JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
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2021
·Vol. 86
·期 6
·2457-2467
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Guilan Yang,Song Qin,Wenjun Li
Hydrolysates containing angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory peptide were prepared from protein of Alaska pollack skins using alcalase and trypsin. The protein hydrolysate was separated by ultrafiltration, Sephadex G-25 gel filtration chromatography and reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), from which a novel purified peptide was obtained. Both random coil structure and β-sheet in the purified peptide were revealed in Fourier transform infrared spectrum. The amino sequence of the purified peptide was identified as GPLGVP, VLYPVK, VFLENVLR, and FEEF by HPLC-Q-TOF-MS (HPLC-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry). The peptide GPLGVP whose molecular weight was 538.31 Da showed the highest ACE inhibitory activity (IC 50 = 105.8 µM). The purified peptide featured a noncompetitive inhibition kinetic mechanism was shown in the Lineweaver–Burk plots and was susceptible to enzymes as indicated in the studies on stability of gastrointestinal proteases. Moreover, the peptide GPLGVP can combine ACE catalytic pocket through hydrogen bonds and other forces with high binding power as disclosed in molecular docking simulation, which provides the inhibitory effect of GPLGVP on ACE.
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TALANTA
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2021
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Tongtong Li,Yan Zhang,Xiaohong Sun,Yanjin Zhang,Yongan Wang,Zhiyong Nie
A fluorescent probe was developed for ratiometric detection of thallium ions in mineral water samples by modifying a G-rich aptamer (PS2.M − 7) with a fluorescence donor (Cyanine-3, Cy 3 ) and a quencher (Cyanine-5, Cy 5 ). The probe had a random coil structure that changed into a G-quadruplex structure upon binding with Tl + . This change in structure decreased the distance between the donor and acceptor moieties, which resulted in fluorescence resonance energy transfer between Cy 3 and Cy 5 . Under optimized conditions, the limit of detection and linear concentration range for Tl + were 30.1 μM (3σ) and 10 μM–10 mM ( R 2 = 0.9981), respectively. This simple and cost-effective fluorescence sensor provided satisfactory results for detection of thallium ions in spiked mineral water samples.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2020
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Mengyue Pei,Rong Xu,Chuangnian Zhang,Xiaoli Wang,Chen Li,Yunzhang Hu
Cancer immunotherapy is an important tumor therapy option for prevention and treatment of tumors and has attracted tremendous interests. However, the therapeutic outcomes are limited by insufficient antigen uptake and presentation by antigen-presenting cells such as dendritic cells (DCs). In this study, mannose-functionalized antigen nanoparticles with endosome escape activity were designed for targeted DCs, accelerated endosomal escape and enhanced MHC-I antigen presentation for cancer immunotherapy. Mannose was selected as DCs targeting ligand to enhance antigen uptake. Model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) was directly conjugated with mannose to obtain DCs targeting antigen, which was then complexed with polyethylenimine (PEI) through electrostatic interaction to form mannose-functionalized antigen nanoparticles (MAN-OVA/PEI NPs). Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the MAN-OVA/PEI NPs greatly increased antigen uptake by DCs compared with OVA/PEI NPs. Confocal laser scanning microscopy further demonstrated that MAN-OVA/PEI NPs enhanced cytosolic antigen release. Moreover, MAN-OVA/PEI NPs significantly promoted cytokine production and DCs maturation in vitro . More importantly, MAN-OVA/PEI NPs treated DCs exhibited enhanced cross-presentation to B3Z T cell hybridoma in vitro . This work suggests that mannose-functionalized antigen nanoparticles provide a versatile delivery vehicle for targeted DCs, accelerated endosomal escape and enhanced MHC-I antigen presentation for cancer immunotherapy.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2020
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Bo Ni,Hongzhi Cao,Chengkai Zhang,Shengli Li,Qiong Zhang,Xiaohe Tian,Dandan Li,Jieying Wu,Yupeng Tian
The construction of novel classes of photosensitizers for efficient reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is of great interest, yet it is a challenge. In this work, a bis(terpyridine)zinc(II) complex (namely, ZnL1) with two-photon absorption activity as an efficient ROS photogenerator was synthesized. Benefiting from the coordinated Zn, the decreased singlet–triplet energy gap favors the intersystem crossing process facilitating the singlet oxygen (1O2) generation via energy transfer. In addition, it makes the superoxide radical (O2·–) generation easier. This is an extremely rare study on two-photon excited ROS generation by activating type I and type II processes based on a cheaper and bioaccessible Zn complex.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2020
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Chengzhen Sun,Mei Liu,Shijing Xu,Shaohua Zhu,Jiazhong Wu,Bofeng Bai
We experimentally study the influence of inorganic salt ions on the wettability of originally oil-wet rock surfaces, formed by adsorbing polar molecules via polar interactions. It is found that the ions can alter the surface to a more water-wet state with a reduction in the water contact angle of about 20° at most. At lower concentrations, the effect of CaCl 2 solutions is more obvious than that of NaCl solutions, and Na 2 SO 4 solutions are more effective than NaCl solutions. Through a series of characterization, underlying mechanisms are revealed as: (1) the octadecylamine protonates at oil–water interface and attracts with the anions, reducing oil–water interfacial tension; (2) the cations are adsorbed on the negatively charged quartz surface, weakening the electronegativity of quartz surface and replacing the adsorbed octadecylamine molecules. Finally, a quantitative theoretical model is established based on the Young equation to predict the dependence of contact angle on the ion concentration.
