fluids’ physicochemical properties is mandatory for the design and optimisation of industrial processes and products. A data quantity of most importance, in this regard, turns out to be the value of fluid viscosity. Many empirical and semi-empirical formulas have been proposed in the literature to describe the viscosity of pure liquids and binary liquid mixtures. Recently, an interesting equation is proposed for pure solvents correlating the two parameters in the viscosity Arrhenius-type equation, namely the activation energy (<i>E</i>_a) and the pre-exponential factor (<i>A</i>_s). This paper aims to extend the said correlation to binary liquid mixtures. To achieve this purpose, statistical methods are applied using data sets from the literature of some solvent binary mixtures at different compositions and temperatures. The validation of the extended proposed equation for binary liquid mixtures is important since it simplifies the estimation of viscous behaviour and the ensuing calculations.</p></div

L'arseniate Na3Fe2(AsO4)3 :etude structurale de la forme basse temperature et simulation des proprietes de conduction des cations alcalins

The crystal structure of the low-temperature garnet-like form of tri-sodium diiron(III) triarsenate, Na3Fe2(AsO4)3, exhibits a three-dimensional framework with small tunnels running along the [111] direction, in which the Na + cations are located. This study demonstrates the structural origins of the different ionic conductivities of the low- and high-temperature forms. Sodium conduction properties are simulated by means of the bond-valence-sum (BVS) model; the correlations between the low- and high-temperature crystal structures are discussed. The As, Fe and Na atoms lie on special positions (Wyckoff symbols 24d, 16a and 24c, respectively

Substitutions of potentially phosphorylatable serine residues of Bax reveal how they may regulate its interaction with mitochondria.

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Substitutions of potentially phosphorylatable serine residues of Bax reveal how they may regulate its interaction with mitochondria.

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