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20 October 2015      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Chemical Sciences               Fluorescence polarization measures energy funneling in single light-harvesting antennas—LH2 vs conjugated polymers ▶     Rafael Camacho, Sumera Tubasum, June Southall et al.     Numerous approaches have been proposed to mimic natural photosynthesis using artificial antenna systems, such as conjugated polymers (CPs), dendrimers, and J-aggregates. As a …             Differentiation of oral bacteria in in vitro cultures and human saliva by secondary electrospray ionization – mass spectrometry ▶     Lukas Bregy, Annick R. Müggler, Pablo Martinez-Lozano Sinues et al.     The detection of bacterial-specific volatile metabolites may be a valuable tool to predict infection. Here we applied a real-time mass spectrometric technique to investigate …             Gold nanoparticles assembled with dithiocarbamate-anchored molecular wires ▶     Nini E. A. Reeler, Knud A. Lerstrup, Walter Somerville et al.     A protocol for the bottom-up self-assembly of nanogaps is developed through molecular linking of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Two π-conjugated oligo(phenylene ethynylene) …             Manganese-Mediated Coupling Reaction of Vinylarenes and Aliphatic Alcohols ▶     Wei Zhang, Nai-Xing Wang, Cui-Bing Bai et al.     Alcohols and alkenes are the most abundant and commonly used organic building blocks in the large-scale chemical synthesis. Herein, this is the first time to report a novel and …             Anodic Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Ru(bpy)32+ with CdSe Quantum Dots as Coreactant and Its Application in Quantitative Detection of DNA ▶     Yong-Ping Dong, Ting-Ting Gao, Ying Zhou et al.     In the present paper, we report that CdSe quantum dots (QDs) can act as the coreactant of Ru(bpy)32+ electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) in neutral condition. Strong anodic …             Ruthenium nanoparticles confined in SBA-15 as highly efficient catalyst for hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane and hydrazine borane ▶     Qilu Yao, Zhang-Hui Lu, Kangkang Yang et al.     Ultrafine ruthenium nanoparticles (NPs) within the mesopores of the SBA-15 have been successfully prepared by using a “double solvents” method, in which n-hexane is used as a …             High nitrogen-containing cotton derived 3D porous carbon frameworks for high-performance supercapacitors ▶     Li-Zhen Fan, Tian-Tian Chen, Wei-Li Song et al.     Supercapacitors fabricated by 3D porous carbon frameworks, such as graphene- and carbon nanotube (CNT)-based aerogels, have been highly attractive due to their various …             Mass Spectrometric and Spectrofluorometric Studies of the Interaction of Aristolochic Acids with Proteins ▶     Weiwei Li, Qin Hu, Wan Chan     Aristolochic acid (AA) is a potent carcinogen and nephrotoxin and is associated with the development of “Chinese herb nephropathy” and Balkan endemic nephropathy. Despite decades …             Possible Demonstration of a Polaronic Bose-Einstein(-Mott) Condensate in UO2(+x) by Ultrafast THz Spectroscopy and Microwave Dissipation ▶     Steven D. Conradson, Steven M. Gilbertson, Stephanie L. Daifuku et al.     Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) composed of polarons would be an advance because they would combine coherently charge, spin, and a crystal lattice. Following our earlier report …             The effect of enamel proteins on erosion ▶     T. Baumann, T. S. Carvalho, A. Lussi     Enamel proteins form a scaffold for growing hydroxyapatite crystals during enamel formation. They are then almost completely degraded during enamel maturation, resulting in a …             Co/Mo bimetallic addition to electrolytic manganese dioxide for oxygen generation in acid medium ▶     Dario Delgado, Manickam Minakshi, Justin McGinnity et al.     An efficient electrocatalyst comprising inexpensive and earth-abundant materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for the development of water electrolysis. In …             Water adsorption on TiO2 surfaces probed by soft X-ray spectroscopies: bulk materials vs. isolated nanoparticles ▶     Safia Benkoula, Olivier Sublemontier, Minna Patanen et al.     We describe an experimental method to probe the adsorption of water at the surface of isolated, substrate-free TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) based on soft X-ray spectroscopy in the …             Progressive structural changes of Avicel, bleached softwood, and bacterial cellulose during enzymatic hydrolysis ▶     Kabindra Kafle, Heenae Shin, Christopher M. Lee et al.     A comprehensive picture of structural changes of cellulosic biomass during enzymatic hydrolysis is essential for a better understanding of enzymatic actions and development of …             Design Principles of Inert Substrates for Exploiting Gold Clusters’ Intrinsic Catalytic Reactivity ▶     Wang Gao, Ting Ting Cui, Yong Fu Zhu et al.     Ultralow stability of gold clusters prohibits the understanding of their intrinsic reactivity (that is vital for revealing the origin of gold’s catalytic properties). Using …             Photothermally driven fast responding photo-actuators fabricated with comb-type hydrogels and magnetite nanoparticles ▶     Eunsu Lee, Dowan Kim, Haneul Kim et al.     To overcome the slow kinetics of the volume phase transition of stimuli-responsive hydrogels as platforms for soft actuators, thermally responsive comb-type hydrogels were …             Sequence-specific RNA Photocleavage by Single-stranded DNA in Presence of Riboflavin ▶     Yongyun Zhao, Gangyi Chen, Yi Yuan et al.     Constant efforts have been made to develop new method to realize sequence-specific RNA degradation, which could cause inhibition of the expression of targeted gene. Herein, by …             The onset of faba bean farming in the Southern Levant ▶     Valentina Caracuta, Omry Barzilai, Hamudi Khalaily et al.     Even though the faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is among the most ubiquitously cultivated crops, very little is known about its origins. Here, we report discoveries of charred faba …             Three plasma metabolite signatures for diagnosing high altitude pulmonary edema ▶     Li Guo, Guangguo Tan, Ping Liu et al.     High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal condition, occurring at altitudes greater than 3,000 m and affecting rapidly ascending, non-acclimatized healthy …             Sensitive Determination of Onco-metabolites of D- and L-2-hydroxyglutarate Enantiomers by Chiral Derivatization Combined with Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Analysis ▶     Qing-Yun Cheng, Jun Xiong, Wei Huang et al.     2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) is a potent competitor of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) and can inhibit multiple α-KG dependent dioxygenases that function on the epigenetic modifications. The …             Non-blinking (Zn)CuInS/ZnS Quantum Dots Prepared by In Situ Interfacial Alloying Approach ▶     Aidi Zhang, Chaoqing Dong, Liang Li et al.     Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are very important optical nanomaterials with a wide range of potential applications. 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