Statistical analysis of parameters affecting Legionella and total cell growth in premise plumbing systems within buildings: A field study based on an empirical data set.

During the storage and distribution of water in buildings, the excessive growth of pathogens can deteriorate the quality of drinking water. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing this growth and propose technical measures for prevention. The analysis is based on an empirical data set comprising 1361 samples from 204 domestic premise plumbing systems.

Controlling Phase in Colloidal Synthesis.

A fundamental precept of chemistry is that properties are manifestations of the elements present and their arrangement in space. Controlling the arrangement of atoms in nanocrystals is not well understood in nanocrystal synthesis, especially in the transition metal chalcogenides and pnictides, which have rich phase spaces. This Perspective will cover some of the recent advances and current challenges.

Structural basis for the bi-specificity of USP25 and USP28 inhibitors.

The development of cancer therapeutics is often hindered by the fact that specific oncogenes cannot be directly pharmaceutically addressed. Targeting deubiquitylases that stabilize these oncogenes provides a promising alternative. USP28 and USP25 have been identified as such target deubiquitylases, and several small-molecule inhibitors indiscriminately inhibiting both enzymes have been developed.

MD-Based Assessment of Covalent Inhibitors in Noncovalent Association Complexes: Learning from Cathepsin K as a Test Case.

A sufficiently stable noncovalent association complex between a covalent inhibitor and its protein target is regarded as a prerequisite for the formation of a covalent complex. As this transient form can hardly be assessed experimentally, computational modeling is required to probe the suitability of a given ligand at this particular stage. To investigate which criteria should be fulfilled by suitable candidates in a molecular dynamics (MD) assessment, a systematic study was conducted with 20 complexes of cathepsin K, a papain-like cysteine protease of pharmaceutical relevance.