The Divergence of Flowering Time Modulated by Is Independent to Their Interaction and Binding Activities.

FLOWERING LOCUS T () and TERMINAL FLOWER1 () proteins share highly conserved amino acid residues but they play opposite regulatory roles in promoting and repressing the flowering response, respectively. Previous substitution models and functional analysis have identified several key amino acid residues which are critical for the promotion of flowering. However, the precise relationship between naturally occurring homologs and the mechanism of their role in flowering is still unclear.

Removal of dyes from aqueous solutions using activated carbon prepared from rice husk residue.

The treatment of dye wastewater by activated carbon (AC) prepared from rice husk residue wastes was studied. Batch adsorption studies were conducted to investigate the effects of contact time, initial concentration (50-450 mg/L), pH (3-11) and temperature (30-70 °C) on the removal of methylene blue (MB), neutral red, and methyl orange. Kinetic investigation revealed that the adsorption of dyes followed pseudo-second-order kinetics.