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Fatimah A.M. Al‐Zahrani 《Luminescence》2020,35(5):738-747
A new A–π–D–π–A phenothiazine derivative, 2,2′‐((10‐octyl‐10H‐phenothiazine‐3,7‐diyl)bis (ethene‐2,1‐diyl))bis(1‐ethyl‐3,3‐dimethyl‐3H‐indol‐1‐ium)iodide (PTZ‐BEI) was prepared and fully characterized using infra‐red (IR), 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 13C NMR, ultraviolet–visible light and mass spectra. Electronic spectra of PTZ‐BEI solutions in solvents with different polarities displayed absorption bands (λmax) related to intramolecular charge transfer. In addition, the emission spectra of PTZ‐BEI solutions were strongly solvent dependent for both wavelength and intensity. Stokes’ shift ( increased with increasing solvent polarity up to 4105 cm?1 in the most polar solvent, dimethylformamide. The linear solvation‐energy relationship was utilized to investigate solvent dependency of the Stokes’ shifts. Relative quantum yield (φ ) of PTZ‐BEI was calculated. Finally, density functional theory was employed at the B3LYP level for geometrical optimization and simulation of electron spectra for the PTZ derivative in gaseous and solvated states to explore the solvent effect. 相似文献
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Xia Han Hideyuki Tomitori Satomi Mizuno Kyohei Higashi Christine Füll Tomohide Fukiwake Yusuke Terui Pathama Leewanich Kazuhiro Nishimura Toshihiko Toida Keith Williams Keiko Kashiwagi Kazuei Igarashi 《Journal of neurochemistry》2008,107(6):1566-1577
The binding of spermine and ifenprodil to the amino terminal regulatory (R) domain of the N‐methyl‐D ‐aspartate receptor was studied using purified regulatory domains of the NR1, NR2A and NR2B subunits, termed NR1‐R, NR2A‐R and NR2B‐R. The R domains were over‐expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to near homogeneity. The Kd values for binding of [14C]spermine to NR1‐R, NR2A‐R and NR2B‐R were 19, 140, and 33 μM, respectively. [3H]Ifenprodil bound to NR1‐R (Kd, 0.18 μM) and NR2B‐R (Kd, 0.21 μM), but not to NR2A‐R at the concentrations tested (0.1–0.8 μM). These Kd values were confirmed by circular dichroism measurements. The Kd values reflected their effective concentrations at intact NR1/NR2A and NR1/NR2B receptors. The results suggest that effects of spermine and ifenprodil on NMDA receptors occur through binding to the regulatory domains of the NR1, NR2A and NR2B subunits. The binding capacity of spermine or ifenprodil to a mixture of NR1‐R and NR2A‐R or NR1‐R and NR2B‐R was additive with that of each individual R domain. Binding of spermine to NR1‐R and NR2B‐R was not inhibited by ifenprodil and vice versa, indicating that the binding sites for spermine and ifenprodil on NR1‐R and NR2B‐R are distinct. 相似文献
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Daniella E. Chusyd Janine L. Brown Lilian Golzarri‐Arroyo Stephanie L. Dickinson Maria S. Johnson David B. Allison Tim R. Nagy 《Zoo biology》2019,38(5):424-433
Captive elephant populations are not self‐sustaining due to health concerns possibly related to obesity. Categorizing obesity relies on qualitative analyses like body condition scores (BCS). However, elephant indices have not been validated against measured body composition. The objective was to compare BCS systems to body composition determined by deuterium dilution in 28 zoo‐kept Asian elephants. Elephants were weighed and given deuterated water orally (0.05 ml/kg). Blood was collected at ~0, 24, 120, 240, 360, and 480 hr after dosing. Photographs were taken to score the elephant based on four BCS systems (BCSWemmer [0 to 11 scoring], BCSMorfeld [1 to 5 scoring], BCSFernando [0 to 10 scoring], BCSWijeyamohan [1 to 10 scoring]). Based on regression analysis, relative fat ranged from ?305 kg to 515 kg, where negative values indicate less and positive values indicate more fat than expected for the elephant's mass in this population. BCSFernando was associated with relative fat (p = .020, R2 = 0.194). Relative fat, adjusted for sex and age in the statistical model, was associated with BCSWemmer (p = .027, R2 = 0.389), BCSFernando (p = .002, R2 = 0.502), and BCSWijeyamohan (p = .011, R2 = 0.426). Inclusion of zoo and familial relatedness resulted in all BCS systems associated with relative fat (p ≤ .015). Only BCSFernando predicted relative fat, unadjusted, suggesting it is the most capable system for practical use. Compared to absolute fat, relative fat may be more biologically relevant as greater fat relative to body mass is more likely to lead to health issues. 相似文献
