David G. Fatkins and Weiping Zheng *
Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, 190 E. Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH 44325, USA; E-mail: dfatkins03@jcu.edu; wzheng@uakron.edu
 ^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: wzheng@uakron.edu
Received: 12 November 2007; in revised form: 21 December 2007 / Accepted: 2 January 2008 / Published: 7 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Substituting N(epsilon)-thioacetyl-lysine for N(epsilon)-acetyl-lysine in Peptide Substrates as a General Approach to Inhibiting Human NAD+-dependent Protein Deacetylases
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 1-11 (PDF format, 225K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")
 

Haydar Yüksek ^1,*, Muzaffer Alkan ², Ismail Cakmak ¹, Zafer Ocak ², Şule Bahçeci ³, Mustafa Calapoğlu ², Mahfuz Elmastaş ⁴, Ali Kolomuç ³ and Havva Aksu ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, Kafkas University, 36100 Kars, Turkey; Fax (+90)-474-2121185.
2 Education Faculty, Kafkas University, 36100 Kars, Turkey.
3 Fatih Education Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
4 Department of Chemistry, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-Mail: hyuksek98@yahoo.com
Received: 12 November 2007; in revised form: 14 December 2007 / Accepted: 14 December 2007 / Published: 8 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Preparation, GIAO NMR Calculations and Acidic Properties of Some Novel 4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one Derivatives with Their Antioxidant Activities
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 12-32 (PDF format, 185K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")
 

Hua Zhao,* Zhiyan Song, Janet V. Cowins and Olarongbe Olubajo
Chemistry Program, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA 31404, USA
Email: zhaoh@savstate.edu (for Hua Zhao), songz@savstate.edu (for Zhiyan Song), cowinsj1@savstate.edu (Janet V. Cowins), olubajoo@savstate.edu (for Olarongbe Olubajo).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: zhaoh@savstate.edu or huazhao98@gmail.com
Received: 30 November 2007 / Accepted: 10 January 2008 / Published: 16 January 2008
Full Research Paper:  Microwave-Assisted Esterification of N-Acetyl-L-Phenylalanine Using Modified Mukaiyama’s Reagents: A New Approach Involving Ionic Liquids
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 33-44 (PDF format, 240K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")  
 

Dong-Mei Ren ¹, Zheng Guo ¹, Feng Du ² , Zun-Feng Liu ², Zai-Chun Zhou ¹, Xiu-Ying Shi ¹, Yong-Sheng Chen ^2,* and Jian-Yu Zheng ^1,*
1 State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
2 Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Key Laboratory for Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel: +86 22 2350 5572; Fax: +86 22 2350 5572; E-mail: jyzheng@nankai.edu.cn (J. Z.) and yschen99@nankai.edu.cn (Y. C.)
Received: 24 October 2007; in revised form: 12 December 2007 / Accepted: 4 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: A Novel Soluble Tin(IV) Porphyrin Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrid With Light Harvesting Properties
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 45-55 (PDF format, 529K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")
 

Ewelina Szliszka, Zenon P. Czuba, Katarzyna Jernas and Wojciech Król *
Chair and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jordana 19, 41 808 Zabrze
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Tel. / Fax: +48 032 2722554
E-mail: wkrol@sum.edu.pl (W. K.), zczuba@sum.edu.pl (Z. C.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 16 August 2007; in revised form: 3 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Dietary Flavonoids Sensitize HeLa Cells to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 56-64 (PDF format, 121K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Kyoungrim Lee
Department of Bioinformatics and Life Science, Soongsil University, 1-1 Sangdo5-dong, Dongjak-gu Seoul 156-743, Korea; E-mail: krlee@ssu.ac.kr
Received: 2 December 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 22 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Computational Study for Protein-Protein Docking Using Global Optimization and Empirical Potentials
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 65-77 (PDF format, 331K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Halil Turgut Sahin * and Mustafa Burak Arslan
Suleyman Demirel University, Forestry Faculty, Department of Forest Products Engineering, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.
E-mails: sahin@orman.sdu.edu.tr; mbarslan@orman.sdu.edu.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Received: 7 December 2007; in revised form: 4 January 2008 / Accepted:  17 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008£
Full Research Paper: Study on Physical and Chemical Properties of Cellulose Paper Immersed in Various Solvent Mixtures
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 78-88 (PDF format, 381K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")
 

William N. Setzer
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
E-mail: wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu , Tel.: +1-256-824-6519, Fax: +1-256-824-6349
Received: 17 December 2007 / Accepted: 23 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008£
Full Reasearch Paper: Germacrene D Cyclization:  An Ab Initio Investigation
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 89-97 (PDF format, 287K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")


Huiting Zhang ¹, Tao Song ², Fulin Zong ³, Tiechun Chen ³ and Canping Pan ^1,*
1 Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, P.R. China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P.R. China
2 College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100085, P.R.China
3 Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: panc@cau.edu.cn, Fax: +86 10 62733620
Received: Received: 13 February 2007;  in Revised Form: 15 November 2007  / Accepted: 30 November 2007  / Published: 25 January 2008£
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Phenoxyacetic Acids
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 98-106 (PDF format, 287K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")
 

Fatih Mengeloglu * and Ayse Kabakci
Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
E-mail: fmengelo@ksu.edu.tr, ayse_kabakci@hotmail.com
Received: 16 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Determination of Thermal Properties and Morphology of Eucalyptus Wood Residue Filled High Density Polyethylene Composites 
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 107-119 (PDF format, 887K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")
 

