• Post-Cyclization Skeletal Rearrangements in Plant Triterpenoid Biosynthesis by a Pair of Branchpoint Isomerases 

  Chuang, Ling; Liu, Shenyu; Franke, Jakob (Washington, DC : ACS Publications, 2023)

  Triterpenoids possess potent biological activities, but their polycyclic skeletons are challenging to synthesize. The skeletal diversity of triterpenoids in plants is generated by oxidosqualene cyclases based on epoxide-triggered ...
• Crosslinked Aggregates of Fusion Enzymes in Microaqueous Organic Media 

  Vernet, Guillem; Ma, Yu; Zhang, Ningning; Kara, Selin (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2023)

  Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) are attractive for selectively oxidizing various ketones using oxygen into valuable esters and lactones. However, the application of BVMOs is restrained by cofactor dependency and ...
• Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Illisimonin A 

  Etling, Christoph; Tedesco, Giada; Di Marco, Anna; Kalesse, Markus (Washington, DC : ACS Publications, 2023)

  The discovery of illisimonin A in 2017 extended the structural repertoire of the Illicium sesquiterpenoids─a class of natural products known for their high oxidation levels and neurotrophic properties─with a new carbon ...
• Taming Bromine Azide for Use in Organic Solvents─Radical Bromoazidations and Alcohol Oxidations 

  Schulz, Göran; George, Vincent; Taser, Daghan; Kirschning, Andreas ([Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : American Chemical Society, 2023)

  The formation of bromine azide from the bisazidobromate(I) anion or alternatively from Zhdankin’s reagent, using a phosphonium bromide salt as a common starting point, is reported. After homolytic cleavage in the presence ...
• Assessment of the vitamin D status and its determinants in young healthy students from Palestine 

  Lenz, Janina Susann; Tintle, Nathan; Kerlikowsky, Felix; Badrasawi, Manal; Zahdeh, Rana; Qasrawi, Radwan; Hahn, Andreas; Schuchardt, Jan Philipp (New York, NY : Institutional Investor, 2023)

  The global prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is high. Poor vitamin D status, especially in women, has been reported in several countries in the Middle East despite adequate year-round sunlight for vitamin D synthesis. ...
• Evaluation of Airborne HySpex and Spaceborne PRISMA Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data for Soil Organic Matter and Carbonates Estimation 

  Angelopoulou, Theodora; Chabrillat, Sabine; Pignatti, Stefano; Milewski, Robert; Karyotis, Konstantinos; Brell, Maximilian; Ruhtz, Thomas; Bochtis, Dionysis; Zalidis, George (Basel : MDPI, 2023)

  Remote sensing and soil spectroscopy applications are valuable techniques for soil property estimation. Soil organic matter (SOM) and calcium carbonate are important factors in soil quality, and although organic matter is ...
• Limiting etioplast gene expression induces apical hook twisting during skotomorphogenesis of Arabidopsis seedlings 

  Sajib, Salek Ahmed; Grübler, Björn; Oukacine, Cylia; Delannoy, Etienne; Courtois, Florence; Mauve, Caroline; Lurin, Claire; Gakière, Bertrand; Pfannschmidt, Thomas; Merendino, Livia (Oxford [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)

  When covered by a layer of soil, seedling development follows a dark-specific program (skotomorphogenesis). In the dark, seedlings consist of small, non-green cotyledons, a long hypocotyl, and an apical hook to protect ...
• Analysis of connexin 43, connexin 45 and N-cadherin in the human sertoli cell line FS1 and the human seminoma-like cell line TCam-2 in comparison with human testicular biopsies 

  Schulz, Birte; Schumacher, Valérie; Ngezahayo, Anaclet; Maier-Begandt, Daniela; Schadzek, Nadine; Wilhelm, Jochen; Weidner, Wolfgang; Pilatz, Adrian; Fietz, Daniela; Kliesch, Sabine; Schnepel, Nadine; Hambruch, Nina; Rode, Kristina; Langeheine, Marion; Brehm, Ralph (London : BioMed Central, 2023)

