JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 5.7
Jianing Zhang,Junjun Zhang,Xinai Zhang,Xiaowei Huang,Jiyong Shi,Remah Sobhy,Ibrahim Khalifa,Xiaobo Zou
In this study, we devised a photothermally stable phytochemical dye by leveraging alizarin in conjunction with the metal–organic framework ZIF-8 (AL@ZIF-8). The approach involved grafting alizarin into the microporous structure of ZIF-8 through physical adsorption and hydrogen-bonding interactions. AL@ZIF-8 significantly enhanced the photostability and thermostability of alizarin. The nanoparticles demonstrate substantial color changes in various pH environments, showcasing their potential for meat freshness monitoring. Furthermore, we introduced an intelligent film utilizing poly(vinyl alcohol)-sodium alginate-AL@ZIF-8 (PA-SA-ZA) for detecting beef freshness. The sensor exhibited a superior water contact angle (52.34°) compared to the alizarin indicator. The color stability of the film was significantly enhanced under visible and UV light (ΔE < 5). During beef storage, the film displayed significant color fluctuations correlating with TVB-N (R2=0.9067), providing precise early warning signals for assessing beef freshness.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2025
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IF 12.5
Huihui Li,Shunchang Wang,Jin Chen,Mengchu Sun,Hongjin Tang
Polysaccharide-protein-based composite films are promising for food packaging, but interfacial incompatibility between hydrophilic biopolymers and hydrophobic proteins limits their use. In this study, a new thymol-loaded zeolitic imidazolate framework-8/κ-carrageenan/Zein composite film was developed for blueberry preservation. The film exhibited excellent physical properties with a thickness of 0.052 ± 0.0001 mm, a high tensile strength of 40.631 ± 1.527 MPa, an elongation at break of 21.223 ± 1.018 %, and a reduced water vapor permeability of (0.764 ± 0.166) × 10 −8 kg·m·m −2 ·s −1 ·Pa −1 . The incorporation of thymol and ZIF-8 improved the film's microstructure and interfacial compatibility between κ-carrageenan and Zein. Thymol release was pH-dependent and sustained with a cumulative release of 91.959 ± 0.454 % over 36 h at pH 4.5. Biological testing revealed significant antibacterial properties with survival rates of 0.002 ± 0.002 % against Staphylococcus aureus and 5.973 ± 0.307 % against Escherichia coli , and antioxidant capacity with DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging rates of 75.60 ± 0.53 % and 61.49 ± 1.19 %, respectively. The film showed good biodegradability and extended blueberry shelf life by 9 days. This composite film offers enhanced mechanical properties, controlled release, and bioactivity, showing great potential as active food packaging for fruit preservation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Kui Zhang,Ziqing Guo,Kaiwen Wang,Yuxuan Zhu,Juan Yang,Lijin Huang,Yuanyuan Zhang,Nianjun Yang
The development of highly selective enzyme-free electrochemical sensors remains challenging, particularly in complex biological environments containing multiple electroactive interferents. To address this issue, we present a hierarchical sensing interface by innovatively growing a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) film on three-dimensional AuPt nanoalloys. This design capitalizes on the molecular sieving effect of ZIF-8, which allows selective permeation of H 2 O 2 to the underlying catalytic AuPt surface while effectively blocking larger interferents such as ascorbic acid, uric acid, and dopamine. The resulting sensor exhibits exceptional selectivity, enabling accurate detection of H 2 O 2 even in the presence of interferents at concentrations 20-fold higher. Moreover, through the controllable growth of the ZIF-8 film and the high catalytic activity of the AuPt nanoalloy, the optimized sensor also demonstrates high sensitivity, a wide linear range, and a low detection limit. It was also successfully applied to in situ tracking of H 2 O 2 release from live cervical and breast cancer cells. This work provides a novel strategy for constructing metal-organic framework-based heterostructures for highly selective sensing, paving the way for reliable H 2 O 2 monitoring in biomedical applications.
