ACTA MATERIALIA
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2025
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IF 9.3
Ziming Zhang,Chen Ming,Qingfeng Song,Lei Wang,Hanbing Chen,Jincheng Liao,Chao Wang,Lidong Chen,Shengqiang Bai
Mg 3 (Sb,Bi) 2 -based Zintl compounds are rising stars with superior features of high thermoelectric (TE) performance, nontoxicity and low cost. However, the poor thermodynamic stability hinders its practical application. Here, we propose a design strategy of modulating the local chemical composition with grain boundary (GB) phase guided by computational phase equilibrium diagrams. By in-situ constructing ZrSb 1- x second phase in the GB regions of Mg 3 (Sb,Bi) 2 -based compounds, the migration of Mg is blocked and the Mg deletion is depressed. Benefit from these, the driving force of Mg diffusion from matrix to GB and Mg migration along GBs is weakened, resulting in an improved thermal stability without degradation of electrical transport properties. The fabricated 8-pair TE module using GB modulated n-type Mg 3.1 Sb 1.5 Bi 0.49 Te 0.01 and p-type Ge 0.89 Cu 0.06 Sb 0.08 Te presents an efficiency of 8.9 % under the temperature difference of 450 K and shows excellent durability in the thermal cycling test. This study provides an effective strategy to improve thermal stability by constructing GB phase, and proves the feasibility of the practical application for Mg 3 Sb 2 -based TE modules.
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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 73
·期 6
·800-806
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IF 2.858
Ye J.,Tian S.,Lv L.,Ding Y.,Xu J.,Zhang J.,Li L.
2‐phenylethanol (2‐PE), which is extracted naturally from plant or biotechnology processing, is widely used in the food and cosmetics industries. Due to the high cost of 2‐PE production, the valorization of waste carbon to produce 2‐PE has gained increasing attention. Here, 2‐PE was produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using tobacco waste extract (TWE) as the substrate. Considering the toxicity of nicotine and its inhibition of 2‐PE, the tolerance of S. cerevisiae was first evaluated. The results suggested that the production of 2‐PE by S. cerevisiae in TWEs could be carried out at 2·0 mg ml−1 nicotine concentrations and may be inhibited by 1·0 mg ml−1 2‐PE. Thus, the compounds in the TWEs prepared at different temperatures were detected, and the results revealed that the TWEs prepared at 140°C contained 2·18 mg ml−1 of nicotine, had total sugar concentrations of 26·8 mg ml−1 and were suitable for 2‐PE production. Due to feedback regulation, the 2‐PE production was only 1·11 mg ml−1, and the remaining glucose concentration remained at 13·78 mg ml−1, which indicated insufficient glucose utilization. Then, in situ product recovery was further implemented to remove this inhibition; the glucose utilization (the remaining concentration decreased to 3·64 mg ml−1) increased, and the 2‐PE production increased to 1·65 mg ml−1. The 2‐PE produced in the fermentation broth was first isolated by elution from the resin with 75% ethanol and then by removing the impurities with 2·5% activated charcoal, and pure 2‐PE was identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The results of this study suggest that TWE could be an alternative carbon source for 2‐PE production. This could provide an outlet tobacco waste as well as reducing the price of natural 2‐PE, although more strategies need to be explored to improve the production yield of 2‐PE by using TWE.
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CELL PROLIFERATION
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2022
·Vol. 55
·期 6
·e13252
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IF 8.755
Xiaoyi Lin,Daoming Zhu,Kaiyang Wang,Pengbo Luo,Gang Rui,Youshui Gao,Fuan Liu,Hongping Yu
Objectives Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a devastating disease characterized by destructive bone structures, enlarged adipocyte accumulation and impaired vascularization. The aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH 2) is the limiting enzyme for ethanol metabolism with many physiological functions. The aim was investigated the potential protective role of activated ALDH 2 by Alda-1 for ethanol-induced ONFH. Materials and Methods The ethanol-induced ONFH in rat was performed to explore the protective of Alda-1 by various experimental methods. Subsequently, the effect of Alda-1 and ethanol on the osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation was investigated via multiple cellular and molecular methods. Finally, the effect of Alda-1 and ethanol on the neo-vascularization was detected in Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and ONFH model. Results Firstly, radiographical and pathological measurements indicated that alda-1 protected ethanol-induced ONFH. Moreover, ethanol significantly inhibited the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs, whereas Alda-1 could distinctly rescue it by PI3K/AKT signalling. Secondly, ethanol remarkably promoted the lipid vacuoles formation of BMSCs, while Alda-1 significantly retarded it on BMSCs by AMPK signalling pathway. Finally, ethanol significantly inhibited proliferation and growth factor level resulting in reduced angiogenesis, whereas Alda-1 could rescue the effect of ethanol. Additionally, Alda-1 significantly reduced the occurrence of ONFH and promoted vessel number and distribution in alcoholic ONFH. Conclusions Alda-1 activation of ALDH 2 was highly demonstrated to protect ethanol-induced ONFH by triggering new bone formation, reducing adipogenesis and stimulating vascularization.
