Publications by authors named "Chanjuan Lai"
(Ebenaceae) is a widely distributed genus of trees and shrubs from pantropical to temperate regions, with numerous species valued for their fruits (persimmons), timber, and medicinal values. However, information regarding their plastomes and chloroplast evolution is scarce. The present study performed comparative genomic and evolutionary analyses on plastomes of 45 accepted species, including three newly sequenced ones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genus (Moraceae) is comprised of three non-hybrid recognized species that all produce high quality fiber essential in the development of papermaking and barkcloth-making technology. In addition, these species also have medicinal value in several countries. Despite their important economical, medicinal, and ecological values, the complete mitogenome of has not been reported and investigated, which would greatly facilitate molecular phylogenetics, species identification and understanding evolutionary processes.
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- The study focuses on creating and characterizing composite nanoparticles made from zein and starch sodium octenyl succinate, using an anti-solvent precipitation method.
- Researchers examined factors like solvent polarity, ultrasonic treatment time, and starch concentration, finding that treatment time significantly affects nanoparticle formation and size, ranging from 70 to 110 nm.
- The findings highlight that these nanoparticles exhibit hydrophilicity and improved thermal stability, suggesting their potential utility as delivery systems for bioactive compounds in food and other applications.