Insights into ionic liquids: From Z-bonds to quasi-liquids

Y Wang, H He, C Wang, Y Lu, K Dong, F Huo, S Zhang - Jacs Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) hold great promise in the fields of green chemistry, environmental science,
and sustainable technology due to their unique properties, such as a tailorable structure, the …

Fundamental importance of ionic interactions in the liquid phase: A review of recent studies of ionic liquids in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

KS Egorova, VP Ananikov - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, research on ions and ionic interactions in solution has become a leading
scientific direction, and this advance has been especially pronounced in the field of ionic …

Use of ionic liquids in protein and DNA chemistry

SK Shukla, JP Mikkola - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been receiving much attention as solvents in various areas of
biochemistry because of their various beneficial properties over the volatile solvents and ILs …

Synergistic interactions of ionic liquids and antimicrobials improve drug efficacy

DD Yang, NJ Paterna, AS Senetra, KR Casey, PD Trieu… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Combinations of ionic liquids (ILs) with antimicrobial compounds have been shown to
produce synergistic activities in model liposomes. In this study, imidazolium chloride-based …

Facilitating enzymatic reactions by using ionic liquids: A mini review

AAM Elgharbawy, M Moniruzzaman, M Goto - Current Opinion in Green …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enzymatic reactions in ionic liquids (ILs) were reported within the past 2
years.•Latest techniques/nanotechnology to enhance enzyme performance in ILs were …

Aqueous ionic liquids in comparison with standard co-solutes: Differences and common principles in their interaction with protein and DNA structures

EA Oprzeska-Zingrebe, J Smiatek - Biophysical Reviews, 2018 - Springer
Ionic liquids (ILs) are versatile solvents for a broad range of biotechnological applications.
Recent experimental and simulation results highlight the potential benefits of dilute ILs in …

Influence of Environmental Parameters on the Stability of the DNA Molecule

A Svidlov, M Drobotenko, A Basov, E Gerasimenko… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fluctuations in viscosity within the cell nucleus have wide limits. When a DNA molecule
passes from the region of high viscosity values to the region of low values, open states …

Enhancement of peroxidase activity in magnetic ionic liquids

KD Tulsiyan, A Mahalik, BR Dandekar… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cytochrome c (Cyt-c) is a heme-containing protein that plays a vital role as an electron
carrier in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Cyt-c possesses peroxidase-like activity in the …

Implications of imidazolium-based ionic liquids as refolding additives for urea-induced denatured serum albumins

A Sindhu, K Bhakuni… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
One of the major challenges in protein stability is that proteins can easily unfold in the
presence of denaturants like urea, which alters the native structure of proteins. There are …

[HTML][HTML] Fluctuations in Medium Viscosity May Affect the Stability of the CAG Tract in the ATXN2 Gene

A Dorohova, O Lyasota, S Dzhimak, A Svidlov… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Trinucleotide repeats are the cause of many neurodegenerative diseases that
are currently incurable. In this regard, the question of the causes of occurrence and methods …