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Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) is an important enzyme regulating the levels of monoaminergic neurotransmitters. Selective MAO-B inhibitors have been labeled with carbon-11 or fluorine-18 to visualize the localization of MAO-B in vivo by positron emission tomography (PET) and thereby have been useful for studying neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to develop promising fluorine-18 labeled reversible MAO-B PET radioligands and their biological evaluation in vitro by autoradiography. Radiolabeling was achieved by classical one-step fluorine-18 nucleophilic substitution reaction. The stability and radiochemical yield was analyzed with HPLC. All five fluorine-18 labeled compounds were tested in human whole hemisphere autoradiography experiments. Five compounds (GEH200439, GEH200448, GEH200449, GEH200431A, and GEH200431B) were successfully radiolabeled with fluorine-18, and the incorporation yield of the fluorination reactions varied from 10 to 45% depending on the compound. The radiochemical purity was higher than 99% for all at the end of synthesis. Radioligands were found to be stable, with a radiochemical purity of >99% in a sterile phosphate buffered saline (pH = 7.4) over the duration of the study. The ARG binding density of only 18F-GEH200449 was consistent with known MAO-B expression in the human brain. Radiolabeling of five new fluorine-18 MAO-B reversible inhibitors was successfully accomplished. Compound 18F-GEH200449 binds specifically to MAO-B in vitro postmortem brain and could be a potential candidate for in vivo PET investigation.Urinary miRNAs are biomarkers that demonstrate considerable promise for the noninvasive diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. However, because of background noise resulting from complex physiological features of urine, instability of miRNAs, and their low concentration, accurate monitoring of miRNAs in urine is challenging. To address these limitations, we developed a urine-based disposable and switchable electrical sensor that enables reliable and direct identification of miRNAs in patient urine. The proposed sensing platform combining disposable sensor chips composed of a reduced graphene oxide nanosheet and peptide nucleic acid facilitates the label-free detection of urinary miRNAs with high specificity and sensitivity. Using real-time detection of miRNAs in patient urine without pretreatment or signal amplification, this sensor allows rapid, direct detection of target miRNAs in a broad dynamic range with a detection limit down to 10 fM in human urine specimens within 20 min and enables simultaneous quantification of multiple miRNAs. As confirmed using a blind comparison with the results of pathological examination of patients with prostate cancer, the sensor offers the potential to improve the accuracy of early diagnosis before a biopsy is taken. selleck This study holds the usefulness of the practical sensor for the clinical diagnosis of urological diseases.Positional isomers o-, m-, and p-chloromethcathinones (CMCs) and m- and p-bromomethcathinones (BMCs) were effectively differentiated using gas chromatography (GC) and energy-resolved mass spectrometry (ERMS) analyses. GC demonstrated that the free bases of CMC and BMC isomers were simultaneously baseline-separated at a slow column heating rate (5 °C/min) using a conventional low-polar capillary column. ERMS showed that the trifluoroacetyl derivatives of the positional isomers differed in mass spectral abundances of both halophenyl and halobenzoyl cations. Moreover, the logarithmic plots of the abundance ratio of the two cations as a function of the collision energy (CE) exhibited marked differences among the isomers at each CE, following the order of ortho less then para less then meta for CMCs and para less then meta for BMCs. The performed theoretical calculations of dissociation energy agreed well with the ERMS measurements. The GC and ERMS methodologies enabled unambiguous and reliable differentiation of CMC and BMC isomers. The developed approach is expected to significantly contribute to the accurate structural identification of new psychoactive substances in forensic, toxicological, and clinical fields.Dielectric spectroscopy (DS) can be a robust in situ technique for geochemical applications. In this study, we applied deep-learning techniques to DS measurement data to enable rapid science interrogation and identification of electrolyte solutions containing salts and amino acids over a wide temperature range (20 to -60 °C). For the purpose of searching for signs of life, detecting amino acids is a fundamental high priority for field and planetary instruments as amino acids are one of the building blocks for life as we know it. A convolutional neural network (CNN) with channel-wise one-dimensional filters is proposed to fulfill the task, using the DS data of amino acid and inorganic salt solutions. Experimental results show that the CNN with two convolutional layers and one fully connected layer can effectively differentiate solutions containing amino acids from those containing salts in both the liquid and solid (water ice) states. To complement the experimental measurements and CNN analysis, the diffusive behaviors of ions (K+, Cl-, and OH-) were further discussed with atomistic molecular dynamics simulations performed in this work as well as the quantum simulation published in the literature. Combining DS with machine-learning techniques and simulations will greatly facilitate more real-time decision-making of mobility systems for future exploratory endeavors in other worlds beyond Earth.High-performance lithium-rich-layered oxide is regarded as a promising candidate for lithium-ion battery (LIB) cathode materials because of its outstanding high specific capacity. Despite in-depth research over the past decade, there are still a number of serious problems limiting its commercialization. Here, we report a simple morphological design and size-controllable material preparation strategy to enhance the electrochemical performance of LIB cathode materials. We use a simple solvothermal method to obtain a carbonate precursor material with different morphologies by adjusting the solvent ratio of the system, which will be conveniently formed into Li1.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13O2 by calcination. Moreover, further relation between the morphology and electrochemical performance of cathode materials is systematically investigated. The microsphere cathode material with suitable size exhibits superior electrochemical performances among all samples in terms of initial reversible capacity (280.4 mA h g-1 at 0.1 C) and cycle performance (87.
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