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Yi Hu ¹, Yangzhe Wu ¹, Jiye Cai ^1,*, Yufeng Ma ², Bin Wang ¹, Ke Xia ¹ and Xiaoqing He ¹
1 College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China E-mail: jerry_wyzhe@hotmail.com, luly_hu@yahoo.com.cn
2 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China E-mail: happymyf@tom.com
Self-assembly and Fractal Feature of Chitosan and Its Conjugate with Metal Ions: Cu (II) / Ag (I)
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 1-12 (PDF format, 809 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")

Ilaria Massarelli ¹, Laura Murgia ¹, Anna Maria Bianucci ², Federica Chiellini ¹ and Emo Chiellini ^{1, *}
1 Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
2 Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Understanding the Selectivity Mechanism of the Human Asialoglycoprotein Receptor (ASGP-R) toward Gal- and Mantype Ligands for Predicting Interactions with Exogenous Sugars
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 13-28 (PDF format, 5110 K)

(This paper belongs to the special issue on Virtual Combinatorial Synthesis and Drug Design)

Xiaokang Li ¹, Xiaolin Fan ^{1, *}and Qingdao Zeng ^2,*
1 Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, JiangXi, People’s Republic of China
2 Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People’s Republic of China
Supramolecular Coordination Polymers by Self-assembling of Bis-monodentate Ligands with HgI₂
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 29-41 (PDF format, 537 K)

(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")

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Jing Zhao ¹, Xiaofeng Zheng ¹, Wei Xing ¹, Junyi Huang ² and Genxi Li ^1,2*
1 Department of Biochemistry and National Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
2 School of Life Science and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
Electrochemical Studies of Camptothecin and Its Interaction with Human Serum Albumin
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 42-50 (PDF format, 126 K)

(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Fei Dou ^*, Xingya Chang and Da Ma
Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Ministry of Education, Southeast University Medical School, Nanjing 210009, P.R.China
Hsp90 Maintains the Stability and Function of the Tau Phosphorylating Kinase GSK3β
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 51-60 (PDF format, 251 K)

(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Xun Wang ¹, Xun Xu ^{1, *}, Luosheng Tang ², Shiping Song ³ and Chunhai Fan ³
1 Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China.
2 Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
3 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
Interactions between Endostatin and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Inhibition of Choroidal Neovascularization
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 61-69 (PDF format, 918 K)

(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Luiza Găină ¹, Castelia Cristea ^{1, *}, Claudia Moldovan ¹, Dan Porumb ¹, Emanoil Surducan ², Calin Deleanu ³, Abdalah Mahamoud ⁴, Jacques Barbe⁴
and Ioan A. Silberg ¹
1 “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 INCDTIM-Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 Institute of Organic Chemistry, National NMR Laboratory, Bucharest, Romania
4 Universitée de la Mediteranée, Faculté de Pharmacie, Marseille, France
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Phenothiazine and Qinoline Derivatives
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 70-80 (PDF format, 85 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")
 

Wei Dong ^{1, 2, #}, Shufeng Li ^{1, 3, #}, Guanghui Jin ¹, Qiming Sun ¹, Dingyuan Ma ¹ and Zichun Hua ^1,*
1 The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, P. R. China
2 The School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, P. R. China
3 College of Basic Medical Science , Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
Efficient Gene Transfection into Mammalian Cells Mediated by Cross-linked Polyethylenimine
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 81-102 (PDF format, 2490 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Fodil Hamzaoui ^{1, *}, Mokhtaria Drissi ¹, Abdelkader Chouaih ¹, Philippe Lagant ², and Gérard Vergoten ²
1 Laboratoire SEA2M, Département de Chimie, Université de Mostaganem, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria.
2 UMR CNRS 8576 Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université des Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France.
Electron Charge Density Distribution from X-ray Diffraction Study of the M-Nitrophenol Compound in the Monoclinic Form
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 103-115 (PDF format, 190 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Xinxiang Huang ¹, Huaxi Xu ¹, Xiaosong Sun ², Kiyofumi Ohkusu ², Yoshiaki Kawamura ² and Takayuki Ezaki ^2,*
1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu University School of Medical Technology, 3-Yizhen Road, Jiangsu Zhenjiang 212001, PR China (E-mail: huxinx@hotmail.com)
2 Department of Microbiology, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
Genome-Wide Scan of the Gene Expression Kinetics of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi during Hyperosmotic Stress
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 116-135 (PDF format, 596 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Ruojun Lao ^1,3, Lihua Wang ¹, Ying Wan ¹, Jiong Zhang ¹, Shiping Song ^1,*, Zhizhou Zhang^2,*Chunhai Fan ¹ and Lin He ³
1 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
2 Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300040, China
3 Bio-X Life Science Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
Interactions between Cytochrome c and DNA Strands Self-Assembled at Gold Electrode
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 136-144 (PDF format, 153 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Erol Eroğlu ^1,*, Hasan Türkmen ², Semra Güler ¹, Selami Palaz ¹ and Oral Oltulu ¹
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Harran University, Osmanbey Campus, 63300, Sanlıurfa, Turkey
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Harran University, Osmanbey Campus, 63300, Sanlıurfa, Turkey
A DFT-Based QSARs Study of Acetazolamide/Sulfanilamide Derivatives with Carbonic Anhydrase (CA-II) Isozyme Inhibitory Activity
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 145-155 (PDF format, 84 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Jie Zhang ^1,*, Jia-Qing Xiang ¹, Ya-Wei Zhang ¹, Yan-Yan Chen ¹, Xiao-Yan Zhou ¹, Yun Liu ² and Sheng Li ²
1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai  200032, P.R.China
2 Institute for Nutritional Sciences, SIBS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, P.R.China
Cell Adhesion Regulates Expression of  the  Androgen Receptor and Coregulators in Different Prostate Cancer Cells
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 156-165 (PDF format, 342 K)