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Malika Faouzi Frederic Hague Marie Potier Ahmed Ahidouch Henri Sevestre Halima Ouadid‐Ahidouch 《Journal of cellular physiology》2011,226(2):542-551
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cancer in the world in terms of incidence and mortality in women. However, the mechanism by which BC develops remains largely unknown. The increase in cytosolic free Ca2+ can result in different physiological changes including cell growth and death. Orai isoforms are highly Ca2+ selective channels. In the present study, we analyzed Orai3 expression in normal and cancerous breast tissue samples, and its role in MCF‐7 BC and normal MCF‐10A mammary epithelial cell lines. We found that the expression of Orai3 mRNAs was higher in BC tissues and MCF‐7 cells than in normal tissues and MCF‐10A cells. Down‐regulation of Orai3 by siRNA inhibited MCF‐7 cell proliferation and arrested cell cycle at G1 phase. This phenomenon is associated with a reduction in CDKs 4/2 (cyclin‐dependent kinases) and cyclins E and D1 expression and an accumulation of p21Waf1/Cip1 (a cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor) and p53 (a tumor‐suppressing protein). Orai3 was also involved in MCF‐7 cell survival. Furthermore, Orai3 mediated Ca2+ entry and contributed to intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). In MCF‐10A cells, silencing Orai3 failed to modify [Ca2+]i, cell proliferation, cell‐cycle progression, cyclins (D1, E), CDKs (4, 2), and p21Waf1/Cip1 expression. Our results provide strong evidence for a significant effect of Orai3 on BC cell growth in vitro and show that this effect is associated with the induction of cell cycle and apoptosis resistance. Our study highlights a possible role of Orai3 as therapeutic target in BC therapy. J. Cell. Physiol. 226: 542–551, 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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Youbo Zhao Tobias Moritz Michael F. Hinds Jason R. Gunn Jennifer R. Shell Brian W. Pogue Steven J. Davis 《Journal of biophotonics》2021,14(11):e202100088
We report a high light-throughput spectroscopic dosimeter system that is able to noninvasively measure luminescence signals of singlet oxygen (1O2) produced during photodynamic therapy (PDT) using a CW (continuous wave) light source. The system is based on a compact, fiber-coupled, high collection efficiency spectrometer (>50% transmittance) designed to maximize optical throughput but with sufficient spectral resolution (~7 nm). This is adequate to detect 1O2 phosphorescence in the presence of strong luminescence background in vivo. This system provides simultaneous acquisition of multiple spectral data points, allowing for more accurate determination of luminescence baseline via spectral fitting and thus the extraction of 1O2 phosphorescence signal based solely on spectroscopic decomposition, without the need for time-gating. Simultaneous collection of photons at different wavelengths improves the quantum efficiency of the system when compared to sequential spectral measurements such as filter-wheel or tunable-filter based systems. A prototype system was tested during in vivo PDT tumor regression experiments using benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD) photosensitizer. It was found that the treatment efficacy (tumor growth inhibition rate) correlated more strongly with 1O2 phosphorescence than with PS fluorescence. These results indicate that this high photon-collection efficiency spectrometer instrument may offer a viable option for real-time 1O2 dosimetry during PDT treatment using CW light. 相似文献
