Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 15(9), 3146-3154 (2013-01-24)
Photosystems I (PSI) and II (PSII) are two major pigment-protein complexes of photosynthetic organisms that function in series to convert sunlight energy into chemical energy. We have studied the picosecond fluorescence behaviour of the core of both photosystems in vivo
Journal of hazardous materials, 231-232, 70-78 (2012-07-17)
We studied the sorption-desorption behaviour of two herbicides (diuron and artrazine) in a soil rich in Fe and Al oxides (Ferrosol), either amended freshly with two different types of biochars or that contained biochars aged under field conditions. Standard batch
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 97(4), 1661-1668 (2012-08-03)
A real-time quantitative PCR method was developed to detect and quantify phenlylurea hydrolase genes' (puhA and puhB) sequences from environmental DNA samples to assess diuron-degrading genetic potential in some soil and sediment microbial communities. In the soil communities, mineralization rates
Graphene and related materials have come to the forefront of research in electrochemical sensors during recent years due to the promising properties of these nanomaterials. Further applications of these nanomaterials have been hampered by insufficient sensitivity offered by these nanohybrids
Applied and environmental microbiology, 79(2), 631-638 (2012-11-13)
In this study, we propose the use of the marine green alga Ostreococcus tauri, the smallest free-living eukaryotic cell known to date, as a new luminescent biosensor for toxicity testing in the environment. Diuron and Irgarol 1051, two antifouling biocides
Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.
