MINERALS ENGINEERING
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2021
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Changtao Wang,Runqing Liu,Meirong Wu,Zhijie Xu,Mengjie Tian,Zhigang Yin,Wei Sun,Chenyang Zhang
The selective separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite is difficult because of their similar floatability in the presence of a collector. In this study, rhodanine-3-acetic acid (3-Rd) was first applied in molybdenite flotation as a novel chalcopyrite depressant, and its depression effect and mechanism were systematically investigated by flotation tests, density functional theory (DFT) calculation, zeta potential measurements, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Single mineral flotation results indicated that 3-Rd can selectively depress chalcopyrite flotation, whereas its effect on molybdenite is negligible. Mixed mineral and bench flotation tests further proved that 3-Rd is an efficient chalcopyrite depressant. The first-principle periodic calculations based on DFT predicted that 3-Rd prefers to adsorb onto Fe rather than Cu because of the more negative adsorption energy of the COO or CSS group on Fe in the chalcopyrite surface. Zeta potential measurements demonstrated that 3-Rd is adsorbed on chalcopyrite surface more selectively, and its adsorption strength is higher than that on molybdenite surface. XPS analysis further confirmed that 3-Rd is chemisorbed on chalcopyrite surface by binding with Fe active site and is adsorbed on molybdenite surface through hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 5.977
Yue Zhang,Linfang Li,Ye Gao,Xinnan Wang,Lei Sun,Wei Ji,Yukihiro Ozaki
Urinary 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) is a marker for diagnosis of patients with carcinoid tumors. In clinical practice, a simple colorimetric assay has widely been utilized for urinary 5-HIAA via its reaction with 1-nitroso-2-naphthol (NNa) in nitrous acid medium. However, this colorimetric assay has been criticized for lack of specificity. Herein, we proposed a novel SERS-based method for selective detection of urinary 5-HIAA by the use of a modified nitrosonaphthol reaction, in which hydrochloric acid is substituted for nitric acid to control the reaction conditions. This slight modification is crucial to be able to detect the cationic products in the acidic reaction mixture, because the chloride-aggregated Ag colloids not only create enormous hot spots for SERS enhancement, but also improve the chemical stability of nanostructured Ag substrates in acidic environment. Under optimized conditions, the present method can detect 5-HIAA within 12 min at concentrations as low as 1.2 ng/mL, which is 1000 times lower than that of conventional colorimetric method . And more importantly, the present method exhibits specific response toward 5-HIAA against other metabolites with similar structures in the urine. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the present method is less than 5%, suggesting the acceptable reproducibility. The recoveries ranging from 89.6% to 106.3% were obtained for spiked human urine samples with RSD of 3.7–4.9%. Furthermore, several healthy person’s urine samples were also analyzed using the present method, and experimental results are in compliance with the levels recorded in a healthy population. On the basis of these results we can conclude that the present SERS-based method can provide a valuable alternative to conventional colorimetric assay for clinical diagnosis, evaluating prognosis, and monitoring of treatment in carcinoid tumors.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 6.182
Ruijiang Liu,Shuai Pan,Min Liu,Wei Huang,Zhixiang Lv,Aolin He
A label-free electrochemical biosensor with magnetically induced self-assembly based on peptide nucleic acids (PNA) and Fe 3 O 4 /Fe 2 O 3 heteroplasmon nanorods was successfully fabricated to detect the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of CYP2C9*3. The sensitivity of the electrochemical biosensor was improved by introducing PNA and Fe 3 O 4 /Fe 2 O 3 @Au nanocomposites. The Fe 3 O 4 /Fe 2 O 3 @Au nanocomposites were assembled on the surface of the magnetic glassy carbon electrode (MGCE) by magnetic field, and the thiolated PNA were connected to the nanocomposites through Au-S bonds. The biosensor exhibited a good linear correlation between 1 pM and 1 µM (R 2 = 0.9941), and the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) were 0.95 pM and 3.18 pM, respectively. Besides, the electrochemical biosensor could recognize single-base mismatch DNA, and it could be stored stably for 15 days at 4 °C.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 45
·期 1
·e13550
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IF 1.662
Siyuan Li,Lin Yin,Juzhen Yi,Li-Ming Zhang,Liqun Yang
