Morphology and Phylogeny of Neoscytalidium orchidacearum sp. nov. (Botryosphaeriaceae)

( Shi-ke Huang ),( Narumon Tangthirasunun ),( Alan J. L. Phillips ),( Dong-qin Dai ),( Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe ),( Ting-chi Wen ),( Ali H. Bahkali ),( Kevin D. Hyde ),( Ji-chuan Kang ) 한국균학회 2016 Mycobiology Vol.44 No.2

A coelomycete with characters resembling the asexual morphs in the family Botryosphaeriaceae was isolated from a fallen leaf of an orchid collected in Thailand. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses placed the strain in Neoscytalidium. Phylogenetic relationships among Neoscytalidium species were inferred by analyzing internal transcribed spacers and large subunit of rRNA sequence data and indicate that our strain is a new species, which is introduced and illustrated herein as Neoscytalidium orchidacearum sp. nov.

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Yew Gene Encoding Squalene Synthase from Taxus cuspidata

( Zhuo Shi Huang ),( Ke Ji Jiang ),( Yan Pi ),( Rong Hou ),( Zhi Hua Liao ),( Ying Cao ),( Xu Han ),( Qian Wang ),( Xiao Fen Sun ),( Ke Xuan Tang ) 생화학분자생물학회 2007 BMB Reports Vol.40 No.5

Early Efficacy of Endostar Combined with Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Cervical Cancers

Ke, Qing-Hua,Zhou, Shi-Qiong,Huang, Min,Lei, Yong,Du, Wei,Yang, Ji-Yuan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.3

The aim of this study was to investigate the early outcome of Endostar combined with chemoradiotherapy for advanced cervical cancer. Fifty-two cases (FIGO IIb to IVa) were divided randomly into two groups, receiving chemoradiotherapy alone (CRT group) and Endostar combined with chemoradiotherapy (CRT+E group). For the patients in the CRT+E group, Endostar was administered daily with the dosage of 7.5 $mg/m^2$, and cisplatin was administered weekly with the dosage of 20 $mg/m^2$ during the radiation. The regimens lasted for 4 weeks with no difference in chemoradiotherapy between the two groups. The early outcome complete remission rate was 73.1%, partial remission rate was 23.1% and the total response rate was 96.2% in CRT+E group, a significant improvement on the 34.6%, 42.3% and 76.9%, respectively, in the CRT group. One year survive rates were 100% and 84.6% in the CRT+E group and CRT groups, the difference being significant. Endostar combined with chemoradiotherapy can improve the early outcome of the advanced cervical cancer, and adverse effects were not encountered.

Room-temperature tensile strength and thermal shock behavior of spark plasma sintered W-K-TiC alloys

Ke Shi,Bo Huang,Bo He,Ye Xiao,Xiaoliang Yang,Youyun Lian,Xiang Liu,Jun Tang 한국원자력학회 2019 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.51 No.1

W-K-TiC alloys with different titanium carbide concentrations (0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2) wt.% werefabricated through Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering. The effects of the addition of nanoscaledTiC particles on the relative density, Vickers micro-hardness, microstructure, crystal information,thermal shock resistance, and tensile strength were investigated. It is revealed that the doped TiC nanoparticleslocated at the grain boundaries. The relative density and Vickers micro-hardness of W-K-TiCalloys was enhanced with TiC addition and the highest Vickers micro-hardness is 731.55. As the TiCaddition increased from 0.05 to 2 wt%, the room-temperature tensile strength raised from 141 to353 MPa. The grain size of the W-K-TiC alloys decreased sharply from 2.56 mm to 330 nm with theenhanced TiC doping. The resistance to thermal shock damage of W-K-TiC alloys was improved slightlywith the increased TiC addition

Hardening steels by the generation of transient phase using additive manufacturing