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Jianbing Jiang Kanumuri Ramesh Reddy M. Phani Pavan Elisa Lubian Michelle A. Harris Jieying Jiao Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki Christine Kirmaier Pamela S. Parkes-Loach Paul A. Loach David F. Bocian Dewey Holten Jonathan S. Lindsey 《Photosynthesis research》2014,122(2):187-202
Biohybrid light-harvesting architectures can be constructed that employ native-like bacterial photosynthetic antenna peptides as a scaffold to which synthetic chromophores are attached to augment overall spectral coverage. Synthetic bacteriochlorins are attractive to enhance capture of solar radiation in the photon-rich near-infrared spectral region. The effect of the polarity of the bacteriochlorin substituents on the antenna self-assembly process was explored by the preparation of a bacteriochlorin–peptide conjugate using a synthetic amphiphilic bacteriochlorin (B1) to complement prior studies using hydrophilic (B2, four carboxylic acids) or hydrophobic (B3) bacteriochlorins. The amphiphilic bioconjugatable bacteriochlorin B1 with a polar ammonium-terminated tail was synthesized by sequential Pd-mediated reactions of a 3,13-dibromo-5-methoxybacteriochlorin. Each bacteriochlorin bears a maleimido-terminated tether for attachment to a cysteine-containing analog of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides antenna β-peptide to give conjugates β-B1, β-B2, and β-B3. Given the hydrophobic nature of the β-peptide, the polarity of B1 and B2 facilitated purification of the respective conjugate compared to the hydrophobic B3. Bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl a) associates with each conjugate in aqueous micellar media to form a dyad containing two β-peptides, two covalently attached synthetic bacteriochlorins, and a datively bonded BChl-a pair, albeit to a limited extent for β-B2. The reversible assembly/disassembly of dyad (β-B2/BChl)2 was examined in aqueous detergent (octyl glucoside) solution by temperature variation (15–35 °C). The energy-transfer efficiency from the synthetic bacteriochlorin to the BChl-a dimer was found to be 0.85 for (β-B1/BChl)2, 0.40 for (β-B2/BChl)2, and 0.85 for (β-B3/BChl)2. Thus, in terms of handling, assembly and energy-transfer efficiency taken together, the amphiphilic design examined herein is more attractive than the prior hydrophilic or hydrophobic designs. 相似文献
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Shiao‐Pieng Lee Shih‐Chi Chao Mei‐Fang Chou Shu‐Fu Huang Niann‐Tzyy Dai Gwo‐Jang Wu Chien‐Sung Tsai Shih‐Hurng Loh Yi‐Ting Tsai 《Journal of cellular physiology》2021,236(2):1515-1528
The homeostasis of intracellular pH (pHi) affects many cellular functions. Our previous study has established a functional and molecular model of the active pHi regulators in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). The aims of the present study were to further quantify passive pHi buffering power (β) and to investigate the effects of extracellular pH and Na+–H+ exchanger 1 (NHE1) activity on pluripotency in hiPSCs. pHi was detected by microspectrofluorimetry with pH‐sensitive dye‐BCECF. Western blot, immunofluorescence staining, and flow cytometry were used to detect protein expression and pluripotency. Our study in hiPSCs showed that (a) the value of total (βtot), intrinsic (βi), and CO2‐dependent () buffering power all increased while pHi increased; (b) during the spontaneous differentiation for 4 days, the β values of βtot and changed in a tendency of decrease, despite the absence of statistical significance; (c) an acidic cultured environment retained pluripotency and further upregulated expression and activity of NHE1 during spontaneous differentiation; (d) inhibition on NHE1 activity promoted the loss of pluripotency. In conclusion, we, for the first time, established a quantitative model of passive β during differentiation and demonstrated that maintenance of NHE1 at a higher level was of critical importance for pluripotency retention in hiPSCs. 相似文献
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Extraordinary Thermal Stability of an Oligodeoxynucleotide Octamer Constructed from Alternating 7‐Deaza‐7‐iodo guanine and 5‐Iodocytosine Base Pairs – DNA Duplex Stabilization by Halogen Bonds?
