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    Are nuclear star clusters the precursors of massive black holes?
    (New York, NY [u.a.] : Hindawi, 2012) Neumayer, N.; Walcher, C.J.
    We present new upper limits for black hole masses in extremely late type spiral galaxies. We confirm that this class of galaxies has black holes with masses less than 10 6M⊙, if any. We also derive new upper limits for nuclear star cluster masses in massive galaxies with previously determined black hole masses. We use the newly derived upper limits and a literature compilation to study the low mass end of the global-to-nucleus relations. We find the following. (1) The M BH-δ relation cannot flatten at low masses, but may steepen. (2) The M BH-M bulge relation may well flatten in contrast. (3) The M B H -Sersic n relation is able to account for the large scatter in black hole masses in low-mass disk galaxies. Outliers in the M BH-Sersic n relation seem to be dwarf elliptical galaxies. When plotting M BH versus M NC we find three different regimes: (a) nuclear cluster dominated nuclei, (b) a transition region, and (c) black hole-dominated nuclei. This is consistent with the picture, in which black holes form inside nuclear clusters with a very low-mass fraction. They subsequently grow much faster than the nuclear cluster, destroying it when the ratio M BH/M NC grows above 100. Nuclear star clusters may thus be the precursors of massive black holes in galaxy nuclei.
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    Evaluation of Sonocatalytic and Photocatalytic Processes Efficiency for Degradation of Humic Compounds Using Synthesized Transition-Metal-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution
    (New York, NY [u.a.] : Hindawi, 2021) Maleki, Afshin; Seifi, Mehran; Marzban, Nader
    The existence of a humic substance in water causes the growth of microorganisms and reduces the quality of water; therefore, the removal of these materials is crucial. Here, the ZnO nanoparticles doped using transition metals, copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn), were used as an effective catalyst for photocatalytic removal of humic substances in an aqueous environment under ultraviolet, visible light, and light-emitting diode irradiations. Also, we study the effect of the sonocatalytic method. A solvothermal procedure is used for doping, and the Cu- and Mn-doped ZnO nanocatalyst were characterized by means of FTIR, XRD, AFM, SEM, and EDAX analyses. We investigate the effect of operational variables, including doping ratio, initial pH, catalyst dose, initial HS content, and illuminance on the removal efficiency of the processes. The findings of the analyses used for the characterization of the nanoparticles illustrate the appropriate synthesis of the Cu- and Mn-doped ZnO nanocatalysts. We observe the highest removal efficiency rate under acidic conditions and the process efficiency decreased with increasing solution pH, when we tested it in the range of 3–7. Photocatalytic decomposition of HS increases with a rise in catalyst dose, but an increase in initial HS content results in decreasing the removal efficiency. We observe the highest photocatalytic degradation of humic acid while using the visible light, and the highest removal efficiency is obtained using Cu.ZnO. The Cu.ZnO also shows better performance under ultraviolet irradiation compared to other agents.
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    Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New (−)-Gossypol-Derived Schiff Bases and Hydrazones
    (New York, NY [u.a.] : Hindawi, 2017) Vu, Vu Van; Nhung, Trinh Thi; Thanh, Nguyen Thi; Chinh, Luu Van; Tien, Vu Dinh; Thuy, Vu Thu; Thi Thao, Do; Nam, Nguyen Hai; Koeckritz, Angela; Vu, Tran Khac
    A series of 14 new (-)-gossypol Schiff bases and hydrazones have been synthesized via an in situ procedure in high yields. Structural data showed that all target compounds exist as the enamine tautomer. Bioassays showed that several compounds exhibited cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell lines. Compound 8a showed the greatest cytotoxic effect against hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), lung carcinoma (LU-1), and breast cancer (MCF-7) cell lines with IC50 values of 20.93, 13.58, and 9.40 μM, respectively. However, in an antibacterial test, compounds 8a and 8b inhibited Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus and compound 8e inhibited only Staphylococcus aureus at the same MIC values of 1024 μg/ml.
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    Catalytic β-Bromohydroxylation of Natural Terpenes: Useful Intermediates for the Synthesis of Terpenic Epoxides
    (New York, NY [u.a.] : Hindawi, 2018) Oubaassine, Saadia; Köckritz, Angela; Eckelt, Reinhard; Martin, Andreas; Ait Ali, Mustapha; El Firdoussi, Larbi
    In a one-step procedure, various ß-bromoalcohols were synthesized from natural terpenes in good to excellent yields. Using different catalysts, the reaction was carried out at room temperature, with H 2 O as nucleophile and N-bromosuccinimide as a bromine source under mild reaction conditions. The synthesized ß-bromoalcohols were subsequently converted in situ to the corresponding epoxides in good yields. © 2019 Saadia Oubaassine et al.