Horticultural Plant Journal
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2023
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IF 5.7
Xiangmei Cao,Dan Jiang,Hanqing Wang,Boping Wu,Jianhui Cheng,Bo Zhang
Glycosylated volatiles are considered as hidden aroma precursors that affect fruit flavor and are involved in plant defense response. Several uridine-diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferase (UGT) members related to the glycosylation of volatiles have been identified from grapevine berries. Although grapevine leaves produced much higher levels of glycosylated volatiles than berries, UGTs responsible for the production of glycosylated volatiles in leaves have not yet been identified. Here, eight novel UGT genes were cloned, among these four members that belong to UGT85A family (named UGT85A24, UGT85A25, UGT85A26, and UGT85A27) were localized in the cytoplasm and their recombinant proteins showed activity toward volatiles detected in grapevine, with geraniol as the preferred substrate in vitro . Two UGT genes with 98.1% homology differ in R/S -linalool selection. The UGT85A26-catalyzed substrate showed enrichment in S -linalool, whereas UGT85A27 showed a strong preference for R -linalool. UGT85A24 and UGT85A25 were expressed mainly in berries, and UGT85A26 and UGT85A27 were expressed predominantly in grapevine mature leaves and correlated with the highest content of glycosylated volatiles in the mature leaves. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) induced the expression of UGT85A26 and UGT85A27 as well as the production of linalyl-β-glucoside, citronellyl-β-glucoside and phenethyl-β-glucoside. Transient overexpression of UGT85A26 and UGT85A27 in tobacco leaves led to the accumulation of linalyl-β-glucoside and an increase in citronellyl-β-glucoside in vivo . These results indicate that the expression of UGT85A26 and UGT85A27 is a major regulator affecting the content of glycosylated volatiles in grapevine.
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植物学
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分子生物学
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 4.85
Shikang Yin,Jinze Li,Linlin Sun,Xin Li,Dong Shen,Xianghai Song,Pengwei Huo,Huiqin Wang,Yongsheng Yan
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 by semiconductors is of great significance in generating value-added fuels. Here, we construct a novel S–C–S heterojunction constituted of MoS2/SnS2/r-GO by a simple solvothermal method. The prepared MoS2/SnS2/r-GO showed significant photoexcitation of photosensitive oxygen (ROS) by electron spin resonance spectroscopy, demonstrating that superoxide radicals (•O2–), pores, and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) are the main active species. The constructed S–C–S heterojunction has a multilevel electron transport mechanism and synergistic effect, which provides the possibility of producing more organic fuel. The photocatalytic materials were characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, PL, etc. As a result, the atomic layer MoS2/SnS2/r-GO heterojunction exhibited a CO formation rate of 68.53 μmol g–1 h–1 and a CH4 formation rate of 50.55 μmol g–1 h–1, respectively. This work opens up new prospects for the formation of heterojunctions of chalcogenide transition-metal sulfides.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2015
·Vol. 17
·期 29
·19457-19464
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IF 4.493
Ganwei Zhang,Jiwen Hu,Yuanyuan Tu,Guping He,Fei Li,Hailiang Zou,Shudong Lin,Gonghua Yang
The diblock copolymer poly[2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate-r-styrene]-block-poly[(2-cinnamoyloxyethyl methacrylate)] [P(TFEMA-r-Sty)-b-PCEMA] was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization. The copolymer underwent self-assembly in TFEMA/CH2Cl2 to form spherical micelles. Photo-cross-linking of the PCEMA domains of these micelles yielded cross-linked nanoparticles. The cross-linked nanoparticles were subsequently cast from CH2Cl2/methanol solvent mixtures at methanol volume fractions of more than 30% to yield rough surfaces bearing small nanobumps on micron-sized aggregations that were connected together to form cross-linked nanoparticles. These surfaces were superhydrophobic with a water contact angle of 161 ± 1° and a sliding angle of 6 ± 1°. Spraying these nanoparticles onto substrates exhibiting microscale roughness, such as filter paper, by a traditional coating technique also created superhydrophobic surfaces. A thin layer of nanoscale spherical protrusions was observed on the microscale fibers of filter paper by scanning electron microscopy. The coated filter paper samples exhibited a water contact angle and a sliding angle of 153 ± 1° and 9 ± 1°, respectively.
