Transcriptome profiling uncovers differentially expressed genes linked to nutritional quality in vegetable soybean.

Vegetative soybean (maodou or edamame) serves as a nutrient-rich food source with significant potential for mitigating global nutritional deficiencies. This study undertook a thorough examination of the nutritional profiles and transcriptomic landscapes of six soybean cultivars, including three common cultivars (Heinong551, Heinong562, and Heinong63) and three fresh maodou cultivars (Heinong527, HeinongXS4, and HeinongXS5). Nutrient analysis of the seeds disclosed notable differences in the levels of protein, fat, soluble sugars, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, and zinc across the cultivars.

F-FP-DTBZ PET/CT detectable associations between monoaminergic depletion in the putamen with rigidity and the pallidus with tremor in Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: The motor subtypes of Parkinson's disease (PD) are widely accepted and implemented. However, the motor subtypes have been thought to represent different stages of PD recently because some patients experience tremor-dominant (TD) conversion to the non-tremor-dominant subtype, such as postural instability-gait difficulty (PIGD). In this study, we explore the monoaminergic denervation features of the striatal and extra-striatal areas in patients with different subtypes of PD with F-9-fluoropropyl-(+)-dihydrotetrabenazine (F-FP-DTBZ) PET/CT.

Metal cation-induced conformational changes of soybean protein isolate/soybean soluble polysaccharide and their effects on high-internal-phase emulsion properties.

Background: Metal ions commonly inevitably appear in food products and have adverse effects on high-internal-phase emulsions (HIPEs) foods, but conformational conversion of soybean protein isolate (SPI)/soybean soluble polysaccharide (SSPS) on the interface layer of HIPEs influenced by different metal ions has rarely been reported.

Results: Here, the conformational conversion of SPI/SSPS induced by Na , K , Ca , Mg and Fe ions and its effects on HIPEs were investigated. After adding the ions to SPI and SPI/SSPS dispersions, the particle size and zeta potential results showed different degrees of flocculation; the zeta potential and Fourier transform infrared spectra indicated that SPI and SPI/SSPS changes in structure involve electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding.

Improvement in texture and color of soy protein isolate gel containing capsorubin and carotenoid emulsions following microwave heating.

The effects of microwave heating on the properties and pigment release of soybean protein isolate (SPI) emulsion gel and hydrogel were investigated. The properties of the samples were analyzed by rheology and texture. The results showed that the hardness of the emulsion gel was lower than that of the hydrogel, but the cohesiveness was the opposite.

Conformational evolution of soybean protein-polysaccharide at oil-water interface in simulated gastric environment in vitro.

The conformation and characteristics of soybean hull polysaccharide (SHP)/soy bean protein isolate (SPI) complex at oil-water interface in simulated gastric environment in vitro were discussed. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) thermodynamic results illustrated that SPI formed a complex with SHP. ζ-potential and microstructure showed a flocculation phenomenon after SPI/SHP emulsion droplet treatment (especially at 60 min), which indicated that the inter droplet steric hindrance and repulsion were reduced after the emulsion was treated.

Characterization of enzymatic cross-linking soy protein isolate xerogels and its shape memory effect induced by ethylcellulose.

In this study, the deformation behavior of soybean protein isolate (SPI) xerogels cross-linked with different transglutaminase (TGase) concentrations was investigated. The gel properties of TGase cross-linked SPI were analyzed by rheology and texture. Results showed that 0.

Application of soy protein isolate fiber and soy soluble polysaccharide non-covalent complex: A potential way for pH-triggered release.

The non-covalent interactions between protein and polysaccharide have the potential to design responsive materials. In this study, soy protein isolate fiber/soy soluble polysaccharide (SPIF/SSPS) non-covalent complex was used to create an emulsion, and the pH-response performance was evaluated by investigating their microstructure, interfacial properties, and stability at pH values of 2.0-10.

Corrigendum: Diagnostic value of striatal F-FP-DTBZ PET in Parkinson's disease.

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Brain microglia activation and peripheral adaptive immunity in Parkinson's disease: a multimodal PET study.

Background: Abnormal activation of immune system is an important pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, but the relationship between peripheral inflammation, central microglia activation and dopaminergic degeneration remains unclear.

Objectives: To evaluate the brain regional microglia activation and its relationship with clinical severity, dopaminergic presynaptic function, and peripheral inflammatory biomarkers related to adaptive immunity.

Methods: In this case-control study, we recruited 23 healthy participants and 24 participants with early-stage Parkinson's disease.

Synthesis of functional dicationic ionic liquids for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

Mono-cationic ionic liquids (MILs) have been widely utilized for the treatment of lignocelluloses. However, the hydrophilic property of MILs increases the difficulty of isolating sugars and their reuse, which limits their industrial application. In the present study, a series of dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) were synthesized with totally different di-cations and di-anions.

