Effect of Air or Medium Temperature on Occurrence of Leaf-yellow-spot in Chrysanthemum 'Seikou-no-makoto'

Leaf-yellow-spot, a physiological abnormality occurring in leaves of several chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) cultivars is a very serious production problem in Japan. High temperature or high irradiation are possible physiological factors, which may lead to leaf-yellow-spot. In the present study, effects of air or medium temperature on the occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot in 'Seikou-nomakoto' were investigated. The nodal position with spotted leaves and rate of leaf-yellow-spot increased with increasing day/night temperature. The nodal position with spotted leaves and rate of leaf-yellow-spot of plants grown on 30°C night air temperature were smaller than those grown on 25°C or ambient night air temperature. The days to first occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot showed no differences among medium temperatures. As occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot was not affected by root zone temperature, we recognized that occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot was promoted by high temperature or solar radiation on shoot, especially leaf. Occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot was reduced by long period high temperature and/or high solar radiation as plant growth reduced. Therefore, we thought that occurrence of leaf-yellow-spot was promoted by environmental condition as plant growth would promote.キク（Chrysanthemum × morifolium）‘精興の誠’の葉身で発生する黄斑に及ぼす気温および培地温度の影響を調査した．昼夜温を40/30℃，35/25℃，なりゆきの3区で栽培した場合，昼夜温が高いほど生育は抑制され，黄斑の発生は早くなったが，黄斑発生度は40/30℃区と比較してなりゆき区で高くなる傾向がみられた．夜温を30℃，25℃となりゆき区で栽培した場合，黄斑発生度は30℃区と比較してなりゆき区で有意な差がみられた．生育が抑制されるほどの長期間の強光や高温は黄斑発生を抑制させたことから，生育が旺盛な環境条件における外的要因により黄斑発生は助長されると考えられた．地下部の温度は黄斑発生に影響しなかったことから黄斑発生は地上部，特に葉身部位の高温により助長されることが明らかになった

Evaluation of Effective Field-Effect Mobility in Thin-Film and Single-Crystal Transistors for Revisiting Various Phenacene-Type Molecules

The magnitude of the field-effect mobility mu of organic thin-film and single-crystal field-effect transistors (FETs) has been over-estimated in certain recent studies. These reports set alarm bells ringing in the research field of organic electronics. Herein, we report a precise evaluation of the mu values using the effective field-effect mobility, mu(eff), a new indicator that is recently designed to prevent the FET performance of thin-film and single-crystal FETs based on various phenacene molecules from being overestimated. The transfer curves of a range of FETs based on phenacene are carefully categorized on the basis of a previous report. The exact evaluation of the value of mu(eff) depends on the exact classification of each transfer curve. The transfer curves of all our phenacene FETs could be successfully classified based on the method indicated in the aforementioned report, which made it possible to evaluate the exact value of mu(eff) for each FET. The FET performance based on the values of mu(eff) obtained in this study is discussed in detail. In particular, the mu(eff) values of single-crystal FETs are almost consistent with the mu values that were reported previously, but the mu(eff) values of thin-film FETs were much lower than those previously reported for mu, owing to a high absolute threshold voltage, vertical bar V-th vertical bar. The increase in the field-effect mobility as a function of the number of benzene rings, which was previously demonstrated based on the mu values of single-crystal FETs with phenacene molecules, is well reproduced from the mu(eff) values. The FET performance is discussed based on the newly evaluated mu(eff) values, and the future prospects of using phenacene molecules in FET devices are demonstrated

Facile synthesis of picenes incorporating imide moieties at both edges of the molecule and their application to n-channel field-effect transistors

Picene derivatives incorporating imide moieties along the long-axis direction of the picene core (Cn-PicDIs) were conveniently synthesized through a four-step synthesis. Photochemical cyclization of dinaphthylethenes was used as the key step for constructing the picene skeleton. Field-effect transistor (FET) devices of Cn-PicDIs were fabricated by using ZrO2 as a gate substrate and their FET characteristics were investigated. The FET devices showed normally-off n-channel operation; the averaged electron mobility (μ) was evaluated to be 2(1) × 10−4, 1.0(6) × 10−1 and 1.4(3) × 10−2 cm2 V−1 s−1 for C4-PicDI, C8-PicDI and C12-PicDI, respectively. The maximum μ value as high as 2.0 × 10−1 cm2 V−1 s−1 was observed for C8-PicDI. The electronic spectra of Cn-PicDIs in solution showed the same profiles irrespective of the alkyl chain lengths. In contrast, in thin films, the UV absorption and photoelectron yield spectroscopy (PYS) indicated that the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of Cn-PicDIs gradually lowered upon the elongation of the alkyl chains, suggesting that the alkyl chains modify intermolecular interactions between the Cn-PicDI molecules in thin films. The present results provide a new strategy for constructing a high performance n-channel organic semiconductor material by utilizing the electronic features of phenacenes

Image-based analysis revealing the molecular mechanism of peroxisome dynamics in plants

