Functionality of bacterial communities in constructed wetlands used for water purification: influence of root components and seasonality.

Introduction: Constructed wetlands have become crucial ecosystems for the purification of industrial and agricultural water. The health of wetland plants and the efficacy of water purification are strongly influenced by root-associated bacteria. However, our understanding of the functions of bacterial communities in the plant different root components (i.

Sweet flavor compounds produced by the endophytic fungus .

Unlabelled: In this study, a sweet flavor producing endophytic fungus YN-F1 was screened and identified as . The PDB broth of YN-F1 possessed strong sweet aroma together with fruity and floral flavors. The key flavor compounds were determined as 4-methyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydro-2-pyran-2-one, 2-phenylethanol, and 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol.

Characterization of the key aroma compounds in cigar filler tobacco leaves from different production regions.

Cigar tobacco leaves exhibited distinct regional characteristics, and aroma compounds were the key substances determining the different style features of cigars. However, the differences in aroma characteristics and the mechanisms of key aroma compound synthesis have not been fully elucidated. This study collected filler tobacco leaves (FTLs) from 5 representative domestic and international production regions.

Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Dehydration of Allylic Alcohols to Conjugated Dienes via 1,4--Elimination with H Evolution.

Dehydration of alcohols is one of the most fundamental transformations in the organic chemistry class and one of the most widely used methods for producing alkenes in synthetic research. Numerous methods and reagents have been developed to control the regio- and stereoselectivity as well as the dehydration efficiency of normal alcohols. Despite these achievements, regio- and stereoselective and predictable dehydration of allylic alcohol has seldom been reported, except for limited substrates with a native preferred elimination position, as a result of the challenges that many potential dienes could be formed via 1,2- or 1,4-- or -elimination.

Design of magnetic photonic crystal microdroplet for sensitive detection of cationic organic pollutants by the coupled resonance effect.

Photonic crystals (PCs), periodically arranged nanoparticles, have emerged with extraordinary optical properties for light manipulation owing to their photonic band gaps (PBGs). Here, a novel strategy and method was developed for efficient enrichment and sensitive detection of cationic organic pollutants in water. Size-controlled FeO@poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (FeO@PSSMA) was prepared, and high surface charge were formed with the coating of PSSMA layer on the surface of FeO, which could be used for adsorption and removal of cationic organic pollutants.

Analysis of differences in aroma and sensory characteristics of the mainstream smoke of six cigars.

Cigars have unique aroma and style characteristics. In order to clarify the differences of aroma components between domestic and imported cigars and the material basis of the stylistic characteristics of different cigars, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and sensory evaluation were used to compare and analyze the aroma components in the mainstream smoke of four domestic cigars and two imported cigars. The GC-MS results showed that a total of 97 aroma components were measured in the smoke of the six cigars, and the types of aroma components were similar, but there were differences in their contents.

Rapid and sensitive determination of free fatty acids based on in-source microdroplet-driven derivatization coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry.

Accurate and sensitive measurements of free fatty acids (FFAs) in biological samples are valuable for diagnosing and prognosing diseases. In this study, an in-source microdroplet derivation strategy combined with high-resolution mass spectrometry was developed to analyze FFAs in lipid extracts of biological samples directly. FFAs were rapidly derivated with 2-picolylamine (PA) in the microdroplet which is derived by electrospray.

Effects of Simulated Nitrogen Deposition and Micro-Environment on the Functional Traits of Two Rare and Endangered Fern Species in a Subtropical Forest.

Although the effects of N deposition on forest plants have been widely reported, few studies have focused on rare and endangered fern species (REFs). Information is also lacking on the effects of micro-environments on REFs. We investigated the effects of N addition (canopy and understory N addition, CAN, and UAN) and micro-environments (soil and canopy conditions) on the functional traits (growth, defense, and reproduction; 19 traits in total) of two REFs- and -in a subtropical forest in South China.