BMC MICROBIOLOGY
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2020
·Vol. 20
·期 1
·1-12
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IF 2.989
Chen Taohong,Wang Leli,Li Qinxin,Long Yingjie,Lin Yuming,Yin Jie,Zeng Yan,Huang Le,Yao Tingyu,Abbasi Muhammad Nazeer,Yang Huansheng,Wang Qiye,Tang Congjia,Khan Tahir Ali,Liu Qiuyue,Yin Jia,Tu Qiang,Yin Yulong
Background Probiotics are being considered as valuable microorganisms related to human health. Hu sheep is referred as one of the important sheep breeds in China. Goat milk produced by Hu sheep is characterized with high nutritional value and hypoallergenic in nature. Particularly, this milk contains plenty of milk prebiotic and probiotic bacteria. This study was aimed to scrutinize more bacterial strains from Hu sheep milk with potential probiotic activity.Results Based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, pool of forty bacterial strains were identified and evaluated their antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Aeromonas caviae. Four out of these isolated strains demonstrated their efficient bacteriostatic ability and potential healthy properties. We also examined the safety aspects of these bacterial candidates including three Lactococcus lactis strains (named as HSM-1, HSM-10, and HSM-18) and one Leuconostoc lactis strain (HSM-14), and were further evaluated via in vitro tests, including antimicrobial activity, cell surface characteristics (hydrophobicity, co-aggregation, and self-aggregation), heat treatment, antibiotic susceptibility, simulated transport tolerance in the gastrointestinal tract, and acid/bile tolerance. The obtained results revealed that HSM-1, HSM-10, HSM-14, and HSM-18 showed high survival rate at different conditions for example low pH, presence of bovine bile and demonstrated high hydrophobicity. Moreover, HSM-14 had an advantage over other strains in terms of gastrointestinal tract tolerance, antimicrobial activities against pathogens, and these results were significantly better than other bacterial candidates.Conclusion Hu sheep milk as a source of exploration of potential lactic acid bacteria (LAB) probiotics open the new horizon of probiotics usage from unconventional milk sources. The selected LAB strains are excellent probiotic candidates which can be used for animal husbandry in the future. Rationale of the study was to utilize Hu sheep milk as a source of potential probiotic LABs. The study has contributed to the establishment of a complete bacterial resource pool by exploring the Hu sheep milk microflora.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 55
·期 27
·12836-12847
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IF 3.553
Zhu Zongmin,Lin Panlong,Wang Hao,Wang Luoxin,Yu Bin,Yang Feihua
Abstract In order to improve the flame retardancy and smoke suppression of epoxy resin (EP) simultaneously, we synthesized a melamine phenylhypophosphonate named as MABP via a simple one-step method and used it to modify EP materials. As expected, the addition of MABP not only largely improved the flame retardancy but also restrained the smoke release of EP. For details, when the content of MABP was 10 wt%, the EP composite possessed a limiting oxygen index value of 33% and achieved to a UL-94 V-0 rating as well as its PHRR, THR and TSP values decreased by 55.1%, 27.1% and 60% compared with that of neat EP, respectively. In addition, the flame-retardant mechanism was investigated by multiple instruments, and the corresponding results exhibited that the MABP could improve the compactness of char layer in condense phase and exerted fire-inhibition effect in gaseous phase. Graphic abstract
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2020
·Vol. 27
·期 27
·34135-34146
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IF 3.056
Zhang Kejia,San Yulong,Cao Cong,Zhang Tuqiao,Cen Cheng,Zhou Xinyan
