Food Bioscience
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2025
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IF 5.9
Xiaoqian Liu,Fang Yuan,Bei Zhou,Wen Huang,Zhinan Mei,Salam A. Ibrahim,Ying Liu,Xi Feng
Gastrodia elata Blume is a nutritious ingredient with high edible value. However, its distinctive odor, "horse urine-like off-odor", has limited its applications. The potential unpleasant odorants presenting a horse urine-like off-odor in G . elata was investigated by GC-MS-O. Two G. elata samples, one cultivated in Yichang (YC, with horse urine-like off-odor) and the other one cultivated in Yingshan (YS, without off-odor), were used for chemical analysis and sensory evaluation. The identification of compounds responsible for the odor differences between YC and YS provided the basis for determining key odorants that contribute to horse urine-like off-odor. In the GC-O analysis, 37 aroma compounds were identified in YC while 32 in YS. Aroma recombination and omission tests proved that ten compounds (including pentanal, benzeneacetic acid, benzaldehyde, 2,3-butanedione, acetoin, acetic acid, hexanoic acid, p-cresol, m-cresol, and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol) were the main contributors to the horse urine-like off-odor. The pathways of off-odor formation in G . elata were elucidated. Our results provide insights into the formation of horse urine-like off-odor in G . elata .
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE
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2024
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IF 5.3
Wen-luan Xie,Bin Hu,Xiao Yang,Ji Liu,Zhi-mo Fang,Kai Li,Yang-wen Wu,Bing Zhang,Qiang Lu
Phosphoric acid is an effective and widely used catalyst for biomass pyrolysis, with significant catalytic impact on the pyrolytic reactions and product distribution. However, its fundamental catalytic mechanism in lignin pyrolysis remains unclear. In this work, we proposed and investigated three possible H 3 PO 4 -assisted pyrolysis mechanisms, i.e., hydrogen-bond-induced decomposition, phosphoric-acid-assisted hydrogen transfer (H 3 PO 4 -AHT), and phosphorolysis, and carefully discussed them through theoretical calculations, electronic structure analyses, catalytic pyrolysis experiments using the β -O-4 linked lignin model. The results indicated that the H 3 PO 4 -AHT mechanism played a dominant role in lignin catalytic pyrolysis, superior to the other two mechanisms. The phosphoric acid molecule could take advantage of its unsaturated P = O and saturated P −OH groups for hydrogen donation and acceptance in concerted H 3 PO 4 -AHT reactions. Alternatively, it could also participate in concerted intermolecular hydrogen transfer with the active hydroxyl group as a mediator. The C β −O bond cleavage could be significantly enhanced by effectively reducing the tension of the transition state ring, leading to the generation of more phenol and styrene in pyrolysis experiments. Due to the inhibition of hydrogen abstraction, C α −C β breakage of β -O-4 linkage, side chain removal of primary products, etc., the formation of other products in phosphoric acid catalytic pyrolysis of β -O-4 linked lignin was restrained. This H 3 PO 4 -AHT catalytic mechanism was also confirmed to be conductive to tautomerism, elimination, dehydration, α -O-4 linkage fracture, β -1 linkage fracture, and other important decomposition reactions in lignin pyrolysis. The understanding of these mechanisms provides valuable insights into the role of phosphoric acid in lignin pyrolysis and may guide the development of effective biomass catalytic conversion methods.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Ruifang Ma,Wenxing Yang,Zeqi Tong,Zongliang Yu,Yongjin Zou
This study synthesized a NiCo₂O₄–bacterial cellulose (BC)–reduced graphene oxide (GO) composite material suitable for flexible supercapacitors using a two-step hydrothermal method. The BC@GO framework consisted of two carbon-based materials: BC retained a 3D interconnected nanofiber network after carbonization, while GO provided a layered structure. This multi-scale porous structure enabled high specific capacitance, mechanical flexibility, and electrochemical stability in the composite. In a three-electrode system, the composite material exhibited a specific capacitance of 1386.4 F g −1 at a current density of 1 A g −1 , with a capacitance retention rate of 73.4 % from 1 to 10 A g −1 . Finally, this study fabricated a high-performance semi-solid flexible asymmetric supercapacitor (FASC) using NiCo₂O₄/BC@GO as the cathode, activated carbon (AC) as the anode, and polyacrylic acid gel as the electrolyte. The fabricated NiCo₂O₄/BC@GO//AC FASC achieved a high energy density of 29.6 Wh kg −1 (19.7 Wh m −2 ) at 7948 W kg −1 (53 kW m −2 ) and 54.8 Wh kg −1 (365 Wh m −2 ) at 836 W kg −1 (5.6 kW m −2 ), with a capacitance retention of 92.2 % after 10,000 cycles. Two fully charged FASCs devices connected in series simultaneously powered 18 LED lights for approximately 50 s. The FASC exhibited exceptional specific capacitance and cycling stability, surpassing other controls in flexible mechanical performance, indicating its potential for flexible semi-solid supercapacitor applications.
