scholarly journals Acidic peptides acting as growth modifiers of calcite crystalsElectronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: full analytical characterization of 1 and 2 as well as experimental details on CaCO3 crystal growth and crystallographic analysis of the calcite crystal morphology. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b405613b/

2004 ◽  
pp. 1872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Volkmer ◽  
Marc Fricke ◽  
Thomas Huber ◽  
Norbert Sewald
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Crystal Morphology ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Calcite Crystal ◽  
Analytical Characterization ◽  
Acidic Peptides

scholarly journals Uterine Metabolomic Analysis for the Regulation of Eggshell Calcification in Chickens

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 575
Author(s):  
Xiqiong Wang ◽  
Ping Zhu ◽  
Zhihua Sun ◽  
Junnan Zhang ◽  
Congjiao Sun
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Crystal Morphology ◽  
Eggshell Thickness ◽  
Metabolomic Analysis ◽  
Calcite Crystal ◽  
Eggshell Quality ◽  
Uterine Fluid ◽  
Hatching Eggs

Eggshell quality is economically important for table eggs and functionally indispensable for hatching eggs. During the formation of eggshell in the uterus, organic matrixes in uterine fluid can control and modify the formation of calcified eggshell. At present, there are limited studies focusing on the effect of uterine organic metabolites on eggshell quality. In this study, an LC-MS-based metabolomic technology was performed to identify the crucial uterine metabolites that differently presented in hens producing eggs with divergent eggshell quality (eggshell strength, thickness, and weight). More than 1000 metabolites were identified in uterine fluid, and six putative metabolites, including phosphatidylcholine, diacylglycerol, verapamil, risedronate, coproporphyrinogen III, and biliverdin, were screened to play crucial roles in eggshell calcification. Then, two trials for oral administration and in vitro calcite crystal growth were conducted to verify the effect of potential different metabolites on the eggshell quality. Verapamil has a temporary effect on decreasing eggshell strength and eggshell thickness. Coproporphyrinogen III could induce smaller calcite crystals to improve eggshell strength while biliverdin could modify crystal morphology by forming rougher faces and rounder edges to strengthen the eggshell. The present study gives us new insight to understand the role of uterine fluid matrixes in eggshell calcification.

Crystal Growth and Characterization of Nonilinear Optical Crystal CsB3O5

2000 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 906-909
Author(s):  
Yoshio Kagebayashi ◽  
Yusuke Mori ◽  
Takatomo Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Optical Crystal

Crystal Growth and Electro-optical Characterization of In2Se2.7Sb0.3 Compound

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 04022-1-04022-4
Author(s):  
Piyush Patel ◽  
◽  
S. M. Vyas ◽  
Vimal Patel ◽  
Himanshu Pavagadhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Optical Characterization

Experimental and Analytical Characterization of Firebrand Ignition of Home Insulation Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 1027-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savannah S. Wessies ◽  
Michael K. Chang ◽  
Kevin C. Marr ◽  
Ofodike A. Ezekoye
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Characterization ◽  
Insulation Materials

scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of Antibacterial Carotane Sesquiterpenes from Artemisia argyi Associated Endophytic Trichoderma virens QA-8

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Xiao-Shan Shi ◽  
Yin-Ping Song ◽  
Ling-Hong Meng ◽  
Sui-Qun Yang ◽  
Dun-Jia Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endophytic Fungus ◽  
Micrococcus Luteus ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Medicinal Herb ◽  
Trichoderma Virens ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Artemisia Argyi ◽  
Detailed Interpretation ◽  
Fungal Kingdom

Carotane sesquiterpenes are commonly found in plants but are infrequently reported in the fungal kingdom. Chemical investigation of Trichoderma virens QA-8, an endophytic fungus associated with the inner root tissue of the grown medicinal herb Artemisia argyi H. Lév. and Vaniot, resulted in the isolation and characterization of five new carotane sesquiterpenes trichocarotins I–M (1–5), which have diverse substitution patterns, and seven known related analogues (6–12). The structures of these compounds were established on the basis of a detailed interpretation of their NMR and mass spectroscopic data, and the structures including the relative and absolute configurations of compounds 1–3, 5, 9, and 10 were confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. In the antibacterial assays, all isolates exhibited potent activity against Escherichia coli EMBLC-1, with MIC values ranging from 0.5 to 32 µg/mL, while 7β-hydroxy CAF-603 (7) strongly inhibited Micrococcus luteus QDIO-3 (MIC = 0.5 µg/mL). Structure-activity relationships of these compounds were discussed. The results from this study demonstrate that the endophytic fungus T. virens QA-8 from the planted medicinal herb A. argyi is a rich source of antibacterial carotane sesquiterpenes, and some of them might be interesting for further study to be developed as novel antibacterial agents.

