01736nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245014000055210006900195260007300264300001200337490000800349520081300357653001201170653003201182653001301214653002701227653001801254100002601272700001801298700002501316700002801341856012501369       2005                        eng d  a1381-116900aEpoxidation of styrene by anhydrous hydrogen peroxide over boehmite and alumina catalysts with continuous removal of the reaction water0 aEpoxidation of styrene by anhydrous hydrogen peroxide over boehm  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAR  a217-2220 v2273 a<p>Boehmite and alumina (obtained from the boehmite by its calcination at different temperatures 300-900degreesC) are active and stable catalysts for the selective epoxidation of styrene by anhydrous H2O2 to styrene oxide with continuous removal of the reaction water. Influence of the catalyst (boehemite) calcination temperature, H2O2/styrene ratio and catalyst loading on the styrene conversion and selectivity for styrene oxide. phenyl acetaldehyde. benzaldehyde and benzoic acid in the epoxidation has been investigated. In the presence of water. the catalyst shows very poor activity and selectivity in the epoxidation. The catalyst also catalyses H2O2 decomposition and hence has optimum loading for obtaining high-styrene conversion in the epoxidation. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAlumina10aanhydrous hydrogen peroxide10aboehmite10aEpoxidation of styrene10aStyrene oxide1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aPatil, N., S.1 aChaudhari, Nitin, K.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/epoxidation-styrene-anhydrous-hydrogen-peroxide-over-boehmite-and-alumina-catalysts-001964nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245017500055210006900230260007300299300001200372490000600384520095100390653002101341653001301362653001301375653001101388653002201399653001801421653002701439653002801466100002601494700001801520700002801538856013201566       2007                        eng d  a1566-736700aReduction of oxygen by hydroxylammonium salt or hydroxylamine over supported Au nanoparticles for in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous or non-aqueous medium0 aReduction of oxygen by hydroxylammonium salt or hydroxylamine ov  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAY  a811-8160 v83 a<p>Reaction of O-2 with hydroxylamine or its salts over a number of supported gold catalysts containing An nanoparticles (at 10-70 degrees C) has been studied at atmospheric pressure for the in situ generation of H2O2 (required for organic oxidation reactions in the synthesis of fine/specialty chemicals) in aqueous (water) or non-aqueous medium. Hydrogen peroxide in high yields with harmless by-products (viz. water and nitrogen) can be generated in situ by the reduction Of O-2 by hydroxylammonium sulfate (or chloride) or hydroxylamine using the supported gold catalysts particularly Au/Gd2O3, Au/La2O3 and Au/MgO, in aqueous (water) or non-aqueous (viz. methanol) medium at close to ambient conditions. The reduction of O-2 by hydroxylammonium salt to H2O2, however, requires preneutralization of the salt by alkali; in the absence of the neutralization, only water is formed in the reaction. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAu Nanoparticles10aAu/Gd2O310aAu/La2O310aAu/MgO10aHydrogen peroxide10ahydroxylamine10ahydroxylammonium salts10ain situ H2O2 generation1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aJana, Prabhas1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/reduction-oxygen-hydroxylammonium-salt-or-hydroxylamine-over-supported-au-nanoparticles-situ01768nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245009000055210006900145260007100214300001400285490000700299520105500306100001801361700001501379700002801394700001701422700001901439856011601458       2007                        eng d  a0743-746300aZirconia enrichment in zircon sand by selective fungus-mediated bioleaching of silica0 aZirconia enrichment in zircon sand by selective fungusmediated b  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcAPR  a4993-49980 v233 a<p>One of the important routes for the production of zirconia is by chemical treatment and removal of silica from zircon sand (ZrSixOy). We present here a completely green chemistry approach toward enrichment of zirconia in zircon sand; this is based on the reaction of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum with zircon sand by a process of selective extracellular bioleaching of silica nanoparticles. Since this reaction does not result in zirconia being simultaneously leached out from the sand, there is a consequent enrichment of the zirconia component in zircon sand. We believe that fungal enzymes specifically hydrolyze the silicates present in the sand to form silicic acid, which on condensation by certain other fungal enzymes results in room-temperature synthesis of silica nanoparticles. This fungus-mediated twofold approach might have vast commercial implications in low-cost, ecofriendly, room-temperature syntheses of technologically important oxide nanomaterials from potentially cheap naturally available raw materials like zircon sand.