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05 2015
Phytohormones are a class of signaling molecules that are produced intrinsically in plants. In higher plants, phytohormones are usually synthesized in one location and then transported to another location, exerting their physiological effects...
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04 2015
Efficient biological degradation of cellulosic biomass has been recognized as one major bottleneck in production of cellulosic liquid fuels or biogas, and as the one key step in the carbon cycle of biosphere. In a new work published online in...
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04 2015
The fascinating roles of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials in natural super-strong bio-composites (i.e. aragonite platelets in nacre and apatite platelets in bone) have aroused great interest in scientific communities to synthesize their artificial counterparts with controllable geometric and physical properties. Though much endeavor has been made to achieve a shape/size controlling synthesis, the lateral dimension of 2D Au nanocrystals had been long limited within the microscopic scale. In 2015, Prof. Chaoxu Li at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported that amyloid fibrils, a unique type of protein assembling nanostructures, may help extend the lateral length of 2D Au nanocrystals close to half a millimeter.
The fascinating roles of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials in natural super-strong bio-composites (i.e. aragonite platelets in nacre and apatite platelets in bone) have aroused great interest in scientific communities to synthesize their art...
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02 2015
Translationally-controlled tumor protein is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. Translationally-controlled tumor protein is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. The study of interaction between TCTP and eukaryotic elongation factor 1B revealed that the interaction with eEF1B is one of primary biological functions of TCTP.
Translationally-controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is conserved in eukaryotes and is an abundant protein involved in cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in the progress of carcinogenesis and inflammation. In 2007, prof. F...
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02 2015
Lithium ion capacitors are hybrid electrochemical energy storage devices which combine the intercalation mechanism of a lithium ion battery with the cathode of an electric double-layer capacitor. Researchers from QIBEBT have developed high performance capacitors using graphene based composites as electrodes, and applied them to electric bicycles.
Lithium ion capacitors (LICs) are hybrid electrochemical energy storage devices which combine the intercalation mechanism of a lithium ion battery with the cathode of an electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC). LICs are quite suitable for appl...
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12 2014
Glucosylglycerol has a range of potential applications in health, pharmacy and cosmetics due to its physiological, protein-stabilizing and antioxidative properties. In addition to chemical synthesis and enzymatic catalysis, it can be produced as a protective osmolyte in salt-stressed bacteria, such as the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. However, the hurdle of low efficiency and high cost makes the scalable production difficult. QIBEBT researchers have reported an efficient glucosylglycerol production and secretion by genetically modified and encapsulated Synechocystis cells grown in a semi-continuous manner. Glucosylglycerol (GG) has a range of potential applications in health, pharmacy and cosmetics due to its physiological, protein-stabilizing and antioxidative properties. In addition to chemical synthesis and enzymatic catalysis, GG can be produced...
