An international team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic. Their findings, now published in…
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New catalyst boosts efficiency of CO2 conversion
We’ve all heard that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions need urgent solutions, but what if we could turn this greenhouse gas into useful chemicals or fuels? Electrochemical CO2 conversion — the process of transforming carbon dioxide into valuable…
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Universities and academic groups join forces to fend off Trump’s attacks | News
Researchers, universities, academic groups and attorneys general from more than a dozen US states are using the legal system to fight back against the Trump administration’s moves to cut billions of dollars from science agencies and research…
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US approves natural food dyes while pushing to phase out synthetic colours | Business
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three food colourings from natural sources as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate artificial dyes in American foods and beverages. The agency has set a goal that…
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Engineered microbe could clean up persistent oil pollution hotspots | Research
Industrial wastewater from oil refineries and sites polluted by oils spills usually contain complex mixtures of organic pollutants that persist in the environment, harming organisms and ecosystems. Now, an engineered microbe could help break down…
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Gabapentin drug interactions in water and aqueous solutions of green betaine based compounds through volumetric, viscometric and interfacial properties
Volumetric results
The study investigated the effect of three betaine compounds (betaine, DES, and betaine octyl ester chloride) on the density of gabapentin solutions. The experimental densities (ρ) of gabapentin in water and varying…
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Superior forward osmosis cellulosic membrane for water desalination and brine concentration
Elsaid, K. et al. Environmental impact of desalination technologies: A review. Sci. Total Environ. 748, 141528 (2020).
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Tempest, O. Brine valorization can…
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Antibacterial and anticancer properties of Solanum mauritianum fruit components analyzed using LC-QTOF-MS/MS
The Venn diagram (Fig. 1) presented in this study provides a detailed visualization of the distribution of secondary metabolites across the fruits (ripe and unripe) of the S. mauritianum plant, specifically the ripe fruit coat, ripe fruit seed,…
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Pyrrole dicarboxylate substituted porphyrazine, microwave assisted synthesis and properties
General procedures
All reactions were conducted in oven-dried glassware under argon. All solvents were rotary evaporated at or below 50°C. Reaction temperatures are reported as set in Heidolph Hei-Plate Mix’n’ Heat using heating blocks….
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Advanced eco-friendly spectrophotometric analysis for Nebivolol, Valsartan, and related impurity with comprehensive environmental impact assessment
Faduyile, F. A., Soyemi, S. S., Sanni, D. A. & Wright, K. O. Hypertension and sudden unexpected deaths: an autopsy study of four hundred and seventy-seven brought-in-dead in a tertiary health center. Niger Med. J. 60, 13–16 (2019).
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