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BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 4.831
Bo Zhang,Xiu-Ting Hu,Jin Gu,Yu-Shun Yang,Yong-Tao Duan,Hai-Liang Zhu
As an essential enzyme with a variety of physiological functions, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is also closely related to carcinoma due to the observed overexpression. In this work, a novel series of sulfonamide-containing aminophosphonate derivatives ( A1-A25 ) were developed as selective COX-2 inhibitors and anti-cancer candidates. The top hit compound A23 presented applicative COX-2 inhibitory activity (IC 50 = 0.28 µM) and anti-proliferative capability against several cancer cell lines (IC 50 = 2.34–16.43 µM for HeLa, MCF-7, HCT116 and HepG2 cells). Among them, A23 has the most significant inhibitory effect on HCT116 cells, which were comparable with that of the positive controls respectively (eg: IC 50 = 8.73 µM for HCT116). The binding pattern of A23 was inferred by the molecular docking simulation. Moreover, A23 could induce the apoptosis via a mitochondrion-dependent mode and cause the arrest of the cell-cycle in G1 stage. A further investigation in the checkpoints of apoptosis indicated that the node Bcl-2 might connect the selective COX-2 inhibition and the anti-tumor activity. Therefore, this work brought new information for developing COX-2 inhibitors in anti-tumor therapies in future.
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PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
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2021
·Vol. 77
·期 7
·3224-3232
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IF 4.845
Xi-le Deng,Lei Guo,Hai-hao Ma,Xue-ping Hu,Xiao-mao Zhou
BACKGROUND The diamondback moth ( Plutella xylostella ) is one of the most destructive lepidopteran pests on cruciferous vegetables. However, resistance has emerged to current chemical and biological insecticides used for P. xylostella control, indicating the necessity of screening new targets on P. xylostella , and finding new insecticides against P. xylostella . In particular, octopamine receptors are representative G protein-coupled receptors found only in invertebrates and are potential targets for identifying novel insecticides. RESULTS A β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor gene ( PxOA2B1 ) was cloned, and its pharmacological characteristics in P. xylostella were studied. The results demonstrated that octopamine could activate the PxOA2B1 receptor, with a half-maximal effective concentration (EC 50 ) of 49.5 n m . Amitraz, an insecticide and acaricide, and its metabolite ( N -2,4-dimethylphenyl- N ′-methylformamidine; DPMF) were also found to act as PxOAB1R agonists. We synthesized phenyl imidazolidin-2-one derivatives 3a–h using DPMF as the lead compound, and compounds 3a–h showed similar antagonist activities as phentolamine, mianserin and chlorpromazine. In particular, 3d , with an EC 50 of 25.2 n m , showed very similar antagonist activity to mianserin. CONCLUSION This research found that PxOAB1R might be a potential target for P. xylostella control. Phenyl imidazolidin-2-ones could be novel potential antagonists targeted at octopamine receptors and would be useful tools for the design and development of novel insecticides. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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2020
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IF 2.888
Jinyi Chen,Hongxing Wang
Density and viscosity data of pure 3-chloro-4-fluoronitrobenzene and 3-chloro-2-fluoronitrobenzene were obtained in temperature range from 318.15 K to 348.15 K at the local atmospheric pressure of 99.7 kPa. The value of corresponding saturated vapour pressure of two isomers were determined in the temperature range of 409 K to 517 K. The relationship between temperature and density can be well correlated by the linear equation. The viscosity data was well described by the Litovitz, Ghatee, VFT, and Andrade equations, and the calculated value by the VFT equation is consistent with the measured data. Both the Antoine and Riedel equations can accurately describe the relationship between saturated vapour pressure and temperature of 3-chloro-4-fluoronitrobenzene and 3-chloro-2-fluoronitrobenzene, which can meet the requirements for chemical design. In addition, the thermal expansion coefficient was determined based on the density data, and the molar vaporisation enthalpy of two isomers was evaluated using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation.