</p>1 aBansal, Vipul1 aSyed, Asad1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar1 aAhmad, Absar1 aSastry, Murali  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/zirconia-enrichment-zircon-sand-selective-fungus-mediated-bioleaching-silica01701nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245017100055210006900226260005700295300001200352490000800364520082500372653002201197653003401219653001701253653000901270100002601279700001801305700002801323856013201351       2008                        eng d  a1011-372X00aDirect H(2)-to-H(2)O(2) oxidation in aqueous acidic medium containing Br promoter over Pd/Al(2)O(3) and Pd/C catalysts thermally pretreated under different conditions0 aDirect H2toH2O2 oxidation in aqueous acidic medium containing Br  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcOCT  a296-3010 v1253 a<p>Influence of thermal pretreatments (under N(2), air or H(2) gas atmosphere at 500 degrees C or 700 degrees C) has been investigated for the Pd/Al(2)O(3) and Pd/Carbon catalysts in terms of its effect on their Pd particle size and performance in the H(2)-to-H(2)O(2) oxidation and H(2)O(2) destruction (by decomposition and/or hydrogenation) reactions in aqueous acidic medium containing Br promoter. The influence on the net H(2)O(2) formation is found to depend strongly upon the catalyst support due to support-Pd cluster interactions. For both the catalysts, the thermal treatments (except in air) caused a large increase in their Pd particle size. The increase in Pd particle size caused an increase in the H(2)O(2) formation activity of Pd/Al(2)O(3) but a decrease in the H(2)O(2) formation activity of Pd/C.</p>10aHydrogen peroxide10aoxidation of H(2) to H(2)O(2)10aPd/Al(2)O(3)10aPd/C1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aJana, Prabhas1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/direct-h2-h2o2-oxidation-aqueous-acidic-medium-containing-br-promoter-over-pdal2o3-and-pdc-002179nas a2200169   4500008004100000022001400041245015700055210006900212260007100281300001400352490000700366520143200373100002601805700002201831700002801853856012801881       2009                        eng d  a0888-588500aOxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by tert-butyl hydroperoxide over nanogold supported on TiO2 and other transition and rare-earth metal oxides0 aOxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by tertbutyl hydrope  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcNOV  a9471-94780 v483 a<p>Liquid-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by tertiary butyl hydroperoxide (at 95 degrees C) over nanogold supported oil TiO2 and other transition-metal oxides (viz, MnO2, Fe2O3, CoOx, NiO, CuO, ZnO, and ZrO2) or rare-earth oxides (viz, La2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, and Yb2O3) by the homogeneous deposition-precipitation (HDP) method has been investigated. The Au/TiO2 catalyst, prepared using the HDP method, showed high activity and selectivity in the reaction. The ZrO2-Supported nanogold catalyst (HDP) also showed very good performance. The Au/TiO2 catalyst that was prepared using the deposition-precipitation (DP) method, however, showed poor catalytic activity, mostly because of its much-lower gold loading and/or lower Au3+/Au-0 ratio. Irrespective of the catalyst preparation method, the catalytic activity increased as the gold loading increased. The gold deposition method strongly influenced the amount of gold that was deposited on TiO2, the gold particle size distribution, and also the surface Au3+/Au-0 ratio; using the HDP method, the gold deposition was much larger, the gold particle size was smaller, the gold particle size distribution was much narrower, and the Au3+/Au-0 ratio was higher. Both the metallic and ionic gold species (Au-0 and Au3+) are present in the Au/TiO2 catalyst. However, the Au3+ species are mostly responsible for the high catalytic activity in the oxidation process.