Dewu Long, Guozhong Wu * and Guanglai Zhu
Department of Nuclear Analysis, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800 China
E-mail: wuguozhong@sinap.ac.cn, Tel/Fax: 86-21-59558905
Received: 4 January 2008 / Accepted: 31 January 2008 / Published: 5 February 2008 
Full Research Paper: Noncovalently Modified Carbon Nanotubes with Carboxymethylated Chitosan: A Controllable Donor-Acceptor Nanohybrid
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 120-130 (PDF format, 476K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue: " Functional Materials- From Functional Hybrid Materials to Functional Polymers 2008")
 

Ali Iranmanesh ^1,*, Yaser Alizadeh ¹ and Bahman Taherkhani ²
1 Department of Mathematics, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-137, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Mathematics, Payame Noor University, Takestan/Gazvin, 3481699445, Iran
E-mail: iranmana@modares.ac.irReceived: 27 August 2007; in revised form: 21 September 2007 / Accepted: 8 January 2008 / Published: 5 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Computing the Szeged and PI Indices of VC5C7[p,q] and HC5C7[p,q] Nanotubes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 131-144 (PDF format, 363K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")
   

Jing Zhao ^1,2, Wenying Meng ², Peng Miao ², Zhiguo Yu ¹ and Genxi Li ^1,2,*
1 School of Life Science and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
2 Department of Biochemistry and National Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
Email: genxili@nju.edu.cn
Received: 12 September 2007 / Accepted: 30 January 2008 / Published: 5 February 2008
Full Research Paper: The photodynamic effect of hypericin on the conformation and catalytic activity of hemoglobin
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 145-153 (PDF format, 252K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue: "Interaction of Biological Molecules")


Peter J. Edmonson ¹, William D. Hunt ^2,*, Desmond D. Stubbs ³ and Sang-Hun Lee ⁴
1 Zen Sensing, LLC. Atlanta, GA, 30030; E-mail: edmonson@zensensing.com
2 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; E-mail: bill.hunt@ece.gatech.edu
3 Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies, P.O. Box 2008, Building 5100, MS-6173 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6173,USA
4 416 Maetan-3dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 January 2008  / Accepted: 24 January 2008  / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Analogies Between Digital Radio and Chemical Orthogonality as a Method for Enhanced Analysis of Molecular Recognition Events
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 154-168 (PDF format, 547K)
(This paper belongs to the section on "Molecular Recognition")
 

Arjun B. Chhetri ¹, Martin S. Tango ^1,2, Suzanne M. Budge ¹, K. Chris Watts ¹ and M. Rafiqul Islam ^1,*
1 Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax NS B3J 2X4, Canada
2 School of Engineering, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
E-Mails: kcarjun@dal.ca (A. C.); martin.tango@acadiau.ca (M. T.); budges@dal.ca (S. B.); chris.watts@dal.ca (K. W.); rislam@dal.ca (M. I.)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: rislam@dal.ca; Tel. +1.902.4943980
Received: 5 December 2007 / Accepted: 28 January 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper:  Non-Edible Plant Oils as New Sources for Biodiesel Production 
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 169-180 (PDF format, 339K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")
 

Erol Eroglu
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Harran University, Osmanbey Campus, Sanliurfa 63300, Turkey. E-mail: eeroglu@harran.edu.tr
Received: 7 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 January 2008 / Published: 26 February 2008
Full Research Paper: A QSAR Study for a Group of Sulfonamide Schiff Base as Carbonic Anhydrase (CA II) Inhibitors
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 181-197 (PDF format, 255K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")

Lifeng Chen and Jian Yang *
University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
E-mail: lic655@mail.usask.ca. E-mail: jian.yang@usask.ca
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jian.yang@usask.ca
Received: 16 Ocotber 2007 / in revised form: 4 January 2008 / Accepted: 12 February 2008 / Published: 27 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Biochemical Characterization of the Tetrachlorobenzoquinone Reductase Involved in the Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 198-212 (PDF format, 421K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Interaction of Biological Molecules")
 

Massimo D’Archivio, Carmela Santangelo, Beatrice Scazzocchio, Rosaria Varì, Carmela Filesi, Roberta Masella ^*,# and Claudio Giovannini ^#
National Centre for Food Quality and Risk Assessment, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome Italy
E-mails: maxdar@iss.it (M.A.); carmela.santangelo@iss.it (C.S.); beatrice.scazzocchio@iss.it (B.S.); rosaria.vari@iss.it (R.V.); carmelina.filesi@iss.it (C.F.); roberta.masella@iss.it (R.M.); clagiovn@iss.it (C.G.); Tel. & Fax: +39 0649902763
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: roberta.masella@iss.it
# Both authors should be considered as senior authors
Received: 3 August 2007 / in revised form: 30 November 2007 / Accepted: 23 January 2008 / Published: 28 February 2008
Review:  Modulatory Effects of Polyphenols on Apoptosis Induction: Relevance for Cancer Prevention
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 213-228 (PDF format, 435K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Vahid Alamian ¹, Amir Bahrami ^2,* and  Behrooz  Edalatzadeh ³
1 Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
2 Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Garmsar, Iran 3 Department of Mathematics and statistics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran;  E-mail: b_edalatzadeh@sbu.ac.ir
 ^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mails: bahrami@khayam.ut.ac.ir, amirbahr@gmail.com
Received: 22 October 2007; in revised form: 26 November 2007 / Accepted: 4 December 2007 / Published: 28 February 2008
Full Research Paper: PI Polynomial of V-Phenylenic Nanotubes and Nanotori
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 229-234 (PDF format, 171K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")
 

Weerasak Samee ^1,*, Patcharawee Nunthanavanit ¹ and Jiraporn Ungwitayatorn ²
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand; E-mail: patcharawee@swu.ac.th
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand; E-mail: pyjuw@mahidol.ac.th
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: weerasak@swu.ac.th
Received: 17 September 2007; in revised form: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 15 February 2008 / Published: 28 February 2008
Full Research Paper: 3D-QSAR Investigation of Synthetic Antioxidant Chromone Derivatives by Molecular Field Analysis
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 235-246 (PDF format, 391K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue on "Structure-Property/Activity Modeling of Polyphenols")
 

