MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2021
·Vol. 188
·期 8
·1-9
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IF 5.833
Leng Yumin,Cheng Jinbing,Liu Congbin,Wang Dong,Lu Zhiwen,Ma Chunhua,Zhang Mengyang,Dong Yuchen,Xing Xiaojing,Yao Lunguang,Chen Zhengbo
A gold nanoparticle (AuNP)–based sensing strategy based on rapid reduction of Au(I→0) is proposed. As a proof-of-concept study, the proposed sensing principle is designed for simultaneous and colorimetric detection and discrimination of multiple proteins. In the presence of H 2 O 2 , the target proteins could reduce Au(I) (i.e. HAuCl 2 ) to AuNPs with different sizes, shapes and dispersion/aggregation states, thus resulting in rapidly colorimetric identification of different proteins. The optical response (i.e. color) of AuNPs is found to be characteristic of a given protein. The color response patterns are characteristic for each protein and can be quantitatively differentiated by statistical techniques. The sensor array is capable of discriminating proteins at concentrations as low as 0.1 μg/mL with high accuracy. A linear relationship was observed between the total Euclidean distances and protein concentration, providing the potential for protein quantification using this sensor array. The limit of detection (LOD) for catalase (Cat) is 0.08 μg/mL. The good linear range (from 0 to 8 μg/mL) has been used for the quantitative assay of Cat. To show a potentially practical application, this method was used to detect and discriminate proteins in human urine and tear samples.
We report a facile gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based sensing strategy, that is, "a rapid reduction of Au(I) to Au(0) nanoparticles with different sizes and shapes by analytes that having certain reducing capabilities, resulting in different colours." The proposed sensing principle is designed for simultaneous, colorimetric detection and discrimination of multiple proteins.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Dong Liu,Huijun Li,Ranpeng Gao,Qian Zhao,Zhongzhi Yang,Xia Gao,Zhe Wang,Fengquan Zhang,Weidong Wu
Elimination of antibiotics such as tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) from wastewater is of great significance, but still faces challenges. Herein, for the first time, I and P co-doped TiO 2 catalysts were prepared via a hydrolysis method. We also reported a simple method to prepare I and P co-doped TiO 2 photoelectrodes, which exhibited preeminent photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) performance for the decomposition of TC. The synergistic effect of I and P co-doping could significantly improve the charge separation rate and enhance the light absorption capacity of TiO 2 , leading to an enhancement of PEC activity. The main factors affecting the PEC performance were investigated, and the highest degradation rate constant (4.20 × 10 −2 min −1 ) was achieved when the doping content of P was 4 at% (ITP-4 photoelectrode) at pH 11.02 under visible light. The Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetic model and active species trapping experiments were selected to investigate the degradation mechanism of TC. The results suggest that the hydroxyl radicals and photogenerated holes were the main active species that were responsible for the decomposition of TC. Moreover, the degradation pathways of TC based on the intermediates also demonstrated that the hydroxyl radicals and holes showed a principal role in degrading TC.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 8
·2002075
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IF 9.926
Qin Wang,Mengfeifei Jin,Ya Chen,Yi Zhao,Yao Tong,Ziyao He,Xiaojuan Liang,Weidong Xiang
Currently, high optical purity, perfect stability, and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) are very important, being the key to obtain high-quality luminescent materials. The research of perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) as optical materials is in full swing. Nevertheless, the low PLQY value, especially for the red-emitting perovskite NCs, is a main obstacle to applications in display. This work reports the optimized components to synthesize CsPb(Br/I) 3 NCs glasses whose PLQY achieves a big boost from 15.4% to ≈ 60% for the first time. Furthermore, the specimens exhibit exceptional tolerance to water and thermal and hence contribute to applicability in high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) and 3D printing. By combining CsPb(Br/I) 3 NCs glass powder and yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG):Ce phosphor with blue chips, the assembled white LEDs reach a high luminous efficiency at 113.0 lm W −1 . The resulting high PLQY is to the benefit of a substantial step toward the practical application of inorganic perovskite materials in the fields of optoelectronic devices and additive manufacturing.