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY
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2022
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IF 3.973
Xiaoying He,Jiali Wang,Qian Wang,Jing Liu,Xi Yang,Lingjuan He,Haihong Hu,Su Zeng,Lushan Yu,Yunqing Qiu,Yan Lou
Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a major adverse reaction to capecitabine (CAP). The exact pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear. In this study, metabolomics combined with cell RNA sequencing was used to study the mechanisms of CAP-induced HFS. The murine model of HFS was constructed by intragastric administration of CAP or its metabolites. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to verify the mechanisms. Metabolomics showed the phosphatidylinositol signaling pathway and amino acid and fatty acid metabolism to be the major metabolic alterations related to the occurrence of HFS. Transcriptomics profiles further revealed that the cytokine–cytokine receptor interaction, IL17 signaling pathway, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, arachidonic acid metabolism, MAPK signaling pathway, and JAK-STAT3 signaling pathway were the vital steps in skin toxicity induced by CAP or its metabolites. We also verified that the inflammation mechanisms were primarily mediated by the abnormal expression of interleukin (IL) 6 or IL8 and not exclusively by COX-2 overexpression. Finally, the P38 MAPK, NF-κB, and JAK-STAT3 signaling pathways, which mediate high levels of expression of IL6 or IL8, were identified as potential pathways underlying CAP-induced HFS.
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Biosensors-Basel
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 10
·830
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IF 5.743
Juanjuan Huang,Yiyun Yao,Yanling Chen,Tianran Lin,Li Hou,Dianping Tang
Copper peroxide/zeolitic imidazolate framework/polydopamine nanoparticles (CP/ZIF-8/PDA)-based fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay (FLISA) was designed for the sensitive and high-throughput determination of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) by self-supplied H2O2generation. Specifically, the CEA aptamer was modified on the surface of CP/ZIF-8/PDA to form an immunoprobe. The structures of CP and ZIF-8 could be broken under acidic conditions, and produced the Cu2+and H2O2due to the dissociation the CP. A subsequent Fenton-type reaction of Cu2+and H2O2generated hydroxyl radical (·OH). o-phenylenediamine (OPD) was oxidized by the ·OH to form 2, 3-diaminophenazine (DPA) with a significant fluorescence signal. CP/ZIF-8/PDA could be used as an efficient Fenton-type reactant to generate a large amount of ·OH to promote OPD oxidation. The sensitive detection of CEA could be realized. Under optimal conditions, the FLISA platform displayed a linear detection range from 0.01 to 20 ng mL−1with a detection limit of 7.6 pg mL−1for CEA. This strategy has great application potential for sensitive and high-throughput determination for other biomarkers in the field of biomedicine.Keywords:fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay;Fenton-type reaction;carcinoembryonic antigen
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Oncotarget
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2017
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IF 5.168
Ting Tao,Caimei He,Jun Deng,Yanjun Huang,Qiongli Su,Mei Peng,Meiling Yi,Kwame Oteng Darko,Hui Zou,Xiaoping Yang
Quercetin is a naturally existing compound and shows attractive anticancer properties for a variety of solid tumors including glioma, bladder cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, hematological malignancies and prostate carcinoma. However, these anticancer properties have not been clinically approved due to unclear mechanistic information and its low bioactivity. In our previous study, we elucidated that quercetin activates AMPK pathway which is the major mechanism for its unique anticancer effect in bladder cancer. In the present study, we are trying to enhance its bioactivity by chemical modification using fluorination approach to prepare novel chemical entities, based on the principle of intermediate derivative method (IDM). The compound we obtained is named 8-trifluoromethyl-3,5,7,3′,4′-O-pentamethyl- quercetin (TFQ), characterized by NMR spectra and mass spectrum (MS). The results from MTT and cologenic assay in two human and one murine bladder cancer cell lines showed that TFQ exhibits more potent inhibition on the three bladder cancer cell lines than quercetin (Que) although this enhanced effects is not very dramatic. Furthermore, we found that the survival of normal bladder cells PEBC was not significantly suppressed by TFQ compared with Que. Western blot analysis showed that TFQ possess more potent AMPK activation than Que. The downstream of AMPK was further examined by western blot. TFQ treatment is able to inactivate mTOR signaling pathway with the regulation of mTOR, 4EBP1 and P70S6K. These results demonstrated that the fluorinated quercetin derivative TFQ inhibits bladder cancer cell growth through the AMPK/mTOR pathway. Altogether, our findings suggest that TFQ could serve as a new potential therapeutic agent for bladder cancer more effective than Que.
