LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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Shuai Zhao,Chengtuo Niu,Jingyi Suo,Youlong Zan,Yuehu Wei,Feiyun Zheng,Chunfeng Liu,Jinjing Wang,Qi Li
‘Bask in daytime and dewed at night’ technique is traditionally used in doubanjiang fermentation, however, the underlying mechanism behind this technique is still unrevealed. This study aimed to elaborate the roles of three key indexes in this technique, that are air, sunlight, and mash turnover, on doubanjiang quality through the design of doubanjiang fermentation. The results showed that the exposure to air or sunlight was beneficial for doubanjiang to yield reddish-brown luster color, less acidity and balanced flavor. On the contrary, blocking of air and sunlight could accumulate higher acidity (4.75 ± 0.01 g/100g dw ), amino nitrogen (2.08 ± 0.07 g/100g dw ), alcohols (36.9 g/kg) and esters (26.9 g/kg). Regular mash turnover was mainly involved in making different mash layers exposure to air or sunlight equally through homogenizing mash layers. Different conditions also have been suggested to affect the microbiota dynamics by amplicon sequencing and RT-qPCR. Based on RDA analysis, Pediococcus , Meyerozyma , Bacillus and Zygosaccharomyces were predicted to be related to the changes of physicochemical properties or volatile compounds in different conditions, and their function was validated by simulated fermentation. This study would unravel the underlying scientific meaning of ‘bask in daytime and dewed at night’ technique in doubanjiang fermentation.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2021
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Xiaozhen Wang,Yanxin Wang,Linjun Huang,Bingyang Li,Xianhang Yan,Zhenzhen Huang,Yao Wang,Matt J. Kipper,Jianguo Tang
Trace amounts of heavy metal ions in the human body are essential for maintaining health. However, heavy metal ion excess or deficiency causes toxicity or disease. This study examines the sensitivity of luminescent europium complexes for the detection of Cu 2+ . Here, Eu 3+ is complexed with1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 4,4′,4-trimethyltriphenylamine (TTA) to form luminescent [Eu 3+ (TTA) 3 phen] complexes, encapsulated in silica (SiO 2 ) nanoparticles. The silica nanoparticles are then formed into a composite with a blend of chitosan and polyethylene oxide (PEO), to make electrospun nanofibers. The combination of Eu 3+ complexes with SiO 2 nanoparticles doped in chitosan enhances the fluorescence performance. Photophysical measurements show that when the Cu 2+ concentration is 100 μmol/L, the fluorescence of the composite chitosan nanofibers can be quickly and sensitively quenched, and that concentrations as low as 10 μmol/L Cu 2+ can be detected. Furthermore, the use of chitosan and PEO to prepare the material makes these new fluorescence-based copper sensing materials suitable for Cu 2+ detection in biological systems.
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Nanoscale
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 17
·8024-8029
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IF 7.79
Wei Bing,Faming Wang,Yuhuan Sun,Jinsong Ren,Xiaogang Qu
Herein, an environmentally friendly biomimetic strategy was proposed and validated for the catalytic hydrogenation reaction in live bacteria. First, we used a thermophilic hydrogen-producing bacterial strain to in situ prepare ultrafine gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs). Then, by utilizing AuNPs or PdNPs as catalysts and on-site hydrogen gas generated directly through living thermophilic hydrogen-producing bacteria, we realized highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation reactions.
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Food & Function
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2021
·Vol. 12
·期 10
·4484-4495
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IF 5.396
Wanxiu Cao,Robert W. Li,Yaoxian Chin,Yuming Wang,Changhu Xue,Qingjuan Tang
Most athletes continually endure mental and physical stress from intense exercise. Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) can reduce physical exhaustion, but the concrete mechanism behind it still needs further research. In this study, the effect of FOS on colonic mucosal barriers was investigated using an exercise-induced stress mouse model. Except for control individuals, mice were subject to cycles of 2-day exercise (at 20 rpm) interleaved by 5-day rest. The mice experienced a total of 6 days of exercise during the feeding period. FOS improved common indicators of exhaustion, such as glycogen storage in muscle. 16S rRNA data supported that changes in the gut microbiome were also closely related to stress status. Notably, Anaerotruncus was increased in mice under stress, while FOS facilitated the growth of Dorea, which is negatively associated with exhaustion. The RNA-seq analysis revealed that FOS could maintain the integrity of colonic epithelial barriers. For example, FOS significantly restored the expression of tight junctions (Occludin and Zonula occludens-1) in the colon, which was impaired under a stress state. Besides, the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 6 (NLRP6) inflammasome might contribute to the protection of the colonic mucosa by promoting the secretion of IL-18, Mucin2 (Muc2) and intestine lectin 1 (Itln1) in FOS-treated individuals. In short, FOS administration attenuated the damage of colonic mucosal barriers in exercise-induced stressed mice.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2021
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Liang Zeng,Quan Chen,Yixi Tan,Pinyao Lan,Dandan Zhou,Min Wu,Ni Liang,Bo Pan,Baoshan Xing
Recent studies suggested that biochars could mediate the degradation of organic contaminants . The role of biochars in mediating organic contaminant degradation could be amplified in a Fenton-like reaction, and comparing biochars with varied properties may provide insightful information to understand the reaction mechanisms. In this study, biochar was applied in a Fenton-like reaction system with Fe 3+ and persulfate (PS) to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenel (2,4-DCP). Biochars with different intensities of persistent free radicals (PFRs), oxygen-containing functional groups (OFGs), and redox properties were investigated regarding their roles in 2,4-DCP removal. Compared to biochar system, PS addition increased 2,4-DCP degradation and Fe 3+ addition increased its sorption . The combination of PS and Fe 3+ promoted 2,4-DCP degradation over 2 times higher. Various reactive oxygen species (ROS), including SO 4 •- , HO • , and O 2 •- , were involved in 2,4-DCP degradation, contributing to around 50% of the overall 2,4-DCP degradation. The direct electron transfer between biochar particles and 2,4-DCP contributed to the rest of 2,4-DCP degradation. A significant positive correlation was observed between 2,4-DCP degradation and electron donating capacity (EDC) or Fe 2+ . We thus concluded that EDC-involved structures in biochars could either directly donate electron to 2,4-DCP, or reduce Fe 3+ to Fe 2+ , which activated PS to generate ROS. This dual roles of biochar should be well considered in biochar application and production. This study provided a useful theoretical basis for manipulating biochar redox properties to enhance their application potential in pollution control .
