Nutrients
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 12
·2411
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IF 6.706
Zhuohui Zhao,Zhen-Tao Deng,Suling Huang,Mengmeng Ning,Ying Feng,Yu Shen,Qin-Shi Zhao,Ying Leng
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common chronic liver disease worldwide, with no effective therapies available. Discovering lead compounds from herb medicine might be a valuable strategy for the treatment of NASH. Here, we discovered Alisol B, a natural compound isolated fromAlisma orientalis(Sam.), that attenuated hepatic steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in high-fat diet plus carbon tetrachloride (DIO+CCl4)-induced and choline-deficient and amino acid-defined (CDA)-diet-induced NASH mice. RNA-seq showed Alisol B significantly suppressed CD36 expression and regulated retinol metabolism in NASH mice. In mouse primary hepatocytes, Alisol B decreased palmitate-induced lipid accumulation and lipotoxicity, which were dependent on CD36 suppression. Further study revealed that Alisol B enhanced the gene expression of RARα with no direct RARα agonistic activity. The upregulation of RARα by Alisol B reduced HNF4α and PPARγ expression and further decreased CD36 expression. This effect was fully abrogated after RARα knockdown, suggesting Alisol B suppressed CD36 via regulating RARα-HNF4α-PPARγ cascade. Moreover, the hepatic gene expression of RARα was obviously decreased in murine NASH models, whereas Alisol B significantly increased RARα expression and decreased CD36 expression, along with the downregulation of HNF4α and PPARγ. Therefore, this study showed the unrecognized therapeutic effects of Alisol B against NASH with a novel mechanism by regulating RARα-PPARγ-CD36 cascade and highlighted Alisol B as a promising lead compound for the treatment of NASH.Keywords:Alisol B;non-alcoholic steatohepatitis;RARα;CD36
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2022
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Wenjing Yuan,Chonggang Wang,Tao Qi,Yinhua Wan,Shuping Zhang,Yaoyao Wu,Kang Hu,Guan Peng,Baozhi Zhang,Shaoyuan Shi
In this study, electron-deficient boron and electron-rich nitrogen are designed as the B/N Lewis pair to capture HCHO, and in next step the adsorbed HCHO is degraded into CO 2 and H 2 O (mineralization efficiency 97 %) via the Fenton-like O 2 activation and generation singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ), superoxide radicals (•O 2 − ) and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) derived from the interaction between palladium nanoparticles and oxygen molecules. Experimental data and theoretical calculations reveal the optimal path as follows: HCHO + OH* (•OH) → HCHOOH* → HCOOH + OH* (•OH) → CHO 2 * + O* ( 1 O 2 and •O 2 − ) → CO 2 , which correspond to the lowest energy barrier for elementary reaction. This study demonstrates a strong catalytic HCHO oxidation process and a new insights into exploiting synergetic palladium-modulated and B/N Lewis pair-functionalized flocculent carbon fibres for room-temperature HCHO decomposition.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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Jin Feng,Rongxia Huang,Zhihao Liang,Zuchao Du,Yejing Dai,Jianbo Wu,Hua-Tay Lin
This research explored the influence of Nb 5+ doping on the electrical properties and microstructure of [0.852(Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )-0.11(Bi 0.5 K 0.5 )-0.038Ba]Ti (1- x ) Nb x O 3 (designated as BNKT-BT). The BNKT-BT samples were fabricated and the XRD results showed that the doping of Nb 5+ ions induced a transformation from the coexistence of both rhombohedral and tetragonal phase to a single pseudo cubic phase. Also, the doping of Nb 5+ ions caused the temperature of ferroelectric state-ergodic relaxor state transition to decrease below the room temperature (RT). The SEM observations showed that the Nb 5+ doping had a minor effect on the grain size of BNKT-BT samples. In addition, the samples achieved a large electrostrain of 0.43% ( d * 33 = S max / E max = 614 pm/V) under 7 kV/mm at RT. Moreover, the aging process employed at 80 °C for two weeks in air could effectively increase the electrostrain from 0.38% to 0.41% under 6 kV/mm ( d * 33 = 683 pm/V) and reduce the strain hysteresis from 57% to 34%. These results indicated that the B site doping, combined with the aging process, could provide an effective way to enhance the electrostrain performance of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Xu Shi,Peidong Hong,Hongqi Huang,Dandan Yang,Kaisheng Zhang,Junyong He,Yulian Li,Zijian Wu,Chao Xie,Jinhuai Liu,Lingtao Kong
