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06 2014
Sterols are vital components of all eukaryotic cells. QIBEBT and UWA have now reported the unique sterol biosynthetic pathway and revealed co-regulation of sterol production and fatty acid synthesis in an oleaginous microalga. Sterols are vital components of all eukaryotic cells. However, little is known about the roles, biosynthesis, and regulation of sterols in microalgae. A joint research team led by Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese A...
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05 2014
Poplar has many advantages as a tree model for woody plant biology. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying secondary wall formation remain elusive in poplar. QIBEBT scientists have firstly reported the molecular mechanism of PdC3H17 and PdC3H18 regulating secondary wall formation in poplar and Arabidopsis. Poplar has many advantages as a tree model for woody plant biology. These include rapid and perennial growth, moderate genome size, biomass-related traits and relatively easy transformation. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying secondary w...
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05 2014The low-speed electric vehicle industry has been rapidly developing globally due to their advantages in low prices, convenient charge/discharge, and etc.. However, the application of lead-acid batteries in low-speed electric vehicles, which can ca...
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04 2014
Functional nanostructured materials are extensively studied aiming at improving the sensitivity and selectivity of the chemical/biosensors. The non-silicon based ordered mesoporous carbons are a kind of metastable carbon crystals with large surface area, well-defined pore size, and flexible framework. QIBEBT scientists developed an electrochemical sensing system based on OMCs and the system has been employed to selectively and sensitively detect nitrophenol isomers and nitrophenyl organophosphates in seawater and wastewater. Functional nanostructured materials are extensively studied aiming at improving the sensitivity and selectivity of the chemical/biosensors. The non-silicon based ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs) are a kind of metastable carbon crystals with large...
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04 2014
Cellular heterogeneity that arises from stochastic expression of genes, proteins and metabolites is a fundamental principle of cell biology. A research team from Single Cell Center, QIBEBT, has now established a novel approach for label-free measurement of cellular triacylglycerol (TAG) content at single-cell resolution by Raman microspectroscopy. Moreover they demonstrated the capability of the approach for monitoring the quantitative dynamics of TAG production in microalgae cells. Cellular heterogeneity that arises from stochastic expression of genes, proteins and metabolites is a fundamental principle of cell biology. However, mechanistic data are often masked in average values measured from heterogeneous populations. Alth...
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04 2014Lignocellulosic biomass has great potential as an abundant and renewable source of fermentable sugars via microbial enzymatic saccharification. In previous studies, several microbial communities have been developed to convert lignocellulose effect...