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CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2020
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Yuejun Li,Tieping Cao,Zemin Mei,Xiaoping Li,Dawei Sun
Among tremendous efforts for enhanced photocatalysis, construction of heterojunction has been deemed as an effective means. In comparison with type II heterojunction, type I heterojunction receives less attention due to accumulation and increased recombination of charge carriers in one side of heterojunction. Herein, we take NaBi(MoO 4 ) 2 /Bi 2 MoO 6 as an example of type I heterojunction and explore means to improve the photocatalytic performance of NaBi(MoO 4 ) 2 /Bi 2 MoO 6 heterojunction. We employ TiO 2 electrospun nanofibers as substrates and separately grow NaBi(MoO 4 ) 2 and Bi 2 MoO 6 nanostructures on the skeleton of TiO 2 . The characterization results show that TiO 2 changes type I heterojunction into multiheterojunction integrating two type II heterojunctions. Photocatalytic tests demonstrate that as-constructed multi-heterojunction is of higher activity than that of single type I or II heterojunction, respectively, where photogenerated electrons are accumulated on the surface of TiO 2 and photogenerated holes are accumulated on NaBi(MoO 4 ) 2 and Bi 2 MoO 6 , respectively. This study highlights the potential application of TiO 2 electrospun nanofibers in the construction of multiheterojunction for enhanced visible light photocatalysis.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Yeyin Tao,Xingyun Chen,Shusen Peng,Yongcun Ma
Self-assembled organothiol is a well-known process to endow specific protective properties and usually involves passive incubation. Researchers have recently confirmed that the potential-assisted method is more selective and faster than the passive method. This paper provides an original and promising approach for Cu protection by 2-mercaptobenzobthiazole (MBT) assembled film prepared from an aqueous solution within minutes under potential control. Electrochemical studies, salt spray tests, and XPS highlight and confirm the benefits of this method to result in film features, organic solvent-free, and considerable savings of preparation time. Experimental results also demonstrate that the substrate potential exerts a significant effect on the quality of MBT film. The effectiveness of negative potential in MBT film formation can be attributed to two aspects: first, it can inhibit the oxidation of Cu metal to Cu(II) in the aqueous solution, and second, it can make MBT molecule bond to Cu mainly through forming thiolate Cu-S bond with its exocyclic S atom.
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CARBON
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2021
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IF 9.594
Qi Huang,Yuwei Xu,Yuanyuan Guo,Linjie Zhang,Yue Hu,Jinjie Qian,Shaoming Huang
To meet the increasing energy demand, the research and development of efficient and clean fuel cells and metal-air batteries are of great significance. Under these circumstances, these hierarchically porous carbon nanomaterials obtained by pyrolysis of coordination polymers are regarded as excellent oxygen reduction catalysts and are expected to be used as air cathode materials . Herein, a type of 2-dimensional structure of InOF-26 has been thermally converted into ultrathin graphitized nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets , denoted as NG-CNS. During the carbonization , the addition of ferric chloride assists in breaking the intermolecular forces between crystal structures, which is further conducive to the formation of carbon nanosheets with an improved graphitization degree. Meanwhile, the subsequent ammonia impregnation together with secondary calcination can readjust the coordination environment of nitrogen species in the carbonaceous matrix. The obtained product of NG-CNS exhibits excellent ORR performance with a high half-wave potential of 0.80 V, a large diffusion-limited current density of 6.00 mA cm −2 , a small Tafel slope of 57.3 mV dec −1 , to show unexpected practicability in Zn-air battery and Al-air battery. The relatively simple synthetic procedure, low cost, high repeatability, and satisfactory electrochemical performance of NG-CNS will provide a direction for the facile preparation of coordination polymer-derived carbon nanomaterials in energy storage and conversion applications.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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Yu-Xuan Dai,Wen-Li Xin,Lian-Hua Xu,Ji Li,Yi-Xuan Li,Junji Li,Serge Cosnier,Xue-Ji Zhang,Robert S. Marks,Dan Shan
Rational design highly active transition metal or transition metal oxides/nanocarbon hybrids is one of the feasible way to deliver a cooperative oxygen reduction (ORR) with a synergistic effect of the hybrid interface. Herein, based on benzimidazole-5-carboxylate (BIMC), CoO/Co-N-C nanocomposites are fabricated via 2-methylimidazole (2-MeIm)-tuned “4-Self” strategy, namely, self-templating, self-adapting, self-assembly and self-catalysis. As a base competitive ligand with N and C sources, 2-MeIm modulates the dispersion of BIMC in methanol to generate collodial-like BIMC tiny particles, the coordination ability of BIMC to Co(II), the composition and morphology of the self-assembled precursor (Co-BM), and as well as the conductivity of the resultant electrocatalyst. Impressing, carbonization of Co-BM at 800 °C under N 2 atmosphere endows the pyrolysis product (Co-BM-800) with the well-dispersed Co/CoO riveted on nitrogen-doped carbon, as well as the enhanced ORR performance in terms of positive onset-potential (0.890 V vs. RHE), large diffusion limiting current density (5.21 mA cm −2 ), and high stability.
