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PUBLICATION: "Image-Guided Monitoring of Mitochondria and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mice"

PUBLICATION: "Image-Guided Monitoring of Mitochondria and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mice"

Abstract Early detection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression is critical for improving disease management and therapeutic outcomes. However, the […]

March 27, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Biophysical Investigation of Metal-Substituted D-2-Hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase"

PUBLICATION: "Biophysical Investigation of Metal-Substituted D-2-Hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase"

Abstract D-2-Hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (EC: 1.1.99.39; Uniprot ID: Q9I6H4) is a metallo-flavoenzyme that utilizes Zn2+ and FAD to […]

March 25, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Thioether Oxidation Chemistry in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Sensitive Trigger Design: A Kinetic Analysis"

PUBLICATION: "Thioether Oxidation Chemistry in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Sensitive Trigger Design: A Kinetic Analysis"

Abstract Thioether oxidation to sulfoxide by H2O2 has been widely reported as an ROS-sensitive trigger in drug delivery applications. Through a […]

March 20, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Implementation of an Ellipsoidal-Cavity Field Correction for Computed Molecular Oscillator Strengths in Solution: A(nother) Benchmark Study"

PUBLICATION: "Implementation of an Ellipsoidal-Cavity Field Correction for Computed Molecular Oscillator Strengths in Solution: A(nother) Benchmark Study"

Abstract We recently compared oscillator strengths (OS) obtained from electronic structure calculations (fcomp) to OSs derived from experimental spectra (fexp) […]

March 18, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Orthogonal-Group-Controlled Site-Selective I-Branching of Poly-N-acetyllactosamine Chains Reveals Unique Binding Specificities of Proteins towards I-Antigens"

PUBLICATION: "Orthogonal-Group-Controlled Site-Selective I-Branching of Poly-N-acetyllactosamine Chains Reveals Unique Binding Specificities of Proteins towards I-Antigens"

Abstract Poly-N-acetyllactosamine (poly-LacNAc) is ubiquitously expressed on cell surface glycoconjugates, serving as the backbone of complex glycans and an extended […]

March 14, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Molecular model of TFIIH recruitment to the transcription-coupled repair machinery"

PUBLICATION: "Molecular model of TFIIH recruitment to the transcription-coupled repair machinery"

Tanmoy Paul 1 2, Chunli Yan 1 2, Jina Yu 1 2, Susan E Tsutakawa 3, John A Tainer 3 4, Dong Wang 5, Ivaylo Ivanov 6 7   Abstract Transcription-coupled repair (TCR) is a vital nucleotide excision […]

March 10, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "The Photophysical Path to the Triplet State in Light-Oxygen-Voltage (LOV) Domains"

PUBLICATION: "The Photophysical Path to the Triplet State in Light-Oxygen-Voltage (LOV) Domains"

Paulami Ghosh 1, Stephen O Ajagbe 1, Samer Gozem 2 Abstract Upon blue-light absorption, LOV domains efficiently undergo intersystem crossing (ISC) to the triplet state. […]

March 5, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Single-Photon DNA Photocleavage up to 905 nm by a Benzylated 4-Quinolinium Carbocyanine Dye"

PUBLICATION: "Single-Photon DNA Photocleavage up to 905 nm by a Benzylated 4-Quinolinium Carbocyanine Dye"

Effibe O Ahoulou 1, Aikohi Ugboya 1, Victor Ogbonna 1, Kanchan Basnet 1, Maged Henary 1 2, Kathryn B Grant 1   Abstract This paper describes the DNA interactions of near-infrared (NIR) […]

March 4, 2025

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FEBRUARY 2025 - CHEMISTRY NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 2025 - CHEMISTRY NEWSLETTER

Chemistry Newsletter Feb 2025

February 25, 2025

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PUBLICATION: "Oxidation of α-hydroxy acids by D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase enzymes"

Abstract α-Hydroxy acids are naturally occurring organic molecules with various medical and industrial applications. However, some α-hydroxy acids, like D-2-hydroxyglutarate […]

February 25, 2025