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A reinvestigation of the published X‐ray crystal‐structure analyses of 7‐halogenated (Br, I) 8‐aza‐7‐deaza‐2′‐deoxyguanosines Br7c7z8Gd; 1a and I7c7z8Gd, 1b , as well as of the structurally related 7‐deaza‐7‐iodo‐2′‐deoxy‐β‐D ‐ribofuranosyladenine (β‐I7c7Ad; 2 = 6e in Table 1) and its α‐D ‐anomer (α‐I7c7Ad; 3 ) clearly revealed the existence of halogen bonds between corresponding halogen substituents and the adjacent N(3)‐atoms of neighboring nucleoside molecules within the single crystals. These halogen bonds can be rationalized by the presence of a region of positive electrostatic potential, the σ‐hole, on the outermost portion the halogen's surface, while the three unshared pairs of electrons produce a belt of negative electrostatic potential around the central part of the halogen substituent. The N(3) atoms of the halogenated nucleosides carry a partial negative charge. This novel type of bonding between nucleosides was tentatively used to explain the extraordinary high stability of oligodeoxynucleotides constructed from halogenated nucleotide building blocks. 相似文献
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In Situ Grain Boundary Functionalization for Stable and Efficient Inorganic CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells
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Zhaobing Zeng Jing Zhang Xinlei Gan Hongrui Sun Minghui Shang Dagang Hou Chaojie Lu Renjie Chen Yuejin Zhu Liyuan Han 《Liver Transplantation》2018,8(25)
The phase instability and large energy loss are two obstacles to achieve stable and efficient inorganic‐CsPbI3?xBrx perovskite solar cells. In this work, stable cubic perovskite (α)‐phase CsPbI2Br is successfully achieved by Pb(Ac)2 functioning at the grain boundary under low temperature. Ac? strongly coordinates with CsPbI2Br to stabilize the α‐phase and also make the grain size smaller and film uniform by fast nucleation. PbO is formed in situ at the grain boundary by decomposing Pb(Ac)2 at high‐temperature annealing. The semiconducting PbO effectively passivates the surface states, reduces the interface recombination, and promotes the charge transport in CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells. A 12% efficiency and good stability are obtained for in situ PbO‐passivated CsPbI2Br solar cells, while Pb(Ac)2‐passivated device exhibits 8.7% performance and the highest stability, much better than the control device with 8.5% performance and inferior stability. This article highlights the extrinsic ionic grain boundary functionalization to achieve stable and efficient inorganic CsPbI3?xBrx materials and the devices. 相似文献
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Investigating the biochar effects on C‐mineralization and sequestration of carbon in soil compared with conventional amendments using the stable isotope (δ13C) approach
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Balal Yousaf Guijian Liu Ruwei Wang Qumber Abbas Muhammad Imtiaz Ruijia Liu 《Global Change Biology Bioenergy》2017,9(6):1085-1099
Biomass‐derived black carbon (biochar) is considered to be an effective tool to mitigate global warming by long‐term C‐sequestration in soil and to influence C‐mineralization via priming effects. However, the underlying mechanism of biochar (BC) priming relative to conventional biowaste (BW) amendments remains uncertain. Here, we used a stable carbon isotope (δ13C) approach to estimate the possible biochar effects on native soil C‐mineralization compared with various BW additions and potential carbon sequestration. The results show that immediately after application, BC suppresses and then increases C‐mineralization, causing a loss of 0.14–7.17 mg‐CO2–C g?1‐C compared to the control (0.24–1.86 mg‐CO2–C g?1‐C) over 1–120 days. Negative priming was observed for BC compared to various BW amendments (?10.22 to ?23.56 mg‐CO2–C g?1‐soil‐C); however, it was trivially positive relative to that of the control (8.64 mg‐CO2–C g?1‐soil‐C). Furthermore, according to the residual carbon and δ13C signature of postexperimental soil carbon, BC‐C significantly increased (P < 0.05) the soil carbon stock by carbon sequestration in soil compared with various biowaste amendments. The results of cumulative CO2–C emissions, relative priming effects, and carbon storage indicate that BC reduces C‐mineralization, resulting in greater C‐sequestration compared with other BW amendments, and the magnitude of this effect initially increases and then decreases and stabilizes over time, possibly due to the presence of recalcitrant‐C (4.92 mg‐C g?1‐soil) in BC, the reduced microbial activity, and the sorption of labile organic carbon (OC) onto BC particles. 相似文献
