International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Bobo Hu,Nana Zhang,Huihui Li,Chong Sun
Sensitive and reliable quantification of histamine (His) is essential to ensure food safety. In this study, a sensing material consisting of reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole (rGO-PPy) composites is successfully prepared by a two-step synthesis method and verified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Based on rGO-PPy, an electrochemical method is established, and the electrochemical behaviours are studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The experimental parameters, such as the detection method, the concentration and volume of rGO-PPy modified on GCE, and the pH value of the buffer solution, are optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the linear equation of the electrochemical sensor to His is I (μA) = 0.01047c + 0.1842 (R 2 = 0.9970) with a linear range of 10~800 μM, and the detection limit is 3.01 μM. Practical samples are also detected, which proves that the sensor has great application prospects. Therefore, this idea and method will make an excellent contribution to food safety.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Xiang Gao,Peng Nie,Peiran Li,Zhi Zheng,Jieshun Cheng,Ying Gu,Yizhong Shen
To combat food freshness fraud, it is urgent to develop a method which could realize the detection of biogenic amines (BAs) present in food. In our study, we developed a colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescence dual-mode sensor which integrated with silver metallization-based response system of AIE liposome + OPD + RSM + Ag + toward BAs in foods for fighting freshness fraud. With the hydrolysis from the alkaline of BAs to resorcinol monoacetate (RSM), the production resorcinol (RS) could metallize silver ion (Ag + ) to silver atoms (Ag 0 ) which could lead to a BAs concentration-dependent decrease of the oxidation product 2,3-diaminophenothiazine (DAP) of Ag + to o -phenylenediamine (OPD). As a result, the dual-mode sensor has a low detection limit and wide linear range in the spiked detection of soy products, pork and milk samples for BAs. Thus, providing a reliable method for food safety and forestalling food freshness fraud.
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Cell Reports
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2023
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Ting Zeng,Jie Yin,Ziwen Liu,Zhaoxing Li,Yu Zhang,Yang Lv,Mei-Ling Lu,Min Luo,Meirong Chen,Yibei Xiao
Summary The type V-K CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) allow RNA-guided DNA integration and have great potential as a programmable site-specific gene insertion tool. Although all core components have been independently characterized structurally, the mechanism of how the transposase TnsB associates with AAA+ ATPase TnsC and catalyzes donor DNA cleavage and integration remains ambiguous. In this study, we demonstrate that TniQ-dCas9 fusion can direct site-specific transposition by TnsB/TnsC in ShCAST. TnsB is a 3′-5′ exonuclease that specifically cleaves donor DNA at the end of the terminal repeats and integrates the left end prior to the right end. The nucleotide preference and the cleavage site of TnsB are markedly different from those of the well-documented MuA. We also find that TnsB/TnsC association is enhanced in a half-integration state. Overall, our results provide valuable insights into the mechanism and application expansion of CRISPR-mediated site-specific transposition by TnsB/TnsC.
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
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2023
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Zekun Shi,Yongning Wu,Xue Zhang,Yanyan Gao,Luqin Qiao,Qin Hou,Minglin Wang
Fluorescent cuprous iodide (CuI)-based coordination polymers (CuI-CPs) were widely used in the sensor field for high selectivity and sensitivity. Here, a new CuI-CP fluorescent probe was fabricated for the detection of spermine, spermidine and cysteine with dual-mode, which was capable of both convenient colorimetric analysis and ratiometric fluorescent detection. The fluorescence of CuI-CP solution was quenched and the solution changed from white to purple upon addition of spermine or spermidine, while the solution changed from white to yellow for cysteine. This probe exhibited selective, sensitive, rapid and linear response to spermine, spermidine and cysteine with a limit of detection of 0.57, 1.06 and 1.18 μM, respectively. Furthermore, cellulose acetate was used as the matrix to fabricate intelligent fluorescent film for real-time and visual monitoring the freshness of pork samples based on distinct fluorescence changes under UV light. This work realized a rapid, efficient, and profitable method for visually evaluating food quality.