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 43
·20419-20425
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IF 3.591
Siqi Chen,Tingting Li,Donglian Deng,Xiaoyue Zhang,Yibing Ji,Ruijun Li
The integration of paper-based devices with fluorescent nanomaterials as recognition elements has offered novel opportunities for biosensing with enhanced sensitivity and selectivity, as well as stable signals. This work innovatively designed a fluorescent paper-based device for enantioselective sensing of D-alanine (D-Ala), where carbon dots (CDs) grafted cellulose paper (PCD) was used as the fluorophore and the in situ generated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were used as quenchers. D-α-Amino acid oxidase (DAAO) stereo-selectively catalyzed D-Ala to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which mediated the in situ formation of PCD/AuNPs composites and quenched the fluorescence of PCD based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Under optimal conditions, the designed PCD/AuNPs demonstrated a reliable quenching response to D-Ala in the range of 1–100 μM and the limit of detection was 0.55 μM. Moreover, the platform was applied to detect D-Ala in serum, simulated gastric fluid samples, and was further employed to determine D-Ala in BGC-823 gastric cancer cells with satisfactory results. Ultimately, the PCD/AuNPs platform provided a novel strategy for the development of reliable and sensitive assays based on paper-based devices. It has great potential to be utilized in enantioselective sensing and clinical early diagnosis.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Hong Li,Yunyun Li,Wenli Tang,Yunpeng Liu,Lirong Zheng,Nan Xu,Yu-Feng Li,Diandou Xu,Yuxi Gao,Jiating Zhao
Mercury sulfide (HgS) constitutes the largest Hg reservoir in the lithosphere but has long been considered to be not bioavailable and a minor participant in Hg biogeochemical cycling. Herein, we report that bulk α-HgS can be dissolved and methylated in paddy soils , especially with rice culture. Bulk α-HgS exposure did not affect rice growth compared to the control group but significantly increased methylmercury (MeHg) contents in the rhizospheric soils (e.g. , 80.15% and 108.71% higher for bulk α-HgS treatment vs. control at the seedling and maturation stages, respectively). Moreover, bulk α-HgS exposure induced an apparent accumulation of MeHg (50% higher for bulk α-HgS treatment vs. control) and markedly elevated total Hg (THg) in rice grains. The presence of DOM and reduced sulfide in paddy soils was further evidenced to drive the mobilization and dissolution of bulk α-HgS, thereby resulting in THg and MeHg accumulation in rice grains. These findings highlight the bioavailability of HgS in rice paddies and suggest that bulk HgS should be considered when assessing Hg health risks and developing efficient remediation approaches in Hg-contaminated croplands.
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MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 22
·期 7
·817-828
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IF 5.663
Xianping Fang,Weiguo Chai,Shuigen Li,Liqing Zhang,Hong Yu,Jiansheng Shen,Wenfei Xiao,Aichun Liu,Boqiang Zhou,Xueying Zhang
In this study, we used virus-mediated gene silencing technology and found that the HSP17.4 gene-silenced cultivar Sweet Charlie plants were more susceptible to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides than the wild-type Sweet Charlie, and the level of infection was even higher than that of the susceptible cultivar Benihopp. The results of differential quantitative proteomics showed that after infection with the pathogen, the expression of the downstream response genes NPR1 , TGA , and PR-1 of the salicylic acid (SA) signalling pathway was fully up-regulated in the wild-type Sweet Charlie, and the expression of the core transcription factor MYC2 of the jasmonic acid (JA) pathway was significantly down-regulated. The expression of the proteins encoded by these genes did not change significantly in the HSP17.4 -silenced Sweet Charlie, indicating that the expression of HSP17.4 activated the up-regulation of downstream signals of SA and inhibited the JA signal pathway. The experiments that used SA, methyl jasmonate, and their inhibitors to treat plants provide additional evidence that the antagonism between SA and JA regulates the resistance of strawberry plants to C . gloeosporioides .
