Frontiers in Chemistry
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2022
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Zhu Jun,Kong Ling-Qi,Chen Qin-Hua,Li Bin,Wu Lun,Ran Feng-Ying,Ke Li-Na,Zeng Xiao-Hua,Wang Hong-Mei
Marine alkaloids have novel structures and antitumor activities. Therefore, we synthesized rhopaladins’ analogs from marine alkaloids rhopaladins A-D and modified their structures to synthesize 4-benzylidene-5-pyrrolidone derivatives. Among the compounds, (2E, 4E)-4-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2-(4-chlorostyryl)-N-cyclohexyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxamide (RPDPRH) has high efficiency and less hepatotoxicity, with IC50 values of 4.66, 6.42, 17.66, 15.2, 12.36, 22.4, and 243.2 μM in vitro anti-proliferative activity testing against cervical cancer C-33A, CaSki, SiHa, and HeLa cells, human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 and 7402 cells, and human normal liver LO2 cells, respectively. In particular, RPDPRH has similar activity to cisplatin on human hepatocarcinoma cells, and cisplatin served as a positive control in our study. Next, the apoptosis of HepG2 and 7402 cells induced by RPDPRH at different concentrations was detected by Annexin V/PI flow cytometry. Moreover, the expression of apoptotic proteins was detected by Western blot analysis. Finally, the results showed that RPDPRH could induce apoptosis of hepatocarcinoma cells by regulating Bax and Bcl-2 expressions. In summary, our results indicate that RPDPRH has the potential to serve as an antitumor agent and plays a significant role in future studies.
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Nanomaterials
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 17
·2968
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IF 5.719
Siyu Long,Lingyu Zhang,Zhuoyue Liu,Huibin Jiao,Aiwen Lei,Wei Gong,Xianglin Pei
The hydrogenation products of aromatic molecules with reducible groups (such as C=C, NO2, C=O, etc.) are relatively critical intermediate compounds in fine chemicals, but how to accurately reduce only specific groups is still challenging. In this work, a bimetallic Pt-Ni/Chitin catalyst was prepared for the first time by using renewable biomass resource chitin as support. As the carrier, the chitin was constructed into porous nanofibrous microspheres through the sol-gel strategy, which was favorable for the adhesion of nano-metals and the exchange of reactive substances due to its large surface area, porous structure, and rich functional groups. Then the Pt-Ni/Chitin catalyst was applied to selective hydrogenation with the model substrate of 4-nitrostyrene. As the highly dispersed Pt-Ni NPs with abundant exposed active sites and the synergistic effect of bimetals, the Pt-Ni/Chitin catalyst could efficiently and selectively hydrogenate only NO2or C=C with yields of ~99% and TOF of 660 h−1, as well as good stability. This utilization of biomass resources to build catalyst materials would be important for the green and sustainable chemistry.Keywords:biomass chitin;Pt-Ni nanoparticles;supported catalyst;hydrogenation
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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Liu Cui,Ziwei Bai,Ziqi Li,Zhaoyun Liu,Huanhuan Ma,Xiaoxu Chen,Kui Lin,Jia Hao,Yuanlu Cui,Fei Tian
Photocatalytic process using core–shell nano-catalyst is an efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective process for removal or minimize hazard of pollutants in waste water. Herein, a recyclable and robust Cu 2 O/Fe 3 O 4 @C/Cu core–shell nanocomposite with photocatalyst activities is designed based on the synergistic photocatalytic activities of Cu 2 O and Cu and the magnetic property and stability of Fe 3 O 4 @C. The Cu 2 O/Fe 3 O 4 @C/Cu is shown to act as nano-catalyst to almost completely convert 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) within 3 min by sufficient electrons in the electron-rich region formed under ultraviolet light irradiation. The Cu 2 O/Fe 3 O 4 @C/Cu nanocomposite shows a good stability, reusability and magnetic separation ability after five recycles. In addition, a photocatalytic mechanism of 4-NP reduction over this nanocomposite is proposed, and the roles of each nanocomponent of this nanostructure played in the synergistic enhancing photocatalytic performance via cascade reaction is demonstrated. This work suggests that Cu 2 O/Fe 3 O 4 @C/Cu nanocomposite with high activity, good stability and magnetically recyclability could be applied for the elimination of pollutants in wastewater.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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Xinxin Lu,Jingran Xiao,Lingling Peng,Liwen Zhang,Guowu Zhan
Morphology and geometrical dimensions play crucial roles in the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) for water splitting. Decahedral BiVO 4 was synthesized through a facile hydrothermal process, which exhibited superior charge injection efficiency to the nanoporous counterpart prepared by the traditional method. More importantly, the crystal size and facet proportion of BiVO 4 decahedrons were facilely controlled. The charge separation efficiency can be significantly improved with a reduction in the crystal size and an increase in (0 4 0) facet exposure. A new method was developed for rate law analysis: illumination intensity-modulated oxygen evolution reaction rate versus open circuit potential difference, which suggested that the surface reaction kinetics was not affected by facet regulation. Furthermore, after decorating the FeOOH and NiOOH as dual oxygen evolution cocatalysts, an enhanced photocurrent density of 3.2 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode and interfacial charge injection efficiency of 97.0% can be reached. Our work inspires the development of facet-regulated BiVO 4 photoanodes with high charge injection efficiency in the PEC field and provides a feasible route to enhance its charge separation efficiency.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2021
