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Patel VK, Das A, Kumari R, Kajla S. Recent progress and challenges in CRISPR-Cas9 engineered algae and cyanobacteria. ALGAL RES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2023.103068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Igere BE, Onohuean H, Nwodo UU. Water bodies are potential hub for spatio-allotment of cell-free nucleic acid and pandemic: a pentadecadal (1969-2021) critical review on particulate cell-free DNA reservoirs in water nexus. BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE 2022; 46:56. [PMID: 35283621 PMCID: PMC8899441 DOI: 10.1186/s42269-022-00750-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In recent times, there had been report of diverse particulate nucleic acid-related infections and diseases which have been associated with endemic, sporadic, and pandemic reports spreading within water nexus. Some of such disease cases were seldom reported in earlier years of technological advancement and research based knowledge-scape. Although the usefulness of water, wastewater treatment systems, water regulatory organizations and water re-use policy in compliant regions remains sacrosanct, it has been implicated in diverse gene distribution. MAIN BODY A cosmopolitan bibliometric and critical assessment of cell-free DNA reservoir in water bodies was determined. This is done by analysing retrieved pentadecadal scientific publications in Scopus and Pubmed centre database, determining the twelve-monthly publication rates of related articles, and a content-review assessment of cell-free nucleic acids (cfNAs) in water environment. Our results revealed thirty-eight metric documents with sources as journals and books that conform to the inclusion criteria. The average reports/publication rate per year shows 16.7, while several single and collaborating authors are included with a collaboration index of 4.31. A zero average citation per document and citation per year indicate poor research interest and awareness. SHORT CONCLUSION It is important to note that a redirected interest to studies on cfNAs in water environments would encourage advancement of water treatment strategies to include specific approaches on the removal of cfNAs, membrane vesicles or DNA reservoirs, plasmids or extra-chromosomal DNA and other exogenous nucleic acids from water bodies. It may also lead to a generational development/improvement of water treatment strategies for the removals of cfNAs and its members from water bodies.
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- Bright Esegbuyota Igere
- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape South Africa
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Pérez VT, Ticona LA, Cabanillas AH, Corral SM, Perles J, Valencia DFR, Quintana AM, Domenech MO, Sánchez ÁR. Antitumoral potential of carbamidocyclophanes and carbamidocylindrofridin A isolated from the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermum stagnale BEA 0605B. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2020; 180:112529. [PMID: 33032099 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Three carbamidocyclophanes, A, F and V, and carbamidocylindrofridin A were isolated from the cultured freshwater cyanobacterium Cylindrospermum stagnale, collected in the Canary Islands. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated through NMR, HRMS and ECD spectroscopy. The absolute configuration of carbamidocyclophane A was confirmed using X-ray-diffraction. All compounds showed apoptotic capacity against the SK-MEL-1, SK-MEL-28 and SK-MEL-31 tumour cells. Carbamidocylindrofridin A had the highest anti-tumour potential, with an IC50 of 1 ± 0.3 μM in the SK-MEL-1 cell line.
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- Víctor Tena Pérez
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain; Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Laboratory, Interdepartmental Research Service (SIdI), University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Algae Bank, University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, 35214, Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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