A biocompatible natural polysaccharide (PSP001) isolated from the fruit rind of Punica granatum was conjugated with L-cysteine (Y) to be used as a skeleton for the fabrication of fluorescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) represented as PSP-Y-AuNCs. With an average size of ~ 6 nm, PSP-Y-AuNC...

Appreciating the mechanical response of molecular crystals in different hydration states is remarkable, and that under variable temperature conditions is hitherto unknown. We herein report the dehydration-driven anisotropic mechanical properties of raffinose pentahydrate (RF5W) single crystals as a functio...

The melt-transesterification polymerization of diethyl malonate derivatives bearing a pendant mesogen, with α,ω-alkanediols of varying lengths generated a series of side-chain liquid crystalline polymers, wherein the intervening backbone alkylene spacer segment was systematically varied; the effect of the ...

Major cost of bioethanol is attributed to enzymes employed in biomass hydrolysis. Biomass hydrolyzing enzymes are predominantly produced from the hyper-cellulolytic mutant filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30. Several decades of research have failed to provide an industrial grade organism oth...

BACKGROUND: Soursop (Annona muricata L.) is an underutilized tropical and subtropical fruit with high nutritional and therapeutic benefits. This fruit is faced with enormous post-harvest losses due to its high perishability. This work was aimed to optimize the pectinase-assisted extraction...

A novel series of 1,3-diphenyl-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid and its thiazole derivatives were conveniently synthesized followed by coupling reaction to investigate their efficiency as α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibiting agents. Initially, pyrazole esters were obtained by using various benzaldehydes as precurso...

The trans-azobenzene (AB) substituted derivatives with bulky carbazole (1), phenothiazine (2), and phenyl (3) have been synthesized to understand the effect of steric crowding around the –N[double bond, length as m-dash]N– linkage on the photoisomerization process. The substituents maintain orthogonal...

This work outlines the efforts to qualify a few wearable fabrics electrodeposited with nickel, as efficient absorbents of microwaves in X band. Here two samples of fabrics — a natural fiber based linen and an artificial fiber based nylon fabrics were chosen for electrodeposition.&#...

N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-palladium(II) complex (GO@NHC-Pd) was synthesized on graphene oxide (GO) support via a simple and cost-effective multistep approach. The spectroscopic, microscopic, thermal, and surface analyses of GO@NHC-Pd confirmed the successful formation of the catalyst. The investigation of&#x...

A new full color emitting single phase phosphor in Bi3+ and Eu3+ ion co-doped La3TaO7 weberite system was developed via a conventional high temperature ceramic method. Phase, structural and luminescence characteristics of the developed phosphor were evaluated with different concentrations of ...

The 1,4-dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is one of the key coenzymes that participates in various metabolic processes including maintaining the redox balance. Early information on the imbalance of NADH is crucial in the context of diagnosing the pathogenic conditions. Thus, a ...

Supramolecular self-assembly and molecular recognition processes are driven mainly by positive cooperativity in noncovalent interactions. Here, we report a large variety of hydrogen-, tetrel-, chalcogen-, pnicogen-, halogen-, aerogen-, and dihydrogen-bonded dimer and trimer complexes, computed using the MP2...

Mild alkaline pretreatment was evaluated as a strategy for effective lignin removal and hydrolysis of rice straw. The pretreatment efficiency of different NaOH concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0% w/w) was assessed. Rice straw (RS) pretreated with 1.5% NaOH achieved better sugar y...

Complex perovskites (1-x)Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O3–(x)Ba(Mg1/8Ta3/4)O3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) were investigated for possible solid solution and composite range using one pot metathesis process. This process lowers the synthesis temperature of Ba-Mg-Ta ceramics to just 1100 °C. Till x = 0.5 the po...

A novel Al–Si–Cu–Mg–Fe alloy was cast using gravity die casting and squeeze casting at low and high pressures. The micrographic analysis revealed significant variation in the grain size and phase morphologies. The high pressure employed in squeeze casting induced a compressive force on&...

Single crystals of optoelectronic materials that respond to external stimuli, such as mechanical, light, or heat, are immensely attractive for next generation smart materials. Here we report single crystals of a green fluorescent protein (GFP) chromophore analogue with irreversible mechanical ben...

A newly isolated culture, Pseudomonas guariconesis, is reported for the first time for lipase production. Various process parameters affecting enzyme production were optimized through statistical design experiments. The Plackett–Burman experimental design was used for screening 10 parameters for lipase...

Bio-refinery approach using agricultural and industrial waste material as feedstock is becoming a preferred area of interest in biotechnology in the current decades. The reasons for this trend are mainly because of the declining petroleum resources, greenhouse gas emission risks and fluctuat...

A facile, sol-gel method to produce fluorescent, organically modified silica (ORMOSIL)-lanthanum phosphate (LaPO4) hybrid nanocomposites suitable for gas-phase CO2 detection through a fluorescence-quenching mechanism is reported in the present work. ORMOSIL-LaPO4 hybrid nanocomposites are prepared from a hybrid...