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DRUG DELIVERY
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2021
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Ying Wang,Mimi Guo,Dingmei Lin,Dajun Liang,Ling Zhao,Ruizhi Zhao,Yan Wang
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a highly lethal disease and the majority of NSCLC patients are desperate for therapies that can effectively target their cancer and ultimately improve their overall survival. Docetaxel (DTX) represents the first-line of the antitumor agent that is used to treat NSCLC; however, it has poor solubility in water and unsatisfactory encapsulation efficiency. In our study, exosomes were isolated from A549 cancer cells by ultracentrifugation and then characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), and Western blot (WB). The particle size changes of EXO and EXO-DTX were measured daily for seven days to test the stability. DTX was selected payload by electroporation (EXO-DTX). For the in vitro evaluation, cell proliferation, cell cycle, cell apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay and cellular uptake were evaluated in the A549 cells. Also, this study evaluated the target and therapeutic effect of DTX as an antitumor agent in vivo. As a result, EXO-DTX with a particle size of 149.5 nm were successfully prepared and the cytotoxicity of the EXO-DTX was much greater than that of DTX monomers. Exosomes significantly increased the cellular uptake in vitro evaluation and showed better targeting to tumor tissue compared to the free DTX in the mice. We also explored the potential of tumor cell-derived exosomes as a drug delivery agent to target the parent cancer. Hence, we conclude that exosomes might be used as a potential antitumor drug delivery system (DDS).
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Energy Technology
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 8
·2100087
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IF 3.631
Yang Wu,Yuchan Zhang,Yongpeng Liu,Jinkui Feng
Lithium metal anode is regarded as one of the most promising electrode materials for high energy-rechargeable batteries. Nevertheless, the utilization of lithium metal anode suffers from the detrimental lithium dendrite growth caused by uneven lithium deposition. Herein, a dual-conductive protecting layer is formed in situ on a lithium metal surface as an artificial solid electrolyte interface, which is composed of electronic-conductive lithiophilic lithium–gallium alloy and lithium-ion-conductive lithium nitride. The protective layer can not only ensure uniform lithium-ion diffusion but also act as a nuclear agent to lower the deposition overpotential. With this artificial solid–electrolyte interface, the dendrite growth of lithium is significantly suppressed. Symmetric half cells and full cells with a modified lithium metal anode exhibit significantly improved electrochemical performance compared with the bare lithium metal anode.
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 4.952
Yanglin Ji,Dong Liu,Yan jin,Juan Zhao,Jiang Zhao,Heyu Li,Liwei Li,Hua Zhang,Hao Wang
The inhibition of glycosidase activity is regarded as an effective treatment for diabetes mellitus. Bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit has a high content of anthocyanins with various biological activities. The objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory activity of anthocyanin-rich bilberry extract (BE) on α-glucosidase and α-amylase and their interaction mechanisms in vitro . The IC 50 values of BE with regard to α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibition were 0.31 ± 0.02 and 4.06 ± 0.12 mg/mL, respectively. The enzyme kinetics revealed that BE acts as a mixed-type inhibitor against α-glucosidase and α-amylase. Moreover, the fluorescence of two glucosidases showed significant quenching by BE. FTIR spectra and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) indicated that BE changed the enzyme structure and decreased its stability. A morphological observation of starch granules found that BE inhibited the activity of α-amylase to postpone the hydrolysis of starch. Furthermore, the in vivo study further showed that BE had a hypoglycaemic effect. The most suitable conformation (main anthocyanidins of BE) and optimal binding site (α-glucosidase, α-amylase) were assayed by molecular docking. In conclusion, this study revealed that BE could be a potential glycosidase inhibitor.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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Fei He,Shihai Zhang,Yanan Li,Xia Chen,Zhenyun Du,Chenghao Shao,Kan Ding
The fruit of Lycium ruthenicum Murr is used as traditional medicine and functional food . Previously we reported that one RG-I pectin from this fruit might inhibit pancreatic cancer cells growth. We further hypothesized that there might be other type of polysaccharides in this fruit also have anti-tumor effect. Here, we showed novel structure of a homogeneous polysaccharide named LRP1-S2 from this fruit and its anti-pancreatic cancer effect. Structure analyses suggested that LRP1-S2 was a novel arabinogalactan with the molecular weight ( Mw ) of 17.0 kDa. Bioactivity test showed that LRP1-S2 might attenuate the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo without significant cytotoxicity to normal pancreatic HPDE6-C7 cells and LO2 liver cells. Mechanism study indicated that it might induce apoptosis of BxPC-3 by inactivating P38 MAPK/NF-κB and GSK-3β/β-Catenin signaling pathways . These results suggested that LRP1-S2 could be a potential anti-tumor leading compound for functional food and new drug development. Chemical compounds arabinogalactan, pectin, galactan , arabinan , RN-1, HH1-1, LRP1-S2, LRP3-S1.
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