Cyanobacteria of the genus Lyngbya have proven to be prodigious producers of secondary
metabolites. Many of these compounds are bioactive and show potential for therapeutic use. …

… /K + ATPase. Palytoxin binds to the ouabain site and acts as a partial agonist, opening an ion
channel, but unlike ouabain it inhibits the Na + /K + … reconstituted Na + /K + ATPase derived …

… were partially abrogated by antibody-mediated depletion of CD8+ T cells (Figures 2K
and 2L; p < 0.0001 and p < 0.0001, respectively) as well as depletion of NK cells (Figure S2K). …

Background : Symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with high morbidity and
mortality that can be ameliorated by surgical valve repair or replacement. Despite this, many …

Organisms and organs come in sizes and shapes. With size, science has no problems, but
how to quantify shape? How similar are two birds or two brains? This problem is particularly …

Microcystins (MCs) are a family of toxic peptides produced by a number of cyanobacteria
commonly found in lakes, water reservoirs, and recreational facilities. The increased …

A freely walking single fly (Drosophila melanogaster) can be conditioned to avoid one side
of a small test chamber if the chamber is heated whenever the fly enters this side. In a …

… The simulation of HITRAN [34] spectra at temperatures other than 298 K relies on the
fundamental equations of absorption spectra. The technique calculates the spectral absorptive …

… The reaction rate of •OH radical reaction with TA is nearly diffusion controlled (k = 3.3 × 10
9 mol dm -3 s -1 ) ( 29) and the rate constant for •OH reaction with MC-LR is expected to be on …

Brevetoxin-3 (PbTx-3), produced by marine dinoflagellates (Ptychodiscus brevis), is a
lipophilic 11-ring polyether molecule that binds with high affinity to site 5 of the voltage-sensitive …