The C–S–A gene system determines rice hull pigmentation. A conserved color-producing model reveals the independent origin and evolution of the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway in rice.
Development of adventitious roots (ARs) at the base of the shoot is an important adaptation of plants to waterlogging stress; however, its physiological mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the regulation of AR formation under waterlogged conditions by hormones and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Cucumis sativus L., an agriculturally and economically important crop in China. We found that ethylene, auxin, and ROS accumulated in the waterlogged cucumber plants. On the other hand, application of the ethylene receptor inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), the auxin transport inhibitor 1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA), or the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) decreased the number of ARs induced by waterlogging. Auxin enhanced the expression of ethylene biosynthesis genes, which led to ethylene entrapment in waterlogged plants. Both ethylene and auxin induced the generation of ROS. Auxin-induced AR formation was inhibited by 1-MCP, although ethylene-induced AR formation was not inhibited by NPA. Both ethylene-and auxin-induced AR formation were counteracted by DPI.These results indicate that auxin-induced AR formation is dependent on ethylene, whereas ethylene-induced AR formation is independent of auxin. They also show that ROS signals mediate both ethylene-and auxin-induced AR formation in cucumber plants.
To develop a greener process for reclaiming phenolic compounds from low temperature coal tar, extractive performance of twelve extractants, including mono-, di-, and triethanol amines (MEA, DEA, TEA), six protonated ionic liquids (ILs) thereof with formate (FA) or acetate (Ac) anion, choline chloride, and two polyols (glycol, glycerol), were studied at varying conditions, along with the back extractability of phenols by ether. The extraction performance is MEA > DEA > TEA ≈ ILs > glycol > glycerol, while the back extraction performance of ether is just the opposite. The coexistent toluene in oil and temperature show a little influence on the extraction performance of alcoholic amines and their corresponding ILs. The extraction performance of extractants is consistent with their complexability with phenol, i.e. ethanol amines > ether > ILs > polyols, as manifested by the red shift of the UV spectrum of phenol in the above solvents. [HMEA]FA is the most promising extractant for its overall extraction performance, cheapness, and other favorable physical attributes.
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