Vanadate-Rich BiOBr/Bi Nanosheets for Effective Adsorption and Visible-Light-Driven Photodegradation of Rhodamine B.

Two-dimensional (2D) BiOBr nanosheets (NSs) have attracted considerable interest as photocatalysts. The surface active sites of BiOBr NSs are crucial in determining the photocatalytic performance of these materials under visible light. The modification of the surface state of BiOBr NSs with multiple charged groups has been scarcely studied as a way to increase the number of surface active sites and the corresponding photocatalytic activity.

[Effects of nitrogen level on growth of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum and phytochemical content and antioxidant activity in stems and leaves].

As a rare endangered medical plant that newly cultivated,little experimental information is available for growth and metabolites of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum in response to nitrogen( N). The effects of different levels of N on growth of T. hemsleyanum and the content of phytochemicals( polysaccharide,total flavonoids and phenolics) and antioxidant activity( ABTS and FRAP) in stems and leaves were investigated in this study.

Low-grade slightly elevated and polypoid colorectal adenomas display differential β-catenin-TCF/LEF activity, c-Myc, and cyclin D1 expression.

Aim: To comparatively investigate the cellular and molecular characteristics of low-grade slightly elevated adenomas and polypoid adenomas.

Methods: Colorectal tumors were collected from 24 patients with slightly elevated adenomas and 23 patients with polypoid adenomas. Five commonly mutated genes (, , , , and ) were selected for mutational analysis.

Optimization of fermentation process for the production of intracellular polysaccharide from Paecilomyces cicadae and the immuno-stimulating activity of intracellular polysaccharide.

Optimization of fermentation process for the production of intracellular polysaccharide (IPS) from the fungus Paecilomyces cicadae and the immuno-stimulating activity of IPS were carried out. The quantitative effects of initial pH, fermentation temperature and time on the yield of IPS content produced by P. cicadae in submerged fermentation were investigated separately using response surface methodology (RSM).

New available SCAR markers: potentially useful in distinguishing a commercial strain of the superior type from other strains of Lentinula edodes in China.

At present, more than 100 strains of Lentinula edodes are cultivated on a commercial scale in China. A simple, reliable, and effective method to distinguish some commercial strains of the superior type from other commercial strains is very important for the Lentinula industry. In this study, 23 commercial strains of L.