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2023
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Qingbo Yang,Chuangqi Mo,Pengfei Cui,Shuwen Zhou,Lin Qiu,Pengju Jiang,Yang Xuan,Hai Huang,Cheng Wang,Jianhao Wang
Aims Bacterial infection is a significant factor contributing to the deterioration of wounds, and the misuse of antibiotics has exacerbated bacterial resistance. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a novel antibacterial strategy to replace conventional therapies. This study aims to construct a self-activated cascade reaction nanozyme, f-FeNC@GOx, which triggers a cascade reaction in the presence of glucose. This cascade reaction generates highly toxic hydroxyl radicals ( OH), thereby achieving the goal of eliminating bacteria and promoting wound healing. Material and methods In vitro antibacterial experiments, bacterial spread plate method, Live/Dead staining, and crystal violet staining were conducted to analyze the antibacterial ability and mechanism of f-FeNC@GOx. In vivo experiments, a mouse wound model was established, and H&E and Masson staining of wound tissues were performed to assess the antibacterial activity of the f-FeNC@GOx in vivo . Key findings The in vivo and in vitro experiments confirmed that f-FeNC@GOx exhibited significant antibacterial effect against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in the presence of glucose. Furthermore, it showed optimal wound healing performance in the wound models. Significance These findings suggested that f-FeNC@GOx was a novel and effective antibacterial nanomaterial, which provided a promising antibacterial strategy using nanoenzyme based cascade reaction.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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Pengyu Gao,Guotai Li,Zhiguo Wang,Hui Zhang,Yansheng Shan,Xin Yuan,Qiang Shi,Xue Dou,Qihui Zhou,Quanchen Xu
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease induced by a plaque biofilm, which can lead to the destruction of the periodontal support tissue and even teeth loss. The common strategies of periodontitis treatment are to eliminate bacterial/biofilm-related inflammation and subsequently inhibit alveolar bone resorption, for which antibiotic therapy is the most traditional one. However, impenetrable polymeric substances on bacterial biofilms make it difficult for traditional antimicrobial agents to take effect. In this study, a novel nanoparticle protease-loaded CuS NPs was developed, combining the advances of photodynamic and photothermal therapy from CuS and enzymatic degradation of the biofilm by a protease. The photothermal activity and the reactive oxygen generation capacity of the designed nanoparticles were verified by the experimental results, constituting the basis of antibacterial function. Next, the high antimicrobial activity of CuS@A NPs onFusobacterium nucleatumand its biofilm was demonstrated. The proper hemo/cytocompatibility of CuS-based NPs was demonstrated by in vitro assays. Last, effective treatment against periodontitis was achieved in a rat periodontitis model through the significant efficacy of inhibiting bone resorption and alleviating inflammation. Thus, the developed CuS@A NPs prove a promising material for the management of periodontitis.
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2023
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Lihua Xu,Qiong Wang,Yan Liu,Songsen Fu,Yufen Zhao,Shaohua Huang,Biling Huang
Chiral amino-group compounds are of significance for human health, such as biogenic amino acids (AAs), dipeptides, and even various drugs. Enantiospecific discrimination of these chiral compounds is vital in diagnosing diseases, identifying pathological biomarkers and enhancing pharmaceutical chemistry research. Here, we report a simple and rapid 19F NMR-based strategy to differentiate chiral AAs, dipeptides, and amines, that were derivatized with (R)-2-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid ((R)-2FHA). As a result, 19 proteinogenic AAs (37 isomers) as well as Gly could be concurrently resolved. Moreover, various mirror-image dipeptides, such as Ser–His, Leu–Leu, and Ala–Ala, were commendably recognized. Intriguingly, we found that the absolute configuration of AAs in the N-terminus of dipeptides decided the relative 19F chemical shifts between two enantiomers. Besides, the ability of this method for enantiodiscrimination was further demonstrated by non-AA amines, including aromatic and aliphatic amines, and even amines having chiral centers several carbons away from the amino-group. The structurally similar antibiotics, amoxicillin and ampicillin, were well discriminated. Furthermore, this method accurately determines the de or dr values of non-racemic mixtures. Therefore, our strategy provides an effective approach for 19F NMR-based enantiodiscrimination and diastereomeric purity determination of amino-group compounds.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Meixue Zhao,Jianping Guo,Qingping Xin,Yanli Zhang,Xu Li,Xiaoli Ding,Lei Zhang,Lizhi Zhao,Hui Ye,Hong Li,Guangyu Xuan,Yuzhong Zhang
