INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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Yin Wan,Jin Qian,Yizhen Li,Yuefeng Shen,Yanru Chen,Guiming Fu,Mingyong Xie
In this study, the inhibitory activities of eight caffeoylquinic acids (CQAs) against xanthine oxidase (XOD) in vitro were investigated, and the interaction mechanisms between each compound and XOD were studied. HPLC and fluorescence spectra showed that the inhibitory activities of dicaffeoylquinic acids (diCQAs) were higher than that of monocaffeoylquinic acids (monoCQAs), due to the main roles of hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bond between XOD and diCQAs. Both the binding constant and the lowest binding energy data indicated that the affinities of diCQAs to XOD were stronger than that of monoCQAs. Circular dichroism showed that the structure of XOD was compacted with the increased of α-helix content, resulting in decreased enzyme catalytic activity . Molecular docking revealed that CQAs preferentially bind to the flavin adenine dinucleotide region in XOD. These results provided the mechanisms of CQAs on inhibiting XOD and the further utilization of CQAs as XOD inhibitors to prevent hyperuricemia .
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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Changying Cao,Quanhong Chang,Huijie Qiao,Runze Shao,Xin Guo,Guina Xiao,Wangzhou Shi,Lei Huang
The diffusion of generated H + ions in glucose sensing process is critical for the sensitivity of sensor. Although many glucose sensors assembled by two dimensional (2D) materials (MXene, graphene, MoS 2 et al.) have been extensively studied, the detailed analyses about the diffusion of H + ions are still rarely reported. Herein, hybrid Ti 3 C 2 -rGO film is fabricated by electrostatic self-assembly utilizing the 2D Ti 3 C 2 and graphene sheets to focus on the H + ion’s diffusion dynamic properties related to the sensing performance. Through controlling the graphene content, this hybrid Ti 3 C 2 -rGO film provide the effective H + ion diffusion channels. Based on the comprehensive analyses of cyclic voltammogram (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), the corresponding localized conduction and enzymatic reaction at interfaces between the Ti 3 C 2 -rGO electrodes and glucose solution were investigated. According to the Warburg impedance in Nyquist plot from EIS, it is certified that the H + ion diffusion in low frequency range may play a significant role in the sensing mechanism of the glucose sensor. Moreover, the relationship derived from the interaction including interlayer spacing, H + ion diffusion and the sensing performance further reveal the H + ion diffusion as the dominant origin of the enhanced glucose sensitivity. This analysis will provide fundamental insight into the electrode structures assembled with 2D materials to optimize the sensor design in terms of ion transport dynamics.
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Drug Delivery and Translational Research
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2021
·Vol. 12
·期 3
·603-614
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IF 4.617
Shi Feng,Chen Lin,Wang Yaping,Liu Jing,Adu-Frimpong Michael,Ji Hao,Toreniyazov Elmurat,Wang Qilong,Yu Jiangnan,Xu Ximing
The objective of this study was to fabricate a novel drug delivery system using Soluplus® (polyvinyl caprolactam–polyvinyl acetate–polyethylene glycol graft copolymer) and glycyrrhizic acid to improve solubility, bioavailability, and anti-hyperuricemic activity of aloe emodin (AE). The AE-loaded mixed micelles (AE-M) were prepared by thin-film hydration method. The optimal AE-M contained small-sized (30.13 ± 1.34 nm) particles with high encapsulation efficiency (m/m, %) of 90.3 ± 1.08%. The release rate of AE increased in the micellar formulation than that of free AE in the four media (DDW, pH 7.0; phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.4; phosphate buffer solution, pH 6.8; and hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, pH 1.2). In comparison to free AE, the pharmacokinetic study of AE-M showed that its relative oral bioavailability increased by 3.09 times, indicating that mixed micelles may promote gastrointestinal absorption. More importantly, AE-M effectively reduced uric acid level by inhibiting xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity in model rats. The degree of ankle swelling, serum levels of interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6-related inflammatory factors levels all decreased in the gouty arthritis model established via monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. Taken together, the AE-M demonstrated the potential to improve the bioavailability, anti-hyperuricemic activity, and anti-inflammation of AE. Graphical abstract
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2021
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IF 6.558
Yang Zhao,Wei Zhao,Hong-Yuan Chen,Jing-Juan Xu
Nanoparticle plasmon scattering can provide real-time imaging information on the formation process of noble metal-based nanomaterials . Due to the synergistic effect of the interface between metal and oxide supporting pores, metal nanoparticles (NPs), especially Au NPs, generally exhibit higher catalytic activity on oxide carriers than single-component NPs. Here, we use the dark field scattering microscope to in situ monitor the growth of Au on Cu 2 O surface by oxidation-reduction reactions and the nanostructures could be precisely controlled via the scattering signal. The prepared Cu 2 O/Au nanocomposite has a higher electrocatalytic activity toward Glucose. When being used as a potential biosensor for nonenzyme glucose detection, excellent performance, such as high sensitivity with a detection limit of 4 μM, high selectivity and outstanding stability, was obtained. The scattering imaging strategy is a convenient and universal approach in controllable synthesis of plasmonic heterostructures, and leads to the improvement of electrocatalysts in biosensing.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2021
·Vol. 188
·期 5
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Liu Hui,Huang Pengcheng,Wu Fang-Ying,Ma Lihua
A colorimetric assay for acid phosphatase (ACP) was constructed that is based on in situ polymerization of aniline catalyzed by gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Aniline can be polymerized by ammonium persulfate (APS) in acidic condition and form gold-polyaniline core-shell nanoparticles (Au@PANI NPs) in the presence of AuNPs with the assistance of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). AuNPs were also found to accelerate the polymerization process of aniline and thus shorten the reaction time. Upon the introduction of ascorbic acid (AA), the oxidant APS was consumed via the redox reaction. That led to the suppression of the formation of PANI. Consequently, ACP activity can be supervised on the basis of hydrolysis of 2-phospho-L-ascorbic acid trisodium salt (AAP) catalyzed by ACP to release AA. With the increase of ACP activity, the intensity ratio of the absorbance at λ 705 nm (A 705 ) and the absorbance at λ 530 nm (A 530 ) gradually decreased and the color gradually changed from dark-green to light-green to blue-gray to purple and eventually to pink. This method for ACP determination worked in the range 0.40 to 2.00 U·L −1 . The detection limit is 0.043 U·L −1 . The assay was applied to determine ACP in human serum. The recovery ranged from 81.0 to 104.6%. Relative standard deviation was less than 5%. This suits the request for biological sample analysis.
Schematic presentation of the colorimetric determination of acid phosphatase activity and inhibitor screening based on in situ polymerization of aniline catalyzed by gold nanoparticles. : acid phosphatase (ACP); : gold nanoparticles (AuNPs); : gold-polyaniline core-shell nanoparticles (Au@PANI NPs); ascorbic acid (AA); 2-phospho-L-ascorbic acid trisodium salt (AAP).
