Metals
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 3
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IF 2.5
Feng Jiang,Shuai He,Wei Sun,Yuanjia Luo,Honghu Tang
The effective and environmental separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite has long presented a challenge in mineral processing due to their similar floatability and close association at room temperature. This study explores the non-toxic 1-thioglycerol (1-TG) as a selective depressant for chalcopyrite–molybdenite flotation separation. An impressive separation effect was realized through single-mineral and mixed-mineral flotation experiments when using 1-TG as a depressant and kerosene as a collector. Contact angle measurements, zeta potential tests, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirm the selective adsorption of 1-TG on the chalcopyrite surface, leading to enhanced surface hydrophilicity and the inhibition of collector adsorption. The depression mechanism is further elucidated through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which demonstrates that it occurs via chemosorption between the thiol group in 1-TG and active iron sites on the chalcopyrite surface. These findings provide a potential efficient depressant for chalcopyrite–molybdenite flotation separation with low dosage, environmental friendliness, and human harmlessness.
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矿物加工工程
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环境科学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2025
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IF 8.5
Tiankai Bai,Zhilong Shi,Shuguang Bao,Xiaorong Hou,Yuping Zhao,Wai L.W. Leung,Yuhui Li,Sirigunqiqige Pan,Ying Xin,Ye Luo,Xiaohe Xiao,Laxinamujila Bai,Huifang Li
Radix Fici Hirtae (RFH), a traditional Chinese medication, is said to be useful in controlling immunity. However, it remained unclear whether its polysaccharides components are associated with these immunomodulatory properties. Herein, two polysaccharides, designated RFHP-1 and RFHP-2, were isolated from RFH using water-soluble alcohol precipitation and column chromatography. Structural characterization by monosaccharide content analysis, methylation, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) revealed that the main chain of RFHP-1 was formed by the interconnection of →4)-α-D-Glc p -(1→, →3,6)-β-D-Glc p -(1→, →3)-β-D-Glc p -(1→, and →4,6)-α-D-Glc p -(1→, and the main chain of RFHP-2 was formed by the interconnection of →4)-α-D-Glc p -(1→, →3,6)-β-D-Gal p -(1→, →3)-β-D-Gal p -(1→, →4,6)-α-D-Glc p -(1→ and →6)-β-D-Gal p -(1→. Both RFHP-1 and RFHP-2 raised the CD4/CD8 ratio and improved the expression of immune factors in immunocompromised mice. By activating the NF-κB pathway (promote phosphorylation of p65 and IκB), RFHP-1 and RFHP-2 both promoted release cytokines (NO, TNF-a, IL-6, and IFN-γ) at RAW 264.7 macrophages. The results of molecular docking (−8.4 kcal/mol vs. -6.0 kcal/mol) and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) (−7.75 kcal/mol vs. -7.46 kcal/mol) demonstrated that RFHP-1 exhibited stronger binding affinity with MD2, suggesting greater immunoactivating potential. These findings indicate that RFHP polysaccharides, particularly RFHP-1, may serve as promising candidates for development as dietary supplements for individuals with compromised immune systems.