Membrane separation is a novel technology that has been widely studied for efficient CO 2 capture. This study aims to synthesize novel porous amino-functionalized nanosheets using PEI (polyethyleneimine) (PEI-F-Ce) and PEI-F-Ce/polyethylene oxide (PEO) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). PEI-F-Ce nanosheets were prepared via the electrostatic self-assembly method, allowing for the adjustment of both lateral and pore sizes of the nanosheets by varying the PEI concentration. The MMMs loaded with 2 % PEI-F-Ce-2.5 nanosheets exhibit excellent CO 2 permeability (641 Barrer) and outstanding CO 2 /N 2 selectivity (70.1). These values surpassed those of pure PEO membranes by 62 % and 53 %, respectively, exceeding the 2019 upper bound. PEI-F-Ce-2.5 nanosheets with a stable pore channel 3.406 nm improved CO 2 transport and showed a large CO 2 adsorption capacity of 1.32 mmol g −1 , leading to enhanced the CO 2 /N 2 reaction selectivity. Moreover, the reversible reaction of CO 2 with –NH 2 enhanced the CO 2 /N 2 selectivity by 5.1 times at −20 °C, thereby highlighting its potential for cryogenic gas separation applications.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 1.193
Linli HOU,Li WANG,Yonghai SONG,Limin LIU
A luminescent hydroxyl-functionalized MIL-53(Al) (OH-MIL-53(Al)) was prepared by one-step solvent thermal method for multiresponsive fluorescence sensor. The OH-MIL-53(Al) exhibited uniform nanospheres with average diameter of 150±20 nm, flexible three-dimensional frameworks, and good dispersion in water. The OH-MIL-53(Al) emitted green fluorescence with a maximum wavelength of 515 nm which showed good fluorescence quenching response for sensing F − and fluorescence enhancement response for water, with good day-to-day stability. The mechanism was based on protonation/deprotonation of hydroxyl group located on OH-MIL-53(Al). Good linear relationship could be found between the luminescence intensity of 515 nm and F − concentrations in the range of 0–60 µM with a determination limit of 70 nM. At the concentrations from 0% to 100%, the fitting curve for water content was in good agreement with the linear equation, and the detection limit was 0.10%. OH-MIL-53(Al) demonstrated excellent fluorescence sensing performance, indicating that it could be used as a multiresponsive sensor to practical application.
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2022
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Songpeng Cheng,Liangcheng An,Zhenling Li,Suli Liu,Junmin Lv,Subing Fan,Tiansheng Zhao
The products with higher carbon numbers from Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis are very complex and hard to directly be analyzed on GC due to their very high boiling point. In this work, the qualitative and quantitative analytical method for refined F-T wax samples with C 7 to C 38 was established on GC–MS. All components were well separated, qualified and quantified. The analytical errors were less than ±2 % and the errors of recovery experiments were less than ±5 %. Thereafter, this method was successfully applied in GC analysis with errors less than ±0.75 % and the analytical method on GC was also built, which will provide a more convenience way in analysis of refined F-T wax samples. Based on the obtained analytical conditions and the relative calibration factors of paraffins, the qualitative and quantitative method for the cracking products from refined F-T wax was further built according to a similar method by using simulated samples with the conversion from 5 % to 80 %. The thermal cracking of F-T wax 5# was performed and the content of LAOs in liquid mixtures reached over 50 % at 650 °C. This study simplifies the previous analysis methods which can only be completed by using a variety of standard methods and provide convenience for analysis of refined F-T wax from coal-to-liquid plant.
