Abstract:
A process for the conversion of a feedstock containing one or more fatty acid triglycerides to a mixture containing one or more fatty acid alkyl esters and t-alkyl glycerols, including reacting the feedstock with a compound of formula (I): R—O—RI (I) wherein:RI is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having 1-18 carbon atoms;R is H or a tertiary alkyl group, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an acid transesterification catalyst by irradiation with microwaves and/or ultrasound and/or radio waves.
Abstract:
Nuclease-resistant RNA aptamers are provided which are capable of neutralizing PDGFRβ and are therefore useful in the diagnosis and/or therapy of PDGFRβ-associated and hyperproliferative-associated diseases, such as cancer and primary tumor metastasis. RNA aptamers provided herein include a modified synthetic RNA sequence wherein at least one pyrimidine residue is modified to 2′-fluoropyrimidine. Pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising RNA aptamers are also provided.
Abstract:
Method for fabricating a structure comprising a monatomic layer of crystalline silicon upon an electrically insulating layer of crystalline silicon nitride in the β structural form, comprising the following steps: A. providing a standalone Si (111) substrate, said substrate comprising a first face and a second main face; B. thermally treating the substrate so that the Si (111) surface is clean, i.e. non contaminated at an atomic level; C. thermally growing a crystalline silicon nitride layer in the 13 structural form on at least one face of said Si (111) substrate; D. thermally growing a crystalline silicon monatomic layer on the crystalline silicon nitride layer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates in general terms to a variously substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazol derivative, a process for their preparation, and use thereof as an intermediate in the preparation of indolic alkaloids, including phidianidine B and A.
Abstract:
A method for detecting a viral agent including the steps of placing a first sample that includes an isotonic solution in a waveguide which is axially delimited by a pair of containment elements that are substantially transparent to microwaves and define respective interfaces of the sample; transmitting a signal with frequency variable in a predetermined microwave band to the first sample; acquiring at least one dielectric parameter of the first sample as the frequency varies by means of transmission and reflection measurements; repeating the previous steps for a second sample; and performing a differential spectroscopic analysis on the parameters for assessing the presence of a viral agent in at least one of the samples.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a di Cinnamomum zeylanicum EO, or to an association comprising said EO and one or more antitumour drug, for use in the treatment or in adjuvating the treatment of melanoma. The invention relates also to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said EO or said association and at least a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in the treatment or in adjuvating the treatment of melanoma.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compounds able to induce neuroprotection of damaged neurons and boost the remyelination potential of oligodendrocytes. The compounds have been identified through methods of pharmacological screening of a small molecule library consisting of known pharmacologically active compounds and approved drugs. The screening method is also included in the invention.
Abstract:
The present disclosure concerns a group of cannabinoid compounds defined by formulas (I) to (IV), wherein R1 is —H or —COOH, for the first time isolated and fully characterized in structure, absolute stereochemistry by the present applicant. Methods of isolation, characterization, stereoselective synthesis, biological activity, pharmaceutical composition and therapeutic applications of the present compounds as modulators of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor are also object of the disclosure.
Abstract:
The mitotic kinases regulating the dynamics of centrosomes and the functions of the mitotic spindle are potential targets for the antitumour therapy. In the present invention some molecules with inhibitory activity on NEK6 have been identified. The present invention relates to such molecules and to the compositions including them for use as inhibitors of NEK6 in a method of treatment of tumours both in monotherapy and in combinations with other drugs.
Abstract:
It is provided aA method for estimating the presence of rain characterized by comprising including the steps of entering a set of static parameters, entering a set of dynamic parameters, measuring an instant value, sending said the values to a first Kalman filter and to a second Kalman filter and define defining the start of a precipitative event if a difference between said the KalmanST output and said the KalmanFT output exceeds said the “epsilonStart” threshold value and also define the term of a precipitative event if a difference between said the KalmanST output said the said KalmanFT output is lower than said the “epsilonStop” threshold value.