Beyond traditional screening: Unveiling antibiotic potentials of actinomycetes in extreme environments.

Extreme ecosystems are a rich source of specialized metabolites that can overcome multidrug resistance. However, the low efficiency of traditional exploratory research in discovering new antibiotics remains a major limitation. We hypothesized that actinomycetes may have the ability to produce antibiotics in the extremes of a changing natural environment.

Synthesis of hydrazides of heterocyclic amines and their antimicrobial and spasmolytic activity.

Un unsolvable issue of a significant number increase of drug multi resistant strains of microorganisms including Mycobacterium tuberculosis force researchers for continuous design novel pharmaceuticals. The purpose of the study is the establishment of the correlation between the structure of novel heterocyclic hydrazide derivatives and their biological activity. Several hydrazide derivatives of N-piperidinyl and N-morpholinyl and propionic acids and N-piperidinyl acetic and their derivatives were synthesized via condensation of corresponding esters with hydrazine hydrate.

Synthetic Amphoteric Cryogels as an Antidote against Acute Heavy Metal Poisoning.

The effectiveness of an amphoteric cryogel (AAC) as an oral sorbent (enerosorbent) for the treatment of acute poisoning of small animals (rats) with heavy metals (HMs) was studied in in vivo experiments. The morphological structure of the cryogel was examined using scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray analysis and confocal microscopy. The use of the cryogel in the treatment of rats administered an LD dose of Cd(NO), CsNO, Sr(NO), or HgCl in aqueous solution showed their high survival rate compared to the control group, which did not receive such treatment.

A review of cryogels synthesis, characterization and applications on the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions.

The physical and chemical attributes of cryogels, such as the macroporosity, elasticity, water permeability and ease of chemical modification have attracted strong research interest in a variety of areas, such as water purification, catalysis, regenerative medicine, biotechnology, bioremediation and biosensors. Cryogels have shown high removal efficiency and selectivity for heavy metals, nutrients, and toxic dyes from aqueous solutions but there are challenges when scaling up from lab to commercial scale applications. This paper represents an overview of the most recent advances in the use of cryogels for the removal of heavy metals from water and attempts to fill the gap in the literature by deepening the understanding on the mechanisms involved, which strongly depend on the initial monomer composition and post-modification agent precursors used in synthesis.

A cryogel-based bioreactor for water treatment applications.

The aim of this study was to develop and test a non-diffusion limited, high cell density bioreactor for biodegradation of various phenol derivatives. The bioreactor was obtained using a straightforward one-step preparation method using cryostructuration and direct cross-linking of bacteria into a 3D structured (sponge-like) macroporous cryogel composite material consisting of 11.6% (by mass) cells and 1.