Peroxisomes are present in eukaryotic cells and have essential roles in various biological processes. Plant peroxisomes proliferate by de novo biosynthesis or division of pre-existing peroxisomes, degrade, or replace metabolic enzymes, in response to developmental stages, environmental changes, or external stimuli. Defects of peroxisome functions and biogenesis alter a variety of biological processes and cause aberrant plant growth. Traditionally, peroxisomal function-based screening has been employed to isolate Arabidopsis thaliana mutants that are defective in peroxisomal metabolism, such as lipid degradation and photorespiration. These analyses have revealed that the number, subcellular localization, and activity of peroxisomes are closely related to their efficient function, and the molecular mechanisms underlying peroxisome dynamics including organelle biogenesis, protein transport, and organelle interactions must be understood. Various approaches have been adopted to identify factors involved in peroxisome dynamics. With the development of imaging techniques and fluorescent proteins, peroxisome research has been accelerated. Image-based analyses provide intriguing results concerning the movement, morphology, and number of peroxisomes that were hard to obtain by other approaches. This review addresses image-based analysis of peroxisome dynamics in plants, especially A. thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha

Synthesis of [7]phenacene incorporating tetradecyl chains in the axis positions and its application in field-effect transistors

Field-effect transistors (FETs) were fabricated using a new type of phenacene molecule, 3,12-ditetradecyl[7]phenacene ((C14H29)2-[7]phenacene), and solid gate dielectrics or an electric double layer (EDL) capacitor with an ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (bmim[PF6])). The new molecule, (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene, was efficiently synthesized via the Mallory photoreaction. Its crystal structure and electronic properties were determined, using X-ray diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM and STS), absorption spectroscopy, and photoelectron yield spectroscopy, which showed a monoclinic crystal lattice (space group P21 (no. 4)) and an energy gap of ∼3.0 eV. The STM image clearly showed the molecular structure of (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene, as well as the closed molecular stacking, indicative of a strong fastener effect between alkyl chains. The X-ray diffraction pattern of thin films of (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene formed on a SiO2/Si substrate suggested that the molecule stood on the surface with an inclined angle of 30° with respect to the normal axis of the surface. The FET properties were recorded in two-terminal measurement mode, showing p-channel normally-off characteristics. The averaged values of field-effect mobility, μ, were 1.6(3) cm2 V−1 s−1 for a (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene thin-film FET with a SiO2 gate dielectric and 6(4) × 10−1 cm2 V−1 s−1 for a (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene thin-film EDL FET with bmim[PF6]. Thus, higher FET performance was obtained with an FET using a thin film of (C14H29)2-[7]phenacene compared to parent [7]phenacene. This study could pioneer an avenue for the realization of high-performance FETs through the addition of alkyl chains to phenacene molecules

Synthesis of the extended phenacene molecules, [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene, and their performance in a field-effect transistor

The [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene molecules have been synthesized using a simple repetition of Wittig reactions followed by photocyclization. Sufficient amounts of [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene were obtained, and thin-film FETs using these molecules have been fabricated with SiO2 and ionic liquid gate dielectrics. These FETs operated in p-channel. The averaged measurements of field-effect mobility, , were 3.1(7) × 10-2 and 1.11(4) × 10-1 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively, for [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene thin-film FETs with SiO2 gate dielectrics. Furthermore, [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene thin-film electric-double-layer (EDL) FETs with ionic liquid showed low-voltage p-channel FET properties, with values of 3(1) and 1(1) cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. This study also discusses the future utility of the extremely extended π-network molecules [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene as the active layer of FET devices, based on the experimental results obtained

ブラマンジェのテクスチャーおよび嗜好性におよぼす低カロリー甘味料の影響

The effects of adding 2-10% (w/w) low calorie sweeteners such as erythritol and hydrogenated maltose instead of sugars on texture and palatability of blanc mange were examined. The results obtained were as follows 1) The hardness of blanc mange with 8-10% sugars increased 1.6-1.8 times with no addition (0%), however with the addition of sweeteners, it increased 1.3-1.5 times. 2) Hardness and adhesiveness of blanc mange with sweetener was lower than that with sugars, while there was no difference in cohesiveness. 3) Evaluation for texture of blanc mange with erythritol was better than that with sugars using a sensory test. These results suggest that erythritol effects texture and palatability of blanc mange not only in sweetness but also softnes

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Vacuolar processing enzyme in plant programmed cell death.

Vacuolar processing enzyme (VPE) is a cysteine proteinase originally identified as the proteinase responsible for the maturation and activation of vacuolar proteins in plants, and it is known to be an ortholog of animal asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP/VPE/legumain). VPE has been shown to exhibit enzymatic properties similar to that of caspase 1, which is a cysteine protease that mediates the programmed cell death (PCD) pathway in animals. Although there is limited sequence identity between VPE and caspase 1, their predicted three-dimensional structures revealed that the essential amino-acid residues for these enzymes form similar pockets for the substrate peptide YVAD. In contrast to the cytosolic localization of caspases, VPE is localized in vacuoles. VPE provokes vacuolar rupture, initiating the proteolytic cascade leading to PCD in the plant immune response. It has become apparent that the VPE-dependent PCD pathway is involved not only in the immune response, but also in the responses to a variety of stress inducers and in the development of various tissues. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the contribution of VPE to plant PCD and its role in vacuole-mediated cell death, and it also compares VPE with the animal cell death executor caspase 1