Author(s): Tarmoun K; Lachance V; Le Corvec V; Bélanger SM; Beaucaire G; Kourrich S;

Sigma-1R (S1R) is a ubiquitously distributed protein highly expressed in the brain and liver. It acts as a ligand-inducible chaperone protein localized at the endoplasmic reticulum. S1R participates in several signaling pathways that oversee diverse cellular and neurological functions, such as calcium and proteome homeostasis, neuronal activity, memory, a ...

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Author(s): Hamzehpoor E; Effaty F; Borchers TH; Stein RS; Wahrhaftig-Lewis A; Ottenwaelder X; Frišcic T; Perepichka DF;

We report a rapid, room-temperature mechanochemical synthesis of 2- and 3-dimensional boroxine covalent organic frameworks (COFs), enabled by using trimethylboroxine as a dehydrating additive to overcome the hydrolytic sensitivity of boroxine-based COFs. The resulting COFs display high porosity a ...

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Author(s): Ricardo-Noordberg J; Kamal S; Majewski M;

Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells can enable the production of molecules currently accessible through energetically demanding syntheses. Copper(I)-based dyes represent electronically tunable charge transfer and separation systems. Herein, we report a Cu(I)-bisdiimine donor-chromophore-acceptor dye with an absorbance in the visible part of the sola ...

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Author(s): Andrade-Gagnon B; Casillas-Popova SN; Jazani AM; Oh JK;

Smart nanoassemblies degradable through the cleavage of acid-labile linkages have attracted significant attention because of their biological relevance found in tumor tissues. Despite their high potential to achieve controlled/enhanced drug release, a systematic understanding of structural factors that affect their pH sensitivity remains challenging, part ...

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Author(s): Leone F; Imfeld A; Mirzaei Y; Gélinas Y;

Vapour-phase fumigation with HCl is routinely used to remove inorganic carbon in preparation for the measurement of the concentration and d13C value of organic carbon in a sample using elemental analysis coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Acidification of the sample to be analyzed can lead to the loss of low molecular weight conjugate bases as ...

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Author(s): Kékedy-Nagy L; Perry JM; Little SR; Llorens OY; Shih SCC;

We present a novel "on-off", cost-effective, rapid electrochemical aptasensor combined with a microfluidics cartridge system for the detection of ?9-THC (?9-tetrahydrocannabinol) in human saliva via differential pulse voltammetry. The assay relied on the competitive binding between the ?9-THC and a soluble redox indicator methylene blue, using an aptamer ...

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Author(s): Samlali K; Alves CL; Jezernik M; Shih SCC;

Fungal cell-wall-degrading enzymes have great utility in the agricultural and food industries. These cell-wall-degrading enzymes are known to have functions that can help defend against pathogenic organisms. The existing methods used to discover these enzymes are not well adapted to fungi culture and morphology, which prevents the proper evaluation of the ...

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Author(s): Martínez RF; Cuccia LA; Viedma C; Cintas P;

By paraphrasing one of Kipling's most amazing short stories (How the Leopard Got His Spots), this article could be entitled "How Sugars Became Homochiral". Obviously, we have no answer to this still unsolved mystery, and this perspective simply brings recent models, experiments and hypotheses into the homochiral homogeneity of sugars on earth. We shal ...

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Author(s): Chacón-Huete F; Messina C; Cigana B; Forgione P;

This Review summarizes recent efforts to capitalize on 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and related furans as emerging building blocks for the synthesis of fine chemicals and materials, with a focus on advanced applications within medicinal and polymer chemistry, as well as nanomaterials. As with all chemical industries, these fields have historically relied ...

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Author(s): Kékedy-Nagy L; English L; Anari Z; Abolhassani M; Pollet BG; Popp J; Greenlee LF;

In this study, a suite of natural wastewater sources is tested to understand the effects of wastewater composition and source on electrochemically driven nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient removal. Kinetics, electrode behavior, and removal efficiency were evaluated during electrochemical precipitation, whereby a sacrificial magnesium (Mg) anode was used to ...

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Author(s): Patel T, Kim MP, Park J, Lee TH, Nellepalli P, Noh SM, Jung HW, Ko H, Oh JK

In recent years, the advent of highly deformable and healable electronics is exciting and promising for next-generation electronic devices. In particular, self-healable triboelectric nanogenerators (SH-TENGs) serve as promising candidates based on the combination of the triboelectric effect, electrostatic induction, and self-healing action. However, the m ...

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