Comparative mitogenomes of three species in Moenkhausia: Rare irregular gene rearrangement within Characidae.

Generally, a teleostean group possesses only one type or a set of similar mitochondrial gene arrangements. However, a new type of gene arrangement has been identified in the mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Moenkhausia. Here, three newly sequenced complete mitogenomes of tetras (Characidae: Moenkhausia) are presented (M.

A near-infrared fluorescent probe for evaluating endogenous hydrogen peroxide during ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), as a major component of reactive oxygen species (ROS), plays an important role in normal physiological processes. A H2O2 burst also occurs in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) process and causes a series of physiological and pathological injuries. Therefore, it is important to determine concentration fluctuations of H2O2.

Theoretical study of the spectroscopic and nonlinear optical properties of trans- and cis-4-hydroxyazobenzene.

We investigate the molecular structure, vibrational and electronic absorption spectra, and electronic hyperpolarizabilities of trans and cis isomers of 4-hydroxyazobenzene (HOAB) via density functional theory. Results show that the azo dye exhibits a high third-order nonlinear optical response and good optical transparency. Both the basis set and the functional are important influences on the results obtained when calculating the absorption spectrum and NLO response.

Size-, electric-field-, and frequency-dependent third-order nonlinear optical properties of hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters.

We investigated the electronic properties and second hyperpolarizabilities of hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters (H-SiNCs) by using the density functional theory method. The effects of cluster size, external electric field and incident frequency on the second hyperpolarizability were also examined, respectively. We found that small H-SiNCs exhibit large second hyperpolarizability.