Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…At first, the optimally stabilized type I collagen hydrogels via six different multi-arm poly (ethylene glycol) succinimidyl glutarate (starPEG) crosslinkers were determined by assessing the free amine content and the resistance to enzymatic degradation. …”
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Radiochemistry and Preclinical PET Imaging of Ga-Desferrioxamine Radiotracers Targeting Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen by Eleni Gourni PhD, Luigi Del Pozzo BSc, Mark Bartholomä PhD, Yvonne Kiefer BSc, Philipp T. Meyer MD, PhD, Helmut R. Maecke PhD, Jason P. Holland D.Phil

“…Two linker groups based on amide bond and thiourea coupling chemistries were employed to develop 68 Ga-DFO-Nsucc-PSMA ( 68 Ga-4) and 68 Ga-DFO- p NCS-Bn-PSMA ( 68 Ga-7), respectively. …”
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Magnetite Functionalized Nigella Sativa Seeds for the Uptake of Chromium(VI) and Lead(II) Ions from Synthetic Wastewater by Patience Mapule Thabede, Ntaote David Shooto, Thokozani Xaba, Eliazer Bobby Naidoo

“…The sorption rate of Cr(VI) ions was quicker, it attained equilibrium in 20 min, and the rate of Pb(II) ions was slow in 90 min. …”
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Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with Lactobacillus rhamnosus bioactive metabolites: Preparation, characterization, and antifungal activity by Aya Abdel-Nasser, Hayam M. Fathy, Ahmed N. Badr, Olfat S. Barakat, Amal S. Hathout

“…The FTIR analysis indicated the presence of several functional groups, including alkynes, alkene, aliphatic primary amines, and other functional groups. The chitosan nanoparticles loaded with L. rhamnosus bioactive metabolites at a concentration of 7 mg/mL showed significant antifungal activity against A. flavus, reducing their growth in maize kernels by 89.42 % after 10 days of storage. …”
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Synthesis and Pesticidal Activities of 5-(2-Cyclopropylaminopyrimidin-4-yl)-4-(thiophenyl)thiazole Derivatives by Won-Sik Choi, Seok-Woo Nam, Il-Doo Kim, Seung-Han Kim, Kun-Ho Park, In-Kyung Bae, Eun-Sil Park, Hwang-Ju Jeon, Sung-Eun Lee

“…The fungicidal activities of all the synthesized compounds against P. capsici were examined using the whole plant method. Among the XIII-6~XV-7 chemicals, 5-(2-cyclopropylaminopyrimidin-4-yl)-4-(thiophen-2-yl)thiazol-2-amine (VIII-6) showed the most potent antifungal activity in vivo. …”
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Resveratrol-Based Carbamates as Selective Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, Computational Study and Biometal Complexation Capability by Maja Sviben, Ilijana Odak, Danijela Barić, Milena Mlakić, Ottó Horváth, Lajos Fodor, Sunčica Roca, Ivana Šagud, Irena Škorić

“…Spectrophotometric investigation indicated that they coordinate one or two metal ions, which is in accordance with their chemical structure, offering two binding sites: an amine and a carboxylic group in the carbamate moiety. …”
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Public Health Risks Associated with Food Process Contaminants – A Review by Ahmadullah Zahir, Zhiwen Ge, Iftikhar Ali Khan

“…Food process contaminants can be introduced during diverse phases of food processing such as drying, heating, grilling, and fermentation, resulting in the synthesis of harmful chemicals including acrylamide (AA), advanced glycation end products (AGEs), heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), furan and its naturally occurring derivatives, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), N-nitroso compounds (NOCs), 2-chloropropane-1,2-diol esters (2-MCPDE), and 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPDE), ethyl carbamate (EC), glycidyl esters (GE), and 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), all of these are harmful to human health. …”
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Characterization and application of gelatin from red snapper skin for making wound healing membranes by Sahubawa Latif, Handrini Dewi Anne, Raynitha Murdik Irene, Ari Setiyawan Rio, Sabilil Hikma Afida

“…FTIR analysis indicated that p0 and p1 have the same four functional groups (aliphatic phosphate, aliphatic secondary amine, monosubstituted alkyl, and aliphatic hydrocarbons). …”
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Synthesis, Molecular Docking, MEP and SAR Analysis, ADME-Tox Predictions, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Novel Mono- and Tetra-Alkylated Pyrazole and Triazole Ligands by Y. Kaddouri, B. Bouchal, F. Abrigach, M. El Kodadi, M. Bellaoui, R. Touzani

“…Newly synthesized compounds of N-alkylated heterocyclic compounds were prepared by condensation of amine with alcohol which undergoes a reaction of SN2. …”
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Design, Molecular Docking, Synthesis, Characterization and Preliminary Evaluation of Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 Inhibitors by Yousef Sabah Ali, Monther Faisal Mahdi, Basma Monjid Abd Razik, Talal Aburjai

“… Novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were designed, synthesized by reaction of semicarbazide hydrochloride with thiophene-2-carbaldehyde to form semicarbazone that undergo iodine-mediated cyclization to form 5-(thiophen-2-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-amine which further reacted with different aldehydes to form Schiff base derivatives, and in-vitro tested for their cytotoxic activity. …”
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On Entropy Measures and Eccentricity-Based Descriptors of Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendrimers by Zhi-Hao Hui, Asfand Fahad, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Rida Irfan, Aneesa Shireen, Zahid Iqbal, Rahma Alyusufi

“…The PAMAM dendrimers having different structures such as a primary amine as the end group or porphyrin core have been studied through graph-theoretic parameters. …”
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Color Adsorption Performance of Bone Biocomponent for Textile Dyeing Effluent Treatment in Ethiopia by Natinael Kokeb, Tamrat Tesfaye, Shalemu Sharew, Gemeda Gebino, Tinsaye Asfaw

“…The FTIR analysis of CNP showed carbonates, amide, and high-intensity phosphate peaks of 1008 cm−1 and 1337 cm−1. …”
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Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Starter Cultures Isolated from a Traditional Fermented Sorghum-Millet Beverage by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Charles Muyanja

“…The cultures were examined for tolerance to acid and bile salts, bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity, antibiotic susceptibility, biogenic amine production, mucin degradation, hydrophobicity, auto-aggregation, adherence to the ileum, coaggregation, and antimicrobial properties against selected pathogenic species. …”
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Actividad ovicida-larvicida, larvicida y repelencia del aceite esencial del “palo santo” Bursera graveolens sobre Aedes aegypti by Pedro Saul Castillo Carrillo, Rosa Emelda Cornejo Hidalgo, Jose Luis Solis Veliz, Mónica Marcela Gómez

“…En conclusión, el aceite esencial de la especie en estudio podría ser útil para el control de poblaciones de A. aegyptiy otros mosquitos, como una alternativa amigable con el medio ambiente.…”
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Sustainable Valorization of Rice Straw into Biochar and Carbon Dots Using a Novel One-Pot Approach for Dual Applications in Detection and Removal of Lead Ions by Jagpreet Singh, Monika Bhattu, Meenakshi Verma, Mikhael Bechelany, Satinder Kaur Brar, Rajendrasinh Jadeja

“…FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of hydroxyl (–OH), carboxyl (–COO) and amine (N–H) groups on the R-CDs’ surface. The obtained blue luminescent R-CDs were employed as chemosensors for the detection of Pb²⁺ ions. …”
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Design of a new class of broad-spectrum therapeutics targeted to drug-resistant bacteria by Amrutha Surendran, Agnes Turnbull, Allen Flockhart, Fern Findlay-Greene, Martyna Nowosielska, Donald Morrison, David J. Mincher, Samantha Donnellan

“…Whereas the amide-linked conjugate (5) was determined to have 2-fold greater bactericidal potency [MBC 1 µg/mL (1.2 µM] than ester-linked (4). …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Agmatine in Essential Tremor Through Regulation of Lingo‐1 and Inflammatory Pathways by Zeynab Pirmoradi, Zahra Esmaili, Mohsen Nakhaie, Kristi A. Kohlmeier, Mohammad Shabani, Moazamehosadat Razavinasab, Mehran Ilaghi

“…This study aimed to investigate whether agmatine, a biogenic amine neuromodulator attenuates tremors and modulates the expression of Lingo‐1 and proinflammatory markers in a rodent model of ET. …”
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Tensión Hídrica en la Producción de Pepino Injertado y Cultivado en Suelo y Sustrato by Jesús Tomas Félix-Leyva, Rocío Maricela Peralta-Manjarrez, Alberto Sandoval-Rangel, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Marcelino Cabrera-De la Fuente

“…Lo cual indica que el injerto es una herramienta benéfica para mejorar los rendimientos, además de ser una tecnología amigable con el ambiente.…”
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Survey of Autonomous Vehicles’ Collision Avoidance Algorithms by Meryem Hamidaoui, Mohamed Zakariya Talhaoui, Mingchu Li, Mohamed Amine Midoun, Samia Haouassi, Djamel Eddine Mekkaoui, Abdelkarim Smaili, Amina Cherraf, Fatima Zahra Benyoub

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Imidazole and Azo-Based Schiff Bases Ligands as Highly Active Antifungal and Antioxidant Components by Siham Slassi, Adeline Fix-Tailler, Gérald Larcher, Amina Amine, Abdelkrim El-Ghayoury

“…Finally the determination of MIC80 values against pathogenic fungi such as S. apiospermum, A. fumigatus, and C. albicans revealed that these ligands have effective antifungal properties with highest activities (MIC80) on C. albicans for the azole based ligands L1-L3. …”
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