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Open AccessThe diverse functions of Pseudomonas syringae syringae van Hall effectors in regulating the plant immune response
Sorghum relies on its immune system to defend against various pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae syringae van Hall (Pss van Hall). However, the sorghum immune system is largely unknown. Reports on pathogen...
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Transcriptome analysis provides insights into the bases of salicylic acid-induced resistance to anthracnose in sorghum
Key Message Transcriptome analysis of SA sensitive and tolerant lines indicates that SA enhances anthracnose resistance in sorghum by upregulating the expression of some immune-related genes and ...
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Investigation of Co3O4–CeO2 Composite Oxide as Catalyst for the Decomposition of N2O
Co3O4–CeO2 composite oxides with various ratios of Ce/Co were fabricated by the hydrothermal method, and their activities in N2O decomposition have been studied. Co3O4–CeO2 catalyst is more active than pristine C...
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Controlled Hydrothermal Synthesis of CeO2 Nanoparticles, Their Photocatalytic Activity and Room Temperature Ferromagnetism
CeO2 nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method at different temperatures, using Ce(NO3)3 · 6H2O as the cerium source and CO(NH2)2 as the precipitant. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scannin...
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Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of fusiform Co-doped CeO2 via a facile hydrothermal method
In this study, the fusiform Co-doped CeO2 particles were prepared by a hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric differential thermal analysis (TG–DTA), scanning electro...
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Deletion Mutagenesis and Identification of Causative Mutations in Maize
We describe a method for gamma-irradiation of mature maize seeds to generate mutants with opaque endosperm and reduced kernel fill phenotypes. We also describe methods for map** mutants and identifying causa...
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Facile synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic performance of dahlia-like TiO2 structures via an EDA-assisted hydrothermal method
Novel dahlia-like TiO2 structures were successfully synthesized by an ethylenediamine (EDA)-assisted hydrothermal method. The EDA served as ligand and facilitated the growth of dahlia-like TiO2 structures. Partic...
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Selection and characterization of Oenococcus oeni strains for use as new malolactic fermentation starter cultures
Oenococcus oeni (O. oeni) strains are critically important for winemaking. They bring microbial stabilization, de-acidification and sensory improvement through malolactic fermentation (ML...
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Theoretical Study of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction Catalyzed by Tungsten Carbonyls
A density functional theory calculation has been carried out to investigate the mechanism of W(CO)6 and W2(CO)10 catalyzed water-gas-shift reaction (WGSR). The calculations indicate that the bimetallic catalyst (...
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Density Functional Study of Catalytic Activity of Cu12TM for Water Gas Shift Reaction
Based on density functional theory calculations, we have systematically studied the WGS reaction on various nanosized Cu12TM of Co, Ni, Cu (from the 3d row), Rh, Pd, Ag (from the 4d row), Ir, Pt, Au (from the 5d ...
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Density functional theory study of water-gas shift reaction on TM@Cu12 core-shell nanoclusters
The mechanism of water-gas shift reaction on the transition metal of Co, Ni, Cu (from the 3d row), Rh, Pd, Ag (from the 4d row), Ir, Pt, and Au (from the 5d row) @Cu12 bimetallic clusters have been studied using ...
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Theoretical investigation of the CO oxidation on Al12Zr Cluster
Equilibrium geometries of Al12Zr cluster were systematically studied on the basis of density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation. To gain insights into high catalytic activity we use the CO ...
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CO oxidation catalyzed by Al n Pt (n = 1–11) clusters: A density functional theory simulations
We have elucidated the details of mechanism of CO oxidation catalyzed by Al n Pt (n = 1–11) clusters through first-principle density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. These s...
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Theoretical study of water gas shift reaction on Cu n Ni (n = 1–12) clusters
Density functional theory has been used to study the water-gas-shift reaction on Cu n Ni (n = 1–12) clusters. The reaction mechanism of carboxyl has been examined. Using the ener...
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A DFT Study of the CO Oxidation Mechanism on AlnAu (n = 1–12) Clusters
The CO oxidation on Aluminum-doped gold clusters AlnAu with n = 1–12 is investigated by density functional theory computations, using Perdew–Burke–Ernzerh functional along with the LANL2DZ pseudopotential basis f...
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Purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from Oenococcus oeni 31MBR
This study was designed to characterize a β-glucosidase from Oenococcus oeni 31MBR, a strain widely used in Chinese winemaking. An intracellular β-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) was partially purified using a combinat...
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Induction, purification and characterization of malolactic enzyme from Oenococcus oeni SD-2a
The aim of this study was to purify a malolactic enzyme (MLE) from Oenococcus oeni (O. oeni) strain and determine its properties in detail. O. oeni SD-2a was cultivated in the ATB broth supplemented with 7 g/L l-...
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Isolation of a gibberellin-insensitive dwarfing gene, Rht-B1e, and development of an allele-specific PCR marker
Gibberellins (GAs) are important phytohormones in plants. GAs promote plant growth by inducing the degradation of DELLA proteins, which serve as GA signal repressors. The semi-dwarfing genes Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b, ...
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Implementing ancilla-free phase covariant quantum cloning with atoms trapped in cavities
We propose a scheme to implement ancilla-free 1 to 2 optimal phase covariant quantum cloning with atoms trapped in cavities. In the scheme the W-class state of three atoms, which are individually trapped in th...
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Implementing two optimal economical quantum cloning with superconducting quantum interference devices in a cavity
We propose a unified scheme to implement the optimal 1 → 3 economical phase-covariant quantum cloning and optimal 1 → 3 economical real state cloning with superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) ...