The degradation of cytokinins in plants is controlled by the flavoprotein cytokinin dehydrogenase (EC 1.5.99.12). Cytokinin dehydrogenase from maize showed the ability to use oxidation products of guaiacol, 4-methylcatechol, acetosyringone and several other compounds as electron acceptors. These results led us to explore the cability for indirect production of suitable electron acceptors by dif...

A set of model nucleophiles of gradually changing nucleophilicity is used to probe the glycosylation reaction mechanism. Glycosylations of ethanol-based acceptors, bearing varying amounts of fluorine atoms, report on the dependency of the stereochemistry in condensation reactions on the nucleophilicity of the acceptor. Three different glycosylation systems were scrutinized, that differ in the r...

Herein, the incorporation of TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs), SiO NPs, and their nanocomposite (STNC) to enhance optoelectronic properties hybrid poly[9,9′‐di‐ n ‐octylfluorenyl‐2,7‐diyl] (F8), poly[2‐methoxy‐5(2‐ethylhexyl)‐1,4‐phenylenevinylene)] (MEH‐PPV), poly[2‐methoxy‐5‐(3,7‐dimethyl‐octyloxy)‐1,4‐phenylenevinylene]‐end capped with dimethylphenyl (MDMO–PPV–DMP) are revealed. The tune donor (F8)...

State of the art organic solar cells exhibit power conversion efficiencies 18 % and above. These devices benefit from suppression free charge recombination with regard to Langevin-limit encounter in a homogeneous medium. It has been recognized that main cause suppressed is reformation resplitting transfer states at interface between donor acceptor domains. Here, we use kinetic Monte Carlo simul...

Quantum dots (QDs) are common as luminescing markers for imaging in biological applications because their optical properties seem to be inert against their surrounding solvent. This, together with broad and strong absorption bands and intense, sharp tuneable luminescence bands, makes them interesting candidates for methods utilizing Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), e. g. for sensitive ...

formation of the molecular complexes between meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (tpp) and the p-acceptors 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (ddq) and tetracyanothylene (tcne) in chloroform solution was investigated spectrophotometrically. the formation constants of the resulting 1:1 molecular complexes were determined using the benesi-hildebrand and nash methods. the tpp-ddq proved to be more stable ...