To elucidate the α-glucosidase (α-GC) inhibitory mechanism of theaflavin-3-gallate (TF-3-G), their interaction mechanism was investigated using spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis. The inhibition ratio of TF-3-G against α-GC was determined to be 92.3%. Steady fluorescence spectroscopy showed that TF-3-G effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of α-GC through static quenching, forming a stable complex through hydrophobic interactions. Formation of the TF-3-G/α-GC complex was also confirmed by resonance light scattering spectroscopy. Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that the secondary structure of α-GC was changed by TF-3-G. Molecular docking was used to simulate TF-3-G/α-GC complex formation, showing that TF-3-G might be inserted into the hydrophobic region around the active site of ɑ-GC, and bind with the catalytic Asp215 and Asp352 residues. The ɑ-GC inhibitory mechanism of TF-3-G was mainly attributed to the change in ɑ-GC secondary structure caused by the complex formation. Practical applications α-Glucosidase (α-GC) can hydrolyze the glycosidic bonds of starch and oligosaccharides in food and release glucose. Therefore, the inhibition of α-GC activity has been used to treat postprandial hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Theaflavin-3-gallate (TF-3-G), a flavonoid found in the fermentation products of black tea, exhibits strong inhibition of α-GC activity. However, the α-GC inhibitory mechanism of TF-3-G is unclear. This study aids understanding of this mechanism, and proposed a possibly basic theory for improving the medicinal value of TF-3-G in diabetes therapy.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2020
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Yang Yunxia,Xia Shiying,Zhang Haixia,Niu Huihui,Dong Wenjing,Wu Xiangxiang
Two kinds of new complexes based on 3, 5-bis (triazol-1-yl) benzoic acid (HL) and 1, 3, 5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H 3 bta), {[Zn 2 (μ 4 -L)(μ 3 -bta(3H 2 O)]∙H 2 O}n( 1 ) and {[Cd 2 (μ 4 -L)(μ 3 -bta(3H 2 O)]∙4H 2 O}n( 2 ), were prepared by solvothermal reactions and the structures were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The experimental results showed that complexes 1 and 2 were isomorphic, in which metal ions were separately chelated with the ligands to form one mononuclear Cd 1 and another binuclear Cd 2 O 4 structure. Each metal center (M) can be considered as a three-connection, each M 2 O 4 as a six-connection, and the ligands of HL and H 3 bta can be used as three-junctions. Finally, complex 1 and 2 showed a (3, 6)-connection of {6 3 } 6 {6 6 ;8 6 ;10 2 ;12} topology. Solid-state fluorescence experiments showed that only complex 1 could selectively identify Fe 3+ (detection limit: 0.11 mM) and Cr 6+ (detection limit: 0.1 mM) in aqueous solution by a fluorescence quenching mechanism and the fluorescence quenching constant of Fe 3+ reached 10 4 . Dye adsorption experiments showed that the complexes could absorb different organic dyes and the adsorption capacity was 1 > 2 . Furthermore, the adsorption efficiency of 1 for methylene blue was as high as 97.64%.
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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD
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2020
·Vol. 23
·期 1
·90-99
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Yuanruo Gan,Yong Fu,Lipin Yang,Jiangning Chen,Hong Lei,Qin Liu
Anthocyanin-rich extracts have shown anti-inflammation activity in mouse colitis models. Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is one of the widespread anthocyanins in plants, and cyanidin (Cy) is the aglycone of C3G that can be generated in intestine under gut microorganism metabolism. To explore the anti-inflammatory activity of single anthocyanins compound and show the potential mechanism, the protective effects of C3G and its aglycone Cy on 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in mice and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated Caco-2 cellular monolayer inflammation were studied. The results showed that both C3G and Cy significantly improved the clinical symptoms and relieved the histological damage in TNBS-challenged mice. The activity of myeloperoxidase and the excretion of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and interferon-γ were also significantly inhibited at the administration dosage of 200 μmol/kg. In vitro studies showed that when LPS-stimulated Caco-2 cells were pretreated with C3G and Cy, the destruction of the intestinal epithelial barrier was ameliorated due to the improvement of the transepithelial electrical resistance and Lucifer yellow flux values, while there were no significant difference between C3G and Cy groups at the same dosage. Similarly, both C3G and Cy suppressed nitric oxide production and inflammatory cytokines secretion of LPS-induced Caco-2 cells. C3G and its aglycone Cy had similar anti-inflammatory activity in both colitis mice and Caco-2 cells. The results suggest that C3G and Cy may exert anti-inflammatory effects by protecting the intestinal barrier as well as by suppressing inflammatory cytokine secretion. Thus, C3G or Cy could be potential preventive agents or supplementary medicines for inflammatory bowel disease.
