ANALYST
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2020
·Vol. 145
·期 6
·2331-2338
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IF 3.978
Shushu Ding,Yunxia Xu,Qi Liu,Hui Gu,Anwei Zhu,Guoyue Shi
Ultrasensitive detection of monomeric β-amyloid peptides is of fundamental significance for studying the pathological progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this article, by facilely engineering a gold microelectrode interface, we developed a novel electrochemical biosensor for sensitive and selective monitoring of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) monomers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Through specific Cu2+-Aβ-hemin coordination, Aβ directed the assembly of Cu2+-PEI/AuNPs-hemin nanoprobes into network aggregates on a microelectrode interface, which promoted the enrichment of Aβ monomers on the microelectrode. Furthermore, the AuNP aggregate promotes the deposition of silver nanoparticles, which were utilized for the electrochemical stripping analysis of the Aβ monomer. The proposed method displayed ultra-sensitivity for Aβ monomers with the detection limit down to 0.2 pM. Besides, high selectivity toward Aβ monomers was observed. These remarkable analytical performances render the electrochemical biosensor useful for evaluating the dynamic change of Aβ monomer level in CSF of live mice with AD, promoting the investigation of the role that Aβ monomers play in brain events.
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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2019
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IF 3.414
Lei Peng,Chenxi Hu,Chaozheng Zhang,Yingying Lu,Shuli Man,Long Ma
Ethnopharmacological relevance Conyza blinii H.Lév. is a type of natural plant distributed in southwest of China. Its dried overground section can be used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating infections, inflammations and occasionally cancers. CBS ( Conyza blinii saponin), mainly composed of triterpenoidal saponins of Conyza blinii H.Lév. CBS is considered as the major active fraction of this species. The current investigation have focused on the mechanisms of CBS with regard to its anti-cancer activity. Hence it is of high relevance of identifying the anti-cancer efficacy of ethnomedicine . Aim of the study To understand the anti-cancer mechanism of CBS using both in vitro and in vivo experiments. Materials and methods CBS ( Conyza blinii saponin) was obtained as described previously. We tested the anti-cancer activity of CBS using in vitro HeLa cell models and in vivo animal models. We adopted immunoblot , RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction), luciferase reporter assay and flow cytometry to study relevant proteins, genes, pathways and cellular ROS (reactive oxygen species) responsible for anti-cancer activity of CBS. More, 24 tumour-xenografted mice were grouped randomly as ‘control’, ‘cisplatin’ (as positive control), ‘low dose’ and ‘high dose’ groups. The IL-1β, TNF-α, PGE2 and IL-2 in the blood serum and the tumour tissue of mice were measured. Results and conclusions We have found that CBS is capable of inducing apoptotic cancer cell death via both caspase-dependent and -independent pathways. CBS inhibits the activation of TGF-β signaling pathway in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Phospho-ERK, phospho-JNK and phospho-p38 MAPK are significantly suppressed by CBS. Furthermore, some inflammation mediators including IL-1β, TNF-α and PGE2 from animal samples were found decreased in CBS-treated mice models. In contrast, the level of IL-2, a cytokine commonly used for treating cancers, increased reversely. Last, we have discovered that CBS is able to decrease the expression of Nrf2, inhibit the activation of ARE and increase ROS level in HeLa cells. In summary, we have confirmed that the anti-cancer activity of CBS is possibly related to its TGF-β, MAPK, Nrf2 signaling pathways as well as some cancer related inflammation mediators and cytokines.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 3.206
Yueran Zhu,Yunguang Lu,Longyan Shi,Yaling Yang
A green, reliable and simple assay for Fluoroquinolone derivatives (FQs) is developed based on Mono-(6-Amino-6-Deoxy)-β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) were modified on the surface of N,Zn co-doped carbon dots (N,Zn-CDs). FQs not only enhance β-CD-N,Zn-CDs fluorescence intensity, but also red-shift. Since FQs has the same effect on the fluorescence of β-CD-N,Zn-CDs, so ofloxacin (OFL) as a representative for analysis. Under optimized detection conditions, the linear range is 0.075–3.75 μM and the LOD is 0.05 μM (S/N = =3). Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied in the determination of OFL in milk and domestic water with satisfactory recoveries.
