Journal of Energy Storage
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Xuhui Li,Menghan Zhang,Mengyang Yin,Xingming Ning,Zhongwei An,Xinbing Chen,Pei Chen
Advancing flexible zinc-air batteries (ZABs) hinges on efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts, yet resolving the intrinsic activity trade-off between oxygen reduction (ORR) and evolution reactions (OER) remains a long-standing scientific challenge. Herein, we propose a molecular engineering strategy to optimize the electronic configuration of Fe centers in an iron‑cobalt tetranitro-phthalocyanine complex (FeCoPc-NO 2 ), by Co atoms and electron-withdrawing nitro groups. Density functional theory and electrochemical characterizations unveil that a weak d-d coupling between adjacent Fe/Co atoms tailors the Fe 3d-orbital electron density and the adsorption energies of oxygen-containing intermediates, boosting OER activity (η 10 = 320 mV) and concurrently retaining high ORR performance (E 1/2 = 0.81 V vs. RHE). Moreover, the assembled flexible ZABs achieve a peak power density of 74.9 mW·cm −2 , high round-trip efficiency (65.8 %), prolonged cycling stability (48 h), and mechanical robustness (>90° bending). This study validates the feasibility of atomically precise molecular design in creating bifunctional electrocatalysts with exceptional performance and cost efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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Yulin Fan,Fang Fu,Langqiu Chen,Jiping Li,Jing Zhang,Guochao Zhang,Jingyi Liao
Based on reconstructing conventional alkyl β - d -glucopyranosides, alkyltri(oxyethyl) β - d -glucopyranosides ( 4a ~ 4h , n = 6 ~ 16) were prepared by introducing a tri(oxyethyl) group ((–OCH 2 CH 2 –) 3 ) as a hydrophilic spacer to improve effectively the related water solubility. Their foaming performance, emulsifying property, hygroscopicity, solubility, and thermotropic phase transitions were further investigated. The experimental results showed that the phase transition temperature (T iso ) increased with increasing their alkyl chain length. Such β - d -glucopyranosides ( 4b ~ 4h , n = 7 ~ 16) showed a smectic focal conic-shaped texture. Their water solubility, surface tension, CMC value, and hygroscopicity decreased with increasing their alkyl chain length. Meanwhile, 4e (n = 10) had the best foamability. In the rapeseed oil/water system, 4f (n = 12) had excellent emulsifying property. Furthermore, 4 (n = 8, 10, 12) and SDS or CTAC had the synergistic effect because their experimental CMC value was smaller than their ideal CMC value (CMC id ).
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CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
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2011
·Vol. 346
·期 11
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IF 1.898
Jun Zhang,Lu Lin,Junhua Zhang,Jianbin Shi
Ru/MCM-41 catalyst prepared by an impregnation–formaldehyde reduction method showed higher catalytic activity and sorbitol selectivity than other catalysts in the hydrogenation of glucose. SEM and XRD indicated the partial surface properties of Ru/MCM-41. Moreover, Ru dispersion and Ru surface area of Ru/MCM-41 were determined by pulse chemisorption, and the result further proved that Ru/MCM-41 had higher catalytic activity. A catalyst recycling experiment demonstrated that Ru/MCM-41 was a better catalyst and it could be reused three or four times. A speculated mechanism was proposed to illustrate the detailed process of d -glucose hydrogenation to produce sorbitol.
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 10
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Xuejing Song,Lingqian Kong,Hongmei Du,Xiangyu Li,Hanlin Feng,Jinsheng Zhao,Yu Xie
Pyrazine derivatives quinoxaline and pyridopyrazine were selected as the acceptors, and benzocarbazole was used as the donor to synthesize four different D–A–D compounds. The results showed that 2,3-bis(decyloxy)pyridine[3,4-b]pyrazine (DPP) exhibited stronger electron-withdrawing ability than that of 2,3-bis(decyloxy)quinoxaline (DPx), because DPP possesses one more nitrogen (N) atom, resulting in a red-shift of the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) absorption bands and fluorescent emission spectra for compounds with DPP as the acceptor compared with those that use DPx as the acceptor. The band-gap energy (Eg) of the four D–A–D compounds were 2.82 eV, 2.70 eV, 2.48 eV, and 2.62 eV, respectively, for BPC-2DPx, BPC-3DPx, BPC-2DPP, and BPC-3DPP. The solvatochromic effect was insignificant when the four compounds were in the ground state, which became significant in an excited state. With increasing solvent polarity, a 30–43 nm red shift was observed in the emissive spectra of the compounds. The thermal decomposition temperatures of the four compounds between 436 and 453 °C had very high thermal stability. Resistor-type memory devices based on BPC-2DPx and BPC-2DPP were fabricated in a simple sandwich configuration, Al/BPC-2DPx/ITO or Al/BPC-2DPP/ITO. The two devices showed a binary non-volatile flash memory, with lower threshold voltages and better repeatability.Keywords:pyrazine;quinoxaline;benzocarbazole;donor-acceptor-donor;photoelectric properties;electromemory
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2020
·Vol. 31
·期 21
·18307-18319
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Liu Xiongzhang,Luo Hui,Li Yingrui,Chen Fu,Wang Xian,Gong Rongzhou
Titanium boride (TiB 2 ) particles and fibers were synthesized by the carbothermal method with different calcination temperatures and time. Subsequently, the effects of calcination temperatures and time on microstructure and the yield of TiB 2 fibers were investigated. Further, the dielectric and microwave absorption (MA) properties of TiB 2 /paraffin composites within 2–18 GHz were discussed. As a result, the yield of TiB 2 fibers reached a maximum at 1400 °C for 180 min. The content of TiB 2 was directly proportional to permittivity. The sample containing 80 wt % TiB 2 particles and fibers indicated that the minimum reflection loss ( RL min ) attained − 46.5 dB at 11.6 GHz when the thickness was 1.45 mm and the effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) was 4.64 GHz ( RL <–10 dB) with the thickness of 1.25 mm. The related MA mechanisms were also discussed. The excellent stability, simple production procedure, thin absorbing layer, and wide EAB make TiB 2 become an ideal candidate for microwave absorbing materials applied in high temperatures.