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2021
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Lihang Zhu,Shuang Li,Wenxin Liu,Jing Chen,Qiwen Yu,Zhen Zhang,Yi Li,Jun Liu,Xing Chen
As an oxidase stress biomarker, 3-nitrotyrosine is closely associated with many cardiovascular diseases. Thus, early diagnosis and real time detection of 3-nitrotyrosine at bedside are highly important. Herein, we developed a handheld electrochemiluminescence (ECL) analysis device, which integrates printed circuit board (PCB) for electrical stimulation and smartphone for optical signals readout. Fast and accurate determination of 3-nitrotyrosine was achieved with Antibody/Ru(dcpy) 3 2+ @AuNPs/MoS 2 modified Au electrode (Ab/Ru@AuNPs/MoS 2 ) for ECL analysis. The linear range of 3-nitrotyrosine detection was from 10 −8 mol/L to 10 −6 mol/L with a detection limit of 8.4 × 10 −9 mol/L. In addition, an Android application was developed to realize real time analysis of ECL emissions and results readout for detection. To confirm the usage of the device, spiked serum with different concentrations was tested and the results indicated the practical reliability and stability of this device. The operating procedure for ECL analysis in this device is extremely easy and electrical stimulation was adjustable from 0 V to 5 V for general ECL systems. Thus, we believe this handheld device for ECL analysis has extensive prospects for application in Point-of-care testing and health caring.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2021
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Junlin Ma,Zewei Cui,Yuhang Du,Qianlong Xu,Qinghua Deng,Nan Zhu
Wearable devices have attracted great interest in practical applications, satisfying controllable size and comfortable human-computer interaction environment. Regarding as two core parts in electrochemistry, it is essential to explore an effective and simple integration process of wearable biosensors and supercapacitors. Herein, flexible electrochemical biosensors and supercapacitors based on Prussian blue/Reduced graphene oxide (PB/RGO) ink (PRG ink) have been fabricated via facile screen printing technique. As-prepared biosensors not only possess stable response to substrates, but also exhibit excellent sensing performance towards hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and ascorbic acid (AA), revealing promising prospects in practical use (e.g., juice or VC tablet samples). Meanwhile, multifunctional PRG ink enables supercapacitors with competitive capacitive characteristics. Significantly, electron transfer (ET) of electrocatalysis has been particularly discussed and evaluated during electrochemical biosensing and charge-discharge process. Prospectively, these flexible integrated devices would make attractive electrochemical platforms for highly-efficient and cost-effective wearable biosensors and supercapacitors in further application.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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IF 4.098
Zhifeng Cai,Shulin Pang,Liangliang Wu,Erxiao Hao,Jiaxin Rong
In this contribution, dopamine-protected copper nanoclusters as a novel fluorescent nanosensor was employed to detect nitrofurantoin (NFT) for the first time, which were prepared by using dopamine as the stabilizing agent and sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) and hydrazine hydrate (N 2 H 4 ·H 2 O) as the reducing agents. A series of methods were used to analyze the structure and optical properties of as-prepared Cu NCs, such as UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It possessed high dispersion, excellent water solubility, good photostability and strong green fluorescence under UV lamp (365 nm). Significantly, the FL intensities of Cu NCs were quenched with addition of NFT. The analytical method possessed good linear relationship between the relative fluorescence intensity (F 0 /F) and the NFT concentrations (range from 5 to 120 μM), and the limit of detection (LOD) could reach 0.73 μM. The fluorescence detection mechanisms were attributed to the static quenching and inner filter effect (IFE). In addition, this proposed fluorescence sensor has been successfully used for the detection of NFT in bovine serum samples.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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Hao Lin Zou,Ling Yun Qin,Hong Qun Luo,Bang Lin Li,Nian Bing Li
Semiconducting MoS 2 obtained from the liquid-phase exfoliation is oxidized at the potentials higher than 0.65 V via applied electrochemical processes, and high-valence Mo(VI) are formed. The oxidized MoS 2 exhibits comparable performance to the electrochemical oxidation of nitrite, promoting the construction of sensors based on the assembly of nanomaterials. The signal amplification mechanism is exploited, and enhanced sensing responses are confirmed considering the strong coupling effect of Mo(VI) to nitrite. In order to optimize the sensing performance, the measurement parameters including the pH of buffer solutions, scan rates, and modification conditions are discussed. The cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry are successfully employed, and the oxidized MoS 2 performs satisfactory linear relationship to nitrite concentrations ranging from 1.0 μM to 386.0 μM, with the detection limit of 0.028 μM. The oxidation state and enhanced electrochemical responses of semiconducting MoS 2 as well as the developed nitrite sensing strategy inspire emerging characteristics of layered nanostructures and achieve the high potential in practical environmental and food safety monitoring.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2021
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Xiao-Yue Tang,Yi-Ming Liu,Xiao-Lin Bai,Hao Yuan,Yi-Kao Hu,Xiao-Ping Yu,Xun Liao
Dopamine (DA) is a critical biomarker for a variety of neurological diseases. Methods for simple and rapid DA detection are crucial for clinical diagnosis and treatments for those diseases. In this work, we developed a novel pretreatment-free method for dopamine detection using carbon dots as a turn-on fluorescent probe synthesized in situ . The aminosilane-functionalized carbon dots (SiCDs) were produced in a mild condensation reaction between N-[3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (AEATMS) and dopamine, which were directly used for probing of dopamine. The prepared SiCDs exhibited green fluorescence with excitation/emission maximum at 380/495 nm, the intensity of which can be measured to quantify the DA present in the reaction mixture. The linear range of the assay was between 0.1 and 100 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 56.2 nM. The probe is of good selectivity and the recoveries of the developed method were in the range of 101.77–119.91% with RSDs within 3.67% in human serum sample tests. The SiCDs were also synthesized within MN9D cells under 37 °C and generated bright fluorescence, which can probe the DA’s distribution in the cells. The described method exhibit potential in DA detection and live-cell imaging for its feature of facility, inexpensiveness, and sensitivity.
