JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2018
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Siyuan Liu,Xiaoxi Li,Ling Chen,Lin Li,Bing Li,Jie Zhu
In order to control d-limonene permeability, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were used to regulate starch-based film multiscale structures. The effect of sphere-like cellulose nanocrystal (CS) and rod-like cellulose nanocrystal (CR) on starch molecular interaction, short-range molecular conformation, crystalline structure, and micro-ordered aggregated region structure were systematically discussed. CNC aspect ratio and content were proved to be independent variables to control d-limonene permeability via film-structure regulation. New hydrogen bonding formation and increased hydroxypropyl starch (HPS) relative crystallinity could be the reason for the lower d-limonene permeability compared with tortuous path model approximation. More hydrogen bonding formation, higher HPS relative crystallinity and larger size of micro-ordered aggregated region in CS0.5 and CR2 could explain the lower d-limonene permeability than CS2 and CR0.5, respectively. This study provided new insight for the control of the flavor release from starch-based films, which favored its application in biodegradable food packaging and flavor encapsulation.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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IF 3.235
Hongrui Wang,Min Gao,Yan-an Zhu,Huawei Zhou,Huating Liu,Lin Gao,Mingxing Wu
Carbon molecular sieve is introduced as flexible supercapacitor electrode for the first time. The carbon molecular sieve electrode generates a specific capacitance of 108.0 F·g −1 and demonstrates an excellent stability with 98.5% preservation of its initial capacitance after 10,000 charging-discharging cycles. To further enhance the electrochemical performance, a flexible 3-D structured composite electrode is synthesized via an electrochemical polymerization method by depositing poly 3,4‑ethylenedioxythiophene film on the carbon molecular sieve surface, denoted as carbon molecular sieve@poly 3,4‑ethylenedioxythiophene. The specific capacitance of the composite electrode is up to 126.0 F·g −1 , higher than both poly 3,4‑ethylenedioxythiophene (115.7 F·g −1 ) and carbon molecular sieve (108.0 F·g −1 ). Moreover, the flexible composite electrode preserves 96.0% of its initial capacitance after 10,000 charging-discharging cycles at 1.00 A·g −1 . The superior performance of the composite electrode is attributed to the combined merits of the superior conductivity and excellent cycle stability of the carbon molecular sieve and 3-D porous network configuration of the poly 3,4‑ethylenedioxythiophene.
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JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2018
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Binglin Li,Dandan Duan,Jiao Wang,Huanyu Li,Xiaoli Zhang,Binxia Zhao
Phospholipase D (PLD) was firstly hyperactivated by the bio-imprinting and, then, these hyperactivated PLD molecules were immobilized by adsorption and precipitation, followed by cross-linking. The high degree of conformational rigidification provided by intra- and intermolecular cross-linking can make PLD “remember” imprint-induced characteristics even in aqueous solutions. The obtained immobilized PLD showed the excellent catalytic performance. The maximum activity of immobilized PLD reached 166953 U/g protein , which was approximately 14 times higher than that of free form (11922 U/g protein ). Moreover, the selectivity of PLD was significantly enhanced after immobilization. The yield of PG and PA reached 94.0% and 5.96%, respectively. Compared with the serious hydrolysis in the free PLD (35.3% yield of PA), the side reaction was minimized in this work. This may be the first description of the remarkably high improvement of the activity and selectivity of PLD through the immobilization technology.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2019
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Yan Li,Jia-Qin Wu,Neng-Bing Long,Rui-Feng Zhang
In this article, novel epoxy resin-based hierarchical porous polymers (HPSs) have been prepared through a non-sol-gel and template-free approach using crystalline trimethylolpropane (TMP) as porogen. The polymers exhibit dimensional stability and possess 3-dimentional interconnected multi-scale pores. In range of 50 μm~10 nm are ultra-macro-pore in between skeleton, macro-pore on skeleton and meso-pore in network, respectively. The porosity and specific surface area can be adjusted in range of 91.2–82.5% and 225–156 m 2 /g, respectively. Using three kinds of hierarchical porous polymers as supports phospholipase D (PLD) was effectively immobilized through physical adsorption. Owing to high porosity of the support and improvement of mass transfer the loading amount of PLD reached as high as 223 mg/g support and the corresponding specific activity achieved up to 3.75 × 10 3 U/g support . Under optimized conditions and the phosphatidylserine (PS) yield reached 95.5% within 40 min at 45 °C. The immobilized PLD exhibited not only better storage stability and but also resistance to pH and thermal inactivation than free PLD. It was found that 73.5% of PS yield retained after 12 cycling reuses.
