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  1. Protein Repair and Degradation

    Protein oxidation is one of the important processes taking place during oxidative stress. Numerous amino acids can be modified within proteins...
    Diana Poppek, Tilman Grune in Reactions, Processes
    Chapter

  2. Engineering Fluorescent Proteins

    Green fluorescent protein from the jellyfish Aequorea victora (GFP) and GFP-like proteins from Anthozoa species encode light-absorbing chromophores...
    Atsushi Miyawaki, Takeharu Nagai, Hideaki Mizuno in Microscopy Techniques
    Chapter

  3. Live Cell Spinning Disk Microscopy

    In vivo microscopy of dynamic processes in cells and organisms requires very fast and sensitive acquisition methods. Confocal laser scanning...
    Ralph Gräf, Jens Rietdorf, Timo Zimmermann in Microscopy Techniques
    Chapter

  4. Superoxide Dismutases and Catalase

    Superoxide dismutases (SODs) and catalase represent the primary enzymatic defense against reactive oxygen species. Both enzymes are present in...
    Grzegorz Bartosz in Reactions, Processes
    Chapter

  5. Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching: Application to Nuclear Proteins

    Fluorescence redistribution after photobleaching (FRAP) has received increasing attention ever since it was first introduced into cell biological...
    Adriaan B. Houtsmuller in Microscopy Techniques
    Chapter

  6. Polychlorinated Naphthalenes in the Great Lakes

    This review examines the sources and occurrence of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in the Great Lakes environment and summarizes current...
    Paul A. Helm, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Terry F. Bidleman in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  7. Sources and Fate of Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment

    The sources, levels, and fate of organic contaminants of major concern in the marine environment are reviewed. Spatial distributions among the...
    Josep Maria Bayona, Joan Albaigés in Marine Organic Matter: Biomarkers, Isotopes and DNA
    Chapter

  8. Perfluorinated Compounds in the Great Lakes

    Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAs) are released to the environment via their manufacturing processes, their use in commercial products, or indirectly via...
    J. P. Giesy, S. A. Mabury, ... K. Coady in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  9. Lipid Markers for Marine Organic Matter

    An astonishing variety of different lipids have been found in marine sediments and the water column attesting to the diversity of biosynthetic...
    John K. Volkman in Marine Organic Matter: Biomarkers, Isotopes and DNA
    Chapter

  10. Pigment Markers for Phytoplankton Production

    Chlorophylls and carotenoids are commonly used as quantitative biomarkers for the composition and biomass of marine phytoplankton. This chapter...
    Simon W. Wright, S. W. Jeffrey in Marine Organic Matter: Biomarkers, Isotopes and DNA
    Chapter

  11. Isotopic Tracers of the Marine Nitrogen Cycle: Present and Past

    The oceanic nitrogen cycle consists of a web of microbially mediated transformations driven in part by the large range in possible nitrogen...
    Mark A. Altabet in Marine Organic Matter: Biomarkers, Isotopes and DNA
    Chapter

  12. Toxaphene in the Great Lakes

    Toxaphene is a major persistent organic contaminant in air, water and fish in the Great Lakes. The story of toxaphene in the Great Lakes, like that...
    D. C. G. Muir, D. L. Swackhamer, ... L. M. Jantunen in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  13. Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in the Great Lakes

    The history of “dioxin”, PCDD/F, contamination in the Great Lakes is reviewed. Occurrence, geographical distribution, and temporal trends in air,...
    Ross J. Norstrom in Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes
    Chapter

  14. Multi-generation effects of lead (Pb) on two Daphnia species

    Two monophyletic Daphnia species ( Daphnia magna and D. similis ) were exposed to a sub-lethal concentration of Pb (50 µg/L) for nine generations under...

    Giuliana Seraphim de Araujo, Abel Luís Gonçalves Ferreira, ... Susana Loureiro in Ecotoxicology
    Article 14 July 2024

  15. Exploring Ficus religiosa inflorescence powder as an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for the removal of crystal violet with a disposal solution

    This study investigates the potential of using Ficus religiosa inflorescence (peepal tree) as an efficient solution for removing crystal violet from...

    Arun Jangir, Priyanka Priyadarsini Samal, ... Soumen Dey in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
    Article 13 July 2024

  16. Identification of volatile metabolites produced from levodopa metabolism by different bacteria strains of the gut microbiome

    Interspecies pathways in the gut microbiome have been shown to metabolize levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, and reduce its...

    Taylor Pennington, Jarrett Eshima, Barbara S. Smith in BMC Microbiology
    Article Open access 13 July 2024

  17. C4-like Sesuvium sesuvioides (Aizoaceae) exhibits CAM in cotyledons and putative C4-like + CAM metabolism in adult leaves as revealed by transcriptome analysis

    Background

    The co-occurrence of C 4 and CAM photosynthesis in a single species seems to be unusual and rare. This is likely due to the difficulty in...

    Christian Siadjeu, Gudrun Kadereit in BMC Genomics
    Article Open access 13 July 2024

  18. Preclinical and clinical advances to overcome hypoxia in glioblastoma multiforme

    Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common adult primary brain tumor. The standard clinical treatment of GBM includes a maximal surgical...

    Jolie Bou-Gharios, Georges Noël, Hélène Burckel in Cell Death & Disease
    Article Open access 13 July 2024

  19. Rushing and spawning behavior of the Kidako moray Gymnothorax kidako

    This study investigated the reproductive behavior of the Kidako moray Gymnothorax kidako in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan and Enoshima Aquarium. Field...

    Naoya Oomori, Atsumi Fujita, ... Tomoki Sunobe in Ichthyological Research
    Article 13 July 2024

  20. Apple Pomace Extract Induces Cell Proliferation and Increases Type I Collagen and Hyaluronan Production in Human Skin Fibroblasts In Vitro

    Apple pomace is the residue left after apples are squeezed. The majority of pomace produced worldwide is produced by the apple manufacturing...

    Naoki Nanashima, Hayato Maeda, ... Koh Itoku in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
    Article 13 July 2024
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