Hydrophobic ions can generate considerable interference to ion detection in a complex analyte with membrane-based ion-selective sensors, due the hydrophobic interaction. In this paper, we demonstrate that from interaction sensors be significantly reduced by incorporating hydrophilic polyethylene glycol (PEG) into membrane. The sensor is silicon nanowire field-effect transistor (SiNWFET) its sur...

Macrocyclic peptidomimetics are associated with a broad range of biological activities. However, despite such potentially valuable properties, the macrocyclic peptidomimetic structural class is generally considered as being poorly explored within drug discovery. This has been attributed to the lack of general methods for producing collections of macrocyclic peptidomimetics with high levels of s...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of immunocastration on animal growth, carcass traits, and meat quality Nellore cattle receiving or not Ionophore supplementation at pasture with concentrate (semi-feedlot). first experiment (Pasture) was carried out during rainy season, while second (supplemented = Semi-feedlot) conducted dry season. In each assessment, 60 males were allocated int...

Azobenzene derivatives due to their photo- and electroactive properties are an important group of compounds finding applications in diverse fields. Due to the possibility of controlling the trans-cis isomerization, azo-bearing structures are ideal building blocks for development of e.g. nanomaterials, smart polymers, molecular containers, photoswitches, and sensors. Important role play also mac...

Liquid-crystalline macrocyclic compounds, tethered by two or three azobenzenes bearing alkoxy side chains, exhibit isothermal phase transitions from liquid-crystal to isotropic as well as from crystal to isotropic phases upon light irradiation due to the drastic conformational change of their macrocyclic backbone.

Macrocyclic scaffolds are commonly found in bioactive natural products and pharmaceutical molecules. So far, a large number of macrocyclic natural products have been isolated and synthesized. The construction of macrocycles is generally considered as a crucial and challenging step in the synthesis of macrocyclic natural products. Over the last several decades, numerous efforts have been underta...

The random non-standard peptide integrated discovery (RaPID) system has proven to be a powerful approach to discover de novo natural product-like macrocyclic peptides that inhibit protein functions. We have recently reported three macrocyclic peptides that bind to Pyrococcus furiosus multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (PfMATE) transporter and inhibit the transport function. Moreover, these ...

A PVC membrane Fe(III) ion selective electrode has been constructed using a new macrocyclic asmembrane carrier.The electrode exhibits a good potentiometric response for Fe(III) over a wideconcentration range 1.0×10-4 to 1.0×10-1M with a slope 19.4±0.5 mV/decade a and a working pHrange of 6.5-9.0. It has a fast response time ≤30s.The best performance was observed with themembrance having the 30....

Macrocyclic complexes and their chemistry is a growing area of research in inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry in point of its biological significance [1]. Macrocyclic complexes have also received special attention because of their mixed soft –hard donor acceptor character and versatile coordination behavior and their pharmacological properties [2]. Macrocyclic ligands and complexes have versa...

In an effort to examine the interaction between dioxygen and iron-macrocyclic complexes, and to understand how this interaction was affected by those different macrocyclic ligands, dioxygen binding with iron-porphyrin, iron-phthalocyanine, iron-dibenzotetraaza[14]annulene, and iron-salen complexes is investigated by means of quantum chemical calculations utilizing Density Functional Theory (DFT...