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PLoS One
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2023
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Dongdong Cao,Yutao Huang,Gaofu Mei,Sheng Zhang,Huaping Wu,Tiyuan Zhao
Chilling stress is an important constraint for kale seed germination and seedlings establishment. It is vital to develop an effective approach to enhance kale seed germination ability under chilling stress. The present study reported that spermidine (Spd) could improve seed chilling tolerance in two kale cultivars ‘Nagoya’ (MGW) and ‘Pigeon’ (BB) during germination. The results showed that MGW was cold tolerant with a 90.67% germination percentage (GP) under chilling stress, while BB was cold sensitive with a 70.67% GP under chilling stress. Spd content in MGW and BB seeds during seed germination were up-regulated and down-regulated by chilling stress, respectively. Besides, chilling stress apparently decreased the gibberellin (GA) and ethylene (ET) contents, while increased the levels of abscisic acid (ABA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MGW and BB seeds during germination. Exogenous Spd application increased GA, ET contents and decreased ABA content through regulating the gene expressions of metabolic-related enzymes, thus effectively alleviating the low temperature damage on kale seed germination. Besides, Spd significantly increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD), and reduced the levels of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and superoxide anion (O 2 · - ). The present study demonstrated that endogenous Spd metabolism plays an important role in kale seed germination under chilling stress. The effect of exogenous Spd on the metabolism of endogenous Spd, GA, ABA, ET and antioxidant enzymes might be the important reason for promoting the kale seed vigor at low temperature.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2022
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Jianfeng Yan,Quanbin Fu,Shikai Zhang,Yu Liu,Xianbao Shi,Juying Hou,Junling Duan,Shiyun Ai
A novel dual-emission ratiometric fluorescent sensor for biogenic amines (BAs) was prepared by simple mixing blue fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) and yellow fluorescent CdTe quantum dots (CdTe QDs). Based on different sensitive properties of pH, CdTe QDs and CDs were used as the response signal and internal reference signal, respectively. The developed ratiometric fluorescent sensor achieved quantitative analysis of eight kinds of BAs with rapid response (30 s) and low limits of detection (1.259–5.428 μM). Furthermore, color-tunable fluorescent test strips were constructed by easily assembling CDs and CdTe QDs onto filter paper. The obtained smart label showed a distinguishable fluorescent color variation from blue to green during the corruption of shrimp samples. The smart label with advantages of convenience and rapidness provided a method for visually monitoring the freshness of food samples.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2022
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Yuan-Fu Ding,Jianwen Wei,Xingping Quan,Wenting Gu,Long Xi,Ying Zheng,Yonghua Zhao,Jingwei Luo,Shengke Li,Greta S.P. Mok,Ruibing Wang
Psoriasis seriously harms physical and mental health of patients. Hyaluronic acid (HA)-based topical formulation can increase drug concentration in psoriatic skin via CD44-assisted targeting. Herein, we developed a supramolecular medicine composed of curcumin-loaded HA-cucurbit[7]uril (HA-CB[7]@Cur), which could efficiently sequester polyamines (PAs) via host-guest interactions of CB[7] and PAs to suppress RNA-PAs immunocomplex formation. Meanwhile, anti-psoriasis drug Cur could be released from HA-CB[7]@Cur by PAs. With phenotypical disease evaluation, psoriasis area measurements and severity index scoring, and histological characterizations, we demonstrate topical administration of Carbopol gel formulation of HA-CB[7]@Cur on psoriasis-like skin in mice exhibited an enhanced anti-psoriasis activity, in comparison with gel of free Cur or HA-CB[7]. Cytokine expression analysis in psoriatic skin also supported the observed therapeutic outcomes. We provide a novel and effective supramolecular strategy to realize cooperative anti-psoriasis via controlled release of curcumin and PAs sequestration, which can be potentially expanded to treat other PA-involved skin inflammatory diseases.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2022
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Yujuan Qin,Pengcheng Huang,Fang-Ying Wu
With food safety problems abounding, it is essential to explore some efficient and effective methods for monitoring food quality. To this end, we have developed a histamine-responsive carbon dots (CDs)-based sensing system for visual monitoring of food spoilage. In this system, the aldehyde group on the surface of CDs serves as the recognition sites to combine with the amino group on histamine to form a Schiff base that effectively enhances the fluorescence. On the other hand, 1-aminoanthraquinone (ANQ) was introduced as a reference signal to endow the fluorescent probe with self-calibrating capacity. As the histamine concentration increases, linear ratiometric response was obtained accompanied with a distinguishable fluorescence color change from red to blue. Besides, test strips-based smartphone visual assays were successfully used to evaluate and monitor the histamine levels in fish samples. Our proposed sensing strategy has been demonstrated to be efficient and robust along with great potential for real-time visual monitoring of food spoilage.
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2022
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IF 4.601
Xu Xu,Jiaxin Gao,Di Cao,Xiang Li,Xin Zhao,Shuang Yue,Lei Zhang
In this paper, the novel 3D N-doped magnetic porous carbon spheres (3D N-MPCSs) was constructed via a simple template-free and self-doping method, followed by a direct carbonization of polymer with Fe 3+ for simultaneous activation and magnetization. For the first time, the designed 3D N-MPCSs was used as multifunctional (for extraction and magnetic separation) adsorbents for microwave-assisted derivatization and magnetic solid phase extraction, which exhibited excellent extraction ability for its large surface area, mesoporous structure, spherical morphology, and incorporation of N/O heteroatoms. Moreover, when the microwave-assisted derivatization was combined with the magnetic solid phase extraction, the extraction, derivatization and concentration was completed simultaneously within 135 s. Furthermore, this method has a low detection limit (0.059–0.073 ng mL −1 ) and high enhancement factors (333 < EFs < 382) for trace biogenic amine (BAs). The recoveries were between 92.3 and 108.8% with relative standard deviations less than 5.9%. Overall, a simple, rapid, efficient and sensitive method for the analysis of BAs in food samples was developed, which provided the basis for routine detection of food safety.