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高分子化学
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材料科学
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表面科学
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纳米技术
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功能材料
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ACS Nano
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2018
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IF 13.709
Yu Gu,Shuai Chen,Jun Ren,Yi Alec Jia,Chengmeng Chen,Sridhar Komarneni,Dongjiang Yang,Xiangdong Yao
Searching for the highly active, stable, and high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, e.g., for both oxygen evolution (OER) and hydrogen evolution (HER), is paramount in terms of bringing future renewable energy systems and energy conversion processes to reality. Herein, three-dimensional (3D) Ni3FeN nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) aerogel electrocatalysts were fabricated using precursors of (Ni,Fe)/r-GO alginate hydrogels through an ion-exchange process, followed by a convenient one-step nitrogenization treatment in NH3 at 700 °C. The resultant materials exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance for OER and HER in alkaline media, with only small overpotentials of 270 and 94 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm–2, respectively. The good performance was attributed to abundant active sites and high electrical conductivity of the bimetallic nitrides and efficient mass transport of the 3D r-GO aerogel framework. Furthermore, an alkaline electrolyzer was set up using Ni3FeN/r-GO as both the cathode and the anode, which achieved a 10 mA cm–2 current density at 1.60 V with durability of 100 h for overall water splitting. Density functional theory calculations support that Ni3FeN (111)/r-GO is more favorable for overall water splitting since the surface electronic structure of Ni3FeN is tuned by transferring electrons from Ni3FeN cluster to the r-GO through interaction of two metal species. Thus, the currently developed Ni3FeN/r-GO with superior water-splitting performance may potentially serve as a material for use in industrial alkaline water electrolyzers.
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材料科学
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电催化
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能量转换
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计算化学
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纳米材料
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2021
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IF 8.198
Ping Li,Runze Dong,Ruochen Wang,Tianqi Shao,Fei Yan,Pan Zhang,Dong Fu,Rujie Wang
In view of high catalytic activity and oxygen vacancy concentration, Ruddlesden–Popper (R-P) structure oxide has been widely used as the electrode material for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Herein, three R-P structure oxides, Pr2–xSrxNi0.2Mn0.8O4 (x = 1, 1.2, and 1.5), are used as the semiconductor materials of single-component cells. The materials for the oxygen side are hybrid oxides consisting of R-P structure oxide and perovskite oxide. The hydrogen side was exposed to the reduction atmosphere before the test, and the perovskite structure disappeared and the lattice parameters of the R-P structure changed, resulting in the formation of a new R-P structure and MnO2 or NiMn alloy. In addition, Pr0.5Sr1.5Ni0.2Mn0.8O4 and reduced Pr0.5Sr1.5Ni0.2Mn0.8O4 exhibit the most content of oxygen vacancy. For a single-component fuel cell (SCFC), the cell performance increased with the decrease in Pr content. The SCFC composed of Pr0.5Sr1.5Ni0.2Mn0.8O4 shows the highest maximum power densities (Pmax), which reached 206.6 mW cm–2 at 700 °C. It is because the reduced Pr0.5Sr1.5Ni0.2Mn0.8O4 has the highest catalytic activity for hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). Furthermore, the Pmax at 700 °C can reach a value of 198.1 mW cm–2 in SOFC mode, and in the case of SOEC mode, the current density at 700 °C is as high as −390.8 mA cm–2 with an applied electrolysis voltage of 1.3 V for the reversible single-component cell (RSCC) with Pr0.5Sr1.5Ni0.2Mn0.8O4 as the semiconducting electrocatalyst.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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电化学
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燃料电池
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Molecular Catalysis
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2024
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IF 3.9
Qiang Chen,Zhi-Pu Li,Xiao-Qiong Pei,Yan Liu,M. Qaiser Fatmi,Zhong-Liu Wu
Chiral epoxides are one of the most versatile building blocks in organic synthesis, but the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized terminal olefins remains a challenge. Na StyA is a styrene monooxygenase from Nocardia altamirensis that functions as an enantioselective epoxygenase for terminal olefins. To improve its robustness, we investigated over 50 mutants designed via evolutionary- and energy-based approaches, and successfully identified 18 beneficial mutations, which then led to a combinatorial mutant of TM18 with drastically enhanced thermostability and solvent tolerance while retaining excellent activity and enantioselectivity. Its turnover frequency and half-life at 50 °C were increased to 5- and 148-fold of the parental. In the epoxidation of terminal olefins, TM18 achieved high product yields of over 4-fold of the parental, and excellent enantiomeric excess of 99 % to >99 % ee. The analysis of trajectory data from molecular dynamics simulations further validated that the mutations in TM18 increased its local rigidity, as inferred by RMSF and PCA analyses and through novel salt bridges formation. Furthermore, TM18 displayed reduced residue cross-correlation motions. The combined effects of these mutations result in an overall improvement in the structural and dynamic thermostability of TM18.
