PHYCOLOGIA
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2015
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IF 1.915
Rui Liu,Xiaofei Ran,Fang Bai,Jinzhu Xu,Songqi Yang,Junqiong Shi,Zhongxing Wu
In order to investigate the toxicity targets of the secondary metabolite from aquatic plants, N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine, on Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii photosynthetic system II (PSII), we determined chlorophyll a (Chl a), specific growth rate (μ−d), photosynthetic rapid light curves and polyphasic Chl a fluorescence transients following exposure to N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine. The results showed significant decreases in Chl a following 48 h at high concentration (0.50 mg l−1) exposure to N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine. The PSII electron transfer rate and Chl a fluorescence transients appeared to be affected after the cells were exposed to concentrations of 0.50, 1.00 and 2.00 mg l−1. Exposure to higher concentration of N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine (> 0.50 mg l−1) mainly depressed the density of reaction centers (RC/CS0) and quantum energy flux ratios (ϕP0 and ϕE0) but increased the absorption flux per RC (ABS/RC), dissipated energy flux per RC (DI0/RC) and the average redox state of QA−/QA in the time span from 0 to tFmax (Sm/tFmax). However, exposure to low concentration (≤ 0.5 mg l−1) mainly inhibited the trapping energy fluxes per reaction center (TR0/RC), electron transport energy fluxes per reaction center (ET0/RC) and energy flux ratio (ψ0). This suggested that the donor and the acceptor sides of PSII were targets of N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine in C. raciborskii. Additionally, our results indicated that the toxicity target at low concentrations of N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine was at each step of electron transport between QA− and the Cyt b6/f complex; whereas, the reduction of QA was the potential target at high concentrations. We suggest that N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine may be a potential allelochemical to control harmful cyanobacterial blooms.
研究领域:
水生生物学
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环境科学
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植物生理学
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DOI
高影响因子
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY
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2025
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IF 2.8
Zhiheng Shangguan,Kaiqiang Yang,Qi Pan,Hongli Hu,Pan Wang
Endocrine disruptors are environmental chemicals that can interfere with the endocrine system. However, research on endocrine disruptors that interfere with androgen action is still limited. In this study, two new environmental androgens were identified. N-Phenyl-2-naphthylamine (PNA) and o-tolidine are dye intermediates widely used in industry to produce organic pigments. We found that both PNA and o-tolidine activated androgen receptor (AR) transcriptional activity in the luciferase reporter assay and bound to AR-ligand binding domain directly in the surface plasmon resonance analysis. In vivo studies showed that PNA and o-tolidine induced the proliferation of seminal vesicle cells and increased seminal vesicle weight in immature male rats, indicating that these two compounds had androgenic activity in vivo . In addition, in mature male rats, PNA and o-tolidine reduced sperm concentration and motility and increased sperm deformities, and caused atrophy of the seminiferous tubules of the testis and decreased testosterone levels. These results suggest that PNA and o-tolidine are novel environmental androgens, which bind and activate AR and have toxicological effects on male reproductive function.
研究领域:
环境科学
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毒理学
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内分泌学
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PubMed
高影响因子
Gels
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2024
·Vol. 10
·期 12
·808
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IF 5
Feng Li,Ruoxi Yang,Jian Xu,Guohai Xu,Ye Wu
The concentration of small molecules reflects the normality of physiological processes in the human body, making the development of simple and efficient detection equipment essential. In this work, inspired by a facile strategy in point-of-care detection, two devices were fabricated to detect small molecules via photocurrent measurement. A linear response of the photocurrent against the concentration of the small molecules was found. In the first device, metal ions were introduced into gel substrates made by xanthan gum to enhance photocurrent response. N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine was measured when iron or manganese ions were used. L-Phenylalanine was measured when the gel was modified by samarium, iron, cerium, or ytterbium ions. L-(+)-Arabinose was detected via the gels modified by iron or holmium ions. D-(+)-Mannose was detected when the gel was modified by ytterbium, manganese, chromium, or sodium ions. L-Methionine was detected in the gels modified by samarium, zinc, or chromium ions. The second device was based on a paper sheet. A sugar-like molecule was first synthesized, which was then used to modify the paper. The detection was possible since the photocurrent showed a linear trend against the concentration of D-Trehalose. A linear fit was conducted to derive the sensitivity, whose value was found to be 5542.4. This work offers a novel, simple, and environmentally sustainable platform that is potentially useful in remote areas lacking medical devices.