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H. K. Koon P. S. Chan Z. G. Wu R. N. S. Wong M. L. Lung C. K. Chang N. K. Mak 《Cell biochemistry and function》2010,28(3):239-248
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a recently developed photosensitizer Zn‐BC‐AM was found to effectively induce apoptosis in a well‐differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) HK‐1 cell line. Sustained activation of p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) and c‐jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) as well as a transient increase in activation of extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK) were observed immediately after Zn‐BC‐AM PDT. A commonly used p38 MAPK/JNK pharmacological inhibitor PD169316 was found to reduce PDT‐induced apoptosis of HK‐1 cells. PD169316 also prevented the loss of Bcl‐2 and Bcl‐xL in PDT‐treated HK‐1 cells. However, inhibition of JNK with SP600125 had no effect on Zn‐BC‐AM PDT‐induced apoptosis while inhibition of ERK with PD98059 or p38 MAPK with SB203580 significantly increased Zn‐BC‐AM PDT‐induced apoptosis. Further study showed that knockdown of the p38β isoform with siRNA also increased Zn‐BC‐AM PDT‐induced apoptosis, indicating that the anti‐apoptotic effect of PD169316 in PDT‐treated HK‐1 cells was probably independent of p38 MAPK or JNK activation. Taken together, the results suggest that inhibition of p38β and ERK may enhance the therapeutic efficacy of Zn‐BC‐AM PDT on NPC cells. It should be noted that data only based on the use of PD169316 should be interpreted in caution. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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The presence of light, oxygen and photosensitizer (organic dye) is required for the photodynamic effect. Light and photosensitizer are harmless by themselves, but when combined with oxygen, reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be produced. This photodynamic effect is used in photodynamic therapy (PDT); the production of ROS as lethal cytotoxic agents can inactivate tumor cells. However, during PDT, there are many difficulties, so it is not possible to excite the photosensitizer using a laser, a source of light at the wavelengths specific to the photosensitizer (in visible region of the spectrum). Chemiluminescence is the light emission as a result of a chemical reaction. It is possible to use a chemiluminescent mixture to excite the photosensitizer even if the light emission does not conform to the absorption maximum of the photosensitizer. Luciferin and luminol have been used as chemiluminescent compounds (energizers) for the excitation of the photosensitizers. The aim of this work was to compare the chemiexcitation of some selected photosensitizers (e.g. fluorescein, eosin, methylene blue, hypericin and phthalocyanines) by chemiluminescent mixtures containing luminol (high chemiluminescent quantum yield) or phthalhydrazide (low chemiluminescent quantum yield) on some Gram‐positive (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram‐negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli) bacteria and some cell lines (NIH3T3 and MCF7). The efficiency of the chemiexcitation was dependent on the kind of the photosensitizer and on the type of the bacterial strain or cell line and was independent of the energizers. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Eu3+‐activated MAl(SO4)2Br phosphors (where M = Mg or Sr) are successfully prepared using a wet chemical reaction technique. The samples are characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. The XRD pattern revealed that both the samples are microcrystalline in nature. PL of Eu3+‐doped SrAl(SO4)2Br and MgAl(SO4)2Br phosphors exhibited characteristic red emission coming from the 5D0 → 7F2 (616 nm) electron transition, when excited by 396 nm wavelength of light. The maximum intensity of luminescence was observed at a concentration of 1 mol% Eu3+. The intensity of the electric dipole transition at 616 nm is greater than that of the magnetic dipole transition at 594 nm. The results showed that MAl(SO4)2Br:Eu3+, (M = Mg, Sr) phosphors have potential application in near‐UV light‐emitting diodes as efficient red‐emitting phosphor. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Yi Zhou Sergey Alexandrov Andrew Nolan Nandan Das Rajib Dey Martin Leahy 《Journal of biophotonics》2020,13(6)