Yonghua Wang ^1,*, Yan Li ² and Bin Wang ¹
1 School of Life Science and Technology, Dalian Fisheries University, Dalian 116023, P.R. China.
2 School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P.R. China
.An In Silico Method for Screening Nicotine Derivatives as Cytochrome P450 2A6 Selective Inhibitors Based on Kernel Partial Least Squares
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 166-179 (PDF format, 132 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Weiwei Liu ¹, Lingyan Cheng ¹, Hongyan Zhang ¹, Yumei Zhang ¹, Huaping Wang ^1,* and Mingfang Yu ¹
1 State Key Laboratory for Modification of Fibers Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People’s Republic of China, E-Mail: towardsun@mail.dhu.edu.cn
Rheological Behaviors of Polyacrylonitrile/1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride Concentrated Solutions
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 180-188 (PDF format, 144 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Lorentz Jäntschi ¹ and Sorana-Daniela Bolboacă ^2,*
1 Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, 15 Constantin Daicoviciu, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 13 Emil Isac, 40023 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Results from the Use of Molecular Descriptors Family on Structure Property/Activity Relationships
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 189-203 (PDF format, 110 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Xinhui Tang ¹, Jing Ga ^2,*, Jin Chen ³, Lizhi Xu³, Yahong Tang ³, Huan Dou ³, Wen Yu ³ and Xiaoning Zhao ³
1 Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, Yancheng Teachers College, Yancheng, 224002, P.R.China.
2 School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013 P.R.China
3 School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
Expression of VDAC regulated by extracts of Limonium sinense Ktze Root Against CCl₄-induced Liver Damage
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 204-213 (PDF format, 149 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Sanda P. Dilber ¹, Željko S. Žižak ², Tatjana P. Stanojković ², Zorica D. Juranić ², Branko J. Drakulić ³ and Ivan O. Juranić ^4,*
1 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
2 Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Pasterova 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
3 Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
4 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 158, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
Antiproliferative Activity of ß-Hydroxy-ß-arylalkanoic Acids
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 214-228 (PDF format, 4070 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Xue-Jun Li ², Yang Xiang ^1,*, Bing Ma ² and Xiao-Qiang Qi ¹
1 State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Life Science Institute, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
2 Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
Effects of Acetazolamide Combined with or without NaHCO₃ on Suppressing Neoplasm Growth, Metastasis and Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) Protein Expression
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 229-240 (PDF format, 298 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Xiaokang Li ¹, Lvyin Zhen ¹, Yulan Fan ¹, Xiaolin Fan ^1,* and Qingdao Zeng ^2,*
1 Key laboratory of organo-pharmaceutical chemistry jiangxi province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, JiangXi, People’s Republic of China
2 Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People’s Republic of China
Crystal Engineering Based on Polymeric Hydrogen-bonded Supramolecules by Self-assembling of 9,10-Bis(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)anthracene and 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone with Bipyridines
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 241-258 (PDF format, 811 K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")


D. Yapo-Kicho, P. Lagant and G. Vergoten^*
Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 CNRS, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Bât. C9, 59655 Villeneuve D’Ascq, France
The SPASIBA Force Field for Studying Iron-Tannins Interactions: Application to Fe3+/Fe2+ Catechol Complexes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 259-272 (PDF format, 212 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")

Yimin Dai ¹, Zhiqun Wang ¹, Jie Li ¹, Xiangfang Gu ², Mingming Zheng ¹, Jianjun Zhou ¹, Xiaodong Ye ¹, Jincui Yao ¹, Isabelle Cui ³, Yali Hu ^1,* and Hengmi Cui ^4,*
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China;
2 Department of Laboratory and Research, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China;
3 Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA;
4 Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: hcui2@jhmi.edu
Received: 13 December 2007 / Accepted: 23 March 2007 / Published: 15 April 2007
Full Research Paper: Imprinting status of IGF2 in Cord Blood Cells of Han Chinese Newborns
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 273-283 (PDF format, 80.4 K) 
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Yun-Zi Chen ^#, Hua Ying ^#, Jing Zhang, Wei Cheng, Yuan-Xi Kang and Zi-Chun Hua *
The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China;
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: zchua@nju.edu.cn 
# These authors contributed equally to this work. 
Received: 13 February 2007 / Accepted: 26 March / Published: 12 April 2007
Full Research Paper: Biochemical Analyses of Csx/Nkx2.5 Mutants and Their Structure–Function Relationship
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 284-294 (PDF format, 475 K)  
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")

Dongbin Zhao, Zhaofu Fei, Wee Han Ang and Paul J. Dyson *
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH─1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Email: paul.dyson@epfl.ch
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed:  E-mail: paul.dyson@epfl.ch
Received: 23 March 2007 / Accepted: 10 April 2007 / Published: 16 April 2007
Full Research Paper: Sulfonium-based Ionic Liquids Incorporating the Allyl Functionality
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 304-315 (PDF format, 3300 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")
 