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Scientific Reports
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 4.011
Zhang Yan,Shi Junling,Ni Yongqing,Liu Yanlin,Zhao Zhixia,Zhao Xixi,Gao Zhenhong
Phomopsis sp. XP-8, an endophytic fungus from the bark of Tu-Chung ( Eucommia ulmoides Oliv) showed capability to biosynthesize pinoresinol (Pin) and pinoresinol diglucoside (PDG) from glucose (glu) and phenylalanine (Phe). To verify the mass flow in the biosynthesis pathway, [ 13 C 6 ]-labeled glu and [ 13 C 6 ]-labeled Phe were separately fed to the strain as sole substrates and [ 13 C 6 ]-labeled products were detected by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry. As results, [ 13 C 6 ]-labeled Phe was incorporated into [ 13 C 6 ]-cinnamylic acid (Ca) and p -coumaric acid ( p -Co), and [ 13 C 12 ]-labeled Pin, which revealed that the Pin benzene ring came from Phe via the phenylpropane pathway. [ 13 C 6 ]-Labeled Ca and p -Co, [ 13 C 12 ]-labeled Pin, [ 13 C 18 ]-labeled pinoresinol monoglucoside (PMG), and [ 13 C 18 ]-labeled PDG products were found when [ 13 C 6 ]-labeled glu was used, demonstrating that the benzene ring and glucoside of PDG originated from glu. It was also determined that PMG was not the direct precursor of PDG in the biosynthetic pathway. The study identified the occurrence of phenylalanine- lignan biosynthesis pathway in fungi at the level of mass flow.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Yang Wang,Lei Zhang
In this paper, we report a new type of 3D ZIF-8@NiAl-LDHs micro-flowers material consisting of sandwich-like structured 2D nanopetals (highly compact ZIF-8 film anchored on both sides of petals). ZIF-8 was successfully incorporated into NiAl-LDHs (ZIF-8@NiAl-LDHs) via seeding strategy directed growth of ZIFs on the surface of LDHs nanopetals. The coating of ZIF-8 significantly increased the adsorption ability to organic pollutants and inorganic cation. 3D ZIF-8@NiAl-LDHs with excellent enrichment and filtration properties has been exploited for the application in water purification, and exhibit superior high adsorption rate and adsorption efficiency of organic (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: ketoprofen, flurbiprofen, indometacin and ibuprofe; anionic dyes: congo red, orange g; cationic dyes: methylene blue, rhodamine b) and inorganic cation (Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ ) residues due to their novel hierarchical and submicroscopic structures. Further, 3D ZIF-8@NiAl-LDHs as filter membrane to extraction four kind of trace anti-inflammatory drugs followed by direct quantification detection of targets with HPLC was demonstrated. The validated method was successfully applied for analysis of four anti-inflammatory drugs in environmental water and human urine samples. This work provided a feasible way to design and construct purification materials for wastewater treatment and contaminant detection.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Ying Xu,Jing Yang,Xiongyan Meng,Shuai Meng,Tiantian Sun,Ning Ding,Chengli Zong
Covalently linking an adjuvant to an antigenic protein enhances its immunogenicity by ensuring a synergistic delivery to the immune system, fostering a more robust and targeted immune response. Most adjuvant-protein conjugate vaccines incorporate only one adjuvant due to the difficulties in its synthesis. However, there is a growing interest in developing vaccines with multiple adjuvants designed to elicit a more robust and targeted immune response by engaging different aspects of the immune system for complex diseases where traditional vaccines fall short. Here, we pioneer the synthesis of a dual-adjuvants protein conjugate Vaccine 1 by assembling a toll-like receptor 7/8 (TLR7/8) agonist, an invariant natural killer T cell (iNKT) agonist with a clickable bicyclononyne (BCN). The BCN group can bio-orthogonally react with azide-modified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 receptor-binding domain (SARS-CoV-2 RBD) trimer antigen to give the three-component Vaccine 1 . Notably, with a mere 3 μg antigen, it elicited a balanced subclass of IgG titers and 20-fold more IgG2a than control vaccines, highlighting its potential for enhancing antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. This strategy provides a practicable way to synthesize covalently linked dual immunostimulants. It expands the fully synthetic self-adjuvant protein vaccine that uses a single adjuvant to include two different types of adjuvants.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 34