Chlorine-based compounds have been used as a disinfectant in drinking water treatment plants for decades because of their excellent sterilisation efficiency and low cost. However, the formation of disinfection by-products during chlorination is a cause for concern. Peracetic acid (PAA) is a strong oxidant with a redox potential higher than that of chlorine and does not form harmful disinfection by-products. It is thus a potential alternative for chlorine-based disinfectants. However, PAA decomposes rapidly in water at a rate that is highly affected by many factors, such as organic compounds and pH. The aim of this study is to investigate the stability of PAA during drinking water disinfection. To accomplish this, we studied methods for rapid detection of residual PAA and PAA decay in drinking water. Residual PAA was detected in water by the spectrophotometry-total chlorine reagent (SPTCR) method with a PAA concentration range of 0.090–10 mg/L ( R 2 = 0.9943). Decay tests of PAA in drinking water and other sources of water showed that the decay process conformed to the first-order kinetic model with fast and slow reactions. Among four factors, pH was the key factor in the decay process because an alkaline environment significantly promotes the decomposition of PAA. In addition, total organic carbon (TOC), conductivity, and initial PAA concentration also affected PAA decay. Experimental and statistical analyses suggested that these factors affected PAA decay in the following descending order of influence: TOC, initial PAA concentration, and conductivity. In real water matrices, the PAA decay rate increased with increasing initial PAA concentration.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
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2020
·Vol. 58
·期 2
·532-540
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Xing Li,Miao Yelian,Li Na,Jiang Ling,Chen Jie Yu
One water-soluble polysaccharide (WDOP) and three alkali-soluble polysaccharides (ADOP1, ADOP2 and ADOP3) were successfully obtained from Dendrobium officinale . Molecular structure of the polysaccharides was analyzed, and in vitro lactic acid fermentation of the polysaccharides by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria was performed. All the polysaccharides exerted proliferative effect on the LAB and bifidobacteria. ADOP2 was the most effective one, followed by WDOP. This could be attributed to their molecular structure features, such as a high level of total sugar, uronic acid and reducing sugar, an abundance of glucose and mannose, and a low and middle weight-average molecular weight. ADOP2 and WDOP produced more short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) than ADOP1 and ADOP3 did during lactic acid fermentation. Propionic and acetic acids were the main SCFAs produced. These findings are useful for understanding the structure–activity relationship of D. officinale polysaccharides in lactic acid fermentation, and for developing new functional foods and beverages from D. officinale .
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Cancer Cell International
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2020
·Vol. 20
·期 1
·1-15
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Guo Caixia,Shi Hongmei,Shang Yuli,Zhang Yafei,Cui Jiajia,Yu Hongtao
Background LncRNAs are key regulators in cancer. The current study explored the role of lncRNA LINC00261 (LINC00261) in lung cancer (LC). Methods Expression of LINC00261 in LC tissues and cells was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Pearson’s Chi square test and Kaplan–Meier analysis were performed to evaluate the correlations between LINC00261 expression and clinical characteristics, and overall survival time. A549 and SPC-A1 cells were transfected with LINC00261 overexpression plasmid, cell viability, cell number, and apoptosis were detected by CCK-8 assay, colony formation, and flow cytometry. Moreover, wound-healing and transwell assay were performed to detect cell metastasis and invasion. Expressions of proteins related to cell proliferation and metastasis were determined by Western blot. Xenograft was constructed, and tumor size and weight were measured and the effects of LINC00261 overexpression on tumor growth were detected. Bioinformatics analysis, dual-luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, correlation analysis, and functional rescue experiments were conducted on clinical cases and LC cells to explore the molecular mechanism of LINC00261 in LC. Results In LC, LINC00261 expression was down-regulated, and was associated with more advanced TNM stage, metastasis and a shorter survival time. LINC00261 overexpression inhibited the growth and metastasis of LC cells in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, miR-1269a directly interacted with LINC00261 and FOXO1. The expressions of miR-1269a and FOXO1 were dysregulated by LINC00261 in LC. Additionally, miR-1269a promoted the progression of LC through targeting FOXO1. Conclusions Down-regulation of LINC00261 expression has a prognostic value in LC, and overexpression LINC00261 inhibits LC progression via targeting miR-1269a/FOXO1 axis.
