Scholarly Work - Chemistry & Biochemistry
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18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid Induces Metabolic Changes and Reduces Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Interactions
(MDPI AG, 2022-06)The rise in bacterial resistance to common antibiotics has raised an increased need for alternative treatment strategies. The natural antibacterial product, 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) has shown efficacy against ... -
Thermal properties of single-layer MoS2–WS2 alloys enabled by machine-learned interatomic potentials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-06)Two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials are poised to transform conventional electronics for a wide spectrum of applications that will encompass chemical sciences. For the study of thermal transport in single-layer (1L) or ... -
Metagenomes and Metagenome-Assembled Genomes from Substrate-Amended Hot Spring Sediment Incubations from Yellowstone National Park
(American Society for Microbiology, 2022-03)Here, we report on eight sediment metagenomes obtained from an alkaline hot spring, with their corresponding metagenome-assembled genomes. Samples had been incubated for 48 h with various substrate amendments in conjunction ... -
Correlative SIP-FISH-Raman-SEM-NanoSIMS links identity, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of environmental microbes
(2022-06)Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques are commonly applied to study microbial cells but are typically used on separate samples, resulting in population-level datasets that are integrated across different cells with ... -
Metagenomes and Metagenome-Assembled Genomes from Substrate-Amended Hot Spring Sediment Incubations from Yellowstone National Park
(American Society for Microbiology, 2022-03)Here, we report on eight sediment metagenomes obtained from an alkaline hot spring, with their corresponding metagenome-assembled genomes. Samples had been incubated for 48 h with various substrate amendments in conjunction ... -
Exploring the Limits of the Rapid-Charging Performance of Graphite as the Anode in Lithium-Ion Batteries
(The Electrochemical Society, 2022-01)Graphite is, in principle, applicable as a high-power anode in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) given its high intralayer lithium diffusivity at room temperature. However, such cells are known to exhibit poor capacity retention ... -
Cyclic Tetra-Adenylate (cA4) Recognition by Csa3; Implications for an Integrated Class 1 CRISPR-Cas Immune Response in Saccharolobus solfataricus
(MDPI AG, 2021-12)Csa3 family transcription factors are ancillary CRISPR-associated proteins composed of N-terminal CARF domains and C-terminal winged helix-turn-helix domains. The activity of Csa3 transcription factors is thought to be ... -
Solvent coordination to palladium can invert the selectivity of oxidative addition
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01)In the presence of the bulky monophosphine PtBu3, palladium usually prefers to react with Ar–Cl over Ar–OTf bonds. However, strongly coordinating solvents can bind to palladium, inducing a reversal of selectivity. -
Ground-based investigation of HO<sub><i>x</i></sub> and ozone chemistry in biomass burning plumes in rural Idaho
(Copernicus GmbH, 2022-04)Ozone (O3), a potent greenhouse gas that is detrimental to human health, is typically found in elevated concentrations within biomass burning (BB) smoke plumes. The radical species OH, HO2, and RO2 (known collectively as ... -
Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Investigation of the Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Sodium Benzoates with Chloroarenes
(American Chemical Society, 2021-08)Reported herein is a mechanistic investigation into the palladium catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of sodium benzoates and chloroarenes. The reaction was found to be first order in Pd. A minimal substituent effect ... -
Experimental and Computational Evaluation of Tantalocene Hydrides for C–H Activation of Arenes
(American Chemical Society, 2021-08)Half a century ago, tantalocene hydrides (especially Cp2TaH3, where Cp = η5-C5H5) were reported to catalyze H/D exchange with arenes. However, there has been very little follow-up to the seminal reports, and numerous ... -
Mechanistic Investigation into the Gold-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Iodoarenes
(American Chemical Society, 2021-07)While many gold catalyzed reactions have been thoroughly developed, most are not thought to involve redox events at gold. In contrast, recent advances have demonstrated the feasibility of redox gold catalysis. This report ... -
C–O-Selective Cross-Coupling of Chlorinated Phenol Derivatives
(Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2021-05)Chemoselective cross-coupling of phenol derivatives is valuable for generating products that retain halides. Here we discuss recent developments in selective cross-couplings of chloroaryl phenol derivatives, with a particular ... -
Core Protein-Directed Antivirals and Importin β Can Synergistically Disrupt Hepatitis B Virus Capsids
(American Society for Microbiology, 2022-01)The HBV core, an icosahedral complex of 120 copies of the homodimeric core (capsid) protein with or without packaged nucleic acid, is transported to the host nucleus by its interaction with host importin proteins. Importin-core ... -
Nanoparticles To Study Lectins in Caenorhabditis elegans: Multivalent Galactose β1-4 Fucose-Functionalized Dendrimers Provide Protection from Oxidative Stress
(American Chemical Society, 2021-11)Galectins are galactoside-binding lectins that are functional dimers or higher-order oligomers. Multivalent binding has been shown to augment the relatively low affinity of the galectins for their galactoside-binding ... -
A High-Throughput Metabolic Microarray Assay Reveals Antibacterial Effects of Black and Red Raspberries and Blackberries against Helicobacter pylori Infection
(MDPI AG, 2021-07)Helicobacter pylori infection is commonly treated with a combination of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors. However, since H. pylori is becoming increasingly resistant to standard antibiotic regimens, novel treatment ... -
Neutron Insights into Sorption Enhanced Methanol Catalysis
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-06)Sorption enhanced methanol production makes use of the equilibrium shift of the CO2 hydrogenation reaction towards the desired products. However, the increased complexity of the catalyst system leads to additional reactions ... -
Methane Adsorption on Heteroatom-Modified Maquettes of Porous Carbon Surfaces
(American Chemical Society, 2021-07)Experimental and theoretical studies disagree on the energetics of methane adsorption on carbon materials. However, this information is critical for the rational design and optimization of the structure and composition of ... -
Effects of mechanical stimulation on metabolomic profiles of SW1353 chondrocytes: shear and compression
(The Company of Biologists, 2022-01)Mechanotransduction is a biological phenomenon where mechanical stimuli are converted to biochemical responses. A model system for studying mechanotransduction are the chondrocytes of articular cartilage. Breakdown of this ... -
Correlative SIP-FISH-Raman-SEM-NanoSIMS links identity, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of environmental microbes
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-06)Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques are commonly applied to study microbial cells but are typically used on separate samples, resulting in population-level datasets that are integrated across different cells with ...
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