Norma Ramírez-Ramírez ¹, Eliel R. Romero-García ¹, Vianney C. Calderón ¹,  Claudia I. Avitia ¹, Alfredo Téllez-Valencia ² and Mario Pedraza-Reyes ^1,*
1 Instituto de Investigación en Biología Experimental (IIBE), Facultad de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, P.O. Box 187, Guanajuato, Gto. 36050, Mexico
2 Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Abasolo 600, Pachuca, Hgo 42000, Mexico
E-mail: pedrama@quijote.ugto.mx; Tel. (473) 73 2 00 06 Ext 8161; Fax: (473) 73 2 00 06 Ext 8153
Received: 2 December 2007; in revised form: 25 January 2008 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published: 29 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Expression, characterization and synergistic interactions of Myxobacter Sp. AL-1 Cel9 and Cel48 glycosyl hydrolases
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 247-257 (PDF format, 336K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")
 

Jia Sheng and Zhen Huang *
Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: huang@gsu.edu
Received: 3 December 2007; in revised form: 18 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Review: Selenium Derivatization of Nucleic Acids for Phase and Structure Determination in Nucleic Acid X-ray Crystallography
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 258-271 (PDF format, 304K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")
 

Cynthia Kolb Whitney
141 Rhinecliff Street, Arlington, MA 02476-7331, USA; E-mail: Galilean_Electrodynamics@comcast.net
Received: 4 December 2007; in revised form: 15 February 2008 / Accepted: 26 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Closing in on Chemical Bonds by Opening up Relativity Theory
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 272-298 (PDF format, 387K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue on "The Chemical Bond and  Bonding")
 

Nicoletta Potenza ¹, Loredana Moggio ², Giovanna Milano ², Vincenzo Salvatore ¹, Benedetto Di Blasio ², Aniello Russo ¹ and  Anna Messere ^2,*
1 Department of Life Sciences, Second University of Naples, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; Email: nicoletta.potenza@unina2.it (Nicoletta Potenza); vincenzo.salvatore@unina2.it (Vincenzo Salvatore); aniello.russo@unina2.it (Aniello Russo)
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, Second University of Naples, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; E-mail: loredana.moggio@unina2.it (Loredana Moggio); giovanna.milano@unina2.it (Giovanna Milano); anna.messera@unina2.it (Anna Messere)
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-Mail: anna.messere@unina2.it
Received: 13 December 2007; in revised form: 29 February 2008 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: RNA Interference in Mammalia Cells by RNA-3’-PNA Chimeras
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 299-315 (PDF format, 277K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")
 
 
Da-Peng Zhang, Wei-Li Wu, Hai-Yan Long, Yun-Chun Liu and Zhou-Sheng Yang *
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P.R. China
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: yzhoushe@mail.ahnu.edu.cn; Tel.: +86-553-3869303
Received: 3 December 2007; in revised form: 15 February 2008 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Voltammetric Behavior of o-Nitrophenol and Damage to DNA
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 316-326 (PDF format, 361K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")
 

Harini S. Aiyer ¹, Manicka V. Vadhanam ¹, Radka Stoyanova ³, Gerard D. Caprio ³, Margie L. Clapper ³ and Ramesh C. Gupta ^{1, *}
1 James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
2 Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
3 Division of Population Sciences, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
E-mails: aiyerharini@gmail.com; mvvadh01@louisville.edu; Margie.Clapper@fccc.edu; rcgupta@louisville.edu
* Author to whom correspondence be addressed. Ramesh Gupta, Brown Cancer Center, Delia Baxter II, Room 304E, 580 Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Tel. +1-502-852-3682; E-mail: rcgupta@louisville.edu
Received: 17 January 2008 / Accepted: 1 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Dietary Berries and Ellagic Acid Prevent Oxidative DNA Damage and Modulate Expression of DNA Repair Genes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 327-341 (PDF format, 1338K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Xiang Liu ¹, Xiao-Dong Fan ^1,*, Min-Feng Tang ¹ and Ying Nie ²
1 Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an 710072, P. R. China; E-mails: lxhx@xsyu.edu.cn; xfand@126.com; nputmf@126.com
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ShiYou University, Xi’an 710065, P. R. China; E-mail: nieying@126.com
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: xfand@126.com
Received: 18 December 2008; in revised form: 17 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 March 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Acrylate Based Latex and Study of Its Reactive Blends
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 342-354 (PDF format, 261K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue on "Green Antifouling")
 

Yukihiro Akao *, Yoshihito Nakagawa and Yoshinori Nozawa
Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology, 1-1 Naka-Fudogaoka, Kakamigahara, Gifu 504-0838, Japan; Tel: +81-583-71-4646, Fax: +81-583-71-4412
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: yakao@giib.or.jp
Received: 10 January 2008 / in revised form: 13 February 2008 / Accepted: 15 February 2008 / Published: 14 March 2008
Review: Anti-Cancer Effects of Xanthones from Pericarps of Mangosteen
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 355-370 (PDF format, 1145K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")


Zhiqi Shi *, Shouguo Shen, Wei Zhou, Fei Wang and Yongjian Fan
Food Safety Research and Service institute, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, P.R. China; E-mails: chenhao@jaas.ac.cn; zhouwei@jaas.ac.cn; lyq@jaas.ac.cn; wangcm@jaas.ac.cn
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel. +86-25-84391863; Fax:+ 86-25-84391260; E-mail: shizhiqi@jaas.ac.cn
Received: 13 September 2007; in revised form: 28 February 2008 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 14 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Fusarium Graminearum Growth Inhibition Due to Glucose Starvation Caused by Osthol
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 371-382 (PDF format, 972K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals")
 