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Natural Product Communications
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2024
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Jing Wang,Yuqian Yang,Wenxin Wei,Xingyu Li,Feng Liu,Jianshu Liu,Wei Lan,Feng Gao,Hong Wang,Peifeng Wei
Background: Osteoporosis has emerged as a significant global public health concern, predominantly affecting postmenopausal women. Its pathogenesis is intricate and the disease course is protracted, imposing substantial medical burden on both society and individuals. Objective: To investigate the effects of 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoside (TSG) and acetylated-TSG (Ac-TSG) on osteoblast viability, in vivo pharmacokinetics in rats and anti-osteoporotic effects in ovariectomized rat model. Methods: Ac-TSG was obtained by acetylation of TSG, and the purity and structure of Ac-TSG were determined by HPLC and 1H NMR. The effects of TSG and Ac-TSG on MC3T3-E1 cell viability, pharmacokinetics in rats, blood biochemical indexes of OVX model rats were detected. Hematoxylin–eosin (HE) staining was used to observe bone tissue morphology, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining was used to observe osteoclast morphology, micro-CT was used to perform three-dimensional reconstruction of femur, and femur parameters were analyzed. Results: The structure of the compound is Ac-TSG and the purity is more than 98%. Both TSG and Ac-TSG could reduce the damage of oxidative stress to MC3T3-E1 cells and effectively improve the levels of Ca, P, ALP and BGP in serum of OVX rats. Compared with TSG, Ac-TSG has a longer action time in vivo and can improve the femoral structure, the number of trabecular bone and the number of osteoclasts in rats. Conclusion: Ac-TSG conferred protection to MC3T3-E1 cells against oxidative stress-induced damage and enhanced their bioavailability. Simultaneously, Ac-TSG ameliorated abnormal bone metabolism and mitigated bone microstructural changes in OVX rats, exhibiting a protective effect against osteoporosis.
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Carbon Letters
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2023
·Vol. 33
·期 5
·1395-1406
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IF 4.5
Chen Zhangjing,Li Liangliang,Cheng Gang
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction is a promising approach for reducing CO 2 emissions and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. In this work, selectively coupling Cu(OH) 2 and CuO with amine-modified brookite TiO 2 (NH 2 –B–TiO 2 ) has been achieved by a simple precipitation method. The results show that CuO is better than Cu(OH) 2 as a co-catalyst to enhance the CO 2 photoreduction capability of NH 2 –B–TiO 2 . The highest rates of CO 2 conversion to CH 4 and CO of NH 2 –B–TiO 2 –CuO composite reach 6.05 and 3.25 μmol h −1 g −1 , respectively, which is higher than 8 times the yield of CH 4 of NH 2 –B–TiO 2 . It is proposed that the NH 2 –B–TiO 2 –CuO composite offers an effective charge transfer through the formation of a p–n junction between NH 2 –B–TiO 2 and CuO interfaces, while in the NH 2 –B–TiO 2 –Cu(OH) 2 composite, the Cu(OH) 2 dominantly serves as an electron sink to capture photo-induced electrons, promoting photo-induced carrier separation. This work provides an ingenious synthetic method for selectively anchoring Cu(OH) 2 and CuO on semiconductors with different charge transfer routes for an efficient CO 2 photoreduction. Graphical abstract
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