Masoud Motamedi ^*
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran; Email: motamedimas@yahoo.co.uk
Received: 13 February 2007 / Revised version accepted: 23 March 2007 / Published: 17 April 2007
FullResearch Paper: Rotational Spectra of Symmetric Top Molecules in Ground and Different Vibrational Excited States, and Phenomenon of Resonance – Applying in CF₃CCH
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 316-334 (PDF format, 2660 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Sorana Daniela Bolboaca ^1,* and Lorentz Jantschi ²
1 “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 13 Emil Isac, 400023 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; E-mail: sorana@j.academicdirect.ro
2 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 15 Constantin Daicoviciu, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; E-mail: lori@j.academicdirect.org
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: sorana@j.academicdirect.ro
Received: 14 January 2007; In Revised Form: 27 March 2007 / Accepted: 12 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007
Full Research Paper: How Good Can the Characteristic Polynomial Be for Correlations?
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 335-345 (PDF format, 82.6 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Dennis N. Kevill ^1,*, Fumie Koyoshi ² and Malcolm J. D’Souza ^2,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2862, USA; E-mail: dkevill@niu.edu
2 Department of Chemistry, Wesley College, 120 N. State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901-3875, USA; E-mail: DSouzaMa@Wesley.edu
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed
Received: 22 March 2007 / Accepted: 24 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007
Full Research Paper: Correlations of the Specific Rates of Solvolysis of Aromatic Carbamoyl Chlorides, Chloroformates, Chlorothionoformates, and Chlorodithioformates Revisited.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 346-362 (PDF format, 231 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")

Mihai V. Putz ^* and Ana-Maria Lacrămă
Chemistry Department, West University of Timişoara, Pestalozzi Street No.16, Timişoara, RO-300115, Romania
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: mvputz@cbg.uvt.ro or mv_putz@yahoo.com
Received: 20 March 2007; in Revised Form: 4 May 2007 / Accepted: 4 May 2007 / Published: 22 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Introducing Spectral Structure Activity Relationship (S-SAR) Analysis. Application to Ecotoxicology
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 363-391 (PDF format, 426 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")
   
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Valerio C. D. Soares, Melquizedeque B. Alves, Ernesto R. Souza, Ivana O. Pinto, Joel C. Rubim, Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade and Paulo A. Z. Suarez *
Instituto de Quimica, Universidade de Brasilia, CP 4478, 70910-970, Brasilia, Brazil; Tel. ++55(61)33072162; Fax ++55(61)32734149. URL: http://www.unb.br/iq/lmc
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: psuarez@unb.br
Received: 27 March 2007 / Accepted: 2 May 2007 / Published:  11 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Organo-niobate Ionic Liquids: Synthesis, Characterization and Application as Acid Catalyst in Pechmann Reactions
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 392-398 (PDF format, 59.9 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Yan Zhang, Jie Ding, Yongqi Wan, Wei Xie, Liudi Yuan ^*
Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Southeast University Medical School; Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009; Tel: (0086) 25-83272314-812; E-mail: yld@seu.edu.cn
Received: 7 March 2007; in Revised Form: 4 May 2007 / Accepted: 9 May 2007 / Published: 31 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Functional analysis of the Drosophila Dnop5 gene using targeted RNA interference
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 399-406 (PDF format, 144 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")


Ali Vatani, Mehdi Mehrpooya ^* and Farhad Gharagheizi
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O.Box: 11365-4563, Tehran, Iran
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: m.mehrpooya@gmail.com
Received: 27 February 2007 / in Revised Form: 17 April 2007 / Accepted: 9 May 2007 / Published: 22 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Prediction of Standard Enthalpy of Formation by a QSPR Model
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 407-432 (PDF format, 160 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Haoxing Zhang ¹, Qingyu Lang ¹, Jie Li ¹, Zhaomin Zhong ¹, Fang Xie ¹, Guangming Ye ², Bo Wan ¹ and Long Yu ^1,*
1 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China; E-mails: haoxingzhang@fudan.edu.cn or haoxingzhang@gmail.com, qylang@fudan.edu.cn,  lijiejocelin@gmail.com, zhongzhaomin@gmail.com, xiefang_83@yahoo.com.cn, bowan@fudan.edu.cn, longyu@fudan.edu.cn
2 Department of C&M Physiology Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA17033, USA; E-mail: brightyeh@hotmail.com
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: Institute of Genetics School of Life Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China; E-mail: longyu@fudan.edu.cn 
Received: 18 April 2007; in Revised Form: 5 May 2007 / Accepted: 15 May 2007 / Published: 24 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Human Glycine-N-acyltransferase Gene GLYATL1, Which Activates Transcriptional Activity of HSE Pathway
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 433-444 (PDF format, 1640 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Fengyang  Wang ^1,*,#,  Xueying  Huang ^2,#, Li Du ^1,#,  Weiguo Li ², Hongxuan He ³ and Chao Qi ^4,*
1 College of Life Science and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Tropic Biological Resources of Ministry of Education,  Hainan University,  Haikou 570228, P. R. China; Email: fywang68@yahoo.com
2 College of Chemistry, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan 430079,  P. R. China; Email: weiguoli@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
3 Research Center for Wildlife Animal Diseases, Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China
4  College of Life Science, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan 430079,  P. R. China; Email: qichao@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed;  E-mails: fywang68@yahoo.com, weiguoli@mail.ccnu.edu.cn, qichao@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
# These authors contributed equally to this work.
Received: 10 February 2007; in Revised Form: 12 April 2007 / Accepted: 16 May 2007 / Published: 29 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Preparation and Characterization of a Chloroperoxidase-like Catalytic Antibody
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 445-454 (PDF format, 954 K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")