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ACS Omega
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2020
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IF 2.87
Yan Ji,Xiaoliang Yang,Zhi Ji,Linhui Zhu,Nana Ma,Dejun Chen,Xianbin Jia,Junming Tang,Yilin Cao
The infrared spectrum (IR) characteristic peaks of amide I, amide II, and amide III bands are marked as amide or peptide characteristic peaks. Through the nuclear magnetic resonance study, N-methylacetamide has been determined to have six fine components, which include protonation, hydration, and hydroxy structures. Then the independent IR spectrum of every component in N-methylacetamide is calculated by using the density functional theory quantum chemistry method, and the contribution of each component to amide I, II, and III bands is analyzed. The results of this research can help to explain the formation of the amide infrared spectrum, which has positive significance in organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical biology.
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DRUG DELIVERY
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2020
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Jin Li,Mengmeng Han,Jianfei Li,Zhiming Ge,Qianqian Wang,Kai Zhou,Xiaoxing Yin
Reconstituted high density lipoprotein (rHDL) has been regarded as a promising brain-targeting vehicle for anti-glioma drugs under the mediation of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I). However, some stability issues relating to drug leakage and consequent reduced targeting efficiency in the course of discoidal rHDL (d-rHDL) circulating in blood hinder its broad application. The objective of the study was to develop a novel stabilized d-rHDL by replacing cholesterol and apoA-I with mono-cholesterol glutarate (MCG) modified apoA-I (termed as mA) and to evaluate its allosteric behavior and glioma targeting. MCG was synthesized through esterifying the hydroxyl of cholesterol with glutaric anhydride and characterized by FI-IR and 1H NMR. d-rHDL assembled with mA (termed as m-d-rHDL) presented similar properties such as minute particle size and disk-like appearance resembling nascent HDL. Morphological transformation observation and in vitro release plots convinced that the modification of cholesterol could effectively inhibit the remolding of d-rHDL. The uptake of m-d-rHDL by LCAT-pretreated bEND.3 cells was significantly higher than that of d-rHDL, thereby serving as another proof for the capability of m-d-rHDL in enhancing targeting property. Besides, apoA-I anchoring into m-d-rHDL played a critical role in the endocytosis process into bEND.3 cells and C6 cells, which implied the possibility of traversing blood brain barrier and accumulating in the brain and glioma. These results suggested that the modification toward cholesterol to improve the stability of d-rHDL is advantageous, and that this obtained m-d-rHDL revealed great potential for realization of suppressing the remolding of d-rHDL in the brain-targeted treatment of glioma for drug delivery.
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JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2020
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Shi-Yu Zhang,Ze-Wang Guo,Xiao-Ling Wu,Xiao-Yang Ou,Min-Hua Zong,Wen-Yong Lou
Cold-adapted pullulanase with high catalytic activity and stability is of special interest for its wide application in cold starch hydrolysis, but few pullulanases displaying excellent characteristics at ambient temperature and acidic pH have hitherto been reported. Here, a novel pullulanase from Bacillus methanolicus PB1 was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and determined to be a cold-adapted type I pullulanase (PulPB1) with maximum activity at 50 °C and pH 5.5. The recombinant PulPB1 showed great stability, its half-life at 50 °C was 137 h. PulPB1 can efficiently hydrolyze pullulan and amylopectin, with activities of 292 and 184 U/mg at 50 °C and pH 5.5, respectively. Moreover, the N-terminal domain of PulPB1 was found to significantly affect the enzymatic performance. Following truncation of the N-terminal domain, the activity towards pullulan decreased markedly from 292 to 141 U/mg and the half-life at 50 °C decreased from 137 to 10 h. Compared to the hydrolysis system with amyloglucosidase alone, the catalytic efficiency showed a 2.4-fold increase on combining PulPB1 with amyloglucosidase for amylopectin hydrolysis at 40 °C. This demonstrates that PulPB1 is promising for development as a superior candidate for cold amylopectin hydrolysis.