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Lu-Ping Chen,Zhen Zhang,Wang-Quan Zhang,Hai-Lin Cong,You-Qing Shen,Bing Yu
Malignant tumor is one of the most important causes of death in the world today. At present, the successful cure cases of tumor patients are mainly due to the timely treatment of tumors. Therefore, it has become one of the urgent problems for human beings to find tumors as soon as possible and how to completely eradicate them. The technology of simultaneous imaging and treatment through photoinitiation is a promising strategy to fight cancer. In the previous research, we developed a new small molecule p-QM2AF for photothermal therapy, but the low fluorescence efficiency (QY) in the NIR-II range made it necessary to modify it. In this paper, we obtained better imaging and photothermal conversion performance by grafting two 9- methylene nonadecanes onto the p-QM2AF sub-receptor.
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2025
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Yiling Mei,Xudong Chen,Si Shi,Wante Lin,Zhenfeng Cheng,Xiaoxi Fan,Wenqi Wu,Jibo Han,Weijian Huang,Bozhi Ye,Shanshan Dai
Background and Purpose Myocardial dysfunction is a significant complication associated with sepsis. However, there are currently no specific and effective treatments available. Inhibiting gasdermin D (GSDMD)-mediated pyroptosis has shown promise in mitigating sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction. The GSDMD inhibitor Y2 (GI-Y2) has been demonstrated to directly bind to GSDMD. Nonetheless, it remains uncertain whether GI-Y2 offers a cardioprotective effect in the context of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction. Experimental Approach A mouse model of sepsis was created using lipopolysaccharide (LPS), caecal ligation and puncture. Following treatment with GI-Y2 or macrophage membrane-encapsulated GI-Y2 nanoparticles (GI-Y2@MM-NPs), myocardial dysfunction and pyroptosis levels in heart tissues were assessed. Transcriptome sequencing revealed the molecular mechanism of GI-Y2 in treating septic cardiomyopathy. Key Results We observed that GI-Y2 alleviated myocardial dysfunction and attenuated cardiac inflammation in mice induced by LPS, caecal ligation and puncture. GI-Y2 reduced macrophage pyroptosis and attenuated macrophage-mediated cardiomyocyte injury induced by LPS/nigericin. Concurrently, we confirmed the protective effect of GI-Y2 against LPS-induced cardiac dysfunction was abolished in the absence of GSDMD. Additionally, GI-Y2 attenuated the mitochondrial damage induced by LPS by inhibiting GSDMD in the mitochondria. Furthermore, we developed GI-Y2@MM-NPs to enhance the targeting capability of GI-Y2 towards macrophages in heart tissues and demonstrated its protective effect in vivo . Conclusion and Implications These findings indicate that GI-Y2 alleviates septic myocardial injury and dysfunction by specifically targeting GSDMD, thereby inhibiting GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis and mitochondrial damage. Both GI-Y2 and GI-Y2@MM-NPs may serve as promising therapeutic options for addressing septic myocardial dysfunction. Graphical
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2017
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Tiantian Ye,Haibin Qu,Xingchu Gong
The liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of ternary systems of water + d-fructose + 1-butanol, water + d-glucose + 1-butanol, and water + d-galactose + 1-butanol were determined at three temperatures (288.2, 303.2, and 318.2 K) and atmospheric condition. The distribution coefficients of the monosaccharides were lower than 0.05. For all the three saccharides, their content in the organic-rich phase increased as their content in the aqueous phase increased. The experimental tie-line data were fitted using the Othmer–Tobias equation. The saccharide universal quasichemical functional-group activity coefficient (S-UNIFAC) model was used to predict the LLE data with all the average absolute deviations (AAD) values higher than 0.013. The modified universal quasichemical model was then used to correlate the LLE data. The correlation results agreed better with experimental data than the prediction results obtained with S-UNIFAC. In the production of traditional Chinese medicines, 1-butanol is a promising extractant used to separate active compounds and saccharides in aqueous herbal extracts.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2026
·Vol. 74
·期 29
·22965-22974
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Li Mengyu,Fu Chenchen,Zhuang Wei,Zhang Keke,Xu Jingliang,Wang Zhenfu
D-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) catalyzes the oxidation of
D-phosphinothricin
(D-PPT) to produce optically pure L-PPT, but low catalytic efficiency
limits its industrial application. Here, a synergistic strategy combining
geometric remodeling and charge engineering was applied to enhance
the oxidation activity of our previously developed stable variant
TIF-DAAO (S18T/V7I/Y132F) toward D-PPT. Systematic analysis of the
active pocket-guided alanine and neutral hydrophilic (Ser/Thr/Tyr)
scanning mutagenesis revealed position-specific steric constraints.