Lingyun Sun ^1,*, Jun Liang ¹, Hui Li ² and Yayi Hou ³
1 Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, P R China. E-mail: Lingyunsun2001@yahoo.com.cn; E-mail: liangjunlzk@hotmail.com
2 Department of Hematology, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou 225001, P R China. E-mail: yzlh@sohu.com 
3 Immunology and Reproductive Biology Lab, Medical School and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P R China. E-mail: yayihou@nju.edu.cn
 * Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: Lingyunsun2001@yahoo.com.cn
Received: 27 February 2007 / in Revised Form: 17 April 2007 / Accepted: 9 May 2007 / Published:  30 May 2007
Full Research Paper: Polarization of T Lymphocytes is Regulated by Mesenchymal Stem Cells in NZBWF1 and BALB/c Mice
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 455-469 (PDF format, 328 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")

Ming-Hong Fang  and Li-Sheng Wang *
School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: lishengwang@btamail.net.cn; Fax: +86-10-68911040.
Received: 14 March 2007; in Revised Form: 11 May 2007 / Accepted: 22 May 2007 / Published:  4 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Hydrolysis and Partial Recycling of a Chloroaluminate Ionic Liquid
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 470-477 (PDF format,  132 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Yi Shen ^1,*, Xue Gang Lao ², Yuan Chen ¹, Hong Zu Zhang ¹ and Xian Xiu Xu ¹
1 State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry, Nangjing University, Nanjing 210093, P.R. China
2 Zhejiang Medicine Company, Ltd., Xinchang Pharmaceutical Factory, Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province 312500, P.R. China; E.mail: laoxg@sohu.com
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Phone: +86 025 83594827; Fax: +86 025 83324605; E-mails: shenyi@nju.org.cn, hzzhang@nju.edu.cn
Received: 6 February 2007 /in revised form: 23 April 2007 / Accepted: 25 May 2007 / Published: 4 June 2007
Full Research Paper: High-level Expression of Cecropin X in Escherichia coli
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 478-491 (PDF format, 298 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Yali Hu ¹, Jianjun Zhou ¹, Sha Hao ², Zhiqun Wang ¹, Yiming Dai ¹, Jingxian Ling ¹ and Yayi Hou ^2,*
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, P. R. China; E-mail:yali_hu.hotmail.com
2 Immunology and Reproductive Biology Lab, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;E-mail: yayihou@nju.edu.cn
Received: 13 December 2006; in Revised Form: 30 April 2007 / Accepted: 25 May 2007 / Published: 6 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Changes in the Ratio of Tc1/Tc2 and Th1/Th2 Cells but Not in Subtypes of NK-Cells in Preeclampsia
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 492-504 (PDF format, 133 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Hao-Yu Shen ^1,2,3,*, Li-Yan Ying ², Hai-Liang Jiang ² and Zaher M. A. Judeh ³
1 Biological and Chemical Engineering School, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University; 1st Qianhu Nan Road, 315100, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P. R. China
2 Analysis and Testing Center, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University; 1st Qianhu Nan Road, 315100, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P. R. China
3 Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: Tel.: 86-574-88229520; E-mail: haoyushen2000@yahoo.com
Received: 14 December 2006; in Revised Form 23 April 2007 / Accepted: 25 May 2007 / Published: 8 June 2007
 Full Research Paper: Efficient Copper-bisisoquinoline-based Catalysts for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 505-512 (PDF format,  56.1 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")

Sakura Chino, Akane Sakaguchi, Rie Yamoto, Stefano Ferri and Koji Sode ^*
Department of Technology Risk Management, Graduate School of Technology Management, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: sode@cc.tuat.ac.jp FAX: +81-42-388-7072
Received: 20 December 2006; in Revised Form: 23 April 2007 / Accepted: 11 May 2007 / Published: 13 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Branched-chain Amino Acid Biosensing Using Fluorescent Modified Engineered Leucine/Isoleucine/Valine Binding Protein
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 513-525 (PDF format,  652 K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")
   

Zhiqiang Liang ^1,2, Juan Zhang ², Lihua Wang ^2,*, Shiping Song ² , Chunhai Fan ² and Genxi Li ^1,*
1 Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University, Jiangsu 210093, China; E-mails: genxili@nju.edu.cn, suyuanyuan@sinap.ac.cn
2 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China; E-mails: suyuanyuan@sinap.ac.cn, wanglihua@sinap.ac.cn, songshiping@sinap.ac.cn , fchh@sinap.ac.cn
* Authors to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mails: genxili@nju.edu.cn, wanglihua@sinap.ac.cn
Received: 18 April 2007; in Revised Form: 11 May 2007 / Accepted: 15 May 2007 / Published: 13 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Effects of Ultracentrifugation on Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and their Application in DNA Self-assembly and Biodetection
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 526-532 (PDF format,  654 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")


