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2024
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Hanlin Gong,Chenglong Bao,Xin Guo,Fenyang Tian,Longyu Qiu,Weiwei Yang
A novel electrochemical sensing approach was developed to detect DNA, RNA, and protein targets, utilizing the host–guest interaction between methylene blue (MB)-labeled probe and β-cyclodextrin-based nanocomposite (rGO/β-CDP). During the assay, the MB-labeled probe interacted with the corresponding target to form a probe/target complex. Due to steric hindrance, the formation of this complex reduced the amount of MB-labeled probes that can be captured by the β-cyclodextrin-based nanocomposite on the electrode surface, resulting in a measurable decrease in the electrochemical signal. Upon optimization, the sensing platform exhibited satisfactory analytical performance for three cancer-related model analytes: p53 DNA, microRNA-21 RNA, and thrombin protein, achieving low detection limits of 3.4 nM, 4.4 nM, and 5.7 pM, respectively. In this work, the electrochemical assay separates the detection process into two stages: target recognition in solution and signal transduction on the electrode surface. This fabrication effectively circumvents the issues associated with nonspecific conformational changes and the complicated probe installation procedures on electrode surfaces that are common in traditional sensing platforms. Integrating host–guest recognition with electrochemical assay, the developed approach not only advances the understanding of host–guest chemistry in sensor applications but also establishes a foundation for future innovations in the detection of biomarkers.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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2024
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Jiajia Fan,Xinyuan Yuan,Teliang Lu,Jiandong Ye
The rapid repair of bone defects remains a significant clinical challenge to this day. To address this issue, a 3D-printed biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) scaffold consisting of 40 wt % hydroxyapatite (HA) and 60 wt % β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) was created. Silicon and zinc were incorporated into HA and β-TCP, respectively, to enhance the angiogenic and osteogenic properties of the BCP scaffold. The physicochemical properties, in vitro cell responses, and bone defect repair efficacy of the modified BCP scaffold were comprehensively investigated. Results showed that the fabricated scaffold possessed a 3D interconnected pore structure. Zinc doping enhanced the sintering of the BCP scaffold, increased its density and strength, but decreased its degradation rate. Conversely, silicon doping had the opposite effect. The modified scaffold was capable of a gradual release of zinc/silicon ions, which promoted the proliferation and differentiation of cells. Specifically, the scaffold doped with zinc significantly promoted the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells. Moreover, co-doping with silicon and zinc synergistically promoted in vitro angiogenesis, with BCP-3 (doped with 2.5 mol % zinc and 4 mol % silicon) exhibiting the best pro-angiogenic activity. BCP-3 significantly induced regeneration of blood vessels and bone tissue in vivo, indicating its potential to accelerate the process of bone defect repair.
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JOURNAL OF INCLUSION PHENOMENA AND MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Zhang Chao,Wen Tingchi,Qiao Lijun,Guo Ming,Li Qihua,Lu Zhenghua,Zhu Zhenyuan,Lu Meiling
Honokiol (HK) is an active compound in the traditional Chinese medicine Magnolia officinalis , which has antibacterial and disease-resistant effects on pathogenic microorganisms. However, due to its poor water solubility, its application is severely limited. In this study, Methyl-β-Cyclodextrin (M-β-CD) was used to encapsulate honokiol to improve its water solubility. The inclusion complex of HK with M-β-CD (HK/M-β-CD IC) were prepared by freeze-drying method, Phase solubility studies indicate that HK with M-β-CD forms inclusion complex in a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. However, considering that the inclusion process is reversible. In order to obtain inclusion complex with higher encapsulation efficiency, we use response surface optimization to optimize the encapsulation process. The encapsulation efficiency of the obtained inclusion compound is 87.64%.The structure of inclusion complex was characterized by FTIR, TGA, SEM, XRD and NMR. The molecular docking was used to predict the structure of inclusion complex. In addition, compared with free HK, the solubility of the inclusion complex in water was significantly enhanced, about 1228 times that of the free HK. And it enhances the antibacterial activity against Trichoderma koningii .
