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Long-Term Cryopreservation of Cyanobacterial Strains Using Glycerol or Dimethyl Sulfoxide
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2025
Source: Lea-Smith, D. J., et al. Generation of Marked and Markerless Mutants in Model Cyanobacterial Species. J. Vis. Exp. (2016)This video demonstrates the cryopreservation of cyanobacterial strains by combining concentrated cell suspensions with glycerol or DMSO and storing them at low temperatures, enabling long-term maintenance of viable cultures for photosynthesis and genetic studies.
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Archimedes-Based Glycerol Displacement for Electrode Porosity Measurement in Lead-Acid Batteries
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2026
Here, we present a simple and low-cost glycerol displacement method based on Archimedes' principle for measuring lead-acid battery electrode porosities. The method demonstrates good reproducibility and is safer than traditional techniques, requiring low-hazard chemicals and equipment. Combining the technique with microstructural analysis by X-ray diffraction provides information on battery electrode properties and degradation.
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Electrospun Fibrous Scaffolds of Poly(glycerol-dodecanedioate) for Engineering Neural Tissues From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
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2014
Synthesis and fabrication of electrospun long fibers spanning a larger deposit area via a newly designed collector from a novel biodegradable polymer named poly(glycerol-dodecanoate) (PGD) was reported. The fibers were able to support the growth of cells derived from mouse pluripotent stem cells.
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Energy-releasing Steps of Glycolysis
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2019
Glycolysis is divided into two phases based on whether energy is utilized or released. While the first phase consumes ATP, the second phase produces energy in the form of ATP and NADH. The energy is released over a sequence of reactions that turns G3P into pyruvate. The energy-releasing phase—steps 6-10 of glycolysis—occurs twice, once for each of the two 3-carbon sugars produced during steps 1-5 of the first phase. The first energy-releasing step—the 6th step of glycolysis —consists of two...
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Inhibitors Of Virion Release
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2026
Viral replication and dissemination rely on efficient mechanisms for host cell entry, genome replication, assembly, and release. Influenza viruses, such as types A and B, are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses with a segmented genome, that depend on two critical surface glycoproteins to carry out these processes: hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). HA initiates infection by binding to sialic acid residues on the surface of host epithelial cells, facilitating receptor-mediated...
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Adipose-tissue lipases hydrolyze triacylglycerols, producing two metabolically important products: free fatty acids and glycerol. These products can then follow different routes through the body. The fatty acids reflect lipid-derived fuel availability, while glycerol provides a measurable indication that triacylglycerol hydrolysis has occurred, helping researchers evaluate lipolytic activity in adipose tissue.
Adipocytes have limited capacity to reuse glycerol, so much of the liberated molecule enters the bloodstream and is transported to the liver. There, glycerol can contribute to glycerol-3-phosphate formation and gluconeogenesis. This connection links adipose lipid breakdown with hepatic metabolic pathways that help support energy availability.
Fasting, exercise, hormonal conditions, and disease can alter the rate of lipid breakdown and therefore change glycerol release. Measuring these changes allows investigators to examine how energy homeostasis responds to physiological or pathological conditions. The resulting pattern can help distinguish altered lipolytic activity from broader changes in metabolic regulation.
Measuring Glycerol release provides an indicator of triacylglycerol hydrolysis and adipose lipolytic activity. Because the molecule is liberated when glycerol-containing lipids are broken down, its appearance can be used to assess how actively lipid stores are being mobilized. This makes it useful for studying energy use and metabolic responses.
Researchers may measure glycerol release when investigating energy homeostasis, lipid mobilization, or metabolic changes associated with fasting and exercise. The measurement is also relevant to studies of hormonal regulation and disease. Comparing glycerol release across these contexts can show whether lipid breakdown changes under different biological conditions.
The process connects two tissues with complementary metabolic roles. Adipose tissue liberates glycerol during triacylglycerol breakdown, while the liver receives the circulating molecule and can use it for glycerol-3-phosphate formation and gluconeogenesis. Studying this connection helps explain how lipid stores contribute to systemic energy metabolism rather than remaining confined to adipose tissue.