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Asil SM, Narayan M. Molecular interactions between gelatin-derived carbon quantum dots and Apo-myoglobin: Implications for carbon nanomaterial frameworks. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130416. [PMID: 38428776 PMCID: PMC11290343 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), including carbon quantum dots (CQDs), have found widespread use in biomedical research due to their low toxicity, chemical tunability, and tailored applications. Yet, there exists a gap in our understanding of the molecular interactions between biomacromolecules and these novel carbon-centered platforms. Using gelatin-derived CQDs as a model CNM, we have examined the impact of this exemplar nanomaterial on apo-myoglobin (apo-Mb), an oxygen-storage protein. Intrinsic fluorescence measurements revealed that the CQDs induced conformational changes in the tertiary structure of native, partially unfolded, and unfolded states of apo-Mb. Titration with CQDs also resulted in significant changes in the secondary structural elements in both native (holo) and apo-Mb, as evidenced by the circular dichroism (CD) analyses. These changes suggested a transition from isolated helices to coiled-coils during the loss of the helical structure of the apo-protein. Infra-red spectroscopic data further underscored the interactions between the CQDs and the amide backbone of apo-myoglobin. Importantly, the CQDs-driven structural perturbations resulted in compromised heme binding to apo-myoglobin and, therefore, potentially can attenuate oxygen storage and diffusion. However, a cytotoxicity assay demonstrated the continued viability of neuroblastoma cells exposed to these carbon nanomaterials. These results, for the first time, provide a molecular roadmap of the interplay between carbon-based nanomaterial frameworks and biomacromolecules.
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- Shima Masoudi Asil
- The Environmental Science & Engineering Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Quiroz LF, Ciosek T, Grogan H, McKeown PC, Spillane C, Brychkova G. Unravelling the Transcriptional Response of Agaricus bisporus under Lecanicillium fungicola Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1283. [PMID: 38279283 PMCID: PMC10815960 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25021283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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Mushrooms are a nutritionally rich and sustainably-produced food with a growing global market. Agaricus bisporus accounts for 11% of the total world mushroom production and it is the dominant species cultivated in Europe. It faces threats from pathogens that cause important production losses, including the mycoparasite Lecanicillium fungicola, the causative agent of dry bubble disease. Through quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), we determine the impact of L. fungicola infection on the transcription patterns of A. bisporus genes involved in key cellular processes. Notably, genes related to cell division, fruiting body development, and apoptosis exhibit dynamic transcriptional changes in response to infection. Furthermore, A. bisporus infected with L. fungicola were found to accumulate increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Interestingly, the transcription levels of genes involved in the production and scavenging mechanisms of ROS were also increased, suggesting the involvement of changes to ROS homeostasis in response to L. fungicola infection. These findings identify potential links between enhanced cell proliferation, impaired fruiting body development, and ROS-mediated defence strategies during the A. bisporus (host)-L. fungicola (pathogen) interaction, and offer avenues for innovative disease control strategies and improved understanding of fungal pathogenesis.
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- Luis Felipe Quiroz
- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland; (L.F.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland; (L.F.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Teagasc, Horticulture Development Department, Ashtown Research Centre, D15 KN3K Dublin, Ireland;
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland; (L.F.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland; (L.F.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 REW4 Galway, Ireland; (L.F.Q.); (C.S.)