Stavros Lalas ^1,*, Olga Gortzi ¹, John Tsaknis ² and Konstantinos Sflomos ²
1 Department of Food Technology, Technological Educational Institution (T.E.I.) of Larissa, Karditsa, GR-43100, Greece; E-mail: slalas@teilar.gr. E-mail: ogortzi@teilar.gr
2 Department of Food Technology, Technological Educational Institution (T.E.I.) of Athens, Egaleo, Athens, GR-12210, Greece; E-mail: jtsaknis@teiath.gr. E-mail: ksflomos@teiath.gr
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: slalas@teilar.gr
Received: 30 April 2007 / Accepted: 22 May 2007 / Published: 15 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Irradiation Effect on Oxidative Condition and Tocopherol Content of Vegetable Oils
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 533-540 (PDF format, 54 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Bo Jiang and Yu Dong Huang^*
Polymer Materials and Engineering Division, Department of Applied Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box: 410, Harbin 150001, P. R. China; E-mail: jiangbo5981@sohu.com; 
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: Yu Dong Huang, Tel: 86-451-8641-3711; Fax: 86-451-8641-3711; E-mail: huangyd@hit.edu.cn
Received: 13 February; in Revised Form: 30 May 2007 / Accepted: 7 June 2007 / Published: 19 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Near Infrared Spectroscopy for On-line Monitoring of Alkali-Free Cloth /Phenolic Resin Prepreg During Manufacture
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 541-552 (PDF format, 140 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Xi Jun He, Zhen Lu Shen ^*, Wei Min Mo, Bao Xiang Hu and Nan Sun
College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310032, China
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: Tel. / Fax: 86-571-88320416; E-mail: zhenlushen@zjut.edu.cn
Received: 11 May 2007 / Accepted: 15 June 2007 / Published: 22 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Asymmetric Glyoxylate-Ene Reactions Catalyzed by Chiral Pd(II) Complexes in the Ionic Liquid [bmim][PF6]
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 553-563 (PDF format, 82.2 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")
   

Ali Arslantas ^1,*,  A. Kadir Devrim ² and Hacali Necefoglu ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kafkas University, 36300 Kars, Turkey; E-mail: arsoz33@gmail.com; E-mail: hnecef@hotmail.com
2 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey;  E-mail: devrim@hotmail.com
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: arsoz33@gmail.com
Received: 27 March 2007 / In Revised Form: 25 May  2007 / Accepted: 4 June 2007 / Published: 27 June 2007
Full Research Paper: DNA-Binding Study of tetraaqua-bis(p-nitrobenzoato)cobalt(II) Dihydrate Complex: [Co(H₂O)₄(p-NO₂C₆H₄COO)₂]*2H₂O
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 564-571 (PDF format, 157 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")


Radka Svobodova Varekova, Zuzanna Jirouskova, Jakub Vanek, Simon Suchomel and Jaroslav Koca ^*
National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 61137 Brno, Check Republic
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed:  Tel: +420 549 494947; Fax: +420 549 492556; E-mail: jkoca@chemi.muni.cz
Received: 10 May 2007; in Revised Form: 5 June 2007 / Accepted: 14 June 2006 / Published: 3 July 2007
Full Research Paper: The Electronegativity Equalization Method: Parameteization and Validation for Large Sets of Organic, Organohalogene and Organometal Molecules
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 572-582 (PDF format, 112 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Mariana–Carmen Chifiriuc ^1,*, Lazar Veronica ¹,  Olguta Dracea ², Lia-Mara Ditu ¹, Diana Smarandache ¹, Marcela Bucur ¹,  Cristina Larion ², Ramona Cernat ¹ and
Elena Sasarman ¹
1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Aleea Portocalelor 1-3, Bucharest 060101, Romania; E-mails: ciprian.alexandru@gmail.com (Lazar Veronica); lia_mara_d@yahoo.com (Lia-Mara Ditu); diana_smarandache@yahoo.com (Diana Smarandache); bmarcelica@yahoo.com (Marcela Bucur); ramon_70009@yahoo.com (Ramona Cernat);  vibrio@cantacuzino.ro (Elena Sasarman)
2 Cantacuzino Institute, Spl. Independentei 103, P.O.B.- 1-525, Bucharest, Romania; E-mails: vibrio@cantacuzino.ro (Olguta Dracea); larioncristina@yahoo.com (Cristina Larion)
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: carmen_balotescu@yahoo.com
Received: Received: 29 January 2007; in Revised Form: 25 June 2007 / Accepted: 26 June 2007 / Published: 2 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Drastic Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenicity in a Holoxenic Mouse Experimental Model Induced by Subinhibitory Concentrations of Phenyllactic Acid (PLA)
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 583-592 (PDF format, 69.9 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")

