INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Jie Xiong,Ya-ying Wang,Muhammad Yousaf,Dong-mei Liu
Summary The fermented vegetable is a long-history food, and the addition of probiotics in recent years has pushed it in a novel direction. This study explored the impact of a Direct-vat set starter (DVS), comprising Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MC14 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides , on pickled radish (PR). The addition of DVS triggered a rapid reduction in pH and titratable acidity, leading to lowered nitrite levels and increased viable count. Textural analysis showed that DVS increased the springiness and chewiness of PR by about 55.07% and 25.73%, respectively. Organic acid analysis unveiled eight compounds. The addition of probiotics did not significantly affect the antioxidant properties but was able to significantly enhance the XO inhibitory activity of PR. DVS decreased undesirable flavor compounds such as isothiocyanates and sulfides, while elevating esters, aldehydes, and acids. Our results suggested that DVS is a promising starter culture that can enhance the texture and flavor of fermented vegetables.
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Food Science & Nutrition
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 7
·3863-3872
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IF 2.863
He Yangbo,Li Yongfu,Luo Xingbang,Li Guolin,Duan Zhaoyan,Chen Chaojun
In the present study, we investigated the effects of thermal preservation, such as pasteurization, and nonthermal preservation, including irradiation, sodium dehydroacetate (SDHA), and nisin, on the quality of red sour soup after storage. Single-factor experiments were used to optimize the parameters of different processing technologies, and the best irradiation dose and heating temperature were 4 kGy and 85℃, respectively. The optimal additive amounts of SDHA and nisin were 150 mg/500 g. During the shelf storage experiment, prepared red sour soup was stored at room temperature in the glass bottles, and further analyses were carried out up to 5 weeks of storage. The quality of red sour soup was evaluated by microflora and sensory analysis. The results showed that Lactobacillus , Streptomyces, Pediococcus , Pichia , Kazachstania , and Candida were the main microorganisms in all samples, and there were no harmful microorganisms. The sensorial attributes were observed, including different parameters, such as odor, organic acid content, color, taste, texture, apparent viscosity, and thixotropy. All of the data showed that the irradiated groups were more dramatically changed compared with the other groups, while these changes did not directly affect the sensory quality of the products. Consequently, irradiation could be used as an ideal quality preservation method for the red sour soup to reduce the impact of heat treatment and chemical additives on the quality of characteristic food.
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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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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Tong Wang,Qing Wang,Qing Guo,Ping Li,Hua Yang
Green extraction and separation of natural products is crucial for food industry, and has been widely concerned. Compared with hydrophilic natural products, the green extraction and separation of hydrophobic natural products is more challenging. In this work, a novel method which coupled the ultrasound-assisted extraction with high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) separation based on hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (DES) was proposed for hydrophobic compounds extraction and recovery. By using the developed method, the hydrophobic compounds in Rosmarinus officinalis leaves , Ginkgo biloba leaves and Salvia miltiorrhiza roots have been successfully extracted and recovered. The results indicated that hydrophobic DESs are more effective for extraction hydrophobic compounds than hydrophilic DESs and traditional solvents. And hydrophobic DESs can be used as HSCCC separation solvents to separate and recover hydrophobic compounds effectively. The infinite possibilities of DESs components and their combinations can provide inexhaustible selective space for hydrophobic compounds in the HSCCC separation process.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2021
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Kaiyu Zhang,Jirui Hou,Zhuojing Li
Acidic fracturing fluids, such as zirconium cross-linked carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar gum (CMHPG), can not only adapt to formations treated with CO2 but also protect such formations from the damage that arises from the swelling and migration of clay particles during the hydrofracturing process. However, the shortcomings of uncontrollable viscosity growth and irreversible shear-thinning behavior limit the large-scale application of acidic fracturing fluids. In this work, a novel organic zirconium cross-linker was synthesized in the laboratory and applied under acidic conditions to control and delay cross-linking reactions. The ligands that were coordinated to the zirconium center were l-lactate and ethylene glycol. A CMHPG thickener was used at a low loading of 0.3% (approximately 25 pptg). Concentrated hydrochloric acid was utilized as a buffer to adjust the fracturing fluid pH to 3.0 for the majority of the tests and approximately simulate the pH attained in formations treated with CO2 under high-temperature (HT)/high-pressure (HP) conditions. Moreover, surface-functionalized metallic-phase (1T) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets were employed to improve the rheological performance of the zirconium cross-linked CMHPG fracturing fluid. l-Cysteine was utilized as a modification reagent. The morphologies, structures, and properties of the fabricated functionalized 1T-MoS2 (Cys-1T-MoS2) nanosheets were systematically characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results of these characterization tests demonstrated the successful functionalization of the 1T-MoS2 nanosheets with l-cysteine. Then, the effects of this new nanosheet-enhanced zirconium cross-linked CMHPG fracturing fluid system with different cross-linker and nanosheet loadings on gelation performance were systematically assessed through the Sydansk bottle testing method combined with a rheometer under controlled-stress or controlled-rate modes. Microscopic observations and gel-breaking, regained-permeability, and proppant-settling tests were also carried out to further evaluate the fracturing fluid properties of this new system. The results indicated that the nanosheet-enhanced fracturing fluid had a desirable delayed cross-linking property. Compared with the blank fracturing fluid (without nanosheet enhancement), the nanosheet-enhanced fracturing fluid had a much better shear tolerance, shear recovery, and proppant carrying performance. Micrograph observations showed that an even and fine three-dimensional (3D) network structure formed within the nanosheet-enhanced fracturing fluid sample. Additionally, in contrast to the alkaline system, the acidic nanosheet-enhanced zirconium cross-linked CMHPG fracturing fluid system had much less formation damage induced by gel residues and clay swelling and dispersions.
