SMPD4 is a neutral sphingomyelinase that plays an important role in sphingolipid metabolism. Sphingolipids are a family of lipid molecules abundantly present in the brain where they play an important role in the brain development and function due to their essential cellular role as structural components …

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic still poses serious threats to global public health. Therefore, the scientific community is desperately looking for suitable vaccines and pharmacological treatment options. This thesis completes the internship at Specs Compound Handling BV and describes …

Perfluoro alkyl substances (PFAS) are substances in which contain multiple fluorine atoms. The fluorine atoms are bound to, often, long carbon chains. PFAS are able to repel dirt and water, due to the large amount of fluorine atoms in the molecules. PFAS are also chemically and thermally stable. Many …

Early links in the food web are crucial to sustain higher levels in the food web. Molecules of high importance, for example unsaturated fatty acids, play a key role in aquatic ecosystems. Unsaturated fatty acids are produced by primary producers for instance phytoplankton. Almost all organisms need to …

A main challenge in single emitter microscopy is that it is difficult to efficiently collect all the emitted light from single photon sources. Due to the dipole nature of the single photon sources, is it hard to measure the brightness of these molecules in a calibrated manner, since the light is not …

Tires are an important vehicle component, as car handling, safety and fuel economy depend for a major part on the tire composition and construction. As a consequence, tires are improved continuously. The most prominent improvement in the recent past was the use of a silica-silane filler system in passenger …

UPLC-MS is a commonly used technique to first separate complex samples and subsequently quantify molecules of interest. Herein we describe the use of UPLC-MS using an amide stationary phase to quantify non-derivatized amino acids extracted from fingerprints. As detector either a triple-quadrupole MS/MS …

Potato, came from south America long time ago, the tuber is grow about everywhere in the world to become the fourth worldwide crop. Its worst enemy is an oomycete, the Phytophtora infestans. This disease is responsible for millions of deaths and forced migration in Ireland during the Great Famine from …

At the 41th IAEE International Conference Martien Visser was part of a Round Table Session. He presented his insights about the use of green molecules, why they should be used and which green molecules can be used.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00298 From teh publisher: "Several studies indicate that the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) contributes to an attenuated inflammatory status in the development of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s …