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Ridha DM, Al-Awdy MJ, Abd Al-Zwaid AJ, Balakit AA, Al-Dahmoshi HOM, Alotaibi MH, El-Hiti GA. Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of selenium nanoparticles-antibiotic conjugates against anti-multidrug-resistant bacteria. Int J Pharm 2024; 658:124214. [PMID: 38723732 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124214] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The crucial demand to overcome the issue of multidrug resistance is required to refine the performance of antibiotics. Such a process can be achieved by fastening them to compatible nanoparticles to obtain effective pharmaceuticals at a low concentration. Thus, selenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) are considered biocompatible agents that are applied to prevent infections resulting from bacterial resistance to multi-antibiotics. The current evaluated the effectiveness of Se NPs and their conjugates with antibiotics such as amikacin (AK), levofloxacin (LEV), and piperacillin (PIP) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). In addition, the study determined the antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of Se NPs and their conjugates with LEV against urinary tract pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), P. aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli (E. coli). The result of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) for eight isolates of P. aeruginosa revealed that the conjugation of Se NPs with AK, LEV, and PIP resulted in a reduction in the concentration of antibiotic-conjugated Se NPs. The concentration was found to be about 10-20 times lower than that of bare antibiotics. The MIC of the Se NPs with LEV (i.e., Se NPs:LEV) for S. aureus, E. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli was found to be 1.4:0.5, 0.7:0.25, 22:8, and 11:4 µg/mL, respectively. The results of the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) demonstrated that Se NPs:LEV conjugate have inhibited 50 % of the mature biofilms of S. aureus, E. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli at a concentration of 27.5 ± 10.5, 18.8 ± 3.1, 40.6 ± 10.7, and 21.6 ± 3.3 µg/mL, respectively compared to the control. It has been suggested that the antibiotic-conjugated Se NPs have great potential for biomedical applications. The conjugation of Se NPs with AK, LEV, and PIP increases the antibacterial potency against resistant pathogens at a low concentration.
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- Dalal M Ridha
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology Faculty of Biotechnology, Al Qasim Green University Babylon, Iraq
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- Mirjan Teaching Hospital, Babylon, Iraq; Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, College of Health and Medical Technologies, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon 51001, Iraq
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- Institute of Waste Management and Recycling Technologies, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdul Hussein SA, Razzak Mahmood AA, Tahtamouni LH, Balakit AA, Yaseen YS, Al-Hasani RA. New Combretastatin Analogs as Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Microtubules Polymerization Inhibition, and Molecular Docking Studies. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202201206. [PMID: 36890635 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202201206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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A new series of 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol derivatives were synthesized as analogs for the anticancer drug combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) and characterized using FT-IR, 1 H-NMR, 13 CNMR, and HR-MS techniques. The new CA-4 analogs were designed to meet the structural requirements of the highest expected anticancer activity of CA-4 analogs by maintaining ring A 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl moiety, and at the same time varying the substituents effect of the triazole moiety (ring B). In silico analysis indicated that compound 3 has higher total energy and dipole moment than colchicine and the other analogs, and it has excellent distribution of electron density and is more stable, resulting in an increased binding affinity during tubulin inhibition. Additionally, compound 3 was found to interact with three apoptotic markers, namely p53, Bcl-2, and caspase 3. Compound 3 showed strong similarity to colchicine, and it has excellent pharmacokinetics properties and a good dynamic profile. The in vitro anti-proliferation studies showed that compound 3 is the most cytotoxic CA-4 analog against cancer cells (IC50 of 6.35 μM against Hep G2 hepatocarcinoma cells), and based on its selectivity index (4.7), compound 3 is a cancer cytotoxic-selective agent. As expected and similar to colchicine, compound 3-treated Hep G2 hepatocarcinoma cells were arrested at the G2/M phase resulting in induction of apoptosis. Compound 3 tubulin polymerization IC50 (9.50 μM) and effect on Vmax of tubulin polymerization was comparable to that of colchicine (5.49 μM). Taken together, the findings of the current study suggest that compound 3, through its binding to the colchicine-binding site at β-tubulin, is a promising microtubule-disrupting agent with excellent potential to be used as cancer therapeutic agent.
