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Ostrea chilensis (Küster, 1844), the flat oyster, is native to Chile and New Zealand. In Chile, it occurs in a few natural beds, from the northern part of Chiloé Island (41 ºS) to the Guaitecas Archipelago (45 ºS). CDK activity This bivalve is slow growing, broods its young, and has very limited dispersal potential. The Ostrea chilensis fishery has been over-exploited for a number of decades such that in some locations oysters no longer exist. The aim of this study was to study the genetic diversity of the Chilean flat oyster along its natural distribution to quantify the possible impact of the dredge fishery on wild populations. The genetic structure and diversity of Ostrea chilensis from six natural beds with different histories of fishing activity were estimated. Based on mitochondrial (Cytb) and nuclear (ITS1) DNA sequence variation, our results provide evidence that genetic diversity is different among populations with recent history of wild dredge fishery efforts. We discuss the possible causes of these results. Ultimately, such new information may be used to develop and apply new management measures to promote the sustainable use of this valuable marine resource.Self-assembly to build high-level structures, which is ubiquitous in living systems, has captured the imagination of scientists, striving to emulate the intricacy, homogeneity and versatility of the naturally occurring systems, and to pursue a similar level of organization in artificial building blocks. In particular, self-sorting assembly in multicomponent systems, based on the spontaneous recognition and consequent spatial aggregation of the same or interactive building units, is able to realize very complicated assembly behaviours, and usually results in multiple well-ordered products or hierarchical structures in a one-step manner. This highly efficient assembly strategy has attracted tremendous research attention in recent years, and numerous examples have been reported in artificial systems, particularly with supramolecular and polymeric building blocks. In the current review, we summarize the progress in recent years, and classify them into five main categories, based on their working mechanisms or principles. With the review of these strategies, we hope to provide not only some deep insights into this field, but also and more importantly, useful thoughts in the design and fabrication of self-sorting systems in the future.The asymmetric Mannich reaction is an essential method in contemporary organic chemistry. As a representative of clean and green synthesis methods, photochemical and electrochemical oxidation strategies have re-emerged in recent years, providing new ideas for asymmetric Mannich reactions. Numerous chiral β-amino carbonyl compounds have been accessed in satisfactory yields with excellent enantioselectivity via such novel asymmetric oxidative Mannich reactions. This minireview highlights plentiful advances in asymmetric oxidative Mannich reactions that rely on photoredox or anodic-oxidation and covers the literature from 2014 to date. Furthermore, the future development of this field is envisaged.We describe here a portable DNAzyme-based optical fiber evanescent wave biosensor (OFEWB) for the rapid and sensitive detection of Pb2+ in human serum. Unlike other biosensors, the OFEWB dispensed with the complicated process of attaching biometric elements to the optical fiber, and the optical fiber directly acted as a transducer to transmit the excitation light and simultaneously collected the fluorescence, which could simplify the detection process, avoid the susceptibility to interference from complex environments and strengthen the reusability of the biosensor. The fluorescence (Cy3) labelled substrate sequence (GR-5S-Cy3) could be cleaved under the catalysis of the GR-5 DNAzyme sequence (GR-5E-BHQ2) in the presence of Pb2+; then the released fluorescence labelled fragments could be directly excited and detected by the OFEWB due to the high transmission efficiency of the excitation light and fluorescence in the OFEWB. Several key factors affecting Pb2+ detection were investigated in detail and optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the LOD of Pb2+ in human serum was 9.34 nM (equivalent to 93.4 nM in whole serum) with a detection range of 0-120 nM. The possible matrix interference was evaluated with different spiked human serum samples, and the recovery of Pb2+ ranged from 74.4% to 112.5% with RSD less then 14.8%, implying this method had excellent practicability and could be potentially used in analyzing some biomedical samples.The development of biological sample-compatible fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with more functions and/or improved performance is of great importance for various bioanalytical and biomedical applications, but remains challenging. Herein, we report on a versatile strategy for preparing well-defined hydrophilic gold (Au) nanoparticle (AuNP)-containing fluorescent MIP microspheres capable of directly optosensing folic acid (FA) in undiluted urine samples and study of the effect of the incorporated AuNPs on their optosensing sensitivity. Such advanced functional fluorescent MIP particles were readily prepared by combining RAFT polymerization (including RAFT precipitation polymerization and surface-initiated RAFT polymerization) and Au-thiol chemistry [including successive attachment of AuNPs and a thiol-terminated poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) onto MIP particles after aminolysis of their surface dithioester into thiol groups]. They showed "turn-on" fluorescence and high optosensing selectivity and sensitivity toward FA in the undiluted urine sample (detection limit = 0.088 μM). They also exhibited outstanding photostability and reusability and could directly quantify FA in another undiluted urine sample with good recoveries (96.3-101.6%) and high accuracy (RSD = 0.6-3.1%), even in the presence of several interferents. Unfortunately, the incorporated AuNPs did not improve the optosensing sensitivity of AuNP-containing fluorescent MIPs. Nevertheless, introducing AuNPs onto the surfaces of fluorescent MIPs not only provides an effective new way for grafting with hydrophilic polymer brushes, but it also can endow them with certain new functions [e.g., surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)], thus making them highly promising as both efficient optosensors and potential SERS sensors for rapid FA detection in applications such as clinical diagnostics and food analyses.Diastereomeric dinickel(II) complexes with bis-octaazamacrocyclic 15-membered ligands [Ni(L1-3-L1-3)Ni] (4-6) have been prepared by oxidative dehydrogenation of nickel(II) complexes NiL1-3 (1-3) derived from 1,2- and 1,3-diketones and S-methylisothiocarbohydrazide. