Review on invasion of microplastic in our ecosystem and implications.

Today the world is going through the "Plastic Age." Nowadays, it is difficult to find a commonly used convenient item that is nonplastic. Plastic production and consumption, thus, increased exponentially and plastic emerged as one of the major concerns for waste management.

Identification of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts: potential role in regulating differentiation.

Background: Periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs), which can be differentiated into osteoblasts, are crucial cells for the regeneration of the periodontal tissue. Although N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors were reported to be involved in bone formation by affecting osteoblasts, the existence and function of NMDA receptors in PDLFs have not been confirmed. The purpose of this study was to examine the expression of NMDA receptors and their role in human PDLFs.

Selective utilization of fructose to glucose by Candida magnoliae, an erythritol producer.

Candida magnoliae isolated from honeycomb is an industrially important yeast with high erythritol-producing ability. Erythritol has been used as functional sugar substitute for various foods. In order to analyze the physiological properties of C.

Proteomic analysis of fructophilic properties of osmotolerant Candida magnoliae.

Candida magnoliae, an osmotolerant and erythritol producing yeast, prefers D-fructose to D-glucose as carbon sources. For the investigation of the fructophilic characteristics with respect to sugar transportation, a sequential extraction method using various detergents and ultracentrifugation was developed to isolate cellular membrane proteins in C. magnoliae.

Selective utilization of fructose to glucose by Candida magnoliae, an erythritol producer.

Candida magnoliae isolated from honeycomb is an industrially important yeast with high erythritol-producing ability. Erythritol has been used as functional sugar substitute for various foods. In order to analyze the physiological properties of C.