·15503-15513
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IF 3.591
Xu Yang,Yuhong Zhou,Zhaojie Sun,Chunhui Yang,Dongyan Tang
The integrated combination of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) into electrospun fibers and surface functioned polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers with polydopamine (PDA) both showed great potential in the removal of heavy metal ions (such as Cr(VI)) from aqueous solution in our previous works. Based on these results, here we report a more facile strategy to fabricate composite ZIF-8@PDA/PAN fibers as efficient adsorbents by PDA coating assisted ZIF-8 continuous growth on electrospun PAN fibers. Benefiting from the abundant functional groups (including amino and hydroxyl) of PDA, ZIF-8 particles effectively grew and were loaded on the surface of fibers with uniform distributions and thicker ZIF-8 layers were obtained easily by prolonging the reaction time. The obtained composite ZIF-8@PDA/PAN fibers retained higher surface areas (the maximum of 299.9 m2 g−1) and appropriate pore sizes, meanwhile they exhibited super hydrophilicity and good water stability, which are well known to be vital for the removal of Cr(VI). Thus, the composite fibers exhibited significant removal efficiency (especially more than 90% at a lower initial Cr(VI) concentration) and also higher adsorption capacity (with a maximum of 212.7 mg g−1) and good recyclability.
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 21
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IF 4.927
Wenjie Zhang,Jianlin Long,Haijun Wang,Jinle Lan,Yunhua Yu,Xiaoping Yang
Polymer electrolytes (PEs) with high flexibility, low cost, and excellent interface compatibility have been considered as an ideal substitute for traditional liquid electrolytes for high safety lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Nevertheless, the mechanical strength of PEs is generally poor to prevent the growth of lithium dendrites during the charge/discharge process, which seriously restricts their wide practical applications. Herein, a mechanical robust ZIF-8/epoxy composite electrolyte with unique pore structure was prepared, which effectively inhibited the growth of lithium dendrites. Meanwhile, the in situ growth of ZIF-8 in porous epoxy matrix can promote the uniform flux and fast transport of lithium ions. Ultimately, the optimal electrolyte shows high ionic conductivity (2.2 × 10−3S cm−1), wide electrochemical window (5 V), and a large Li+transference number (0.70) at room temperature. The Li||NCM811 cell using the optimal electrolyte exhibits high capacity and excellent cycling performance (83.2% capacity retention with 172.1 mA h g−1capacity retained after 200 cycles at 0.2 C). These results indicate that the ZIF-8/epoxy composite electrolyte is of great promise for the application in LMBs.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2015
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Guoshuai Wang,Huiyun Wei,Yanhong Luo,Huijue Wu,Dongmei Li,Xinhua Zhong,Qingbo Meng
CdSe x Te 1−x alloyed colloidal quantum dots show great potential application on quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) due to its relatively wide light absorption range and high chemical stability. In this respect, a thin Mn modified CdSe layer is introduced into TiO 2 /CdSe x Te 1−x alloyed QDs surface via a simple chemical bath deposition method (CBD) in order to further improve the cell performance. The power conversion efficiency of CdSe x Te 1−x QDSCs has been improved to 8.14%. Detailed investigation on the influence of this modification toward the TiO 2 /CdSe x Te 1−x interface on the cell performance reveals that introduction of Mn into CdSe QDs is found to facilitate the Mn-doped CdSe deposition and improve the light absorption of the device. In the meantime, the existence of the (Mn-)CdSe layer can also work as a passivation layer to reduce charge recombination.
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