CHROMATOGRAPHIA
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Zhu Xianhong,Zhang Min,Qin Kunming,Qin Xueying,Chi Miaomiao,Zhang Yan,Wang Hongsen,Song Xichen,Gao Xun
Choerospondias axillaris (C. axillaris) , recognized as an effective herbal remedy for coronary heart disease (CHD), has been clinically utilized. Although the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been extensively investigated as a pertinent target for CHD treatment, there is currently limited research on screening potential ACE inhibitors from C. axillaris . To advance the broader utilization of C. axillaris in coronary heart disease treatment, the target active components of ACE in C. axillaris were analyzed through the integration of magnetic-targeted fishing technology with functionalized magnetic nanospheres. Magnetic nanospheres functionalized with GO@Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -ACE (SMGO-ACE) were characterized using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The specific binding of lisinopril with the angiotensin-converting enzyme was employed to optimize the performance of the synthesized material and the relevant conditions during targeted fishing. Subsequently, five active ingredients were identified as (2R,3S)-Dihydrodehydroconiferyl alcohol, isovanillin, quinic acid, chrysin, and isorhamnetin. This study provides a precedent for the targeted extraction and separation of active ingredients in complex mixtures.
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Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing
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2025
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Shi Yu,Li Huifan,Lu Yuqi,Chen Ming,Yang Hua,Fu Dongmei
A simple and robust reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography procedure was developed with only an aqueous H 3 PO 4 solution (pH 2.1) as the mobile phase for the simultaneous determination of nine organic acids (oxalic, formic, malic, lactic, acetic, citric, succinic, fumaric, and gallic acids) in beer based on a polar-copolymerized 3-chloropropyl C18 column. The proposed method was validated according to linearity, limits of detection, accuracy, precision, repeatability, and reproducibility. Quantifications of the nine organic acids in 12 commercial Chinese beer samples from five different brands were conducted only after degassing and filtration of the samples. In all beer samples, the most abundant organic acid was succinic acid; its concentration was in the range of 907.99–3557.22 mg/L. This was followed by malic acid (170.39–936.78 mg/L). Principal component analysis was used to compare the different brand of beers according to organic acid concentration, and results may provide a reference for the evaluation of beer quality and taste.
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Collagen and Leather
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2025
·Vol. 7
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Li Ruibin,Yang Chen,Liu Yuanqing,Yu Yue
Fatliquor migration within the leather matrix may lead to the formation of fatty spew, oil patches and fogging, posing challenges to the production of high-quality leather. Currently, it lacks a straightforward and effective method for analyzing fatliquor migration behavior. This investigation introduces a novel approach for analyzing fatliquor migration by measuring its spreading area on collagen fiber membranes. By applying 300 mg of fatliquor onto 0.5 mm square membranes (10 cm × 10 cm), distinct oil spots were observed, enabling analysis of migration behavior. Using stearic acid as a standard reference compound effectively minimized the influence of different leather sections on fatliquor migration. Fatliquors with low molecular weight, low melting point and high aliphatic ester content exhibited obvious migration potential. Organic-tanned leathers and sulfated fatliquors displayed weak interactions, resulting in easy fatliquor migration within the leather. Conversely, metal-tanned leathers and phosphorylated fatliquors demonstrated strong interactions, effectively hindering migration. This research provides valuable practical and theoretical insights for developing effective strategies to prevent and control fatliquor migration in leather production. Graphical abstract
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 409
·期 28
·6537-6547
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Yang Yang,Zhong Qisheng,Mo Canlong,Zhang Hao,Zhou Ting,Tan Wen
Accurate and reliable quantification of endogenous lipid mediators in complex biological samples is a daunting challenge. In this study, a robust and direct endogenous quantitative method using background subtracting calibration curves by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was first developed for the determination of endogenous lipid mediators in ischemic stroke rats. Absolute quantification without surrogate matrix could be achieved by using background subtracting calibration curves, which were corrected and verified from standard curves constructed on original matrix. The recoveries of this method were in the range of 50.3–98.3%, the precision with the relative standard deviation was less than 13.8%, and the accuracy with the relative error was within ± 15.0%. In addition, background subtracting calibration curves were further verified by validation factors ranging from 90.3 to 110.9%. This validated method has been successfully applied to the analysis of seven endogenous inflammation-related lipid mediators in the brain tissues of ischemic stroke rats. The results indicated that prostaglandins as inflammatory factors and some lipid mediators with neuroprotective effects increased apparently ( p < 0.05) in the stroke groups compared with the normal rats. Besides, the two drugs (isosteviol sodium and edaravone) could significantly reduce ( p < 0.05) the levels of prostaglandin E 2 and prostaglandin F 2α of stroke rats to inhibit inflammation. Based on the results, it is strongly believed that this approach can be readily generalized as a new reference for the quantification of endogenous compounds in the complex biological samples.
