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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Valentin B. Fainerman, Volodymyr Kovalchuk, Eugene Aksenenko, Francesca Ravera, Libero Liggieri, Giuseppe Loglio, Alexander Makievski, Natalia O. Mishchuk, Emanuel Schneck, Reinhard Miller
Summary: Comparison between experimental data and a multistate model shows that the behavior of the adsorption layer of the nonionic surfactant C13DMPO can be better described by three adsorption states than by only two adsorption states.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Ana M. M. Goncalves, Carolina P. Rocha, Joao C. Marques, Fernando J. M. Goncalves
Summary: The toxic effects of pesticides, especially in aquatic ecosystems, have been a major concern for environmental and human safety. Biomarkers, such as antioxidant enzymes and fatty acids, are crucial in assessing the impacts of pesticides on organisms. Fatty acids have been identified as potential biomarkers due to their sensitivity to alterations in organism homeostasis, particularly in freshwater communities.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Deborah Liu, Samyukta Shrivastav, Soheil Daraydel, Nathan Levandovsky, Hyosung An, Siddhesh Shevade, Qian Chen, Jessica A. Krogstad, Daniel V. Krogstad
Summary: Triacylglycerol-based feedstocks are important for renewable fuel production, but they cause increased corrosion of process equipment. This study conducted corrosion experiments on carbon steel in the presence of a 10 wt. % soybean oil in white oil solution at 274 degrees C. The corrosion rate peaked at 10 hours, followed by iron oxide growth on the surface. The changes in fatty acid, iron, and water concentrations provide insight into the mechanisms of biofeedstocks-induced corrosion.
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Environmental Sciences
Marua Abu Risha, Asghar Ali, Puntita Siengdee, Nares Trakooljul, Dirk Dannenberger, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Ponsuksili
Summary: Climate change-induced temperature fluctuations have detrimental effects on the health and productivity of farm animals. This study investigates the impact of temperature stress on muscle cell differentiation, growth, and membrane fatty acid composition, revealing changes in molecular pathways related to lipid metabolism and fatty acid elongation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lan Wu, Wei Wei, Chen Wang, Bing-Jie Ni
Summary: Production of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) from waste streams through chain elongation (CE) platforms is important for sustainable development. Open-culture anaerobic fermentation is a promising and cost-effective technique for recovering MCFAs from waste. However, unwanted competing reactions such as methane production, excessive ethanol oxidation, and acrylate pathways often persist in the fermentation systems, hindering the production of MCFAs.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Construction & Building Technology
Mingyao Yao, Pascale S. J. Lakey, Manabu Shiraiwa, Bin Zhao
Summary: Human surfaces have a significant influence on indoor air quality due to their interaction with ozone, particularly the oxidation products of unsaturated fatty acids and triglycerides. Acetone was found to be the most abundant anticipated product, followed by 6-MHO, geranyl acetone, 4-OPA, and heptanal. When the window was closed, the concentration of volatile products increased sharply and exceeded the concentration of ozone.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maroula G. Kokotou, Christiana Mantzourani, Charikleia S. Batsika, Olga G. Mountanea, Ioanna Eleftheriadou, Ourania Kosta, Nikolaos Tentolouris, George Kokotos
Summary: This study presents a fast and straightforward liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of 74 free fatty acids (FFAs) in human plasma. The method avoids derivatization steps and tedious sample preparation, making it suitable for the diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic disorders.
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Chemistry, Applied
Dongwu Liu, Lingyao Li, Lingling Shan, Qin Zhang, Hairui Yu
Summary: Dietary iron affects lipid deposition, nutritional element content, and muscle quality in coho salmon. Higher dietary iron levels reduce triglyceride content and the activity of fatty acid synthetase, while increasing muscle iron content. In addition, dietary iron levels alter the content of fatty acids and free amino acids, and increase muscle fiber size. Lower dietary iron levels also affect the hardness, chewiness, resilience, springiness, cohesiveness, and gumminess of salmon muscle.
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Agronomy
Qixiu Huang, Lijun Xiang, Li Zhang, Yushanjiang Maimaiti, Wenfang Luo, Zhonghua Lei
Summary: This study analyzed the fatty acid content of five varieties of oilseed sunflower and sequenced the transcriptome of seed embryos from one high oleic acid variety at different stages. The results showed that oleic acid synthesis dominated the pathways of unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in seed embryos. Differential expression genes were detected at various post-flowering stages, with the highest number of up-regulated genes at 10 days after flowering and most genes being down-regulated at 20 days after flowering. The enriched genes were consistent with the FAD2 gene in almost all experimental groups. The expression of FAD2 was negatively correlated with the expressions of FAD6, FAD3, and FAD7. The expression level of FAD2 was highly negatively correlated with the final oleic acid content and highly positively correlated with the final linoleic acid content during seed embryo development, suggesting that FAD2 is a key enzyme catalyzing the conversion of oleic acid to linoleic acid.
