Publications by authors named "Yimeng Zheng"
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- Researchers studied how lactate affects growth and important biochemical traits of four microalgae used in aquaculture to enhance their biomass production.
- The results showed that while lactate improved growth rates in I. galbana, higher concentrations negatively impacted photosynthetic efficiency.
- Overall, lactate increased total lipid and protein content across all strains, but its effect on chlorophyll and carotenoid levels varied based on concentration.
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- The mitochondrial genome is an effective tool for identifying cryptic species within the Scutigeromorpha group, often overlooked using only morphological characteristics.
- Advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) allowed researchers to obtain complete mitochondrial genomes from four locations in China, all having similar gene composition to an already published genome.
- The study identified potential cryptic species among the specimens and provided insights into the evolutionary relationships among different scutigeromorph groups, highlighting the importance of genetic analysis in species identification.
Large deletions and duplications are the most frequent causative mutations in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), but genetic profile varied greatly among reports. We performed a comprehensive molecular investigation in 95 Chinese BMD patients. All patients were divided into three subtypes: normal muscle strength (type 1) in 18 cases, quadriceps myopathy (type 2) in 20 cases, and limb-girdle weakness (type 3) in 57 cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe spice flavour compound 2, 2'-difurfuryl ether (DFE) is widely utilised in the food industry as it has a coffee-like, nutty, earthy, mushroom-like odour. However, despite intensive research efforts, to date, an environmentally friendly and practical synthetic preparation technique for 2, 2'-difurfuryl ether is still unavailable. Here, we investigate a new approach using polyoxometalate catalysts to selectively catalytically dehydrate furfuryl alcohol to 2, 2'-difurfuryl ether.
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