Crystalline and soluble 1D linear conjugated polymers (LCPs) have garnered considerable interest as cost-effective and efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to their high ex...
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Crystalline and soluble 1D linear conjugated polymers (LCPs) have garnered considerable interest as cost-effective and efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to their high exposure of catalytic sites and ease of processing. However, difficulties remain in achieving excellent ORR performance for 1D LCPs by conventional molecular design. Herein, it is demonstrated the utilization of quinoidal units as a promising strategy to develop 1D LCPs for ORR. The incorporation of quinoidal unit not only results in polymers with strong inter- and intra-molecular interactions and low-lying LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy levels, but also provides polymers with good crystallinity and commendable charge carrier mobilities. The electronic properties of these polymers are fine-tuned through the introduction of additional heteroatoms and/or substituents in the monomers and comonomers to understand and optimize their ORR catalytic activity. Evaluation of their catalytic performances reveals a remarkable half-wave potential and limiting current density of up to 0.74 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrod) and 7.50 mA cm-2, respectively. Notably, these performances are achieved without the addition of carbon nanomaterials as support. This study offers a new insight into the design of highly efficient metal-free organic electrocatalysts. 1D linear conjugated polymers containing a quinoidal unit are synthesized as the metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. These polymers show good film-forming properties, well-ordered structures, and excellent charge transport abilities. As a result, they exhibit high oxygen reduction reaction catalytic activities without the need for carbon nanomaterials as support. image
Gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)is an important metabolite which functions in plant growth,development,and stress ***,its role in plant defense and how it is regulated are largely ***,we report a detailed analysis of GAB...
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)is an important metabolite which functions in plant growth,development,and stress ***,its role in plant defense and how it is regulated are largely ***,we report a detailed analysis of GABA induction during the resistance response to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis *** searching for the mechanism underlying the pathogen-responsive mitogenactivated protein kinase(MPK)3/MPK6 signaling cascade in plant immunity,we found that activation of MPK3/MPK6 greatly induced GABA biosynthesis,which is dependent on the glutamate decarboxylase genes GAD1 and *** with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000(Pst)and Pst-avrRpt2 expressing the civrRpt2 effector gene induced GACH and GAD4 gene expression and increased the levels of *** evidence revealed that GAD1,GAD2,and GAD4 play important roles in bothGABA biosynthesis and plant resistance in response to Pst-avrRpt2 *** gad1/2/4 triple and gad1/2/4/5 quad-ruple mutants,in which the GABA levels were extremelylow,were more susceptible to both Pst and *** loss of MPK3/MPK6,or their upstream MKK4/MKK5,or their downstream substrate WRKY33 sup-pressed the induction of GAD1 and GAD4 expression afterPst-avrRpt2 *** findings shed light on both theregulation and role of GABA in the plant immunity to abacterial pathogen.
Indole compounds are widely found in natural products and drug candidates. The transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles as the most efficient method for the synthesis of various ...
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Indole compounds are widely found in natural products and drug candidates. The transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles as the most efficient method for the synthesis of various functionalized indoles has been extensively studied in the past two decades due to its advantages of step economy and atom economy. In general, the catalysts included the transition-metals (Pd, Rh, Ru, Cu, Co, Fe, Zn, and Ga) and these reactions were accomplished with a remarkably wide range of coupling reagents for construction of various C-C and C-X (X =N, O, S) bonds. However, the general and important rules of the regioselectivity are not clear to date. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis through previous reported theoretical studies on transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles was crucial and significant. In this review, we found that when the C-H bond activation process was the rate-determining step, the regioselectivity ordinarily occurred at the C7 or C4 positions (on benzene ring), and otherwise, the regioselectivity often occurred at C2 position (on pyrrole ring). For indoline substrates, the C-H bond functionalization occurred at the benzene ring.
The genusDendronereisPeters, 1854 is characterized in the polychaete family Nereididae by its feather-shaped branchiae on the anterior segments. In this study, we present the first complete mitogenome ofDendronereis, ...
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The genusDendronereisPeters, 1854 is characterized in the polychaete family Nereididae by its feather-shaped branchiae on the anterior segments. In this study, we present the first complete mitogenome ofDendronereis, represented ***,2019, collected from Beibu Gulf, China. The nucleotide composition is biased toward A + T nucleotides, accounting 31.5% for A, 22.3% for C, 14.7% for G and 31.5% for T. The assembled mitogenome is 15,763 bp in length, with a typical set of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and 1 non-coding control region. All genes are encoded on H-strand. The control region is 1260 bp in length and located between tRNA-Gly and tRNA-Met. Phylogenetic study showed *** arranged with high support into the clade of Namanereidinae. The complete mitogenome provides important molecular data for investigating the phylogeny and evolution of the nereid animals.
Introduced mangroves are widely used to restore mangrove ecosystems in South China. Results of potential impacts on indicative benthic macroinvertebrates are divergent. We explored the community structure of benthic m...
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Introduced mangroves are widely used to restore mangrove ecosystems in South China. Results of potential impacts on indicative benthic macroinvertebrates are divergent. We explored the community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates in the mangrove ecosystem of northern Beibu Gulf, China across four habitats: native Avicennia marina mangrove, introduced Laguncularia racemosa mangrove, native-introduced mixed mangrove, and unvegetated intertidal flat. Based on the Hill number, community structure was estimated from the dimensions of estimated species richness, diversity, evenness, and species composition similarity. Benthic macroinvertebrates in the unvegetated flat significantly differed from the other three assemblages in mangroves;introduced L. racemosa mangrove had relatively distinct benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage from the native A. marina and the mixed mangroves, with lower species richness and similarity but higher diversity and evenness. Considering the lack of unanimous conclusion of potential impact on benthic macroinvertebrates under complex species interactions, native mangroves should be of top priority in ecosystem restoration.
In practical engineering, if the influence of noncoaxial stress and strain is not considered, part of soil deformation will be ignored, resulting in the structural design which is not safe enough. A series of undraine...
In practical engineering, if the influence of noncoaxial stress and strain is not considered, part of soil deformation will be ignored, resulting in the structural design which is not safe enough. A series of undrained tests was performed on remolded loess specimens using a hollow cylinder apparatus to examine the coupling between principal stress magnitude and direction in these specimens. First, the elastic parameters of remolded loess were obtained, and these parameters were used as the basis for investigating the noncoaxiality of the soil body under principal stress axis rotation (PSAR). The effects of elastic strain, intermediate principal stress coefficient, and magnitude of the deviatoric stress on the noncoaxiality of remolded loess were also investigated. The results of these experiments show that remolded loess exhibits significant noncoaxial behavior during PSAR. The noncoaxiality angle of remolded loess cyclically fluctuates with increases in the principal stress angle. It was also observed that the noncoaxiality angle will be overestimated if the effects of elastic strain are overlooked. Reversals in the direction of PSAR cause dramatic changes in the noncoaxiality angle. Increases in the intermediate principal stress coefficient are accompanied by increases in the noncoaxiality angle, up to a certain degree;however, these changes do not affect the development of the noncoaxiality angle. In coupled rotational tests with a range of deviatoric stress amplitudes, it was observed that changes in the deviatoric stress amplitude will affect the development of the noncoaxiality angle;increases in the deviatoric stress amplitude cause the noncoaxiality angle versus principle stress angle plot to shift to the left gradually, thus accelerating the trends of the noncoaxiality angle. Increases in the cycle number also increase the noncoaxiality of remolded loess.
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