FUEL
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2025
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IF 7.5
Fange Kong,Ying Zhang,Yilin Liu,Yahe Zhang,Quan Shi,Linzhou Zhang
Different oxygen species exhibit distinct reactivities and properties in fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal liquid products. Elucidating the structural characteristics of these oxygen-containing compounds is essential for effective process design and optimal feedstock selection. The presented study introduces a method combining hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) with high-resolution mass spectrometry to analyze the molecular composition and functional group types of oxygen-containing compounds. Utilizing perdeuterated methanol and toluene as the solvent, we achieved an average HDX depths exceeding 95% across model compounds. The high degree of HDX allows for the inference of oxygen functional groups based on the number of incorporated deuterium atoms. Application to representative fossil fuels (coal tar, coal liquefaction oil, and crude oil) revealed substantial differences oxygen speciation both between different oils and within individual oils. The HDX provided enhanced structural insights into oxygen-containing compounds in coal-derived liquids. Specifically, phenols in coal tar were found to predominantly contain 1–4 hydroxyl groups, with higher-order hydroxylation being negligible. Oxygenated derivatives with dibenzo-α-pyrone core structures were detected as characteristic components in coal-derived products. In contrast, the predominant dioxygenated species in crude oil were carboxylic acids. Furthermore, HDX analysis elucidated the removal selectivity of oxygen functional groups during hydrotreating of coal liquefaction oil.
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分析化学
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能源科学
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Food & Function
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2016
·Vol. 8
·期 1
·122-131
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IF 2.686
Da Ma,Zong-Cai Tu,Hui Wang,Lu Zhang,Na He,David Julian McClements
Tyrosinase is an enzyme that promotes enzymatic browning of fruits and vegetables, thereby reducing product quality. A variety of analytical tools were used to characterize the interactions between tyrosinase and a natural tyrosinase inhibitor (glycolic acid). Hydrogen/deuterium exchange coupling with mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) was used to elucidate the interaction mechanism between glycolic acid and tyrosinase. UV-visible, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy analysis indicated that glycolic acid inhibited tyrosinase activity in a mixed-type manner with an IC50 of 83 ± 14 μM. The results of these techniques suggested that glycolic acid bound to tyrosinase through hydrophobic attraction, and this interaction led to a pronounced conformational change of the enzyme molecules. HDX-MS analysis showed that the activity of tyrosinase was primarily inhibited by a structural perturbation of its active site (His 263). This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between glycolic acid and tyrosinase, which could lead to new approaches to control tyrosinase activity in foods and other products.
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食品科学
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生物化学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2020
·Vol. 9
·期 7
·3985-3994
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IF 11.301
Ruidi Wang,Bei-Bei Xu,Jiachen Wang,Xue Lu Wang,Ye-Feng Yao
The relationship between the structural characteristics and photocatalytic reaction mechanisms of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) still remains unclarified at the molecular level, which severely hinders the further development of this field. The present study addresses this issue by employing an innovative strategy to investigate the relationship between the H-containing structures of g-C3N4 and its water splitting properties. The exchangeable and unexchangeable protons of the H-containing groups of g-C3N4 were differentiated by selective deuteration, providing a way to distinguish the hydrophilic and relatively non-hydrophilic H-containing groups of g-C3N4. A combination of advanced solid-state NMR approaches reveals that amino group defects (CN2(NHx)) on the C–N skeleton of the photocatalyst likely serve as hydrophilic active sites for facilitating the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Accordingly, the newly synthesized g-C3N4 sample having a high concentration of CN2(NHx) by design demonstrates an enhanced H2 yield by a factor of 17 compared to that of pure g-C3N4.
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材料化学
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光催化
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固体核磁共振
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表面科学
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能源材料
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ACS Nano
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2025
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IF 16
Xin-Yu Xiao,Qian-Wei Luo,Wang-Shu Li,Ze-Kun Chen,Zhuo Yang,Ya-Xuan Zhu,Mu-Rong Lei,Fang-Fang Zhuo,Ming Yu,Tian-Tian Wei,Hong-Wei Jin,Zhong-Yao Li,Zhi-Yuan Lu,Zhu-Qing Zhang,Hua Wang,Yong-Cheng Wang,Qing Xia,Wei Yu,Bo Han,Peng-Fei Tu,Ke-Wu Zeng
Nanoparticles bind to proteins in cells selectively and form a protein corona around them. However, the mechanisms of protein conformational changes underlying the interactions between nanoparticles and protein coronas remain poorly understood. In this study, we prepared small molecule self-assembled nanoparticles (Aloin NPs) as a research tool to investigate the allosteric mechanism of protein coronas. Aloin NPs showed a propensity to capture multiple proteins in cells. In particular, Aloin NPs specifically bound to myotrophin (MPTN) as a major protein corona through a multivalent hydrogen bond-mediated nanoprotein interface. Molecular modeling and hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (MS) demonstrated that Aloin NPs promoted a conformational rearrangement of MPTN via a ‘finger-unclasping’ pattern. We then adapted the APEX2 proximity labeling strategy to investigate the conformation-dependent changes in the MPTN interactome and identified peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6) as a key substrate protein of MPTN in microglia. Additionally, we observed that MPTN conformational change-dependent PRDX6 release protected the mitochondrial membrane by reducing reactive oxygen species. Consequently, Aloin NPs effectively inhibited the release of mitochondrial DNA to block the downstream cGAS-STING signaling pathway, thereby reprogramming microglial polarization. In translational medicine, Aloin NPs play a role in protecting neurons from microglia-induced inflammatory injury with no significant adverse effects, ultimately improving Parkinson’s disease-associated symptoms. Taken together, our study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms by which nanoparticles regulate the conformational change of protein coronas for human disease therapy.
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纳米技术
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生物化学
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细胞生物学
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神经科学
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免疫学
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结构生物学
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药理学
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转化医学
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 26
·期 20
·e202300278
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IF 2.8
Yonghang Mu,Zi Wang,Linhua Song,Kun Ma,Yao Chen,Peixun Li,Zifeng Yan
Graphical We report a gram-scale synthesis of sphingosines with different deuterated chains. The synthesis of highly stereoselective chain deuterated sphingosine was accomplished in five steps which started from hydrothermal platinum-catalyzed hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange of protiated fatty acids. The subsequent synthesis of the deuterated-chain derivatives are also described. They were all characterized with deuterated content above 94 %. Sphingosine plays crucial roles in various cellular functions. Deuterated molecules are widely used as the important tools to explore the structure, property, and function of biochemical materials. We here report a gram-scale synthesis of sphingosines with different deuterated chains. The synthesis started from different protiated fatty acids, which underwent hydrothermal platinum-catalyzed hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange to produce the deuterated chains with different length. The Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) coupling of a chiral amino acid derivative with the deuterated chains generated the unsaturated ketone precursors. The following stereoselective reduction via cyclic Felkin–Anh transition led to the desired anti- amino alcohol geometry. This efficient protocol enabled the gram-scale synthesis of the chain-deuterated sphingosines. The subsequent synthesis of the chain-deuterated derivatives, i. e. ceramide, sphinganine and sphingosine-1-phosphate, is also described. Their deuterium content was simultaneously characterized by 1 H NMR and high-resolution mass spectrum (HRMS).
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有机化学
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生物化学
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药学
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