Investigation of timber harvesting impacts on herbaceous cover,forest floor and surface soil properties on skid road in an oak (Quercus petrea L.) stand

In this study, we investigated the timber harvesting effects on some soil properties (sand, silt, clay, pH, electrical conductivity, fine soil <2 mm, coarse soil >2 mm, root mass, organic carbon, moisture equivalent, total porosity, bulk density, moisture and compaction) at soil depths (0–5 and 5–10 cm), herbaceous cover and forest floor (unit mass, organic matter and moisture) on skid road of an oak (Quercus petrea L.) stand in Istanbul Belgrad Forest of Turkey.     

Investigation of Sensitivity Against Different Flavonoid Derivatives of Aminophenyl-Modified Glassy Carbon Sensor Electrode and Antioxidant Activities

The electrochemical behaviors of 10 structurally different flavonoids (quercetin, galangin, chrysin, 3-hydroxyflavone, naringenin, luteolin, apigenin, flavone, kaempferol, and naringin) on a glassy carbon electrode were studied by cyclic voltammetry. In the current study, nitrophenyl diazonium salt has been synthesized from p-nitrophenylamine. One millimolar prepared nitrophenyl diazonium salt (in 100 mM tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate) in acetonitrile was used to modify the glassy carbon electrode. Nitro groups have been reduced to amine groups in 100 mM HCl medium on the nitrophenyl-modified glassy carbon electrode surface. Although nitrophenyl-modified glassy carbon electrode surface was electro-inactive, it is activated by reducing the nitro group into amine group. And then, aminophenyl-modified glassy carbon electrode surface has been used for the determination of antioxidant activities of 10 flavonoid derivatives with cyclic voltammetry technique. The activity sequence of the investigated, structurally different, flavonoids follows the sequence: quercetin > galangin > chrysin > 3-hydroxyflavone > naringenin > luteolin > apigenin > flavone > kaempferol > naringin.     

Novel Approach for the Isolation and Immobilization of a Recombinant Transaminase: Applying an Advanced Nanocomposite System

The increasing application of recombinant enzymes demands not only effective and sustainable fermentation, but also highly efficient downstream processing and further stabilization of the enzymes by immobilization. In this study, a novel approach for the isolation and immobilization of His-tagged transaminase from Chromobacterium violaceum (CvTA) has been developed. A recombinant of CvTA was simultaneously isolated and immobilized by binding on silica nanoparticles (SNPs) with metal affinity linkers and additionally within poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers. The linker length and the nature of the metal ion significantly affected the enzyme binding efficiency and biocatalytic activity of CvTA-SNPs. The formation of PLA nanofibers by electrospinning enabled rapid embedding of CvTA-SNPs biocatalysts and ensured enhanced stability and activity. The developed advanced immobilization method reduces the time required for enzyme isolation, purification and immobilization by more than fourfold compared to a classical stepwise technique.