Polyaniline/carbon (Pani/C) composites were synthesized by oxidative polymerization of aniline in the presence of carbon material at different pH values. Composites obtained possess identical ...composition (56 wt% of polymer as determined by CHNS elemental analysis) but differ in morphology and porous structure. Biomass-derived activated carbon having specific surface area of 1740 m
2
g
−1
was used as carbon component. Porous structure was characterized by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. The electrochemical behavior of the samples was investigated by cyclic voltammetry in a three-electrode cell in different electrolytes: aqueous 1 M H
2
SO
4
and 1 M solution of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIMBF
4
) in acetonitrile (ILE). Based on cyclic voltammetry data mechanism of polyaniline transformations in ILE involving BMIM
+
as a proton source was proposed. Symmetric supercapacitors (SC) were assembled with Pani/C electrodes and ILE. Study of SC by the set of electrochemical techniques and investigation of the electrode structure prior and after stability tests performed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy allowed to reveal the main regularities of SC performance and evolution of material properties.
This paper reports a facile and green method for conversion of graphene oxide (GO) into graphene by low-temperature heating (80 °C) in the presence of a glass wafer. Compared to conventional GO ...chemical reduction methods, the presented approach is easy-scalable, operationally simple, and based on the use of a non-toxic recyclable deoxygenation agent. The efficiency of the proposed method is further expanded by the fact that it can be applied for reducing both GO suspensions and large-scale thin films formed on various substrates prior to the reduction process. The quality of the obtained reduced graphene oxide (rGO) strongly depends on the type of the used glass wafer, and, particularly, magnesium silicate glass can provide rGO with the C/O ratio of 7.4 and conductivity of up to 33000 S*cm
. Based on the data obtained, we have suggested a mechanism of the observed reduction process in terms of the hydrolysis of the glass wafer with subsequent interaction of the leached alkali and alkali earth cations and silicate anions with graphene oxide, resulting in elimination of the oxygen-containing groups from the latter one. The proposed approach can be efficiently used for low-cost bulk-quantity production of graphene and graphene-based materials for a wide field of applications.
A series of carbon/polyaniline (C/Pani) composites were synthesized by oxidative polymerization of aniline in the presence of carbon in acid media. Biomass-derived activated carbon (AC) having ...1740m2/g surface area was used as the carbon component. The aniline loadings varied from 8 to 60wt%. A composition of the composites was determined by CHNS analysis. Porous structure of polyaniline, carbon and C/Pani composites was characterized with nitrogen adsorption at 77K. Structure of the composites, polyaniline and carbon was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Electrochemical properties of the samples were investigated by cyclic voltammetry technique in 1M H2SO4 at 25°C. It has been shown that the aniline loading and presence of the carbon in the reaction mixture determine final product of the polymerization. At the aniline loading <30wt%, 4-aminodiphenilamine (4-ADPA) and phenazine-ring containing structures (PhzR) being intermediates in the aniline polymerization are predominantly formed and registered by electrochemical methods. Polyaniline formation is observed for the samples with aniline loading >40wt%.
Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) technology was recently employed to identify a large number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) for linkage mapping of a North American and ...Eastern Asian Populus species. However, there is also the need for high-density genetic linkage maps for the European aspen (P. tremula) as a tool for further mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and marker-assisted selection of the Populus species native to Europe.
We established a hybrid F1 population from the cross of two aspen parental genotypes diverged in their phenological and morphological traits. We performed RADseq of 122 F1 progenies and two parents yielding 15,732 high-quality SNPs that were successfully identified using the reference genome of P. trichocarpa. 2055 SNPs were employed for the construction of maternal and paternal linkage maps. The maternal linkage map was assembled with 1000 SNPs, containing 19 linkage groups and spanning 3054.9 cM of the genome, with an average distance of 3.05 cM between adjacent markers. The paternal map consisted of 1055 SNPs and the same number of linkage groups with a total length of 3090.56 cM and average interval distance of 2.93 cM. The linkage maps were employed for QTL mapping of one-year-old seedlings height variation. The most significant QTL (LOD = 5.73) was localized to LG5 (96.94 cM) of the male linkage map, explaining 18% of the phenotypic variation.
The set of 15,732 SNPs polymorphic in aspen and high-density genetic linkage maps constructed for the P. tremula intra-specific cross will provide a valuable source for QTL mapping and identification of candidate genes facilitating marker-assisted selection in European aspen.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
In this review, the application of CRISPR/Cas9 plant genome editing using alternative transformation methods is discussed. Genome editing by the CRISPR/Cas9 system is usually implemented via the ...generation of transgenic plants carrying Cas9 and sgRNA genes in the genome. Transgenic plants are usually developed by in vitro regeneration from single transformed cells, which requires using different in vitro culture-based methods. Despite their common application, these methods have some disadvantages and limitations. Thus, some methods of plant transformation that do not depend on in vitro regeneration have been developed. These methods are known as "in planta" transformation. The main focus of this review is the so-called floral dip in planta transformation method, although other approaches are also described. The main features of in planta transformation in the context of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing are discussed. Furthermore, multiple ways to increase the effectiveness of this approach and to broaden its use in different plant species are considered.
