Signaling in the Phytomicrobiome

A plant growing under field conditions is not a simple individual; it is a community. We now know that there is a community of microbes associated with all parts of the plant, and that the root associated community is particularly large. This microbial community, the phytomicrobiome, is complex, regulated and the result of almost half a billion years of evolution. Circumstances that benefit the plant generally benefit the phytomicrobiome, and vice versa. Members of the holobiont modulate each other's activities, in part, through molecular signals, acting as the hormones of the holobiont. The plant plus the phytomicrobiome constitute the holobiont, the resulting entity that is that community. The phytomicrobiome is complex, well developed and well-orchestrated, and there is considerable potential in managing this system. The use of “biologicals” will develop during the 21st century and play as large a role as agro-chemistry did in the 20th century. Biologicals can be deployed to enhance plant pathogen resistance, improve plant access to nutrients and improve stress tolerance. They can be used to enhance crop productivity, to meet the expanding demands for plant material as food, fibre and fuel. They can assist crop plants in dealing with the more frequent and more extreme episodes of stress that will occur as climate change conditions continue to develop. The path is clear and we have started down it; there is a considerable distance remaining

Co-catalytic oxidative coupling of primary amines to imines using an organic nanotube-gold nanohybrid

International audienceA novel nanohybrid structure was synthesized by assembling gold nanoparticles on polymerized polydiacetylene nanotubes. Combination of the nanohybrid with gallacetophenone afforded an efficient cooperative co-catalytic system for the oxidative coupling of primary amines into imines. The system is highly efficient and sustainable as it operates in high yields using minimal amounts of the metal and the quinone, under ambient atmosphere, at room temperature, in water, and is easily recycled

Solvent-free hydrosilylation of alkenes and alkynes using recyclable platinum on carbon nanotubes

International audiencePlatinum nanoparticles were stabilized at the surface of carbon nanotubes and the nanohybrid was valorized as a catalyst for the hydrosilylation of alkenes and alkynes. The heterogeneous catalyst operated under sustainable conditions (room temperature, no solvent, low catalyst loading, air atmosphere) and exhibited improved stabilty as recycling and reuse could be achieved for multiple consecutive reactions

Bimetallic ruthenium–rhodium particles supported on carbon nanotubes for the hydrophosphinylation of alkenes and alkynes

International audienceRuRh bimetallic particles supported on carbon nanotubes were applied to the hydrophosphinylation of alkenes and alkynes. This recyclable system operates under sustainable conditions: low catalyst loading, room temperature and atmospheric pressure

Catalytic hydrothiolation of alkenes and alkynes using bimetallic RuRh nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes

International audienceA heterogeneous nanohybrid catalyst was assembled by immobilization of bimetallic ruthenium–rhodium nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes. The hybrid material was characterized using various techniques evidencing dense coating of the tubes with monodisperse particles. The catalyst was applied to the hydrothiolation of alkenes and alkynes and behaved in a superior manner, compared to the monometallic counterparts. The system proved to be efficient under mild and sustainable conditions (low catalyst loading, room temperature, air atmosphere and green solvent) and could be recycled and reused with no loss of activity

Aerobic Oxidation of Phenols and Related Compounds using Carbon Nanotube–Gold Nanohybrid Catalysts

International audienceGold nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes were investigated as catalysts in the aerobic oxidation of various substrates (phenols, hydroquinones, catechols, aminophenols, and thiols). The nanohybrid system compares favorably with other supported noble metal catalysts in terms of overall efficacy as it operates at room temperature, under air atmosphere (no external oxidant needed), and can readily be recycled

Aerobic Oxidation of Phenols and Related Compounds using Carbon Nanotube-Gold Nanohybrid Catalysts

Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR)/Centre Franco-Indien pour la Promotion de la Recherche Avancee (CEFIPRA) [4705-1]Gold nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes were investigated as catalysts in the aerobic oxidation of various substrates (phenols, hydroquinones, catechols, aminophenols, and thiols). The nanohybrid system compares favorably with other supported noble metal catalysts in terms of overall efficacy as it operates at room temperature, under air atmosphere (no external oxidant needed), and can readily be recycled

Traumatic brain injury : integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

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