Search Results - "Nounesis, G."

Effect of high pressure on structural modifications and enzymatic activity of a purified X-prolyl dipeptidyl aminopeptidase from Streptococcus thermophilus by Giannoglou, M., Alexandrakis, Z., Stavros, Ph, Katsaros, G., Katapodis, P., Nounesis, G., Taoukis, P.

“…•The effect of high pressure and temperature on the activity of purified PepX was studied.•PepX HP-induced conformational modifications were…”
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Twist-grain-boundary-A phase stabilisation in confined geometry by the interfaces by Trček, M., Cordoyiannis, G., Kutnjak, Z., Nounesis, G., Lelidis, I.

“…We report on the appearance and stabilisation of twist-grain-boundary-A (TGB ) phase in confined geometry samples of the liquid-crystalline compound CE8, by…”
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Comparative Structural Changes and Inactivation Kinetics of Pectin Methylesterases from Different Orange Cultivars Processed by High Pressure by Alexandrakis, Z, Katsaros, G, Stavros, P, Katapodis, P, Nounesis, G, Taoukis, P

“…Pectin methylesterases (PMEs) from two different orange sources, Valencia and Navel cv., were extracted and purified using cation exchange, heparin…”
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Theoretical and experimental study of the nanoparticle-driven blue phase stabilisation by Rožič, B., Tzitzios, V., Karatairi, E., Tkalec, U., Nounesis, G., Kutnjak, Z., Cordoyiannis, G., Rosso, R., Virga, E. G., Muševič, I., Kralj, S.

“… We have studied theoretically and experimentally the effects of various types of nanoparticles (NPs) on the temperature stability range T BP of…”
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Human PLC  exhibits superior fertilization potency over mouse PLC  in triggering the Ca2+ oscillations required for mammalian oocyte activation by Nomikos, M., Theodoridou, M., Elgmati, K., Parthimos, D., Calver, B. L., Buntwal, L., Nounesis, G., Swann, K., Lai, F. A.

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Impact of Surface-Functionalized CdSe Nanoparticles on Phase Transitions of 8CB And CE8 Liquid Crystals by Rožič, B., Karatairi, E., Nounesis, G., Tzitzios, V., Cordoyiannis, G., Kralj, S., Kutnjak, Z.

“…The impact of the surface-functionalised CdSe nanoparticles on various phase transitions of the two liquid crystals, 8CB and CE8, has been examined by means of…”
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A molecular basis explanation of the dynamic and thermal effects of vinblastine sulfate upon dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by Maswadeh, H, Demetzos, C, Daliani, I, Kyrikou, I, Mavromoustakos, T, Tsortos, A, Nounesis, G

“…Differential scanning calorimetry has been employed to study the thermal effects of vinblastine sulfate upon aqueous, single and multiple bilayer dispersions…”
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Dielectric and Thermal Study of the Influence of Aerosils on the Ferroelectric SmA-SmC Phase Transition by Kutnjak, Z., Cordoyiannis, G., Nounesis, G.

“…The influence of the dispersed aerosil particle concentration on the SmA-SmC* phase transition in CE8 liquid crystal was studied by using dielectric…”
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High-resolution birefringence investigation on the effect of surface-functionalized CdSe nanoparticles on the phase transitions of a smectic — A liquid crystal by Yildiz, S., Cetinkaya, M.C., Ozbek, H., Tzitzios, V., Nounesis, G.

“…The high-resolution optical birefringence study was carried out to experimentally study the impact of surface functionalized CdSe nanoparticles on the phase…”
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The effect of graphene on liquid-crystalline blue phases by Lavrič, M., Tzitzios, V., Kralj, S., Cordoyiannis, G., Lelidis, I., Nounesis, G., Georgakilas, V., Amenitsch, H., Zidanšek, A., Kutnjak, Z.

“…The stabilization of liquid-crystalline blue phases is recently attracting considerable interest because of the envisioned applications in fast optical…”
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Sperm-specific post-acrosomal WW-domain binding protein (PAWP) does not cause Ca2+ release in mouse oocytes by Nomikos, Michail, Sanders, Jessica R, Theodoridou, Maria, Kashir, Junaid, Matthews, Emily, Nounesis, George, Lai, F Anthony, Swann, Karl

“…Mature mammalian oocytes undergo a prolonged series of cytoplasmic calcium (Ca(2+)) oscillations at fertilization that are the cause of oocyte activation. The…”
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Experimental observation of a transition between two uniaxial nematic liquid-crystal phases by Nounesis, G, Kumar, S, Pfeiffer, S, Shashidhar, R, Garland, CW

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Arrhythmogenic calmodulin E105A mutation alters cardiac RyR2 regulation leading to cardiac dysfunction in zebrafish by Da'as, Sahar I., Thanassoulas, Angelos, Calver, Brian L., Beck, Konrad, Salem, Rola, Saleh, Alaaeldin, Kontogianni, Iris, Al‐Maraghi, Ali, Nasrallah, Gheyath K., Safieh‐Garabedian, Bared, Toft, Egon, Nounesis, George, Lai, F. Anthony, Nomikos, Michail

“…Calmodulin (CaM) is a universal calcium (Ca2+)‐binding messenger that regulates many vital cellular events. In cardiac muscle, CaM associates with ryanodine…”
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Melting of phospholipid tubules by Nounesis, G, Ratna, BR, Shin, S, Flugel, RS, Sprunt, SN, Singh, A, Litster, JD, Shashidhar, R, Kumar, S

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Stability of magnetic field-induced dipolar order in a ferroelectric side-chain liquid crystal polymer by Sprunt, S., Nounesis, G., Naciri, J., Ratna, B. R., Shashidhar, R.

“…The stability of in-layer dipolar order in a side-chain ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymer has been investigated by probing the optical birefringence…”
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Chimeras of sperm PLC  reveal disparate protein domain functions in the generation of intracellular Ca2+ oscillations in mammalian eggs at fertilization by Theodoridou, M., Nomikos, M., Parthimos, D., Gonzalez-Garcia, J. R., Elgmati, K., Calver, B. L., Sideratou, Z., Nounesis, G., Swann, K., Lai, F. A.

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Confinement-induced orientational order in a ferroelectric liquid crystal containing dispersed aerosils by CORDOYIANNIS, George, NOUNESIS, George, BOBNAR, Vid, KRALJ, Samo, KUTNJAK, Zdravko

“…The study of the smectic-A to chiral smectic-C(*) phase transition of the liquid crystal S-(+)-[4-(2(')-methyl butyl) phenyl…”
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Interaction of Functional Dendrimers with Multilamellar Liposomes:  Design of a Model System for Studying Drug Delivery by Pantos, Alexandros, Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Nounesis, George, Paleos, Constantinos M

“…Multilamellar liposomes consisting of phosphatidylcholine−cholesterol−dihexadecyl phosphate (19:9.5:1 molar ratio) and dispersed in aqueous or phosphate buffer…”
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Interaction of Poly-l-arginine with Dihexadecyl Phosphate/Phosphatidylcholine Liposomes by Tsogas, Ioannis, Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Nounesis, George, Paleos, Constantinos M

“…In the present study, mixed liposomes of dihexadecyl phosphate sodium salt:phosphatidylcholine:cholesterol at a 1:19:9.5 molar ratio were allowed to interact…”
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Thermal-conductivity studies near the smectic-A-hexatic-B transition in a liquid-crystal compound by NOUNESIS, G, HUANG, C. C, GOODBY, J. W

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