Mobile device use has become increasingly prevalent, yet its impact on infant development remains largely unknown. When parents use mobile devices in front of infants, the parent is physically present but most likely distracted and unresponsive. Research using the classic Still Face Paradigm (SFP) suggests that parental withdrawal and unresponsiveness may have negative consequences for children...

The title N-benzyl-phthalimide derivative, C16H13NO3, consists of two planar moieties, viz. the phthalimide system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.007 Å) and the phenyl ring, which make a dihedral angle of 84.7 (6)°. The meth-oxy group is almost coplanar with the phathalimide ring, as shown by the C-C-O-C torsion angle of -171.5 (2)°. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are self-assembled via non-classical C-...

The use of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against tumor-associated antigens for targeting of photosensitizers is an interesting option to improve the selectivity of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Hydrophilic photosensitizers are most suitable for conjugation to MAbs because of their water solubility. The photosensitizer aluminum (III) phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate [AlPc(SO3H)4] has many ide...

A SO3H-functionalized epoxy-immobilized Fe3O4 core–shell magnetic nanocatalyst was prepared through a simple three-step procedure, and it identified by various analyses such as Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential thermal gravity (DTG), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, transmission (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (ED...

Glycerol valorisation is crucial for long-term economic viability due to the rise in biodiesel synthesis on a global scale. Therefore, it highly desirable convert bioglycerol into platform chemicals like solketal, fuel additive which will help sustain industry. Herein, glycerol transformed solketal utilising heterogeneous catalyst derived from SO3H-functionalized aromatic carbonaceous material ...

An 11-residue peptide with the sequence DSLEFIASKLA was identified from a genomic library of Bacillus subtilis by phage display as an efficient substrate for Sfp phosphopantetheinyl transferase-catalyzed protein labeling by small molecule-CoA conjugates. We name this peptide the "ybbR tag," because part of its sequence is derived from the ybbR ORF in the B. subtilis genome. The site of Sfp-cata...

In the title mol-ecule, C(17)H(15)NO(5)S, the dihedral angle between the essentially planar atoms of the tosyl moiety (the S atom and the seven tolyl C atoms) and the phthalimide moiety is 6.089 (3)°. The mol-ecule is folded about the ethyl-ene bridge, adopting a staggered conformation such that the benzene ring of the tosyl group and the five-membered ring of the phthalimide moiety have a face...

Direct and sensitized excitation of 3-(N-phthalimido)adamantane-1-carboxylic acid (1) leads to the population of the triplet state that, in the presence of a base, decarboxylates, giving N-(1-adamantyl)phthalimide (2) cleanly and efficiently (Φ = 0.11). The radical initially formed by decarboxylation adds regiospecifically to electron deficient alkenes, whereas radical addition was not observed...

Peroxiredoxin 1 (Prx1) is an essential peroxidase that reduces cellular peroxides. It holds 2 indispensable cysteines for its activity: a peroxidatic cysteine (CP) for peroxide reduction and a resolving cysteine (CR) for CP regeneration. CP can be readily sulfonated to CP-SO3H by protracted oxidative stress, which inactivates Prx1 as a peroxidase. By comparison, sulfonation of CR to CR-SO3H in ...

The structure–activity relationships and repair mechanism of six low-molecular-weight seaweed polysaccharides (SPSs) on oxalate-induced damaged human kidney proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) were investigated. These SPSs included Laminaria japonica polysaccharide, degraded Porphyra yezoensis polysaccharide, degraded Gracilaria lemaneiformis polysaccharide, degraded Sargassum fusiforme po...