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Surface Plasmon Resonance of Silver Nanocrystals in Ethylene Glycol: Regulation by Multiple Thermodynamic Factors
Silver (Ag) nanocrystals are appealing due to their excellent antimicrobial properties. Synthesis of harmless Ag nanocrystals by low toxic reagents remains significant. Herein, an environmentally benign solvot...
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Open AccessStructure-function analysis of CYP719As involved in methylenedioxy bridge-formation in the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and its de novo production
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a type of secondary metabolite with clinical application value. (S)-stylopine is a special BIA which contains methylenedioxy bridge structures. CYP719As could catalyze the ...
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Programming Shape-Morphing Behavior of Zwitterionic Polymer/Liquid Crystal Composite with Humidity-responsive Self-healing Performance
In this study, a zwitterionic polymer/liquid crystals composite film with programming shape-morphing behavior and humidityresponsive self-healing performance was prepared by blending a zwitterionic polymer and...
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Recent advancements in metal-organic frameworks composites based electrochemical (bio)sensors
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a novel class of crystalline materials which find widespread applications in the field of microporous conductors, catalysis, separation, biomedical engineering, and electroc...
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Topology-dependent interference of synthetic gene circuit function by growth feedback
Growth-mediated feedback between synthetic gene circuits and host organisms leads to diverse emerged behaviors, including growth bistability and enhanced ultrasensitivity. However, the range of possible impact...
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Controlled Radical Polymerization of Styrene Mediated by Xanthene-9-thione and Its Derivatives
In our present work, a novel controlled radical polymerization system is developed based on xanthene-9-thione (XT). It was found that the radical polymerization of styrene (St) became controlled in the presenc...
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NO2-Fe(III)PcCl@C -catalyzed one-pot synthesis of tetrahydropyridine derivatives
A highly efficient, one-pot synthesis of functionalized tetrahydropyridines by multicomponent condensation of ethyl acetoacetate, two equivalents of aromatic aldehyde, and aromatic amine in the presence of a c...
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Coupling of Whispering-Gallery Modes in the Graphene Nanodisk Plasmonic Dimers
In this paper, we proposed plasmonic dimers consisted of two evanescent field coupled graphene monolayer nanodisks. The electromagnetic properties including the split modes with non-degenerate wavelengths, enh...
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A novel pillared-layer-type porous coordination polymer featuring three-dimensional pore system and high methane storage capacity
Solvothermal reaction of Zn(NO3)2, 4-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridine (Hpypz) and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H3btc) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) produced a new porous coordination polymer [Zn5(pypz)4(btc)2] (1)....
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Pyrolysis mechanism of a β-O-4 type lignin dimer model compound
To help understand the pyrolysis mechanism of lignin, a non-phenolic lignin dimer model compound with β-O-4 linkage, namely 1-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenethoxy)benzene, was prepared. Its pyrolysis mechanism was inve...
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Ultrabroad Band Rainbow Capture and Releasing in Graded Chemical Potential Distributed Graphene Monolayer
We propose and numerically analyze a scheme to trap a broadband surface plasmon polariton (SPP) wave on a sheet of monolayer graphene with gradient chemical potential distribution. Different frequency componen...
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Chemical Constituents of Drypetes congestiflora
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Polylysine-modified polyethylenimines as siRNA carriers for effective tumor treatment
Polyethylenimine-poly(L-lysine) (PEI-PLL) copolymer was synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of L-lysine N-carboxyanhydride (Lys(Z)-NCA) initiated by PEI. The complexation of PEI-PLL with siRNA was studied...
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Removal properties of hexavalent chromium and hazardous trace elements in UCG condensate water by semi-cokes
Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an attractive clean coal technology by converting coal into combustible gases in situ, but it also poses a potential environmental risk to groundwater pollution. In this ...
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Screening of Ganoderma strains with high polysaccharides and ganoderic acid contents and optimization of the fermentation medium by statistical methods
Polysaccharides and ganoderic acids (GAs) are the major bioactive constituents of Ganoderma species. However, the commercialization of their production was limited by low yield in the submerged culture of Ganoder...
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Synthesis of poly(norbornene-co-styrene) copolymers containing high styrene incorporation using bis(β-ketoamino) copper catalysts
Poly(norbornene-co-styrene) copolymers were synthesized by copolymerizations of norbornene (NB) and styrene (St) with bis(β-ketoamino) copper complexes [ArNC(R)CHC(R)O]2Cu (1, Ar = 2,6-dimethylphenyl, R = CH3; 2,...
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Expression of the Key Genes Involved in ABA Biosynthesis in Rice Implanted by Ion Beam
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a central role in adaptive stress responses to abiotic environments, but little information exists about its responses to implantation with low-energy ion beams. The...
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Removal, recovery and enrichment of metals from aqueous solutions using carbon nanotubes
Environmental pollution caused by toxic metals (heavy metals, radioactive metals, etc.) is one of the major global issues, thus removal of toxic metals from contaminated water seems to be particularly importan...
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Biodegradation of Crude Oil by a Newly Isolated Strain Rhodococcus sp. JZX-01
A highly efficient oil-degrading bacteria JZX-01 was isolated from the oil-contaminated soil of the seacoast near the Boxi Offshore Oil Field of China. Morphological, physiological, and 16S rDNA gene sequence ...
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Capsaicinoids lower plasma cholesterol and improve endothelial function in hamsters
Capsaicinoids are the active compounds in chili pepper. The present study investigated the effect of capsaicinoids on plasma lipids, functionality of aorta including atherosclerotic plaque development, cholest...