Banu Koz, Baris Kiskan and Yusuf Yagci *
Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemistry, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel. +90 212 285 6325 or 3241; Fax: +90 212 285 6169 or 6386; E-mails: banukoz@itu.edu.tr; kiskanb@itu.edu.tr; yusuf@itu.edu.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 November 2007; in revised form: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Polyacetylene with Side-chain Thiophene Functionality
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 383-393 (PDF format, 604K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Functional Materials - >From Functional Hybrid Materials to Functional Polymers")
 

H. Marina Martins ^1,*, Inês Almeida ², Marta Marques ¹ and Fernando Bernardo ³
1 INRB,I.P.-Laboratório Nacional Investigação Veterinária, Estrada de Benfica, 701, 1549-011, Lisboa, Portugal; E-mail: marina.martins@lniv.min-agricultura.pt; coimbra.mm@gmail.com
2 Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Av. Condes Barcelona, 2769-510, Estoril, Portugal; E-mail: ines.almeida@eshte.pt
3 CIISA- Faculdade Medicina Veterinária, Av. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal; E-mail: bernardo@fmv.utl.pt
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: marina.martins@lniv.min-agricultura.pt; Tel.: +351 217115337; Fax: +351 217115384
Received: 11 January 2008; in revised form: 18 February 2008 / Accepted: 18 March 2008 / Published: 20 March 2008 / Republished: 12 August 2008
Full Research Paper: Interaction of Wild Strains of Aspergilla with Aspergillus parasiticus ATCC15517 and Aflatoxin Production^†
Interaction of Wild Strains of Aspergilla with Aspergillus parasiticus ATCC15517 on Aflatoxins Production
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 394-400 (PDF format, 97K)
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Mycotoxins: Mechanisms of Toxicological Activity - Treatment and Prevention")
^†  It has been brought to our attention that due to a production error an earlier unedited version of this paper was uploaded as http://www.mdpi.org/ijms/papers/i9030394-old.pdf (PDF format, 166K) with the title "Interaction of Wild Strains of Aspergilla with Aspergillus parasiticus ATCC15517 on Aflatoxins Production". It has now been replaced with the correct version. The Editorial Office wishes to apologize to our readership for this error.


Yoshihide Usami,* Hayato Ichikawa and Masao Arimoto
Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4-20-1 Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1094, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: usami@gly.oups.ac.jp
Received: 10 January 2008; in revised form: 18 March 2008 / Accepted: 19 March 2008 / Published: 24 March 2008
Review: Synthetic Efforts for Stereo Structure Determination of Cytotoxic Marine Natural Product Pericosines as Metabolites of Periconia sp. from Sea Hare
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 401-421 (PDF format, 423K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Laura Bonifacio ¹, Frank C. Church ² and Michael B. Jarstfer ^1,*
1 Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
2 Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacology and Medicine, Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; School of Pharmacy, Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, CB # 7360, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360, USA. Tel.: 919-966-6422; Fax: 919-966-0204; E-mail: jarstfer@unc.edu
Received: 23 January 2008; in revised form: 17 March 2007 / Accepted: 18 March 2008 / Published: 24 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Effect of Locked-Nucleic Acid on a Biologically Active G-Quadruplex. A Structure-Activity Relationship of the Thrombin Aptamer
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 422-433 (PDF format, 271K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")

Ioan Suciu ¹, Constantin Cosma ¹, Mihai Todică ¹, Sorana D. Bolboacă ^2,* and Lorentz Jäntschi ³
1 Babes Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 1st M. Kogalniceanu, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 6 Louis Pasteur, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 103-105 Muncii Bvd, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail sbolboaca@umfcluj.ro
Received: 28 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Analysis of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Pattern in Central Transylvania
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 434-453 (PDF format, 709K)


Derya Sevim Korkut ¹, Suleyman Korkut ^1,* and Tuncer Dilik ²
1 Duzce University, Faculty of Forestry, Dept. of Forest Products Engineering, 81620 Duzce/Turkey. Phone: +90 380 5421137; Fax: +90 380 5421136; E-Mail: deryasevimkorkut@duzce.edu.tr; suleymankorkut@duzce.edu.tr
2 Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Dept. of Forest Products Engineering 34473 Bahcekoy-Sariyer/Turkey. Phone: +90 212 2261103; Fax: +90 212 2261113; E-mail: tuncerd@istanbul.edu.tr
Received: 1 February 2008; in revised form: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 26 February 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Effect of Heat Treatment on Some Mechanical Properties of Laminated Window Profiles Manufactured Using Two Types of Adhesives
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 454-463 (PDF format, 288K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")
 

Chunmei Gu ¹, Yonghui Shi ^1,2 and Guowei Le ^1,2,*
1 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
2 Research Institute of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: jjnong2008@jlau.edu.cn; Tel. +86-510-85917789; Fax: +86-510-85917789
Received: 6 November 2007; in revised form: 11 March 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Effect of Dietary Protein Level and Origin on the Redox Status in the Digestive Tract of Mice
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 464-475 (PDF format, 292K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")
 

Bulent Kaygin * and Emre Akgun
Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Bartin Forestry Faculty, 74100 – Bartin, Turkey. E-mails: bulentkaygin@yahoo.com, emre_akgun_15@hotmail.com
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: bulentkaygin@yahoo.com; Tel.: +90378 2277422; Fax: +903782277421
Received: 7 February 2008; in revised form: 14 March2 2008 / Accepted: 22 March 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Comparison of Conventional Varnishes with Nanolacke UV Varnish With Respect to Hardness and Adhesion Durability
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 476-485 (PDF format, 711K)
 (This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")
 

