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Bioconversion and characterization of watermelon rind waste‐based microcrystalline cellulose: A green alternative to synthetic reinforcements

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from watermelon rind using acid hydrolysis. MCC can be efficiently used as reinforcement in biofilms and biocomposites. Abstract The increasing accumulation of agricultural waste from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) represents a substantial environmental concern, particularly in view of the extensive ...
Indran Suyambulingam, Sunesh Narayanaperumal, Divya Divakaran, Nadir Ayrilmis, P Senthamaraikannan, Siva Avudaiappan, Yamuna Munusamy, H Jeevan Rao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acid Sulfite Pulping of Hemp: Effects of Processing Conditions on Lyocell Pulp Quality

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Industrial hemp is emerging as a promising renewable source for next‐generation textile fibers. This study evaluates whether acid sulfite pulping can produce hemp‐based dissolving pulp suitable for lyocell manufacturing. While the process is historically linked to increased cellulose accessibility, it did not achieve the low lignin content and ...
Lelia Lawson, Bernardo A. Souto, Wade Chute, Patricia I. Dolez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0132c Gene Product Mtb‐FGD2 Can Act as an F420‐Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of the cell envelope‐associated Rv0132c/FGD2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis has long been a subject of debate. Importantly, FGD2 is found only in pathogenic mycobacteria, making it a potential drug target. While some suggest it functions as a glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase, others propose it acts instead as an F420‐dependent ...
Adewale V. Aderemi, Matthew Snee, Richard B. Tunnicliffe, Linus O. Johanissen, Matthew J. Cliff, Colin W. Levy, Derren J. Heyes, Marina Golovanova, Thomas A. Jowitt, Sam Hay, Andrew W. Munro, Jonathan P. Waltho, David Leys   +12 more
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Macroscopic Convective Fluid Flows Arising From Binding of Ions and Small Molecules to Proteins

Small, EarlyView.
The interaction of ions or small molecules with proteins causes convective flows due to the displacement of water from the hydration shell. As shown, the replacement of the nickel ion removed from urease by EDTA pre‐treatment results in binding‐induced convective fluid flow.
Shanid Babu Shrestha, Jiaqi Song, Ali Heydari, Igor S. Aranson, Ayusman Sen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryogenic Infrared Spectroscopy Unmasks Gas‐Phase Charge Migration in Mucin‐Type O‐Glycans

Small, EarlyView.
Protons in a sugar rush: O‐glycans are vital biomolecules, challenging to analyze due to isomeric forms. Using ion mobility spectrometry, cryogenic IR spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations, isomeric O‐glycan cores can be distinguished. At cryogenic temperatures, multiple deprotomers were identified, which interconvert at ambient conditions via rapid
Marc Safferthal, Gurpur Rakesh D. Prabhu, América Y. Torres‐Boy, Jerome Riedel, Leïla Bechtella, Wesley Pietsch, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Gaël M. Vos, Kevin Pagel   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA‐Enzyme Hybrid Nanostructures: Functional Materials to Modulate Enzymatic Activity

Small, EarlyView.
DNA–enzyme hybrid nanostructures enable precise spatial and stoichiometric control over enzyme organization, offering a powerful platform to modulate catalytic activity. This review critically evaluates key mechanistic hypotheses, including proximity effects, microenvironment changes, confinement, and stabilization, as well as highlighting ...
Manar Elnaggar, Amelie Heuer‐Jungemann
wiley   +1 more source

Whole‐transcriptome sequencing analyses identified exosomal circular RNAs in the plasma of pancreatic cancer patients as novel blood‐based biomarkers of disease

VIEW, EarlyView.
Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) has a poor prognosis, with low resection rates and high relapse rates, highlighting the urgent need for novel diagnostic biomarkers. Here, we performed whole‐transcriptome sequencing of plasma‐derived exosomes from PaCa patients and identified several differentially expressed circular RNAs (circRNAs).
Xiaomeng He, Yang Di, Lixiang Sun, Zhirong Wu, Mengting Luo, Xin Zhang, Huaqin Sun, Wanli Xu, Wenchuan Wu, Boheng Zhang, Jin Wang   +10 more
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One Yeast, Sixteen Synthetic Chromosomes, Infinite Possibilities

Yeast, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The evolution of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, from a genetically tractable model organism to a chassis for genome‐scale engineering represents one of the most influential trajectories in eukaryotic biology. The Synthetic Yeast Genome Project (Sc2.0) embodies the current height of this trajectory, having now delivered functional ...
Edward Archer, Roy S. K. Walker, Paige E. Erpf, Ian T. Paulsen, Isak S. Pretorius   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogen Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Pentose Liquor Fermentation Using Different Food/Microorganism and Carbon/Nitrogen Ratios under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions

Fermentation
Hydrogen is a well-known clean energy carrier with a high energetic yield. Its versatility allows it to be produced in diverse ways, including biologically.
Luísa Mattiello-Francisco, Filipe Vasconcelos Ferreira, Guilherme Peixoto, Gustavo Mockaitis, Marcelo Zaiat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source