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In addition, the conjugate compounds showed no difference in cellular toxicity compared to untargeted 99mTc alone or unlabeled [Re(CO)3(H2O)3]+. Further, a competition assay using LHRH indicated selective targeting of Re-Acdien-peg-LHRH toward the LHRH receptor (p less then 0.05) compared to that of [Re(CO)3(H2O)3]+ alone. Together, our data show the design paradigm and synthesis of targeting radionuclides using the LHRH peptide. Our data suggests that utilizing the LHRH peptide can lead to selective targeting and diagnosis of breast cancers expressing the LHRH receptor.In this study, a metal-organic framework, namely, Zn3(BTC)2 (BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricaboxylic acid), was solvothermally synthesized and employed as a catalyst for biodiesel production from degummed vegetable oil via a one-step transesterification and esterification reaction. The resulting Zn3(BTC)2 particles exhibit a well-defined triclinic structure with an average size of about 1.2 μm, high specific surface area of 1176 m2/g, and thermal stability up to 300 °C. The response surface methodology-Box-Behnken design (RSM-BBD) was employed to identify the optimal reaction conditions and to model the biodiesel yield in relation to three important parameters, namely, the methanol/oil molar ratio (41-81), temperature (45-65 °C), and time (1.5-4.5 h). Under the optimized reaction conditions (i.e., 61 methanol/oil molar ratio, 65 °C, 4.5 h), the maximum biodiesel yield reached 89.89% in a 1 wt % catalyst, which agreed very well with the quadratic polynomial model's prediction (89.96%). The intrinsic catalytic activity of Zn3(BTC)2, expressed as the turnover frequency, was found to be superior to that of other MOF catalysts applied in the transesterification and esterification reactions. The reusability study showed that the as-synthesized Zn3(BTC)2 catalyst exhibited good stability upon three consecutive reuses without a noticeable decrease in the methyl ester yield (∼4%) and any appreciable metal leaching ( less then 5%). Furthermore, a preliminary technoeconomic analysis showed that the total direct operating cost for the kilogram-scale production of Zn3(BTC)2 is estimated to be US$50, which may sound economically attractive.Amyloid fibrils (AFs) are highly ordered nanofibers composed of proteins rich in β-sheet structures. In this study, the impact of heating conditions relevant in food processing on AF formation of wheat gluten (WG) was investigated. Unheated and heated WG samples were treated with proteinase K and trypsin to solubilize the nonfibrillated protein, while protein fibrils were extracted with 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) from the undissolved fraction obtained by the same enzymatic treatment. Conditions (i.e., heating at 78° for 22 h) resembling those in slow cooking induced the formation of straight fibrils (ca. 700 nm in length), whereas boiling WG for at least 15 min resulted in longer straight fibrils (ca. 1-2 μm in length). The latter showed the typical green birefringence of AFs when stained with Congo red. Their X-ray fiber diffraction patterns showed the typical reflection (4.7 Å) for inter-β-strand spacing. These results combined with those of Fourier transform infrared and thioflavin T spectroscopy measurements validated the identification of β-rich amyloid-like fibrils (ALFs) in dispersions of boiled WG. Boiling for at least 15 min converted approximately 0.1-0.5% of WG proteins into ALFs, suggesting that they can be present in heat-treated WG-containing food products and that food-relevant heating conditions have the potential to induce protein fibrillation.The key feature of the present work is the dexterous utilization of an apparently destructive process, pyrolysis, for the synthesis of the most esteemed nanomaterial, graphene. This work is an attempt to synthesize graphene from nonconventional sources such as tannic acid, alginic acid, and green tea by a controlled pyrolysis technique. The precursors used in this work are not petroleum-derived and hence are green. A set of pyrolysis experiments was carried out at different temperatures, followed by a thorough step-by-step analysis of the product morphology, enabling the optimization of the graphitization conditions. A time-dependent morphological analysis was also carried out along with isothermal thermogravimetric studies to optimize the ideal pyrolysis time for graphitization. The specific capacitance of the graphene obtained from alginic acid was 315 F/g, which makes it fairly suitable for application as green supercapacitors. The same graphene was also used to fabricate a rubber-latex-based flexible supercapacitor film with 137 F/g specific capacitance. The graphene and graphene-based latex film exhibited room-temperature magnetic hysteresis, indicating their ferromagnetic nature, which also supports their spintronic applications.This investigation characterizes an acyltransferase enzyme responsible for the pathogenicity of Phytophthora melonis. The protein was characterized in vitro for its physicochemical properties. The biochemical characterization, including thermal and pH stability, revealed the 35 °C temperature and 7.0 pH as the optimum conditions for the enzyme. Applying the Tween-80 solution enhanced the activity up to 124.9%. Comprehensive structural annotation revealed two domains, A (ranging from residues 260 to 620) and B (ranging from 141 to 219). Domain A had transglutaminase (T-Gase) elicitor properties, while B possessed antifreeze features. Rigorous sequence characterization of the acyltransferase tagged it as a low-temperature-resistant protein. Further, the taxonomic distribution analysis of the protein highlighted three genera in Oomycetes, i.e., Pythium, Phytophthora, and Plasmopara, bearing this protein. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/g140.html However, some taxonomic groups other than Oomycetes (i.e., archaea and bacteria) also contained the protein. Functional studies of structurally analogous proteins spanned 10 different taxonomic groups. These revealed TGase elicitors (10%), phytopathogen effector proteins RxLR (4%), transporter family proteins (3%), and endonucleases (1%). Other analogues having one percent of their individual share were HIV tat-specific factor 1, protocadherin fat 4, transcription factor 1, and 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase. Because the plant infection by P. melonis is a complex process regulated by a profusion of extracellular signals secreted by both host plants and the pathogen, this study will be of help in interpreting the cross-talk in the host-pathogen system.