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BFBNIB, DOBA, GIS, IJS, IZUM, KILJ, KISLJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
PtCo alloys have long been known to possess higher activity in the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction compared to pure Pt. This work addresses the influence of the chemical order on the ...electrocatalytic activity of PtCo alloy, the phenomenon, which has been already documented in the literature but yet poorly understood. Single crystalline PtCo(001) alloy films were epitaxially grown on Mg(001) substrates and used as model electrodes to study the influence of the chemical order on the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction. Electrodes with close Pt:Co atomic ratios in the bulk and near surface region show grossly different electrocatalytic activities against the chemical order, the ordered L10 phase being ca. 7 times more active than the disordered fcc A1 structure. Electronic structure calculations and quantum mechanical theory of electron transfer are utilized to provide a rational for this remarkable phenomenon.
The presented clinical observation reflects the difficulties of differential diagnosis of progressive kidney damage in a patient with sarcoidosis who has undergone a new coronavirus infection. The ...differential circle included interstitial nephritis as an exacerbation of the underlying disease, acute drug-induced kidney injury, acute glomerulonephritis. Nephrobiopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute sarcoid tubulointerstitial nephritis with acute tubular necrosis. Timely administration of corticosteroids led to the control of the sarcoidosis process, restoration of kidney function.
Clinical cases of the relevance of self-control of glycemia, diet, and physical activity in patients with diabetes are presented. The role of the general practitioner in training of patients in ...self-monitoring is shown, and algorithms for determining the risk of developing diabetes mellitus in general therapeutic practice are given.
Cardiovascular calcification (CVC) makes a significant contribution to the manifestation of cardiovascular complications in patients with chronic kidney disease. Early CVC markers are currently being ...actively studied to optimize cardio-renoprotective strategies. We performed a prospective comparative analysis of the following factors: FGF-23, a-Klotho, sclecrostin, phosphate, parathyroid hormone, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), central systolic pressure as an independent determinant of CVC.
The study included 131 patients with chronic kidney disease 25D st. Serum levels of FGF-23, Klotho, and sclerostin were evaluated using the ELISA method. Vascular augmentation (stiffness) indices, central arterial pressure (using the SphygmoCor device), calcification of heart valves and the degree of aortic calcification (aortic radiography) were also investigated. The observation period was 2 years.
According to the Spearman correlation analysis, the percent of calcification increase and the change in Klotho level are most related. According to ROC analysis, a decrease in serum levels of Klotho by 50 units or more is a significant predictor of an increase in aortic calcification of 50% or more with a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 77%. Using logistic regression analysis, it was found that a serum Klotho level 632 pg/L predicts an eGFR below a median level of 48 ml/min/1.73 m2 with a sensitivity of 85.5% and a specificity of 78.5%. Wherein OR 17.477 (CI 95% 8.04637.962; p0.001).
The factor most associated with CVC is Klotho. Decreased serum level of Klotho is a predictor of aortic calcification. In addition, the initial serum level of Klotho is a predictor of eGFR after 2 years.
Potato virus Y (PVY) is one of the most common and harmful plant viruses. Translation of viral RNA starts with the interaction between the plant cap-binding translation initiation factors eIF4E and ...viral genome-linked protein (VPg) covalently attached to the viral RNA. Disruption of this interaction is one of the natural mechanisms of plant resistance to PVY. The multigene eIF4E family in the potato (
Solanum tuberosum
L.) genome contains genes for the translation initiation factors eIF4E1, eIF4E2, and eIF(iso)4E. However, which of these factors can be recruited by the PVY, as well as the mechanism of this interaction, remain obscure. Here, we showed that the most common VPg variant from the PVY strain NTN interacts with eIF4E1 and eIF4E2, but not with eIF(iso)4E. Based on the VPg, eIF4E1, and eIF4E2 models and data on the natural polymorphism of VPg amino acid sequence, we suggested that the key role in the recognition of potato cap-binding factors belongs to the R104 residue of VPg. To verify this hypothesis, we created VPg mutants with substitutions at position 104 and examined their ability to interact with potato eIF4E factors. The obtained data were used to build the theoretical model of the VPg-eIF4E2 complex that differs significantly from the earlier models of VPg complexes with eIF4E proteins, but is in a good agreement with the current biochemical data.
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