First complete genome sequence of tulip mild mottle mosaic virus (Ophiovirus tulipae).

Tulip mild mottle mosaic disease, caused by tulip mild mottle mosaic virus (TMMMV, species Ophiovirus tulipae), was first reported in Japan in 1979. TMMMV has a negative-sense ssRNA genome and is closely related to ophioviruses such as Mirafiori lettuce big vein virus (MLBVV, Ophiovirus mirafioriense). However, its complete nucleotide sequence has not yet been reported.

Characterization of tulip streak virus, a novel virus associated with the family .

In Japan, tulip-growing areas have been plagued by viral diseases for decades, but the viruses causing the damage remain undescribed. In this study, and plants mechanically inoculated with crude sap from a symptomatic tulip flower exhibited necrosis symptoms. Additionally, flexuous and filamentous virus particles were detected by electron microscopy analysis.

Pinpoint-fluorinated phenacenes: new synthesis and solubility enhancement strategies.

The Pd(II)-catalyzed cyclizations of 2,2-difluorovinylated biaryls, following a Friedel-Crafts-type mechanism, provide a new route to pinpoint-fluorinated phenacenes. The single fluorine substituent stabilized the synthesized fluoropicenes (fluoro[5]phenacenes) toward aerial oxidation and contributed to their solubility in organic solvents. For example, 6- and 13-fluoropicenes were 25- and 15-fold more soluble in THF than nonfluorinated picene.