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National Chemical Laboratory
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About: National Chemical Laboratory is a facility organization based out in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Nanoparticle. The organization has 8891 authors who have published 14837 publications receiving 387600 citations.
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TL;DR: The work from this laboratory on the stabilization of gold nanoparticles using amino acid as well as using amino acids as reducing agents to obtain stable aqueous solutions ofgold nanoparticles of variable size is reviewed.
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TL;DR: This Account is aimed at highlighting the recent developments in the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed generation of α,β-unsaturated acylazolium intermediates and their subsequent reactivity with (bis)nucleophiles thereby shedding light on the power of this NHC-bound intermediate in organocatalysis.
Abstract: ConspectusThis Account is aimed at highlighting the recent developments in the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed generation of α,β-unsaturated acylazolium intermediates and their subsequent reactivity with (bis)nucleophiles thereby shedding light on the power of this NHC-bound intermediate in organocatalysis. This key intermediate can be generated by the addition of NHCs to α,β-unsaturated aldehyde or acid derivatives. A wide variety of bisnucleophiles can add across the α,β-unsaturated acylazoliums to form various five and six-membered heterocycles and carbocycles. Moreover, suitably substituted nucleophiles can add to this intermediate and result in valuable products following cascade processes. Employing chiral NHCs in the process can result in the enantioselective synthesis of valuable compounds.In 2013, we developed a unified strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of dihydropyranones and dihydropyridinones by the NHC-catalyzed formal [3 + 3] annulation of 2-bromoenals with readily available...
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TL;DR: In this article, a series of CuNiZnAl-multicomponent mixed metal oxide catalysts with various Cu/Ni ratios were prepared by the thermal decomposition of Cu1−xNixZnal-hydrotalcite-like precursors and tested for oxidative steam reforming of bio-ethanol.
Abstract: A series of CuNiZnAl-multicomponent mixed metal oxide catalysts with various Cu/Ni ratios were prepared by the thermal decomposition of Cu1−xNixZnAl-hydrotalcite-like precursors and tested for oxidative steam reforming of bio-ethanol. Dehydrogenation of EtOH to CH3CHO is favored by Cu-rich catalyst. Introduction of Ni leads to C C bond rupture and producing CO, CO2 and CH4. H2 yield (selectivity) varied between 2.6–3.0 mol/mol of ethanol converted (50–55%) for all catalysts at 300 °C. The above catalysts were subjected to in situ XPS studies to understand the nature of active species involved in the catalytic reaction. Core level and valence band XPS as well as Auger electron spectroscopy revealed the existence of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ ions on calcined materials. Upon in situ reduction at reactions temperatures, the Cu2+ was fully reduced to Cu0, while Ni2+ and Zn2+ were partially reduced to Ni0 and Zn0, respectively. On reduction, the nature of ZnO on Cu-rich catalyst changes from crystalline to amorphous, relatively inert and highly stabilized electronically. Relative concentration of the Ni0 and Zn0 increases upon reduction with decreasing Cu-content. Valence band results demonstrated that the overlap between 3d bands of Cu and Ni was marginal on calcined materials, and no overlap due to metallic clusters formation after reduction. Nonetheless, the density of states at Fermi level increases dramatically for Ni-rich catalysts and likely this influences the product selectivity.
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TL;DR: The bulk reaction rate is formulated rigorously, namely, in terms of the pair probability, by use of the new formalism, and the Wilemski-Fixman model for diffusion-controlled reactions is analyzed.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated here that miR156 is a potential graft-transmissible signal that affects plant architecture and tuberization in potato (Solanum tuberosum) and found thatMiR156-resistant SPL9 overexpression lines exhibited increased miR172 levels under a short-day photoperiod, supporting miR 172 regulation via the miR 156-SPL9 module.
Abstract: MicroRNA156 (miR156) functions in maintaining the juvenile phase in plants. However, the mobility of this microRNA has not been demonstrated. So far, only three microRNAs, miR399, miR395, and miR172, have been shown to be mobile. We demonstrate here that miR156 is a potential graft-transmissible signal that affects plant architecture and tuberization in potato (Solanum tuberosum). Under tuber-noninductive (long-day) conditions, miR156 shows higher abundance in leaves and stems, whereas an increase in abundance of miR156 has been observed in stolons under tuber-inductive (short-day) conditions, indicative of a photoperiodic control. Detection of miR156 in phloem cells of wild-type plants and mobility assays in heterografts suggest that miR156 is a graft-transmissible signal. This movement was correlated with changes in leaf morphology and longer trichomes in leaves. Overexpression of miR156 in potato caused a drastic phenotype resulting in altered plant architecture and reduced tuber yield. miR156 overexpression plants also exhibited altered levels of cytokinin and strigolactone along with increased levels of LONELY GUY1 and StCyclin D3.1 transcripts as compared with wild-type plants. RNA ligase-mediated rapid amplification of complementary DNA ends analysis validated SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING-LIKE3 (StSPL3), StSPL6, StSPL9, StSPL13, and StLIGULELESS1 as targets of miR156. Gel-shift assays indicate the regulation of miR172 by miR156 through StSPL9. miR156-resistant SPL9 overexpression lines exhibited increased miR172 levels under a short-day photoperiod, supporting miR172 regulation via the miR156-SPL9 module. Overall, our results strongly suggest that miR156 is a phloem-mobile signal regulating potato development.
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Ashok Kumar | 151 | 5654 | 164086 |
Rajesh Kumar | 149 | 4439 | 140830 |
Tak W. Mak | 148 | 807 | 94871 |
John T. O'Brien | 121 | 819 | 63242 |
Clive Ballard | 117 | 736 | 61663 |
Yoshinori Tokura | 117 | 858 | 70258 |
John S. Mattick | 116 | 367 | 64315 |
Michael Dean | 107 | 419 | 63335 |
Ian G. McKeith | 107 | 468 | 51954 |
David J. Burn | 100 | 446 | 39120 |
Anil Kumar | 99 | 2124 | 64825 |
Vikas Kumar | 89 | 859 | 39185 |
Detlef W. Bahnemann | 88 | 517 | 48826 |
Gautam R. Desiraju | 88 | 458 | 45301 |
Praveen Kumar | 88 | 1339 | 35718 |