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Nano Research
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2020
·Vol. 14
·期 1
·285-294
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IF 8.183
He Xiaohong,Jia Kun,Marks Robert,Hu Yiguo,Liu Xiaobo
Eliminating colloidal toxicity and enabling its intrinsic fluorescence in aggressive environmental conditions are the key challenges for commercializing hydrophobic cadmium based quantum dots (QD). Polyarylene ether nitriles (PEN) are an example of super-engineering thermoplastics that possess a unique combination of thermal stability, intrinsic fluorescence, biocompatibility and distinct emulsion self-assembly feature. Herein, the co-self-assembly of amphiphilic PEN with hydrophobic CdSe@ZnS QD, confined in the three dimensional (3D) oil-in-water emulsion droplets, has been explored to fabricate fluorescent microparticles (FMP). It was found that these FMP demonstrated good biocompatibility (cell viability above 90%), while exhibiting a fluorescence emission in aqueous solution that was retained (intensity retention ratio above 80%) within the whole pH range of 1–14, as well as, after being subjected to autoclaving at 120 °C for 1 h. Interestingly, it was discovered that introduction of calcium ions in the emulsion self-assembly contributed to in-situ generation of phase changing nanoplates inside the FMP, which led to the photo-thermal modulated solid state fluorescence from drop-casted FMP film. Thanks to their versatile fluorescence, these FMP colloids were exploited as fluorescent probes for macrophages imaging, while micro-patterns with reversible changing of emission color were induced via thermal treatment and direct laser lithography.
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PHARMAZIE
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2020
·Vol. 75
·期 10
·483-487
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IF 1.198
Wang Lili,Liu Shuyu,Gao Ziyao
Berberine hydrochloride (BCl) is commercially used to treat diarrhea, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cancer. However, BCl suffers from solid state instability, low aqueous solubility, low dissolution rate, and poor bioavailability, which limit its potential application in clinical medicine.
In this work, we report a novel cocrystal hydrate of BCl with L(+)-lactic acid (BCl-LA-H2O), designed to improve its physicochemical properties, thus promoting its application in the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, the cocrystal strategy improved the solubility, dissolution,
melting point, and hygroscopicity of BCl, which indicated that the BCl-LA-H2O can be used as a better solid form.
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Nanoscale
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2020
·Vol. 13
·期 5
·2923-2930
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IF 6.895
Xiaowei Li,Na Zhang,Ruizhi Tang,Jiawen Lyu,Zhen Liu,Shujuan Ma,Junjie Ou,Mingliang Ye
MAX and MXene have received considerable attention owing to their outstanding performance in fields like battery and catalysis. However, their possible biomedical applications have rarely been considered, especially the affinity chromatographic applications in proteomics. In this work, considering the large number of exposed metal sites, small binding potential resistance and fast mass transfer speed, layered ternary carbides MAX-Ti3AlC2 and MXene-Ti3C2 with a two-dimensional nanostructure were successfully explored for the first time as affinity chromatography stationary phases for the specific capture of phosphopeptides from complex biological samples. Helium ion microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and zeta potential measurement results confirmed that the MXene-Ti3C2 was well exfoliated from the pristine MAX-Ti3AlC2. Ti3AlC2 showed better enrichment specificity than MXene-Ti3C2. The detection limit of Ti3AlC2 was as low as 5 fmol. Even when the molar ratio of BSA to β-casein tryptic digests increased to 1000 : 1, two characteristic phosphopeptides with a relatively clear background could be detected after enrichment. After five cycles of repeated use, the enrichment specificity of Ti3AlC2 still remains. Furthermore, 91 and 830 unique phosphopeptides from 23 and 525 phosphoproteins were identified from milk and BEL7402 cells, respectively. Among them, 27 and 170 phosphopeptides, 12 and 56 phosphoproteins identified from milk and BEL7402 cells were not detected with commercial TiO2 after three independent replicates, which have great potential in providing complementary coverage of phosphoproteome. This work opens up new applications of Ti3AlC2 and MXene-Ti3C2, and will play more important role for phosphorylated proteomics in biomedicine.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY
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2020
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Jiaxing Fan,Jianglu Zhou,Shenmin Su,Yunqiu Yu,Lihong Chen,Yunchen Le,Xiaopan Wang,Li Zhang,Jie Zheng,Xia Li