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生物技术
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酶工程
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分子生物学
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化学工程
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有机化学
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2024
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IF 5.3
Chenlu Chen,Yue Xu,Zhiruo Li,Yinxin Yang,Yuxu Tao,Xiaoxuan Wang,Yini Wang,Haikuan Yuan,Lijuan Zhang,Xijian Liu,Jie Lu
In this article, the molar fraction solubility of (R,S)- and (S)-tetramisole hydrochloride in two binary solvents (methanol + ethanol and methanol + toluene) was measured by experiments between 283.15 K and 323.15 K. Then four different equations including Apelblat equation, λh equation, GSM equation, Jouyban-Acree equation were applied to connect the measured solubility data of (R,S)- and (S)-tetramisole hydrochloride, where Apelblat equation had the minimum ARD %. The crystal structures together with intermolecular interactions of (R,S)- and (S)-tetramisole hydrochloride were then analyzed. In addition, the infrared spectra were also simulated using dimer configurations. Furthermore, molecular dynamic simulations including radial distribution function (RDF) combined with solvation free energy were performed to explore solvent–solvent interactions along with solute–solvent interactions. The results showed that there was co-solvency in methanol + toluene binary solvent. According to simulation results, both solvent–solvent interactions and solute–solvent interactions played an important role in affecting the solubilities of (R,S)- and (S)-tetramisole hydrochloride. In the end, combining solid state characterization and ternary phase diagrams, (R,S)-tetramisole hydrochloride was determined to be a racemic compound. All the results in this paper can provide theoretical support for enhancing crystallization resolution techniques for chiral drugs.
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药物化学
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物理化学
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SYNTHETIC METALS
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2018
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IF 2.526
Junlong Niu,Liangmei Rao,Ping Liu,Wenwen Zhang,Wenna Zhang,Yinxiu Zuo,Keke Chai,Shuai Chen,Jingkun Xu,Xuemin Duan
Two novel chiral 3,4-dihydro-2 H -thieno[3,4- b ][1,4]dioxepine (ProDOT)-based electrochemical sensor , employing a pair of glassy carbon electrodes modified with chiral poly(2-Phenyl-propionic acid 3,4-dihydro-2 H -thieno[3,4- b ][1,4]dioxepin-3-ylmethyl ester) (PProDTM-PP), were utilized for the enantioselective detection of chiral 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). The enantioselective recognition between chiral PProDTM-PP modified glassy carbon electrodes and chiral DOPA was studied by using different electrochemical technologies. The redox activity and electrochemical stability of chiral PProDTM-PP was good. ( R )-PProDTM-PP and ( S )-PProDTM-PP showed higher peak current responses toward D -DOPA and L -DOPA, respectively. Furthermore, the recognition efficiencies of chiral PProDTM-PP are between 1.48 and 1.89, which is higher than chiral PEDOT-based electrochemical sensors (around 1.10). The chiral PProDTM-PP provides an alternative to chiral recognition.
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生物化学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 31
·期 10
·679-688
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IF 1.808
Yan Yan,Chang-Ying Hu,Zhi-Wei Wang,Zi-Wei Jiang
Food contact materials contain non-intentionally added substances from degradation, and reaction processes could rise food safety problems. Three polypropylene random copolymer composite films were prepared by extruding the polypropylene random copolymer matrix with Irgafos 168, Irgafos 168 and nanocopper, Irgafos 168 and KH550 modified nanocooper, respectively. To evaluate the degradation behaviors of Irgafos 168, the films were treated by UV irradiation, microwave treatment, sunlight exposure, placed in different oxygen concentration conditions, suffered the extrusion process, and high temperature. Migration test was conducted at 20°C, 40°C, and 70°C with films tested in food simulant. GC-MS was adopted to determine the concentration of Irgafos 168 and its two degradation products, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol (DP1) and tris (2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate (DP2). UV irradiation significantly accelerated the degradation of Irgafos 168 compared with other treatments; DP1 and DP2 increased to maximum value at 24 hours and decreased afterwards, simultaneously. The introduction of nanocopper notably promoted DP1 generation after extrusion whereas suppressed DP2 generation which also caused a higher degradation rate of Irgafos 168 and sharp decrease of DP1 under microwave treatment, sunlight exposure, and high temperature treatment. No significant difference between the effects of nanocopper and KH550 modified nanocopper on degradation of Irgafos 168 was found. For the migration test, the introduction of nanocopper inhibited the migration of Irgafos 168 and DP2 whereas promoted the migration of DP1. No significant difference between the introduction of nanocopper and KH550 modified nanocopper on migration of Irgafos 168 and DP1, DP2 was found.
