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Improving the Thermostability and Catalytic Performance of the Bacillus subtilis Chitosanase BsCsn46A via Computational Design
Chitosanase plays a pivotal role in the production of chitooligosaccharide. Nevertheless, there is untapped potential for enhancing both its catalytic efficiency and thermostability, which could significantly ...
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Metabonomic Analysis of Iron Shell Wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. yunnanense King) Reveals Mechanisms of Resistance against Powdery Mildew
Wheat powdery mildew (Bgt), a fungal seeding disease, is a threat to wheat agriculture worldwide. In this study, iron shell wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. yunnanense King) was used as the research material. Extens...
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Gender-specific SBNO2 and VPS13B as a potential driver of osteoporosis development in male ankylosing spondylitis
To identify the critical genes and pathways that related to OP development in male AS patients, bioinformatic gene analysis and qRT-PCR validation were performed. SBNO2 and VPS13B were identified as the potent...
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Preparation of Single Crystal of Inosine Induced by Sulfosalicylic Acid
For improving solubility of inosine, its β-form has been designed and prepared from inosine powder upon induction by sulfosalicylic acid. A single crystal of β-form inosine has been grown. The structure of β-f...
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Substrate Diversity of L-Threonic Acid Dehydrogenase Homologs
Despite physiological importance of aldonic sugar acids for living organisms, little is known about metabolic pathways of these compounds. Here, we investigated the functional diversity of homologs of L-threon...
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CXCL2/MIF-CXCR2 signaling promotes the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and is correlated with prognosis in bladder cancer
The accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) has been observed in solid tumors and is correlated with tumor progression; however, the underlying mechanism is still poorly understood. In this st...
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Determination of Trace Amounts of Chromium(III) in Water Samples Using Online Flow Injection Catalytic Spectrophotometry
A new online flow injection spectrophotometric method for the determination of trivalent chromium was developed. This method is based on the property of trivalent chromium to be a catalyst for the oxidation of...
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Impact of protein nutritional status on plasma BNP in elderly patients
Previous studies have demonstrated that the levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in plasma are negatively correlated with Body Mass Index (BMI) whereas lean body mass is also closely related to plasma BN...
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Determination of Trace Nickel in Natural Water by Flow Injection Analysis with Cetrimonium Bromide as Sensitizer
2-(5-Bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) is a highly sensitive chromogenic reagent that can react with most of the transition and alkaline earth metals. The Ni(II)-5-Br-PADAP complex is more ...
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Isolation and molecular analysis of genes Stpk-V2 and Stpk-V3 homologous to powdery mildew resistance gene Stpk-V in a Dasypyrum villosum accession and its derivatives
Wheat-Dasypyrum villosum translocated chromosomes T6V#2S•6AL and T6V#4S•6DL are known to confer excellent resistance to wheat powdery mildew (PM). However, it is difficult to distinguish the two sources of PM res...
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Land subsidence caused by internal soil erosion owing to pum** confined aquifer groundwater during the deep foundation construction in Shanghai
Land subsidence is presented in many factors in different areas with urbanization. Internal soil erosion, owing to pum** confined groundwater during the deep foundation pit construction, has contributed to l...
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QSAR Modeling of Toxicity of Acyclic Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Scenedesmus Quadricauda Using 2D and 3D Descriptors
Optimized calculation of typical acyclic quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) was performed at B3LYP/6-311G** level using density functional theory (DFT) method. A two- dimensional quantitative structure–activ...
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Open AccessThe targeting and functions of miRNA-383 are mediated by FMRP during spermatogenesis
Our previous studies have shown that microRNA-383 (miR-383) expression is downregulated in the testes of infertile men with maturation arrest (MA). Abnormal testicular miR-383 expression may potentiate the con...
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A Thermodynamics-Based Model on the Internal Erosion of Earth Structures
The present paper describes a model of internal erosion of earth structures, based on rigorous thermodynamic principles and the theory of porous media. A particular focus of this paper is concerned with the in...
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Identifying overlap** communities in social networks using multi-scale local information expansion
Most existing approaches for community detection require complete information of the graph in a specific scale, which is impractical for many social networks. We propose a novel algorithm that does not embrace...
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One-staged reconstruction of Achilles tendon and overlying skin defects with suppuration: using peroneus brevis tendon transfer and reversed sural neurofasciocutaneous flap
The combined loss of the Achilles tendon and the overlying soft tissue with suppuration has been treated with many single- or multi-staged procedures, most of which are technically complex. The ideal single-st...
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Open AccessDownregulation of microRNA-383 is associated with male infertility and promotes testicular embryonal carcinoma cell proliferation by targeting IRF1
Our previous studies have shown that microRNA-383 (miR-383) expression is downregulated in the testes of infertile men with maturation arrest (MA). However, the underlying mechanisms of miR-383 involved in the...
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Open AccessEvaluation of potential habitat with an integrated analysis of a spatial conservation strategy for David’s deer, Elaphurus davidians
How to assess the potential habitat integrating landscape dynamics and population research, and how to reintroduce animals to potential habitats in environments highly human disturbed are still questions to be...
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Molecular analysis of hormone-regulated petal regeneration in Petunia
The petal is an important floral organ of higher plants. To study the mechanism of petal development, the in vitro regeneration system of petals was established in Petunia. High-frequency induction of petals occu...
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Graph kernels, hierarchical clustering, and network community structure: experiments and comparative analysis
There has been a quickly growing interest in properties of complex networks, such as the small world property, power-law degree distribution, network transitivity, and community structure, which seem to be com...
