Published in Environmental Research
• Data overview on practical information about SARS-CoV-2-survival on different surfaces. • SARS-CoV-2 is not affected with temperatures as seasonal coronaviruses. • UV radiation may inactivate SARS-CoV-2 after 1 h of index of 10. • Pet animals such as cat, dogs, and ferrets are susceptible to infection.
Published in The FEBS journal
The polyextremophilic strain Acinetobacter sp. Ver3 isolated from high-altitude Andean lakes exhibits elevated tolerance to UV-B radiation and to pro-oxidants, a feature that has been correlated to its unusually high catalase activity. The Ver3 genome sequence analysis revealed the presence of two genes coding for monofunctional catalases: AV3 KatE...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Polynucleobacter asymbioticus strain QLW-P1DMWA-1T represents a group of highly successful heterotrophic ultramicrobacteria that is frequently very abundant (up to 70% of total bacterioplankton) in freshwater habitats across all seven continents. This strain was originally isolated from a shallow Alpine pond characterized by rapid changes in water ...
Published in VirusDisease
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has emerged as a global pandemic. This viral disease primarily causes lung pneumonia and has a wide range of clinical manifestations. The severity of infection ranges from those who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms which do not require hospital admission, to those...
Enakomerna polt kože je ideal različnih rasnih in etničnih skupin. Motnje pigmentacije so ene izmed najpogostejših vzrokov za obisk dermatologov in lahko resno vplivajo na samopodobo in kvaliteto življenja prizadetih, zato se v kozmetični industriji strokovnjaki aktivno ukvarjajo z iskanjem in razvojem učinkovitih in varnih posvetlitvenih sredstev....
Published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Caffeine is chemically stable and not readily oxidized under normal physiological conditions but also has antioxidant effects, although the underlying molecular mechanism is not well understood. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) 2 is a manganese-containing enzyme located in mitochondria that protects cells against oxidative stress by scavenging reactive o...
Published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Typical Rho GTPases include the enzymes RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 that act as molecular switches to regulate essential cellular processes in eukaryotic cells such as actomyosin dynamics, cell cycle, adhesion, death and differentiation. Recently, it has been shown that different conditions modulate the activity of these enzymes, but their functions stil...
Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Continuous overexposure to sunlight increases its harmful effects on the skin. For this reason, there is a growing need to characterize economic models more representative of the negative effects and counteracting responses that irradiation causes on human skin. These models will serve for the screening of protective compounds against damage caused...
Aim To use ultraviolet (UV) radiations in an indigenous method for sterilization of respirators for reuse during COVID-19 outbreak. Background COVID-19 outbreak has infected more than 200 countries. In India, till now, more than 100,000 cases have been reported. Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing infections being in the frontline of ...
Published in Optics and Spectroscopy
AbstractWe show that titanium dioxide particles capable of reactive oxygen species generation can be produced in titanium butoxide films by annealing them at 500°C. Optimal conditions for the films deposition by a modified Langmuir–Blodgett technique were selected basing on the film uniformity examined by optical and electron microscopy. The photoc...