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Communications Biology
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2026
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Wang Yan,Zhu Yanping,Liu Ning-Hua,Zhao Fang,Cao Hai-Yan,Chen Yin,Zhang Yu-Zhong,Chen Xiu-Lan,Zhang Yu-Qiang,Gao Chao
Free trans -4-hydroxy-L-proline (T4LHyp), primarily released during the natural degradation of collagen, is absorbed and catabolised by heterotrophic bacteria, contributing to the global recycling of carbon and nitrogen. While bacterial T4LHyp catabolism is well documented, our understanding on how bacteria recognize and import T4LHyp remains limited. Here we show that HatA, the substrate binding protein (SBP) of an ATP-binding cassette transporter within the T4LHyp gene cluster of Vibrio alginolyticus 1A11092, recognizes T4LHyp during its uptake by the strain. HatA possessed significant binding affinity towards T4LHyp and L-proline and a binding signature (W 33 F 37 D 86 V 135 F 240 R 243 Y 265 N 267 Y 303 ), acting as the structural determinant for the specific ligand recognition, was defined. This signature is strictly conserved among HatA and its homologs, representing a subgroup of cluster D-II of SBPs. Genes encoding HatA-like SBPs are often located adjacent to collagenase and T4LHyp catabolic enzyme genes, and are nearly exclusively found in the genomes of Vibrio spp. in hosts and marine environments, which helps them exert pathogenicity when encountering host or environmental collagen. This study reveals a T4LHyp SBP in cosmopolitan Vibrio spp., offering better insights into the global T4LHyp catabolism and recycling driven by bacteria.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2026
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Siqi Wei,Renjie Li,Wenxi Wang,Dan Huang,Xiandeng Hou,Li Wu
A novel ML-assisted SERS platform was developed for meat freshness evaluation. • Core-shell GNU/p-MBA@MIL-101 substrate enabled sensitive and stable SERS sensing. • Embedded p-MBA served as an internal standard and selectively reacted with VAs. • NH 3 , MA, PUT and CAD were quantified with ppb-level detection limits. • CNN analysis achieved 98.5% accuracy for meat freshness classification. Accurate and rapid evaluation of meat freshness remains challenging due to the complexity of spoilage markers and environmental interferences. Herein, a novel machine learning (ML)-assisted SERS platform was developed based on a core-shell GNU/p-MBA@MIL-101 substrate. Gold nanourchins (GNU) modified with p-mercaptobenzoic acid (p-MBA) were coated with MIL-101(Fe), enabling efficient gas capture and Raman signal enhancement. The embedded p-MBA was used as an internal standard (IS) and selectively reacted with volatile amines (VAs), to enable SERS detection with high sensitivity, reproducibility and anti-interference performance. Typical spoilage markers (NH 3 , MA, PUT and CAD) were quantitatively detected with limits of detection down to the ppb level. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) were trained on SERS spectra collected from meat samples stored under different conditions, achieving a classification accuracy of 98.5%. This ML-assisted SERS strategy provides a reliable and accurate assessment of meat freshness, demonstrating strong potential for intelligent monitoring in food safety and quality control. Download: Download high-res image (119KB) Download: Download full-size image
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Peng Nie,Xiang Gao,Xuefei Yang,Yang Zhang,Haijie Lu,Heng Wang,Zhi Zheng,Yizhong Shen
Food safety concerns about the authenticity of soy product freshness have increased due to high demand from public. Developing an accurate and convenient monitoring method for freshness authenticity is crucial for safeguarding food safety. From this motive, this study employed PtPd NPs to encapsulate tetraphenylethylene (TPE) for engineering an AIE-based fluorescent nanozyme (PtPd NPs@TPE) with oxidase-like activity, achieving the ratiometric fluorescence monitoring of putrescine (PUT) to judge the freshness authenticity of soy products. In this design, PUT acted as an antioxidant and inhibited the oxidation process of PtPd NPs@TPE to o -phenylenediamine (OPD), leading to the reduction of oxidative product 2,3-diaminophenothiazine (DAP) alone with the weaken of yellow fluorescence from DAP at 552 nm and bright of bule fluorescence from PtPd NPs@TPE at 442 nm. On this basis, a ratiometric fluorescence strategy integrated with smartphone-based sensor was developed for PUT with acceptable results to combat food freshness fraud of soy products.
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