This work explores the compound Li1+z/3Ni1/2-z/2Ti1/2+z/6O2 (z = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) and compares the electrochemical performance difference with z to the proposed percolation network. X-ray diffraction combined with Rietveld refinements show that rock-salt structure is obtained by the s...

Application of Z-scheme heterojunction systems toward mimicking natural photosynthesis is an efficient methodology to improve solar energy conversion. Herein, we successfully develop a Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst by using Au nanoparticles as electron mediator to couple ferroelectric-Ba...

Exploring efficient and stable visible-light-driven photocatalysts for the photocatalytic elimination of organic pollutants is of prime importance for environmental remediation. For this purpose, zero-dimensional (0D) LaNiO3 nanoparticles was opted for coupling with two-dimensional (2D) SnS2 nan...

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has emerged as the most favored photocatalyst owing to its intriguing electronic band structure, stability, cost effectiveness, unique layered structure and facile synthesis procedure. But, the pristine g-C3N4 suffers from limited photocatalytic efficiency becau...

The water solubility, stability and bioaccessibility of lycopene were improved with lycopene-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (lyco-NLC). The average size of the lyco-NLC was about 230 nm with a small size distribution (PDI

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a large class of genetic disorders that result from defects in enzymes involved in energy production and metabolism of nutrients. For every metabolic pathway, there are defects that can occur and potentially result in an IEM. While some defects can go undet...

Direct and selective terminal oxidation of medium-chain n-alkanes is a major challenge in chemistry. Efforts to achieve this have so far resulted in low specificity and overoxidized products. Biocatalytic oxidation of medium-chain n-alkanes – with for example the alkane monooxygenase AlkB from ...

Sustainable production of bulk chemicals is one of the major challenges in the chemical industry, particularly due to their low market prices. This includes short and medium chain esters, which are used in a wide range of applications, for example fragrance compounds, solvents, lubricants or bio...

A stereoselective synthesis of the hydroxyethylene dipeptide isostere, (2S,4S,5S)-5-amino-6-cyclohexyl-4-hydroxy-2-isopropyl hexanoic acid n-butyl amide from Boc-L-phenylalanine is described.

Both hydrophilic and hydrophobic azo radical initiators are useful for in vitro studies on lipid peroxidation and its inhibition by antioxidants. In the present study, a new lipophilic azo compound, 2,2′-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (MeO-AMVN), was introduced and its action as an...

Methyl 8,11,13-abietatriene-18-oate (1b) and 7-oxo-8,11,13-abietatrienes 10 and 15 were converted into 15-hydroperoxy-7-oxo-8,11,13-abietatrienes 13 and 16 by aerobic oxidation catalyzed by N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) combined with 2,2′-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (V-70) at room...

The complexes [Me2LSnOSnLMe2]2 (1) [Bu2LSnOSnLBu2]2 (2) and Bu2SnL2.H2O (3), where HL is 2-[bis(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)amino]benzoic acid (tolfenamic acid), have been prepared and characterized structurally by means of 19Sn Mössbauer, vibrational and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopies. The crystal ...

Despite the presence of a multitudinous pharmacotherapy, diabetes-induced depressive disorder remains undertreated. Evidence suggests that brain serotonergic deficits are associated with depressive-like behavior in diabetes and that 5HT3 receptor (5HT3R) antagonists have serotonergic facilitator...

A series of 3-chloro-2-methylphenyl substituted semicarbazones (3–33) was synthesized and evaluated for anticonvulsant and CNS activities. After intraperitoneal injection to mice or rats, the semicarbazone derivatives were examined in the maximal electroshock seizure (MES), subcutaneous pentyle...

Depression and anxiety are the most debilitating mood disorders with poor therapeutic recovery rates. In the last decades, 5-HT3 receptor antagonists have been identified as potential agents for mood disorders. The current investigation focuses on evaluating the, antidepressant and anti-anxiety ...

Phenylurea herbicides are used worldwide, and often pollute surface- and groundwater in concentrations exceeding the limit value for drinking water (0.1 μg l−1). Bacteria degrade phenylurea herbicides by successive N-dealkylation to substituted aniline products. Little is known about the corres...

To investigate the overlap of the effects of QB site inhibitors and donors of Photosystem II we analyzed the binding of [14C]chlorotoluron, a representative of QB site inhibitors, to isolated thylakoids in the presence of two electron donors, sym-diphenylcarbazide or hydrazobenzene. Chlorotoluro...

Publisher SummaryThis chapter provides the basic synthesis paths routes for the manufacture of chlorotoluron, with a listing of the main raw materials and intermediates used in the synthesis of chlorotoluron. Chlorotoluron is commercially known as Dicuran and it belongs to the urea group.

Tobacco cytochrome P450 (CYP) 71AH11 metabolized the herbicide chlorotoluron, and its mRNA level was increased in tobacco culture cells by the treatment of 2,4-D. In order to clarify molecular mechanisms of induced gene expression of CYP71AH11 by herbicide treatment, a 1574-bp 5′-flanking regio...

The terahertz time–domain spectrum (THz–TDS) of chlorotoluron has been simulated and assigned with solid-state density functional theory (DFT) in the range of 0.5–2.2 THz. The calculations based on the hybrid density functionals B3LYP and PW91 are performed to analyze the origins of observed ...