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中药学
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免疫学
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分子生物学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Keming Zhang,Xianye Luo,Sihui Li,Xiaohe Tian,Qingnan Wang,Chenlu Liu,Yanting Tang,Xiaoting Feng,Rui Zhang,Shuangfeng Yin,Shaofei Wang
Developing high-performance H 2 /CH 4 separation membranes is of great potential for H 2 production in the petroleum industry. Incorporating nanofillers into a polymer matrix to form mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) can elevate selectivity and permeability, but poor polymer-filler interfacial compatibility and filler aggregation are formidable problems. Targeting this, we propose a novel approach by incorporating a metal–organic framework (MOF) gel, ZIF-8 gel, as the versatile filler to a high free volume polymer PIM-1 and investigate the H 2 /CH 4 separation capabilities of the MMMs. Benefiting from the gel network morphology of ZIF-8, they were dispersed evenly in the PIM-1 matrix. The interconnected gel network structure of ZIF-8 gel helped to construct continuous gas transport pathways in the polymer. As a result, the H 2 /CH 4 separation performance was notably improved, demonstrating a substantial increase in H 2 permeability by 78.9% (exceeding 6800 Barrer) and a 38.0% enhancement in H 2 /CH 4 selectivity at a ZIF-8 gel loading of 31.0 wt%. These improvements surpassed the upper bound established in 2008. The Maxwell and Lewis-Nielsen models were developed to clarify gas transport mechanisms across membranes, and the experimental data of ZIF-8 gel/PIM-1 was well-matched with the calculated results of the Lewis-Nielsen models. Adopting MOF gel as fillers may pave a new approach to design high-performance MMMs with interconnected transport pathways.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2021
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IF 4.539
Guojun Lv,Tao Wang,Yan Chen,Jiangzhang Wang,Xuyang Zou,Jun Lu,Fumin Wang,Xubin Zhang,Yi Zhai
Design of catalyst particles bearing excellent diffusion performance and suitable surface wettability is of great importance to the successful application of Pickering interfacial catalysis. In this study, selective oxidation reactions over hydrophobized hollow TS-1 zeolite were applied as probe reactions to investigate the influence of catalyst diffusion performance closely related to mesopore size on its catalytic activity. Hydrophobized hollow TS-1 zeolite particles were prepared via a post desilication treatment accompanied with precrystallization treatment. The synthesized hydrophobized hollow TS-1 zeolite was characterized by Scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy , X-ray diffraction, UV–vis absorption spectrometry , Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Nitrogen adsorption-desorption. Stable Pickering emulsions including 1-hexene-hydrogen peroxide, cyclohexene-hydrogen peroxide and cyclohexanone-water were prepared with hydrophobized hollow TS-1 zeolite particles as emulsifier . HTS-1–393(2)-S zeolite synthesized with precrystallization at 393 K for 2 h presented the maximum values of 43.9 mol/(Ti-mol·h) for 1-hexene epoxidation , 15.7 mol/(Ti-mol·h) for cyclohexene epoxidation and 247.3 mol/(Ti-mol·h) for cyclohexanone ammoximation. In addition, HTS-1–393(2)-S zeolite particles displayed good reusability for more than five cycles.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 4.5
Yi Chen,Shasha Song,Yongfang Wang,Lili Wu,Jianbing Wu,Zhengmeng Jiang,Xinyu Li
Psoriasis (PSO) is a common inflammatory skin disease caused by multiple factors. Magnolia officinalis is an important medicinal plant in China, with various values such as ecology, medicine, food, and daily chemicals. However, its diverse application potential has not been fully explored. Magnolol (MGO) is the main active compound of Magnolia officinalis with significant anti-inflammatory effect. To investigate the application potential of MGO in inflammatory skin disease, the effects and underlying mechanisms of topical MGO treating psoriasis were explored in this study. Network pharmacology and molecular docking firstly predicted that topical MGO may treat psoriasis by regulating pyroptosis pathway and acting on caspase-1 (CASP1). In vitro experiments then demonstrated that MGO could inhibit the level of inflammatory cytokines and the key protein expression of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)/Caspase-1 pathway in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-differentiated THP-1 cells. Meanwhile, MGO could inhibit CuSO 4 -induced neutrophils migration in Tg (mpx:EGFP) zebrafish by suppressing inflammation and pyroptosis. This study further indicated that topical application of MGO ameliorated imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis by reducing the release of inflammatory factors and decreasing the key protein expression of pyroptosis-related NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway. Metabolomics analysis revealed that topical application of MGO could significantly regulate tryptophan metabolism and affect the level of tryptophan in skin lesions. Tryptophan could also regulate inflammation-related genes and inhibit pyroptosis-related NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway in LPS-stimulated PMA-differentiated THP-1 cells. In conclusion, this study suggested that topical MGO may ameliorate psoriasis-like dermatitis by inhibiting NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway and regulating tryptophan metabolism.