Xing Yi Ling ¹, In Yee Phang ², David N. Reinhoudt ¹, G. Julius Vancso ² and Jurriaan Huskens ^1,*
1 Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands; E-mails: x.y.ling@tnw.utwente.nl;
d.n.reinhoudt@utwente.nl;
2 Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands; E-mails: i.phanginyee@tnw.utwente.nl; g.j.vancso@tnw.utwente.nl
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: j.huskens@utwente.nl
Received: 8 February 2008; in revised form: 26 March 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Supramolecular Layer-by-Layer Assembly of 3D Multicomponent Nanostructures via Multivalent Molecular Recognition
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 486-497 (PDF format, 3.92M)
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Functional Materials - >From Functional Hybrid Materials to Functional Polymers")
 

Kervin O. Evans
New Crops and Processing Technology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA. E-mail: Kervin.Evans@ars.usda.gov; Tel. +1-309-681-6436; Fax: +1-309-681-6524
Received: 16 October 2007; in revised form: 26 February 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Supported Phospholipid Bilayer Interaction with Components Found in Typical Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids – a QCM-D and AFM Study
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 498-511 (PDF format, 526K)
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")
 

Teresa Miranda ^1,*, Alberto Esteban ², Sebastián Rojas ¹, Irene Montero ¹ and Antonio Ruiz ¹
1 Department of Mechanical, Energetic and Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, Avda. Elvas s/n, 06071 Badajoz, Spain.
2 Department of Energy, CIEMAT, Avda. Complutense, 22, Madrid 28040, Spain. Tel.: +34 913466701; Fax: +34 913466269
E-mails: tmiranda@unex.es (T.M.); a.esteban@ciemat.es (A.E.); srojas@unex.es (S.R.); imontero@unex.es (I.M.); aruiz@unex.es (A.R.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-Mail: tmiranda@unex.es
Received: 22 January 2008; in revised form: 5 March 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Combustion Analysis of Different Olive Residues
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 512-525 (PDF format, 600K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")
 

Azize Toper Kaygin ^1,*, Hilmi Sönmezyildiz ¹, Selma Ülgentürk ² and Işıl Özdemir ³
1 Z.K.Ü. Bartın Forestry Faculty, Forest Entomology and Protection, 74100 Bartın, Turkey; E-mail: hilmi_sonmezyildiz@hotmail.com (H. S.)
2 Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: selma.ulgenturk@agri.ankara.edu.tr
3 Plant Protection Central Research Institute, P.K. 49, 06172 Ankara, Turkey; E-mail:  isil_ozdemir@zmmae.gov.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: azize_toper@yahoo.com; Tel. +90 378 227 7422; Fax: +90 378 227 7421
Received: 4 February 2008; in revised form: 18 March 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Insect Species Damage on Ornamental Plants and Saplings of Bartin Province and Its Vicinity in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 526-541 (PDF format, 610K)
 

Jih-Terng Wang ¹, Ming-Hui Chen ², Hung-Jen Lee ³, Wen-Been Chang ^2,6,*, Chung-Chi Chen ⁴, Su-Cheng Pai ⁵ and Pei-Jie Meng ^2,6,*
1 Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan
2 National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan
3 Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
4 Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
5 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 107, Taiwan
6 Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan
E-Mails: jtw@mail.tajen.edu.tw; minghui@nmmba.gov.tw; wenbeen@nmmba.gov.tw; lecgyver@mail.ntou.edu.tw; ccchen@cc.ntnu.edu.tw; scpai@ccms.ntu.edu.tw; pjmeng@nmmba.gov.tw
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008; in revised form: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: A Model to Predict Total Chlorine Residue in the Cooling Seawater of a Power Plant Using Iodine Colorimetric Method
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 542-553 (PDF format, 375K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue on "Green Antifouling")
 

Richard Baird ^1,*, Hamed K. Abbas ^2,*, Gary Windham ³, Paul Williams ³, Sonya Baird ¹, Peter Ma ¹, Rowena Kelley ³, Leigh Hawkins ³ and Mary Scruggs ¹
1 Entomology and Plant Pathology Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
2 USDA-ARS, CG&PRU, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
3 USDA-ARS-CHPRRU, Mississippi State, MS 39792, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 (662) 325-9661; Fax: +1 (662) 325-8955; E-mail: rbaird@plantpath.msstate.edu
Received: 11 January 2008; in revised form: 19 March 2008 / Accepted: 2 April 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Identification of Select Fumonisin Forming Fusarium Species Using PCR Applications of the Polyketide Synthase Gene and its Relationship to Fumonisin Production in vitro
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 554-570 (PDF format, 226K)
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Mycotoxins: Mechanisms of Toxicological Activity - Treatment and Prevention")
 

Minglei Tian, Hongyuan Yan and Kyung Ho Row *
Center for Advanced Bioseperation Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: Tel. +82-32-860-7470; Fax: +82-32-872-0959; E-mail: rowkho@inha.ac.kr
Received: 25 January 2008; in revised form: 18 February 2008 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 16 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Extraction of Glycyrrhizic Acid and Glabridin from Licorice
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 571-577 (PDF format, 192K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")


Stoycho D. Stoev ^#
Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Students Campus, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; E-mail: stoev@uni-sz.bg
# Temporary address: Food, Environment and Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, PO Box 17011, Republic of South Africa
Received: 7 December 2007; in revised form: 7 April 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008
Review: Complex Etiology, Prophylaxis and Hygiene Control in Mycotoxic Nephropathies in Farm Animals and Humans
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 578-605 (PDF format, 1020K)
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Mycotoxins: Mechanisms of Toxicological Activity - Treatment and Prevention")
 