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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
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2020
·Vol. 22
·期 6
·1-11
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IF 2.132
Zhao Yubin,Xie Cong,Song Yuxiang,Yang Ping
The photoluminescence (PL) of doped ions is depended strongly on the position of the ion in the substrate. Ion doping endows semiconductor nanocrystals with novel properties. In this paper, Mn:CsPb(Cl/Br) 3 nanocrystals (NCs) with different halogen ratios were obtained by one-pot hot injection synthesis and halogen ion exchange. The emission of Mn 2+ from 4 T 1g - 6 A 1g d-d transition was observed in the case of changing the molar ratio of Cl/Br for Mn:CsPb(Cl/Br) 3 NCs. In the case of a Cl/Br ratio of 4/1, the PL peak of perovskite became weak and Mn 2+ emission was enhanced. After I − ion exchange, the emission of Mn 2+ was observed in Mn:CsPb(Cl/Br) 3 with Cl/Br ratio of 1/4, in which the PL efficiency of the nanocrystals reached 55.74%. Thus, Cl − ions increase the band gap and effectively promote the emission of Mn 2+ . At the same time, the morphology of the samples after ion exchange always remains cube. The lifetimes of the nanocrystals were short aged with increasing Cl − ions and prolonged with increasing I − ions. Because these Mn:CsPbX 3 (x = Cl, Br, I) NCs with different halogen ratios revealed highly stabile blue to red emission, the nanocrystals would be utilizable for further applications.
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AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
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2020
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Lei Peng,Chang Wang,Pingdeng Li,Bo Cheng,Yeli Hu,Yang Cheng,Qi Zheng
Halogenated dipeptides, 3, 5-di-I-tyrosylalanine (DIYA), have been identified as novel disinfection byproducts (DBPs), following chloramination of authentic water. However, little is known about their toxicity. Zebrafish embryos were used to assess the toxicity of novel iodinated DBPs (I-DBPs). Although DIYA did not exhibit high acute toxicity to embryonic zebrafish (LC 50 > 2 mM), it significantly inhibited pigmentation of melanophores and xanthophores on head, trunk and tail at 500 μM as determined by photographic analysis. Whereas N-phenylthiourea (PTU) as a pigment inhibitor did not inhibit development of yellow pigments. Colorimetric detection of melanin further confirmed these results. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) measurements indicated that genes ( dct , slc24a5 , tyr , tyrp1a , tyrp1b , silva ) associated with the melanogenesis pathway were dramatically down-regulated following exposure to 500 μM DIYA. In addition, enzymatic activity of tyrosinase (TYR) decreased, also demonstrating that the underlying mechanism of hypopigmentation was attributed to the disruption of melanogenesis pathway. Transcription levels of xanthophore genes ( gch2 , bnc2 , csf1a , csf1b , pax7a and pax7b ) were also monitored by qRT-PCR assay. DIYA exposure up-regulated expression of gch2 and bnc2 , but not csf1 and pax7 . Tested DIYA analogues, brominated tyrosine was unlikely to inhibit pigmentation, indicating that the iodine substitution and dipeptides structure are of important structural feature for the inhibition of pigmentation. In this study, we observed that DIYA inhibited melanogenesis related genes, which might contribute to pigmentation defects. Moreover, as an emerging I-DBPs, the developmental toxicity of aromatic dipeptides should be further studied.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2019
·Vol. 7
·期 48
·15285-15291
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Mingrui Liu,Lijin Wang,Zhongyuan Guan,Zhenyang Liu,Yongsheng Zhu,Aiwei Tang
The optical properties of doped semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are strongly affected by the dopant position inside the host lattice. However, controlling the dopant position in Cu(I) doped core/shell semiconductor NCs is still unexplored due to the high ionic mobility of Cu(I) ions at the doping temperature. In this paper, we report the doping of Cu(I) ions into CdS/ZnS core/shell NCs via a cation exchange strategy. During the doping, the exciton emission of CdS NCs is reduced and the dopant emission becomes intensified as the doping level is increased from 0 to 1.1%, and the PL profile of the final product is very similar to that of uncoated CdS:Cu(I) NCs. Such an optical change is very different from that observed in the products synthesized by a conventional method, in which no exciton emission of CdS NCs is observed. During the Cu(I) doping process, the variation of the dopant emission may arise from the doping position change from the outside ZnS shell to the inside CdS core in the CdS/ZnS core/shell NCs. The deduction can be further verified by the optical change by direct heating of a small amount of Cu(I) doped CdS/ZnS NCs in a non-coordinating solvent. This work offers a cation exchange strategy for fabricating Cu(I) doped core/shell NCs with tuned dopant positions, which will open up rich opportunities for tuning the optoelectronic properties of Cu(I) doped semiconductor NCs.