scholarly journals Facet controlled growth mechanism of SnO2 (101) nanosheet assembled film via cold crystallization

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitake Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Chemical Sensors ◽  
Seed Layer ◽  
Flat Surface ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Cold Crystallization ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Oxide Substrate

AbstractCold crystallization of SnO2 was realized in aqueous solutions, where crystal growth was controlled to form SnO2 (101) nanosheet assembled films for devices such as chemical sensors. The nanosheets grew directly on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate without a seed layer or a buffer layer. The nanosheets had a thickness of 5–10 nm and an in-plane size of 100–1600 nm. Moreover, the large flat surface of the (101) facet was metastable. The thickness of the SnO2 (101) nanosheet assembled film was approximately 800 nm, and the film had a gradient structure that contained many connected nanosheets. TEM results revealed that the predominate branch angles between any two connected nanosheets were 90° and 46.48°, corresponding to type I and type II connections, respectively. These connections were consistent with the calculations based on crystallography. Crystallographic analysis clarified the characteristic crystal growth of the SnO2 (101) nanosheet assembled film in the aqueous solution. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the metastable (101) facet can be exploited to control the rate of crystal growth by adjusting the etching condition.

scholarly journals Synthesis of magnesium carbonate hydrate from natural talc

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 951-961
Author(s):  
Qiuju Chen ◽  
Tao Hui ◽  
Hongjuan Sun ◽  
Tongjiang Peng ◽  
Wenjin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Crystal Morphology ◽  
Magnesium Carbonate ◽  
Organic Additives ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Morphological Transformation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carbonation Process

AbstractVarious morphologies of magnesium carbonate hydrate had been synthesized without using any organic additives by carefully adjusting the reaction temperature and time during the talc carbonation process. At lower temperatures, magnesium carbonate hydrate was prone to display needle-like morphology. With the further increase of the carbonation temperature, the sheet-like crystallites became the preferred morphology, and at higher aging temperatures, these crystallites tended to assemble into layer-like structures with diverse morphologies, such as rose-like particles and nest-like structure. The reaction time had no effect on the crystal morphology, but it affected the particle size and situation of the crystal growth. X-Ray diffraction results showed that these various morphologies were closely related to their crystal structure and compositions. The needle-like magnesium carbonate hydrate had a formula of MgCO3·3H2O, whereas with the morphological transformation from needle-like to sheet-like, rose-like, and nest-like structure, their corresponding compositions also changed from MgCO3·3H2O to 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·8H2O, 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·5H2O, and 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·4H2O.

scholarly journals CSMD: a computational subtraction-based microbiome discovery pipeline for species-level characterization of clinical metagenomic samples

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Paul W Bible ◽  
Bin Zou ◽  
Qiaoxing Liang ◽  
Cong Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Level ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Plasma Dna ◽  
Bioinformatics Pipeline ◽  
Microbial Identification ◽  
Reference Databases ◽  
Microbial Dna ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

Abstract Motivation Microbiome analyses of clinical samples with low microbial biomass are challenging because of the very small quantities of microbial DNA relative to the human host, ubiquitous contaminating DNA in sequencing experiments and the large and rapidly growing microbial reference databases. Results We present computational subtraction-based microbiome discovery (CSMD), a bioinformatics pipeline specifically developed to generate accurate species-level microbiome profiles for clinical samples with low microbial loads. CSMD applies strategies for the maximal elimination of host sequences with minimal loss of microbial signal and effectively detects microorganisms present in the sample with minimal false positives using a stepwise convergent solution. CSMD was benchmarked in a comparative evaluation with other classic tools on previously published well-characterized datasets. It showed higher sensitivity and specificity in host sequence removal and higher specificity in microbial identification, which led to more accurate abundance estimation. All these features are integrated into a free and easy-to-use tool. Additionally, CSMD applied to cell-free plasma DNA showed that microbial diversity within these samples is substantially broader than previously believed. Availability and implementation CSMD is freely available at https://github.com/liuyu8721/csmd. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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