Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Tomato Fruit for Biofortified Food by Assunta Raiola, Maria Manuela Rigano, Roberta Calafiore, Luigi Frusciante, Amalia Barone

“…In particular, antioxidant metabolites are a group of vitamins, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and phenolic acid that can provide effective protection by neutralizing free radicals, which are unstable molecules linked to the development of a number of degenerative diseases and conditions. …”
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Metabolomic and lipidomic pathways in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Bosco Seong Kyu Yang, Spiros L. Blackburn, Philip L. Lorenzi, Huimahn A. Choi, Aaron M. Gusdon

“…In particular, metabolomics—the study of small molecules, such as blood products, carbohydrates, amino acids, and lipids—can provide a snapshot of dynamic subcellular processes and thus broaden our understanding of molecular-level pathologic changes that lead to the systemic response after aSAH. …”
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Unveiling the wonders of bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles: From fundamental functions to beneficial applications by Mariam Rima, Mariam Dakramanji, Elie El Hayek, Tia El Khoury, Ziad Fajloun, Mohamad Rima

“…EVs manage numerous physiological processes by transferring bioactive molecules, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, between cells. …”
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Application of Bionanomaterials in Tumor Immune Microenvironment Therapy by Jiawei Wang, Yan Bao, Yandan Yao

“…Bionanomaterials combined with these therapies address these issues by enhancing immune regulation, integrating the synergistic effects of different molecules, and, most importantly, targeting and manipulating immune cells within the tumor. …”
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Structure-based insights into fluorogenic RNA aptamers by Song Qianqian, Tai Xiaoqing, Ren Qianyu, Ren Aiming

“…Fluorogenic RNA aptamers are in vitro-selected RNA molecules capable of binding to specific fluorophores, significantly increasing their intrinsic fluorescence. …”
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Computed Energetics of Nucleotides in Spatial Ribozyme Structures: An Accurate Identification of Functional Regions from Structure by Ivan Y. Torshin

“…Ribozymes are functionally diverse RNA molecules with intrinsic catalytic activity. Multiple structural and biochemical studies are required to establish which nucleotide bases are involved in the catalysis. …”
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Inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency disorders: a new group of inherited metabolic disorders by Michał Patalan, Alicja Leśniak, Justyna Paprocka, Agnieszka Zubkiewicz-Kucharska, Kaja Giżewska-Kacprzak, Marta Glińska, Lidia Babiak-Choroszczak, Maria Giżewska, Robert Śmigiel

“…These glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins are an important part of receptors, function as hydrolytic enzymes, and play a crucial role in molecules adhesion, immune response, embryogenesis and neurogenesis. …”
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Design of organic crystals with lone pairs to study spin resonance and spin-lattice interactions by Shilin Li, Xiangqian Lu, Wei Qin

“…Abstract Lone pairs are widely prevalent in various types of molecules and have a significant impact on the band structure, carrier transport, and dielectric response, which are the key factors for exploring the underlying mechanism of phenomena in opto-spintronics. …”
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Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Post-Consumer Plastics: A Review by L. M. Affiku, S. O. Okopi, A. S. Akawu, C. N. Abah, K. O. Joseph

“…This process involves breaking down plastic polymers into smaller molecules using catalysts, reducing the need for fossil fuel-based feedstocks. …”
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances of RNAs in Precision Medicine of Gastrointestinal Tumors by Runhan Liu, Jiaxin Zhou, Xiaochen Chen, Jie Zhang, Qunzhi Chen, Xiaoming Liu, Kunhou Yao

“…This review discusses the current challenges, such as drug resistance and tumor metastasis, and highlights how RNA molecules can be leveraged for targeted detection and treatment. …”
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Molecular optimization using a conditional transformer for reaction-aware compound exploration with reinforcement learning by Shogo Nakamura, Nobuaki Yasuo, Masakazu Sekijima

“…Abstract Designing molecules with desirable properties is a critical endeavor in drug discovery. …”
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Seeds of Zizyphus lotus: In Vivo Healing Properties of the Vegetable Oil by C. Rais, C. Slimani, M. Benidir, L. Elhanafi, I. Zeouk, F. Errachidi, L. El Ghadraoui, S. Louahlia

“…Furthermore, the spectral analysis by gas chromatography has shown the presence of 53 majority and minority molecules. Thus, the evaluation of the healing activity of Z. lotus seed vegetable oil has demonstrated a highly significant effect against the negative control and silver sulfadiazine was used as conventional treatment for burns. …”
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Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Titania Solar Cell by Khalil Ebrahim Jasim, Shawqi Al-Dallal, Awatif M. Hassan

“…The NDSSC acts as a green energy generator in which dyes molecules adsorbed to nanocrystalline layer of wide bandgap semiconductor material harvest photons. …”
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Preparation methods, biological activities, and potential applications of marine algae oligosaccharides: a review by Li-Xin Zheng, Yang Liu, Shijie Tang, Wancong Zhang, Kit-Leong Cheong

“…Marine algae are valuable sources of health-promoting molecules that have been consumed by Asians for decades. …”
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Using Akaike Information Criterion to Select the Optimal Isotherm Equation for Adsorption from Solution by Martín M. Dávila-Jiménez, María P. Elizalde-González, Esmeralda García-Díaz, Mario González-Perea, María R.G. Guevara-Villa

“…BB41 was neither adsorbed horizontally nor vertically onto the cob, whereas it competed with water molecules and despite saturation, did not exhaustively occupy the surface of the celluloses. …”
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Mushroom β-glucan and polyphenol formulations as natural immunity boosters and balancers: nature of the application by Maja Kozarski, Anita Klaus, Leo van Griensven, Dragica Jakovljevic, Nina Todorovic, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar, Jovana Vunduk

“…Immunomodulatory mechanisms of polyphenol ingredients are also considered. These molecules present great potential in the design of the new immunity balancer formulations according to their widespread structural diversity. …”
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Cell fusion as a driver of metastasis: re-evaluating an old hypothesis in the age of cancer heterogeneity by Eduardo López-Collazo, Eduardo López-Collazo, Eduardo López-Collazo, Eduardo López-Collazo, Laura Hurtado-Navarro, Laura Hurtado-Navarro

“…Additionally, we discuss emerging pharmacological strategies aimed at targeting fusogenic molecules as a means to prevent metastatic dissemination.…”
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Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry by Fillion, Alexandra, Vichier-Guerre, Sophie, Arimondo, Paola Barbara

“…In addition of being one of the four nucleobases constituting DNA and RNA, adenine is also contained in many biological molecules (ATP, SAM, NAD, cAMP, coA ...) that have fundamental roles in the functioning of living systems, e.g. energy source, cofactors of enzymes and proteins. …”
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Advanced Photothermal Spectroscopy for Trace PFAS Detection by Yaoli Zhao, N. K. Jannabhatla, Thomas Thundat

“…This method eliminates the need for chemically selective coatings, relying instead on the physisorption of PFAS molecules onto a bi-material microcantilever. By leveraging mid-infrared absorption and monitoring both cantilever bending and resonance frequency, PCDS enables simultaneous chemical identification and mass quantification. …”
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Dietary fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds and garlic (Allium sativum) alleviates oxidative stress in experimental myocardial infarction by P. Mukthamba, K. Srinivasan

“…Elevated lipid peroxides accompanied with reduced antioxidant molecules caused by isoproterenol and altered activities of antioxidant enzymes in serum and heart in induced myocardial necrosis were countered by dietary fenugreek, garlic, and fenugreek + garlic. …”
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