Tetrapyrroles are the basis of essential physiological functions in most living organisms.
These compounds represent the basic scaffold of porphyrins, chlorophylls, and …

Owing to the self-renewing reactive oxygen species scavenger capability of cerium oxide
nanoparticles (nanoceria), we tested in vivo radioprotective effects on stem cells and tissue …

Scope The dietary intake of chlorophylls is estimated to be≈ 50 mg d–1. However, their first
pass metabolism and systemic assimilation is not well characterized. Methods and results A …

As a member of TALE family, Meis1 has been proven to regulate cell proliferation and
differentiation during cell fate commitment; however, the mechanism is still not fully …

In humans, vision is limited to a small fraction of the whole electromagnetic spectrum. One
possible strategy for enhancing vision in deep-red or poor-light conditions consists of …

Microtubule-associated 1B (MAP1B) proteins are expressed at the nervous system level
where they control cytoskeleton activity and regulate neurotransmitter release. Here, we …

Gravity alterations elicit complex and mostly detrimental effects on biological systems.
Among these, a prominent role is occupied by oxidative stress, with consequences for tissue …

The chlorophyll‐derivative chlorin e6 (Ce6) identified in the retinas of deep‐sea ocean fish
is proposed to play a functional role in red bioluminescence detection. Fluorescence and 1H …

Recent progress (2018–2019) in the field of quantum chemistry applied to the excited
electronic state are presented in this book chapter. General developments of methods and …

The molecular knowledge on animals that are not classical models for biology remains
comparatively scarce. Still, an increasing interest from engineers towards non-model …