The depletion of fossil resources and the growing demand for plastic waste reduction has put industries and academic researchers under pressure to develop increasingly sustainable packaging solutions that are both functional and circularly designed. In this review, we provide an overview of the fundamentals and recent advances in biobased packaging materials, including new materials and techniques for their modification as well as their end-of-life scenarios. We also discuss the composition and modification of biobased films and multilayer structures, with particular attention to readily available drop-in solutions, as well as coating techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Establishing by statistical analyses whether the analyses of auto-modified poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition (Fat Profile(®)), separately or in tandem, help monitoring the physio-pathology of the cell, and correlate with diseases, if present.
Patients & Methods: Ninety five subjects were interviewed and analyzed blindly. Blood lymphocytes and erythrocytes were prepared to assay poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase automodification and fatty acid based membrane lipidome, respectively.
Recent investigation has focused on the participation of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) reaction in the invertebrate central nervous system (CNS) during the process of long-term memory (LTM). In this paper, we characterize, localize, and assign a possible role to a cytoplasmic PARP in the brain of . PARP activity was assayed in optic lobes, supraesophageal mass, and optic nerves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn plants, the decline of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation activity is involved in energy homeostasis and stress tolerance. By reducing stress-induced poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation activity, NAD(+) breakdown is inhibited preventing high energy consumption. Under these conditions, plants preserve their energy homeostasis without an overactivation of mitochondrial respiration, thus avoiding the production of reactive oxygen species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA chromatin fraction, named pP fraction, was prepared from rat testis nuclei, which had been digested with nuclease in order to separate soluble and insoluble chromatin. This fraction resembled nuclear matrix as it was highly resistant to DNAase digestion, had a high content of proteins compared to the low DNA percentage, and a noticeable transcriptional activity. Moreover, poly(ADPribosyl)ation system (i.
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