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Xiaowen Liu,Yuanyuan Liu,Xin Zhang,Xiaodan Miao
In recent years, the development of low-cost and reusable green catalysts to reduce the organic pollutant of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) into the utilizable intermediate of 4-aminophenol (4-AP) had attracted more and more attention. Herein, we reported a facile strategy to synthesize 3D N-doped graphene/bismuth (NGR/Bi) composites with efficient catalytic properties for 4-NP reduction. TGA exhibited NGR/8Bi catalyst came close to reach the maximum load of Bi (weight ratio 67%). NGR/8Bi catalyst had an apparent rate constant of 0.595 min −1 . After 8 min of catalytic reaction , the conversion of 4-NP reached 99.15%. Doped N facilitated the uniform distribution of Bi on graphene and improved the specific surface area and porosity of the catalyst, all of which contributed to the improvement of catalytic performance. The good reusability was attributed to that the microstructure of catalyst had not been changed significantly after used. The 3D network similar to aerogel made NGR/8Bi very easy to recycle and reuse. EPR spectra showed that H* active free radical was responsible for the conversion of 4-NP. This work revealed that the total surface area of metal particles in metal catalyst composites could affect catalytic performance essentially due to the surface plasma resonance effect.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2021
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Wanting Chen,Xiaozhou Wang,Tiantian Li,Xiaoming Yan,Xuemei Wu,Yang Zhang,Fan Zhang,Shouhai Zhang,Gaohong He
A novel amphiphilic cone-shaped inducer, tetra-quaternized tetraoctyloxycalix[4]arene (TQCX), is proposed to create continuous ionic channels in an anion exchange membrane (AEM). Via molecular dynamics simulation, it was found that four upper-rim cationic groups induce ionic aggregation via electrostatic interactions , while four lower-rim hydrophobic octyl side chains promote the clustering of hydrophobic domains via van der Waals interactions with the polymer backbone. The core cavity in TQCX introduces additional free volume to connect hydrophilic domains. At the optimal TQCX content of 3 wt%, the ionic clusters with a diameter of ∼12 nm are induced, and even linearly arranged to construct continuous ionic channels with a length up to ∼300 nm. Besides, TQCX also aggregates to form the ion-rich nanoparticles with the size of ∼500 nm, which also assist in the construction of interconnected hydroxide-conducting pathways. Consequently, hydroxide conductivity of the composite membrane yields a 70% improvement at 3 wt% TQCX over that of the pristine membrane, achieving the top level among the reported main-chain-type AEMs based on the polysulfone backbone.
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Catalysts
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 12
·1471
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IF 4.146
Zhenzhen Li,Wei Liu,Guolong Yang
Synthesized oleic acid-based wax esters (e.g., cetyl oleate), which can replace spermaceti oil or jojoba oil, have been widely used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and other industries. In this work, 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) has been successfully used as an efficient catalyst to synthesize oleic acid-based wax esters through esterification at 40 °C under solvent-free conditions. A 93.6% conversion rate of cetyl alcohol was obtained under optimal conditions: 10 mol% DBSA, a molar ratio of 1.3:1 oleic acid to alcohol, a reaction temperature 40 °C and a reaction time of 4 h. The effect of water content on esterification was investigated, and it was found that the inhibitory effect of water decreased significantly with increasing temperature. Moreover, DBSA-catalyzed esterification could be applied in the production of various oleic acid-based wax esters and excellent conversion (>90%) to esters was obtained under such mild conditions. DBSA-catalyzed low-temperature esterification is an efficient method for the production of liquid wax esters.Keywords:liquid wax esters;4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid;esterification;oleic acid;high-oleic sunflower seed oil
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2021
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Zhenxing Fang,Kuang Wu,Le Wang,Da Xu,Weiwei Wang,Yuhang Lin,Xiaohui Liu,Chun Sun
Mn doped two-dimensional (2D) layered perovskites , are becoming excellent candidates as red phosphor because of their high quantum yields (QY) and enhanced stability. However, these Mn doped 2D layered perovskites can only be excited by the near UV light , which largely limits the development of perovskites. Herein, blue-excitable Mn-doped PEA 2 (Pb/Mn)(Br/I) 4 PQDs are synthesized from anion exchange surface engineering strategy. After anion exchange, orange Mn 2+ emission from exciton-to-Mn energy transfer is acquired under the excitation of 450 nm. The PEA 2 (Pb/Mn)(Br/I) 4 compounds exhibit strong luminescence with photoluminescence (PL) QY of 52%, which is comparable to most of the reported red emitting phosphors. A prototype white light-emitting diode (WLED) with good optical performance was fabricated using commercial (Sr,Ba) 2 SiO 4 :Eu phosphor and as-prepared PEA 2 (Pb/Mn)(Br/I) 4 as green and orange color converters, showing great potential in the applications of solid state lighting.
