Sea spray aerosol: The chemical link between the oceans, atmosphere, and climate

RE Cochran, OS Ryder, VH Grassian… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The oceans, atmosphere, and clouds are all interconnected through the release and
deposition of chemical species, which provide critical feedback in controlling the …

Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics in pharmaceutical research 2: lipid membrane in drug design

T Róg, M Girych, A Bunker - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
We review the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation as a drug design tool in the
context of the role that the lipid membrane can play in drug action, ie, the interaction …

Chemistry and photochemistry of pyruvic acid at the air–water interface

KJ Kappes, AM Deal, MF Jespersen… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interfacial regions are unique chemical reaction environments that can promote chemistry
not found elsewhere. The air–water interface is ubiquitous in the natural environment in the …

Phenylalanine increases membrane permeability

R Perkins, V Vaida - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are a crucial aspect of living systems, controlling the organization
and distribution of different chemical components. Control of membrane permeability is …

Infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy of α-hydroxyacids at the water–air interface

AM Deal, V Vaida - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic molecules, including α-hydroxyacids, are ubiquitous in the natural environment.
Often found at water–air interfaces, organic molecules can alter the structure of the interface …

Amyloids formed by nonaromatic amino acid methionine and its cross with phenylalanine significantly affects phospholipid vesicle membrane: an insight into …

S Nandi, A Mukhopadhyay, PK Nandi, N Bera… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
The incorrect metabolic breakdown of the nonaromatic amino acid methionine (Met) leads to
the disorder called hypermethioninemia via an unknown mechanism. To understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Dysmyelination and glycolipid interference caused by phenylalanine in phenylketonuria

V Rondelli, A Koutsioubas, E Di Cola… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disorder connected to an excess of phenylalanine
(Phe) in the blood and tissues, with neurological consequences. The disease's molecular …

Self-assembly of amphiphiles into vesicles and fibrils: investigation of structure and dynamics using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques

N Kundu, D Banik, N Sarkar - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Amphiphiles are a class of molecules which are known to assemble into a variety of
nanostructures. The understanding and applications of self-assembled systems are based …

Interactions between Lipid Vesicle Membranes and Single Amino Acid Fibrils: Probable Origin of Specific Neurological Disorders

S Nandi, N Sarkar - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Amyloid fibrils are known to be responsible for several neurological disorders, like
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), etc. For decades, mostly proteins and …

Arginine–phosphate recognition enhanced in phospholipid monolayers at aqueous interfaces

JF Neal, W Zhao, AJ Grooms, AH Flood… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Due to the growing world population, there is an ever-increasing need to develop better
receptors to recover and recycle phosphate for use in agricultural processes. This need is …