Spatiotemporal visualization of the synthesis and accumulation of rotenone in Derris elliptica roots using mass spectrometry imaging
December 2023
The discovery of novel botanical pesticides as a preferred alternative to synthetic pesticides is regarded as an environmentally friendly strategy, yet it remains a great challenge due to limited insights...
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Exploiting natural products to discover multitarget inhibitors of insect chitinolytic enzymes
December 2023
Multitarget insecticides are more likely to achieve comprehensive regulation of insects with a low risk of resistance. Insect chitinolytic enzymes, including GH18 chitinases and GH20 β-N-acetyl-d-hexosaminidase,...
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Construction and agrochemical efficacy of novel indolo[2,3-b]andrographolide derivatives
December 2023
To find new pesticide candidates, by using of a natural product andrographolide as the precursor, a series of novel indolo[2,3-b]andrographolide derivatives were semisynthesized by Fischer-indole rearrangement...
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A fluorescent probe based on BODIPY for hydrogen sulfide imaging in living cells and zebrafish
December 2023
A novel fluorescent probe based on 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) structure as fluorophore with 7-nitro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD) served as detection unit was designed for specific...
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Silver nanoparticles: From in vitro green synthesis to in vivo biological effects in plants
December 2023
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are extensively utilized in industrial, biotechnological and medical fields because of their specific physical and chemical properties, which shown small size effects, surface...
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Agarose hydrogel doped with soluble Se-chitosan for Se-enriched cultivation of sprouts
December 2023
Se-chitosan with a high Se content of 139 mg/g was successfully synthesized using the glacial acetic acid-sodium selenite (HAc-Na2SeO3) method. The chemical structure of Se-chitosan was characterized...
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Recent advances in the natural products-based lead discovery for new agrochemicals
December 2023
Crops will be harmed by fungi, pests and weeds during their growth. In the past half century, scientists have conducted in-depth research on natural products extracted from microorganisms, plants or...
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Anthranilic diamide compounds: Discovery of tetrachlorantraniliprole
December 2023
Given the development of insects’ resistance and deteriorative ecological environment, the discovery of insecticides with a new mode of action has been proven to be an important tool for comprehensive...
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Novel derivative compound produced from carbofuran insecticide degradation and transformation promoted by Pseudomonasfluorescens
Available online 23 December 2023
Carbofuran insecticide is one of the insecticides most often used by Indonesian farmers. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) 2011 in the decision of UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/6, agreed that the active...
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Structural insights of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) depolymerases
Available online 11 December 2023
Poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), PBAT, is one of the most popular plastics nowadays and is becoming a large burden to the environment when PBAT waste is accumulated. Biodegradation of PBAT...
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Nature: Methyl-salicylate-mediated plant airborne defense and mechanism of interaction and coevolution between plant viruses, vector insects, and host plants
Available online 8 December 2023
The discipline of plant immunity has developed rapidly in the 21st century and is marked by substantial progress toward understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant immune recognition and the pathogenicity...
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Recent advances in keratinase production via protein engineering, breeding, and fermentation
Available online 5 December 2023
The gene editing and synthetic biological tools have led to the implementation of diverse metabolic engineering approaches to enhance the production of specific enzymes. Microbial keratinases can convert...
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Novel quinoxalinone-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as potential antifungal agents for plant anthrax disease: Design, synthesis, antifungal activity and SAR study
Available online 25 November 2023
A series of quinoxalinone-1,2,3-triazole derivatives have been synthesized and tested for antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungus through mycelial growth inhibition in vitro, spore germination...
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A new binding mode for ecdysteroid analog tebufenozide as a multitargeted IGR with chitinase
Available online 22 November 2023
Tebufenozide, an efficient insect growth regulator (IGR) against lepidopteran pests, presents a novel mode of action with minimal non-target impact. By competing with ecdysteroids for ecdysone receptor...
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Smart agriculture and nanotechnology: Technology, challenges, and new perspective
Available online 9 November 2023
In the recent past, much nanotechnology research has been done in an effort to increase agricultural productivity. The Green Revolution led to the careless use of pesticides and artificial fertilizers,...
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A timing self-cleaning nanoherbicide: Design of triple-structure nanovectors for weed control and pesticide residues treatment
Available online 26 October 2023
Pesticide residues treatment is a crucial issue for both agricultural production and environmental protection. In recent years, designing self-cleaning nanoformulations has emerged as a promising strategy...
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Aptamers for mycotoxin recognition in food: Recent advances and future considerations
September 2023
The contamination of mycotoxin in food has posed a serious threat to human health and safety. Accurate detection of mycotoxins provides a strong guarantee for food safety. Aptamers with excellent recognition...
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Competitive aptamer switch for modulating ligand binding affinity
September 2023
Aptamers are short, single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules that selectively bind to a target molecule. Aptamer-complement duplex (ACD) is often used to design molecular switches capable of producing a...
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Research progress of DNA aptamer-based silver ions detection
September 2023
Silver ions are regarded as one of the most hazardous metal contaminants, endangering both the ecological environment and human health. Traditional silver ions detection technologies are hampered by...
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Functional nucleic acid circuitry as a universal detector for pathogens
September 2023
While the pathogen nucleic acid diagnostic technology has made tremendous progresses, several challenges, including long development cycles and limited specificity still exist, especially in the context...
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Functional nucleic acid-based biosensors for virus detection
September 2023
A growing number of viruses pose significant threats to human health, impact agricultural production and compromise food safety. Minimizing the impact of viral infections demands for effective technologies...
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Functional nucleic acids with synthetic sugar or nucleobase moieties
September 2023
Functional nucleic acids including aptamers and DNAzymes are a class of valuable molecular tool for biotechnology. However, DNA and RNA aptamers and catalysts suffer from low biological stability and...
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Book Review: Aptamers for Food Applications By Yiyang Dong (2023). Academic Press, 352 pages.
September 2023
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