研究领域:
生物医学工程
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分析化学
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环境科学
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高影响因子
Materials
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·836
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IF 2.467
Tianxiang Li,Zhengren Shi,Xianru He,Ping Jiang,Xiaobin Lu,Rui Zhang,Xin Wang
With the aim of improving the anti-aging properties of nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), a functional organic filler, namely LDH–SAS, prepared by intercalating 4-amino-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt (SAS) into layered double hydroxides (LDHs) through anion exchange, was added to nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), giving the NBR/LDH–SAS composites. Successful preparation of LDH–SAS was confirmed by XRD, TGA and FTIR. LDH–SAS was well dispersed in the NBR matrix, owing to its strong interaction with the nitrile group of NBR. The obtained NBR/LDH–SAS composites exhibited excellent thermo-oxidative aging resistance as shown by TGA-DSC. Further investigation by ATR-FTIR indicated that SAS can capture the radical groups, even during the aging process, which largely accounts for the improved aging resistance.Keywords:layered double hydroxides (LDHs);nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR);4-Amino-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt (SAS);thermal oxidative aging resistance properties
研究领域:
材料科学
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聚合物化学
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复合材料
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PubMed
高影响因子
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
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2024
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IF 1.1
Xue-Liang Ni,Jia-Le Li,Jia-Hao Lv,Zhi-Jie Liao,Chen Yang,Jun Zeng,Ying-Jun Li,Yin-Tao Li,Yuan-Lin Zhou,Quan-Ping Zhang
Achieving lead-free flexible materials with excellent γ-ray shielding as well as good mechanical properties are of significance to radiation protection safety and wear comfort of wearable articles. In this paper, polydopamine (PDA) is coated on Bi2O3 particles to form a typical core–shell structure Bi2O3@PDA, which is used to intensely bond bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) with chloroprene rubber (CR). It promotes the interface interaction between Bi2O3 and CR matrix, leading to the uniform dispersion of the filler and rich interfacial compatibility in CR/Bi2O3@PDA composite with as high as 50 wt% filling. Furthermore, 50 wt% CR/Bi2O3@PDA composite displays 53.6% shielding rate for 105 keV γ-rays. Meanwhile, its tensile strength and elongation at break are 9.6 MPa and 1424.8%, respectively, which are without sacrificing too much in comparison with the neat rubber. We propose a versatile route to prepare superior integrated properties of flexible materials, which can be used as wearable articles for radiation shielding.
研究领域:
材料科学
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辐射防护
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高分子化学
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2019
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IF 3.858
Chenglong Sun,Wei Liu,Shuangshuang Ma,Minmin Zhang,Yanling Geng,Xiao Wang
Profiling the spatial distributions and dynamic changes of metabolites in plant tissue is critical to elucidate the complex metabolic regulation during plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic or biotic stresses. In this study, we developed a high-coverage MALDI-MS imaging method to visualize the spatial locations of a wide spectrum of metabolites in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge . 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene (DAN) and 1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine (BNDM) were optimized as MALDI matrices in positive and negative ion modes respectively, due to their low background interference and high sensitivity. Moreover, a simple organic washing protocol using acetone was shown to significantly improve the sensitivity of MALDI-MSI. Using this method, we successfully imaged the spatial locations of amino acids, phenolic acids, fatty acids, oligosaccharides, cholines, polyamines, tanshinones, and phospholipids in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge . In addition, the distributions of some metabolites in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge root and stem were found to exhibit good spatial match with plant tissue structure. Thus, our method provides a spatially-resolved way to map the plant metabolic networks and to understand the physiological roles of several plant metabolites.
研究领域:
分析化学
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植物代谢组学
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植物化学
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 141
·期 2
·e54782
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IF 3
Jun Zeng,YingJun Li,YingChun Lu,YunPeng Li,HuiPing Liu,CongXiu Wu,MengXi Chen,Wei OuYang,YiPeng Zhang,YuanLin Zhou
As a “green” radiation protection material with the potential to replace lead oxide, bismuth oxide has more research applications in the field of γ protection. However, due to their different surface properties, there are compatibility and interaction problems between metal oxides and rubber. To enhance the performance of bismuth oxide in neoprene, Bi 2 O 3 @PCPA-KH590 was prepared by coating bismuth oxide with polyphenol/polyamine and grafting KH590 on the surface of bismuth oxide. This allows for creating more active sites with the help of polyphenol/polyamine, enabling KH590 to be grafted onto bismuth oxide particles. The S functional group on the silane coupling agent is then cross-linked with the rubber substrate, enhancing the dispersibility of the bismuth oxide powder. This improvement not only improves the dispersibility of the bismuth oxide powder but also enhances the mechanical properties of the rubber composite material. Compared with pure CR, the mechanical properties of 60 wt% filler-modified powder composites can still be maintained at a high level, with the tensile strength reaching 12.83 Mpa. In sum, the proposed method appears feasible for preparing highly filled radiation protection rubber-based materials.
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材料科学
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辐射防护
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高影响因子
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