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TALANTA
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2021
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IF 6.057
Xiao Yang,Pengcheng Zhao,Zhonggui Xie,Meijun Ni,Chenxi Wang,Pingping Yang,Yixi Xie,Junjie Fei
A nanocomposite of ordered mesoporous carbon/nickel oxide (OMC-NiO) was synthesized by hard-templating method. The nanocomposite remained ordered mesostructure and high surface area with the NiO nanocrystals embedded in the wall of the OMC. A sensitive sensor for electrochemical detection of epinephrine (EP) was developed with GCE modified by OMC-NiO nanocomposite. Cyclic voltammogram (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used as the techniques to explore the electrochemical behavior of EP on OMC-NiO/GCE surface. The result showed that the electrode demonstrated better electrocatalytic performance to EP compared to that seen at OMC/GCE. Under the optimum condition, DPV measurements of the electrode response displayed a linear detection range for 8.0 × 10 −7 to 5.0 × 10 −5 M with a detection limit of 8.5 × 10 −8 M (S/N = 3). It is worth noting that the electrocatalytic redox mechanism of EP on the electrode have studied through experiments and calculations (cyclic voltammetry and molecular electrostatic potential distribution). Moreover, the electrocatalytic behavior for the oxidation of EP and uric acid (UA) on OMC-NiO/GCE surface was investigated. The result showed that the sensor can be used to selectively determinate EP in the presence of an excesses of UA. Finally, the developed sensor was successfully applied to the determination of EP in spiked human blood serum and EP injection with satisfactory results.
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2021
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Chunrong Li,Yuzhi Xu,Si-Yang Liu,Yanfei Zhang,Wen Yin,Zong Dai,Xiaoyong Zou
Ascorbic acid (AA) and glutathione (GSH), the most abundant intracellular reductive substances, have been widely used as biomarkers for cancer cells identification. The current methods relying on imaging of AA or GSH alone to identify cancer cells may cause systematic errors, since a mutual conversion relationship exists between AA and GSH. In this work, we propose a fluorescent nanosensor for the simultaneous imaging of intracellular reductive substances including AA and GSH. Biocompatible fluorescent silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) with rich surface amine and carboxyl groups were synthesized. The fluorescence of the SiNP was initially quenched by chelation of Fe 3+ ions, forming SiNP/Fe 3+ complex as the fluorescent nanosensor. Upon the redox reaction with reductive substances, the nanosensor showed sensitively fluorescent recovery. Moreover, benefited from the efficient cellular uptake of the SiNP/Fe 3+ and the overexpressed intracellular reductive substances in cancer cells, the fluorescent nanosensor was used to accurately identify the human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cells from normal mammary epithelial (MCF-10A) cells by imaging of intracellular AA and GSH simultaneously. This strategy would be promising in imaging-guided precision cancer diagnosis.
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