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 412
·期 22
·5477-5487
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IF 3.637
Wu Keyan,Feng Yun,Li Yusheng,Li Li,Liu Rui,Zhu Liande
This article presents a novel peroxidase mimetic by doping S atoms into reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which was synthesized through a facile hydrothermal reaction without any templates or surfactants. The peroxidase-like activity of S-doped rGO (S-rGO) is greatly boosted compared with the pristine rGO, demonstrating the peroxidase-like active sites are dominantly originated in sulfur-containing groups. The steady-state kinetic studies further indicate that S-rGO obeys the typical Michaelis-Menten curves and has a much smaller Michaelis constant ( K m ) for hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and 3, 3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). In view of the outstanding performance of S-rGO as a peroxidase mimetic, an efficient and sensitive colorimetric detection platform for H 2 O 2 and glucose has been successfully established. The linear detection for H 2 O 2 is obtained in a range of 0.1–1 μM with an extremely lower detection limit of 0.042 μM, and glucose can be measured in a linear range of 1–100 μM, giving a detection limit of 0.38 μM. This study not only provides a new avenue for the reasonable design of heteroatom-doped carbon-based nanomaterials but also offers meaningful reference for detecting the important biomolecules in biotechnology.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 55
·期 27
·13216-13231
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IF 3.553
Huang Liqu,Wang Xianli,Zhang Yue,Cheng Zhaojun,Xue Feng,Guo Yunfei,Deng Yongji,Chu Chenglin,Tao Li,Bai Jing
Hypospadias is a common congenital malformation of the male urogenital system. As a recently arisen reconstruction method for hypospadias, polymer tissue engineering urethral scaffold often results in necrosis and other complications due to the lack of bioactivity. To improve the bioactivity of polymer, in this work, we prepared biodegradable Mg/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) composite nanofiber scaffolds by electrospun with 3, 6, and 9 wt.% of micron-scale Mg particles. The mechanical properties of the PLGA scaffold gradually decrease with the addition of Mg particles but still at an acceptable level. On the other hand, these composite scaffolds show very good biocompatibility and promotional bioactivity, namely non-cytotoxicity, gradual proliferation enhancement, and good adhesion state of human adipose stem cells (HADSCs) on the scaffold surface. Besides, through quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) test, different genes expression levels of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were also gradually up-regulated with the increase in Mg content. The present results indicate that Mg containing PLGA scaffolds might not only have the potential to promote tissue regeneration related to urethral repair, but also stimulate endothelial cells to achieve vascularization and anti-inflammatory functions. Consequently, considering both the mechanical properties and bioactivity for clinical demand, the Mg/PLGA composite scaffolds with suitable Mg contents are promising for the regeneration of defective urethral tissues.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2020
·Vol. 27
·期 35
·43625-43637
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IF 3.056
Xu Sheng,Xiao Huiru,Jiang Xinde,Liu Lingli,Cao Meng,Wang Zhenxi
Camphor leaf (CL) was widely used to extract camphor oil and thus led to abundant forestry waste. In order to reduce pollution, the waste CL was used to prepare bio-adsorbent for Pb(II) removal after alkali treatment and functional modification. The effects of solution pH, initial Pb(II) concentration, contact time and solution temperature were investigated on adsorption process to evaluate the potential application in heavy metal ions’ removal. It was found that the massive hydroxyl groups released and plenty of micro-pores formed after the alkali treatment of CL bio-adsorbent, which obviously increased the Pb(II) adsorption. And the adsorption performance promoted continually after further functional modification by ionized 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA). The increase of pH was favourable for the adsorption even though the precipitation effect was deducted. Linear fitting method was more suitable to describe the adsorption process than nonlinear fitting method, including adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics research. The adsorption thermodynamics was better to be described by nonlinear fitting method due to its lower root mean square error ( RMSE ) value and higher R 2 value. Among which, the adsorption isotherm and adsorption kinetics were fitted well to Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order model, respectively. The adsorption thermodynamics was exothermic in nature and the process was spontaneous at low solution temperature. The adsorption mechanism was revealed as the combination of dominant chemical adsorption and assistant physical adsorption.
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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
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2020
·Vol. 12
·期 9
·3933-3942
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IF 2.602
Xu Lu,Wang Aili,Li Siqiang,Zhang Liya,Pan Ruiyu,Guo Peng,Yi Ming,Liu Jie
Biomass residue cellulose-based poly-(ionic liquid)s (ILs) were in situ synthesized via activators generated by electron transfer for atom transfer radical polymerization in ionic liquid microemulsions. These biomass residues, including apple residue, citrus residue, and ginkgo leaf, were started with pretreatment and modification in ionic liquid microemulsions, and their structure and thermal stability were significantly altered before and after modification as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and 31 P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were used to investigate the molecular structure of the biomass residue cellulose-based poly-ILs. In addition, the adsorption performance of the biomass residue cellulose-based poly-IL adsorbents for heavy metal ions, such as Cd(II), Zn(II), Cr(IV), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II), in water were investigated. Results show that the prepared adsorbent possesses good thermal stability and certain adsorption capacity for metal ions in water, especially for nickel ions (93.91 mg/g). The prepared adsorbent also exhibits remarkable performance in the field of biomass residue utilization and novel poly-IL adsorbents.
