POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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2013
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Jianwen Bu,Zhendan Ni,Guzhanuer Aisikaer,Zhenhui Jiang,Zia Ullah Khan,Wangshu Mou,Tiejin Ying
Mature green cherry tomato fruit were harvested and treated with ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation at a predetermined dose of 4.2 kJ m −2 , and stored at 18 °C for 35 days. The effects of UV-C treatment on color change, pigment contents, and the expression of major genes involved in carotenoid metabolism, including Psy 1, Pds , Lcy - β , and Lcy - ɛ , encoding phytoene synthase, phytoene desaturase, lycopene β-cyclase and lycopene ɛ-cyclase, respectively, were examined. The UV-C treated fruit developed a pink red color in contrast to the normal orange red color of control fruit. Lycopene accumulation during ripening in UV-C treated fruit was significantly inhibited but its final content was not affected. However, both accumulation and final content of β-carotene were significantly suppressed in UV-C treated fruit. The lower content of β-carotene, leading to a higher lycopene to β-carotene ratio, is probably responsible for the altered color phenotype in UV-C treated fruit. Psy 1, a major gene involved in lycopene synthesis was inhibited by UV-C irradiation. Significantly suppressed expression of Lcy-β gene was also observed in UV-C treated fruit. Thus it is possible that the lower transformation from lycopene to carotenes contributed to the relatively stable content of lycopene.
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2015
·Vol. 11
·期 6
·4101-4108
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IF 1.554
Cheng Wang,Zi‑Man Zhu,Cheng‑Li Liu,Xiao‑Jun He,Hong‑Yi Zhang,Jia‑Hong Dong
The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is thought to involve the interaction of numerous genes. Identification of these genes and proteins which regulate liver carcinogenesis is critical for the exploration of novel targeted therapies. Yes‑associated protein (YAP) and large tumor suppressor 1 (LATS1) are associated with HCC cells. LATS1 is an upstream inhibitory factor of YAP in the Hippo pathway. The aim of the present study was to measure the expression of LATS1 in Yap‑downregulated cancer cells. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine YAP and LATS1 levels in HCC tissue samples. High YAP‑expressing cell lines were selected from two human hepatocellular carcinoma cells with different metastatic potential. In addition, changes in cell growth rates and LATS1 expression in human HCC 97H cells, in which YAP had been knocked down using RNA interference (RNAi). The proliferation of cells was evaluated using an MTS assay and changes in the progression of cell division were assessed through cell cycle analysis. Western blot analysis was then used to determine YAP and LATS1 expression levels in 97H cells. The results of the present study demonstrated that overexpression of YAP was negatively correlated with LATS1 expression in HCC cells (P=0.016). Knockdown of YAP using lentivirus‑small hairpin (sh)RNA significantly inhibited 97H cell growth; in addition, the downregulation of YAP protein levels (33.4%) was accompanied by downregulation of LATS1 protein levels (68.5%). In conclusion, these results demonstrated that as an inhibitor of YAP, LATS1 was decreased via downregulation of YAP using RNAi. This therefore indicated that the change in YAP levels in HCC cells may regulate LATS1 in a feedback manner.