Corneal cross‐linking (CXL) using ultraviolet‐A (UVA) irradiation with a riboflavin photosensitizer has grown from an interesting concept to a practical clinical treatment for corneal ectatic diseases globally, such as keratoconus. To characterize the corneal structural changes, existing methods such as X‐ray microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, histology and optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been used. However, these methods have various drawbacks such as invasive detection, the impossibility for in vivo measurement, or limited resolution and sensitivity to structural alterations. Here, we report the application of oversampling nanosensitive OCT for probing the corneal structural alterations. The results indicate that the spatial period increases slightly after 30 minutes riboflavin instillation but decreases significantly after 30 minutes UVA irradiation following the Dresden protocol. The proposed noninvasive method can be implemented using existing OCT systems, without any additional components, for detecting nanoscale changes with the potential to assist diagnostic assessment during CXL treatment, and possibly to be a real‐time monitoring tool in clinics. 相似文献
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Susanne B. Votruba Richard L. Atkinson Dale A. Schoeller 《Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)》2003,11(12):1509-1518
Objective: Higher levels of physical activity have been associated with body weight maintenance, but previous work in our laboratory suggests that this is not purely related to energy balance. We hypothesize that this may be related to the partitioning of dietary fat between oxidation and storage. Research Methods and Procedures: Healthy women (age 24 ± 1 years, BMI = 21.2 ± 0.4 kg/m2) were recruited to participate in rest (n = 10) or exercise sessions of light (n = 11), moderate (n = 10), and heavy (n = 7) exercise. All exercises (1250 kJ above rest) were performed on a stationary cycle inside of a whole‐body calorimeter. [1‐13C]oleate and [d31]palmitate were given in a liquid meal 30 minutes post‐exercise. An additional study was done with identical exercise sessions, but with administration of an oral dose of [1‐13C]acetate and [d3]acetate 30 minutes post‐exercise to determine label sequestration. Results: Cumulative oxidation of [1‐13C]oleate was significantly greater after light (45 ± 3%), moderate (54 ± 4%), and heavy (51 ± 4%) exercise than that with rest (33 ± 3%) (p = 0.0008). Cumulative oxidation of [d31]palmitate did not differ among trials (12 ± 2%, 14 ± 1%, 17 ± 2%, and 14 ± 2% for rest, light, moderate, and heavy, respectively; p = 0.30). Discussion: Exercise standardized for energy expenditure increases monounsaturated fat oxidation more than saturated fat oxidation and that the increase occurs regardless of intensity. Recommendations for physical activity for the purposes of weight control may be specific for dietary fat composition. 相似文献
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Huan Zhao Yu Han Zhuo Xu Chenyang Duan Shaomin Yang Shihao Yuan Zhou Yang Zhike Liu Shengzhong Liu 《Liver Transplantation》2019,9(40)
The Cs‐based inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs), such as CsPbI2Br, have made a striking breakthrough with power conversion efficiency (PCE) over 16% and potential to be used as top cells for tandem devices. Herein, I? is partially replaced with the acetate anion (Ac?) in the CsPbI2Br framework, producing multiple benefits. The Ac? doping can change the morphology, electronic properties, and band structure of the host CsPbI2Br film. The obtained CsPbI2?x Br(Ac)x perovskite films present lower trap densities, longer carrier lifetimes, and fast charge transportation compared to the host CsPbI2Br films. Interestingly, the CsPbI2?x Br(Ac)x PSCs exhibit a maximum PCE of 15.56% and an ultrahigh open circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.30 V without sacrificing photocurrent. Notably, such a remarkable Voc is among the highest values of the previously reported CsPbI2Br PSCs, while the PCE far exceeds all of them. In addition, the obtained CsPbI2?x Br(Ac)x PSCs exhibit high reproducibility and good stability. The stable CsPbI2?x Br(Ac)x PSCs with high Voc and PCE are desirable for tandem solar cell applications. 相似文献
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Serry Koh Hongsup Kim Eunhye Goo Yun‐Jung Kim Okhee Choi Nam‐Soo Jwa Jun Ma Tomohisa Nagamatsu Jae Sun Moon Ingyu Hwang 《Plant biotechnology journal》2011,9(3):348-358