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药理学
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皮肤科
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分子生物学
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代谢组学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2025
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IF 8.5
Wenyu Luo,Binhua Huang,Minzhen Lei,Zhijian Wu,Qian Yu,Dawei Zhang,Chunyan Yan
Throughout the history of traditional Chinese medicine, Angelica pubescens has been extensively employed to treat inflammatory arthritis. However, little is known about the anti-rheumatoid arthritis (RA) effects of A. pubescens polysaccharides. In this study, four crude polysaccharides (APR50, APR70, APR90, and APRB) were isolated from A. pubescens radix, and the rat model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was established to evaluate the anti-RA effects of A. pubescens polysaccharides. A. pubescens polysaccharides could effectively reduce the degree of paw swelling in CIA rats, among which the effect of APR50 was comparable to that of methotrexate. A homogenous polysaccharide APRP50-2-1 was purified from APR50. Structural characterization indicated that APRP50-2-1 was primarily composed of glucose, mannose, galactose, and arabinose. The main skeleton of APRP50-2-1 consisted of →4)- α - d -Glc p -(1→, →6)- α - d -Glc p -(1→, and →6,4)- α - d -Gal p -(1→ residues. The branched chains of →4)- α - d -Glc p -(1→ and →3)- β - d -Man p -(1→ were substituted at O -4 of →4,6)- α - d -Gal p -(1→. APRP50-2-1 inhibited the proliferation and promoted the apoptosis of MH7A cells by down-regulating the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) and up-regulating the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein BCL2-associated X (BAX). In conclusion, A. pubescens polysaccharides had significant anti-RA effects in rat CIA model, among which APR50 and APRP50-2-1 possessed the promising prospects of ameliorating RA.
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中药学
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免疫学
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结构生物学
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Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 7
·185
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IF 5
Yu Wu,Sen Xu,Fengjuan Ding,Weibing Zhang,Haiyan Liu
In this work, a new type of FE-1 COF material is prepared by a reversible imine condensation reaction with diaminoferrocene and diaminodiformaldehyde as materials. The material is connected by imine bonds to form a COF skeleton, and the presence of plenty of nitrogen-containing groups gives the material good hydrophilicity; the presence of metal Fe ions provides the material application potential in the enrichment of phosphopeptides. According to the different binding abilities of N-glycopeptide and phosphopeptide on FE-1 COF, it can simultaneously enrich N-glycopeptide and phosphopeptide through different elution conditions to realize its controllable and selective enrichment. Using the above characteristics, 18 phosphopeptides were detected from α-casein hydrolysate, 8 phosphopeptides were detected from β-casein hydrolysate and 21 glycopeptides were detected from IgG hydrolysate. Finally, the gradual elution strategy was used; 16 phosphopeptides and 19 glycopeptides were detected from the α-casein hydrolysate and IgG hydrolysate. The corresponding glycopeptides and phosphopeptides were identified from the human serum. It proves that the FE-1 COF material has a good enrichment effect on phosphopeptides and glycopeptides.
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分析化学
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蛋白质组学
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生物化学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2023
·Vol. 11
·期 17
·3929-3940
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IF 7
Lei Fang,Yingjie Chen,Wei Shan,Tiankun Hui,Mokni Ilham,Jie Wu,Chuanli Zhou,Liangmin Yu,Meng Qiu
The drug resistance of bacteria seriously reduces the recovery rate of general disease and endangers human health. Consequently, it is urgent to investigate a non-antibiotic antibacterial material. Recently, two-dimensional MXene has shown good antibacterial properties and received extensive attention due to the large number of active sites, extremely high thermal conversion efficiency, excellent cytocompatibility and ability to penetrate pellicula. However, the antibacterial activity of Ti3C2Tx is greatly affected by the morphology and concentration. Herein, an organic–inorganic hybrid of HKUST-1@Ti3C2Tx with high specific surface area and photothermal effect was designed and fabricated. By adjusting the content of Cu(CO2CH3)2·H2O and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, the photothermal properties of the material can be adjusted, and the release of Cu2+ can be easily reduced. The morphological characterization and fluorescent staining of bacteria which were co-incubated with HKUST-1@Ti3C2Tx confirmed that Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) had adhered to the material. NIR irradiation has enabled induced hyperthermia and the release of Cu2+ ions, causing the disruption of the bacterial membrane, resulting in cytoplasmic leakage. Furthermore, HKUST-1@Ti3C2Tx with synergistic antibacterial effect not only exhibits an excellent bactericidal rate (over 99%) but also greatly improves cytocompatibility with the reduction of the Cu2+ ion release. Therefore, organic–inorganic composites have potential for synergistic effects and non-antibiotic antibacterial activity.