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MOLECULES
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2019
·Vol. 24
·期 24
·4487
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IF 3.06
Wenhui Li,Lidan Ran,Fei Liu,Ran Hou,Wei Zhao,Yingbiao Li,Chunyan Wang,Juan Dong
Grape seed extract (GSE) displays strong antioxidant activity, but its instability creates barriers to its applications. Herein, three HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes with host–guest ratios of 1:0.5, 1:1, and 1:2 were successfully prepared by co-precipitation method to improve stability. Successful embedding of GSE in the HP-β-CD cavity was confirmed by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. The Autodock Tools 1.5.6 was used to simulate the three-dimensional supramolecular structure of the inclusion complex of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and grape seed extract (HP-β-CD/GSE) by molecular docking. The MALDI-TOF-MS technology and chemical database Pubchem, and structural database PDB were combined to reconstitute the three-dimensional structure of target protein. The binding mode of the HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complex to target protein was studied at the molecular level, and the antioxidant ability of the resulting HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes was investigated by measuring 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging. The effects of HP-β-CD/GSE on myofibrillar protein from lamb tripe were also investigated under oxidative conditions. The positions and interactions of the binding sites of HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes and target protein receptors were simulated by molecular docking. The results showed that HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes were successfully prepared, optimally at a molar ratio of 1:2. At low (5 μmol/g) to medium (105 μmol/g) concentrations, HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes decreased the carbonyl content, hydrophobicity, and protein aggregation of myofibrillar protein from lamb tripe, and increased the sulphydryl content. Furthermore, high concentration (155 μmol/g) of HP-β-CD/GSE inclusion complexes promoted protein oxidation.Keywords:grape seed extract;inclusion complex;hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin;antioxidant;myofibrillar protein;oxidation
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Catalysts
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 10
·813
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IF 3.444
Tao Wen,Doudou Yan,Jie Meng,Jian Liu,Haiyan Xu
With co-reduction method, a new nanocomposite consisting of Cu and Pt (CuPt) was prepared in household. The morphology of CuPt alloy was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The diameter of CuPt was ca. 125 nm measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The atom ratio of Cu to Pt was determined to be about 1.2 by energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX). Enzyme-like activities of CuPt, including peroxidase (POD)-like and ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO)-like activities were examined with UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer. The CuPt was found to interact with α, α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) in the presence or absence of AA. With irradiation by light emitting diode (LED) light, the photocatalysis effect of CuPt on DPPH was investigated. With the addition of histidine, it was proved that singlet oxygen had an important role in the interaction involving CuPt. The new nanocomposite and the properties suggest various potentials of application.Keywords:CuPt;peroxidase (POD)-like;ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO)-like;DPPH
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2019
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IF 6.97
Lei Wang,Wenjing Zhi,Jing Wan,Juan Han,Chunmei Li,Yun Wang
Enhancing the stability and reusability of enzymes by encapsulating them within a powerful class of porous materials termed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been demonstrated by recent studies. However, in all of these reports, the stability of MOFs under acidic conditions was a major issue for enzymes with catalytic activity at low pH. The objective of this study is to encapsulate the β-glucosidase (β-G) into the Cu-MOF due to its acidic stability, using a coprecipitation approach. Indeed, the as-prepared β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite with high encapsulation efficiency exhibited enhanced resistance to acidic and thermal conditions as well as organic solvents. Importantly, the β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite showed superior reusability, retaining 90% of activity even after 10 cycles. Using the hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as a mode, the mixture of β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite and coimmobilized cellulase afforded 98% glucose yield, which was twofold enhancement when compared with coimmobilized cellulose alone. The β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite and coimmobilized cellulase could been easily recovered and recycled to still retain 70% productivity in the eight cycles for hydrolyzing CMC. This discovery for the first time highlights the potential of Cu-MOF in preserving the enzymes under acidic conditions. The developed β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite by coprecipitation approach affords a valuable platform for enzyme-based industrial applications.
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Polymers
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 1
·133
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IF 3.164
Wenting Liang,Yu Huang,Dongtao Lu,Xuewen Ma,Tao Gong,Xiaodong Cui,Baofeng Yu,Cheng Yang,Chuan Dong,Shaomin Shuang
A multifunctional targeted drug delivery platform (CDHA–MGO) has been successfully constructed by grafting β-cyclodextrin–hyaluronic acid polymers (CDHA) to Fe3O4–graphene oxide (MGO). The obtained CDHA–MGO nanocomposite has good water-dispersibility, easy magnetic separation, high near-infrared (NIR) photothermal heating, and excellent biocompatibility. The β-cyclodextrin-hyaluronic acid polymers efficaciously enhance the doxorubicin (DOX) loading amount up to 485.43 mg·g−1. Meanwhile, the Fe3O4–graphene oxide provides a facile photothermal response mechanism to handle the NIR-triggered release of DOX in weak acidic solvent environments. Significantly, the DOX-loaded nanocomposite (DOX@CDHA–MGO) has displayed CD44 receptor-mediated active targeting recognition and chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy of hepatoma cells. These findings suggest that the as-prepared drug delivery platform would be of valuable potential for cancer-targeted photo-chemotherapy.Keywords:β-cyclodextrin;hyaluronic acid;magnetic graphene oxide;near-infrared;photo-chemotherapy
