Enterovirus-like particles encapsidate RNA and exhibit decreased stability due to lack of maturation. by Louis Kuijpers, Evdokia-Anastasia Giannopoulou, Yuzhen Feng, Wouter van den Braak, Abbas Freydoonian, Ramon Ramlal, Hugo Meiring, Belén Solano, Wouter H Roos, Arjen J Jakobi, Leo A van der Pol, Nynke H Dekker

“…Here, we produce VLPs to investigate capsid stability using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), mass spectrometry (MS), biochemical assays, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Nontarget Metabolites of Rhizomes of Edible Sacred Lotus Provide New Insights into Rhizome Browning by Chenyang Hao, Yuetong Yu, Xueting Zhang, Gangqiang Dong, Yan Liu, Sha Chen

“…In this study, 48 target metabolites were untargeted and identified in 212 rhizome cultivars (tropical and temperate types) using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry; among these, 32 compounds were newly reported in the rhizome. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antibacterial Test, and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Fresh and Dried Stropharia rugosoannulata by Lei Wei, Wei Wang, Yueying Hou, Xiaoyang Xie, Xiao Li, Fei Chen, Zhiyao Wang, Yong Zhou, Feifei Li, Bingnian Jing

“…The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with Kovats retention index. …”
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Visualization and spatial mapping of PFAS in the edible storage root of radish by Yuwei Zuo, Weilan Zhang

“…DAN (1,5-diaminonaphthalene) was used as the MALDI matrix, and the mass spectrometry operating conditions were optimized to acquire the best PFAS signals. …”
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Chemical analysis of volatile oils in Eucalyptus species by GC mass by Noor Jaafer ALtememmi, Neamat Jameel ALjudy, Labeeb Ahmed ALzubaid

“…Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) methods were employed for Oils found in the leaves of 20 types of Eucalyptus trees in Baghdad, Iraq. …”
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Effect of inoculating mixed starter cultures of Lactobacillus and Staphylococcus on bacterial communities and volatile flavor in fermented sausages by Yuxin Li, Zhixiang Cao, Zhihui Yu, Yingchun Zhu, Kaile Zhao

“…Volatile compounds were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and the results were analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA). …”
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Characterization of probiotic Bacillus sp. NP5 metabolites and their effect on female catfish broodstock re-maturation by Valensia Enzeline, Widanarni Widanarni, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Alimudin Alimudin

“…NP5. dengan metode liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry LCMS/MS. Selanjutnya dilakukan suplementasi pakan dengan perlakuan probiotik pada konsentrasi 106 CFU/g (P6), 108 CFU/g (P8), dan kontrol (K). …”
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Hexane extract from Lindera communis roots: wound healing properties and membrane-disruptive activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Miaomiao Wang, Miaomiao Wang, Miaomiao Wang, Xian Hu, Xian Hu, Xian Hu, Liya Liu, Liya Liu, Liya Liu, Liya Liu, Yi Zhong, Yi Zhong, Yi Zhong, Wanlin Li, Wanlin Li, Wanlin Li, Qing Zhang, Qing Zhang, Qing Zhang, Congli Xu, Chunlin Long, Chunlin Long, Chunlin Long, Chunlin Long, Chunlin Long

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The walnut tree as a source of progesterone for reproductive control in goats by P. Chemineau, A.L. Lainé, D. Gennetay, C. Porte, D. Chesneau, C. Laclie, G. Goudet, M. Meunier, M. Delmas, M.L. Greil, P. Liere, A. Pianos, A. Bernard, E. Dirlewanger, J.A. Delgadillo, M. Keller

“…High concentrations of P4—and to a lesser extent its reduction metabolites and phytosterols—were also measured by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry in leaf extracts. P4 concentrations were five times higher in October than in June. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells from perinatal tissues promote diabetic wound healing via PI3K/AKT activation by Jiawei Huang, Qingwen Deng, Lai Ling Tsang, Guozhu Chang, Jinghui Guo, Ye Chun Ruan, Chi Chiu Wang, Gang Li, Hon Fai Chan, Xiaohu Zhang, Xiaohua Jiang

“…Methods We performed in vitro and in vivo studies to compare the efficacy of hUCMSCs, hCVMSCs, and hDCMSCs. Mass spectrometry was used to analyze the secreted proteins of the MSCs. …”
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TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF BERYL FROM SPODUMENE PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF THE KUNAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN by S.G. Skublov, A. Yosufzai, A.N. Evdokimov, A.K. Gavrilchik