Rafael C. Dutra ¹, Magda N. Leite ², Nádia R. Barbosa ^1,*
1 Departamento de Alimentos e Toxicologia, Faculdade de Farmácia e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Martelos, CEP 36036-330, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil; E-mail:  rafaelcdutra@gmail.com
2 Departamento Farmacêutico, Faculdade de Farmácia e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Martelos, CEP 36036-330, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil; E-mail: mnleite@fbio.ufjf.br
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: nadiafox@gmail.com
Received: 16 October 2007 / Revised form received: 18 April 2008 / Accepted: 18 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Quantification of Phenolic Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel Seeds
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 606-614 (PDF format, 183K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals and Chemopreventives")
 

Bassie B. Marvey ^1,*, Constance K. Segakweng ¹ and Manie H. C. Vosloo ²
1 Department of Chemistry, North-West University, P/Bag X2046, Mafikeng, 2735, South Africa
2 School of Chemistry, North-West University, P/Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel. +27-18-389 2527; Fax: +27 18 389 2052;
E-mails: bassie.marvey@nwu.ac.za; cksegakweng@webmail.co.za; manie.vosloo@nwu.ac.za
Received: 16 November 2007; in revised form: 28 March 2008 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Ruthenium Carbene Mediated Metathesis of Oleate-Type Fatty Compounds
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 615-625 (PDF format, 234K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Green Chemistry")
 

Alper Aytekin
Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Bartin Forestry Faculty, 74100 Bartin, Turkey; E-mail: alperaytekin@hotmail.com
Received: 1 February 2008; in revised form: 10 April 2008 / Accepted: 23 April 2008 / Published: 24 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Determination of Screw and Nail Withdrawal Resistance of Some Important Wood Species
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 626-637 (PDF format, 237K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Material Sciences and Nanotechnology")


Jin-Rong Xia, Nai-Feng Liu * and Nai-Xun Zhu
Department of Gastroenterology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
* Author to whom Correspondence should be addressed; Email: liunf@seu.edu.cn
Received: 13 January 2008; in revised form: 17 April 2008 / Accepted: 22 April 2008 / Published: 25 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Specific siRNA Targeting the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Inhibits Experimental Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 638-661 (PDF format, 4070K)
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")


Kathryn Schallhorn ^1,2, Mickey Kim ¹ and Pu Chun Ke ^1,*
1 Laboratory of Single-Molecule Biophysics and Polymer Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0978, USA
2 Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: 864-656-0558; E-mail: pcke11@clemson.edu
Received: 21 December 2007; in revised form: 22 April 2008 / Accepted: 23 April 2008 / Published: 25 April 2008
Communication: A Single-Molecule Study on the Structural Damage of Ultraviolet Radiated DNA
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 662-667 (PDF format, 540K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")
 

Ke-Tai Guo, Gerhard Ziemer, Angela Paul, Hans P. Wendel *
Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Calwerstr.7/1, D72076 Tuebingen, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: hp.wendel@uni-tuebingen.de
Review: CELL-SELEX: a Technology Comes of Age - Novel Perspectives of Aptamer-Based Therapeutics
Received: 18 December 2007; in revised form: 3 April 2008; Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 25 April 2008
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 668-678 (PDF format, 261K)
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")

Note: an editorial Changes Coming to MDPI Journals: Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and Creative Commons Attribution License has been published in Molecules recently.


Mehmet Levent Kurnaz ¹, Tugce Bilgin ² and Isil Aksan Kurnaz ^2,*
1 Physics Department, Bogazici University Bebek, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: levent.kurnaz@boun.edu.tr
2 Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University Kayisdagi, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: tugce_bilgin@yahoo.co.uk. E-mail: iakurnaz@yeditepe.edu.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 18 December 2007; in revised form: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 11 April 2008 / Published: 2 May 2008
Full Research Paper: A Statistical Analysis of the Robustness of Alternate Genetic Coding Tables
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 679-697 (PDF format, 3189K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050679


Pin-Zhen Lu, Ching-Yu Lai and Wen-Hsiung Chan *
Department of Bioscience Technology and Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Taiwan 32023
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; whchan@cycu.edu.tw
Received: 8 November 2007; in revised form: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 5 May 2008 / Published: 8 May 2008
Article: Caffeine Induces Cell Death via Activation of Apoptotic Signal and Inactivation of Survival Signal in Human Osteoblasts
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 698-718 (PDF format, 820K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050698
(This paper belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics")
 

Peter G. Mantle ^1,* and Judit Nagy ²
1 Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
2 Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-Mail: p.mantle@imperial.ac.uk
Received: 14 January 2008; in revised form: 6 April 2008 / Accepted: 6 May 2008 / Published: 8 May 2008
Article: Binding of Ochratoxin A to a Urinary Globulin: A New Concept to Account for Gender Difference in Rat Nephrocarcinogenic Responses
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 719-735 (PDF format, 3555K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050719
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Mycotoxins: Mechanisms of Toxicological Activity - Treatment and Prevention")
  

Marcelo L. dos Santos ¹, Fábio H. R. Fagundes ², Bruno R. F. Teixeira ¹, Marcos H. Toyama ³ and Ricardo Aparicio ^1,*
1 Laboratório de Biologia Estrutural e Cristalografia, Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6154, 13083-970, Campinas-SP, Brazil
2 Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas-SP, Brazil
3 Laboratório de Química de Macromoléculas, UNESP/CLP, São Vicente-SP, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: aparicio@iqm.unicamp.br
Received: 4 February 2008; in revised form: 6 March 2008 / Accepted: 22 March 2008 / Published: 8 May 2008
Article: Purification and Preliminary Crystallographic Analysis of a New Lys49-PLA2 from B. Jararacussu
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 736-750 (PDF format, 750K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050736
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Protein Crystallography")