Huang, E-Wen,Lee, Soo Yeol,Jain, Jayant,Tong, Yang,An, Ke,Tsou, Nien-Ti,Lam, Tu-Ngoc,Yu, Dunji,Chae, Hobyung,Chen, Shi-Wei,Chen, Shih-Min,Chou, Hung-Sheng Elsevier 2019 Intermetallics Vol.109 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In the present work, the tensile properties of 15–5 PH steel fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) were examined with respect to the transient austenite phase. Compared with the 8%-transient-phase sample, the 18%-transient-phase one shows higher ultimate tensile strength and relatively low yield strength, as well as hardening behavior. We conducted <I>in-situ</I> neutron-diffraction study to examine the microstructure evolution for mechanistic understanding. After applying the external load, most non-equilibrium, retained austenite in the 8%-transient-phase sample transforms before the yield strength, whereas in the 18%-transient-phase sample only 50% of the austenite transforms. Accompanying with the phase transformation, a decrease in the dislocation density and the dislocation strain energy-assisted phase transformation of the ferrite phase are found in the 8%-transient-phase sample even before yielding, which, however, is not the case in the 18%-transient-phase sample. The study demonstrates the SLM enables tuning the amount of transient-phase ratio and coherency between phases to realize a mechanical property control for additive manufactured steel.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The tensile behavior was examined for 8%- and 18%-transient-phase additive manufacturing steels using in-situ neutron diffraction. </LI> <LI> The 18%-transient-phase sample exhibited higher ultimate tensile strength and low yield strength. </LI> <LI> The 18%-transient-phase specimen with more non-equilibrium γ-phase revealed a more profound strain hardening effect. </LI> </UL> </P>

Rhizosphere Inhibition of Cucumber Fusarium Wilt by Different Surfactinexcreting Strains of Bacillus subtilis

Ke Jia,Yu-Han Gao,Xiao-Qin Huang,Rong-Jun Guo,Shi-Dong Li 한국식물병리학회 2015 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.31 No.2

Bacillus subtilis B006 strain effectively suppresses the cucumber fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum (Foc). The population dynamics of Foc, strain B006 and its surfactin over-producing mutant B841 and surfactin-deficient mutant B1020, in the rhizosphere were determined under greenhouse conditions to elucidate the importance of the lipopeptides excreted by these strains in suppressing Foc. Results showed that B. subtilis strain B006 effectively suppressed the disease in natural soil by 42.9%, five weeks after transplanting, whereas B841 and B1020 suppressed the disease by only 22.6% and 7.1%, respectively. Quantitative PCR assays showed that effective colonization of strain B006 in the rhizosphere suppressed Foc propagation by more than 10 times both in nursery substrate and in field-infected soil. Reduction of Foc population at the cucumber stems in a range of 0.96 log10 ng/g to 2.39 log10 ng/g was attained at the third and the fifth weeks of B006 treatment in nursery substrate. In field-infected soil, all three treatments with B. subtilis suppressed Foc infection, indicated by the reduction of Foc population at a range of 2.91 log10 ng/g to 3.36 log10 ng/g at the stem base, one week after transplanting. This study reveals that the suppression of fusarium wilt disease is affected by the effective colonization of the surfactin-producing B. subtilis strain in the rhizosphere. These results improved our understanding of the biocontrol mechanism of the B. subtilis strain B006 in the natural soil and facilitate its application as biocontrol agent in the field.

Early Efficacy of Taxotere and Cisplatin Chemo-Radiotherapy for Advanced Cervical Cancer

Ke, Qing-Hua,Zhou, Shi-Qiong,Du, Wei,Lei, Yong,Huang, Min,Luo, Fei,Yang, Ji-Yuan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.2

The aim of this study was to investigate the early outcome of the taxotere and cisplatin chemoradiotherapy for advanced cervical cancer. Fifty-six cases (FIGO II b to IVa) were divided randomly into two groups: radiotherapy alone (28 cases) and radiation plus chemotherapy (TP) group. There was no difference in radiotherapy between the two groups. The RT+C cases who received TP regimen during the radiation, and DDP once weekly injection of vain, according to 20$mg/m^2$ and taxotere once weekly iv according to 35 $mg/m^2$. These regimens were given for 4~5weeks, and some medicines to control vomiting were available for the RT+C cases. The two groups received an oral medicine MA 160mg every day during the treatment. Regarding early outcome, the complete remission rate was 64.3% and partial remission rate was 35.7% in RT+C. The complete remission rate was 32.1% and partial remission rate was 39.3% in RT. The total response rate and complete remission in the RT+C group were higher than that in the RT group. We conclude that taxotere and cisplatin chemoradiotherapy can improve the early outcome of the advanced cervical cancer, the adverse effects being endurable.