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PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
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2024
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Liangliang Cheng,Cong Zhou,Qinglong Yuan,Letian Zhang,Xusheng Shao,Xiaoyong Xu,Zhong Li,Jiagao Cheng
BACKGROUND Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides play important roles in the control of plant fungal diseases. However, they are facing serious challenges from issues with resistance and cross-resistance, primarily attributed to their frequent application and structural similarities. There is an urgent need to design and develop SDHI fungicides with novel structures. RESULTS Aiming to discover novel potent SDHI fungicides, 31 innovative pyrazole β -ketonitrile derivatives with diphenyl ether moiety were rationally designed and synthesized, which were guided by a 3D-QSAR model from our previous study. The optimal target compound A23 exhibited not only outstanding in vitro inhibitory activities against Rhizoctonia solani with a half-maximal effective concentration (EC 50 ) value of 0.0398 μg mL −1 comparable to that for fluxapyroxad (EC 50 = 0.0375 μg mL −1 ), but also a moderate protective efficacy in vivo against rice sheath blight. Porcine succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) enzymatic inhibitory assay revealed that A23 is a potent inhibitor of SDH, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration of 0.0425 μ m . Docking study within R. solani SDH indicated that A23 effectively binds into the ubiquinone site mainly through hydrogen-bonds, and cation–π and π–π interactions. CONCLUSION The identified β -ketonitrile compound A23 containing diphenyl ether moiety is a potent SDH inhibitor, which might be a good lead for novel fungicide research and optimization. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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Jinxia Liu,Xinyi Liu,Zhaoqing Song,Wenying Cao,Yue Li,Mingyu Xia,Dong Wang
Alpha-amylases typically act on starch and oligosaccharides that contain α-1,4 glycosidic linkages, while ginsenosides primarily consist of β-1,2 and β-1,6 glycosidic bonds, which cannot be hydrolyzed by α-amylases. However, for the first time, we have successfully isolated Streptococcus thermophilus 17140 (St17140), capable of converting ginsenoside Rb1 into rare ginsenosides. St17140 expresses a novel α-amylase (StAMY), which hydrolyzes ginsenoside Rb1 to produce Rd, gypenoside XVII, F 2 , and Rh 2 . With Rb 1 as the substrate, the optimal reaction temperature is 50 °C and the optimal pH is 5.5. When Rb 1 , Rd, or gypenoside XVII are used as substrates, the Km are 0.135 mM, 0.0871 mM, and 0.260 mM respectively, the Kcat are 0.621 min −1 , 0.397 min −1 , and 0.297 min −1 respectively, and the Kcat/Km are 4.59 min −1 ·mM −1 , 4.56 min −1 ·mM −1 and 1.14 min −1 ·mM −1 respectively. Utilizing molecular docking and site-directed mutagenesis techniques, the mechanism of ginsenoside hydrolysis by StAMY was further elucidated. A107, F201, A337 and A268 are key amino acid residues that anchor the saponin in the active pocket, and D234 and D331 as catalytic amino acid residues to hydrolyze ginsenosides into rare ginsenosides. It is the first time to discover a novel α-amylase with the ability to hydrolyze ginsenosides β-1,2 and β-1,6 glycosidic linkage, and the first time to discover the ability of S. thermophilus to transform rare ginsenosides. These not only enrich the resources of glycosidases and offer novel insights for the rational modification of glycosidase, also are important for further elucidating the mechanism of probiotic transformation of rare ginsenosides and developing engineering bacteria with high production of rare ginsenosides.