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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 23
·期 7
·1-14
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Yu Linkang,Lin Runlian,Han Yu,Fan Dehui,Zhou Guoqiang,Zhang Jinchao,Jia Guang,Ge Kun
With the wide use of rare earth nanomaterials in industry, environmental control, and medicine with their unique properties, it has focused on the exposure of humans to the rare earth nanoparticles in recent years. Because of the similar properties of rare earth and calcium, rare earth nanoparticles can deposit in the bone and affect the osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). La(OH) 3 nanoparticles are widely used in the catalysis, sensor, electrode, and luminescent materials. However, there are few reports about the bioactivity of La(OH) 3 nanoparticles on the bone metabolism. In this work, three La(OH) 3 nanorods have been got by hydrothermal method, Long-, Medium-, and Short-La(OH) 3 nanorods, the lengths of which were of ~ 640, 255, and 80 nm, and the diameters of which were of ~ 85, 40, and 35 nm, respectively. All the La(OH) 3 nanorods showed no effect on BMSCs viability and the blood compatibility. But the osteogenic differentiation showed a significant difference in La(OH) 3 nanorods, in which Short-La(OH) 3 nanorods showed the highest promoting effect on osteogenic differentiation. The potential mechanism in the osteogenic differentiation caused by three La(OH) 3 nanorods was correlated with the different uptake efficiency in BMSCs and degradation in lysosome to form LaPO 4 . This work on La(OH) 3 nanorods provides the basic data for the development of lanthanum-based nanoparticles. Graphical abstract
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FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
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2021
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IF 0.668
Zhe Zheng,Mingwu Qiao,Zhongwei Zhang,Chang Li
The effects of three phytosterols (β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and campesterol) on the formation of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) esters and the possible mechanism were investigated in this study. Model reaction with 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol (DPG) and sodium chloride as the reacting precursors was adopted to investigate effects of three phytosterols on the formation of 3-MCPD esters. The results showed that three phytosterols exhibited inhibiting activity on the formation of 3-MCPD esters in the model reactions. ESR signal detection indicated that the phytosterols suppressed the formation of free radical in the model reactions. In addtion, 3-chloro-Δ5-cholestenes were detected in the reaction models by using UPLC-APCI-MS. It suggested that phytosterols reacted with chloride and transformed to 3-chloro-Δ5-cholestenes. Therefore, the possible mechanism of phytosterols inhibiting the formation of 3-MCPD esters could be proposed that phytosterols suppressed formation of free radical intermediates in model reactions and competed with DPG for chloride ion to reduce the formation of 3-MCPD esters.
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Journal of Oleo Science
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2019
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IF 1.208
Cheng Luo,Dong-Liang Li,Yang Wang,Shan-Shan Guo,Shu-Shan Du
The essential oil extracted from roots and rhizomes of Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitagawa was investigated for its chemical composition by GC-MS analysis, and evaluated for its contact toxicity and repellency against Tribolium castaneum and Lasioderma serricorne, along with some of its individual components. The essential oil was rich in aromatics (65.34%) with low molecular weight. Major components included sedanolide (33.95%), 3-butylidenephthalide (18.76%), spathulenol (8.90%) and myristicin (6.76%). The results of bioassays indicated that the essential oil of L. jeholense and 3-butylidenephthalide possessed significant repellent activities against T. castaneum at 2 and 4 h post-exposure. Meanwhile, 3-butylidenephthalide had potent contact toxicity against L. serricorne (LD50 = 13.64 µg/adult). The minor component n-butylbenzene in the oil was highly toxic to T. castaneum (LD50 = 23.99 µg/adult) and L. serricorne (LD50 = 7.86 µg/adult) in contact assays, but failed to repel these beetles at all testing concentrations. Spathulenol and myristicin exerted good insecticidal and repellent effects on the two target insects. This work suggests that the essential oil of L. jeholense has promising potential for development as natural insecticide or repellent to control pest damage in warehouses.