Fabrication and emulsifying properties of non-covalent complexes between soy protein isolate fibrils and soy soluble polysaccharides.

Non-covalent complexes (SPIF/SSPS) of soy protein isolate fibrils (SPIF) and soy soluble polysaccharides (SSPS) were fabricated and used to stabilize oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. FT-IR spectroscopy and zeta potential results demonstrated that the interactions between SPIF and SSPS mainly include hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions. The presence of SSPS decreased the particle size and surface hydrophobicity of SPIF, resulting in a decrease and redshift of the fluorescence intensity.

Breeding a Soybean Cultivar Heinong 531 with Peking-Type Cyst Nematode Resistance, Enhanced Yield, and High Seed-Oil Contents.

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a destructive threat to soybean production. It is economically important to develop a new SCN-resistant soybean cultivar with high yield and other good agronomic traits. In this study, a yellow-seed-coated and yellow-hilum-pigmented cultivar Heinong 531 belonging to maturity group I was developed by a pedigree breeding method through a test-cross between a female parental SCN-resistant soybean cultivar Pengdou 158 and a male parental line F (high-yield but SCN-susceptible Hefeng 55 × SCN-resistant Kangxian 12).

Diurnal Regulation of Plant Epidermal Wax Synthesis through Antagonistic Roles of the Transcription Factors SPL9 and DEWAX.

Plant surface waxes form an outer barrier that protects the plant from many forms of environmental stress. The deposition of cuticular waxes on the plant surface is regulated by external environmental changes, including light and dark cycles. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms controlling light regulation of wax production are still poorly understood, especially at the posttranscriptional level.

The association between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor Δ rs3777744, rs3798343, and rs6922548 and coronary artery disease.

: The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor Δ (PPARD) and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). To this end, a prospective observational single-center study of the clinical data from 880 subjects in a Chinese population was conducted. : A total of 880 subjects, including 609 CAD patients and 271 control subjects, were selected for the present study.

Insight into the effects of modifying chromophores on the performance of quinoline-based dye-sensitized solar cells.

A series of organic dyes based on quinoline as an electron-deficient π-linker, were designed and synthesized for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) application. These push-pull conjugated dyes, sharing same anchoring group with distinctive electron-rich donating groups such as N,N-diethyl (DEA-Q), 3,6-dimethoxy carbazole (CBZ-Q), bis(4-butoxyphenyl)amine (BPA-Q), were synthesized by Riley oxidation of CH followed by Knoevenagel condensation of the corresponding aldehyde precursors 2a-c with cyanoacrylic acid. The optical, electrochemical, theoretical calculation and photovoltaic properties with these three dyes were systematically investigated.

The Acyl Desaturase CER17 Is Involved in Producing Wax Unsaturated Primary Alcohols and Cutin Monomers.

We report n-6 monounsaturated primary alcohols (C, C, and C homologs) in the cuticular waxes of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) inflorescence stem, a class of wax not previously reported in Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis cer17 mutant was completely deficient in these monounsaturated alcohols, and CER17 was found to encode a predicted ACYL-COENZYME A DESATURASE LIKE4 (ADS4). Studies of the Arabidopsis cer4 mutant and yeast variously expressing CER4 (a predicted fatty acyl-CoA reductase) with CER17/ADS4, demonstrated CER4's principal role in synthesis of these monounsaturated alcohols.

De novo Assembly and Characterization of the Fruit Transcriptome of Idesia polycarpa Reveals Candidate Genes for Lipid Biosynthesis.

Idesia polycarpa, is a valuable oilseed-producing tree of the Flacourtiaceae family that has the potential to fulfill edible oil production and is also a possible biofuel feedstock. The fruit is unique in that it contains both saturated and unsaturated lipids present in pericarp and seed, respectively. However, triglyceride synthesis and storage in tissues outside of the seeds has been poorly studied in previous researches.

AKT kinase activity is required for lithium to modulate mood-related behaviors in mice.

Bipolar disorder (BP) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder, affecting ∼2% of the worldwide population, for which the etiological basis, pathogenesis, and neurocircuitry remain poorly understood. Individuals with BP suffer from recurrent episodes of mania and depression, which are commonly treated with the mood stabilizer lithium. However, nearly half of BP patients do not respond adequately to lithium therapy and the clinically relevant mechanisms of lithium for mood stabilization remain elusive.

Seventeen-year follow-up study on chromosomal aberrations in five victims accidentally exposed to several Gy of 60Co gamma-rays.

On 25 June 1990, a radiation accident occurred in a (60)Co source radiation unit in Shanghai, due to violations in operation regulations. This accident resulted in the exposure of seven individuals to acute high-dose and dose-rate whole-body external irradiation. Conventional chromosomal aberration analysis, G-banding automatic karyotype analysis and/or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) painting methods were used to analyze chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes from five of the victims 24 h to 17 years after accidental exposure to 1.