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- Shaker A Abdul Hussein
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, 51001, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, 10001, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, 13133, Zarqa, Jordan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 80523 Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, 51001, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Tikrit, 34001, Tikrit, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriyah University, 10052, Baghdad, Iraq
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Hussein SAA, Kubba A, Balakit AA, Tahtamouni LH, Abbas AH. Design, Synthesis, in silico and in vitro Evaluation of New Combretastatin A-4 Analogs as Antimitotic Antitumor Agents. Med Chem 2023; 19:1018-1036. [PMID: 37259214 DOI: 10.2174/1573406419666230530155741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) binds β-tubulin at the colchicine-binding site preventing tubulin from polymerizing into microtubules. CA-4 and cis combretastatin analogs isomerize to the trans form resulting in decreased cytotoxicity and anti-tubulin activity. However, the excellent anti-cancer potential and relatively simple molecular structure of CA-4 provide an encouraging starting point for the development of new, more stable and more potent anti-tubulin compounds. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to synthesize a new series of compounds derived from 4-(3,4,5- trimethoxyphenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione derivatives (compounds 10-12) with substituted phenyl group at C5 of the triazole ring (B-ring) as analogs of CA-4, with different alkyl and aryl side chain substituents at the triazole moiety, resulting in the permanent cis configuration of the two phenyl rings. Moreover, the anti-cancer activities of the new compounds were assessed. METHODS Chemical synthesis was carried out by conventional organic methods. The newly synthesized CA-4 analogs were characterized by FT-IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and HR-MS(ESI) techniques. Molecular docking studies, including docking score (ΔG), ADMET, DFT, and molecular similarities, were performed. The anti-proliferative activity of the new compounds against three human cancer cell lines (A549, Hep G2, and HCT-116) and the normal cell line WI-38 was evaluated using the MTT assay, and their ability to inhibit tubulin polymerization, and consequently, their effects on cell cycle progression and induction of apoptosis were assessed. RESULTS Molecular docking studies showed that compounds 11b and 11d exhibited the highest docking scores (-13.30 and -14.01 Kcal/mol, respectively) into the colchicine-binding site, scores very close to the reference drug colchicine (-13.50 Kcal/mol), and that hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction are essential for binding. The most active cytotoxic compound, 11b, had potent IC50 values against the three human cancer cell lines (3.83, 10.20, and 10.67 μM against Hep G2, HCT- 116, and A549, respectively) while exhibiting low cytotoxicity against non-cancer-human WI-38, suggesting that compound 11b targets rapidly growing cancer cells. Moreover, compound 11b exhibited potent anti-tubulin activity which was comparable to CA-4. Targeting microtubules caused cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase resulting in the induction of apoptosis. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that compound 11b is a promising β-tubulin-binding compound with antimitotic action that has the potential to treat cancer.