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Cláudia C. Cassol ¹, Alexandre P. Umpierre ¹, Günter Ebeling ¹, Bauer Ferrera ², Sandra S. X. Chiaro ² and Jairton Dupont ^1,*
1 Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry, UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Porto Alegre 91501-970 RS Brazil; E-mail: dupont@iq.ufrgs.br
2 PETROBRAS Research Center - CENPES-PETROBRAS, Hydrorefining and Special Processes, Av. Prof. Horácio Macedo, 950 Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-598 RJ, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: dupont@iq.ufrgs.br
Received: 12 June 2007; in Revised Form: 22 June 2007 / Accepted:  22 June 2007 /Published:  2 July 2007
Full Research Paper: On the Extraction of Aromatic Compounds from Hydrocarbons by Imidazolium Ionic Liquids
Int. J. Mol. Sci.  2007, 8, 593-605 (PDF format, 138 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Jun Huang ¹, Qing-Dong Huang ¹, Ji Zhang ¹, Li-Hong Zhou ¹, Qiang-Lin Li ¹, Kun Li ¹, Ning Jiang ², Hong-Hui Lin ^2,*, Jiang Wu ^1,* and Xiao-Qi Yu ^{1, 3,*}
1 Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
2 Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
3 State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R .China
* Authors to whom correspondance should be addressed: Fax: +86 28 85415886; E-mail: xqyu@tfol.com
Received: 6 March 2007; in Revised Form: 6 June 2007 / Accepted: 14 June 2007 / Published:  9 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Dinuclear Zinc (II) Complexes of Macrocyclic Polyamine Ligands Containing an Imidazolium Bridge: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Interaction with Plasmid DNA
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 606-617 (PDF format, 164 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")


Dubravka Štajner ^1,*, Mirjana Milošević ² and Boris M. Popović ¹
1 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; e-mail: stajnerd@polj.ns.ac.yu
2 National Laboratory for Seed Testing, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: stajnerd@polj.ns.ac.yu
Received: 2 May 2007 / In Revised Form: 25 May  2007 / Accepted: 7 June 2007 / Published:  5 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Irradiation Effects on Phenolic Content, Lipid and Protein Oxidation and Scavenger Ability of Soybean Seeds
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 618-627 (PDF format, 76.3 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Hongjun Wang ^1,2 and Fengyu Zhao ^1,*
1 State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China; E-mail: zhaofy@ciac.jl.cn
2 School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, P. R.China; E-mail: whj@ciac.jl.cn
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; Tel. &  Fax: +86-431-8526-2410; E-mail: zhaofy@ciac.jl.cn
Received: 23 April 2007; in Revised Form: 10 May 2007 / Accepted: 15 May 2007 / Published: 12 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Catalytic ring hydrogenation of benzoic acid with supported transition metal catalysts in scCO₂
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 628-634 (PDF format, 52.8 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Green Chemistry")


Walter Feucht ¹, Heike Dithmar ² and Jürgen Polster ^2,*
1 Department for Plant Science, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan (WZW), Technical University Munich (TUM), D-85354 Freising, Germany
2 Physical Biochemistry, Research Department Biosciences, WZW, TU Munich (TUM), D-85354 Freising, Germany; E-mail: hdithmar@wzw.tum.de. E-mail: j.polster@wzw.tum.de
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: j.polster@wzw.tum.de
Received:  27 April 2007; in revised form: 31 May 2007 / Accepted: 28 June 2007 / Published: 10 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Variation of the Nuclear, Subnuclear and Chromosomal Flavanol Deposition in Hemlock and Rye
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 635-650 (PDF format, 441 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")


Han-Sun Chiang ¹, Wen-Bin Wu ¹, Jia-You Fang ², Bing-Huei Chen ³, Tsai-Hua Kao ³, Ying-Ting Chen ¹, Chieh-Chen Huang ⁴ and Chi-Feng Hung ^1,*
1 School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
2 Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
3 Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
4 Department of Dermatology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: skin@mail.fju.edu.tw, Tel: +886 2 29052079, Fax: +886 2 29052096
Received:  14 May 2007; in revised form: 20 June 2007 / Accepted: 28 June 2007 / Published: 17 July 2007
Full Research Paper: The UVB-protective effects of isoflavone extracts from soybean cake in human keratinocytes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 651-661 (PDF format, 403 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Marco Fogagnolo ^1,*, Giancarlo Fantin ¹ and Olga Bortolini ²
1 Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Ferrara, Via Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy; E-mail: fgr@unife.it
2 Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria, Via Bucci 12C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: fgr@unife.it
Received:  7 June 2007; in revised form 27 June 2007 / Accepted: 29 June 2007 / Published: 10 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Inclusion Compounds of Dehydrocholic Acid with Solvents
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 662-669 (PDF format, 359 K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")


Qiong Wu ¹, Cheng Zheng ^2,*, Zheng-Xiang Ning ¹, Bao Yang ³
1 College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China; E-mail: rabbit7815@163.com; E-mail: fezhning@scut.edu.cn
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510091, P. R. China; E-mail: zhcheng123@tom.com
3 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Leyiju 510650, P. R. China; E-mail: yangbao@china.com.cn
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; Prof. Cheng Zheng, Tel: +86-20-39366198; Fax: +86-20-83500597; E-mail: zhcheng123@tom.com
Received: 13 February 2007; in Revised Form: 31 May 2007 / Accepted: 5 July 2007 / Published:  17 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Modification of Low Molecular Weight Polysaccharides from Tremella Fuciformis and Their Antioxidant Activity in Vitro
Int. J. Mol. Sci.  2007, 8, 670-679 (PDF format, 85.7 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Tingting Zhao^*, Huaping Wang, Yumei Zhang, Biao Wang and Jianming Jiang
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Fibers Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People’s Republic of China; E-mail: zhaott@mail.dhu.edu.cn. E-mail: wanghp@dhu.edu.cn. E-mail: zhangym@dhu.edu.cn. E-mail: wangb@dhu.edu.cn. E-mail: jiangjm@dhu.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: zhaott@mail.dhu.edu.cn.
Received: 12 March 2007; in Revised Form: 18 June 2007 / Accepted: 20 June 2007 / Published:  17 July 2007
Full Research Paper: The Preparation and Characterization of Poly(m-phenylene-isophthalamide) Fibers Using Ionic Liquids
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 680-685 (PDF format, 3.24 M)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Shu-Kun Lin
Editorial: Non-Open Access and Its Adverse Impact on International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 686-687 (PDF format, 11.2 K; HTML format, 20 K)

