Mouse anti-Human SF1 monoclonal antibody, clone 3F23

Here, carbon nanofiber incorporated styrofoam (CNF/SF) material with superhydrophobic and oleophilic characteristics was synthesized for the efficient separation of oil and water. The styrofoam was treated with acetone to attain temporary soft SF which demonstrated a strong capability to spontaneously interact with various ratios of CNF. The interaction and rapid incorporation of CNF with the SF drastically improved the hydrophobicity of the surface by providing numerous micro and macroporous 3D cavities. These porous cavities were absent in the SF and were generated due to the introduction of the CNF. The porous cavity generation can be explained by the growth of the polystyrene on the CNF which was evident from the SEM images. The synthesized material was characterized by SEM, FTIR and the BET. The CNF interaction with SF improved the contact angle (CA) approximately from 74.29 +/- 0.18 degrees (SF) to 154.39 +/- 2.35 degrees (CNF/SF) and the surface area from 14 to 139m(2)/g. The CNF/SF1:5 were successfully applied for the complete separation of the hexane from the water. The conversion of styrofoam into useful products shows potential to reduce waste in useful products and is an efficient way to cope with chemical pollution. The preparation process is simple, environmentally friendly and undoubtedly cost-effective. It has proven to be a good material for the separation of oil and water.

Purpose: Superfamily 1 and Superfamily 2 helicases, two of the largest helicase protein families, play vital roles in many biological processes including replication, transcription and translation. Study of helicase proteins in the model microorganisms of archaea have largely contributed to the understanding of their function, architecture and assembly. Based on a large phylogenomics approach, we have identified and classified all SF1 and SF2 protein families in ninety five sequenced archaea genomes. Here we developed an online webserver linked to a specialized protein database named ARCPHdb to provide access for SF1 and SF2 helicase families from archaea. Methods: ARCPHdb was implemented using MySQL relational database. Web interfaces were developed using Netbeans. Data were stored according to UniProt accession numbers, NCBI Ref Seq ID, PDB IDs and Entrez Databases. Results: A user-friendly interactive web interface has been developed to browse, search and download archaeal helicase protein sequences, their available 3D structure models, and related documentation available in the literature provided by ARCPHdb. The database provides direct links to matching external databases. Conclusions: The ARCPHdb is the first online database to compile all protein infotmation on SF1 and SF2 helicase from archaea in one platform. This database provides essential resource information for all researchers interested in the field.