Valdur Saks ^1,2,*, Nathalie Beraud ¹ and Theo Wallimann ³
1 Laboratory of Bioenergetics, INSERM U884, Joseph Fourier University Grenoble, France
2 Laboratory of Bioenergetics, National Institute of Chemical and Biological Physics, Tallinn, Estonia
3 Institute of Cell Biology, ETH Zurich Hönggerberg, HPM D24, CH-8093 Zuerich, Switzerland
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Laboratory of Bioenergetics, Joseph Fourier University, 2280, Rue de la Piscine, BP53X – 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France ; E-mail: Valdur.Saks@ujf-grenoble.fr; Tel.: 0033476635627; Fax: 0033476514218
Received: 15 April 2008; in revised form: 8 May 2008 / Accepted: 8 May 2008 / Published: 9 May 2008
Review: Metabolic Compartmentation – A System Level Property of Muscle Cells
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 751-767 (PDF format, 314K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050751
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Muscle Contraction, Motor Proteins Function and Molecular Aspects of Water")


Matt A. Sanderson * and Paul R. Adler
USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, Building 3702, Curtin Road, University Park, PA 16802-3702; E-Mails: matt.sanderson@ars.usda.gov (M.A.S.); paul.adler@ars.usda.gov (P.R.A.)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Received: 7 April 2008; in revised form: 9 May 2008 / Acceped: 12 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Review: Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 768-788 (PDF format, 301K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050768
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")
 

 Rudy J. Castellani ^1,*, Akihiko Nunomura ², Raj K. Rolston ³, Paula I. Moreira ⁴, Atsushi Takeda ⁵, George Perry ^3,6 and Mark A. Smith ^3,*
1 Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2 Department of Neuropsychiatry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
3 Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4 Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
5 Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
6 College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
E-Mails: rcastellani@som.umaryland.edu (R. J. C.); anunomura@yamanashi.ac.jp (A. N.); rajrolst@sbcglobal.net (R. K. R.); venta@ci.uc.pt (P. I. M.); atakeda@em.neurol.med.tohoku.ac.jp (A. T.); george.perry@utsa.edu (G. P.); mark.smith@case.edu (M. A. S.)
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: rcastellani@som.umaryland.edu; Tel.: +1-410-328-5422 (R.J.C.) and E-mail: mark.smith@case.edu; Tel.: +1-216-368-3670 (M.A.S.)
Received: 25 April 2008; in revised form: 15 May 2008 / Accepted: 16 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Review: Sublethal RNA Oxidation as a Mechanism for Neurodegenerative Disease
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 789-806 (PDF format, 292K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050789
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Nucleic Acid Derivatives in Emerging Technologies")
 

Demberelnyamba Dorjnamjin, Maamaa Ariunaa and Young Key Shim *
School of Nano System Engineering, Inje University, Kimhae, 621-749, Korea 302-375. Website: http://homepage.inje.ac.kr/~nano/
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: ykshim@inje.ac.kr; Tel. +82 (55) 320 3871; Fax: +82 (55) 336 3872
Received: 5 February 2008; in revised form: 21 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 March 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Article: Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Hydroxyl Functionalized Ionic Liquids and Their Antimicrobial Activity
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 807-820 (PDF format, 1044K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050807
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Ionic Liquids")
  

Lutz F. Tietze *, Olaf Panknin, Birgit Krewer, Felix Major and Ingrid Schuberth
Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: ltietze@gwdg.de; Fax: +49-551-39-9476
Received: 25 April 2008; in revised form: 15 May 2008 / Accepted: 16 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Article: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Pentagastrin-Toxin Conjugate Designed for a Targeted Prodrug Monotherapy of Cancer
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 821-837 (PDF format, 273K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050821
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")


Clifford Louime ^1,* and Hannah Uckelmann ²
1 College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA; E-mail: Clifford.Louime@famu.edu
2 College of Arts and Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA; E-mail: Hannah1.Uckelmann@famu.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 7 April 2008; in revised form: 16 May 2008 / Accepted: 16 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Editorial: Cellulosic Ethanol: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 838-841 (PDF format, 893K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050838
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Biofuels R&D: Securing the Planet Future Energy Needs")
 

Shan He, Cuirong Sun * and Yuanjiang Pan *
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: cheyjpan@zju.edu.cn; Tel: +86-571-87953000; Fax: +86-571-87951629
Received: 24 April 2008; in revised form: 5 May 2008 / Accepted: 5 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Review: Red Wine Polyphenols for Cancer Prevention
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 842-853 (PDF format, 891K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050842
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Min-Tze Liong
Food Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
E-mail: mintze.liong@usm.my; Tel-: +604-653-2114; Fax: +604-657-3678
Received: 19 March 2008; in revised form: 15 May 2008 / Accepted: 16 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Review: Roles of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Colon Cancer Prevention: Postulated Mechanisms and In-vivo Evidence
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 854-863 (PDF format, 174K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050854
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Dorjnamjin Demberelnyamba, Mama Ariunaa, Young Key Shim *
PDT Research Institute, School of Nano System Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: ykshim@inje.ac.kr; Fax: +82-553-363-872; Tel: +82-553-203-871
Received: 6 February 2008; in revised form: 15 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Article: Newly Synthesized Water Soluble Cholinium-Purpurin Photosensitizers and Their Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles as Promising Anticancer Agents
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 864-871 (PDF format, 537K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050864
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Natural Compounds for Cancer Treatment and Prevention")
 