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Engineering, Manufacturing
Mirko Maturi, Chiara Spanu, Natalia Fernandez-Delgado, Sergio Molina, Mauro Comes Franchini, Erica Locatelli, Alberto Sanz de Leon
Summary: In recent years, nanocellulose has gained attention as a bio-based material for improving the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites. However, the hydrophilicity of nanocellulose limits its dispersion in the lipophilic polymer chains. In this study, nanocomposites were synthesized by modifying nanocellulose with fatty acids obtained from safflower oil, enabling proper dispersion in a commercial resin. The resulting nanocomposites showed increased stiffness and strength without significant loss in transparency.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Domenico Sergi, Juana Maria Sanz, Stefano Lazzer, Gloria Brombo, Giovanni Zuliani, Gianni Biolo, Bostjan Simunic, Rado Pisot, Edoardo Dalla Nora, Angelina Passaro
Summary: Dietary lipids play a crucial role in modulating metabolic inflammation, and interleukin 18 (IL-18) has been consistently linked to obesity and insulin resistance. This study aimed to assess if the quality of lipid intake affects IL-18 plasma levels and its implications on insulin resistance. The study confirmed that IL-18 is positively correlated with insulin resistance, and individuals with higher HOMA-IR levels displayed elevated IL-18 levels. The quality of dietary lipids, particularly the ratio between different fatty acids and the intake of omega-3, showed a negative correlation with IL-18 levels.
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Food Science & Technology
Fan Zhang, Ken K. L. Yung, Chi KongYeung
Summary: This study found that GOS and FOS may slightly improve the iron status of anemic rats, with FOS also increasing the production of SCFA in the colon of anemic rats. Other prebiotics did not show noticeable effects on the iron status of anemic rats.
FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN WELLNESS
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jailane de Souza Aquino, Kamila Sabino Batista, Gabriel Araujo-Silva, Darlan Coutinho dos Santos, Naira Josele Neves de Brito, Jorge A. Lopez, Joao Andrade da Silva, Maria das Graca Almeida, Carla Guzman Pincheira, Marciane Magnani, Debora C. Nepomuceno de Pontes Pessoa, Tania L. Montenegro Stamford
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of buriti oil intake in iron-overloaded rats by FeSO4 administration. It was found that buriti oil showed systemic and hepatic antioxidant protection in iron-overloaded rats, which may be related to its high carotenoid, tocopherol, and fatty acid profile.
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Environmental Sciences
Geslaine Rafaela Lemos Goncalves, Pedro Vinicius Melo dos Santos, Maria Lucia Negreiros-Fransozo, Antonio Leao Castilho, Marleen De Troch
Summary: Environmental factors and anthropic actions can impact the fatty acid composition of aquatic organisms, particularly in commercially exploited species like Xiphopenaeus spp. This study compared the fatty acid composition of Xiphopenaeus spp. in two coastal sites in Brazil, finding significant differences between the sites. Water pollution and the presence of mangrove forests were identified as potential factors influencing the fatty acid composition and nutritional value of Xiphopenaeus spp.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mariano Pierantozzi, Angel Mulero, Isidro Cachadina
Summary: An artificial neural network model was proposed to predict the surface tension of liquid organic fatty acids, achieving more accurate results than using corresponding-states correlations from the literature.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rena Gorovits, Iris Sobol, Kazuhito Akama, Benny Chefetz, Henryk Czosnek
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Michael Schapira, Orly Manor, Naama Golan, Dorit Kalo, Vered Mordehay, Noam Kirshenbaum, Rebecca Goldsmith, Benny Chefetz, Ora Paltiel
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tom Topaz, Roey Egozi, Yair Suari, Julius Ben-Ari, Tal Sade, Benny Chefetz, Gitai Yahel
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2020)
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Engineering, Environmental
Tom Topaz, Alistair Boxall, Yair Suari, Roey Egozi, Tal Sade, Benny Chefetz
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marina Karpov, Bettina Seiwert, Vered Mordehay, Thorsten Reemtsma, Tamara Polubesova, Benny Chefetz