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Insects
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2022
·Vol. 13
·期 8
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Xue Pan,Yanfang Pei,Cuici Zhang,Yaling Huang,Ling Chen,Liqiong Wei,Chuanren Li,Xiaolin Dong,Xiang Chen
Simple SummaryThe tobacco cutworm,Spodoptera litura(F.), exemplifies strong reproductive capacities and damages many agricultural crops. The insulin signaling pathway is known as a key determinant of female reproduction in insects. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms in these processes are poorly studied. Here, we injected bovine insulin into the newly emerged moth, resulting in gene expression changes in the insulin pathway, while knockdown ofSlInRcaused an inverse gene expression change involved in the insulin pathway. Further studies indicated that the content of JH-III, Vg, total proteins and triacylgycerol could be suppressed bySlInRdsRNA injection. Furthermore, stunted ovaries and lower fecundity were observed by RNAi. Our studies indicated that SlInR plays a key role in JH-III synthesis and the ovarian development inS. litura.AbstractInsulin signaling can regulate various physiological functions, such as energy metabolism and reproduction and so on, in many insects, including mosquito and locust. However, the molecular mechanism of this physiological process remains elusive. The tobacco cutworm,Spodoptera litura, is one of the most important pests of agricultural crops around the world. In this study, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (SlPI3K), protein kinase B (SlAKT), target of rapamycin (SlTOR), ribosomal protein S6 kinase (SlS6K) and transcription factor cAMP-response element binding protein (SlCREB) genes, except transcription factor forkhead box class O (SlFoxO), can be activated by bovine insulin injection. Then, we studied the influence of the insulin receptor gene (SlInR) on the reproduction ofS. liturausing RNA interference technology. qRT-PCR analysis revealed thatSlInRwas most abundant in the head. TheSlPI3K,SlAKT,SlTOR,SlS6KandSlCREBgenes were decreased, exceptSlFoxO,after theSlInRgene knockdown. Further studies revealed that the expression of vitellogenin mRNA and protein, Methoprene-tolerant gene (SlMet), could be down-regulated by the injection of dsRNA ofSlInRsignificantly. Furthermore, a depletion in the insulin receptor by RNAi significantly decreased the content of juvenile hormone III (JH-III), total proteins and triacylgycerol. These changes indicated that a lack ofSlInRcould impair ovarian development and decrease fecundity inS. litura. Our studies contribute to a comprehensive insight into reproduction, regulated by insulin and the juvenile hormone signaling pathway through nutrition, and a provide theoretical basis for the reproduction process in pest insects.Keywords:insulin pathway;juvenile hormone;reproduction;vitellogenin;nutrition
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MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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IF 6.057
Wenxiang Zhang,Yue Wu,Yinhui Li,Shuhui Chen,Yu Fu,Zhonghui Zhang,Tong Yan,Shanshan Wang,Heping Ma
Efficiently capturing and recycling perfluorinated electron specialty gases (F-gases) with severe greenhouse effects (e.g., long atmospheric lifetime and high global warming potential) from etching exhaust is of great significance to the semiconductor industry. The adsorption separation technique based on a porous adsorbent is considered as an economical and effective method to remove the F-gases in the semiconductor exhaust, benefiting from its low energy consumption and high operational feasibility. Herein, two fluorinated microporous polymers (termed POPTrB-4F and POPTrB-8F) have been synthesized via direct C–H arylation polycondensation. Motivated by their fluorinated pore structure and sturdy covalent bond linkage mode, the separation performances of POPTrB-4F/8F for F-gases under both equilibrium and kinetic conditions were systematically studied. Both experimental results and theoretical calculations show that these two fluorinated polymers can selectively capture F-gases from the simulated etching exhaust. Impressively, the ideal adsorbed solution theory selectivity of POPTrB-4F and POPTrB-8F to SF6 reached 62.88 and 51.55, respectively, at 298.15 K and 1 bar. Moreover, the mechanisms of gas adsorption and separation in porous organic polymers have also been profoundly revealed through simulation calculations based on the density functional theory. These results suggest the possibility of exploiting these fluorinated microporous polymers for the separation of F-gases in an eco-friendly way.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Yuxiang Li,Xi Chen,Lei Zhang,Ruishan Han,Iftikhar Hussain,Xiaoxia Ma,Kaili Zhang
Metastable intermolecular composites (MICs) composed by solid fuel and oxidizer can undergo violent redox reaction with release of huge amount of energy. Integration of MIC with microelectromechanical-system (MEMS) is of particular interest to meet the demand of miniaturization in modern pyrotechnic devices. Meanwhile, fluorine-containing oxidizers are favored in MIC owing to their potential to fluorinate the oxide passivation layer in common elemental fuels. Herein, Co(OH)F was employed for the first time as a novel fluorine-containing oxidizer in Al-based MIC. Vertically aligned Co(OH)F@Al nanobelt arrays (NAs) with tunable morphology were successfully fabricated on a variety of substrates (Si, glass, Ni, Cu, Ti) via a facile hydrothermal synthesis followed by electron beam evaporation. The whole fabrication process is highly compatible with modern MEMS technology. The thermal behavior of pure Co(OH)F and Co(OH)F@Al composites was comprehensively investigated by TG-DSC and a series of ex-situ and in-situ characterization. It was found that, Co(OH)F@Al composites achieved main exothermal reaction before melting of Al regardless of morphology and equivalence ratio. This feature is attributed to the etching of Al 2 O 3 shell by HF released from Co(OH)F which is termed as pre-ignition reaction. To elucidate the effect of micro-structure on the actual specific heat release, we proposed a phenomenological model which can be a reference for future micro-structure design of MIC.
