DUAL FUNCTION OF NOVEL POLLEN COAT (SURFACE) PROTEINS: IGE-BINDING CAPACITY AND PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY DISRUPTING THE AIRWAY EPITHELIAL BARRIER.

Dual function of novel pollen coat (surface) proteins: IgE-binding capacity and proteolytic activity disrupting the airway epithelial barrier.

BACKGROUND: The pollen coat is the first structure of the pollen to encounter the mucosal immune system upon inhalation.Prior characterizations of pollen allergens have focused on water-soluble, cytoplasmic proteins, but have overlooked much of the extracellular pollen coat.Due to washing with organic solvents when prepared, these pollen coat prote

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Effect of the Combined Pollution of Brick Industry and Sandstorms on the Performance of High Voltage Insulators and Flashover Phenomenon

Recent repeated flashovers and power outage incidents in an (400/132) kV substation, located in the Ad Diwaniyah Province, have called for extensive investigations to evaluate the effect of subsequent deposition of sandstorm and free carbon particles (soot) on the performance of HV insulators and probable flashover occurrences.In the Ad Diwaniyah P

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Carbohydrate polymers-modified carbon allotropes for enhanced anticorrosive activity: State-of-arts and perspective

The use of natural resources and their read more derivatives is gaining massive courtesy because of the growing demand for green chemistry.The present perspective features the challenges and opportunities of using carbohydrate polymer-modified carbon allotropes (CPMCAs) as nanofillers in reinforced polymer-composite coatings.CPMCAs can be regarded

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