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JOURNAL OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY & RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
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2015
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Haiyan Liu,Yamin Ma,Fengqing Wang,Jiafei Wang,Quanjie Liu
A new poly(1-dodecene-co-trimethylol propane triacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) [poly(C12-co-TMPTA-co-EDMA)] monolithic column was prepared via in situ free-radical polymerization reaction. Various parameters affecting the polymerization were investigated and optimized. The permeability of the monolithic column was calculated as 2.9098 × 10−14 m2 with methanol as the mobile phase and the surface areas was 73.1 m2/g by the nitrogen adsorption–desorption experiment. The morphologies of the monolith were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the mechanical strength has been studied in detail as well. The prepared monolith was then used as the stationary phase of reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) to separate small molecule compounds. Column efficiency for chlorobenzene reached 14,340 theoretical plates per meter. The monolith also showed satisfactory reproducibility, based on the retention times of benzene, phenol, chlorobenzene, diphenylamine, and anthracene; the relative standard deviation (RSD) values for run-to-run, column-to-column and batch-to-batch were less than 0.62%, 3.2%, and 5.7%, respectively.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2015
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Jialiang Pan,Shu Jia,Gongke Li,Yuling Hu
Microporous organic polymers (MOPs) are an emerging class of functional porous materials for diverse potential applications. Typically, tailored microporous structures of MOPs are generated by linkages of organic polymerizable monomer building blocks, providing high permanent porosity and excellent stability. Herein, we reported the first example of the application of organic building block based MOPs (OBB-MOPs) as efficient enrichment media for sample preparation. A novel multilayer interbridging strategy was proposed to fabricate OBB-MOP coatings, and hereby SNW-1 (a kind of OBB-MOPs) was coated on silica substrate with well-controlled thickness. Strong covalent bonds throughout the network and interlayer bridging improved the durability of the coating significantly. Outstanding chemical stability was observed in diverse solvents as well as solutions with a wide range of pH or high ionic strength and even under extremely harsh conditions like boiling water. The SNW-1 coating possessed a microporous network structure constructed of conjugated and nitrogen-rich building blocks. Thus, the coating exhibited a superior enrichment performance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) over commercial coatings based on interactions including π–π affinity and acid–base interaction. For further application, this coating was combined with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the noninvasive analysis of VFAs from tea leaf and tobacco shred samples. The low detection limits of 0.014–0.026 μg/L were achieved with the relative standard deviations (RSDs) between 4.3 and 9.0%. Consequently, trace original VFAs from the samples were detected. Good recoveries were obtained in the range of 90–129% and 77–118% with the corresponding RSDs (n = 3) of 2.6–9.3% and 1.9–10%, respectively.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2015
·Vol. 3
·期 27
·7038-7044
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Xiang Shen,Bing Yan
A classic anionic metal–organic framework (bio-MOF-1, Zn8(ad)4(BPDC)6O·2Me2NH2 (BPDC = biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate, Ad = adeninate)) encapsulating Eu3+-β-diketonate complexes via cation exchange can be used for sensing volatile organic molecules, especially volatile amines, which is of great significance for environmental and industrial monitoring. Subsequently, the Eu3+-β-diketonate functionalized hybrid system can sensitively detect volatile organic amines by exhibiting a distinct color variation. This means the luminescence intensity of the 5D0 → 7F2 transition can be significantly enhanced in a basic environment such as diethylamine and dramatically decreased in an acidic environment like formic acid. The change in environment is accompanied by a colour change from bright red in diethylamine to light purple in formic acid.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2014
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Weirong Zhao,Zhuyu Ai,Xi Zhu,Meng Zhang,Qiaomeng Shi,Jiusong Dai
(AgNbO 3 ) 1− x (SrTiO 3 ) x samples were successfully employed as photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light. The samples were characterized by a series of techniques, including X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, UV–Vis spectrophotometry , and electrochemistry technology. The band gaps of (AgNbO 3 ) 1− x (SrTiO 3 ) x solid solutions can be tuned continuously from 3.21 to 2.65 eV and the flat-band potentials ( V fb ) can be shifted positively from −0.79 to −0.31 V vs. SHE when x decreased from 1 to 0. Band positions of (AgNbO 3 ) 1− x (SrTiO 3 ) x samples were further testified by density functional theory, suggesting that the band gap narrowing of the solid solutions derived from the hybridization of (Ti 3d and Nb 4d) and (O 2p and Ag 4d) orbital. The photocatalytic activities of samples for H 2 evolution with Pt cocatalyst were evaluated in aqueous methanol solution under visible light irradiation . The highest photocatalytic activity was obtained at (AgNbO 3 ) 0.25 (SrTiO 3 ) 0.75 . Photocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution of these solid solutions proved to be closely dependent on band structures .