Toshio Mitsui ^1,* and Hiroyuki Ohshima ²
1 Osaka University, Japan
2 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan; E-Mail: ohshima@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: t-mitsui@jttk.zaq.ne.jp
Received: 14 November 2007; in revised form: 19 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Article: Remarks on Muscle Contraction Mechanism
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 872-905 (PDF format, 716K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050872
 (This paper belongs to the special issue "Muscle Contraction, Motor Proteins Function and Molecular Aspects of Water")
 

Konstantinos M. Kasiotis ^1,*, Helen Souki ², Angelos N. Tsakirakis ¹, Haris Carageorgiou ², Spiridon A. Theotokatos ³, Serkos A. Haroutounian ⁴ and Kyriaki Machera ¹
1 Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Laboratory of Pesticides Toxicology, 8 St. Delta Street, Kifissia 14561, Athens, Greece; E-mail: kasiotk@otenet.gr; k.machera@bpi.gr
2 Pharmacology Department, Medical School, University of Athens, 115 27, Athens, Greece; E-mail: xkarag@med.uoa.gr
3 Agroindustrial Robola Growers Cooperative of Kefalllinia, Omala, 28100 Kefallinia, Greece; E-mail: robola@altecnet.gr
4 Chemistry Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece; E-mail: sehar@aua.gr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Received: 15 April 2008; in revised form: 22 May 2008 / Accepted: 23 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Article: Headspace Solid Phase Micro Extraction Gas Chromatographic Determination of Fenthion in Human Serum
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 906-913 (PDF format, 191K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050906
 

Malcolm J. D’Souza ^1,*, Lamia Yaakoubd ¹, Stacey L. Mlynarski ¹, and Dennis N. Kevill ^2,*
1 Department of Chemistry, Wesley College, 120 N. State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901-3875, USA; E-mail: DSouzaMa@Wesley.edu
2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2862, USA; E-mail: dkevill@niu.edu
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 April 2008; in revised form: 19 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 24 May 2008
Article: Concerted Solvent Processes for Common Sulfonyl Chloride Precursors used in the Synthesis of Sulfonamide-based Drugs
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 914-925 (PDF format, 283K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9050914
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Grunwald-Winstein Equations - 60 Years and Counting")

Elfi Kraka ¹ and Dieter Cremer ^1,2,*
1 Department of Chemistry, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
2 Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
E-mails: ekraka@pacific.edu; dcremer@pacific.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: dcremer@pacific.edu; Tel. +1-209-946-6201
Received: 29 April 2008; in revised form: 2 June 2008 / Accepted: 2 June 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008
Article: Bonding in Mercury-Alkali Molecules: Orbital-driven van der Waals Complexes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 926-942 (PDF format, 481K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9060926
(This paper belongs to the special issue on "The Chemical Bond and  Bonding")
 

Wanpeng Sun ¹, C. Ronald Geyer ² and Jian Yang ^1,*
1 College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5C9, Canada; E-mail: w.sun@usask.ca. E-mail: jian.yang@usask.ca
2 Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada; E-mail: ron.geyer@usask.ca
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: jian.yang@usask.ca
Received: 2 April 2008; in revised form: 28 May 2008 / Accepted: 2 June 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008
Article: Cloning, Expression, Purification and Crystallization of the PR Domain of Human Retinoblastoma Protein-Binding Zinc Finger Protein 1 (RIZ1)
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 943-950 (PDF format, 368K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9060943
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Protein Crystallography")
 

Zhiyong Yu ^1,3, Xu Long Qin ², Yan Yan Gu ², Di Chen ¹, Qiuzhi Cindy Cui ¹, Tao Jiang ², Sheng Biao Wan ² and Q. Ping Dou ^1,*
1 The Prevention Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 Key Laboratory of Marine Drug, Ministry of Education, Medical College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
3 Shandong Tumor Hospital & Institute, Breast Cancer Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
E-Mails: drzhiyongyu@yahoo.com.cn (Z. Y.); flankerqxl@gmail.com (X. L. Q.); gyy0620@yahoo.com.cn (Y. Y. G.); chend@karmanos.org (D. C.); cuic@karmanos.org (Q. C. C.); jiangtao@ouc.edu.cn (T. J.); biaowan@ouc.edu.cn (S. B. W.); doup@karmanos.org (Q. P. D.)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: doup@karmanos.org; Tel. +313-576-8301
Received: 1 April 2008; in revised form: 12 May 2008 / Accepted: 26 May 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008
Article: Prodrugs of Fluoro-Substitued Benzoates of EGC as Tumor Cellular Proteasome Inhibitors and Apoptosis Inducers
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 951-961 (PDF format, 329K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9060951
(This paper belongs to the special issue "Structure-Property/Activity Modeling of Polyphenols")
 

Shuo Gao ¹, Chenzhong Cao ^2,*
1 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. of China; E-mail: shuogao@yahoo.cn
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, P. R. of China; E-mail: czcao@hnust.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 7 April 2008; in revised form: 19 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008
Article: A New Approach on Estimation of Solubility and n-Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient for Organohalogen Compounds
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 962-977 (PDF format, 267K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9060962
(This paper belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry")
 

Zhen Liu, Alhousseynou Sall and Decheng Yang *
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, The Heart and Lung Institute, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; The James Hogg iCapture Center, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver V6Z 1Y6, B.C., Canada; Tel.: (604)-682-2344 Ext 62872; Fax: (604)-806-9274; E-mail: dyang@mrl.ubc.ca
Received: 7 April 2008; in revised form: 16 May 2008 / Accepted: 27 May 2008 / Published: 13 June 2008
Review: MicroRNA: an Emerging Therapeutic Target and Intervention Tool
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 978-999 (PDF format, 281K); DOI: 10.3390/ijms9060978
(This paper belongs to the special issue "