研究领域:
食品安全
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材料科学
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分析化学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 43
·期 41
·16314-16321
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IF 3.069
Feifei Li,Luyao Wang,Mengmeng Li,Lin Lei
Herein, hydrophilic encapsulation of reduced graphite oxide (r-GO) was achieved by admicellar polymerization. Functional polymer thin films were coated on the r-GO surface for enhancing the water dispersion of r-GO. The morphology was observed by TEM and SEM. Moreover, a PHEMA thin film was coated on the surface of r-GO by admicellar polymerization using a surfactant at low concentration. The percentage of the film coated on r-GO was calculated to be 40 wt% by thermal analysis. FT-Raman has been applied to illustrate that admicellar polymerization is a nondestructive functionalization method. The water contact angles decreased from 105° to 63° after admicellar polymerization; this indicated the successful hydrophilic encapsulation of r-GO. Moreover, r-GO/PHEMA-modified glassy carbon (r-GO/PHEMA/GC) functioned well as an electrochemical biosensor for the detection of hemopexin-like domain of matrix metalloproteinase 14 (PEX-14).
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材料科学
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分析化学
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生物传感技术
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2015
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IF 2.999
Renping Cao,Yunling Cao,Ting Fu,Shenhua Jiang,Wensheng Li,Zhiyang Luo,Jingwei Fu
Novel red phosphors R 3 P 4 O 13 :Bi 2+ (R = Sr and Ba) are synthesized by solid state reaction method in air, and their crystal structures and fluorescence properties are characterized. The excitation bands peaking at ∼440 nm match with the blue LED chip, and their red emission band peaking at ∼658 and 686 nm within the range 580–800 nm owing to 2 P 3/2 (1) → 2 P 1/2 the transition of Bi 2+ ions can be observed, respectively. The relation between Bi 2+ doping concentration and emission intensity is discussed and the optimal Bi 2+ ion doping concentration is ∼3.0 mol%. Decay curves and time-resolved spectra confirm that R 3 P 4 O 13 :Bi 2+ (R = Sr and Ba) phosphors have only single Bi 2+ center. The luminous mechanism is explained by energy level diagram of Bi 2+ . The luminescence properties indicate that R 3 P 4 O 13 :Bi 2+ (R = Sr and Ba) phosphors have a potential to be used as red emitting phosphor candidate for white LEDs based on ∼440 nm blue LED chip.
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材料科学
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光学
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Food Bioscience
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2021
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IF 4.24
Bo Zhang,Li Chen,Jie-Yi Jin,Na Zhong,Xue Cai,Shu-Ping Zou,Hai-Yan Zhou,Zhi-Qiang Liu,Yu-Guo Zheng
: As the key precursor of coenzyme A synthesis in vivo , D-pantothenic acid plays an important role in maintaining biological function, which is widely applied in the food , pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. At present, it was mainly produced by chemical methods, with serious environmental pollution, therefore, it is urgent to develop an economical, practical, and environmentally friendly biological fermentation method based on microbial chassis cells. Herein, based on our previously developed D-pantothenic acid producing strains, we obtained higher yielding D-pantothenic acid producing strains by systematic metabolic engineering . First, according to the results of CRISPRi experiments, lpd were overexpressed, disrupted the non-PTS (non-phosphoenolpyruvate-pyruvate transport system) as well as enhanced the PTS (phosphoenolpyruvate-pyruvate transport system) allowing precursor accumulation. Subsequently, based on the analysis of metabolic intermediates , the pyruvate bypass pathway was blocked as well as the (R)-pantothenic acid pathway was further enhanced, increasing the titer of D-pantothenic acid to 4.60 g/L. Finally, the organic acid and branched-chain amino acid synthesis pathways were blocked, and in order to accelerate the synthesis of acetolactate and the output of D-pantothenic acid, heterologous acetolactate synthase and pantothenate transfer protein were introduced, which significantly increased the yield of D-pantothenic acid, reach to 6.33 g/L. The final strain in a 5 L bioreactor produced 32.32 g/L D-pantothenic acid with a productivity of 2.33 g/L/h and the high-yielding strain provides an effective platform for biological fermentation to produce D-pantothenic acid.
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生物技术
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代谢工程
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微生物学
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发酵技术
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