We recently reported deoxyribozymes (DNA enzymes) that synthesize 2',5'-branched RNA. The in vitro-selected 9F7 and 9F21 deoxyribozymes mediate reaction of a branch-site adenosine 2'-hydroxyl on one RNA substrate with the 5'-triphosphate of another RNA substrate. Here we characterize these DNA enzymes with respect to their branch-forming activity. Both 9F7 and 9F21 are much more active with Mn(...

We present an approach for synthesizing reactive robot motion plans, based on compilation to SyntaxGuided Synthesis (SyGuS) specifications. Our method reduces the motion planning problem to the problem of synthesizing a function that can choose the next robot action in response to the current state of the system. This technique offers reactivity not by generating new motion plans throughout dep...

Albumin, an abundant plasma protein with multifunctional properties, is mainly synthesized in the liver. Albumin has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) since it can bind to and transport amyloid beta (Abeta), the causative agent of AD; albumin is also a potent inhibitor of Abeta polymerization. Despite evidence of non-hepatic transcription of albumin in many tissues including kidney an...

Thrombospondin, one of the major glycoproteins released from alpha-granules of thrombin-stimulated platelets, is a disulfide-linked trimer of 160,000-dalton subunits. Cultured human monocytes secreted thrombospondin (determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) into the culture medium in a time-dependent manner (1.45 micrograms/10(6) cells/24 hr); secretion was totally blocked by cyclohe...

The enhanced luminescence of lanthanide complexes coordinated to antenna ligands has potential applications for developing devices like screens and lamps. Herein, three β -diketone were incorporated into Eu(III) Tb(III) metals synthesize five complexes. Their properties in solid state the energy levels electronic states recorded probed by UV–vis fluorescence spectroscopies. Under UV light, a wh...

Green consumption has become a crucial academic and practical topic with the increasing environmental-protection awareness of scholars, industries consumers. However, growth in green purchasing may not reflect concerns. This study aims to synthesize recent research points several causes low purchases products consumer perspective provide comprehensive understanding realistic decision-making pro...