</p>1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/oxidation-benzyl-alcohol-benzaldehyde-tert-butyl-hydroperoxide-over-nanogold-supported-003028nas a2200169   4500008004100000245016800041210007100209260000800280520230800288100002502596700001802621700001902639700002102658700002802679700001802707856013302725       2012                        eng d00aSelf–assembled histidine acid phosphate nanocapsules as templates for multifunctional hollow platinum nanospheres in ionic liquid [BMIM][BF 4 ] for drug delivery0 aSelf–assembled histidine acid phosphate nanocapsules as template  cJAN3 a<p>During the past few decades, the design and fabrication of nano drug delivery vehicle has received considerable attention for incorporating multi-functionality, emphasizing transportation of anticancer drugs to tumour sites. Protein-based nanoparticles hold significant promise in the development of anticancer drug delivery systems since they have remarkable superiority in biocompatibility, biodegradability and natural metabolism in physiologic systems. Ionic liquids (ILs) are a class of solvents that are composed solely of ions (ILs – commonly referred as room temperature molten salts or room temperature ionic liquids). They have recently emerged as green solvents or green reaction media, because of their reported unique physico-chemical properties. We report for the first time the controlled self-assembly of Histidine Acid phosphatase (HAP) enzyme in the IL 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [BMIM][BF 4 ], leading to the formation of HAP nanocapsules as template for synthesis of platinum nanospheres. These HAP nano-containers were loaded with an anticancer drug curcumin. We further demonstrated in vitro drug release and synergistic anticancer effect of these systems on three different cell lines viz. hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), breast cancer (MCF-7) and human acute monocytes (THP-1). The present work can extend our theoretical understanding on nano-bio interfacial molecular self assembly and will facilitate the motivated insights of inorganic/organic hybrid nano-materials/ nano-particles/ nano-objects and ionic liquids based multi functional drug delivery vehicles with synergistic combination chemotherapy for potential application in tumor targeting. INTRODUCTION During the past few decades, the design and fabrication of drug delivery vehicle has received considerable attention for incorporating multi-functionality emphasizing transportation of anticancer drugs to tumour sites. These nano drug delivery vehicles have many advantages including prolonged circulation time of the drugs (Duncan, 2003, Kiick, 2007) , improved drug targeting and solubility (Duncan, 2003, Kiick, 2007), higher payloads (Duncan, 2003) and controlled release of the therapeutics into the blood stream or the targeted tumour tissues (Uhrich et al. 1999, Duncan, 2003).</p>1 aSoni, Sarvesh, Kumar1 aSarkar, Sampa1 aSarkar, Dhiman1 aColoe, Peter, J.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar1 aBansal, Vipul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/self%E2%80%93assembled-histidine-acid-phosphate-nanocapsules-templates-multifunctional-hollow01669nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260007300256300001200329490000700341520072900348653001701077653003201094653002301126653001301149653001601162653001201178100002601190700002201216700001801238700002801256856013101284       2012                        eng d  a1566-736700aThermally decomposed Cu-Fe-hydrotalcite. a novel highly active catalyst for o-arylation of naphthol and phenols by aryl halides0 aThermally decomposed CuFehydrotalcite a novel highly active cata  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcDEC  a132-1360 v293 a<p>A novel, efficient and environmentally benign method has been reported for the synthesis of diaryl ethers by the o-arylation of napthol or phenols with aryl halides in dimethylformamide (as a solvent) under reflux, using a novel heterogeneous catalyst (having redox properties), obtained from thermal decomposition of Cu-Fe at 600 degrees C in the absence of externally added base. The catalyst comprises Cu(II) and Fe(III) species (oxides and hydroxides), which are uniformly distributed during the catalyst formation. The catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture, simply by filtration and reused several times without a significant loss of its activity. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAryl halides10aC-O cross coupling reaction10aCu-Fe-hydrotalcite10aNaphthol10ao-Arylation10aPhenols1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aYadav, P., N.