(open access to this paper was granted by MDPI)
Jorge Marcelo Romero ¹, Soledad Bustillo ¹, Hugo Enrique Ramirez Maisuls ¹, Nelly Lidia Jorge ¹, Manuel Eduardo Gómez Vara ¹, Eduardo Alberto Castro ^2,* and Alicia H. Jubert ³  
1 Área de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina; E-mail: lidianj@exa.unne.edu.ar
2 INIFTA, Theoretical Chemistry Division, Suc. 4, C.C. 16, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina; E-mail: castro@quimica.unlp.edu.ar; direccion@inifta.unlp.edu.ar
3 CEQUINOR, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering Faculty, La Plata National University, C.C. 962, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: castro@quimica.inlp.edu.ar; direccion@inifta.unlp.edu.ar
Received: 27 February 2007; in revised form: 18 July 2007 / Accepted: 18 July 2007 / Published: 19 July 2007
Communication: Calorimetric and Computational Study of Enthalpy of Formation of Diperoxide of Cyclohexanone
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 688-694 (PDF format, 138 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Chrysoula Spanou ¹, Stella Manta ², Dimitri Komiotis ², Albiona Dervishi ¹ and Demetrios Kouretas ^1,*
1 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
2 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; Tel.: +30 2410 565277; Fax: +30 2410 565290; E-mail: dkouret@uth.gr
Received: 17 April 2007; in Revised Form: 12 June 2007 / Accepted: 15 June 2007 / Published:  20 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Antioxidant Activity of a Series of Fluorinated Pyrano-nucleoside Analogues of N4-benzoyl Cytosine and N6-benzoyl Adenine
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 695-704 (PDF format, 89.4 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Zhiqiang Liang ^1,2, Ruojun Lao ², Jing Wang ^1,2, Yongbiao Liu ³, Lihua Wang ², Qing Huang ², Shiping Song ^2,*, Genxi Li ^1,* and Chunhai Fan ²
1 Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China; E-mail: genxili@nju.edu.cn
2 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China; E-mail: spsong@sinap.ac.cn (for Shiping Song); fchh@sinap.ac.cn (for Chunhai Fan)
3 The People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210029, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; Tel: +86 21 59554607; Fax: +86 21 59556902; E-mail: spsong@sinap.ac.cn
Received: 31 May 2007 /in Revised Form: 29 June 2007/ Accepted: 13 July 2007/ Published: 23 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Solubilization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Single-stranded DNA Generated from Asymmetric PCR
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 705-713 (PDF format, 395 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")


Zhaoqi Yang and Pinghua Sun* 
College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P.R. of China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: pinghuasunny@163.com
Received: 5 June 2007; in revised form: 28 June 2007 / Accepted: 18 July 2007 / Published: 24 July 2007
Full Research Paper: 3D-QSAR Study of Potent Inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase-4 by Using CoMFA Approach
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 714-722 (PDF format, 142 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Saeed Rezaei-Zarchi ¹, Ali Akbar Saboury ^1,*, Parviz Norouzi ², Jun Hong ¹, Abolfazl Barzegar ¹, Mohammad Reza Ganjali ², Hedayatollah Ghourchian ¹,  Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi ¹, Aisha Javed ³ and Abbas Ali Rostami ⁴
1 Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
^* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;  Email: saboury@ut.ac.ir
Received: 8 May 2007; in revised form: 9 July 2007 / Accepted: 19 July 2007 / Published: 25 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Electrochemical Recognition of Metalloproteins by Bromide-modified Silver Electrode - A New Method
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 723-735 (PDF format, 150 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")

Issue 8 (August 2007) pages 736-893

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Vesna Najdanovic-Visak ^1,2, José N. Canongia Lopes ^1,3,*, Zoran P.Visak ¹, J. Trindade ¹ and Luís P. N. Rebelo ^1,*
1 Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, UNL, Av. da República, Apartado 127, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
2 REQUIMTE, Departamento de Quimica, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
3 Centro de Química Estrutural, IST-UTL, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: luis.rebelo@itqb.unl.pt; jnlopes@ist.utl.pt; Tel: +(351) 21 4469 441
Received: 18 June 2007; in revised form: 25 July 2007 / Accepted: 27 July 2007 / Published: 31 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Salting-out in Aqueous Solutions of Ionic Liquids and K₃PO₄: Aqueous Biphasic Systems and Salt Precipitation
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 736-748 (PDF format, 2740 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")


Shin-ichiro Fujita, Shuhei Okamura, Yoshinari Akiyama and Masahiko Arai ^*
Division of Chemical Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: marai@eng.hokudai.ac.jp 
Received: 12 June 2007; in revised form: 17 July 2007 / Accepted: 27 July 2007 / Published: 2 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Hydroformylation of Cyclohexene with Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Using Ruthenium Carbonyl Catalyst: Influence of Pressures of Gaseous Components
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 749-759 (PDF format, 165 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Green Chemistry")


