Publications by authors named "Qiushui Zhang"

Plant fatty acids (FAs) are critical components of lipids and play an important role in coping with pollution-induced stress. However, the relationship between the fluctuating changes of FAs and the toxic effects of pollutants is not clear. Here, we analyzed and identified 19 FAs, namely 14 medium and long chain fatty acids (MLCFAs) and 5 very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs).

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  • 1,5-pentanediol (1,5-PDO) is crucial for making polyurethanes, and while it's usually produced chemically, there's a rising interest in making it more sustainably through biosynthesis.* -
  • This study created a new pathway in E. coli for producing 1,5-PDO from lysine, utilizing specific enzymes and optimizing conditions to enhance production efficiency.* -
  • The innovative approach combines cofactor recycling and transamination reactions, achieving a production level of 4.03 mM of 1,5-PDO, offering a greener alternative to traditional methods.*
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As representatives of allelopathy, weeds consistently coexist with crops, exhibiting mutual growth inhibition. At the same time, herbicides are usually employed to control weeds. However, few studies have investigated how herbicides will affect allelopathy between crops and their neighboring weeds.

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Increasingly intensive agricultural practices are leading not only to herbicide contamination but also to nutritional stress on nontarget plants. This study evaluated the role of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the dual stress response of herbicide dichlorprop and micronutrient Fe in . Our results revealed that co-treatment with 20 μM zinc protoporphyrin (a specific inhibitor of HO-1) reduced the activity of HO-1 by 21.

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Objective: To investigate the influence factors for social adaptive behavior of children.

Methods: Six hundred children of 6 to 12 years old were investigated with the adaptive behavior assessment form of American children (AAMD-ABS revised edition). The influence factors for social adaptability of children were analyzed by stepwise regression.

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