Acaricidal activity and structure-activity relationships of Spiro- Butyrolactone derivatives against Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Shaoyong Ke,Ting Ke,Zhigang Zhang,Liqiao Shi,Daye Huang,Kaimei Wang,Ziwen Yang,Nina Yang 한국응용곤충학회 2018 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.21 No.3

The phytophagous mite is highly polyphagous and widespread in warmer regions and greenhouses around the world, and so the focus of novel acaricides is shifting towards more effective, ecofriendly new chemical entity with unique modes of action. In this study, eighteen spirobutyrolactones derived from natural tetronic acid have been synthesized and their acaricidal activities against Tetranychus cinnabarinus were investigated by slide-dip method. The results of preliminary bioassay indicate that some of these compounds exhibited promising acaricidal activities, especially, compounds 6 and 18 show significant activities against T. cinnabarinus than the commercial spirodiclofen 1 (27.37% mortality), and which present 58.55% and 82.24% mortality at tested dose, respectively. The relationship between structure and acaricidal activity was also discussed based on the experimental data, and which indicate that the compounds (16, 17 and 18) with non-substituted phenyl ring (R1=H) show obviously better activities. Especially, we also can find that substituted benzoyl unit will help to increase the activity than substituted phenylacetyl group.

Preparation and Characterization of Poly(ethylene glycol)-block- Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)-block-Poly(ethylene glycol) Triblock Copolymers

Liujun Shi,Wei Hu,Yongjin He,Yu Ke,Gang Wu,Meng Xiao,Langhuan Huang,Shaozao Tan 한국고분자학회 2020 Macromolecular Research Vol.28 No.4

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) as a hydrophobic block and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a hydrophilic block, were successfully synthesized, with an aim to broaden the potential application of PHBV in biomedical areas. Isophorone diisocyanate having two different reactive isocyanate groups was used as the coupling agent. Telechelic hydroxylated PHBV was prepared by alcoholysis reaction, isocyanate modified and finally reacted with PEG. Molecular weight of triblock copolymer increased with the increasing molecular weight of PHBV-diol and PEG. The length of the PHBV block and PEG block had a great influence on the crystallization behavior of the triblock copolymers. Thermal degradation temperature of PHBV segment enhanced greatly. The triblock copolymer showed a tendency toward formation of aggregation in aqueous solution with a critical aggregation concentration of 5.01×10-4 g·L−1, and the rod-shape assembly with a uniform hydrophilic shell might be employed as hydrophobic drug delivery systems.

Rhizosphere Inhibition of Cucumber Fusarium Wilt by Different Surfactinexcreting Strains of Bacillus subtilis

Jia, Ke,Gao, Yu-Han,Huang, Xiao-Qin,Guo, Rong-Jun,Li, Shi-Dong The Korean Society of Plant Pathology 2015 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.31 No.2

Bacillus subtilis B006 strain effectively suppresses the cucumber fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum (Foc). The population dynamics of Foc, strain B006 and its surfactin over-producing mutant B841 and surfactin-deficient mutant B1020, in the rhizosphere were determined under greenhouse conditions to elucidate the importance of the lipopeptides excreted by these strains in suppressing Foc. Results showed that B. subtilis strain B006 effectively suppressed the disease in natural soil by 42.9%, five weeks after transplanting, whereas B841 and B1020 suppressed the disease by only 22.6% and 7.1%, respectively. Quantitative PCR assays showed that effective colonization of strain B006 in the rhizosphere suppressed Foc propagation by more than 10 times both in nursery substrate and in field-infected soil. Reduction of Foc population at the cucumber stems in a range of $0.96log_{10}ng/g$ to $2.39log_{10}ng/g$ was attained at the third and the fifth weeks of B006 treatment in nursery substrate. In field-infected soil, all three treatments with B. subtilis suppressed Foc infection, indicated by the reduction of Foc population at a range of $2.91log_{10}ng/g$ to $3.36log_{10}ng/g$ at the stem base, one week after transplanting. This study reveals that the suppression of fusarium wilt disease is affected by the effective colonization of the surfactin-producing B. subtilis strain in the rhizosphere. These results improved our understanding of the biocontrol mechanism of the B. subtilis strain B006 in the natural soil and facilitate its application as biocontrol agent in the field.