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Horáček O, Portillo AE, Dhaubhadel U, Sung YS, Readel ER, Kučera R, Armstrong DW. Comprehensive chiral GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS methods for identification and determination of N-acyl homoserine lactones. Talanta 2023; 253:123957. [PMID: 36215752 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
N-acyl homoserine lactones (N-HLs) are signaling molecules synthesized by gram-negative bacteria to communicate in a process called quorum sensing. Most reported methods for the analysis of N-HLs, which are chiral molecules, do not distinguish between enantiomers. Typical examples include biosensors, liquid chromatography with UV detection, gas chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer (LC-MS). Recently, the production of both D,L-N-HLs have been reported in Vibrio fischeri and Burkholderia cepacia. Concentrations of the D-N-HLs were found at the limit of quantification for the employed method. Therefore, for further studies of the role of the D-N-HLs in bacterial physiology, more sensitive, reliable, and selective analytical methods are necessary. In this work, such comprehensive chiral analytical methods for the identification and determination of 18 N-HLs using solid phase extraction followed by GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS analyses were developed. Extraction recoveries for the more hydrophilic C4 N-HLs were <10% of all other N-HLs, thus offering a possible explanation as to their lack of detection in previous studies. The chiral separations of all 18 N-HLs derivatives were accomplished by the complementary GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS methods. The limit of detection for LC-MS/MS method was as low as 1 ppb. The limit of detection for the GC-MS/MS method was found to be one to three orders of magnitude higher than the LC-MS/MS method. Due to the high extraction recovery and a preconcentration factor of 100, concentrations as low as 10 ppt can be detected by LC-MS/MS in biological samples. The LC-MS/MS approach provided greater enantioselectivity for the larger, more hydrophobic N-HLs while GC-MS/MS provided better enantioselectivity for the smaller N-HLs.
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- Ondřej Horáček
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
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Basak S, Venkatram R, Singhal RS. Recent advances in the application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in food analysis. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Almasi H, Forghani S, Moradi M. Recent advances on intelligent food freshness indicators; an update on natural colorants and methods of preparation. Food Packag Shelf Life 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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dos Santos DM, Cardoso RM, Migliorini FL, Facure MH, Mercante LA, Mattoso LH, Correa DS. Advances in 3D printed sensors for food analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Intelligent biosensing strategies for rapid detection in food safety: A review. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 202:114003. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Morsi SMM, Abd El-Aziz ME, Mohamed HA. Smart polymers as molecular imprinted polymers for recognition of target molecules. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2022.2042287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Samir M. M. Morsi
- Polymer and Pigments Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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- Polymer and Pigments Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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Vasudevan S, Srinivasan P, Neelakantan P, Rayappan JBB, Solomon AP. Photoluminescence-Based Bioassay With Cysteamine-Capped TiO 2 Nanoparticles for the Selective Recognition of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:750933. [PMID: 34926417 PMCID: PMC8678280 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.750933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Currently available diagnostic procedures for infections are laborious and time-consuming, resulting in a substantial financial burden by increasing morbidity, increased costs of hospitalization, and mortality. Therefore, innovative approaches to design diagnostic biomarkers are imperative to assist in the rapid and sensitive diagnosis of microbial infections. Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) are ubiquitous bacterial signaling molecules that are found to be significantly upregulated in infected sites. In this pioneering work, we have developed a simple photoluminescence-based assay using cysteamine-capped titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles for AHL detection. The PL intensity variation of the oxygen defect state of TiO2 was used for the biosensing measurements. The bioassays were validated using two well-studied AHL molecules (C4-HSL and 3-oxo-C12 HSL) of an important human pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The developed system has a maximum relative response of 98%. Furthermore, the efficacy of the system in simulated host urine using an artificial urine medium showed a linear detection range of 10-160 nM. Also, we confirmed the relative response and specificity of the system in detecting AHLs produced by P. aeruginosa in a temporal manner.
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- Sahana Vasudevan
- Quorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India
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- Nanosensors Laboratory, School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, AMRITA Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chennai Campus, Chennai, India
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong KongSAR, China
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- Nanosensors Laboratory, School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Quorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India
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Chen RN, Kang SH, Li J, Lu LN, Luo XP, Wu L. Comparison and recent progress of molecular imprinting technology and dummy template molecular imprinting technology. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:4538-4556. [PMID: 34570126 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01014j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Molecular imprinting technology for the preparation of polymers with specific molecular recognition function had become one of the current research hotspots. It has been widely applied in chromatographic separation, antibody and receptor mimetics, solid-phase extraction, bio-sensors, and other fields in the last decades. In this study, molecular imprinting technology was summarized from the points of templates and dummy templates, and four typical target analytes were selected to compare the differences between templates and dummy templates. The current status and prospects of molecular imprinting technology were also proposed.
