a recently discovered pest in poplar plantations, poses a significant economic threat due to its role in causing widespread tree mortality. This pest's cryptic behaviour has hindered research and control efforts, making laboratory rearing a valuable tool for studying its development and biology. We investigated the development period and biological characteristics of using artificial diets and fungal medium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgroud: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease caused by chondrocyte dysfunction. KLF10 is a member of the Sp1-like transcription factor family that is involved in regulating osteoblasts, but its expression and regulatory mechanism(s) in chondrocytes are unclear. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the regulatory role of KLF10 on the pathological process of OA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn unprecedented gold-catalyzed procedure for the synthesis of polysubstituted 4-quinolones from 1-(2'-azidoaryl) propynols is described. The reaction undergoes an intramolecular nucleophilic attack of the azide group to the Au-activated triple bonds in a 6-endo-dig manner and subsequent gold-assisted expulsion of N2 to furnish an α-imino gold carbene intermediate, which triggers a 1,2-carbon migration and finally is converted to 2,3-disubstituted 4-quinolone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRu-catalyzed tandem amine oxidative dehydrogenation/formal aza-Diels⁻Alder reaction for enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of indoloquinolizidine-2-ones from tetrahydro-β-carbolines and α,β-unsaturated ketones is described. The reaction proceeds via tandem ruthenium-catalyzed amine dehydrogenation using tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the oxidant and a chiral thiourea-catalyzed formal aza-[4 + 2] cycloaddition, providing a step-economical strategy for the synthesis of these valuable heterocyclic products.
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