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Food Bioscience
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2025
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Tao Lu,Zhiguang Suo,Min Wei,Huali Jin,Yong Liu,Baoshan He,Renyong Zhao
β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) is a major allergen in milk what can provoke intense allergic reactions. Therefore, an accurate and efficient method is required for sensitive detection of β-LG. A label-free electrochemical aptasensor utilizing Au/Ag@ZIF-8 and dual amplification strategy has been designed for the detection of β-LG. Au/Ag@ZIF-8 nanocomposite is used as the electrode modification material, which has abundant relative surface area and exceptional conductivity behavior, and it can also serve to immobilize DNA strands. By combining RecJf exonuclease and hybridization chain reaction (HCR) dual amplification strategy, an apparent enhancement of electrochemical signal is obtained. β-LG undergoes target cycling in the effect of RecJf exonuclease, which dislodges complementary strand cDNA and further triggers HCR to provide a large number of sites for methylene blue embedding. The detection range of this aptasensor is 0.01–1000 ng/mL in the optimal detection conditions, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 5.37 pg/mL. The constructed electrochemical aptasensor possesses the superiorities of good specificity, preeminent accuracy and satisfied stability in the detection of β-LG. Moreover, it also demonstrates satisfactory detection performance in the detection of real samples, which indicates that the electrochemical aptasensor has a broad application prospect in protecting food safety and health.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2024
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Meixin Li,Pengfei Yu,Shanshan Li,Mati Ullah Khan,Shuang Liu,Jun Yang,Jiaqi Cui,Ling Kong,Zhiwei Chen
Cow’s milk allergy is a prevalent food allergy, with β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) identified as one of the major allergenic proteins in cow’s milk. The accurate detection of β-Lg is crucial for reducing the risk of allergic reactions. In this study, a novel label-free photoelectrochemical (PEC) aptasensor was developed for the detection of β-Lg in milk, utilizing an In 2 O 3 /BiOBr heterojunction composite material. Sensitization of the heterojunction with Ag 2 S quantum dots (QDs) enhanced the photosensitivity, leading to a significant increase in photocurrent response. The In 2 O 3 /BiOBr heterojunction improved solar energy utilization and enhanced light absorption across the visible spectrum. The photocurrent signal intensity decreased proportionally with increasing β-Lg concentration due to the specific binding with the aptamer. Under optimized experimental conditions, the PEC aptasensor exhibited a wide linear detection range from 0.001 ng/mL to 100 ng/mL and achieved a detection limit of 2.31 pg/mL. The sensor proved excellent selectivity, stability, reproducibility, and a broad linear range, offering a promising method for β-Lg detection in real milk samples.
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 9
·2046
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IF 4.2
Yudie Jin,Suning Zhang
Adenosine, as a water-soluble active substance, has various pharmacological effects. This study proposes a layer-by-layer assembly method of composite wall materials, using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin as the inner wall and whey protein isolate as the outer wall, to encapsulate adenosine within the core material, aiming to enhance adenosine microcapsules’ stability through intermolecular interactions. By combining isothermal titration calorimetry with molecular modeling analysis, it was determined that the core material and the inner wall and the inner wall and the outer wall interact through intermolecular forces. Adenosine and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin form an optimal 1:1 complex through hydrophobic interactions, while hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and whey protein isolate interact through hydrogen bonds. The embedding rate of AD/Hp-β-CD/WPI microcapsules was 36.80%, and the 24 h retention rate under the release behavior test was 76.09%. The method of preparing adenosine microcapsules using composite wall materials is environmentally friendly and shows broad application prospects in storage and delivery systems with sustained release properties.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2024
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Ruiqi Huang,Yingfeng Qin,Yanqin Huang,Zengqiong Huang,Gao-Jie Ye
6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is widely used in the treatment of many diseases, but exhibits some serious side effects due to its toxicity. Therefore, it is important and imperative to effectively control and monitoring concentration of 6-MP. Herein, we designed a smartphone-assisted colorimetric sensing platform for 6-MP detection, based on an excellent β-cyclodextrin modified MnO 2 nanosheets (β-CD@MnO 2 NNS) mediated oxidase-like activity. β-CD@MnO 2 NNS can directly oxidizes 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) into oxidized TMB with color changes, yielding more than 3-fold higher oxidase-like catalytic activity compared with individual MnO 2 NNS. After adding 6-MP, β-CD@MnO 2 NNS can be reduced to Mn 2+ and lose their oxidase-like properties, resulting in a color and absorbance change for sensitive and selectivity detection of 6-MP. Meanwhile, the smartphone-based color recognition application can intuitively and simply measure the concentration of 6-MP. The limits of detection UV–vis instrument and smartphone were 0.35 μM and 0.86 μM, respectively. This method has also been successfully applied to the detection of real samples. Finally, this study provides a new promising platform for detection of 6-MP and is expected to be used in application of pharmaceutical analysis and biomedicine.