  Background: Germ cell tumors are relatively common in young men. They derive from a non-invasive precursor, called germ cell neoplasia in situ, but the exact pathogenesis is still unknown. Thus, further understanding ...
• Correction to: Role of root hair elongation in rhizosheath aggregation and in the carbon flow into the soil 

  Teixeira, Pedro Paulo C.; Trautmann, Svenja; Buegger, Franz; Felde, Vincent J. M. N. L.; Pausch, Johanna; Müller, Carsten W.; Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid (Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2023)

  The above article’s initial published version contained an error regarding the co-author Vincent J. M. N. L. Felde’s affiliation. Instead of “Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, Justus Liebig University Giessen, ...
• Scaling Up of Steric Exclusion Membrane Chromatography for Lentiviral Vector Purification 

  Labisch, Jennifer Julia; Paul, Richard; Wiese, G. Philip; Pflanz, Karl (Basel : MDPI, 2023)

  Lentiviral vectors (LVs) are widely used in clinical trials of gene and cell therapy. Low LV stability incentivizes constant development and the improvement of gentle process steps. Steric exclusion chromatography (SXC) ...
• Detached, wetted strawberries take up substantial water in the calyx region 

  Hurtado, Grecia; Knoche, Moritz ([London] : Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 2023)

  In strawberry, surface disorders like ‘water soaking’, ‘cracking’ and ‘shrivel’ impair fruit quality of this high value crop. Water movement through the fruit surface is implicated a role in these disorders. The objective ...
• Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades 

  Luke, Sarah H.; Roy, Helen E.; Thomas, Chris D.; Tilley, Luke A. N.; Ward, Simon; Watt, Allan; Carnaghi, Manuela; Jaworski, Coline C.; Tercel, Maximillian P. T. G.; Woodrow, Charlie; Aown, Susmita; Banfield‐Zanin, Jennifer A.; Barnsley, Sarah L.; Berger, Iris; Brown, Mark J. F.; Bull, James C.; Campbell, Heather; Carter, Ruth A. B.; Charalambous, Magda; Cole, Lorna J.; Ebejer, Martin J.; Farrow, Rachel A.; Fartyal, Rajendra S.; Grace, Miriam; Highet, Fiona; Hill, Jane K.; Hood, Amelia S. C.; Kent, Eleanor S.; Krell, Frank‐Thorsten; Leather, Simon R.; Leybourne, Daniel J.; Littlewood, Nick A.; Lyons, Ashley; Matthews, Graham; Mc Namara, Louise; Menéndez, Rosa; Merrett, Peter; Mohammed, Sajidha; Murchie, Archie K.; Noble, Michael; Paiva, Maria‐Rosa; Pannell, Michael J.; Phon, Chooi‐Khim; Port, Gordon; Powell, Charlotte; Rosell, Stewart; Sconce, Francisca; Shortall, Chris R.; Slade, Eleanor M.; Sutherland, Jamie P.; Weir, Jamie C.; Williams, Christopher D.; Zielonka, Natalia B.; Dicks, Lynn V. (Oxford [u.a.] : Wiley- Blackwell, 2023)

  Entomology is key to understanding terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems at a time of unprecedented anthropogenic environmental change and offers substantial untapped potential to benefit humanity in a variety of ways, ...
• Construction of copy number variation landscape and characterization of associated genes in a Bangladeshi cohort of neurodevelopmental disorders 

  Akter, Hosneara; Rahman, Muhammad Mizanur; Sarker, Shaoli; Basiruzzaman, Mohammed; Islam, Md. Mazharul; Rahaman, Md. Atikur; Rahaman, Md. Ashiquir; Eshaque, Tamannyat Binte; Dity, Nushrat Jahan; Sarker, Shouvik; Amin, Md. Robed; Hossain, Mohammad Monir; Lopa, Maksuda; Jahan, Nargis; Hossain, Shafaat; Islam, Amirul; Mondol, Ashaduzzaman; Faruk, Md Omar; Saha, Narayan; Kundu, Gopen kumar; Kanta, Shayla Imam; Kazal, Rezaul Karim; Fatema, Kanij; Rahman, Md. Ashrafur; Hasan, Maruf; Hossain Mollah, Md. Abid; Hosen, Md. Ismail; Karuvantevida, Noushad; Begum, Ghausia; Zehra, Binte; Nassir, Nasna; Nabi, A. H. M. Nurun; Uddin, K. M. Furkan; Uddin, Mohammed (Lausanne : Frontiers Media, 2023)

