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Chamorro-Posada P. Corner Reflectors: Fractal Analysis and Integrated Single-Photon Sources. ACS Omega 2024; 9:383-392. [PMID: 38222603 PMCID: PMC10785281 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
In this work, the properties of the radiation emitted by a corner reflector with an electric dipole feeder are analyzed in the optical domain, where the distance between the dipole and the corner apex can be large in terms of the wavelength. A comprehensive study of the fractal properties of the radiated intensity patterns is presented. The use of this setup for the realization of single-photon sources in photonic integrated circuits is also put forward, and a detailed study of the emission properties of the device and its optimal configurations is presented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pedro Chamorro-Posada
- Dpto. de Teoría de la Señal
y Comunicaciones e Ingeniería Telemática, Universidad de Valladolid, ETSI Telecomunicación, Paseo Belén
15, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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Taifouris M, El-Halwagi M, Martin M. Evaluation of the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of the Valorization of Grape Pomace from the Wine Industry. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2023; 11:13718-13728. [PMID: 37767084 PMCID: PMC10521143 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
The increase in the world population has led to intensive food production systems that are generating increasing amounts of solid waste. In this work, the valorization of the most important waste generated during wine production, grape pomace, is evaluated. Eight processes are proposed to approach different types of valorization (production of energy and value-added products), from economic, environmental, and social points of view. The best process depends on the budget available, the production capacity, and the weight of each impact produced by the factory (economic, environmental, or social). For small (less than 0.1 kg/s) or very large (greater than 10 kg/s) capacities, the production of high-value-added products outperforms the other processes in all three impacts and in profitability. For intermediate capacities, combustion and gasification stand out as having the highest greenhouse emissions and intermediate economic benefits. Anaerobic digestion is remarkable for its low greenhouse gas emissions, while tannin production is the best-balanced process from both economic and environmental points of view. Pyrolysis is the worst process of all three impacts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Taifouris
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Salamanca, Plza. Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M, 3122 TAMU, 100 Spence St., College Station, Texas 77843A, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Salamanca, Plza. Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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Bresciani G, Boni S, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Busto N, Biver T, Marchetti F. Adding Diversity to a Diruthenium Biscyclopentadienyl Scaffold via Alkyne Incorporation: Synthesis and Biological Studies. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:12453-12467. [PMID: 37478132 PMCID: PMC10410612 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
Abstract
We report the synthesis and the assessment of the anticancer potential of two series of diruthenium biscyclopentadienyl carbonyl complexes. Novel dimetallacyclopentenone compounds (2-4) were obtained (45-92% yields) from the thermal reaction (PhCCPh exchange) of [Ru2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η3-C(Ph)═C(Ph)C(═O)}], 1, with alkynes HCCR [R = C5H4FeCp (Fc), 3-C6H4(Asp), 2-naphthyl; Cp = η5-C5H5, Asp = OC(O)-2-C6H4C(O)Me]. Protonation of 1-3 by HBF4 afforded the corresponding μ-alkenyl derivatives 5-7, in 40-86% yields. All products were characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy; moreover, cyclic voltammetry (1, 2, 5, 7) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (5, 7) analyses were performed on representative compounds. Complexes 5-7 revealed a cytotoxic activity comparable to that of cisplatin in A549 (lung adenocarcinoma), SW480 (colon adenocarcinoma), and ovarian (A2780) cancer cell lines, and 2, 5, 6, and 7 overcame cisplatin resistance in A2780cis cells. Complexes 2, 5, and 7 (but not the aspirin derivative 6) induced an increase in intracellular ROS levels. Otherwise, 6 strongly stabilizes and elongates natural DNA (from calf thymus, CT-DNA), suggesting a possible intercalation binding mode, whereas 5 is less effective in binding CT-DNA, and 7 is ineffective. This trend is reversed concerning RNA, and in particular, 7 is able to bind poly(rA)poly(rU) showing selectivity for this nucleic acid. Complexes 5-7 can interact with the albumin protein with a thermodynamic signature dominated by hydrophobic interactions. Overall, we show that organometallic species based on the Ru2Cp2(CO)x scaffold (x = 2, 3) are active against cancer cells, with different incorporated fragments influencing the interactions with nucleic acids and the production of ROS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giulio Bresciani
- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University
of Bologna, Dipartimento di
Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Viale del Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University