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ACS Catalysis
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2022
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Chang Sun,Pengcheng Zhao,Yongqing Yang,Zhuo Li,Wenchao Sheng
The application of anion exchange membrane fuel cells is hampered by the development of highly efficient and earth-abundant anode hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) catalysts. Here, a series of nickel catalysts (denoted as Ni-X) with different lattice oxygen (LO) contents were synthesized by H2 reduction of nickel hydroxide at temperatures (X) ranging from 300 to 500 °C. The Ni-400 (LO/Ni = 0.41, NiO0.41) catalyst with an optimum LO content showed excellent HOR activity and stability, comparable to current Ni-based electrocatalysts. An X-ray photoemission spectroscopic study, combined with density functional theory calculations, suggested that introducing LO into Ni modified the metal d-band electronic structure and in turn the hydrogen binding energy, which played a major role in determining the HOR performance.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2022
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Hengtao Tang,Zheng Zhou,Zhi Chen,Xin Ju,Liangzhi Li
Monosaccharides from biomass can be used as cost-effective raw materials to produce rare sugars which are valuable sweeteners. Enzymes play a pivotal role in such biomass biorefinery processes to develop novel synthetic routes, and improve the environmental friendliness of current routes. Here we propose a proof of concept biorefinery process to prepare useful rare sugars of D-xylulose and D-ribulose from D-xylose which was abundant in biomass. Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B from Ochrobactrum sp. (OsRpiB) with a unique substrate scope was engineered to intensify the activity of transforming D-xylose to D-xylulose. A double mutant R94N/N137Q with 80% higher catalytic efficiency was identified, and kinetic and molecular dynamic studies were conducted to explore the mechanism underneath. The results revealed a correlation between enhancing stability and activity simultaneously. Then a one-pot enzyme cascade was constructed with OsRpiB and D-tagatose-3-epimerase from Pseudomonas cichorii and transformed D-xylulose further to D-ribulose. The conversions of D-xylose and D-xylulose in cascade reaction were 1.80-fold and 1.83-fold of that in separate reactions with the aid of process parameter adjustment. The presented work is the first reported enzyme cascade converting D-xylose to D-ribulose, and proves the promising role of monosaccharide isomerase platforms in the refinery of biomass.
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ANALYST
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2023
·Vol. 148
·期 6
·1265-1274
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IF 4.2
Yongliang Dong,Jiali Zhai,Ziwei Zhang,Can Peng,Yunjing Zhang,Zipin Zhang
Based on the pKa determination of cyclovirobuxine D (CVB-D) using the method of potentiometry, we predicted the ionization state of CVB-D at physiological pH. Thus, by taking advantage of the ionization state and consequent non-covalent interactions between protonated CVB-D and deprotonated polymerized bromothymol blue (poly-BTB) under physiological conditions, we developed a simple and reusable electrochemical sensor that contains a poly-BTB/SWNT-modified electrode for electro-inactive CVB-D detection in biological fluids using poly-BTB as both the recognition unit and the electrochemical probe. Upon being immersed in the solution of CVB-D, the poly BTB-based electrode shows a current decrease due to the interaction-driven binding of CVB-D on the electrode surface. The current decrease in the electrochemical sensor toward CVB-D concentration shows a linear relationship in the dynamic ranges of 0.01–1 μM and 1–50 μM with a detection limit of 1.65 nM based on 3σ. The sensor can be easily regenerated through the removal of the binding of CVB-D from the electrode surface by highly negatively charged heparin, and it presents high repeatability with an RSD of less than 4.0% for seven measurements. In animal experiments, the electrochemical sensor was selective and sensitive for CVB-D determination in plasma and liver homogenates. The electrochemical sensor is readily accessible, robust, and cost-effective and holds good promise for more applications in biological and clinical fields associated with CVB-D using less technically demanding and simple operating procedures.