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JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING
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2020
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Shuang Song,Qing Liu,Wei-Ming Chai,Si-Shi Xia,Zi-Yi Yu,Qi-Ming Wei
Inhibition of α-glucosidase as well as non-enzymatic glycation is thought as an effective method for treating type-2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory potential and mechanism of 4-hexylresorcinol against α-glucosidase and non-enzymatic glycation by using multispectroscopic analyses and molecular docking . The results of enzyme kinetics showed that 4-hexylresorcinol reversibly inhibited α-glucosidase activity in a noncompetitive way. Fluorescence quenching then revealed that it increased the hydrophobicity of α-glucosidase and changed the conformation of the enzyme by forming the α-glucosidase–hexylresorcinol complex. Thermodynamic analysis and molecular docking further demonstrated that the inhibition of 4-hexylresorcinol on the α-glucosidase was mainly dependent on hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction. Moreover, the 4-hexylresorcinol moderately inhibited the formation of fructosamine , and strongly suppressed the generation of α-dicarbonyl compounds and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The interaction between 4-hexylresorcinol and bovine serum albumin was mainly driven by hydrophobic interaction. This study showed a novel inhibitor of α-glucosidase as well as non-enzymatic glycation, and provided a drug candidate for the prevention and treatment of type-2 diabetes.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2020
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Xiaoxing Lu,Shaoxia Xie,Jian Kuang,Hujun Xie
A comprehensive experimental investigation on the microstructures of microemulsion constructed with Gemini surfactant has been carried out. The structural transition of the microemulsion system, 14-4-14/1-propanol/ n -heptane/water, from water-in-oil (W/O) to bi-continuous (B.C.) has been characterized by electrical conductivity and cyclic voltammetry . Being a typically percolative system, spherical nanodroplets are observed in the W/O system, while interlinks of water and oil continuous phases are observed in the middle phase, as confirmed by cryo-TEM. Most importantly, the role of water is clearly revealed. Increasing the water content results in size enhancement as well as improvement of micropolarity and diffusion behavior. Results of DSC measurements suggest that free water dominates only at high total water content. The unfrozen water which is not detected by DSC takes a considerable amount in the W/O system at low total water content, while the interphasal water reaches over 50% of total water in the middle phase system.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2020
·Vol. 32
·期 10
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IF 3.551
Junwei Wei,Shuoming Wei,Na Chang,Haitao Wang,Jimei Zhang
Herein, Ag/In2S3/ZnO nanorods (NRs) composite photocatalysts were successfully prepared via simple methods. Significantly, hydroxyl radical active substances were found in the electron spin resonance tests of In2S3/ZnO NRs and Ag/In2S3/ZnO NRs, which indicates that the oxidation reaction that oxidizes water or hydroxide ions into hydroxyl radicals occurs on the valence band of ZnO NRs. It suggests that Z-scheme heterojunction was successfully constructed. In the photocatalytic experiments of degrading 4-nitrophenol (PNP), the Ag/In2S3/ZnO NRs composite exhibits higher photocatalytic activity than ZnO NRs, In2S3, Ag/ZnO NRs and In2S3/ZnO NRs. The characteristic peak of PNP disappears completely in 50 min. The enhanced photocatalytic performance can be attributed to the formation of Z-scheme heterojunction between ZnO NRs and In2S3. In addition, local surface plasmon resonance of Ag and Schottky junction formed between Ag and In2S3 also promote the photocatalytic activity.
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Nanomaterials
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 8
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IF 4.324
Qiang Li,Yunhao Li,Heguo Li,Xiaoshan Yan,Guolin Han,Feng Chen,Zhengwei Song,Jianqiao Zhang,Wen Fan,Changfeng Yi,Zushun Xu,Bien Tan,Wei Yan
As one of the widely studied metal nanoclusters, the preparation of copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) by a facile method with high fluorescence performance has been the interest of researchers. In this paper, a simple, green, clean, and time-saving chemical etching method was used to synthesize water-soluble Cu NCs using ascorbic acid (AA) as the reducing agent. The as-prepared Cu NCs showed strong green fluorescence (with a quantum yield as high as 33.6%) and high ion stability, and good antioxidant activity as well. The resultant Cu NCs were used for the detection of 4-aminoazobenzene (one of 24 kinds of prohibited textile compounds) in water with a minimum detection limit of 1.44 μM, which has good potential for fabric safety monitoring.Keywords:copper nanoclusters;fluorescence;detection;ascorbic acid
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