The analysis procedure of determining endogenous inflammation-related lipid mediators using BSCC by LC-MS/MS
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 409
·期 19
·4559-4569
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IF 3.431
Xu Jia,Li Yunfang,Li Cao,Zhang Rui,Xiao Yuxiu
A hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)-mediated cloud point extraction (CPE) system was established. A small amount of HFIP (even 1%, v / v ) can dramatically reduce the cloud point of Triton X-100 (TX-100) aqueous solution (even to 1 °C) and make liquid-liquid two-phase separation (coacervate phase and aqueous phase) occur at room temperature over a wide range of TX-100 concentration (0.5∼10%, g/mL). HFIP-mediated coacervate phase has smaller volume (volume ratio is 1.8∼8.9% relative to the volume of the total solution with 1∼5% TX-100) and larger micelle aggregates (30∼80 nm in diameter) compared to temperature-induced coacervate phase (volume ratio at 2.8∼14.0%, the diameter of micelle aggregates at 5∼30 nm). HFIP-mediated CPE was coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) for the extraction and detection of organic pollutants in water, namely, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), fluoroquinolones (FQs), and sulfonamides (SAs) with different polarities, charges, and hydrogen-bonding properties. HFIP-mediated CPE provides much higher extraction rates (ERs) and enrichment factors (EFs) for FQs (91∼106%, 50∼59), PAHs (63∼90%, 33∼49), and SAs (26∼55%, 16∼34) compared with the temperature-induced one (ERs: 4∼8% for FQs, 25∼46% for PAHs, and 4∼37% for SAs; EFs: 1∼3 for FQs, 6∼12 for PAHs, and 8∼13 for SAs). The limit of detection ranges from 0.24 to 0.33 ng/mL for FQs, 0.04 to 0.38 ng/mL for PAHs, and 0.63 to 1.31 ng/mL for SAs. The proposed method was applied in the analysis of real water samples, and the recovery of 79.4∼110.8% and the relative standard deviation of 0.2∼16.3% were achieved for the three types of pollutants.
Schematic illustration of HFIP-mediated cloud point extraction
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AMB Express
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2024
·Vol. 14
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IF 3.5
Wang Laiyou,Liu Bingbing,Meng Qingshan,Yang Chunchun,Hu Yiyi,Wang Chunyan,Wu Pengyu,Ruan Chen,Li Wenhuan,Cheng Shuang,Guo Shuxian
The unsustainable and widespread utilization of fossil fuels continues to drive the rapid depletion of global supplies. Biodiesel has emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to conventional diesel, leading to growing research interest in its production. Microbes can facilitate the de novo synthesis of a type of biodiesel in the form of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). In this study, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolic activity was engineered to facilitate enhanced FAME production. Initially, free fatty acid concentrations were increased by deleting two acetyl-CoA synthetase genes (FAA1, FAA4) and an acyl-CoA oxidase gene (POX1). Intracellular S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels were then enhanced via the deletion of an adenosine kinase gene (ADO1) and the overexpression of a SAM synthetase gene (SAM2). Lastly, the S. cerevisiae strain overproducing free fatty acids and SAM were manipulated to express a plasmid encoding the Drosophila melanogaster Juvenile Hormone Acid O-Methyltransferase (DmJHAMT). Using this combination of engineering approaches, a FAME concentration of 5.79 ± 0.56 mg/L was achieved using these cells in the context of shaking flask fermentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed study of FAME production in S. cerevisiae. These results will provide a valuable basis for future efforts to engineer S. cerevisiae strains for highly efficient production of biodiesel.