Fenton-like catalysts have usually superior catalytic activities, however, some drawbacks of ion leaching and difficult-to-recovery limit their applications. In this work, a hierarchical porous Fe 3 O 4 /Co 3 S 4 catalyst was fabricated via a simple phase change reaction to overcome these shortcomings. The introduced iron cooperates with cobalt achieving high-efficiency activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to eliminate Rhodamine B (RhB). The results showed that 0.05 g/L Fe 3 O 4 /Co 3 S 4 and 1 mM PMS could quickly remove 100% of 200 mg/L RhB within 20 min, and the removal rate of RhB remained above 82% after 5 cycles. Moreover, the as-prepared Fe 3 O 4 /Co 3 S 4 possessed a great magnetic separation capacity and good stability of low metal leaching dose. Radical quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) techniques proved that sulfate radicals (SO 4 •− ) were the dominant reactive oxygen species responding for RhB degradation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) pointed out that the synergism of sulfur promoted the cycling of Co 3+ /Co 2+ and Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ , boosting the electron transfer between Fe 3 O 4 /Co 3 S 4 and PMS. Moreover, the degradation pathways of RhB were deduced by combining liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The toxicities of RhB and its intermediates were evaluated as well, which provided significant assistance in the exploration of their ecological risks.
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Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 5
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IF 5.076
Zhengpeng Yang,Xiaoting Lv,Xuqing Liu,Shengmin Jia,Yongyi Zhang,Yingying Yu,Chunjing Zhang,Dandan Liu
Continuous-flow photoreactors hold great promise for the highly efficient photodegradation of pollutants due to their continuity and sustainability. However, how to enable a continuous-flow photoreactor with the combined features of high photodegradation efficiency and durability as well as broad-wavelength light absorption and large-scale processing remains a significant challenge. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and effective strategy to construct a sieve-like carbon nanotube (CNT)/TiO2nanowire film (SCTF) with superior flexibility (180° bending), high tensile strength (75–82 MPa), good surface wettability, essential light penetration and convenient visible light absorption. Significantly, the unique architecture, featuring abundant, well-ordered and uniform mesopores with ca. 70 µm in diameter, as well as a homogenous distribution of TiO2nanowires with an average diameter of ca. 500 nm, could act as a “waterway” for efficient solution infiltration through the SCTF, thereby, enabling the photocatalytic degradation of polluted water in a continuous-flow mode. The optimized SCTF-2.5 displayed favorable photocatalytic behavior with 96% degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) within 80 min and a rate constant of 0.0394 min−1. The continuous-flow photodegradation device made using SCTF-2.5 featured exceptional photocatalytic behavior for the continuous degradation of RhB under simulated solar irradiation with a high degradation ratio (99.6%) and long-term stability (99.2% retention after working continuously for 72 h). This work sheds light on new strategies for designing and fabricating high-performance continuous-flow photoreactors toward future uses.Keywords:sieve-like CNT film;TiO2nanowire;continuous-flow device;photodegradation;pollutant
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.128
Yingying Jiao,Yike Li,Jianshe Wang,Zhanhang He,Zhongjun Li
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) is a promising photocatalyst for water hydrogen evolution. Nonetheless, fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and the slow kinetics of hydrogen production result in the unsatisfactory efficiency of solar hydrogen production. we address this issue by anchoring the cobalt phosphide (CoP) cocatalyst onto the one-dimensional boron doped g-C 3 N 4 nanotube (B-CNNT) to construct B- N -Co surface bonding states in the B-CNNT/CoP photocatalyst. Spectroscopic measurement and density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrated that the B- N -Co bonds optimize the local electronic distribution of bonded Co and adjacent P atoms, strengthen the electrons’ delocalization capacity of Co atoms for high electrical conductivity and accelerate the photogenerated carrier transfer between B-CNNT and CoP, which lead to the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the B-CNNT/CoP photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. B-CNNT/CoP-2.45% achieved a remarkable photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of 784 μmol g -1 h −1 with an apparent quantum efficiency of 5.32% at 420 nm, which is significantly higher than demonstrated by CNNT/CoP-2.45% (153 μmol g -1 h −1 ). Our findings provide insights into as well as establish theoretical and practical grounds for the development of low-cost, high-performance photocatalytic materials for hydrogen evolution.
