Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria species.However,low yields and high costs of existing stimulation methods have led to the need for new techniques to produce agarwood rapidly and effectively.We develope...Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria species.However,low yields and high costs of existing stimulation methods have led to the need for new techniques to produce agarwood rapidly and effectively.We developed a biological agarwood-inducing technique(Agar-Bit)that produces high yields and quality within 6 months.To better understand agarwood formation by Agar-Bit,dynamic gene expressions of key synthetases pathways of sesquiterpenes and chalcone-related enzymes at different times were determined after both Agar-Bit and the traditional burning chisel drilling(BCD)stimulation on Aquilaria sinensis trees.The qRT-PCR results show that some characteristic synthase genes were expressed at greatly different levels and times compared with the controls.For the Agar-Bit technology,main changes were after the 3rd or 5th month,while BCD expression clearly changed at the 5th month.Essential oils and total chromone contents were simultaneously determined.In the Agar-Bit group,both were higher and similar to natural levels.The Agar-Bit methodology is a new option for producing agarwood as demonstrated by genetic and chemical aspects.The differences in gene expression within 6 months for both groups indicates that the mechanisms of the two methods are different.These findings provide information on genetic variation during the process of agarwood formation.展开更多
The article "Dynamic analysis of gene expression and determination of chemicals in agarwood in Aquilaria sinensis",written by Zeqing Wu,Wanzhen Liu,Jing Li,Liangwen Yu and Li Lin was originally published ele...The article "Dynamic analysis of gene expression and determination of chemicals in agarwood in Aquilaria sinensis",written by Zeqing Wu,Wanzhen Liu,Jing Li,Liangwen Yu and Li Lin was originally published elec-tronically on the publisher’s internet portal(currently SpringerLink)on 10th May 2019 without open access.展开更多
We present measurements of the 2p-3d transition opacity of a hot molybdenum-scandium sample with nearly half-vacant molybdenum M-shell configurations.A plastic-tamped molybdenum-scandium foil sample is radiatively hea...We present measurements of the 2p-3d transition opacity of a hot molybdenum-scandium sample with nearly half-vacant molybdenum M-shell configurations.A plastic-tamped molybdenum-scandium foil sample is radiatively heated to high temperature in a compact D-shaped gold Hohlraum driven by∼30 kJ laser energy at the SG-100 kJ laser facility.X rays transmitted through the molybdenum and scandium plasmas are diffracted by crystals and finally recorded by image plates.The electron temperatures in the sample in particular spatial and temporal zones are determined by the K-shell absorption of the scandium plasma.A combination of the IRAD3D view factor code and the MULTI hydrodynamic code is used to simulate the spatial distribution and temporal behavior of the sample temperature and density.The inferred temperature in the molybdenum plasma reaches a average of 138±11 eV.A detailed configuration-accounting calculation of the n=2–3 transition absorption of the molybdenum plasma is compared with experimental measurements and quite good agreement is found.The present measurements provide an opportunity to test opacity models for complicated M-shell configurations.展开更多
基金supported by Grant Number NDRC2011-51 from the National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC),the Office of New High-Tech Industrial Developmentsupported by Grant Number18A36002 from Key project of institutions of colleges and universities in Henan province,Henan Education Department。
文摘Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria species.However,low yields and high costs of existing stimulation methods have led to the need for new techniques to produce agarwood rapidly and effectively.We developed a biological agarwood-inducing technique(Agar-Bit)that produces high yields and quality within 6 months.To better understand agarwood formation by Agar-Bit,dynamic gene expressions of key synthetases pathways of sesquiterpenes and chalcone-related enzymes at different times were determined after both Agar-Bit and the traditional burning chisel drilling(BCD)stimulation on Aquilaria sinensis trees.The qRT-PCR results show that some characteristic synthase genes were expressed at greatly different levels and times compared with the controls.For the Agar-Bit technology,main changes were after the 3rd or 5th month,while BCD expression clearly changed at the 5th month.Essential oils and total chromone contents were simultaneously determined.In the Agar-Bit group,both were higher and similar to natural levels.The Agar-Bit methodology is a new option for producing agarwood as demonstrated by genetic and chemical aspects.The differences in gene expression within 6 months for both groups indicates that the mechanisms of the two methods are different.These findings provide information on genetic variation during the process of agarwood formation.
文摘The article "Dynamic analysis of gene expression and determination of chemicals in agarwood in Aquilaria sinensis",written by Zeqing Wu,Wanzhen Liu,Jing Li,Liangwen Yu and Li Lin was originally published elec-tronically on the publisher’s internet portal(currently SpringerLink)on 10th May 2019 without open access.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12335015,12375238,12374261,11734013,and 11704350)the Presidential Foundation of the China Academy of Engineering Physics(Grant No.YZJJLX2017010)+2 种基金the CAEP Foundation(Grant No.CX2019023)the Science Challenge Project(Grant Nos.TZ2018001 and TZ2018005)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0403200).
文摘We present measurements of the 2p-3d transition opacity of a hot molybdenum-scandium sample with nearly half-vacant molybdenum M-shell configurations.A plastic-tamped molybdenum-scandium foil sample is radiatively heated to high temperature in a compact D-shaped gold Hohlraum driven by∼30 kJ laser energy at the SG-100 kJ laser facility.X rays transmitted through the molybdenum and scandium plasmas are diffracted by crystals and finally recorded by image plates.The electron temperatures in the sample in particular spatial and temporal zones are determined by the K-shell absorption of the scandium plasma.A combination of the IRAD3D view factor code and the MULTI hydrodynamic code is used to simulate the spatial distribution and temporal behavior of the sample temperature and density.The inferred temperature in the molybdenum plasma reaches a average of 138±11 eV.A detailed configuration-accounting calculation of the n=2–3 transition absorption of the molybdenum plasma is compared with experimental measurements and quite good agreement is found.The present measurements provide an opportunity to test opacity models for complicated M-shell configurations.