Subsequent Arg/His scanning tailored the positively charged microenvironment
around D-PPT, leading to a triple mutant ATR (F58A/Q335T/P221R) with
improved electrostatic complementarity and spatial fit. ATR showed
a 10.7-fold increase in catalytic activity, a 35-fold improvement
in substrate affinity, and a 380-fold higher catalytic efficiency
( k cat / K M )
toward D-PPT. Molecular dynamics simulations provided mechanistic
insight. Our results demonstrate that the synergistic optimization
of substrate tunnel geometry and the electrostatic microenvironment
effectively boosts DAAO activity, offering a rational strategy for
engineering industrial biocatalysts.
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AMB Express
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2019
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·期 1
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Guo Zongren,Long Liangkun,Ding Shaojun
d -Mannose and l -ribose are two important monosaccharides, which have attracted public attention recently because of their great application potentials in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Sugar isomerases catalyze the sugar isomerization and therefore can be used as the biocatalysts for production of the high-value sugars from inexpensive sugars. l -arabinose isomerase catalyzes the conversion of l -arabinose to l -ribulose, while d -lyxose isomerase catalyzes l -ribulose and d -fructose to l -ribose and d -mannose, respectively. In this paper, a putative d -LI from Bacillus velezensis (BvLI) was identified, characterized and used to produce d -mannose and l -ribose from d -fructose and l -arabinose, respectively. The recombinant BvLI exhibited a maximum activity at 55 °C and pH 6.5, in the presence of 0.1 mM Co 2+ . Approximately 110.75 g/L d -mannose was obtained from 500 g/L d -fructose in 6 h by the recombinant BvLI, and approximately 105 g/L l -ribose was obtained from 500 g/L l -arabinose in 8 h by the successive biocatalysis of l -arabinose isomerase from Bacillus licheniformis (BlAI) and BvLI.
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2015
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Fang Wang,Wencheng Gong,Lili Wang,Zilin Chen
Selective recognition of d -tryptophan ( d -Trp) in the presence of Cu(II) was investigated at poly- l -lysine (p-l-Lys) film using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). p-l-Lys film was immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by cyclic voltammetry between 0.0 and 1.9 V in 20 mM phosphate buffer solution (pH 8.6). After the p-l-Lys/GCE electrode was incubated with d -Trp solution containing Cu(II) ions, obvious enhancement of electron transfer resistance and decrease of voltammetric current could be observed. If d -Trp was replaced by l -tryptophan (l-Trp), there was no apparent resistance and current changes. Moreover, no resistance and current changes could be found in the absence of Cu(II). It may be due to the formation of Cu complex with l -lysine and d -tryptophan. Finally, this method was successfully applied to monitoring enantiomeric composition of the d -Trp and l-Trp mixtures.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
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Feng Cheng,Ke-Xiang Sun,Xiao-Xiao Gong,Wei Peng,Hua-Yue Zhang,Xi-Hang Liang,Ya-Ping Xue,Yu-Guo Zheng
D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO)-catalyzed selective oxidative deamination is a very promising process for synthesizing l -amino acids including l -phosphinothricin ( l -PPT, a high-efficiency and broad-spectrum herbicide). However, the wild-type DAAO's low activity toward unnatural substrates like d -phosphinothricin ( d -PPT) hampers its application. Herein, a DAAO from Caenorhabditis elegans ( Ce DAAO) was screened and engineered to improve the catalytic potential on d -PPT. First, we designed a novel growth selection system, taking into account the intricate relationship between the growth of Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and the catalytic mechanism of DAAO. The developed system was used for high-throughput screening of gene libraries, resulting in the discovery of a variant (M6) with significantly increased catalytic activity against d -PPT. The variant displays different catalytic properties on substrates with varying hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. Analysis using Alphafold2 modeling and molecular dynamic simulations showed that the reason for the enhanced activity was the substrate-binding pocket with enlarged size and suitable charge distribution. Further QM/MM calculations revealed that the crucial factor for enhancing activity lies in reducing the initial energy barrier of the reductive half reaction. Finally, a comprehensive binding-model index to predict the enhanced activity of DAAO toward d -PPT, and an enzymatic deracemization approach was developed, enabling the efficient synthesis of l -PPT with remarkable efficiency.
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