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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2013
·Vol. 97
·期 21
·9525-9534
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Zhang Xiaoyun,Li Baoqing,Wang Ye,Guo Qinggang,Lu Xiuyun,Li Shezeng,Ma Ping
Bacillus atrophaeus CAB-1 displays a high inhibitory activity against various fungal pathogens and suppresses cucumber powdery mildew and tomato gray mold. We extracted and identified lipopeptides and secreted proteins and volatile compounds produced by strain CAB-1 to investigate the mechanisms involved in its biocontrol performance. In vitro assays indicated all three types of products contributed to the antagonistic activity against the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea . Each of these components also effectively prevented the occurrence of the cucumber powdery mildew caused by Sphaerotheca fuliginea under greenhouse conditions. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry revealed that the major bioactive lipopeptide was fengycin A (C15–C17). We isolated the crude-secreted proteins of CAB-1 and purified a fraction with antifungal activity. This protein sequence shared a high identity with a putative phage-related pre-neck appendage protein, which has not been reported as an antifungal factor. The volatile compounds produced by CAB-1 were complex, including a range of alcohols, phenols, amines, and alkane amides. O -anisaldehyde represented one of the most abundant volatiles with the highest inhibition on the mycelial growth of B. cinerea . To our knowledge, this is the first report on profiling three types of antifungal substances in Bacilli and demonstrating their contributions to plant disease control.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2013
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IF 3.777
Ping He,Bohong Chen,Yuhao Wang,Zhengwei Xie,Faqin Dong
Organophilic vermiculite was prepared by ionic exchange reaction between vermiculite and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, and it was then used as filler to prepare a series of composite gel polymer electrolytes containing poly(methyl methacrylate) and room temperature ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate. Surface morphology and structural nature of the composite electrolytes were examined by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, respectively. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that organophilic vermiculite decreased the crystallinity of polymer and formed intercalated polymer/layered silicate composite. On the other hand, the dispersion of organophilic vermiculite increased the thermal property of polymer electrolytes. Furthermore, the ionic conductivity and electrochemical window of composite gel polymer electrolyte reached up to the value of 4.01 × 10 −3 S cm −1 and 3.8 V at the adding content of 8 wt.% organophilic vermiculite, respectively.
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 84
·68369-68377
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Mingyong Du,Caili Dai,Ang Chen,Xuepeng Wu,Yuyang Li,Yifei Liu,Weitao Li,Mingwei Zhao
A novel fluid system composed of 2-methoxycinnamic acid (trans-OMCA) and 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (C16mimBr) in an aqueous solution was investigated. The compounds trans-OMCA and C16mimBr in an aqueous solution can self-assemble and form viscoelastic worm-like micelles. The concentrations of trans-OMCA and C16mimBr have a significant influence on the rheological properties of the system. The samples were characterized by rheological measurements. The structural isomerization of trans-to-cis for trans-OMCA occurred after UV light irradiation. The transformation of the system after UV light irradiation was determined by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, rheological measurement and cryo-TEM observation. Surface tension measurements were carried out to investigate the role of trans-OMCA and UV light in C16mimBr aqueous solution. Critical aggregation concentration (cac), effectiveness of surface tension reduction (Πcac), maximum excess surface concentration (Γmax) and minimum area occupied per surfactant molecule (as) were investigated. Critical packing parameter was introduced to express the mechanism of aggregation behavior transition.