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MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT
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2022
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IF 5.498
Wen Chen,Zhen Chen,Shuo Shan,Aibo Wu,Chao Zhao,Xiang Ye,Xiaodong Zheng,Ruiyu Zhu
Microplastic pollution has attracted growing attention due to its prevalent and persistent exposure to general population through the food chain, but few reports have focused on the toxicological prevention of polystyrene (PS). Using the wild-type and mutant strains, this study explored the impacts of PS and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) on stress tolerance and lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans ( C. elegans ). In N2 nematodes, PS exposure initiated the oxidative stress and subsequent lifespan reduction, while these adverse impacts could be positively improved by C3G treatment. Considering the pivotal role of DAF-16 pathway in stress tolerance and lifespan regulation, the expression of the daf-16 gene and its downstream antioxidant genes ( clt-2 , hsp-16.1 , sod-3 , sod-5 ) were examined, and found to be significantly enhanced by C3G. Since the sod-3 gene was up-regulated the most fold by C3G, the activity of SOD enzyme that encoded by the sod-3 was examined, and could be obviously enhanced upon C3G treatment. This explained the improved oxidative stress and delayed oxidation-associated aging after C3G intervention. Nevertheless, these positive effects of C3G were weakened in daf-16 (-) mutant strain (with deleted DAF-16 gene), for which the beneficial effects of C3G in promoting stress resistance and lifespan extension were inhibited. These findings suggested that the DAF-16 gene and its downstream antioxidant genes, have participated in C3G’s regulations on redox balance and lifespan that impacted by nano-polystyrene particles. This study highlighted the link between dietary components and environmentally driven disturbance.
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2017
·Vol. 16
·期 2
·1298-1306
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IF 1.692
Yuyan Liang,Hai Niu,Limei Ma,Dan Du,Li Wen,Qing Xia,Wen Huang
Coreopsis tinctoria (snow chrysanthemum) has been reported to exert antihyperlipidemic effects. The present study aimed to identify the active compounds of Coreopsis tinctoria and to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying its effects on lipid dysregulation by measuring lipid levels, reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation and fatty acid synthesis. The present results demonstrated that snow chrysanthemum aqueous extracts significantly reduced serum lipid levels and oxidative stress in vivo. The main compounds that were isolated were identified as flavanomarein (compound 1) and eriodictyol 7‑O‑β‑D glucopyranoside (compound 2). Compounds 1 and 2 demonstrated potent antioxidative properties, including free radical scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, as well as lipid‑lowering effects in human HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells treated with free fatty acids (FFAs). Compound 2 was revealed to suppress the elevation of triglyceride levels and inhibit lipid peroxidation following FFA treatment. In addition, it was demonstrated to significantly reduce intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species and improve the mitochondrial membrane potential and adenosine triphosphate levels, thus protecting mitochondrial function in FFA‑treated HepG2 cells. Furthermore, compound 2 markedly suppressed the protein expression levels of disulfide‑isomerase A3 precursor and fatty acid synthase, thus suppressing FFA‑induced lipogenesis in HepG2 cells. In conclusion, the present study identified compound 2 as one of the main active compounds in Coreopsis tinctoria responsible for its lipid‑lowering effects. Compound 2 was revealed to possess antihyperlipidemic properties, exerted via reducing oxidative stress, protecting mitochondrial function and suppressing lipogenesis.
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JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 71
·期 3
·e12765
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IF 13.007
Jinpeng Wu,Zengqi Tan,Hongjiao Li,Meixuan Lin,Yazhuo Jiang,Liang Liang,Qilong Ma,Junjie Gou,Lulu Ning,Xiang Li,Feng Guan
Melatonin helps to maintain circadian rhythm, exerts anticancer activity, and plays key roles in regulation of glucose homeostasis and energy metabolism. Glycosylation, a form of metabolic flux from glucose or other monosaccharides, is a common post-translational modification. Dysregulated glycosylation, particularly O-GlcNAcylation, is often a biomarker of cancer cells. In this study, elevated O-GlcNAc level in bladder cancer was inhibited by melatonin treatment. Melatonin treatment inhibited proliferation and migration and enhanced apoptosis of bladder cancer cells. Proteomic analysis revealed reduction in cyclin-dependent-like kinase 5 (CDK5) expression by melatonin. O-GlcNAc modification determined the conformation of critical T-loop domain on CDK5 and further influenced the CDK5 stability. The mechanism whereby melatonin suppressed O-GlcNAc level was based on decreased glucose uptake and metabolic flux from glucose to UDP-GlcNAc, and consequent reduction in CDK5 expression. Melatonin treatment, inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation by OSMI-1, or mutation of key O-GlcNAc site strongly suppressed in vivo tumor growth. Our findings indicate that melatonin reduces proliferation and promotes apoptosis of bladder cancer cells by suppressing O-GlcNAcylation of CDK5.