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JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
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2020
·Vol. 27
·期 6
·1589-1599
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IF 2.183
Xue Longqi,Ren Jing,Wang Shugang,Qu Dehui,Wei Zhonglin,Yang Qingbiao,Li Yaoxian
Developing novel and efficient adsorption materials to solve water pollution is a very challenging task for the sake of environmental protection and human health. Herein, an ultra-light and porous 3D nanofiber aerogels (NFA) has been prepared by freezing casting technology and cross-linking with epichlorohydrin(ECH) via short polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/polyetherimide (PEI) nanofibers, which features high mechanical stability and good mass transfer performance. Moreover, experiments show that the adsorption capacities of 3D nanofiber aerogels (NFA) for Cu(II), Cr(VI), As(V) and anionic dye methyl orange (MO) reach 242.71 mg/g, 214.14 mg/g, 258.36 mg/g and 183.06 mg/g, respectively. Importantly, the adsorbent still maintains considerable adsorption efficiency after seven adsorption-regeneration cycles.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
·Vol. 187
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·1-9
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Wang Caixia,Li Mengsi,Wang Peijin,Liu Defang
An electrochemiluminescence (ECL) analytical platform is constructed based on boron nitride quantum dots (BNQDs) as a novel coreactant of luminol for quantitative assay of concanavalin A (Con A). Different from previous research that mainly focuses on its superior optical properties, BNQDs are used for the first time as a coreactant for boosting ECL intensity of luminol, which has a 10-fold enhancement compared with individual poly(luminol/aniline) nanorods loaded on reduced graphene oxide (PLA-rGO) using GCE. On the basis that BNQDs contain an abundance of active amino, a possible mechanism of amino oxidation facilitating ECL emission is proposed. Firstly, luminol as light spices are oxidized to luminol •− and BNQDs generate an abundance of BNQDs-NH +• via electrochemical oxidization, producing reductive intermediates BNQDs-N • in alkaline conditions. Finally, BNQDs-N • react with luminol •− to obtain the excited species AP 2−* , returning to ground state and emitting light. Due to the hindrance effect of Con A, the ECL intensity decreases gradually as various concentrations of Con A are modifying the electrode surface. Therefore, a sensitive ECL biosensor for detecting Con A is constructed exhibiting a wide linear range of 1.0 pg·mL −1 to 1.0 μg·mL −1 and a low detection limit of 0.15 pg·mL −1 .
Schematic representation of an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor based on boron nitride quantum dots (BNQDs) as an efficient coreactant of reduced graphene oxide functionalized poly(luminol/aniline) (PLA-rGO) for quantitative assay of concanavalin A (Con A).
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JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
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2020
·Vol. 27
·期 5
·1535-1546
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IF 2.183
Zhang Xiaokang,Zhang Rui,Zhao Chao
Herein, a new sepiolite/alumina aerogel composite with outstanding toughness and machinability was prepared using AlCl 3 ·6H 2 O precursor and sepiolite fibers by a specific sol–gel process and supercritical fluid drying. Sepiolite was added into the aluminum sols containing as high as 37 wt% of AlCl 3 ·6H 2 O and the resulting sepiolite fibers dispersed randomly and uniformly with the lengths of 60–100 nm and diameters of 2–3 nm. With the increase in the ratio of sepiolite, the sepiolite-alumina aerogel composites exhibit no shrinkage during the sol–gel process and supercritical fluid drying, while a linear shrinkage of 4.6% was observed after heat-treatment at 1000 °C. Compared with undoped alumina aerogels, the sepiolite/alumina aerogel composites exhibit outstanding toughness and machinability on grinding, slicing and perforating. Meanwhile, the morphology, phase nature, and porosity of sepiolite/alumina aerogel composites with different sepiolite content (from 0 to 0.06 g/cm 3 ) were investigated.
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