Photosensitizers are common in nature and play diverse roles as defense compounds and pathogenicity determinants and as important molecules in many biological processes. Toxoflavin, a photosensitizer produced by Burkholderia glumae, has been implicated as an essential virulence factor causing bacterial rice grain rot. Toxoflavin produces superoxide and H2O2 during redox cycles under oxygen and light, and these reactive oxygen species cause phytotoxic effects. To utilize toxoflavin as a selection agent in plant transformation, we identified a gene, tflA, which encodes a toxoflavin‐degrading enzyme in the Paenibacillus polymyxa JH2 strain. TflA was estimated as 24.56 kDa in size based on the amino acid sequence and is similar to a ring‐cleavage extradiol dioxygenase in the Exiguobacterium sp. 255‐15; however, unlike other extradiol dioxygenases, Mn2+and dithiothreitol were required for toxoflavin degradation by TflA. Here, our results suggested toxoflavin is a photosensitizer and its degradation by TflA serves as a light‐dependent selection marker system in diverse plant species. We examined the efficiencies of two different plant selection systems, toxoflavin/tflA and hygromycin/hygromycin phosphotransferase (hpt) in both rice and Arabidopsis. The toxoflavin/tflA selection was more remarkable than hygromycin/hpt selection in the high‐density screening of transgenic Arabidopsis seeds. Based on these results, we propose the toxoflavin/tflA selection system, which is based on the degradation of the photosensitizer, provides a new robust nonantibiotic selection marker system for diverse plants. 相似文献
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Kimiyasu Isobe Yoshiki Tani Hideaki Yamada 《Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry》2013,77(12):2955-2960
Polyamine oxidase from Penicillium chrysogenum oxidized spermine rapidly and spermidine slightly at pH 7.5. The apparent Km values for spermine and spermidine were calculated to be 2.25 × 10?5 m and 9.54 × 10?6 m, respectively. The relative maximum velocities for spermine and spermidine were 3.37 × 10?3 m (H2O2) per min per mg of protein and 2.08 × 10?4 m (H2O2) per min per mg of protein, respectively. Spermine oxidation of the enzyme was competitively inhibited by spermidine and putrescine. The apparent Ki values by spermidine and putrescine were calculated to be 3.00 × 10?5 m and 1.80 × 10?8 m, respectively. On the other hand, polyamine oxidase from Aspergillus terreus rapidly oxidized both spermidine and spermine at pH 6.5. The apparent Km values for spermidine and spermine were 1.20 × 10?8 m and 5.37 × 10?7 m, respectively. The relative maximum velocities for spermidine and spermine were 1.55 × 10?2 m (H2O2) per min per mg of protein and 6.20 × 10?3 m (H2O2) per min per mg of protein, respectively.Differential determination of spermine and spermidine was carried out using the two enzymes. The initial rate was assayed with Penicillium enzyme and the end point was measured afte addition of Aspergillus enzyme. Small amounts of polyamines (25 to 200 nmol of spermine and 25 to 250 nmol of spermidine) were assayed by solving two simultaneous equations obtained from the rate assay method and the end point assay method. The calculated values were in close agreement with those obtained by an amino-acid analyzer. 相似文献
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Chang‐Ge Zheng Chun‐Lei Ma Xiao‐Wei Yu Qian‐Li Qian Yang Song Jun Kong Yan Xu 《化学与生物多样性》2011,8(8):1486-1496
Five ruthenium(II) complexes, i.e., [Ru(bpy)2(TIP)]2+ (bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine; TIP=2‐thiophenimidazo[4,5‐f] [1,10]phenanthroline; 1 ), [Ru(bpy)2(5‐NTIP)]2+ (5‐NTIP=2‐(5‐nitrothiophen)imidazo[4,5‐f] [1,10]phenanthroline; 2 ), [Ru(bpy)2(5‐MOTIP)]2+ (5‐MOTIP=2‐(5‐methoxythiophen)imidazo[4,5‐f] [1,10]phenanthroline; 3 ), [Ru(bpy)2(5‐BTIP)]2+ (5‐BTIP=2‐(5‐bromothiophen)imidazo[4,5‐f] [1,10]phenanthroline; 4 ), and [Ru(bpy)2(4‐BTIP)]2+ (4‐BTIP=2‐(4‐bromothiophen)imidazo[4,5‐f] [1,10]phenanthroline; 5 ), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and UV/VIS, IR, and 1H‐NMR spectroscopic methods. The photophysical and DNA‐binding properties were investigated by means of UV and fluorescence spectroscopic methods and viscosity measurements, respectively. The results suggest that all five complexes can bind to CT‐DNA with various binding strength. Complexes 2 and 3 showed the strongest and the weakest binding affinity, respectively, among these five complexes. Due to the substituent position of the Br‐atom in the ligand, complex 5 interacted stronger with CT‐DNA than complex 4 . The binding affinities of the complexes decreased in the order 2, 5, 4, 1 , and 3 . 相似文献