ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
June 2024
The long-term objective in the field of heterogeneous catalysis is to develop an enzyme-like catalytic pathway that can achieve exceptional catalytic performance even at low temperatures. Herein, we have demonstrated a heterogeneous oxidase-type catalysis on the ZnO-supported Ru clusters (Ru/ZnO) for efficient H generation from an aqueous solution of formaldehyde (HCHO) at low temperatures. Due to its unique reaction pathway, the Ru/ZnO catalysts exhibited a temperature-insensitive activity for H generation at the temperature of 15 to 45 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlfin-like (AL) proteins are an important class of transcription factor (TF) widely distributed in eukaryotes and play vital roles in many aspects of plant growth and development. AL proteins contain an Alfin-like domain and a specific PHD-finger structure domain at the N-terminus and C-terminus, respectively. The PHD domain can bind to a specific (C/A) CAC element in the promoter region and affect plant growth and development by regulating the expression of functional genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int
November 2023
Aquaculture products have been a key source of protein in the human food supply. Contamination by microplastics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) directly affects food quality and safety. Plastic fishing gear and the long-term misuse of antibiotics result in the persistent residue, migration, and spread of microplastics and ARGs in the aquaculture environment, causing in ecological imbalance and endangering human security.
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December 2023
How to reduce microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystem has become the focus of the global attention. The re-removal of microplastics of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent is gradually being put on the agenda. Recently, algae have been used as an ecofriendly remediation strategy for microplastic removal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the intensification of microplastic pollution globally, aquaculture environments also face risks of microplastic contamination through various pathways such as plastic fishing gear. Compared to wild aquatic products, cultured aquatic products are more susceptible to microplastic exposure through fishing tackle, thus assessing the impacts of microplastics on farmed species and human health. However, current research on microplastic pollution and its ecological effects in aquaculture environments still remains insufficient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlfin-like (AL) transcription factors are a family of plant-specific genes with a PHD-finger-like structural domain at the C-terminus and a DUF3594 structural domain at the N-terminus that play important roles in plant development and stress response. In the present study, genome-wide identification and analysis were performed of the AL protein family in cultivated tomato () and three wild relatives (, and ) to evaluate their response to different abiotic stresses. A total of 39 were identified and classified into four groups and based on phylogenetic tree and evolutionary analysis were shown to have formed prior to the differentiation of monocotyledons and dicots.
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