Tetracyclopenta[def,jkl,pqr,vwx]tetraphenylene: A Potential Tetraradicaloid Hydrocarbon

Sequence capture by hybridization reveals elusive hydrocarbon degradation potential

The paper of Ranchou-Peyruse et al. (2016) presents evidence of hydrocarbon degraders present in formation water from a depth of 853 m in the Paris Basin in France. Such deep formation waters are used for storing natural gas. This is a challenging environment for sampling, considering that at the designated depths, the acquisition of sediments is difficult and often beyond the funding of most r...

Hydrocarbon Toxicity: A Review of Literature and Case Series

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent enrichment of a megakaryocytic precursor with a high potential to produce proplatelets.

The mechanisms regulating megakaryopoiesis and platelet production (thrombopoiesis) are still incompletely understood. Identification of a progenitor with enhanced thrombopoietic capacity would be useful to decipher these mechanisms and to improve our capacity to produce platelets in vitro. Differentiation of peripheral blood CD34(+) cells in the presence of bone marrow-human mesenchymal stroma...

Role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in carcinogenesis and potential as a drug target.

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is highly expressed in multiple organs and tissues, and there is increasing evidence that the AHR plays an important role in cellular homeostasis and disease. The AHR is expressed in multiple tumor types, in cancer cell lines, and in tumors from animal models, and the function of the AHR has been determined by RNA interference, overexpression, and inhibition ...

CHARACTERIZATION OF METAGENOMIC SEQUENCES FROM A BRAZILIAN PETROLEUM RESERVOIR WITH POTENTIAL FOR HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION Author(s)

Alkanes are the major components of crude oil and the most abundant and available carbon and energy sources in reservoirs. Microorganisms are common inhabitants of these environments and may have effective biodegrading strategies, based on specialized enzyme systems and metabolic pathways, as a form to access hydrocarbons as carbon and energy sources. However, the current knowledge of the micro...