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RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 14
·8255-8263
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IF 3.361
Jun Wu,Wei Liu,Rui Zhu,Xiashi Zhu
A special self-designed device based on poly-1-vinyl-3-pentylimidazole hexafluorophosphate (PILs-C5) solid-phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is proposed as a novel method for the on-line separation and analysis of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. Single factor experiment design and orthogonal experiment design were used to optimize the experimental parameters, such as pH, the amount of PILs-C5, sample volume, flow rate, eluent type, eluent concentration, eluent volume, and the flow rate of eluent. Under the optimized conditions, the linear range was 0.02–2.4 μg mL−1, with the correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.997. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 0.004 μg mL−1 and 0.02 μg mL−1, respectively. The extraction capacity was 6.22 mg g−1, and enrichment ratio was 15. The extraction mechanism and the post-treatment method of PILs-C5 were also studied. This method was applied to analyze RhB in a wide variety of real samples with satisfactory results.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2020
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Letian Chen,Yongli Liu,Guohao Cheng,Zegang Fan,Jinyu Yuan,Shuailong He,Guifen Zhu
The widespread occurrence of sulfathiazole (STZ) in the environment has raised concerns regarding the potential risks to ecosystem and human health. Thus, there is a need to develop facile and efficient methods for monitoring STZ. In this study, a novel fluorescent probe, based on N, B, F co-doped carbon dots (N, B, F-CDs), was developed for the highly sensitive and selective determination of STZ. The fluorescent N, B, F-CDs were prepared via a one-step hydrothermal method using malonate and 1-allyl-3-vinylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid as precursors. The obtained N, B, F-CDs exhibited excellent fluorescence response toward STZ due to the inner filter effect (IFE), which caused the fluorescence to be quenched. The fluorescent probe allowed the STZ concentration to be accurately determined with a low detection limit of 5.5 ng mL −1 in two wide linear ranges of 0.008–10 μg mL −1 and 10–45 μg mL −1 . The practicability of the fluorescent probe was further validated in river water, soil, milk, and egg samples, and the satisfactory spiked recoveries of STZ ranged from 96.1 to 101.6%. The proposed fluorescent probe based on N, B, F-CDs can be easily prepared and possess high selectivity and sensitivity, thereby displaying its tremendous potential for the identification and determination of STZ in the environment.
