In order to further reduce the cost of AB5 type rare earth-based hydrogen storage alloy, a low-Co AB5 type hydrogen storage alloy were by substituting Co with Cu and Fe.The characteristics of these alloys have been in...In order to further reduce the cost of AB5 type rare earth-based hydrogen storage alloy, a low-Co AB5 type hydrogen storage alloy were by substituting Co with Cu and Fe.The characteristics of these alloys have been investigated by means of XRD, PCT, and measurement of electrochemical capacity and cycle life.The test results show that the effect of these two kinds of substituting elements on discharge capacity is Cu ＞ Fe, and the cycle life is on the contrary.Both of them have no distinct influence on activity speed, but activity speed increases with the decrease of Co.By the order way, the high discharge rate characteristics rise with the addition of Cu and decreasing of Co.展开更多
AB_(5)-type toxins are a group of secreted protein toxins that are central virulence factors for bacterial pathogens such as Shigella dysenteriae,Vibrio cholerae,Bordetella pertussis,and certain lineages of pathogenic...AB_(5)-type toxins are a group of secreted protein toxins that are central virulence factors for bacterial pathogens such as Shigella dysenteriae,Vibrio cholerae,Bordetella pertussis,and certain lineages of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica.AB_(5) toxins are composed of an active(A)subunit that manipulates host cell biology in complex with a pentameric binding/delivery(B)subunit that mediates the toxin’s entry into host cells and its subsequent intracellular trafficking.Broadly speaking,all known AB_(5)-type toxins adopt similar structural architectures and employ similar mechanisms of binding,entering and trafficking within host cells.Despite this,there is a remarkable amount of diversity amongst AB_(5)-type toxins;this includes different toxin families with unrelated activities,as well as variation within families that can have profound functional consequences.In this review,we discuss the diversity that exists amongst characterized AB_(5)-type toxins,with an emphasis on the genetic and functional variability within AB_(5) toxin families,how this may have evolved,and its impact on human disease.展开更多
文摘In order to further reduce the cost of AB5 type rare earth-based hydrogen storage alloy, a low-Co AB5 type hydrogen storage alloy were by substituting Co with Cu and Fe.The characteristics of these alloys have been investigated by means of XRD, PCT, and measurement of electrochemical capacity and cycle life.The test results show that the effect of these two kinds of substituting elements on discharge capacity is Cu ＞ Fe, and the cycle life is on the contrary.Both of them have no distinct influence on activity speed, but activity speed increases with the decrease of Co.By the order way, the high discharge rate characteristics rise with the addition of Cu and decreasing of Co.
基金supported by a start-up grant provided by the Uni-versity of Alberta Faculty of Science(to C.C.F.)a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)Discovery Grant(Grant number:RGPIN-2020-03964 to C.C.F.).
文摘AB_(5)-type toxins are a group of secreted protein toxins that are central virulence factors for bacterial pathogens such as Shigella dysenteriae,Vibrio cholerae,Bordetella pertussis,and certain lineages of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica.AB_(5) toxins are composed of an active(A)subunit that manipulates host cell biology in complex with a pentameric binding/delivery(B)subunit that mediates the toxin’s entry into host cells and its subsequent intracellular trafficking.Broadly speaking,all known AB_(5)-type toxins adopt similar structural architectures and employ similar mechanisms of binding,entering and trafficking within host cells.Despite this,there is a remarkable amount of diversity amongst AB_(5)-type toxins;this includes different toxin families with unrelated activities,as well as variation within families that can have profound functional consequences.In this review,we discuss the diversity that exists amongst characterized AB_(5)-type toxins,with an emphasis on the genetic and functional variability within AB_(5) toxin families,how this may have evolved,and its impact on human disease.