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- Northwest Minzu University, China.
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- Northwest Minzu University, China.
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- Northwest Minzu University, China.
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Mahani M, Mahmoudi F, Fassihi J, Hasani Z, Divsar F. Carbon dots-embedded N-acetylneuraminic acid and glucuronic acid-imprinted polymers for targeting and imaging of cancer cells. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:224. [PMID: 34101046 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04876-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Diagnosis, treatment, and prediction of cancer progression require new targeting agents to specifically target cell surface receptors. Herein, we demonstrated fluorescent carbon quantum dots-molecularly imprinted polymer (CQD-MIP) for selective targeting and imaging of cancer cells. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized and characterized. The synthesized CQDs had average size of 1.5 nm and show intense fluorescence emission at wavelength of 450 nm with excitation at 370 nm. CQD-MIP nanoparticles imprinted with N-acetylneuraminic acid and glucuronic acid were prepared and characterized. CQD-MIPs were successfully applied for selective targeting and imaging of MCF-7, HepG-2, and NIH-3T3 cell lines. Non-imprinted polymer (NIP) showed no binding properties toward a target molecule. Non-imprinted polymer (NIP) and non-cancerous human cell lines were used for controlling the imprinting and targeting effects, respectively. Acceptable results were obtained with imprinted polymers on cancer cells.
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- Mohamad Mahani
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, 7631818356, Iran.
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Modern Technologies, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of New Materials, Institute of Science, High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, 7631133131, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, PO BOX 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran
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Kaya HO, Cetin AE, Azimzadeh M, Topkaya SN. Pathogen detection with electrochemical biosensors: Advantages, challenges and future perspectives. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021; 882:114989. [PMID: 33456428 PMCID: PMC7794054 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.114989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Detection of pathogens, e.g., bacteria and viruses, is still a big challenge in analytical medicine due to their vast number and variety. Developing strategies for rapid, inexpensive, specific, and sensitive detection of the pathogens using nanomaterials, integrating with microfluidics devices, amplification methods, or even combining these strategies have received significant attention. Especially, after the health-threatening COVID-19 outbreak, rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens became very critical. Detection of pathogens could be realized with electrochemical, optical, mass sensitive, or thermal methods. Among them, electrochemical methods are very promising by bringing different advantages, i.e., they exhibit more versatile detection schemes and real-time quantification as well as label-free measurements, which provides a broader application perspective. In this review, we discuss the recent advances for the detection of bacteria and viruses using electrochemical biosensors. Moreover, electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection were broadly reviewed in terms of analyte, bio-recognition and transduction elements. Different fabrication techniques, detection principles, and applications of various pathogens with the electrochemical biosensors were also discussed.
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- Hüseyin Oğuzhan Kaya
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Izmir Katip Celebi University, 35620, Izmir, Turkey
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- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Balcova 35340, Izmir, Turkey
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- Medical Nanotechnology & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 89195-999 Yazd, Iran
- Stem Cell Biology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 89195-999 Yazd, Iran
- Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 8916188635 Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Izmir Katip Celebi University, 35620, Izmir, Turkey
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Kazemifard N, Ensafi AA, Dehkordi ZS. A review of the incorporation of QDs and imprinting technology in optical sensors – imprinting methods and sensing responses. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01104a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This review aims to cover the simultaneous method of using molecularly imprinted technology and quantum dots (QDs) as well as its application in the field of optical sensors.
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- Nafiseh Kazemifard
- Department of Chemistry
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Isfahan 84156-83111
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Isfahan 84156-83111
- Iran
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