Tracing the Effect of Replacing [Gly] with [Ala] and Hydroxylation of [emim] on the Fine-Tuning of the Transport Properties of the Corresponding Amino Acid-Based Ionic Liquids Using MD Simulation.

Natural amino acid-based ionic liquids (AAILs) composed of deprotonated amino acids, [AA], as anions and hydroxylated imidazolium cations provide an eco-friendly nontoxic IL family with the growing number of chemical and biochemical revolutionary applications. In this paper, the transport properties of four AAILs composed of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium ([HOemim]) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ([emim]) cations with alaninate and glycinate anions were studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. A nonpolarizable all-atom force field with the scaled charge (±0.

Is COVID-19 associated with latent toxoplasmosis?

The present study aimed to evaluate the possible association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and latent Toxoplasma gondii infection in a group of patients and healthy individuals. Blood samples were obtained from 269 PCR-positive COVID-19 patients. The serum was separated and tested for the existence of anti-T.