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Drug Delivery and Translational Research
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2025
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Zhang Min,Pang Xiaoya,Kang Shuhui,Sui Hao,Kong Xia,Wang Gang,Wang Ruixuan,Shen Guiqing,Tian Qingping
Our MXD/SCD@TF designed by the combination of transfersome and inclusion technology was obviously superior to commercial 2% MXD tincture in treating androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in mice, but its complex preparation and poor stability undoubtedly increased both development and usage costs. In this paper, using our previous alcohol-free low surfactant microemulsion technology with VES as auxiliary oil phase, microemulsions loaded with the inclusion complex of MXD and sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SBE-β-CD) were prepared, optimized and characterized, and the therapeutic effect on AGA C57BL/6 mice was compared with MXD/SCD@TF. According to the ternary phase diagram, steady-state permeation rate of MXD through SD rat skin and drug retention, MXD/SCD@ME was selected as the optimal prescription, composed of 5.25% oil phase, 9.75% surfactants, 10.20% SBE-β-CD, 1.02% MXD and 73.78% water, which conformed to the characteristics of microemulsion. MXD/SCD@ME had good stability, and the application of inclusion technology increased the MXD loading in microemulsion to nearly 5 times. The results of in vivo skin penetration test and laser confocal scanning visualization showed that MXD/SCD@ME was easier to deliver drugs to deeper skin tissues than MXD/SCD@TF. Hair regeneration study demonstrated that MXD/SCD@ME had higher ability than MXD/SCD@TF in promoting hair growth, prolonging hair growth period, reducing ROS level and promoting cell proliferation of hair follicles. In addition, the blank microemulsion of MXD/SCD@ME had certain therapeutic effect on AGA, indicating the synergistic effect between VES and MXD. All these indicated that MXD/SCD@ME is expected to provide a better choice for pharmacological therapy of MXD on AGA than MXD/SCD@TF. Graphical
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CELLULOSE
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2024
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Tang Ruihua,Yan Xueyan,Hu Jie,Luo Yining,Giesy John P.,Xie Yuwei,Yin Huancai
Rapid nucleic acid testing (NAT) technology as an effective tool for point-of-care testing (POCT), has been widely used for health, food additive, and environmental pollution monitoring. Nucleic acid extraction (NAE) is a vital first step of NAT technology, including sample lysis, washing and elution. At present, storage of sample lysis solution for rapid NAE methods is expensive, complex and environmentally unfriendly. To address these drawbacks, a low-cost, rapid, simple, and portable material is urgently needed. Herein, we developed a pH-responsive carboxymethyl chitosan/sodium alginate/polyethylene glycol (CMCS/SA/PEG) composite hydrogel that works as a physical crosslink, then used it to store sample lysis solutions for the dry immersion method for NAE. Results showed that the CMCS/SA/PEG6000 composite hydrogel had large pore size (256.58 ± 5.58 μm), good wet strength (282.3 Kpa), excellent swelling rate (706.91 ± 6.69%), high loading capacity (90.46 ± 1.13%), good degradation capacity (77.87 ± 1.45%), and rapid response time (15 s). The CMCS/SA/PEG6000 composite hydrogel could be loaded into a syringe and combined with filter paper to function as a simple NAE device. Efficiency of lysis of nucleic acid of saliva, whole blood, E.coli and S.aureus was 20.71 ± 0.12%, 9.59 ± 0.12%, 16.57 ± 0.19%, and 29.16 ± 0.07%, respectively. Also, nucleic acid was successfully extracted from a 30 μL sample of saliva so the method has potential to be integrated into other platforms for NAT.
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ACTA DIABETOLOGICA
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2024
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Zhang Ling,Zhao Jing,Peng Zhou,Zhang Zhongxiao,Huang Shan,Dong Xiaohua,Gao Jianfang,Guo Xirong
Background Obesity, defined as excessive or abnormal body fat accumulation, which could significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diseases and seriously affect people’s quality of life. More than 2 billion people are overweight, and the incidence of obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide, it has become a widely concerned public health issue in the world. Diverse evidence show that active metabolites are involved in the pathophysiological processes of obesity. Aims However, whether the downstream catabolite of tryptophan, 3-indole acrylic acid (IA), is involved in obesity remains unclear. Methods We collected the samples of serum from peripheral blood of obesity and health controls, and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was performed to identify the plasma levels of IA. Additionally, we verified the potential benefits of IA on human preadipocytes and HFD- induced zebrafish by cell viability assay, flow cytometry assay, Oil red O staining, total cholesterol (T-CHO), triglyceride (TG) and nonesterified free fatty acids (NEFA) measurements and Nile Red staining. RNA-Seq, functional analysis and western blot revealed the mechanisms underlying the function of IA. Results We found that the content of IA in peripheral blood serum of overweight people was significantly lower than that of normal people. In addition, supplementation with IA in zebrafish larvae induced by a high fat diet (HFD) dramatically reduced HFD induced lipid accumulation. IA had no effect on proliferation and apoptosis of preadipocytes, but significantly inhibited adipogenesis of preadipocytes by down-regulate CEBPα and PPARγ. RNA-Seq and functional analysis revealed that IA regulated the adipogenesis of preadipocytes through stimulate the phosphorylation of STAT1. Conclusions Taken together, IA has been identified as a potent metabolite for the prevention or treatment of obesity. Graphic Abstract
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Nature Communications
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2024
·Vol. 15
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Sun Jikai,Tu Rui,Xu Yuchun,Yang Hongyan,Yu Tie,Zhai Dong,Ci Xiuqin,Deng Weiqiao
The process of CH 4 cracking into H 2 and carbon has gained wide attention for hydrogen production. However, traditional catalysis methods suffer rapid deactivation due to severe carbon deposition. In this study, we discover that effective CH 4 cracking can be achieved at 450 °C over a Re/Ni single-atom alloy via ball milling. To explore single-atom alloy catalysis, we construct a library of 10,950 transition metal single-atom alloy surfaces and screen candidates based on C–H dissociation energy barriers predicted by a machine learning model. Experimental validation identifies Ir/Ni and Re/Ni as top performers. Notably, the non-noble metal Re/Ni achieves a hydrogen yield of 10.7 gH 2 gcat –1 h –1 with 99.9% selectivity and 7.75% CH 4 conversion at 450 °C, 1 atm. Here, we show the mechanical energy boosts CH 4 conversion clearly and sustained CH 4 cracking over 240 h is achieved, significantly surpassing other approaches in the literature.