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ESI mass spectrometry, and IR, UV-vis, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) confirmed the isolation of the anti and syn isomers of bis-octaazamacrocyclic dinickel(II) complexes 4a and 4s, the syn-configuration of 5s and the anti-configuration of the dinickel(II) complex 6a. Dimerization of prochiral nickel(II) complexes 1-3 generates two chiral centers at the bridging carbon atoms. The anti-complexes were isolated as meso-isomers (4a and 6a) and the syn-compounds as racemic mixtures of R,R/S,S-enantiomers (4s and 5s). The syn-anti isomerization (epimerization) of the isolated complexes in chloroform was disclosed. The isomerization kinetics of 5a was moni°C.Several virulent variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have emerged along with the spread of this virus throughout the population. Some variants can exhibit increased transmissibility and reduced immune neutralization reactivity. These changes are deeply concerning issues that may hinder the ongoing effort of epidemic control measures, especially mass vaccination campaigns. The accurate discrimination of SARS-CoV-2 and its emerging variants is essential to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Herein, we report a low-cost, facile, and highly sensitive diagnostic platform that can simultaneously distinguish wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV-2 and its two mutations, namely, D614G and N501Y, within 2 h. WT or mutant (M) nucleic acid fragments at each allelic locus were selectively amplified by the tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR assay. Allele-specific amplicons were simultaneously detected by two test lines on a quantum dot nanobead (QB)-based dual-color fluorescent test strip, which could be interpreted by the naked eye or by a home-made fluorescent strip readout device that was wirelessly connected to a smartphone for quantitative data analysis and result presentation. The WT and M viruses were indicated and were strictly discriminated by the presence of a green or red band on test line 1 for the D614G site and test line 2 for the N501Y site. The limits of detection (LODs) for the WT and M D614G were estimated as 78.91 and 33.53 copies per μL, respectively. This assay was also modified for the simultaneous detection of the N and ORF1ab genes of SARS-CoV-2 with LODs of 1.90 and 6.07 copies per μL, respectively. The proposed platform can provide a simple, accurate, and affordable diagnostic approach for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern even in resource-limited settings.Structural calculations and high-resolution infrared spectra are reported for trimers and tetramers containing CO2 together with CO and/or N2. Among the 9 clusters studied here, only (CO2)2-CO was previously observed by high-resolution spectroscopy. The spectra, which occur in the region of the ν3 fundamental of CO2 (≈2350 cm-1), were recorded using a tunable optical parametric oscillator source to probe a pulsed supersonic slit jet expansion. The trimers (CO2)2-CO and (CO2)2-N2 have structures in which the CO or N2 is aligned along the symmetry axis of a staggered side-by-side CO2 dimer unit. The observation of two fundamental bands for (CO2)2-CO and (CO2)2-N2 shows that this CO2 dimer unit is non-planar, unlike (CO2)2 itself. For the trimers CO2-(CO)2 and CO2-(N2)2, the CO or N2 monomers occupy equivalent positions in the 'equatorial plane' of the CO2, pointing toward its C atom. To form the tetramers CO2-(CO)3 and CO2-(N2)3, a third CO or N2 monomer is then added off to the 'side' of the first two. In the mixed tetramers CO2-(CO)2-N2 and CO2-CO-(N2)2, this 'side' position is taken by N2 and not CO. In addition to the fundamental bands, combination bands are also observed for (CO2)2-CO, CO2-(CO)2, and CO2-(N2)2, yielding some information about their low-frequency intermolecular vibrations.The increased call for carbon neutrality by 2050 makes it compelling to develop emission-free alternative energy sources. Green hydrogen produced from water electrolyzers using renewable electricity is of great importance, and the development of efficient transition-metal-based materials for hydrogen production by electrolysis is highly desirable. In this report, a new approach to produce defect-rich and ultra-fine bimetallic Co-Mo sulfides/carbon composites from polyoxometalates@ZIF-67@polydopamine nanocubes via carbonization/sulfurization, which are highly active for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER), have been successfully developed. The coating of polydopamine (PDA) on the surface of the acid-sensitive ZIF-67 cubes can prevent the over-dissociation of ZIF-67 caused by the encapsulated phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) etching through PDA chelating with the PMA molecules. Meanwhile, the partially dissociated Co2+ from ZIF-67 can be captured by the coated PDA via chelation, resulting in more evenly dispersed active sites throughout the heterogeneous composite after pyrolysis.
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