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Young Hoon Kwon, Jung Yoon Jang, Jun Ho Lee, Young Whan Choi, Yung Hyun Choi and Nam Deuk Kim
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) leaf extract exhibits bioactive properties against a variety of diseases. However, it remains unclear whether loquat leaf extract can protect myoblasts from oxidative damage. To investigate the protective effect of loquat lea...
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Karthikeyan Ramasamy, Kalarani M. Karuppasami, Senthil Alagarswamy, Kavitha P. Shanmugam, Sivakumar Rathinavelu, Geethalakshmi Vellingiri, Umapathi Muniyappan, Thirukumaran Kanthan, Anitha Kuppusamy, Megala Rajendran, Arunkumar Kathirvel and Selvaraju Kanagarajan
Melatonin (MT), a naturally occurring compound, is found in various species worldwide. In 1958, it was first identified in the pineal gland of dairy cows. MT is an ?old friend? but a ?new compound? for plant biology. It brings experts and research minds ...
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Tao Zhang, Ju Cai, Sisi Wang, Litang Lv, Dandan Yuan, Xiaofang Zeng, Jianrong Li and Yan Li
The ERF gene family is widely present in plants and has crucial regulatory importance in plant seed development, organ morphogenesis, the synthesis of secondary metabolites, and coping with abiotic stresses such as cold and drought. In this study, 90 mem...
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Shixin Xu, Robert Eisenberg, Zilong Song and Huaxiong Huang
This study introduces a mathematical model for electrolytic chemical reactions, employing an energy variation approach grounded in classical thermodynamics. Our model combines electrostatics and chemical reactions within well-defined energetic and dissip...
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Qinyue Lu, Weicheng Zong, Mingyixing Zhang, Zhi Chen and Zhangping Yang
Beta-oxidation(ß-oxidation) is an important metabolic process involving multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules are broken down to produce energy. The very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), a type of fatty acid (FA), are usually highly toxic when fre...
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Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha, Ângela Alves, Elsa Oliveira and Gonçalo Calado
To continue the investigation on the digestive system of polyplacophoran molluscs, a histological and ultrastructural study of the oesophagus, stomach and intestine of Chaetopleura angulata and Acanthochitona fascicularis was carried out. Stomach content...
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Mikolaj Kostryco and Miroslawa Chwil
The distinctive features of floral nectaries facilitate identification of ecological and phylogenetic links between related taxa. The structure and functioning of nectaries determine the relationships between plants, pollinators, and the environment. The...
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Hyeonwoo Lee, Woonyong Choi, Hyangseon Ro, Gyurae Kim and Hyeonyong Lee
This study is the first to show that increased mitochondrial activities improved the antiaging effects of Aloe vera leaf skin fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum on UVb-irradiated skin fibroblasts. The fermented extract (AF) increased the activities of ...
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Tatiana D. Mayorova
Trichoplax adhaerens are simple animals with no nervous system, muscles or body axis. Nevertheless, Trichoplax demonstrate complex behaviors, including responses to the direction of the gravity vector. They have only six somatic cell types, and one of th...
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Nayeon Park, Andrey A. Prudkovsky and Wonchoel Lee
During a survey of the siphonophore community in the Kuroshio Extension, Northwest Pacific Ocean, a new Halistemma Huxley, 1859 was described using integrated molecular and morphological approaches. The Halistemma isabu sp. nov. nectophore is most closel...
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