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- Shaker A Abdul Hussein
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Tikrit, Tikrit/Salah-Aldin, Iraq
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Balakit AA, Makki SQ, Sert Y, Ucun F, Alshammari MB, Thordarson P, El-Hiti GA. Synthesis, spectrophotometric and DFT studies of new Triazole Schiff bases as selective naked-eye sensors for acetate anion. Supramol Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2020.1808217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Department of Pharmacy, AlSafwa University College, Karbala, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Sciences, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
- Sorgun Vocational School, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities Studies in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sert Y, Balakit AA, Öztürk N, Ucun F, El-Hiti GA. Experimental (FT-IR, NMR and UV) and theoretical (M06-2X and DFT) investigation, and frequency estimation analyses on (E)-3-(4-bromo-5-methylthiophen-2-yl)acrylonitrile. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 131:502-511. [PMID: 24840492 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.04.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The spectroscopic properties of (E)-3-(4-bromo-5-methylthiophen-2-yl)acrylonitrile have been investigated by FT-IR, UV, (1)H and (13)C NMR techniques. The theoretical vibrational frequencies and optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths and angles) have been calculated using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP: Becke, 3-parameter, Lee-Yang-Parr) and DFT/M06-2X (the highly parameterized, empirical exchange correlation function) quantum chemical methods with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set by Gaussian 03 software, for the first time. The assignments of the vibrational frequencies have been carried out by potential energy distribution (PED) analysis by using VEDA 4 software. The theoretical optimized geometric parameters and vibrational frequencies were in good agreement with the corresponding experimental data, and with the results in the literature. (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shifts were calculated by using the gauge-invariant atomic orbital (GIAO) method. The electronic properties, such as excitation energies, oscillator strength wavelengths were performed by B3LYP methods. In addition, the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energies and the other related molecular energy values have been calculated and depicted.
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- Yusuf Sert
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Sciences, Bozok University, Yozgat 66100, Turkey; Sorgun Vocational School, Bozok University, Yozgat 66100, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq; College of Pharmacy, Babylon University, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta 32100, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta 32100, Turkey
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- Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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Smith K, El-Hiti GA, Al-Mansury SA, Alshammari MB, Balakit AA. Lateral lithiation and substitution of N'-(2-methylphenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea. ARKIVOC 2014. [DOI: 10.3998/ark.5550190.p008.800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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El-Hiti GA, Smith K, Balakit AA, Hegazy AS, Kariuki BM. 2,2-Dimethyl-N-(4-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)propanamide. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2014; 70:o351-2. [PMID: 24765040 PMCID: PMC3998503 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536814003729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the title compound, C11H16N2O, the dihedral angle between the mean plane of the 4-methypyridine group and the plane of the amide link is 16.7 (1)°, and there is a short intra-molecular C-H⋯O contact. Hydrogen bonding (N-H⋯O) between amide groups forms chains parallel to the b axis. Pairs of methyl-pyridine groups from mol-ecules in adjacent chains are parallel but there is minimal π-π inter-action.
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- Gamal A. El-Hiti
- Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales
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El-Hiti GA, Smith K, Balakit AA, Masmali A, Kariuki BM. ( E)-3-(4-Bromo-5-methylthiophen-2-yl)acrylonitrile. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2013; 69:o1385. [PMID: 24427027 PMCID: PMC3884493 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536813019752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In the title structure, C8H6BrNS, the molecules are planar with the exception of the methyl H atoms. In the crystal, molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H⋯N interactions to form ribbons parallel to the b axis. Groups of ribbons are arranged in a herringbone pattern to form a layered structure parallel to the ab plane.
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El-Hiti GA, Smith K, Masmali A, Balakit AA, Kariuki BM. 4-(5-{2-[5-(4-Cyanophenyl)-3-methylthiophen-2-yl]-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluorocyclopent-1-en-1-yl}-4-methylthiophen-2-yl)benzonitrile chloroform hemisolvate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2013; 69:o1041. [PMID: 24046617 PMCID: PMC3772474 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536813014852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The crystal structure of the title compound, C29H16F6N2S2·0.5CHCl3, consists of molecules with disordered perfluorocyclopentene rings [occupancy ratio 0.685 (3):0.315 (3)] and close F⋯F contacts (in the range 2.45–2.73 Å) between molecules. The short contacts are associated with the disorder. The dihedral angle between thiophene rings is 57.44 (8)°. The 5-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-methyl-2-thienyl groups of adjacent molecules are parallel, leading to zigzag chains of molecules along [101]. The dihedral angles between each thiophene ring and its adjacent cyanobenzene ring are 8.9 (2) and 7.15 (10)°.
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Smith K, Balakit AA, Pardasani RT, El-Hiti GA. New polymeric sulfide-borane complexes: convenient hydroborating and reducing reagents. J Sulphur Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2011.590489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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