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材料科学
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微生物学
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生物医学工程
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2013
·Vol. 2
·期 6
·1795-1801
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IF 0
Ling Li,Xiao Lan Liu,Ming Gao,Wei Hong,Gui Zhen Liu,Lu Fan,Bin Hu,Qing Hua Xia,Li Liu,Gong Wu Song,Zu Shun Xu
The adsorption processes of methylene blue from aqueous solution on Fe3O4/HKUST-1 and Fe3O4/HKUST-1/GO composites were compared. The addition of GO has greatly decreased the surface area and pore volume, led to smaller pore size, and enhanced the adsorption capacity of Fe3O4/HKUST-1/GO. The different interesting phenomena and the effect of GO were analyzed. The high adsorption capacity, excellent reusability and stability make Fe3O4/HKUST-1/GO attractive for the removal of MB from aqueous solution.
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2022
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IF 6.633
Bolun Mei,Xin Fang,Yi Yu,Yicun Xing,Li Xu,Guoji Liu
The solid–liquid equilibrium data of 1-nitronaphthalene in twelve pure solvents (methanol, ethanol, n -propanol, i-propanol, n -butanol, i-butanol, acetone, acetonitrile, dichloromethane, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate and cyclohexane) were systematically determined by isothermal saturation method in the temperatures ranging from 273.15 K to 308.15 K under atmospheric pressure (0.1 MPa). Molecular electrostatic potential surface and Hirshfeld surface analysis were applied to obtain the visual analysis of crystal structure and the overall charge distribution. The effect of solvent multiple physicochemical factors including polarity, hydrogen bond donor, hydrogen bond acceptor and cohesive energy density of solvent was explored to the solubility behavior. Then the experimental solubility data were correlated by the modified Apelblat equation, λ h equation, Van't Hoff equation and Wilson model, the ARD% was used to check the accuracy of the four equations and the modified Apelblat showed the best fitting. Furthermore, the mixing thermodynamic properties were calculated based on Wilson model, which indicates the dissolution of 1-nitronaphthalene is a spontaneous, endothermic and entropy-driving process. Finally, molecular dynamic simulations were employed to further analyze the dissolution behavior from solute-solvent interaction perspective.
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化学工程
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物理化学
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计算化学
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VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
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2022
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IF 3.246
Hongyan Luo,Mengru Li,Zhishuang Yang,Dekang Zhu,Pei Li
A novel chromosomally-located β-lactamase gene, bla RASA-1 , was identified in Riemerella anatipestifer RA-CH-1. The RASA-1, encoded by bla RASA-1 , was a class A extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), which shared 42.7% and 40.5% identities with the RAA-1 and CGA-1 β-lactamase, respectively. Overexpression of RASA-1 in Escherichia coli confers broad resistance to β-lactams and the purified native RASA-1 revealed ESBL-like hydrolysis activity. Blasting in GenBank showed that bla RASA-1 was exclusively detected in Riemerella anatipestifer . Moreover, sequence analysis revealed that this gene was located within the multi-resistance region of Riemerella anatipestifer genome.
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微生物学
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抗药性研究
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Materials
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2025
·Vol. 18
·期 5
·1131
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IF 3.2
Tian Zhao
HKUST-1 (HKUST = Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) is one of the most recognized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on copper and trimesate, extensively studied for a variety of applications, such as gas storage, separation, adsorption, electrocatalysis, drug delivery, sensor and photodegradation, etc. In this work, we introduce a novel nanofused HKUST-1, referred to as N-CuBTC (BTC = trimesate), which has been synthesized with the hydrothermal method at room temperature (typical synthesis temperature is from 80~120 °C). The resulting N-CuBTC features an irregular particle morphology, with numerous crystals clustering together and edges that have fused, creating a hierarchical pore structure. In contrast to the traditional micro-sized octahedral HKUST-1 (named as M-CuBTC), N-CuBTC displays a unique clumped morphology, where the HKUST-1 crystals are seamlessly integrated into a cohesive structure. This innovative formation significantly enhances mass transfer capabilities and porosity accessibility. Consequently, N-CuBTC demonstrates markedly improved catalytic performance in the cyanosilylation of aldehydes.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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