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/thermally-decomposed-cu-fe-hydrotalcite-novel-highly-active-catalyst-o-arylation-naphthol-002101nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245024000055210006900295260009500364300001200459490000800471520100600479653002201485653002701507653002301534653001801557653002901575100002601604700002201630700001801652700001901670700002801689856013001717       2013                        eng d  a0021-951700aEpoxidation of styrene by t-butyl hydroperoxide over gold nanoparticles supported on Yb2O3: effect of gold deposition method, gold loading, and calcination temperature of the catalyst on its surface properties and catalytic performance0 aEpoxidation of styrene by tbutyl hydroperoxide over gold nanopar  a525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USAbACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCEcAPR  a217-2240 v3003 a<p>Surface properties and epoxidation performance of Au/Yb2O3 catalyst are influenced by the method of gold deposition [viz. deposition-precipitation (DP), homogeneous deposition-precipitation (HDP) or impregnation], gold loading (0.9-6.6 wt%), and the catalyst calcination temperature (400-900 degrees C)]. The catalyst showed the best epoxidation performance when it was prepared by the HDP method and calcined at 500 degrees C. The Au/Yb2O3 catalyst even after calcination at 900 degrees C showed good activity and epoxide selectivity. Both Au-0 and Au3+ surface species were found in the catalyst calcined at 800 degrees C, but only Au-0 species were observed at the lower calcination temperatures (&lt;600 degrees C). The selectivity for styrene oxide increased continuously with the reaction temperature (from 75 degrees C to 97 degrees C) and time (1-5 h), indicating that styrene oxide did not undergo secondary reactions under these conditions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>10aAu/Yb2O3 catalyst10aEpoxidation of styrene10agold nanoparticles10aStyrene oxide10atert-Butyl hydroperoxide1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aPatil, N., S.1 aUphade, B., S.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/epoxidation-styrene-t-butyl-hydroperoxide-over-gold-nanoparticles-supported-yb2o3-effect-002083nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245016200055210006900217260009500286300001200381490000800393520105900401653001701460653002901477653001401506653002401520653002401544653003701568100002201605700001801627700002801645700002601673856013001699       2013                        eng d  a0021-951700aSuzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between aryl halides and phenylboronic acids over gold nano-particles supported on MgO (or CaO) and other metal oxides0 aSuzukiMiyaura crosscoupling reaction between aryl halides and ph  a525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USAbACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCEcMAY  a134-1400 v3013 a<p>Gold nano-particles-supported alkaline earth metal oxides, particularly MgO or CaO, show high catalytic activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in the presence of K2CO3 and DMF (as a solvent). The catalytic activity is strongly influenced by the nature or type of metal oxide support (viz, alkaline earth oxide, Group IIIA metal oxide, transition metal oxide, or rare earth oxide actinide oxide). It is also strongly influenced by the nature of aryl halide (aryl iodide, bromide, chloride, or fluoride), amount of K2CO3 in the reaction mixture and catalyst calcination temperature. Influence of reaction parameters viz, temperature and time and different substituents in aryl halides and/or phenylboronic acids on the biphenyl product yield in the reaction over Au/MgO catalyst has also been investigated. The catalyst showed excellent reusability in the reaction. Moreover, it is ligand-free and also has much lower cost than the commonly used homogeneous and heterogeneous Pd catalysts. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>10aAryl halides10aAu/MgO (or CaO) catalyst10aBiphenyls10aGold nano-particles10aphenylboronic acids10aSuzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aYadav, P., N.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/suzuki-miyaura-cross-coupling-reaction-between-aryl-halides-and-phenylboronic-acids-over-001580nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245012600055210006900181260009500250300001200345490000800357520058400365653001100949653002700960653002300987653004701010653001801057100002201075700002601097700002201123700002101145700002801166856013201194       2014                        eng d  a0021-979700aCalcium oxide supported gold nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective epoxidation of styrene by t-butyl hydroperoxide0 aCalcium oxide supported gold nanoparticles as catalysts for the   a525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USAbACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCEcFEB  a111-1160 v4153 a<p>Gold nanoparticles are deposited on basic CaO supports as catalysts for the selective conversion of styrene into styrene oxide. Synthetic methods, gold loading and calcination temperatures are varied to permit an understanding of their influence on gold nanoparticle size, the presence of cationic gold species and the nature of interaction between the gold nanoparticles and the CaO support. Based on these studies, optimal conditions are designed to make the Au/CaO catalyst efficient for the selective epoxidation of styrene. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>10aAu/CaO10aEpoxidation of styrene10agold nanoparticles10aHomogenous deposition precipitation method10aStyrene oxide1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aPatil, Nilesh, S.1 aUphade, Balu, S.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/calcium-oxide-supported-gold-nanoparticles-catalysts-selective-epoxidation-styrene-t-butyl-001738nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260007300228300001000301490000800311520087700319653002301196653002301219653001601242100002201258700002401280700001801304700002601322700002801348856013201376       2014                        eng d  a0926-860X00aMesoporous, ligand free Cu-Fe solid catalyst mediated CS cross coupling of thiols with aryl halides0 aMesoporous ligand free CuFe solid catalyst mediated CS cross cou  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR  a54-600 v4763 a<p>Solid catalyst derived from Cu-Fe hydrotalcite was demonstrated to be a novel, ligandless, efficient and environmentally greener catalyst for the synthesis of diaryl sulfurs from the C-S cross coupling reaction of substituted thiols with different aryl halides. This catalyst has shown higher product yield in the presence of dimethylformamide (as a solvent) and K2CO3 (as a base) at 120 C. Influence of different solvents and bases on the product yield has also been investigated. The catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture, simply by filtration and reused several times without a significant loss of its activity. The catalyst has been fully characterized for its surface and bulk properties and the mesoporous CuO:Fe2O3 phase was attributed for its catalytic activity towards S-arylation reactions. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aC-S cross coupling10aCu-Fe-hydrotalcite10aS-arylation1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aSelvakannan, P., R.1 aPatil, S., K.1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/mesoporous-ligand-free-cu-fe-solid-catalyst-mediated-cs-cross-coupling-thiols-aryl-halides-002001nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245008000055210006900135260011000204300001600314490000700330520117500337100001801512700002201530700002201552700002401574700002601598700002801624700001801652856011301670       2015                        eng d  a1463-907600aCharge-switchable gold nanoparticles for enhanced enzymatic thermostability0 aChargeswitchable gold nanoparticles for enhanced enzymatic therm  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcJUL  a21517-215240 v173 a<p>This study illustrates a facile strategy for efficient immobilization of enzymes on a metal nanoparticle surface. The strategy proposed here enables the enzymatic activity to be retained while increasing the enzyme thermostability. It is demonstrated that the use of a zwitterionic amino acid tyrosine as a reducing and capping agent to synthesise gold nanoparticles allows efficient immobilization of phytase enzyme through charge-switchable electrostatic interactions. The detailed kinetic and thermodynamic studies reveal that the proposed enzyme immobilization strategy improves the overall quality of phytase by reducing the activation energy required for substrate hydrolysis and broadening the temperature window in which immobilized enzyme is able to operate. The outcomes of this study indicate that the underlying zwitterionic nature of 20 natural amino acids along with significant variability in their isoelectric points and hydropathy indices as well the ability of some of the amino acids to reduce metal ions is likely to offer significant opportunities for tailoring nano-bio interfaces in a rational manner for a range of biological applications.