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JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2019
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IF 3.163
Zhe Deng,Xiaoping Yi,Ju Chu,Yingping Zhuang
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a glycoprotein hormone that exists as a heterodimer comprised of an α subunit and β subunit linked with disulfide bridges. The β subunit contains four O-glycosylation sites. Previous studies have found that the translation of mRNA to polypeptides of the β subunit was a severely limiting step for the expression of recombinant hCG protein in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. The effects of O-glycosylation on recombinant hCG protein expression were assessed by adding O-glycan precursors and overexpressing and knocking down key regulatory genes of O-glycan precursor synthesis and O-glycan sugar chain synthesis or hydrolases. The results indicated that O-glycosylation was indeed limiting in the expression of recombinant hCG protein, and N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) was the major limiting precursor. Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 2 (Gfat2) and Uridine diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 (Ugp2), key regulatory genes of O-glycan precursor synthesis, were overexpressed. Ugp2 overexpression significantly increased the recombinant hCG protein level by 1.92 times compared to that of the control. The LC–MS/MS analysis and Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (PHA-L) lectin blot analysis showed that Ugp2 overexpression significantly increased the total galactosylation levels of intracellular proteins and the O-glycosylation of recombinant hCG protein. The stability of the hCG protein to trypsin digestion was also enhanced. Ugp2 is the major limiting enzyme of the O-glycan precursor synthesis in recombinant hCG protein production. Furthermore, the effects and mechanisms of the key genes of O-glycan sugar chain synthesis and hydrolases such as polypeptide N -acetylgalactosaminyltransferase1 (Galnt1), Core 1 synthase, glycoprotein -N- acetylgalactosamine 3-beta-galactosyltransferase (C1galt1), O-linked N -acetylglucosamine transferase (Ogt) and Hexosaminidase (Hex), were evaluated. The results indicated that Galnt1 overexpression increased the recombinant hCG protein level by 1.57 times and improved the total galactosylation of intracellular proteins, O-glycosylation and the stability of recombinant hCG protein. Galnt1 is the major limiting enzyme of O-glycan sugar chain synthesis. Overexpression of Ugp2 and Galnt1 simultaneously improved the recombinant hCG protein level by 2.44 times, and both had synergistic effects. Based on the results of overexpression of Galnt1, the major limiting gene of O-Glycan chain synthesis, the precursors GalNAc and Gal were added and increased the recombinant hCG protein level by 3.68 times. This study revealed the major limiting factors of O-glycosylation of recombinant hCG protein in CHO cells and proposed an effective expression regulation strategy.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 8
·1-14
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IF 2.448
Liu Chundong,Wang Jianhua,Huang Sheng,Yu Lin,Wang Yan,Chen Hang,Wang Dong
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) holds enormous potentials as antisense/antigenic drug due to its specific binding ability and biostability with DNA or RNA. However, the poor cellular delivery is the key obstacle in development of PNA therapy. To overcome this difficulty, we developed self-assembled nanoparticles (NPs) for delivery of PNA to living cells using amphiphilic CS derivatives. A series of N,N,N-trimethyl-O-alkyl chitosans (TMACs) with different lengths of alkyl chains were synthesized. The structures of these synthesized chemicals were characterized with FT-IR and 1 H NMR. We found that the TMACs were all able to self-assemble in aqueous condition to form nano-size NPs. These nano-size NPs are spherical shape with a size range of around 100 nm and a zeta potential above +30 mV. PNA was easily encapsulated into chitosan derivative NPs by an ultrasonic method with entrapment efficiency up to 75%. The PNA-loaded TMAC NPs released the drug in a sustained manner in PBS (pH 7.4) at 37 °C. N,N,N-trimethyl-O-cetyl chitosan (TMCC) showed the best in vitro hemocompatibility and cell viability. These TMCC based NPs were able to dramatically increase the cellular uptake of PNA, specifically, 66-fold higher compared to without using these nanoparticles. The results suggest that the designed TMCC NPs might be a promising solution for improving cellular delivery of PNA.