of Burgos, Departamento de
Química, Plaza
Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University
of Pisa, Dipartimento di
Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Saragi R, Calabrese C, Juanes M, Pinacho R, Rubio JE, Pérez C, Lesarri A. π-Stacking Isomerism in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: The 2-Naphthalenethiol Dimer. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:207-213. [PMID: 36583611 PMCID: PMC9841560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
π-Stacking is a common descriptor for face-to-face attractive forces between aromatic hydrocarbons. However, the physical origin of this interaction remains debatable. Here we examined π-stacking in a model homodimer formed by two thiol-substituted naphthalene rings. Two isomers of the 2-naphthalenethiol dimer were discovered using rotational spectroscopy, sharing a parallel-displaced crossed orientation and absence of thiol-thiol hydrogen bonds. One of the isomers presents C2 symmetry, structurally analogous to the global minimum of the naphthalene dimer. The experimental data were rationalized with molecular orbital calculations, revealing a shallow potential energy surface. Noncovalent interactions are dominated by dispersion forces according to SAPT energy decomposition. In addition, the reduced electronic density shows a diffuse and extended region of inter-ring interactions, compatible with the description of π-stacking as a competition between dispersion and Pauli repulsion forces.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rizalina
Tama Saragi
- Departamento
de Química Física y Química Inorgánica,
Facultad de Ciencias - I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física y Química Inorgánica,
Facultad de Ciencias - I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física y Química Inorgánica,
Facultad de Ciencias - I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Electrónica, ETSIT, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 11, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Electrónica, ETSIT, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 11, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física y Química Inorgánica,
Facultad de Ciencias - I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física y Química Inorgánica,
Facultad de Ciencias - I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad
de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Ramos-Pineda AM, Manjón E, Macías RIR, García-Estévez I, Escribano-Bailón MT. Role of Yeast Mannoproteins in the Interaction between Salivary Proteins and Flavan-3-ols in a Cell-Based Model of the Oral Epithelium. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:13027-13035. [PMID: 35640024 PMCID: PMC9585572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c08339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Astringency is a highly complex sensation which involves multiple mechanisms occurring simultaneously, such as the interaction between flavan-3-ols and salivary proteins (SP). Moreover, astringency development can be affected by the presence of polysaccharides such as mannoproteins (MP). The aim of this work was to evaluate the molecular mechanisms whereby MP could modulate the astringency elicited by tannins, using a cell-based model of the oral epithelium (TR146 cells), and the effect of salivary proteins on these interactions. The binding of flavan-3-ols to oral cells was evaluated by DMACA assay, while the content of unbound flavan-3-ols after the interactions was assessed by means of HPLC-DAD-MS. Results obtained confirm the existence of cell-tannin interactions, that can be partially inhibited by the presence of SP and/or MP. The most significant decrease was obtained in the system containing MPF (38.16%). Both mannoproteins assayed seem to have modulating effect on flavan-3-ol-SP interactions, acting by two different mechanisms: MPF would lead to the formation of SP/MPF/flavan-3-ols ternary soluble aggregates, while MPL seems to prevent flavan-3-ol-saliva interaction by a competitive mechanism, i.e., MPL would reduce cell-tannin interactions, similar to SP. This study suggests that mannoproteins with different compositional characteristics could exhibit preferential interaction with distinct flavan-3-ol families.
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Affiliation(s)
- A. M. Ramos-Pineda
- Grupo
de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP), Departamento de Química
Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, E37007, España
- Natac
Biotech S.L., C/Electrónica
7, E28923 Alcorcón, Spain
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP), Departamento de Química
Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, E37007, España
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- Experimental
Hepatology and Drug Targeting (HEVEPHARM) Group, Institute of Biomedical
Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), CIBERehd, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, E37007, Spain
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP), Departamento de Química
Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, E37007, España
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP), Departamento de Química
Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad
de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, E37007, España
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