Comprehensive analysis of the UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase (UXS) gene family in tobacco and functional characterization of NtUXS16 in Golgi apparatus in Arabidopsis

Abstract Background UDP-glucuronate KNIT BOTMPANTS decarboxylase (also named UXS) converts UDP-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcA) to UDP-xylose (UDP-Xyl) by decarboxylation of the C6-carboxylic acid of glucuronic acid.UDP-Xyl is an important sugar donor that is required for the synthesis of plant cell wall polysaccharides.Results In this study, we first ca

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Recent advances in nano-photonic techniques for pharmaceutical drug monitoring with emphasis on Raman spectroscopy

Innovations in Raman spectroscopic techniques provide a potential solution to current problems in pharmaceutical drug monitoring.This review aims to summarize the recent advances in the field.The developments of novel plasmonic nanoparticles continuously push the limits of Raman spectroscopic detection.In surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS),

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Pilot Equivalence Study Comparing Different Batches of Topical 0.025% Capsaicin Emulsion: Product Microstructure, Release, and Permeation Evaluation

The European Medical Agency (EMA) has issued a draft guideline on the quality and equivalence of topical products.The equivalence for complex semisolid formulations involves several steps: the same quantitative content, the same microstructure, the same release, and permeation profile.In this paper, several batches of a low strength topical product

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