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MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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IF 5.985
Lidong Feng,Xinchao Bian,Gao Li,Xuesi Chen
In order to obtain the forming regulation and structural evolution of poly(l-lactide)/poly(d-lactide) (PLLA/PDLA) stereocomplexes (sc-PLA), a commercial high molecular weight PLLA was blended with a series of PDLAs with different weight-average molecular weights (Mw) in the range of 7.5–290 kg·mol–1 by solution blending. The thermal properties, morphology, and thermal stability of the PLLA/PDLA blends were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The crystallization of sc-PLA and homochiral PLA (homo-PLA) was competitive and controlled by the Mw of PDLA. The phase structure of the PLLA/PDLA blends depended on the melting temperature. By quenching sc-PLA from 280 to 290 °C, a bicontinuous phase structure was observed for PLLA and PDLA. When quenching sc-PLA from 230 to 270 °C, a stereoamorphous mesophase of PLA (sam-PLA) was obtained, which originated from the residual strong hydrogen bonding between PLLA and PDLA. sam-PLA was a new discovery different from sc-PLA and homo-PLA. The PLLA/PDLA blends are not fully compatible among sam-PLA, PLLA, and PDLA. During melting, sc-PLA changed into sam-PLA, and the hydrogen bonding in sam-PLA was destroyed and weakened with increasing temperature at <∼270 °C. At higher than ∼270 °C, the hydrogen bonding became extremely weak and even disappeared.
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ACS Omega
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2021
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IF 3.512
Mingzhu Yao,Chen Liang,Shuangquan Yao,Yang Liu,Hui Zhao,Chenni Qin
The adsorption of hemicellulose derived from bagasse onto nanofibril cellulose has been studied in terms of kinetics and thermodynamics. In situ monitoring of bagasse hemicellulose with different molecular weights onto the nanofibril cellulose surfaces has been investigated using quartz crystal microbalance and dissipation. Then, the adsorption kinetics and thermodynamic properties were analyzed. Also, the sorption behavior and the adsorption layer properties were quantified in aqueous solutions. The maximum adsorption mass was 2.8314 mg/m2 at a concentration of 200 mg/L. Also, compared with that of the low-molecular-weight hemicellulose, the adsorption capacity of the high-molecular-weight hemicellulose was higher, and the adsorption rate changed faster and could reach an equilibrium in a shorter time. The intraparticle diffusion kinetic model represented the experimental data very well. Therefore, the kinetics of hemicellulose on the fiber adsorption was commonly described by a three-stage process: mass to transfer, diffusion, and equilibrium. The Gibbs energy change of the adsorption of hemicellulose was found to range from −20.04 to −49.75 kJ/mol at 25 °C. The entropy change was >0. It was found that the adsorption was spontaneous, and the adsorbed mass increased with the increase in temperature. This strengthened the conclusion that the adsorption process of the bagasse hemicellulose on the NFC was driven by the increase in entropy caused by the release of water molecules due to hydrophobic interaction or solvent reorganization.
