Starch is one of the richest natural polymers with low-cost,non-toxic and biodegradable,but is seldom directly used as corrosion inhibitor due to its poor inhibitive ability and low water solubility.To solve this prob...Starch is one of the richest natural polymers with low-cost,non-toxic and biodegradable,but is seldom directly used as corrosion inhibitor due to its poor inhibitive ability and low water solubility.To solve this problem,cassava starch-acryl amide graft copolymer(CS-AAGC)was prepared through grafting acryl amide(AA)with cassava starch(CS),and it was firstly examined as an efficient inhibitor for 1060 aluminum in 1.0 mol·L^(-1)H_(3)PO_(4) media.The adsorption behavior of CS-AAGC and its electrochemical mechanism were investigated by weight loss and electrochemical methods.Additionally,the inhibited aluminum surface was fully characterized by a series of SEM,AFM,contact angle measurements and XPS.Results confirm that CS-AAGC performs better inhibitive ability than CS,AA or CS/AA mixture,and the maximum inhibition efficiency of 1.0 g·L^(-1)CS-AAGC is 90.6%at 20℃.CS-AAGC acts as a mixed-type inhibitor while mainly retards the anodic reaction.EIS has three time constants,and the polarization resistance is significantly increased in the presence of CS-AAGC.The micrograph of inhibited aluminum surface is of hydrophobic nature with low surface roughness and little corrosion degree.展开更多
We successfully identified a novel and unique OsbZIP transcription factor,OsbZIP09,whose mutants exhibited longer seeds and less severe pre-harvest sprouting than the wild type,but shared similar germination rate as t...We successfully identified a novel and unique OsbZIP transcription factor,OsbZIP09,whose mutants exhibited longer seeds and less severe pre-harvest sprouting than the wild type,but shared similar germination rate as the wild type under normal germination conditions.The expression of OsbZIP09 was induced by abscisic acid(ABA)and declined as the germination process.As a nucleus-localized transcription factor,the conserved binding motif of OsbZIP09 was identified via DNA affinity purification sequencing technique.Further evidences indicated that OsbZIP09 directly enhanced the expression of ABA catabolism gene ABA8ox1,thus reducing ABA accumulation.In addition,OsbZIP09 also directly bound to the promoter of LEA3 gene to inhibit its expression,thus further alleviating the suppressive effect of ABA on seed germination.These results demonstrated that OsbZIP09 likely functions as a brake of the ABA pathway to attenuate the inhibitory effect of ABA on rice seed germination via dual strategies.展开更多
基金Funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51561027)Training Programs of Young and Middle Aged Academic and Technological Leaders in Yunnan Province(2015HB049,2017HB030)Special Project of''Top Young Talents”of Yunnan Ten Thousand Talents Plan(51900109)。
文摘Starch is one of the richest natural polymers with low-cost,non-toxic and biodegradable,but is seldom directly used as corrosion inhibitor due to its poor inhibitive ability and low water solubility.To solve this problem,cassava starch-acryl amide graft copolymer(CS-AAGC)was prepared through grafting acryl amide(AA)with cassava starch(CS),and it was firstly examined as an efficient inhibitor for 1060 aluminum in 1.0 mol·L^(-1)H_(3)PO_(4) media.The adsorption behavior of CS-AAGC and its electrochemical mechanism were investigated by weight loss and electrochemical methods.Additionally,the inhibited aluminum surface was fully characterized by a series of SEM,AFM,contact angle measurements and XPS.Results confirm that CS-AAGC performs better inhibitive ability than CS,AA or CS/AA mixture,and the maximum inhibition efficiency of 1.0 g·L^(-1)CS-AAGC is 90.6%at 20℃.CS-AAGC acts as a mixed-type inhibitor while mainly retards the anodic reaction.EIS has three time constants,and the polarization resistance is significantly increased in the presence of CS-AAGC.The micrograph of inhibited aluminum surface is of hydrophobic nature with low surface roughness and little corrosion degree.
基金supported by the National Training Programs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates,Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20200045)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Program,China.
文摘We successfully identified a novel and unique OsbZIP transcription factor,OsbZIP09,whose mutants exhibited longer seeds and less severe pre-harvest sprouting than the wild type,but shared similar germination rate as the wild type under normal germination conditions.The expression of OsbZIP09 was induced by abscisic acid(ABA)and declined as the germination process.As a nucleus-localized transcription factor,the conserved binding motif of OsbZIP09 was identified via DNA affinity purification sequencing technique.Further evidences indicated that OsbZIP09 directly enhanced the expression of ABA catabolism gene ABA8ox1,thus reducing ABA accumulation.In addition,OsbZIP09 also directly bound to the promoter of LEA3 gene to inhibit its expression,thus further alleviating the suppressive effect of ABA on seed germination.These results demonstrated that OsbZIP09 likely functions as a brake of the ABA pathway to attenuate the inhibitory effect of ABA on rice seed germination via dual strategies.
