Photoreactive Azido-Containing Silica Nanoparticle/Polycation Multilayers: Durable Superhydrophobic Coating on Cotton Fabrics
Q:I don't mean to be lazy but could you explain the significance of enterobactin?
Enterobactin is a molecule produced by mostly Gram-negative bacteria, and is used to collect iron from the environment and provide the bacteria with said iron. Iron is very important biologically, as a ligand and in groups like heme. It can be used as a cofactor in metalloproteins (similar to a ligand, but not exactly.)
What’s so significant about it is how powerful of a siderophore it is. It can quite literally take iron from living organisms that the bacterium is living in or around.
Enterobactin, the strongest siderophore — iron chelating agent — in current knowledge. It acts in a similar fashion as ferroportin in higher organisms.
A macroepigenetic approach to identify factors responsible for the autism epidemic in the United States
This review seeks to indentify possible autism etiology in the US population. The implications are both genetic and epigenetic—check out the article for a more in-depth look.
Gods as Topological Invariants
The author, Daniel Schoch, uses topology to connect theology and physics.
Yes, I am serious.
Probably the coolest paper I’ve read as of late. No matter what side you are on, this is intriguing and opens the door for conversation.
Though, I will say, somebody will probably rebuke this paper.
Pseudomonas jinjuensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, motile, single polar flagellated, yellow-white, rod bacterium isolated from soil in the Jinju Region of Korea.
Soon Wo Kon, et al. “Pseudomonas umsongensis sp. nov. and Pseudomonas jinjuensis sp. nov., novel species from farm soils in Korea”. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02326-0 IJSEM January 2003 vol. 53 no. 1 21-27
Triflic acid is one of the strongest acids known to man. Upon contact to the skin, severe burns are induced, along with delayed tissue destruction. Upon inhalation, edema and fatal spasms occur. Its constituent anion, triflate, is extremely stable due to its strong resonance.
Liquid crystals in nematic phase.
Interaction of Nucleic Acids with the Glycocalyx
Mammalian cells resist the uptake of nucleic acids. The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane presents one barrier. Here, we report on a second physicochemical barrier for uptake.
Essentially, the authors found that anionic oligosaccharides contribute to blocking the uptake of nucleic acids.
Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Dual Acting Antioxidant A2A Adenosine Receptor Agonists
A number of potent and selective agonists of adenosine A2A receptors have been synthesized and identified by this lab. The paper highlights the synthesis route and evaluation of these compounds. As an added bonus, they have antioxidant moieties.