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease which may exhibit a variety of skin clinical manifestations associated with multiple comorbidities. However, its pathogenesis associated with metabolism has not yet been understood. The metabolites of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and amino acids are interlinked with each other and involve many physiological processes. This study determined 32 metabolites of TCA cycle and amino acids in psoriasis using an improved GC-MS method. This one-pot derivatization applied silanization and oximation simultaneously for easy, quick and sensitive quantitative detection of 32 metabolites in serum of patients with psoriasis. Through the established GC-MS method, 32 metabolites in serum were detected in a single run. The result of this preliminary study showed that there were significant alterations of the metabolites in tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and amino acids before and after treatment. A shift towards healthy controls of these metabolites after treatment was observed using principal component analysis (PCA) as well. Receiver operating-characteristic curve (ROC) analysis of the analyzed 32 metabolites filtered 5 potential biomarkers of the clinical efficacy of the treatment. This result suggested the importance of these metabolites in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. To our best know, this is the first targeted metabolomics work to study the changes of TCA cycle metabolites and amino acids in the background of treatment of psoriasis.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2020
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Qingwen Zhang,Danfeng Jiang,Changshun Xu,Yuancai Ge,Xiaohu Liu,Qingquan Wei,Liping Huang,Xueqian Ren,Chengde Wang,Yi Wang
We proposed a wearable electrochemical biosensor based on Ag Nanowires (AgNWs) and molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) prepared on the screen-printed electrode for the noninvasive monitoring of lactate in the human sweat. The MIPs were prepared by electropolymerization of 3-aminophenulboronic acid (3-APBA) with imprinted lactate molecule on the AgNWs-coated working electrode. The MIPs-AgNWs biosensor revealed high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of lactate from 10 −6 M to 0.1 M, with the detection limit of 0.22 μM. Furthermore, the sensors presented high stability and reproducibility with sensitivity recovery of 99.8% ± 1.7% during 7 months storage in a dark plastic box at room temperature. In addition, the flexible electrodes also showed stable electrochemical response after been bended and twisted for 200 times, respectively. Such MIPs-AgNWs biosensor was attached on volunteers’ skin for the noninvasive monitoring of the perspiration lactate in vivo . The wearable electrochemical biosensor provides feasibility in near future for the evaluation of human sweat in the military, sports and biomedical fields.
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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
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2020
·Vol. 17
·期 4
·253-261
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IF 2.601
Yunge Liu,Lixian Zhu,Pengcheng Dong,Rongrong Liang,Yanwei Mao,Xiaoyin Yang,Yimin Zhang,Xin Luo
This study evaluated the acid tolerance response (ATR) of two strains of Listeria monocytogenes (serotype 1/2a and 4b) and one strain of Listeria innocua under different mildly acid conditions. Cells were incubated in combinations of three concentrations of lactic acid medium (3, 4.75, and 15 mM) and three external pH's (pHex 5.0, 6.0, and 6.5), plus, a HCl control, and a blank control (pH 7.4). Results showed that lactic acid induced lower log reduction of all three strains when challenged in severe acid conditions (pH 3.0) after being habituated at a pHex of 5.5 or 6.0 until the log phase, compared with a pHex of 6.5 or the two controls. This indicates that when the pHex was either 5.5 or 6.0 this induced a higher ATR of the strains, which may be caused by the ability of the strains to retain intracellular pH (pHi) homeostasis with pHi maintained in the range of 7.4–7.9. It was also found that a pHex of 5.5 resulted in the highest pHi of the strains across all incubated conditions, which indicates that the pHi may play an important role in the induction of ATR when Listeria cells are habituated in lactic acid, and if the higher pHi can be maintained, the ATR would be stronger. The concentration of lactic acid per se has no significant effect on ATR, which it is proposed was due to the pHi homeostasis maintained within the cells. However, the difference in ATR among three strains was also significant, which cannot be explained by the stable pHi of all tested strains. Therefore, other underlying mechanisms to mediate ATR under different conditions need to be explored in further studies.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2020
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C.Q. Zhao,W.G. Liu,Z.Y. Xu,J.G. Li,T.T. Huang,Y.J. Lu,H.G. Huang,J.X. Lin
Three kinds of methods based on extrusion and 3D printing and different acidic solutions (formic acid (FA), acetic acid (AA), glycolic acid (GA) and lactic acid (LA)) were applied for manufacturing the CS ducts. The tensile properties and preliminary cytotoxicity were measured for selecting the optimal ratio of CS slurry. The 3D printability of CS slurry was also studied. The tensile strength, Young’s modulus, and fracture strain were tested for evaluating the degree of mechanical matching to soft-tissue. The optimal solvent to CS was 30 wt.% GA solution. The CS slurry possessing shear-thinning properties was suitable for 3D printing. The tensile strength, Young’s modulus, and fracture strain of the CS rods were 10.98 ± 0.61 MPa, 12.38 ± 1.19 MPa, and 146.03 ± 15.05 %, correspondingly. The CS ducts manufactured by 3D printing had an excellent mechanical matching to soft-tissue, outstanding biocompatibility and have great potential for soft-tissue restorations.
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