  Introduction: Copy number variations (CNVs) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) among children. In this study, we aim to identify clinically relevant CNVs, genes and their phenotypic ...
• Decrypting the programming of β-methylation in virginiamycin M biosynthesis 

  Collin, Sabrina; Cox, Russell J.; Paris, Cédric; Jacob, Christophe; Chagot, Benjamin; Weissman, Kira J.; Gruez, Arnaud ([London] : Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023)

  During biosynthesis by multi-modular trans-AT polyketide synthases, polyketide structural space can be expanded by conversion of initially-formed electrophilic ß-ketones into ß-alkyl groups. These multi-step transformations ...
• Osmotic stress responses and the biology of the second messenger c-di-AMP in Streptomyces 

  Bhowmick, Sukanya; Shenouda, Mary L.; Tschowri, Natalia ([Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2023)

  Streptomyces are prolific antibiotic producers that thrive in soil, where they encounter diverse environmental cues, including osmotic challenges caused by rainfall and drought. Despite their enormous value in the biotechnology ...
• Comparative flavonoid profile of orange (Citrus sinensis) flavedo and albedo extracted by conventional and emerging techniques using UPLC-IMS-MS, chemometrics and antioxidant effects 

  Afifi, Sherif M.; Gök, Recep; Eikenberg, Ingo; Krygier, Dennis; Rottmann, Eric; Stübler, Anne-Sophie; Aganovic, Kemal; Hillebrand, Silke; Esatbeyoglu, Tuba (Lausanne : Frontiers Media, 2023)

  Introduction: Citrus fruits are one of the most frequently counterfeited processed products in the world. In the juice production alone, the peels, divided into flavedo and albedo, are the main waste product. The extracts ...
• Microplastics effects on wettability, pore sizes and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a loess topsoil 

  Shafea, Leila; Felde, Vincent J.M.N.L.; Woche, Susanne Karoline; Bachmann, Jörg; Peth, Stephan (Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 2023)

  Environmental contamination with microplastics (MP, 0.1 µm – 5 mm diameter) potentially threatens various soil functions and agricultural production. In this study we evaluated the effects of MP on physical soil parameters ...
• The Viscum album Gene Space database 

  Schröder, Lucie; Rupp, Oliver; Senkler, Michael; Rugen, Nils; Hohnjec, Natalija; Goesmann, Alexander; Küster, Helge; Braun, Hans-Peter (Lausanne : Frontiers Media, 2023)

  The hemiparasitic flowering plant Viscum album (European mistletoe) is known for its very special life cycle, extraordinary biochemical properties, and extremely large genome. The size of its genome is estimated to be 30 ...
• Matrix-based assessment of spatial correlations between marine uses and ecosystem service supply in German marine areas 

  Kuhn, Tinka; Trentlage, Jennifer; Burkhard, Benjamin ([Eberswalde] : IALE-D, 2023)

  Marine ecosystems are highly dynamic and complex and contribute immensely to human well-being. Spatiotemporal overlaps of marine uses and human activities are constantly pressuring ecosystems, and that in turn impacts the ...
• Estimating the Prevalence of Foodborne Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni in Chicken and Its Control via Sorghum Extracts 

  Hamad, Gamal M.; Gerges, Mariam; Mehany, Taha; Hussein, Saleh M.; Eskander, Michael; Tawfik, Rasha G.; El-Halmouch, Yasser; Mansour, Alaa M.; Hafez, Elsayed E.; Esatbeyoglu, Tuba; Elghazaly, Eman M. (Basel : MDPI, 2023)

  Campylobacter jejuni is a Gram-negative bacterium which is considered as the most reported cause of foodborne infection, especially for poultry species. The object of this work is to evaluate the occurrence of C. jejuni ...

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