Publications by authors named "Zerui Yu"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on addressing the shortage of n-type polymers for organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), which are crucial for electronic devices.
- It introduces three new polymers synthesized using an environmentally friendly method called oxidative direct arylation polycondensation (Oxi-DArP), which utilizes unfunctionalized monomers.
- Among them, the polymer gTzDPP-C8 demonstrated exceptional performance, achieving high transconductance and capacitance, highlighting the effectiveness of this new synthesis method for creating high-performance n-type organic materials.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency has been observed among populations in the northern United States. However, data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in areas of high sun exposure, such as Arizona, are limited.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in residents of southern Arizona and to evaluate predictors of 25(OH)D in this population.
A series of cyclic lactam analogues of gamma-MSH (H-Tyr1-Val2-Met3-Gly4-His5-Phe6-Arg7-Trp8-Asp9-Arg10-Phe11-Gly12-OH) with a bulky hydrophobic residue in the direct proximity to the pharmacophore (Xaa-D-Phe/D-Nal(2')-Arg-Trp) were designed and synthesized by solid-phase methods. A variety of amino acids with a broad range of hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties was introduced in position 5 to further explore their complementary role in receptor selectivity. Biological evaluation of these peptides revealed several analogues with potent hMC3R agonist and hMC3R/hMC5R antagonist activities, and good receptor selectivity.
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