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CHIRALITY
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2024
·Vol. 36
·期 2
·e23644
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IF 2.8
Qingli Zeng,Zhiqin Huang,Dan Li,Laisheng Li
A novel bis -triazolyl bridged β-cyclodextrin was first synthesized by the Click reaction between azido-β-cyclodextrin and 1,6-heptadiyne. Then it was bonded onto silica gel to obtain a bis -triazolyl bridged β-cyclodextrin-based chiral stationary phase (BCDP). After structure characterization, the HPLC performance of BCDP was systematically evaluated by using different types of compounds as probes. The results showed that BCDP could well separate 18 kinds of achiral aromatic compounds (homologues, positional isomers, etc.) and 35 kinds of chiral drugs or pesticides, such as triazoles ( R s = 1.33–3.15), flavanones ( R s = 1.49–2.62), dansyl amino acids ( R s = 0.96–1.99), and β-blocker drugs ( R s = 0.68–2.78). BCDP could separate a wider range of compounds (53 kinds); especially, some chiral substance pairs that were difficult to be resolved on the ordinary cyclodextrin CSPs, including triazoles containing two chiral carbons (triadimenol, bitertanol, metconazole, and triticonazole), strongly ionized amino acids (acidic Asp, alkalic Arg, and polar Thr) and β-blockers with bulky groups (carvedilol, propranolol, and pindolol). Obviously, the unique synergistic inclusion effect of bridged cyclodextrin with double cavities and the bis -triazole bridging group could provide multiple action sites, such as hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking and acid–base action sites, thus improving its chiral chromatographic performance.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2024
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Jing Xia,Xiaoyan Li,Hongyu Zhu,Xiaohui Zhou,Ji Chen,Qihong Li,Shupeng Li,Haichen Chu,Mingxin Dong
The μ-opioid receptor-biased agonist theory holds that G io protein signaling mediates the analgesic effect of opioids and the related side effects via the β-arrestin2 signaling pathway. A series of μ-opioid-biased agonists have been developed in accordance with this theory, and the FDA has approved TRV130 (as a representative of biased agonists) for marketing. However, several reports have raised the issue of opioid side effects associated with the use of agonists. In this study, five permeable peptides were designed to emulate 11 S/T phosphorylation sites at the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) carboxyl-terminal. In vitro experiments were performed to detect the activation level of G proteins from the cAMP inhibition assay and the β-arrestin2 recruitment by the BRET assay. Designed peptides might effectively interfere with the activation of the G io and β-arrestin2 pathways when combined with morphine. The resulting morphine-induced tolerance, respiratory inhibition, and constipation in mice showed that the β-arrestin2 pathway was responsible for morphine tolerance while the G io signaling pathway was involved with respiratory depression and constipation and that these side effects were significantly related to phosphorylation sites S363 and T370. This study may provide new directions for the development of safer and more effective opioid analgesics , and the designed peptides may be an effective tool for exploring the mechanism by which μ-opioid receptors function, with the potential of reducing the side effects that are associated with clinical opioid treatment.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2024
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Shi-Kang Chen,Jin-Jin Liu,Xin Wang,Hui Luo,Wei-Wei He,Xiao-Xiao Song,Jun-Yi Yin,Shao-Ping Nie
Bacterial infection severely hinders skin wound healing, highlighting the critical application value of developing antibacterial and anti-inflammatory hydrogel dressings. In this work, we focused on β-glucan from Hericium erinaceus (HEBG) as the research object, and proposed a solvent-induced combined temperature manipulation technique to trigger multilevel self-assembly of β-glucan. Furthermore, we incorporated green synthesized near-infrared photosensitizer tannic acid (TA)/iron (III) complex into the system. A hydrogel with exceptional antibacterial properties, capable of responding to near-infrared photothermal stimuli while exhibiting remarkable stiffness and structural consistency, was successfully synthesized. Under near-infrared radiation, HEBG/TA/Fe hydrogels produced local hyperthermia and exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against bacteria-infected wounds. Moreover, the HEBG/TA/Fe hydrogel demonstrates its ability to regulate cytokines by effectively inhibiting the production of inflammatory mediators TNF-α and IL-6, while simultaneously enhancing the expression of cell proliferation factor KI-67 and markers associated with angiogenesis such as CD31 and α-SMA. Notably, the results of tissue staining revealed that the NIR + HEBG/TA/Fe 5 hydrogel could effectively promoting granulation and vascularization, improving collagen deposition in infected wounds thereby accelerating the healing process. These findings indicate that mixed hydrogels exhibit potential as viable options for the treatment of bacterial infections.
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