Hakan Arslan ^1,* and Öztekin Algül ² 
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Mersin University, 33343-Mersin, Turkey; E-mail: arslanh@mersin.edu.tr
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, 33169-Mersin, Turkey; E-mail: oztekinalgul@mersin.edu.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: arslanh@mersin.edu.tr; Tel: +90.532.7073122
Received: 29 June 2007; in revised form: 18 July 2007 / Accepted: 18 July 2007 / Published: 3 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Ab initio/DFT studies on 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzo[d]thiazole
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 760-776 (PDF format, 422 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")
 

Mohammad Pourbafrani ^1,2,*, Farid Talebnia ^1,2, Claes Niklasson ² and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
1 School of Engineering, University of Borås, 501 90 Borås, Sweden; E-mail: Farid.Talebnia@hb.se; E-Mail: Mohammad.Taherzadeh@hb.se
2 Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden; E-mail: Claesn@chalmers.se
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: Mohammad.Pour_Bafrani@hb.se; Tel:  +46-33-435 4361; Fax: +46-33-435 4008
Received: 21 June 2007; in revised form:19 July 2007 / Accepted: 26 July 2007 / Published: 7 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Protective Effect of Encapsulation in Fermentation of Limonene-contained Media and Orange Peel Hydrolyzate
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 777-787 (PDF format, 91.8 K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")


Malcolm J. D’Souza ^1,*, Darneisha Reed ¹, Fumie Koyoshi ¹ and Dennis N. Kevill ^2,*
1 Department of Chemistry, Wesley College, 120 N. State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901-3875, USA
2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 601152862, USA
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed;  E-mail: dsouzama@wesley.edu; E-mail: dkevill@niu.edu
Received: 23 July 2007 / Accepted: 2 August 2007 / Published: 9 August 2007
Full Research Paper:  Consideration of the Factors Influencing the Specific Rates of Solvolysis of p-Methoxyphenyl Chloroformate
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 788-796 (PDF format, 69.0 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Jan Muselík ¹, María García-Alonso ², María P. Martín-López ², Milan Žemlička ³ and Julián C. Rivas-Gonzalo ^2,*
1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mail: muselikj@vfu.cz
2 Unidad de Nutricion y Bromatologia, University of Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
3 Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: jcrivas@.usal.es; Tel.: +34 923 294537, Fax: +34 923 294515
Received: 13 June 2007; in revised form: 7 August 2007 / Accepted: 9 August 2007 / Published: 14 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Measurement of Antioxidant Activity of Wine Polyphenols: Catechins, Procyanidins, Anthocyanins and Pyranoanthocyanins
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 797-809 (PDF format, 103 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Maja Gruden-Pavlović ¹, Sonja Grubišić ², Matija Zlatar ^2,3 and Svetozar R. Niketić ^1,*
1 Chemistry Department, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 16, P.O.Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade, Serbia; Tel/Fax. +381(11)2635425; E-mail: gmaja@chem.bg.ac.yu
2 Center for Chemistry, IHTM, Studentski Trg 16, P.O.Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade, Serbia; Tel/Fax. +381(11)2635425; E-mail: grubisic@chem.bg.ac.yu
3 Chemistry Department, University of Fribourg, P´erolles, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland; Fax: +41(26)3009738; E-mail: Matija.Zlatar@unifr.ch
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: nik@chem.bg.ac.yu
Received: 21 June 2007; in revised form: 23 July 2007 / Accepted: 2 August 2007 / Published: 21 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Molecular Mechanics Study of Nickel(II) Octaethylporphyrin Adsorbed on Graphite(0001)
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 810-829 (PDF format, 329 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemisrty")


Chien-Ming Wu ¹, Shu-Chun Wu ², Wan-Jung Chung ³, Hsien-Cheng Lin ⁴, Kun-Tze Chen ⁵, Yu-Chian Chen ⁵, Mei-Feng Hsu ⁶, Jwu-Maw Yang ³, Jih-Pyang Wang ⁷ and
Chun-Nan Lin ^2,*
1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan
2 School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
3 Department of Biotechnology, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan Hsien 717, Taiwan
4 School of Technology for Medical Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
5 Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
6 Department of Biochemistry, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
7    Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan 407, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: lincna@cc.kmu.edu.tw; Tel: (+886)7-3121101; Fax: (+886)7-5562365
Received: 30 July 2007; in revised form: 15 August 2007 / Accepted: 15 August 2007 / Published: 22 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Antiplatelet Effect and Selective Binding to Cyclooxygenase (COX) by Molecular Docking Analysis of Flavonoids and Lignans
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 830-841 (PDF format, 329 K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")


Ana-Maria Lacrămă ^1,2,  Mihai V. Putz ^3,* and Vasile Ostafe ²
1 Institute of Chemistry Timişoara of the Romanian Academy, 24 Mihai Viteazul Avenue, RO-300223, Timişoara, Romania
2 Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, West University of Timişoara, Pestalozzi Street No.16, Timişoara, RO-300115, Romania
3 Laboratory of Computational and Structural Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Department, West University of Timişoara, Pestalozzi Street No.16, Timişoara, RO-300115, Romania
** Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: mvputz@cbg.uvt.ro or mv_putz@yahoo.com; Web: www.cbg.uvt.ro/mvputz.
Received: 25 July 2007; in revised form: 15 August 2