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Mechanical Flexibility Enables DNA Origami to Overcome Steric Confinement in Mucus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical flexibility is introduced as a design parameter to enhance nanocarrier transport in mucus. Using DNA origami, flexibility is decoupled from size, shap and surface chemistry, revealing improved passage through confined hydrogel networks. While surface passivation reduces aggregation, flexibility further boosts transport, offering a general ...
Matteo Tollemeto, Emily Tsang, Marie Karen Tracy Hong Lin, Luca Mannino, Kurt V. Gothelf, Anja Boisen   +5 more
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Taxonomic revision of the oil-collecting bee subgenus Epicharis (Epicharitides) Moure, 1945 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with the description of two new species

European Journal of Taxonomy
A taxonomic revision of the oil-collecting bees of the subgenus Epicharis (Epicharitides) Moure, 1945 is provided. A total of nine species were recognized: E. cockerelli Friese, 1900; E. duckei Friese, 1901; E. iheringi Friese, 1899; E.
Germán Villamizar, Felipe Vivallo
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Pyrazole‐Derived Antibacterial Compounds Effectively Treat Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections by Inhibiting Aspartate Transcarbamoylase

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study unveils a novel antibacterial mechanism against MRSA, in which the compound Py‐27 selectively targets and inhibits aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase), a key enzyme in pyrimidine synthesis. This inhibition disrupts DNA replication, induces oxidative damage, leading to potent bactericidal activity.
Xiaorong Yang, Xinyuan Cao, Lixia Dai, Feng Yang, Jing Wang, Yudong Ma, Tong Bu, Zile Gong, Xueyan Liu, Changcai Bai, Xiaolou Miao, Xiaofei Shang   +11 more
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Hyperacute Interleukin‐1β Production and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in the Cerebral Circulation of Stroke Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion is associated with rapid intravascular immune activation. Analysis of arterial blood sampled distal to the thrombus during mechanical thrombectomy revealed increased extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β) levels, evidence of inflammasome priming in monocytes, and ...
Justine Münsterberg, Caspar Brekenfeld, Hanna Englert, Marius Piepke, Regine J. Dress, Martin Oertel, Tina Fischer, Romy Hackbusch, Mingming Zha, Haodi Cai, Christian Casar, Ines S. Schädlich, Leo Winter, Alina Jander, Karoline Degenhardt, Maxim Bester, Fabian Flottmann, Uta Hanning, Brigitte Holst, Anna Worthman, Johanna Hiefner, Berenike Rutz, Eckhard Schlemm, Götz Thomalla, Bettina H. Clausen, Ann M. Stowe, Immo Prinz, Thiruma V. Arumugam, Markus Glatzel, Thomas Renné, Jens Fiehler, Eva Tolosa, Tim Magnus, Mathias Gelderblom   +33 more
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Elaiophores: their taxonomic distribution, morphology and functions

Acta Botânica Brasílica
Elaiophores are floral glands that secrete non-volatile oils as a reward for their pollinators. Their secretions mediate a specialized interaction between oil-producing plants and a few species of oil-collecting bees - Apidae and Melittidae.
Clivia Carolina Fiorilo Possobom, Silvia Rodrigues Machado   +1 more
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Range and trophic niche overlap of two sympatric species of floral oil collecting bees in a fragment of dry forest

Frontiers in Bee Science
Plant-pollinator interactions constitute complex mutualistic relationships responsible for the maintenance of the reproduction of flowering plants in different biomes.
Herbeson O. J. Martins, Marcos C. Dórea, Vinina S. Ferreira, Cláudia I. Silva, Isabel Alves-dos-Santos   +4 more
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Spectroscopic and In Silico Determination of the Structural and Antioxidant Properties of Essential Oils From Lavandula Species Cultivated in the Silivri Region of Istanbul

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plants are important sources of bioactive compounds that contribute to nutrition, health maintenance, and disease prevention. In this study, the chemical composition and antioxidant potential of essential oils obtained from Lavandula angustifolia “Sevtopolis” and Lavandula × intermedia cultivated in the Silivri region of Istanbul were ...
Bilge Bicak, Beray Kizilkaya, Serda Kecel Gunduz, Aliye Demet Demirag, Sabriye Percin Ozkorucuklu   +4 more
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Cis‐Vaccenic Acid as a Compositional Marker for Detecting High‐Oleic Seed Oil Adulteration in Avocado Oil

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the global avocado oil market has intensified concerns about economic adulteration with lower‐cost, high‐oleic seed oils that resemble the fatty acid specifications of avocado oil. Cis‐vaccenic acid C18:1 (n−7) occurs at higher proportions in avocado oil than in common seed oil adulterants, making it a promising ...
Donpon Wannasin, Selina C. Wang
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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Two new Brazilian species of oil-collecting bees of the genus Centris (Ptilotopus) Klug (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2019
Centris (Ptilotopus) auriceps sp. nov. and C. (Ptilotopus) neglecta sp. nov. from South America are described and illustrated. The description of the first species is based on a single male specimen collected in Pará state, northern Brazil, while the ...
Felipe Vivallo
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