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Inherent Flexibility (inherent + flexibility)
Selected AbstractsThe Role of Processing in the Fabrication and Optimization of Plastic Solar CellsADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 14-15 2009Jeffrey Peet Abstract The development of high-efficiency plastic solar cells is rapidly accelerating as the need for economically viable alternative energy sources becomes evident. Polymer-based bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells are attractive in that they can be coated from solution onto flexible substrates by a variety of techniques and thus inexpensive large-volume manufacturing should be possible. Further, the inherent flexibility of the polymeric materials combined with thin photovoltaic active layers results in devices that can be adapted to a variety of unique aesthetics and form factors. Recent advances in key relationships between thin-film casting methods, bulk-heterojunction morphology, and device performance have occurred in tandem with the synthesis of novel polymer semiconductors that possess increased optical-absorption breadth and optoelectronic performance. This Research News article highlights a few techniques developed to optimize the BHJ nanomorphology and performance of solar cells fabricated by various solution-processing methods. [source] Bayesian approaches in evolutionary quantitative geneticsJOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, Issue 4 2008R. B. O'HARA Abstract The study of evolutionary quantitative genetics has been advanced by the use of methods developed in animal and plant breeding. These methods have proved to be very useful, but they have some shortcomings when used in the study of wild populations and evolutionary questions. Problems arise from the small size of data sets typical of evolutionary studies, and the additional complexity of the questions asked by evolutionary biologists. Here, we advocate the use of Bayesian methods to overcome these and related problems. Bayesian methods naturally allow errors in parameter estimates to propagate through a model and can also be written as a graphical model, giving them an inherent flexibility. As packages for fitting Bayesian animal models are developed, we expect the application of Bayesian methods to evolutionary quantitative genetics to grow, particularly as genomic information becomes more and more associated with environmental data. [source] Ribosome's mode of function: myths, facts and recent results,JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE, Issue 3 2009Itai Wekselman Abstract Ribosomes translate the genetic code into proteins in all living cells with extremely high efficiency, owing to their inherent flexibility and to their spectacular architecture. During the last 6 decades, extensive effort has been made to elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with their function, and a quantum jump has been made in recent years, once the three dimensional structures of ribosomes and their functional complexes have been determined. These illuminated key issues in ribosome function, confirmed various biochemical, genetic, and medical findings, and revealed mechanistic details beyond previous expectation, thus leading to conceptual revolutions, and turning old myths into actual facts. Copyright © 2008 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Discovery and Design of Novel HSP90 Inhibitors Using Multiple Fragment-based Design StrategiesCHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN, Issue 1 2007Jeffrey R. Huth The molecular chaperone HSP90 has been shown to facilitate cancer cell survival by stabilizing key proteins responsible for a malignant phenotype. We report here the results of parallel fragment-based drug design approaches in the design of novel HSP90 inhibitors. Initial aminopyrimidine leads were elaborated using high-throughput organic synthesis to yield nanomolar inhibitors of the enzyme. Second site leads were also identified which bound to HSP90 in two distinct conformations, an ,open' and ,closed' form. Intriguingly, linked fragment approaches targeting both of these conformations were successful in producing novel, micromolar inhibitors. Overall, this study shows that, with only a few fragment hits, multiple lead series can be generated for HSP90 due to the inherent flexibility of the active site. Thus, ample opportunities exist to use these lead series in the development of clinically useful HSP90 inhibitors for the treatment of cancers. [source] Self-Assembly of Tris(2-ureidobenzyl)amines: A New Type of Capped, Capsule-Like Dimeric Aggregates Derived from a Highly Flexible SkeletonCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 6 2004Mateo Alajarín Prof. Dr. Abstract A set of tris(2-ureidobenzyl)amines 3 was prepared and their dimerization processes thoroughly investigated. In spite of their inherent flexibility, tris(ureas) 3 form dimeric aggregates both in the solid state and in solution. Evidence for the existence of these dimeric species was provided by a combination of techniques (X-ray analysis, NMR and IR spectroscopy, and ESI-MS). The association constants and thermodynamic parameters for the dimerization processes of selected tris(ureas) were determined and show that they are enthalpically driven. Heterodimerization experiments in solution reveal a high degree of self-recognition or narcissistic self-sorting. On the other hand, desymmetrized tris(ureas) derived from 3 self-assemble with modest regioselectivities depending on the terminal substituent of every urea functionality. [source] | |||||||||||||