The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from decomposing acetylcholine (ACh) is regarded as a common therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Screening AChE inhibitors is of great significance for AD treatment . In this work, AChE was physically absorbed on the synthesized MnO 2 -ZIF-67 through electrostatic interaction for the first time, and the fabricated MnO 2 -ZIF-67 immobilized AChE coupled with capillary electrophoresis (CE) was applied to screening AChE inhibitor. The established MnO 2 -ZIF-67 immobilized AChE with excellent pH, thermal and organic solvents tolerance stability was evaluated by Ellman's method. Huperzine A was used as model inhibitor to investigate the inhibition kinetics of the immobilized AChE, which possess the feasibility and applicability for its inhibitor screening. The screening mechanism of AChE inhibitor was based on the Ellman's method and measured by the changes of 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (TNB), which was produced by the reaction of thiocholine (TCh) with 5,5-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB). Benefiting from the advantages of convenience and high sensitivity, the proposed platform was employed to screen AChE inhibitors from 11 compounds isolated from Inula macrophylla , and macrophyllic acid A (compound 1 ), dibutyl phthalate (compound 2 ) exhibited strong AChE inhibitory activity. Thus, this work not only provides a promising platform for monitoring AChE activity, but also holds great potential for the further exploration of active components with AChE inhibitory activity from Inula macrophylla .
Fan Wang,Yueying Zheng,Xinggang Wei,Dawei Lan,Jintao Zhu,Yingjie Chen,Ziquan Wo,Tao Wu
This study designed a composite material with internal synergistic effects among multiple components to achieve highly selective adsorption of Cu (II). Through controlled synthesis, the Fe 3 O 4 /MnO 2 (3 1 0)/ZIF-67 composite was successfully fabricated, leading to significant improvement in adsorption selectivity , capacity, and adsorption rate. The experimental results showed that the composite is of outstanding selectivity in the adsorption of Cu (II), with a partition coefficient K of Cu (II) that was 2.2–5.3 times higher than that of other coexisting ions. Moreover, the composite exhibited a remarkable adsorption capacity of 1261.0 mg g −1 and a fast adsorption rate of 840.7 mg g −1 h −1 at 298 K. Additionally, its magnetic property facilitated easy separation from wastewater, thereby enhancing its potential for commercial applications. The synergetic effect mechanism was analyzed through characterizations and DFT calculations. Furthermore, the recyclability of the composite was investigated, which showed that after seven cycles, the adsorption efficiency remained at 85% of its initial efficiency. It can be concluded that Fe 3 O 4 /MnO 2 (3 1 0)/ZIF-67 has potential to address challenges posed by heavy metal pollution in copperplating effluents.