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ChemSusChem
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2021
·Vol. 14
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Jianwang Xu,Xinge Miao,Lei Liu,Yantao Wang,Weiran Yang
Graphical Transfer hydrogenation : 5-Methylfurfural (5-MF), a promising C 6 platform molecule, is directly produced from biomass-derived carbohydrates by iodide-mediated transfer hydrogenation. Under the optimized conditions, 30–50 % of 5-MF is yielded from low-cost sugars and starch with 5-MF productivity as high as 103 mmol g cat −1 h −1 . The catalytic system is simple, robust, recyclable, and preferable to other approaches for the production of 5-MF. Herein, a robust catalytic system was developed for the green synthesis of 5-methylfurfural (5-MF) by iodide-mediated transfer hydrogenation. Around 50 % of 5-MF was yielded from d -fructose within 7.5 min using NaI as the catalyst and formic acid as both the hydrogen source and co-catalyst. The catalytic system was used for six consecutive cycles without any decrease in the yield. Various starch and raw biomass could be used as promising starting materials for 5-MF synthesis with moderate yields, and the productivity of 5-MF from corn starch reached 103 mmol g cat −1 h −1 , which is comparable with the best result from l -rhamnose. Moreover, the co-production of 5-MF and furfural from raw biomass makes this methodology more competitive than other routes.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 23
·期 12
·4560-4566
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Yunhao Gao,Zhiyuan Zhou,Xi Chen,Yuyang Tian,Yan Li,Huachen Wang,Xuan Li,Xueyang Yu,Yongsong Cao
Volatilization and leaching are two critical pathways for pesticide transportation from their applied areas to non-target regions. Nanocarrier-based formulations can improve the use efficiency and reduce the off-target effects of pesticides, however, the complicated preparation process seriously restricts the large-scale application of nanopesticides in the agricultural field. In this work, taking 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid (2,4-D), 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), and 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile (bromoxynil) as model herbicides, herbicide-intercalated Zn–Al hydrotalcites (herbicide@HTlcs) were facilely fabricated by a modified co-precipitation method without heating, aging, organic solvents, and inert gas. The obtained herbicide@HTlcs showed high entrapment efficiencies (71.7%–86.7%), a sheet structure with an average size of 339.4 nm, and positive surface charges (+40.5). The volatilities of herbicide@HTlcs were reduced more than 3-fold compared with those of pure herbicides. The release rates of 2,4-D@HTlcs were in line with the selectivity sequence of HTlcs for the anions and controlled by non-Fickian diffusion. The leaching experiments performed in two agricultural topsoils collected from Beijing and Yunnan province and a grassland soil from Neimenggu province all demonstrated that the developed 2,4-D@HTlc nanosheets could evidently retard 2,4-D leaching through the soil. Additionally, 2,4-D@HTlcs exhibited no delay in the control efficacy against Amaranthus retroflexus compared with free 2,4-D sodium salt. This study provides a novel insight into the facile fabrication of controlled release formulations of pesticides that can reduce the volatilization and leaching risks simultaneously.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 7
·e13771
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Chao Xin,Mengya Zhao,Jiahui Wang,Zhenyu Wang
Hawthorn berry has been proved hypoglycemic effect due to the presence of some α-glucosidase inhibitors. Herein, screening and identifying of α-glucosidase inhibitors from hawthorn berry were conducted, and the results showed polyphenols mainly containing quercetin (74.58%) and hyperioside (9.58%) were responsible for its bioactivity. In order to enhance the hypoglycemic effect, the combined glucose-lowering complex (DEH) consisting of hawthorn polyphenols, D-chiro-inositol (DCI), and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was prepared, where three ingredients exerted the synergistic hypoglycemic effect to enhance glucose consumption and glycogen levels and inhibit hepatic gluconeogenesis in IR-HepG2 cells. In STZ/HFD-induced mice, DEH effectively improved insulin resistance, reduced fasting blood glucose (FBG) and hepatic gluconeogenesis, and increased hepatic glycogen synthesis and storage via down-regulation of PI3K/Akt/FOXO1-mediated PEPCK and G6Pase and up-regulation of PI3K/Akt/GSK3-mediated GS activation in the liver. In summary, these findings indicate that DEH is a potential novel strategy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Practical applications Glucose-lowering complex (DEH) with superior hypoglycemic effect, can effectively improve the insulin resistance, reduce the fasting blood glucose, hepatic gluconeogenesis and increase the hepatic glycogen synthesis and storage in mice, which represents a potential novel strategy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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