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Biosensors-Basel
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 12
·1108
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IF 5.743
Ding Wang,Yiru Zhao,Shen Zhang,Liping Bao,Huijun Li,Jingcheng Xu,Bin He,Xumin Hou
Rapid and accurate detection of acute myocardial infarction can improve patients’ chances of survival. Cardiac troponin I (cTn I) is an important diagnostic biomarker for acute myocardial infarction. However, current immunoassays are insufficient to accurately measure cTn I, as they have limited detection sensitivity and are time-consuming. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a brilliant fingerprints diagnostic technique characterised by ultrasensitivity, fast response, and qualitative and quantitative analysis capabilities. In this study, reporter molecules (4-Mercaptobenzoic acid, 4-MBA) embedded[email protected]core-shell nanospheres as SERS nanotags were prepared for the detection of cTn I. As the Raman reporters were embedded between the core and the shell, they could be protected from the external environment and nanoparticle aggregation. Excellent SERS performances were obtained due to the enhanced local electromagnetic field in the gap of core and shell metals. In a standard phosphate buffered saline (PBS) environment, the limit of detection for cTn I was 0.0086 ng mL−1(8.6 ppt) with a good linear relationship. The excellent Raman detection performance was attributed to the localized surface plasmon resonance effect and strong electromagnetic field enhancement effect produced by the gap between the Au core and the Ag shell. The SERS nanotags we prepared were facile to synthesize, and the analysis procedure could be completed quickly (15 min), which made the detection of cTn I faster. Therefore, the proposed SERS nanotags have significant potential to be a faster and more accurate tool for acute myocardial infarction diagnostics.Keywords:[email protected]nanospheres;GERTs;SERS;cTn I detection;AMI
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Microorganisms
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 1
·38
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Kun Geng,Ying Lin,Xueyun Zheng,Cheng Li,Shuting Chen,He Ling,Jun Yang,Xiangyu Zhu,Shuli Liang
Acetaldehyde is an important carbonyl compound commonly detected in wines. A high concentration of acetaldehyde can affect the flavor of wines and result in adverse effects on human health. Alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADH1) inSaccharomyces cerevisiaecatalyzes the reduction reaction of acetaldehyde into ethanol in the presence of cofactors, showing the potential to reduce the content of acetaldehyde in wines. In this study,ADH1was successfully expressed inPichia pastorisGS115 based on codon optimization. Then, the expression level ofADH1was enhanced by replacing its promoter with optimized promoters and increasing the copy number of the expression cassette, with ADH1 being purified using nickel column affinity chromatography. The enzymatic activity of purified ADH1 reached 605.44 ± 44.30 U/mg. The results of the effect of ADH1 on the content of acetaldehyde in wine revealed that the acetaldehyde content of wine samples was reduced from 168.05 ± 0.55 to 113.17 ± 6.08 mg/L with the addition of 5 mM NADH and the catalysis of ADH1, and from 135.53 ± 4.08 to 52.89 ± 2.20 mg/L through cofactor regeneration. Our study provides a novel approach to reducing the content of acetaldehyde in wines through enzymatic catalysis.Keywords:alcohol dehydrogenase I;Pichia pastoris;cofactor regeneration;multicopy;acetaldehyde;wine
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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Shuai Wang,Anzhe Wang,Pan Gao,Rui Bai,Junjie Liu,Peng Zhou,Dazhao Liu
Strength prediction under the action of pores is crucial for the safety of ceramics. Here, a quantitative prediction model of pore-strength response under mode-I loading was developed based on the new mapping relationship between stress intensity factor and tip radius. The new model was proved to have great application after comparison and analysis of the pore-strength test data of three typical ceramics as well as the pertinent data as-reported in the literature. Results indicated that when the tip radius of pore ( ρ ) exceeds the critical value ( ρ c = K Ic 2 /(π σ 0 2 )), the stress intensity factor increases as a power function with increasing ρ , at which point the strength decay is significantly weakened, and when the ρ is lower than the ρ c , the pore can be equated to a crack problem. This work can not only forecast and assess the failure strength of ceramics containing pores, but also provide guidance for the design of extremely dependable ceramics.
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