Soybean is an important cash crop and its productivity is significantly hampered by salt stress. High salt imposes negative impacts on growth, nodulation, agronomy traits, seed quality and quantity, and thus reduces t...Soybean is an important cash crop and its productivity is significantly hampered by salt stress. High salt imposes negative impacts on growth, nodulation, agronomy traits, seed quality and quantity, and thus reduces the yield of soybean. To cope with salt stress, soybean has developed several tolerance mechanisms, including： （i） maintenance of ion homeostasis; （ii） adjustment in response to osmotic stress; （iii） restoration of osmotic balance; and （iv） other metabolic and structural adaptations. The regulatory network for abiotic stress responses in higher plants has been studied extensively in model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana. Some homologous components involved in salt stress responses have been identified in soybean. In this review, we tried to integrate the relevant works on soybean and proposes a working model to describe its salt stress responses at the molecular level.展开更多
Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 are the most light-weight and oxidation resistant layered ternary carbides belonging to the MAX phases.This review highlights recent achievements on the processing,microstructure,physical,mechanical...Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 are the most light-weight and oxidation resistant layered ternary carbides belonging to the MAX phases.This review highlights recent achievements on the processing,microstructure,physical,mechanical and chemical properties of these two machinable and electrically conductive carbides.Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 display superior properties such as fracture toughness,electrical and thermal conductivities,and oxidation resistance over their binary counterpart.This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the processing-microstructure-property correlations of these two carbides.Potential fields of applications for Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 are surveyed.In addition,we point out methods for further improving their properties in some specific applications through appropriate structural design and modification.展开更多
It is important to determine the isoflavone components by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） for the molecular assistant selection of isoflavone in soybean. Based on the standard samples of 12 isoflavone ...It is important to determine the isoflavone components by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） for the molecular assistant selection of isoflavone in soybean. Based on the standard samples of 12 isoflavone components, the isoflavone components were analyzed using the determination of absorbance peaks method by HPLC. The results showed that there were different maximum ultraviolet （UV） absorbance for the aglycones of daidzein, glycitein, and genistein, which were at 250, 257, and 260 nm, respectively. A linear gradient elution of acetonitrile （13-30%） containing 0. 1% acetic acid as a mobile phase was applied on a YMC-C18 column at 35℃. The 12 isoflavone components were determined using the UV detector by HPLC. We concluded that this is a rapid and precise method which adapted to determine the large numbers of samples with microanalysis.展开更多
基金Supported by the Hong Kong RGC Earmarked Grant CUHK4434/04Mthe Hong Kong UGC AoE Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology Project AoE-B-07/09 (to H.M. Lam).
文摘Soybean is an important cash crop and its productivity is significantly hampered by salt stress. High salt imposes negative impacts on growth, nodulation, agronomy traits, seed quality and quantity, and thus reduces the yield of soybean. To cope with salt stress, soybean has developed several tolerance mechanisms, including： （i） maintenance of ion homeostasis; （ii） adjustment in response to osmotic stress; （iii） restoration of osmotic balance; and （iv） other metabolic and structural adaptations. The regulatory network for abiotic stress responses in higher plants has been studied extensively in model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana. Some homologous components involved in salt stress responses have been identified in soybean. In this review, we tried to integrate the relevant works on soybean and proposes a working model to describe its salt stress responses at the molecular level.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant Nos. 50802097,50832008the IMR Innovative Research Foundation
文摘Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 are the most light-weight and oxidation resistant layered ternary carbides belonging to the MAX phases.This review highlights recent achievements on the processing,microstructure,physical,mechanical and chemical properties of these two machinable and electrically conductive carbides.Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 display superior properties such as fracture toughness,electrical and thermal conductivities,and oxidation resistance over their binary counterpart.This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the processing-microstructure-property correlations of these two carbides.Potential fields of applications for Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 are surveyed.In addition,we point out methods for further improving their properties in some specific applications through appropriate structural design and modification.
基金supported by grants from the National Transgenic Plants Program of China (2008ZX08004-003)the National High-Tech R&D Program (863Program, 2006AA100104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30000107)
文摘It is important to determine the isoflavone components by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） for the molecular assistant selection of isoflavone in soybean. Based on the standard samples of 12 isoflavone components, the isoflavone components were analyzed using the determination of absorbance peaks method by HPLC. The results showed that there were different maximum ultraviolet （UV） absorbance for the aglycones of daidzein, glycitein, and genistein, which were at 250, 257, and 260 nm, respectively. A linear gradient elution of acetonitrile （13-30%） containing 0. 1% acetic acid as a mobile phase was applied on a YMC-C18 column at 35℃. The 12 isoflavone components were determined using the UV detector by HPLC. We concluded that this is a rapid and precise method which adapted to determine the large numbers of samples with microanalysis.