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2019
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IF 4.527
Yongming Wu,Mi Deng,Yuanxiang Jin,Xin Liu,Zhaohuan Mai,Hailin You,Xiyan Mu,Xiaoli He,Reem Alharthi,Daniel Joseph Kostyniuk,Chunyan Yang,Wenqing Tu
6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B), a Chinese PFOS alternative, has recently been identified in river water, sewage sludge , wildlife and humans, causing great concerns about its potential toxic effects. Here, we report the first investigation of the toxicokinetics and oxidative stress of F-53B in adult zebrafish. Adult male and female zebrafish were exposed to 10 and 100 μg/L of F-53B for 7 days followed by a 5-d depuration period to examine bioaccumulation, distribution, and depuration of F-53B in fish. The results showed that F-53B was readily accumulated in fish tissues with log BCF values of 2.36–3.65, but was eliminated slowly ( t 1/2 = 152.4–358.5 h). F-53B accumulation was greater in males than in females and the concentration in tissues decreased in the following order: gonad ≈ liver ≫ gill ≫ brain in females and liver ≈ gill ≫ gonad ≫ brain in males, showing sex- and tissue- specific accumulation of F-53B in fish. After chronic exposure to F-53B for 28 days, a significant dose-dependent increase in histopathological changes in the liver were mainly manifested by vacuolation. Furthermore, F-53B also significantly reduced the enzyme activity (or content) of most of the measured oxidative stress-related markers (e.g., SOD, CAT and MDA) except for an increase in GSH-Px activity, indicating that oxidative stress was induced in zebrafish after treatment with F-53B. The results of this study provide important information on the toxicokinetics and toxic effects of F-53B, which will contribute to the ecological risk assessments of F-53B released into surface waters.
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JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS
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2019
·Vol. 72
·期 10
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IF 2.446
Xi Xuedong,Lu Xingzhong,Zhang Xiaodong,Bi Yuhui,Li Xiaochun,Yu Zhiguo
Two novel depsipeptides xenematides F and G ( 1 , 2 ), were isolated from entomopathogenic Xenorhabdus budapestensis SN84 along with a known compound xenematide B. The structures of the two new molecules were elucidated using NMR, MS and Marfey’s method. The xenematide G ( 2 ) contains α-aminoheptanoic acid, a non-protein amino acid that is rarely found in secondary metabolites from entomopathogenic bacteria. Xenematides F and G were tested for antibacterial activity. Xenematide G ( 2 ) exhibited moderate antibacterial activity.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2019
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IF 6.97
Yuwei Shen,Dingchang Shi,Liangbin Liu,Fan Liao,Wenxiang Zhu,Mingwang Shao
The electrocatalytic activity is closely associated with the electronic structure of catalysts. Electron-deficient palladium (Pd) has been proved to show better oxygen reduction reaction performance than the electrophilic one due to the downshift of the d-band center. In this work, Pd nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed in F, N-doping graphene with the assistant of silicon nanowires and hydrofluoric acid (Pd/F, N-doping G). A strong interaction between the metal and doped-graphene leads to the electron-deficiency of the modified Pd, which is beneficial for obtaining proper adsorption energy of oxygen species. The as-prepared Pd/F, N-doping G-3 catalyst shows a four-electron oxygen reduction pathway with large half-wave potential of 0.87 V and high onset potential of 0.99 V in 0.1 M KOH. In addition, the Pd/F, N-doping G-3 based zinc-air battery exhibits an open potential of 1.40 V and a high power density of 229 mW·cm–2.
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