Structural Diversity of Five New Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Tuned by Different Salt Anions

Yinhua Tao,Yongbing Lou,Yang Li,Jinxi Chen 대한화학회 2014 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.35 No.5

Five new lanthanide coordination polymers, [Ln2(1,4-NDC)2(1,4-HNDC)2(phen)2]n (Ln = Er (1), Yb (2)), and [Ln2(1,4-NDC)3(phen)2(H2O)2]n (Ln = Nd (3), Gd (4), Er (5)) (1,4-H2NDC = 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), have been successfully prepared via the reaction of corresponding trivalent lanthanide salt, 1,4-H2NDC and phen in the presence of NaOH and pyridine under hydrothermal condition. Pyridine plays a key role in the synthesis of these lanthanide coordination polymers. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that compounds 1-5 all form a 2-D network while different salt anions result in the diversity of crystal structures. These lanthanide coordination polymers showed a considerable thermal stability in TGA analyses.

Structural Diversity of Five New Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Tuned by Different Salt Anions

Tao, Yinhua,Lou, Yongbing,Li, Yang,Chen, Jinxi Korean Chemical Society 2014 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.35 No.5

Five new lanthanide coordination polymers, $[Ln_2(1,4-NDC)_2(1,4-HNDC)_2(phen)_2]_n$ (Ln = Er (1), Yb (2)), and $[Ln_2(1,4-NDC)_3(phen)_2(H_2O)_2]_n$ (Ln = Nd (3), Gd (4), Er (5)) ($1,4-H_2NDC$ = 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), have been successfully prepared via the reaction of corresponding trivalent lanthanide salt, $1,4-H_2NDC$ and phen in the presence of NaOH and pyridine under hydrothermal condition. Pyridine plays a key role in the synthesis of these lanthanide coordination polymers. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that compounds 1-5 all form a 2-D network while different salt anions result in the diversity of crystal structures. These lanthanide coordination polymers showed a considerable thermal stability in TGA analyses.

Identification of Glycine Max MicroRNAs in Response to Phosphorus Deficiency

Aihua Sha,Yinhua Chen,Hongping Ba,Zhihui Shan,Xiaojuan Zhang,Xuejun Wu,Dezheng Qiu,Shuilian Chen,Xinan Zhou 한국식물학회 2012 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.55 No.4

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs regulating plant development and stress responses. In addition, phosphorus (P) is an important macronutrient for plant growth and development. More than two hundred miRNAs have been identified in Glycine Max and a few of miRNAs have been shown to respond to P deficiency,however, whether there are other miRNAs involved in P deficiency response is largely unknown. In this study, we used high-throughput small RNA sequencing and wholegenome-wide mining to identify the potential miRNAs in response to P deficiency. After sequencing, we deduced 183known, 99 conserved and 126 novel miRNAs in Glycine Max. Among them, in response to P deficiency, the expressions of 27 known, 16 conserved and 12 novel miRNAs showed significant changes in roots, whereas the expressions of 34known, 14 conserved and 7 novel miRNAs were significantly different in shoots. Furthermore, we validated the predicated novel miRNAs and found that three miRNAs in roots and five miRNAs in shoots responded to P deficiency. Some miRNAs were P-induced whereas some were P-suppressed. Together these results indicated that the miRNAs identified might play important roles in regulating P signaling pathway.

Backbone Coplanarity Tuning of 1,4-Di(3-alkoxy-2-thienyl)-2,5-difluorophenylene-Based Wide Bandgap Polymers for Efficient Organic Solar Cells Processed from Nonhalogenated Solvent

Liao, Qiaogan,Yang, Kun,Chen, Jianhua,Koh, Chang Woo,Tang, Yumin,Su, Mengyao,Wang, Yang,Yang, Yinhua,Feng, Xiyuan,He, Zhubing,Woo, Han Young,Guo, Xugang American Chemical Society 2019 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.11 No.34

<P>Halogenated solvents are prevailingly used in the fabrication of nonfullerene organic solar cells (NF-OSCs) at the current stage, imposing significant restraints on their practical applications. By copolymerizing phthalimide or thieno[3,4-<I>c</I>]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) with 1,4-di(3-alkoxy-2-thienyl)-2,5-difluorophenylene (DOTFP), which features intramolecular noncovalent interactions, the backbone planarity of the resulting DOTFP-based polymers can be effectively tuned, yielding distinct solubilities, aggregation characters, and chain packing properties. Polymer DOTFP-PhI with a more twisted backbone showed a lower degree of aggregation in solution but an increased film crystallinity than polymer DOTFP-TPD. An organic thin-film transistor and NF-OSC based on DOTFP-PhI, processed with a nonhalogenated solvent, exhibited a high hole mobility up to 1.20 cm<SUP>2</SUP> V<SUP>-1</SUP> s<SUP>-1</SUP> and a promising power conversion efficiency up to 10.65%, respectively. The results demonstrate that DOTFP is a promising building block for constructing wide bandgap polymers and backbone coplanarity tuning is an effective strategy to develop high-performance organic semiconductors processable with a nonhalogenated solvent.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>