“…The study of trace element composition of beryl from the Chambalak and Digal deposits of the Darai Pech pegmatite field of the Kunar province (Afghanistan) using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) revealed the sectoriality of the beryl crystal from the Chambalak deposit. …”
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New Bioactive Metabolites from the Thermophilic Fungus Penicillium sp. Isolated from Ghamiqa Hot Spring in Saudi Arabia by Raha Orfali, Shagufta Perveen

“…The structures of the new compounds were unambiguously determined by comprehensive analysis of spectroscopic data, one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. All isolated metabolites were studied for their antibiotic effect against several pathogenic bacteria and for their cytotoxicity against the lymphoma human cancer cell line HTB-176. …”
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Chemical constituents and antibacterial activity of essential oils in <i>Amomum longiligulare</i> from Vietnam by N. Hung, N. H. Toan

“…The essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry techniques. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were measured by the broth microdilution assay. …”
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Deciphering the interactome of Ataxin-2 and TDP-43 in iPSC-derived neurons for potential ALS targets. by Yuan Tian, Nicolette Heinsinger, Yinghui Hu, U-Ming Lim, Yi Wang, Aaron Zefrin Fernandis, Sophie Parmentier-Batteur, Becky Klein, Jason M Uslaner, Sean M Smith

“…To decipher the Ataxin-2 and TDP-43 interactome, we used co-immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry to identify proteins that interacted with Ataxin-2 and TDP-43 under conditions of endogenous or overexpressed TDP-43 in iPSC-derived neurons. …”
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Venoms and Extracellular Vesicles: A New Frontier in Venom Biology by Auwal A. Bala, Naoual Oukkache, Elda E. Sanchez, Montamas Suntravat, Jacob A. Galan

“…Recent advancements in isolating and purifying EV cargo, mass spectrometry techniques, and bioinformatics have positioned EVs as potential biomarkers that could elucidate biological signaling pathways and provide valuable information on the relationship between venomous toxins, their mechanisms of action, and the effectiveness of antivenoms. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of New Amide Compounds Containing Azo Group Using Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as Coupling Agent by Dania Mohammed Saleh, Bushra Kamel Al-Salami

“…The structures of synthesized compounds have been diagnosed with elemental analysis, FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and mass spectrometry. The antibacterial activities for all new synthetic compounds was estimated accurately depending on selected bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (Gram-negative) using different concentrations to calculate minimum inhibition concentration. …”
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SP-1-activated LINC01016 overexpression promotes gastric cancer invasion and metastasis through inhibiting EIF4A3-mediated MMP9 mRNA decay by Ying Sun, Hui Zhang, Duan-bo Shi, Peng Gao

“…EIF4A3 was identified as a binding partner of LINC01016 by RNA pull-down assay, mass spectrometry and western blot. We determined that LINC01016 can blocks the binding of EIF4A3 to MMP9 mRNA, thereby inhibiting EIF4A3-mediated nonsense-mediated RNA decay (NMD), increasing MMP9 mRNA level and protein expression levels to promote tumor progression. …”
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Chemometric Analysis of Elemental Fingerprints for GE Authentication of Multiple Geographical Origins by Lu Xu, Qiong Shi, Si-Min Yan, Hai-Yan Fu, Shunping Xie, Daowang Lu

“…The levels of 15 mineral elements in GE, including Zn, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ca, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, Fe, Na, and K, were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Using the autoscaled data of elemental fingerprints and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), two chemometrics strategies for multiclass classifications, One-Versus-Rest (OVR) and One-Versus-One (OVO), were studied and compared in discrimination of GE geographical origins. …”
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Illumination on Chemical Compounds from Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Its Potential Pharmacological Mechanism against Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS Combined with N... by Mengjie Xue, Lihua Zhang, Yuting Zhao, Qixuan Mu, Ying Cui, Ke Qian, Xin Chai

“…In this study, 61 compounds including 16 phenylpropanoids, 15 organic acids, 13 alkaloids, seven flavonoids, six iridoids, one saccharide, two aldehydes, and one saponin in QZC were simultaneously identified and traced to their herbal origins by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem Q-Exactive Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS), where 31 of them were unambiguously identified by reference compounds, and the other 30 were tentatively characterized. …”
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Antibacterial and Anticancer Potentials of Presynthesized Photosensitive Plectranthus cylindraceus Oil/TiO2/Polyethylene Glycol Polymeric Bionanocomposite by Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Nawal A. Alarfaj, Maha F. El-Tohamy, Gadah A. Al-Hamoud

“…The active components of P. cylindraceus oil were verified using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The surface morphology of the resulted bionanocomposite film was characterized by various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. …”
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