A5045101912- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Blood properties and coagulation
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Lipid metabolism and disorders
- GABA and Rice Research
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
Yokohama National University
2023
University of Kentucky
2011-2020
University of British Columbia
2015
CELLULOSE SYNTHASE5 (CESA5) synthesizes cellulose necessary for seed mucilage adherence to coat epidermal cells of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The involvement additional CESA proteins in this process and details concerning the manner which is deposited pocket are unknown. Here, we show that both CESA3 CESA10 highly expressed cell type at time synthesis localize plasma membrane adjacent pocket. isoxaben resistant1-1 resistant1-2 mutants affecting defects consistent with altered...
Natural food colorants with functional properties are of increasing interest. Prior papers indicate the chemical suitability sorghum leaf 3-deoxyanthocyanidins as natural colorants. Via mutagenesis-assisted breeding, a variety that greatly overaccumulates tissue, named REDforGREEN (RG), has been isolated and characterized. Interestingly, RG not only caused increased but also tannins, chlorogenic acid, total phenolics in tissue. Chemical composition pigments was established through...
Second generation feedstocks for bioethanol will likely include a sizable proportion of perennial C4 grasses, principally in the Panicoideae clade. The contain agronomically important annual grasses including Zea mays L. (maize), Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (sorghum), and Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) as well promising second Miscanthus x giganteus Panicum virgatum (switchgrass). underlying complexity these polyploid grass genomes is major limitation their direct manipulation thus...
Abstract Background Improving saccharification efficiency in bioenergy crop species remains an important challenge. Here, we report the characterization of a Sorghum ( bicolor L.) mutant, named REDforGREEN RG ), as feedstock. Results It was found that displayed increased accumulation lignin leaves and depletion stems, antithetic to trend observed wild type. Consistent with these measurements, leaf tissue reduced whereas stem relative Reduced linked improved but chemical shift greater S:G...
Abstract The triterpene oil squalene is an essential component of nanoemulsion vaccine adjuvants. It most notably in the MF59 adjuvant, a some seasonal influenza vaccines, stockpiled, emulsion-based adjuvanted pandemic and with demonstrated efficacy for vaccines to other viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. Squalene has historically been harvested from shark liver oil, which undesirable variety reasons. In this study, we have use Synthetic Biology (yeast) production platform generate novel oils, all...
This study investigated the partitioning characteristics of red blood cells (RBCs) within capillaries, with a specific focus on ladder structures observed near end capillaries. In vitro experiments were conducted using microfluidic channels structure model comprising six bifurcating that exhibited an anti-parallel flow configuration. The effects various factors, such as parent channel width, distance between branches, and hematocrit, RBC in evaluated. A decrease width resulted increase...