OsBAK1 is involved in rice resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99

Hualan Liao,Xiaorong Xiao,Xiuqiong Li,Yan Chen,Xiumei Fu,Daozhe Lin,Xiaolei Niu,Yinhua Chen,Chaozu He 한국식물생명공학회 2016 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.10 No.2

OsBAK1 gene belongs to a receptor like kinase gene family in rice and shares a highly conserved gene structure and sequence homology with Arabidopsis thaliana BAK1 gene. To investigate the role of OsBAK1 in rice immunity, the full-length cDNA of OsBAK1 was isolated by RT-PCR and the transgenic rice lines (over expression and RNA-interference lines) were generated using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The expression level of OsBAK1 was determined by q-PCR in overexpression and RNAi transgenic rice lines. Based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) results, two overexpression lines and two RNAi lines were evaluated in bioassays for resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99, the causal agent of rice bacterial blight disease. Pathogenicity bioassays showed overexpression OsBAK1 lines exhibited resistance to blight disease whereas OsBAK1 RNAi lines promoted susceptibility. Besides, OsBAK1 can complement the function of AtBAK1 in Arabidopsis bak1 protoplast, activating FRK1 expression, a marker gene in PTI signaling pathway, after treatment by flg22. Furthermore, the transcriptional level of OsBAK1 was induced significantly in rice by defense signaling molecules such as salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and PXO99 inoculation. Our results illustrated OsBAK1 positively regulates plant defense against rice bacterium pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99.

Endophytic bacterial and fungal microbiota in different cultivars of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Li Hong,Chengliang Yan,Tang Yanqiong,Ma Xiang,Chen Yinhua,Chen Songbi,Lin Min,Liu Zhu 한국미생물학회 2020 The journal of microbiology Vol.58 No.7

Endophytes colonize tissues of healthy host plants and play a crucial role in plant growth and development. However, little attention has been paid to the endophytes of tuber crops such as cassava, which is used as a staple food by approximately 800 million people worldwide. This study aimed to elucidate the diversity and composition of endophytic bacterial and fungal communities in different cassava cultivars using high-throughput sequencing. Although no significant differences in richness or diversity were observed among the different cassava cultivars, the community compositions were diverse. Two cultivars (SC124 and SC205) tolerant to root rot exhibited similar community compositions, while two other cultivars (SC10 and SC5), which are moderately and highly susceptible to root rot, respectively, harboured similar community compositions. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Ascomycota dominated the endophyte assemblages, with Weissella, Serratia, Lasiodiplodia, Fusarium, and Diaporthe being the predominant genera. The differentially abundant taxonomic clades between the tolerant and susceptible cultivars were mainly rare taxa, such as Lachnoclostridium_5, Rhizobium, Lampropedia, and Stenotrophomonas. These seemed to be key genera that affected the susceptibility of cassava to root rot. Moreover, the comparison of KEGG functional profiles revealed that ‘Environmental adaptation’ category was significantly enriched in the tolerant cultivars, while ‘Infectious diseases: Parasitic’ category was significantly enriched in the susceptible cultivars. The present findings open opportunities for further studies on the roles of endophytes in the susceptibility of plants to diseases.

Effect of Ultrasonic Surface Rolling on Dry Sliding Tribological Behavior of Ductile Iron Under Different Normal Loads

Xiaoshuang Luo,Haitao Duan,Jian Li,Shengpeng Zhan,Dan Jia,Jiesong Tu,Yinhua Li,Yaping Chen 대한금속·재료학회 2022 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.28 No.4

This study emphasizes the effect of ultrasonic surface rolling (USR) on the surface roughness, hardness, and tribologicalproperties of ductile iron under different normal loads. Results revealed that surface roughness was reduced by 96% andsurface hardness increased by 37.8% after USR treatment. By increasing normal load, the average friction coefficient of theUSR-treated specimens decreased, but the wear rate of both USR-treated and untreated specimens increased, mainly becausethe dominant wear mechanism changed. The average friction coefficient of the untreated specimen (~ 0.32) was much higherthan the USR-treated specimen (~ 0.24) when the normal load was 30 N. However, the wear rate of the USR-treated specimenwas larger than that of the untreated specimen when the normal load was greater than 20 N because the higher hardnessabrasive particles on the worn surface of the USR-treated specimen not only accelerated abrasive particle wear, but alsocaused more severe adhesive wear.