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Cell Death Discovery
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2025
·Vol. 11
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Wei Guojiang,Huang Ying,Li Wenya,Xie Yuxin,Zhang Deyi,Niu Yuanjie,Zhao Yang
Metabolic reprogramming in prostate cancer has been widely recognized as a promoter of tumor progression and treatment resistance. This study investigated its association with ferroptosis resistance in prostate cancer and explored its therapeutic potential. In this study, we identified differences in the epithelial characteristics between normal prostate tissue and tissues of various types of prostate cancer using single-cell sequencing. Through transcription factor regulatory network analysis, we focused on the candidate transcription factor, SREBF1. We identified the differences in SREBF1 transcriptional activity and its association with ferroptosis, and further verified this association using hdWGCNA. We constructed a risk score based on SREBF1 target genes associated with the biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer by combining bulk RNA analysis. Finally, we verified the effects of the SREBPs inhibitor Betulin on the treatment of prostate cancer and its chemosensitization effect. We observed characteristic differences in fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism between normal prostate tissue and prostate cancer tissue, identifying high transcriptional activity of SREBF1 in prostate cancer tissue. This indicates that SREBF1 is crucial for the metabolic reprogramming of prostate cancer, and that its mediated metabolic changes promoted ferroptosis resistance in prostate cancer in multiple ways. SREBF1 target genes are associated with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. Finally, our experiments verified that SREBF1 inhibitors can significantly promote an increase in ROS, the decrease in GSH, and the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential in prostate cancer cells and confirmed their chemosensitization effect in vivo. Our findings highlighted a close association between SREBF1 and ferroptosis resistance in prostate cancer. SREBF1 significantly influences metabolic reprogramming in prostate cancer cells, leading to ferroptosis resistance. Importantly, our results demonstrated that SREBF1 inhibitors can significantly enhance the therapeutic effect and chemosensitization of prostate cancer, suggesting a promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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Science China-Technological Sciences
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2025
·Vol. 68
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Guo Sijia,Tian Xikun,Yan Jun,Shang Chaolin,Zhao Changying
Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) under direct irradiation mode is a promising technology that promotes the widespread utilization of high-temperature concentrated solar energy. However, poor cyclic stability and solar absorption for calcium carbonates, high cost for cobalt oxides, and safety issues for powder-form materials hinder the practical applications of the TCES systems. This work innovatively proposed a compressed reactive TCES unit composed of 10%-volume of modified Co 3 O 4 in the center and 90%-volume of modified CaCO 3 around the center. The modified calcium-based compacted material (CaCO 3 M-p) exhibits 20.5°C lower onset temperature, 13.9 kJ mol −1 lower activation energy, and faster kinetics than the commercial CaCO 3 powder (CaCO 3 -u) in the energy storage process. Both the cyclic stability in 15 cycles and solar absorption of the CaCO 3 M-p are boosted, which are 1.25 times and 18.3 times those of the CaCO 3 -u, respectively. While compaction reduces the reactive performances by narrowing the porous, the Mn/Mg co-modification has a more significant effect in increasing the above properties by creating lattice defects and introducing impurities. The modified cobalt-based compacted material (Co 3 O 4 M2-p) presents similar reactive and optical properties as raw Co 3 O 4 powder, yet it elevates the average conversion rate in 30 cycles to 1.75 times that of compressed raw Co 3 O 4 . Modification by microcrystalline cellulose is the key to this improvement, as it reduces activation energy and promotes decomposition kinetics for compacted Co-based materials. The compressed reactive TCES unit demonstrates outstanding energy storage density and power. The 10%-volume Co 3 O 4 improves external radiation absorption and reinforces internal heat transfer, enhancing the unit’s energy storage rate. Moreover, Co 3 O 4 also contributes to energy density, raising the total density to 0.4217 MWh m −3 , exceeding the 0.2468 MWh m −3 limit of CaCO 3 powder. The compacted materials and composite unit advance the practical use of TCES in solar energy storage.
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