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2020
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Chao Chen,Ying Tian,Fenglong Li,Han Hu,Kai Wang,Zhengyang Kong,Wu Bin Ying,Ruoyu Zhang,Jin Zhu
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester produced from natural resources. Because of its brittleness, many tougheners have been developed. However, traditional toughening methods cause either the loss of modulus and strength or the lack of degradability. In this work, we synthesized a biobased and potentially biodegradable poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PBFEG50) copolymer to toughen PLA, with the purpose of both keeping mechanical strength and enhancing the toughness. The blend containing 5 wt % PBFEG50 exhibited about 28.5 times increase in elongation at break (5.5% vs 156.5%). At the same time, the tensile modulus even strikingly increased by 21.6% while the tensile strength was seldom deteriorated. Such a phenomenon could be explained by the stretch-induced crystallization of the BF segment and the interconnected morphology of PBFEG50 domains in PLA5. The Raman spectrum was used to identify the phase dispersion of PLA and PBFEG50 phases. As the PBFEG50 content increased, the interconnected PBFEG50 domains start to separate, but their size increases. Interestingly, tensile-induced cavitation could be clearly identified in scanning electron microscopy images, which meant that the miscibility between PLA and PBFEG50 was limited. The crystallization of PLA/PBFEG50 blends was examined by differential scanning calorimetry, and the plasticizer effect of the EG segment on the PLA matrix could be confirmed. The rheological experiment revealed decreased viscosity of PLA/PBFEG50 blends, implying the possible greener processing. Finally, potential biodegradability of these blends was proved.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2020
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Yanhong Chao,Jingyu Pang,Yan Bai,Peiwen Wu,Jing Luo,Jing He,Yan Jin,Xiaowei Li,Jun Xiong,Huaming Li,Wenshuai Zhu
A novel dendritic silicon dioxide nanocomposite coated with a highly dispersed graphene-like boron nitride nanosheet ( g -BN(x)@SiO 2 ) was in-situ synthesized and employed as a solid-phase extraction material for the Rhodamine B (RhB) and Rhodamine 6G (R6G) enrichment in food samples prior to their quantitation by HPLC. The structures and morphologies of g -BN(x)@SiO 2 were characterized by XRD, FTIR, BET and TEM. The adsorption performance and mechanism were investigated and showed an enhanced maximum adsorption capacity of 625 mg/g for RhB on the nanocomposite loaded with 1% of g -BN via a fast, spontaneous process. Under optimal extraction conditions, this method showed low detection and quantification limits (2.8 μg/L for RhB, 2.1 μg/L for R6G and 9.2 μg/L for RhB, 6.9 μg/L for R6G, respectively), good repeatability (RSD% <3.7%), and satisfactory spiked recoveries of 94.8%–103.1% for RhB and R6G in real chili powder and beverage. Therefore, the g -BN(1%)@SiO 2 -based materials possess significant potential.
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RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
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Huijuan Shangguan,Shan Zhang,Xin Li,Qi Zhou,Jie Shi,Qianchun Deng,Fenghong Huang
Lutein scavenges free radicals and inhibits vision damage caused by photo oxidation, while decomposing easily with light and heat. Its stability and bioavailability can be tremendously improved by lutein ester synthesis. However, green and efficient esterification preparation methods are urgently needed. In this study, which used functionalized graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (g-C3N4-Ns) as the immobilized carrier, a novel biocatalyst was designed and prepared to accommodate Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB), considerably enhancing the performance. It was characterized by TEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS, TGA, and BET to demonstrate successful preparation and then applied to catalyze esterification between lutein and succinate anhydride in dimethyl formamide (DMF) solvent resulting in a conversion rate up to 92% at 50 °C in 60 h, 34% more than free CALB under the same conditions. We believe this is the highest esterification rate in lutein esters synthesis and it has great potential to facilitate eco-friendly and efficient preparation.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2020
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Hengjun Rao,Wei Qi,Rongxin Su,Zhimin He,Xin Peng
Rhodamine B (RB), an important congeneric form of rhodamine dyes, is widely used as a colorant and tracing agent, and recent studies have shown that it is potentially harmful to wildlife and human health. To assess the toxicity of RB at the molecular level, the interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and RB was investigated using NMR, multispectroscopic methods in combination with computational approaches. The data of NMR indicated that RB indeed bound to HSA, in which the benzene rings were spatially close to the binding site of HSA. The fluorescence results showed that RB had a moderate binding affinity to HSA and strongly quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching mechanism. Analysis of thermodynamic parameters and the effect of ionic strength revealed that electrostatic , hydrophobic and hydrogen bond interactions played an important role in the complex formation. And the main binding region of RB was located near site I of HSA. Furthermore, the microenvironment and conformation of HSA were changed in the presence of RB, which was confirmed by the results obtained from CD, FT-IR, and synchronous fluorescence. Finally, the optimal binding mode of RB to HSA and the stability of HSA-RB complex were studied through molecular modeling methods. In short, this work would provide significant insights for understanding the transport, distribution and toxicity effect of RB when it spread in human body.
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