Background: Fullerenes and metallofullerenes can be considered promising nanopharmaceuticals themselves as a basis for chemical modification. As reactive oxygen species homeostasis plays vital role in cells, the study of their effect on genes involved oxidative stress anti-inflammatory responses are particular importance. Methods: Human fetal lung fibroblasts were incubated with aqueous dispers...

Structural and functional modulation of three-dimensional artificial macromolecular systems is immense importance. Designing supramolecular cages that can show stimuli mediated reversible switching between higher-order structures quite challenging. We report here construction a Pd6 trifacial barrel (1) by coordination self-assembly. Surprisingly, 1 was found to exhibit guest-responsive behavior...

We report on the synthesis of C60 and C70 monoadducts at room temperature through Bingel reaction; employing acetylacetone as ligand; in presence DBU (1,8-Diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene), carbon tetrabromide (CBr4), o-dichlorobenzene. Diacetylmethane-[C60-Ih]-fullerene-[5,6] diacetylmethane-[C70-D5h]-fullerene-[5,6] were obtained with yields 69% 44%, respectively. The products purified by col...

This article reviews the charge transport and photogeneration in bulk-heterojunction solar cells made from blend films of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RR-P3HT) and methano-fullerene (PCBM). The charge transport, specifically the hole mobility in the RR-P3HT phase of the polymer:fullerene photovoltaic blend, is dramatically affected by thermal annealing. The hole mobility increases more ...

Kritikos and Bolle’s approach is still flawed, but a viable indenture game can still readily be structured within the context of iterated prisoner’s dilemma. © 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. JEL classification: C70

To elucidate the function of keratins 8 and 18 (K8/18), major components of the intermediate filaments of simple epithelia, we searched for K8/18-binding proteins by screening a yeast two-hybrid library. We report here that human Mrj, a DnaJ/Hsp40 family protein, directly binds to K18. Among the interactions between DnaJ/Hsp40 family proteins and various intermediate filament proteins that we t...

We give examples of strategic interaction which are beneficial for players who follow a "middle path" of balance between pure selfishness and pure altruism. JEL Classification: C70, C71, C72, C79.