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Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Furans (PCDD/Fs), and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Functions of Sample Depth in Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Blubber
Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined as a function of depth in…
Received 07 August 2007 03:44 UTC; Posted 10 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Ecology, Earth & Environment
Rapid Dissolution of Lignocellulosic Plant Materials in an Ionic Liquid
Concerns regarding the non-renewable nature of, and pollution from, petroleum derived energy and commercial products has led to the concept of a biomass economy. As part of this vision for a societ…
Received 07 August 2007 03:39 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment, Plant Biology
High-Value Phytochemicals from Grape Cane Waste: Potential Value-Added Viticultural Sources of Trans-Resveratrol and Trans-e-Viniferin with Medicinal and Anti-Phytopathogenic Applications
Grape canes as agricultural waste from commercial viticultural activities represent a potentially important source of the well-known medicinal and anti-phytopathogenic stilbene compounds trans-resv…
Received 07 August 2007 01:49 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Earth & Environment
Trichoderma reesei derived cellulase activity in three N,N-dimethylethanolammonium akylcarboxylate ionic liquids
The activity and denaturation extent of cellulase from Trichoderma reesei (E.C. # 3.2.1.4) was investigated in three representative N,N-dimethylethanolammonium akylcarboxylate ionic liquids. Signif…
Received 06 August 2007 23:27 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Chemistry
Biological Activities of Extracts from Sumac (Rhus spp.): A Review
Sumac is the common name for a genus (Rhus) that contains over 250 individual species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. These plants are found in temperate and tropical regions world…
Received 06 August 2007 22:12 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Pharmacology, Plant Biology
Direct fluorophore conjugation to genomic DNA for microarray-based epigenomic profiling
A methodology for microarray based epigenomic profiling is presented. The method relies on platinum-based fluorescence labeling reagents for direct (non-enzymatic) labeling of DNA and RNA. This is …
Received 12 July 2007 16:09 UTC; Posted 12 July 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer, Chemistry, Molecular Cell Biology
XML in Motion from Genome to Drug
Information technology (IT) has emerged as a central to the solution of contemporary genomics and drug discovery problems. Researchers involved in genomics, proteomics, transcriptional profiling, h…
Received 28 June 2007 13:33 UTC; Posted 28 June 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Bioinformatics
The nitrite anion: the key intermediate in alkyl nitrates degradative mechanism.
Alkyl nitrates, in vivo, are metabolized to yield nitric oxide, and thiol groups are considered necessary cofactors. This statement is based on studies that underline how these species potentiate…
Received 26 June 2007 07:50 UTC; Posted 26 June 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Pharmacology
The CombiUgi Project and Closing the Open Science Loop
This presentation combines 2 blog posts explaining the CombiUgi project and the predicted anti-tumor activity of a virtual library of 68,000 compounds.
Received 19 June 2007 16:23 UTC; Posted 20 June 2007
Posted to: Cancer, Chemistry, Bioinformatics
Fast and Scriptable Molecular Graphics in Web Browsers without Java3D
Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for chemistry and biochemistry. It is cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems. The software consists of three parts: the Jmo…
Received 14 June 2007 14:09 UTC; Posted 14 June 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Bioinformatics