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PLoS One
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2016
·Vol. 11
·期 2
·e0149032
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Zhao Gao,Yu Han,Yunhui Hu,Xiaoyan Wu,Yongbin Wang,Xiaoqun Zhang,Jinjuan Fu,Xue Zou,Jun Zhang,Xiongwen Chen,Pedro A. Jose,Xi Lu,Chunyu Zeng
Both oxidative stress and inflammation are involved in the pathogenesis of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a purified catechin from green tea, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. However, it is unknown whether or not EGCG is effective in treating CIN. Our present study found that intravenous administration of EGCG, either before or just after the establishment of CIN, had a protective effect, determined by normalization of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels, improvement in renal histopathological scoring and alleviation of apoptosis, accompanied by decreased oxidative stress and inflammation. Because EGCG is a potent inducer of the antioxidant heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), we studied HO-1 signaling in CIN. HO-1 levels were increased in CIN; treatment with EGCG further increased HO-1 levels, accompanied by an increase in Nrf2, a regulator of antioxidant proteins. Interestingly, blockade of HO-1 with protoporphyrin IX zinc(II) (ZnPP) prevented the protective effect of EGCG on CIN. ZnPP also blocked the ability of EGCG to increase the activity of an antioxidant (superoxide dismutase), and decrease markers of oxidative stress (myeloperoxidase and malondialdehyde) and inflammation (myeloperoxidase and IL-1β), indicating that HO-1 is the upstream molecule that regulates the EGCG-mediated protection. To determine further the role of HO-1 on the EGCG-mediated inhibition of inflammation, we studied the effect of EGCG on the NLRP3 inflammasome, an upstream signaling of IL-1β. EGCG down-regulated NLRP3 expression, which was blocked by ZnPP, indicating that HO-1 links EGCG with NLRP3. Therefore, EGCG, via up-regulation of HO-1, protects against CIN by amelioration of oxidative stress and inflammation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2016
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Ting Wang,Pan Zhao,Nan Lu,Hongche Chen,Conglu Zhang,Xiaohong Hou
Attractive magnetic metal-organic framework (MOF) material Fe 3 O 4 /MIL-101(Cr) (Matérial Institute Lavoisier, MIL) was synthesized by a simple reduction–precipitation method, and applied as an effective sorbent to the removal of two acid dyes, acid red 1 (AR1) and orange G (OG), in water. The novel synthetic method avoided the oxidation of Fe 2+ and made the Fe 3 O 4 /MIL-101(Cr) composite have the advantages of strong magnetism, large surface areas and excellent dispersion effect. Parameters that influenced the adsorption process, such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, ionic strength, and so on, were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, adsorption kinetics and isotherms were determined from the obtained experimental data. The adsorption kinetics suggested the adsorption process of Fe 3 O 4 /MIL-101(Cr) toward AR1 and OG met the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The adsorption isotherms were fitted by Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) isotherm models. Compared with the Freundlich and D–R models, the Langmuir isotherm model was found to be suitable to describe the equilibrium data, suggesting that the uptake of AR1 and OG by the Fe 3 O 4 /MIL-101(Cr) would be through monolayer adsorption. The thermodynamic results demonstrated that the adsorption was a spontaneous, exothermic and entropy decreased process. In addition, the Zeta potential data with pH value of AR1 and OG indicated that the electrostatic interactions between the dyes and the adsorbent might be critical to the adsorption mechanism. The used Fe 3 O 4 /MIL-101(Cr) could be regenerated by washing with NaOH solution and reused at least six times. The maximum adsorption capacities of the magnetic composite toward AR1 and OG were up to 142.9 mg g −1 and 200.0 mg g −1 , respectively. These results demonstrated that the novel composite would be an effective and easily re-usable adsorbent for AR1 and OG.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2016
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Nan Zhong,Helei Liu,Xiao Luo,Mohammed J. AL-Marri,Abdelbaki Benamor,Raphael Idem,Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul,Zhiwu Liang
In this work, the reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) with diethylenetriamine (DETA) and 1-amino-2-propanol (1-AP) in methanol and ethanol systems were measured using the stopped flow technique over a temperature range of 293–313 K in terms of pseudo-first-order rate constant (k0). Concentration in the range of 10 to 50 mol/m3 for diethylenetriamine, and 20 to 100 mol/m3 for 1-amino-2-propanol were studied. The experimental data show that the pseudo-first-order rate constants (k0) increase with the increase of both amine concentration and temperature. The zwitterion mechanism and the termolecular mechanism were used to represent the data for DETA in methanol and ethanol systems with excellent ADDs of 3.5% and 2.4%, respectively, and 1-AP in methanol and ethanol systems with excellent ADDs of 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively. In comparison with EDA and AEEA in terms of k2, DETA exhibits a better reaction kinetics performance for capturing CO2. Those results will be useful in finding an efficient method for the removal of CO2 from industrial gases.
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