Screening of Sugarcane Proteins Associated with Defense against subsp. , Agent of Ratoon Stunting Disease.

Sugarcane is the most important sugar crop and one of the leading energy-producing crops in the world. Ratoon stunting disease (RSD), caused by the bacterium subsp. , poses a huge threat to ratoon crops, causing a significant yield loss in sugarcane.

Different clinical phenotypes of a pair of siblings with familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report and literature review.

Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) leads to high plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and early cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We treated a pair of siblings with FH. The cardiovascular manifestations in the proband were more severe than those in his elder sister, although they had almost similar LDL-C levels, ages, and lifestyles.

Reversible Luminescent Switching Induced by Heat/Water Treatment in a Zero-Dimensional Hybrid Antimony(Ⅲ) Chloride.

Recently zero-dimensional (0-D) inorganic-organic metal halides (IOMHs) have become a promising class of optoelectronic materials. Herein, we report a new photoluminescent (PL) 0-D antimony(III)-based IOMH single crystal, namely [HBPZ][SbCl]·HO (BPZ = benzylpiperazine). Photophysical characterizations indicate that [HBPZ][SbCl]·HO exhibits singlet/triplet dual-band emission.

Targets of statins intervention in LDL-C metabolism: Gut microbiota.

Increasing researches have considered gut microbiota as a new "metabolic organ," which mediates the occurrence and development of metabolic diseases. In addition, the liver is an important organ of lipid metabolism, and abnormal lipid metabolism can cause the elevation of blood lipids. Among them, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is related with ectopic lipid deposition and metabolic diseases, and statins are widely used to lower LDL-C.

The crosstalk between NLRP3 inflammasome and gut microbiome in atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis (AS) is chronic pathological process based on the inflammatory reaction associated with factors including vascular endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and autoimmunity. Inflammasomes are known to be at the core of the inflammatory response. As a pattern recognition receptor of innate immunity, the NLRP3 inflammasome mediates the secretion of inflammatory factors by activating the Caspase-1, which is important for maintaining the immune system and regulating the gut microbiome, and participates in the occurrence and development of AS.

Diaryl Ether Formation by a Versatile Thioesterase Domain.

Oxidative coupling and oxidative rearrangement are two of the most common biosynthetic strategies to form diaryl ethers. In contrast, enzymatic diaryl ether generation that proceeds in a nonoxidative manner has not been characterized thus far. Here, we discovered a versatile thioesterase (TE) domain from the nonreducing polyketide synthase (nrPKS) AN7909, which catalyzes diaryl ether formation through a series of successive steps involving esterification, a Smiles rearrangement, and hydrolysis.

Sea urchin-like microstructure pressure sensors with an ultra-broad range and high sensitivity.

Sensitivity and pressure range are two significant parameters of pressure sensors. Existing pressure sensors have difficulty achieving both high sensitivity and a wide pressure range. Therefore, we propose a new pressure sensor with a ternary nanocomposite FeO/C@SnO.

Highly oriented and polyoxometalate-incorporating surface-attached metal-organic frameworks for efficient dye adsorption and water oxidation.

We present a facile protocol for the controlled growth of highly oriented and polyoxometalate-incorporating HKUST-1 SURMOFs. Combining the spin-coating technique with alcohol-vapour induced growth, film thickness, crystallite orientation and crystal size can be precisely tuned. The SURMOFs exhibit excellent abilities in selective adsorption of cationic dyes and water oxidation.

Efficient modulation of photoluminescence by hydrogen bonding interactions between inorganic [MnBr] anions and organic cations.

The different hydrogen bond interactions in two organic-inorganic hybrid manganese halide compounds, namely [A]2[MnBr4] (A = N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium ([P14]+) for (1) and N-butyl-N-methylpiperidinium ([PP14]+) for (2)), lead to distinct photoluminescence quantum yields (81% for 1; 55% for 2). Further applications of luminescent 1 are also developed.

Supramolecular Organization of [TeCl] with Ionic Liquid Cations: Studies on the Electrical Conductivity and Luminescent Properties.

A series of hybrid tellurium chlorides based on ionic liquids (ILs), namely, α-[Bmim]TeCl (1, Bmim = 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium), β-[Bmim]TeCl (2), [HOOCMim]TeCl (3, HOOCMim = 1-carboxymethyl-3-methyl imidazolium), [Bzmim]TeCl (4, Bzmim = 1-benzyl-3-methyl imidazolium), [EPy]TeCl (5, EPy = 1-ethylpyridinium), [Bmmim]TeCl (6, Bmmim = 1-butyl-2,3-dimethyl imidazolium), have been synthesized and characterized. Different kinds of supramolecular networks have been obtained via self-assemblies of isolated [TeCl] anions and various ionic liquid cations. Interestingly, all the title compounds exhibit semiconducting behaviors: their optical absorption edges calculated from reflectance spectra are in the range of 2.

Liquid to liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of hainanmycin in feed.

Hainanmycin is a new veterinary polyether antibiotic and has few sensitive analytical method in present days. In this study, a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) relying on multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) detection was developed for analysis of hainanmycin in animal feed. Feed samples were extracted with ethyl acetate and purified by two steps of liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) to get rid of water solvable matrix and lipids one by one.

Microwave-assisted ionothermal synthesis of a water-stable Eu-coordination polymer: a Ba(2+) ion detector and fluorescence thermometer.

A water-stable Eu-coordination polymer (CP), namely [HMIm]Eu(DHBDC)2 (1) (HMIm = 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium; H2DHBDC = 2,5-dihydroxytelephthalic acid), was obtained using ionothermal synthesis. 1 represents the first coordination polymer capable of qualitative and quantitative detection of Ba(2+) in aqueous solutions with a fluorescent enhancement that is visible to the human eye, which can be ascribed to the formation of fluorescent compound Ba(DHBDC) (2) during the detection process. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) makes 1 a potential material for a fluorescence thermometer.

[Bmim]2SbCl5: a main group metal-containing ionic liquid exhibiting tunable photoluminescence and white-light emission.

An antimony-based photoluminescent ionic liquid, namely [Bmim]2SbCl5, has been synthesized and characterized. It exhibits bright yellow and white light emission, with quantum yield as high as 86.3% under UV irradiation.

Syntheses, structures and photocatalytic properties of five new praseodymium-antimony oxochlorides: from discrete clusters to 3D inorganic-organic hybrid racemic compounds.

Five novel praseodymium-antimony oxochloride (Pr-Sb-O-Cl) cluster-based compounds, namely (2-MepyH)2[Fe(1,10-phen)3]2[Pr4Sb12O18Cl14.6(OH)2.4(Hsal)]·H2O (1), (2-MepyH)2[Fe(1,10-phen)3]4{[Pr4Sb12O18Cl13.