Summary: The anticonvulsant drug lamotrigine is a challenging environmental pollutant that can be transformed and eliminated through oxidation reactions with redox-active soil minerals and phenolic compounds. Phenolic compounds, such as vanillic acid, were found to enhance the transformation of lamotrigine more efficiently, generating multiple transformation products.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fritzie Rivas Chen, Benny Chefetz, Michael L. Thompson
Summary: The adsorption characteristics and mechanisms of BPA, EE2, and 4NP vary in different soils, influenced by soil organic matter and clay content.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Tomer Malchi, Sara Eyal, Henryk Czosnek, Moshe Shenker, Benny Chefetz
Summary: This paper introduces a novel approach to understand the interactions between bioactive pollutants and plants through the concept of plant pharmacology, dividing it into plant pharmacokinetics and plant pharmacodynamics, which discuss the fate of exogenous xenobiotics in plants and their impact on plant enzymes and biochemical pathways.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Evyatar Ben Mordechay, Vered Mordehay, Jorge Tarchitzky, Benny Chefetz
Summary: The study found that pharmaceuticals and CECs were present in crops irrigated with reclaimed wastewater, with leafy greens showing the highest contamination levels. The contamination levels of different crops varied due to the source of wastewater, quality of treatment, and soil characteristics.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Gabriel Sigmund, Hans Peter H. Arp, Benedikt M. Aumeier, Thomas D. Bucheli, Benny Chefetz, Wei Chen, Steven T. J. Droge, Satoshi Endo, Beate I. Escher, Sarah E. Hale, Thilo Hofmann, Joseph Pignatello, Thorsten Reemtsma, Torsten C. Schmidt, Carina D. Schonsee, Martin Scheringer
Summary: Permanently charged and ionizable organic compounds (IOC) are a diverse group of contaminants. Existing models for neutral compounds are inadequate for describing the sorption and mobility of IOC. Better models and monitoring data are needed to assess the mobility of IOC and guide further research.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Correction
Engineering, Environmental
Gabriel Sigmund, Hans Peter H. Arp, Benedikt M. Aumeier, Thomas D. Bucheli, Benny Chefetz, Wei Chen, Steven T. J. Droge, Satoshi Endo, Beate I. Escher, Sarah E. Hale, Thilo Hofmann, Joseph Pignatello, Thorsten Reemtsma, Torsten C. Schmidt, Carina D. Schonsee, Martin Scheringer
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Evyatar Ben Mordechay, Tali Sinai, Tamar Berman, Rita Dichtiar, Lital Keinan-Boker, Jorge Tarchitzky, Yehoshua Maor, Vered Mordehay, Orly Manor, Benny Chefetz
Summary: Irrigation with reclaimed wastewater helps conserve freshwater sources, but also exposes agricultural products to emerging contaminants. A study in Israel found that the highest exposure to wastewater-borne contaminants occurred through the consumption of leafy vegetables. While no human health concerns were observed in average and high exposure scenarios, extreme exposure to certain contaminants from produce irrigated with reclaimed wastewater may pose a threat to human health.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Moran Madmon, Yifat Zvuluni, Vered Mordehay, Ariel Hindi, Tomer Malchi, Eyal Drug, Moshe Shenker, Avi Weissberg, Benny Chefetz
Summary: This study detected and identified metabolites of lamotrigine in cucumber plants using LC-MS/MS analysis. The results showed that lamotrigine was rapidly metabolized in the plants, with the majority of metabolites concentrated in the roots and leaves.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rena Gorovits, Moshik Shteinberg, Ritesh Mishra, Julius Ben Ari, Tomer Malchi, Benny Chefetz, Ghandi Anfoka, Henryk Czosnek
Summary: Reclaimed wastewater containing CBZ can induce a stress response in tomatoes, especially in root tissues. While soluble sugars react to CBZ in both leaves and roots, stress-related amino acids and proteins show significant changes in roots but not in leaves. CBZ may weaken plant stress response but attract whiteflies due to increased sugar content in leaves, and it can also reduce the amount of TYLCV through autophagy activation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Heping Shang, Chuanxin Ma, Chunyang Li, Jason C. White, Tamara Polubesova, Benny Chefetz, Baoshan Xing
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Stephanie Castan, Gabriel Sigmund, Thorsten Hueffer, Nathalie Tepe, Frank von der Kammer, Benny Chefetz, Thilo Hofmann
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-PROCESSES & IMPACTS
(2020)