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Carbon Energy
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2021
·Vol. 3
·期 5
·752-761
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IF 0
Zhaolin Na,Xinran Wang,Xiaoting Liu,Wenjing Li,Xudong Sun
The cerium-based redox flow battery (RFB) is regarded as a compelling grid-scale energy storage technology to revolutionize the utilization of renewable energy by storing the energy in liquid electrolytes. However, its widespread implementation is impeded by the cerium redox reactions that exhibit slow kinetics on commercial graphite felt (GF) electrodes. Surface functionalization may be an available activation strategy to achieve a significant boost in the electrochemical performance of GFs. However, conventional chemical and/or electrochemical routes for the surface functionalization of GFs suffer from the issues of complication, and the deterioration of the resulting modified electrode surface over long-term cycle processes leads to catalytic activity decline. Here, we develop a facile and general strategy for introducing the functional groups to the electrode through the addition of l -cysteine into electrolytes. The –COOH, –NH 2 , and –SH groups in l -cysteine can induce oxygen/nitrogen/sulfur trifunctional doping on GF surfaces with lower deterioration rates, which enables the activated GFs to demonstrate a promising electrocatalytic activity toward cerium redox reactions and excellent durability when used as a cerium-based RFB electrode. This study proposes a rational strategy to overcome the intrinsic limitations of existing modification techniques for GFs and provides a potential pathway toward high-performance RFBs.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 8.5
Yilin Li,Houyin Wang,Guirong Liu,Bolin Shi,Baoqing Zhu,Lipeng Gao,Kui Zhong,Yongjiu Zhang,Lei Zhao,Ruotong Li,Bingqi Shan,Chunguang Wang,Sisi Wang
Consumer partiality for food products is related to purchase and consumption behavior, and are influenced by sensory preferences. The sensory and chemical drivers behind consumer preference in the infant formula (IF) were analyzed. A total of 31 aroma-active compounds were identified, playing an important role in the production of off-flavors (especially fishy). Combined with the correlation analysis, the key aroma substances affecting the sensory attributes of IF were initially identified. A21, A22, B9 represented the key substances responsible for producing milky and creamy, while A2, A5, A11, A12, B5, C15, H5 primarily produced fishy. In addition, the two sensory attributes namely milky and creamy, and the T-sweet were more strongly correlated with consumer preference. Therefore, it can be concluded that consumers are more interested in the main flavor of the product than the off-flavor. These findings will inform the quality control of IF and the maintenance of sensory quality .
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Polymer Chemistry
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2014
·Vol. 5
·期 8
·3098-3106
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IF 5.368
Yu Jin,Yufeng Ji,Xiaojiang He,Suli Kan,Haidong Xia,Binqi Liang,Jia Chen,Hao Wu,Kai Guo,Zhenjiang Li
o-Benzenedisulfonimide (OBS) was demonstrated for the first time to be a safe, recyclable, and water-tolerant Brønsted acidic catalyst for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of δ-valerolactone and ε-caprolactone using benzyl alcohol as the initiator. The polymerizations proceeded to afford poly(δ-valerolactone) and poly(ε-caprolactone) with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities. The kinetics and chain extension experiments were carried out to confirm the controlled/living fashion of the polymerizations. In addition, 1H NMR and MALDI-TOF MS measurements strongly indicated that the initiator residue was incorporated into the obtained polymers. Furthermore, well-defined poly(δ-valerolactone)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) has been successfully synthesized via OBS-catalyzed ROP.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
·Vol. 48
·期 29
·13119-13125
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IF 2.7
Xueyan Wu,Na Li,Chenxi Zhang,Yan Lv,Jixi Guo
Solid-state near-infrared (NIR) luminescence fluorophores have attracted much attention due to their potential in bio applications and advanced optical devices. Therefore, it is essential to design and synthesize novel NIR AIE fluorophores and investigate their structure–activity relationships for applications. Here, we synthesized two NIR AIE o-carborane fluorophores with donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D) structures. These fluorophores have emissions extending into the NIR region and are named CPO and CPS with phenoxazine (PXZ) and phenothiazine (PTZ) derivatives as the electron donors, respectively. Despite the very similar chemical structures of PXZ and PTZ, CPO and CPS exhibited rather different photophysical properties. The o-carborane fluorophores CPO and CPS show large Stokes shifts (>14 000 cm−1), near-infrared AIE characteristics, and self-recovering mechanochromic luminescence. The reorganization of the molecular structures in the excited state leads to the planarization of their conjugated backbones and enhances the Stokes shifts. This work not only demonstrates an efficient strategy for constructing organic NIR AIE o-carborane-containing fluorophores, but also indicates their promising potential as advanced optoelectronic materials.
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