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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
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2019
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Wen Qi,Liting Zhou,Tianye Zhao,Shuang Ding,Qi Xu,Xu Han,Yaming Zhao,Xinyue Song,Tianyang Zhao,Xiaohan Zhang,Lin Ye
Background Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP), an important metabolite of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), can induce lipid metabolic disorder . Previous studies have shown that MEHP promotes 3T3-L1 cell differentiation ; however, the underlying mechanism is unclear. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of the TYK-2/STAT-3 pathway on lipid accumulation induced by MEHP. Methods A 3T3-L1 precursor adipocyte differentiation model was exposed to MEHP. 3-Isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), dexamethasone (DEX), and insulin were used to establish the 3T3-L1 precursor adipocyte differentiation model. Then the model cells were exposed to MEHP for 8 d. The lipid droplet formation in 3T3-L1 cells was determined with Oil-Red-O staining, and isopropyl alcohol was used to extract the lipid droplets for quantification. Flow cytometry was used to detect the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential . Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to detect mRNA expression, and western blotting was used to detect the expression of proteins encoded by TYK-2/STAT-3 pathway genes and adipogenesis-related genes. Results MEHP treatment , compared with the control treatment, significantly promoted the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells and increased the expression of STAT-3 mRNA and protein and P-STAT3 protein in the cells. In addition, MEHP down-regulated the phosphorylation of STAT-3 in mitochondria. MEHP was found to influence the mitochondrial membrane potential and intracellular ROS levels. Conclusion MEHP may affect adipocyte differentiation and lead to lipid accumulation through the TYK-2/STAT-3 pathway.
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APOPTOSIS
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2019
·Vol. 24
·期 3
·312-325
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IF 4.021
Zhang Cheng-cheng,Li Chen-guang,Wang Yao-feng,Xu Li-hui,He Xian-hui,Zeng Qiong-zhen,Zeng Chen-ying,Mai Feng-yi,Hu Bo,Ouyang Dong-yun
Gasdermin E (GSDME) has an important role in inducing secondary necrosis/pyroptosis. Upon apoptotic stimulation, it can be cleaved by activated caspase-3 to generate its N-terminal fragment (GSDME-NT), which executes pyroptosis by perforating the plasma membrane. GSDME is expressed in many human lung cancers including A549 cells. Paclitaxel and cisplatin are two representative chemotherapeutic agents for lung cancers, which induce apoptosis via different action mechanisms. However, it remains unclear whether they can induce GSDME-mediated secondary necrosis/pyroptosis in lung A549 cancer cells. Here we showed that both paclitaxel and cisplatin evidently induced apoptosis in A549 cells as revealed by the activation of multiple apoptotic markers. Notably, some of the dying cells displayed characteristic morphology of secondary necrosis/pyroptosis, by blowing large bubbles from the cellular membrane accompanied by caspase-3 activation and GSDME-NT generation. But the ability of cisplatin to induce this phenomenon was much stronger than that of paclitaxel. Consistent with this, cisplatin triggered much higher activation of caspase-3 and generation of GSDME-NT than paclitaxel, suggesting that the levels of secondary necrosis/pyroptosis correlated with the levels of active caspase-3 and GSDME-NT. Supporting this, caspase-3 specific inhibitor (Ac-DEVD-CHO) suppressed cisplatin-induced GSDME-NT generation and concurrently reduced the secondary necrosis/pyroptosis. Besides, GSDME knockdown significantly inhibited cisplatin- but not paclitaxel-induced secondary necrosis/pyroptosis. These results indicated that cisplatin induced higher levels of secondary necrosis/pyroptosis in A549 cells than paclitaxel, suggesting that cisplatin may provide additional advantages in the treatment of lung cancers with high levels of GSDME expression.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2019
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IF 7.467
Shili Wang,Shimou Chen,Weiqun Gao,Lili Liu,Suojiang Zhang
In this paper, we propose a new electrolyte additive 3-Isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (IPTS) to improve the cycle stability and rate performance of Ni-Rich (LiNi 0·6 Co 0·2 Mn 0·2 O 2 ) cathode half-cell. Density function theory calculations suggest that IPTS has higher HOMO energy than solvent, which can decompose preferentially. Moreover, we confirm the oxidative decomposition by the linear scanning cyclic voltammetry , which can achieve stable at a cutoff voltage of 2.5–4.5 Vs. (Li/Li + ). The cyclic voltammetry curves at different scan rates indicate that the migration rate of lithium ions is higher in the cells with 0.5% additive than in the base electrolyte. After 150 cycles, the capacity retention rates in the base electrolyte and in the additive-containing electrolyte are 55.4% and 73.1%, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy show that the additive is involved in film formation, and the obtained CEI film is very uniform and dense, which play a key role in stabilizing the electrolyte under high voltage.
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