</p>1 aShankar, Shiv1 aSoni, Sarvesh, K.1 aDaima, Hemant, K.1 aSelvakannan, P., R.1 aKhire, Jayant, Malhar1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar1 aBansal, Vipul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/charge-switchable-gold-nanoparticles-enhanced-enzymatic-thermostability-002692nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245011800055210006900173260011000242300001600352490000600368520188100374100002202255700001802277700002402295700001902319700002802338856013202366       2015                        eng d  a2046-206900aIntrinsic therapeutic and biocatalytic roles of ionic liquid mediated self-assembled platinum-phytase nanospheres0 aIntrinsic therapeutic and biocatalytic roles of ionic liquid med  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcJUL  a62871-628810 v53 a<p>We herein report the inherent antitumor efficiency of self-assembled phytase enzyme nanospheres and enhance their efficiency by decorating with platinum nanoparticles and with the anticancer drug curcumin. Firstly, controlled self-assembly of phytase enzyme in an Ionic Liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [Bmim][BF4], led to the formation of therapeutically active phytase nanospheres. These nanospheres were further decorated with platinum nanoparticles by adding the platinum ions to these spheres and the nanoparticles formation was mediated by the specific interaction between the histidine residue (in active site of phytase enzymes) and the platinum ions and subsequent reduction of the ions into nanoparticles. The enzyme spheres act as a functional soft template for the as-formed platinum nanoparticles. These Platinum decorated hybrid biomacromolecular phytase nanospheres were loaded with the anticancer drug curcumin and all the different kinds of nanospheres were subjected to in vitro cytotoxicity for their anticancer effect on three different kinds of cancer cell lines i.e. MCF-7, Hep-G2 and THP-1 derived human macrophages. We observed a gradual increase in the anticancer effect caused by only phytase nanospheres (25%), platinum-phytase nanospheres (37%), phytase-curcumin (78%) and platinum-phytase-curcumin nanospheres (90%) that establishes this protein based system as a robust combinatorial drug delivery vehicle. The platinum-phytase spheres also proved their usability as a highly efficient green and reusable biocatalytic system for phytate degradation. The present work facilitates our understanding of ionic liquid based synthesis for multifunctional protein based drug delivery vehicles incorporating combinatorial chemotherapy for potential application as biopharmaceutical agents for tumor treatment and bio-catalysis.</p>1 aSoni, Sarvesh, K.1 aSarkar, Sampa1 aSelvakannan, P., R.1 aSarkar, Dhiman1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/intrinsic-therapeutic-and-biocatalytic-roles-ionic-liquid-mediated-self-assembled-platinum-002046nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245010700055210006900162260009500231300001200326490000800338520104400346653001301390653001201403653001801415653002201433653001101455100001701466700001801483700001601501700002001517700002201537700001901559700002801578700002001606856013001626       2016                        eng d  a0021-951700aStudies of synergy between metal-support interfaces and selective hydrogenation of HMF to DMF in water0 aStudies of synergy between metalsupport interfaces and selective  a525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USAbACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCEcAUG  a248-2600 v3403 a<p>Metal-support interfaces play a very important role in heterogeneous catalysis. The interfacial interactions not only are responsible for stabilizing the necessary oxidation state to facilitate the reaction but also enhance the stability of the catalyst system. Nano dispersion of Ni on mesoporous nitrogen-rich carbon material has been achieved using two different synthesis methods. It was observed that nickel (0) gets stabilized by strong interfacial interaction with the nitrogen atoms of the support material, and the material was found to be very economic and efficient for the conversion of HMF to DMF in aqueous medium. The material shows &gt;= 99% conversion to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF) within 6 h of reaction with 98.7% DMF selectivity. A unique correlation between synthesis methods and particle sizes with catalytic performance has been observed for these newly developed materials. Furthermore, a DFT calculation has been performed to predict the reaction mechanism. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>10abiofuels10aBiomass10aHydrogenation10amesoporous carbon10aNi-CNx1 aGoyal, Reena1 aSarkar, Bipul1 aBag, Arijit1 aSiddiqui, Nazia1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.1 aLucas, Nishita1 aBhargava, Suresh, Kumar1 aBordoloi, Ankur  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/studies-synergy-between-metal-support-interfaces-and-selective-hydrogenation-hmf-dmf-water