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POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
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2019
·Vol. 68
·期 4
·805-811
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IF 2.433
ChangAn Yang,He Huang,Tuo Ji,KeSheng Zhang,LeQun Yuan,CongShan Zhou,KeWen Tang,JianMin Yi,XiaoBo Chen
Water pollution problems pose a serious threat to the health of humans and other living organisms due to the increasing global contamination of various water resources by organic micropollutants, such as plastic components, dyes and pesticide intermediates. It has been a challenging problem to remove these organic micropollutants, despite various attempts. Here, we report a novel, cost-effective and water-insoluble crosslinked β-cyclodextrin polymer for the efficient removal of various organic micropollutants from wastewaters with excellent adsorption capacity, large removal rate, robust performance and reusability. This polymer can remove 93% of bisphenol A within 1 min with an equilibrium uptake of 38 mg g −1 and a maximum adsorption capacity at equilibrium of 139 mg g −1 . This is the fastest removal performance that has been reported so far, showing a bright future towards practical applications. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry
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Materials
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2019
·Vol. 12
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IF 2.972
Bingkai Han,Meixin Pan,Xinran Liu,Jian Liu,Teng Cui,Qiang Chen
In this work, a simple and highly selective electrochemical biosensor for determination of uric acid (UA) is synthesized by using β-lactoglobulin (BLG)-functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and a platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) nanocomposite. Urate oxidase (UOx) can oxidize uric acid to hydrogen peroxide and allantoin, which provides a good opportunity for electrochemical detection for UA. Under the optimized conditions, the current changes by the UOx/Bull Serum Albumin (BSA)/BLG-MWCNTs-PtNPs/Glassy Carbon (GC) electrode with the electrochemical method was proportional to the concentration of UA. According to experiments, we obtained a linear response with a concentration range from 0.02 to 0.5 mM and achieved a high sensitivity of 31.131 μA mM−1and a low detection limit (0.8 μΜ). Meanwhile, nanoparticles improved the performance of the biosensor and combined with BLG not only prevented the accumulation of composite nanomaterials, but also provided immobilization of uricase through electrostatic adsorption. This improves the stability and gives the constructed electrode sensing interface superior performance in UA detection.Keywords:β-lactoglobulin;multiwall carbon nanotubes;nanocomposite;urate oxidase;uric acid biosensor
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JOURNAL OF CARBOHYDRATE CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Yemin Xue,Zonghui Zhang,Jingjing Hou,Zhigang Cao,Lingxian Zhang,Fen Lou,Puxu Xu
For preparation of resveratrol and arctigenin from peanut hulls and arctium lappa fruits, respectively, a recombinant β-glucosidase (TmBglA) from hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima was purified and characterized. The hydrolytic activity was the highest at 90 °C and pH 6.2 for arctiin with Km of 1.61 mM and kcat of 197.4 s−1, and 90 °C and 5.8 for polydatin with Km of 0.38 mM and kcat of 47.6 s−1. The enzyme produced 215.4 mg L−1 resveratrol and 355.7 mg L−1 arctigenin from 400 mg L−1 polydatin and 540 mg L−1 arctiin after 60 min of incubation at 80 °C, with capable of hydrolyzing up to 92.1 and 94.9% of polydatin and arctiin, respectively. The enzymatic hydrolysis of peanut hulls and fructus arctii displayed a conversion yield of 3.8 and 0.33 mg resveratrol and arctigenin per gram of substrate material flour, respectively. Of the reported β-glucosidase, TmBglA exhibited the highest thermostability, kcat, kcat/Km, and conversion productivity for hydrolyzing polydatin and arctiin, and has great potential applications in functional food and medicine production.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 37
·期 4
·330-336
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IF 2.376
Min Chen,Lixuan Mu,Xingxing Cao,Guangwei She,Wensheng Shi
Summary of main observation and conclusion β-Galactosidase, a glycoside hydrolase enzyme, has been proved to be an important biomarker of cell senescence and primary ovarian cancer. Effective detection of β-galactosidase has attracted wide attention. Herein, one ratiometric fluorescent probe has been successfully synthesized for detecting the β-galactosidase in living cells. The as-prepared probe exhibits two emission peaks at 490 nm and 530 nm, respectively, and the ratio of fluorescence intensities from the two emission peaks could be utilized to monitor the β-galactosidase. This present ratiometric fluorescent probe is, therefore, very promising for effective, sensitive, and selective detection of the β-galactosidase in living cells.
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
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2019
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IF 2.923
Nannan Duan,Hang Lu,Lin Ye,Ai-Ying Zhang,Zeng-Guo Feng
Compared with polypseudorotaxanes (PPRs) formed from the self-assembly of β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs) with poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) and γ-CDs with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), the ratio of the inner cavity size of β-CD to the cross-sectional area of PNIPAAm appears not appropriate for their self-assembly. For a better understanding of the possibility of β-CDs including PNIPAAm and the crystal structure of PPRs formed therefrom, the PNIPAAm homo- and copolymers were subjected to self-assembly with β-CDs in an aqueous solution at room temperature. The results revealed that when β-CDs meet thicker PNIPAAms, the self-assembly takes place, not only giving rise to PPRs by a manner of main-chain inclusion complexation but also presenting the PPRs a matched over-fit crystal structure different from those of either a matched tight-fit β-CD–PPG PPR or a mismatched over-fit γ-CD–PNIPAAm PPR. This is most likely due to the thicker PNIPAAm adapting its unfavorable main-chain cross-sectional area to fit into the cavity of β-CDs by changing the side-chain conformations. Based on the X-ray diffraction patterns, a monoclinic crystal system was created from these PPRs and the unit cell parameters calculated were as follows: a = 15.3 Å, b = 10.3 Å, and c = 21.2 Å; β = 110.3°; and space group P2. It suggested that this matched over-fit crystal structure would possess a Mosaic crystal structure rather than a typical channel-like one.
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