The organized lignocellulosic assemblies of cell walls provide the structural integrity required for the large statures of terrestrial plants. Silencing two CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD) genes in Nicotiana attenuata produced plants (ir-CAD) with thin, red-pigmented stems, low CAD and sinapyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity, low lignin contents, and rubbery, structurally unstable stems whe...

Potato soft rot, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Lelliottia amnigena (Enterobacter amnigenus), is a serious and widespread disease affecting global potato production. Both salicylic acid (SA) proline (Pro) play important roles in enhancing tuber resistance to rot. However, combined effects of SA Pro on defense responses tubers L. infection remain unknown. Hence, controlling newly emerging ro...

With stoichiometric H(2)O(2) as oxidant, dibenzothiophene (DBT) is oxidized to its corresponding sulfone with high efficiency, catalyzed by a sub-valence heteronuclear peroxotungstate, [C(18)H(37)N(CH(3))(3)](4)[H(2)Se(IV)(3)W(6)O(34)], under mild biphase conditions and the catalyst shows remarkable selectivity of catalytic oxidation towards DBT, cinnamyl alcohol and quinoline.

BACKGROUND 4-Hydroxycinnamyl alcohols are a class of natural plant secondary metabolites that include p-coumaryl alcohol, caffeyl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol and sinapyl alcohol, and have physiological, ecological and biomedical significance. While it is necessary to investigate the biological pathways and economic value of these alcohols, research is hindered because of their limited availabili...

Podosphaera xanthii causes powdery mildew of cucumber, and is associated with significant yield quality losses. Development resistant or tolerant varieties the most effective eco-friendly strategy for management. An important host resistance mechanism based on recognition conserved genes, resulting in durable resistance. To determine mechanisms total RNAs were isolated from cultivar Meltem, lin...

An electrochemically assisted “block and unblock” procedure is employed to immobilise three enzymes (alcohol dehydrogenase, formaldehyde dehydrogenase formate dehydrogenase) sequentially independently at individual gold electrodes.

Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant byproduct from cereal crops that can potentially be valorized as a feedstock to produce biomaterials. Zea mays CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 2 (ZmCAD2) involved in lignification, and promising target improve the cellulose-to-glucose conversion of maize stover. Here, we analyzed field-grown zmcad2 Mutator transposon insertional mutant. Zmcad2 mutant plants...

Leaf removal is a grapevine canopy management technique widely used to modify the source-sink balance and/or microclimate around berry clusters to optimize fruit composition. In general, the removal of basal leaves before flowering reduces fruit set, hence achieving looser clusters, and improves grape composition since yield is generally curtailed more than proportionally to leaf area itself. A...