How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

How to Implement Elastoplasticity in a PCL model in COMSOL Multiphysics?

I am using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5. I am trying to simulate the tensile test of PCL scaffolds. However, regardless of the strain, I have the elastic region all the time which is not true when it...

23 February 2021 4,050 1 View

Are there SDMs that can take in percentage data?

Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows of a species distribution model that can take in percentage data (i.e. presence data with prevalence values attached to them)? The dataset I have...

18 February 2021 7,312 3 View

Would bisulfide sequencing result be affected if the tissue is fixed by perfusion?

I am looking into DNA methylation of mice as an aging marker along with other assays and recently I added brain IF to the list of assays. For this, I need to fix the brain by transcardial...

09 February 2021 9,012 3 View

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When I research the ransomware detection with adversarial examples, I extracted the dataset from the strings based on cuckoo dynamic analysis. Those datasets are based on the count of each string....

08 February 2021 7,049 3 View

Why E1g mode (Molybdenum disulfide) is undetectable in Raman spectroscopy?

I synthesized 1T/2H hybrid phase MoS2 on a graphite foil surface by hydrothermal method, and then analyzed it by Raman spectroscopy. As a result, three new peaks correspond to the 1T phase were...

04 February 2021 6,580 2 View

Can I use 500ng of DNA for restriction digestion?

The recommended amount of DNA for restriction digestion is 1ug in a 50ul rx I've got around 500-600ng of DNA in a total volume of 35ul. Would I get satisfactory results with this amount of DNA for...

31 January 2021 729 6 View

Difficulties purifying Outer Membrane Vesicles using a Sucrose Density Gradient: Unable to detect any protein after this process?

I'm currently trying to purify Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) following their extraction from the bacteria I'm working with. After the initial extraction the concentration of protein seems good...

27 January 2021 6,852 3 View

Corpus linguistics collocate indicative of diversity?

I have a question, as to whether collocations in corpus linguistics can be used to indicate diversity. I have a corpora of media news articles, and I manage to find out the frequency of my target...

19 January 2021 1,446 1 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

What will happen (quality or quantity wise) if we transplant 'Aerobic Rice' in puddled condition?

I want to know about the consequences of aerobic rice (both quality and quantity-wise) when transplanted or sown in puddled condition?

08 February 2021 2,343 6 View

Can Vibrio campbellii bioluminescence be obtained when cultured on Mueller-Hinton agar?

Need to check quorum sensing activity of Vibrio campbellii.

20 January 2021 570 5 View

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23 November 2020 6,277 5 View

ELISA of isomer of glycolytic intermediate 2,3 DPG ?

Hello, I recently performed Kit based ELISA for 2,3 DPG on plasma samples of control and hypoxia treated rats. [CAT. NO. E1562Ra, Bioassay technology laboratory] However, the results I obtained...

07 September 2020 3,270 2 View

Which one is causing stress in rice, aerobic or anaerobic conditions? or both?

We know from the literature that rice plant has evolved different mechanisms to tolerate hypoxic stress. However, as rice normally grows under hypoxic conditions (during germination and seedling...

05 September 2020 8,220 5 View

Why is Legionella spp. from environmental samples cultured in a CO2 enriched atmosphere?

I've recently started working in an environmental analysis laboratory and wondered why is it that, in order to detect Legionella spp. from water samples, the incubation is done in a closed bag...

23 July 2020 503 4 View

Is it possible to obtain a product similar to composting from organic waste in 24 hours?

We are working on the mathematical modeling of the decomposition of organic residues for the realization of a reactor of a product similar to composting in approximately 24 to 48 hours, although...

16 July 2020 2,697 16 View

Is it possible to compost in 24 hours?

We are working on the mathematical modeling of composting for the realization of a composting reactor in approximately 24 to 48 hours, although first I would like to know if it is feasible and if...

14 July 2020 1,838 7 View

Colon cancer (stem) cell lines? Opinions?

I will be working with two types of colon cancer stem cells and corresponding non-cancer stem cells. Preferably, we would like them to exploit either glycolysis or oxidative phosphorylation to a...

20 June 2020 9,430 3 View