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MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS
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2020
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Chanchan Xu,Lu Lu,Le Lv,Jiandong Guo,Chaoyun Luo,Dawei Luo,Wei Liu
A new zero-dimensional (0D) silver (I) chloride based coordination complex 0 D-Ag2Cl2(L) (1, L = (oxybis(2,1-phenylene))bis(diphenylphosphine)) has been prepared by mixing the silver(I) salt and a bidentate P-ligand at room temperature in solution. 1exhibits a band gap of 3.5 eV and a decomposition temperature (Td) of 280 °C. Such a high Td for molecular complex is a result of the strong Ag-P bonding and the “chelating effect” of the metal of the bidentate P-ligand. It has been used as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of organic dyes in water.
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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
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2020
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Linyuan Lian,Moyan Zheng,Peng Zhang,Zhi Zheng,Kang Du,Wen Lei,Jianbo Gao,Guangda Niu,Daoli Zhang,Tianyou Zhai,Shengye Jin,Jiang Tang,Xiuwen Zhang,Jianbing Zhang
Self-trapped excitons (STEs) in metal halide materials are attracting an increasing level of interest due to their unique light emission properties. Light emission from STEs in metal halides is usually associated with excited-state structural deformation, which lowers the symmetry of local structures, as seen for the STEs in a wide range of materials systems. Here, we reveal a prototypic STE-associated structural “distortion” that, however, enhances the symmetry of local structures, in a series of all-inorganic copper(I)-based halides Cs3Cu2X5 (X = Cl, Br, or I). We further find that the emission peaks of Cs3Cu2X5 blue-shift when the halogen changes from Cl to Br to I, which is the opposite of the trends found in traditional halide perovskites. This phenomenon is attributed to a synergetic combination of the significant change in band gap associated with structural deformation and a strong excitonic effect. Due to the highly localized electron and hole upon photoexcitation, Cs3Cu2Cl5 shows an extremely long and temperature-sensitive photoluminescence (PL) lifetime among metal halide materials with STEs. Remarkably, strong green emission with a PL quantum yield exceeding 90% is found in Cs3Cu2Cl5, opening the way to designing light emission compounds based on local symmetry-enhancing STE mechanisms.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2020
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Lun Wang,Keming Wang,Ruihua Huang,Zhen Qin,Yingchun Su,Shanshan Tong
In the past few years, two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have emerged great potential for the removal of valuable metals and the capture of polluted-heavy metals. Herein, hierarchically flower-like microcrystals with 2D WS 2 nanosheets (F-WS 2 MCs) were prepared by one-pot hydrothermal synthesis strategy and its adsorption performances for precious metals were systematically assessed. The excellent adsorption efficiencies of ∼86.8%, ∼27.6%, and ∼94.1% towards Ag (I), Pd (II), and Au (III) respectively were achieved within 120 min, and the adsorption curves were in good agreement with a pseudo-second-order kinetic model showing a fast uptake rate at the optimum pH values (1.30 for Au (III), 1.43 for Ag (I), and 3.20 for Pd (II)). The adsorption isotherm followed well in the Langmuir model with the maximum removal capacities ( q max ) of 186.2 mg g −1 for Ag (I), 67.29 mg g −1 for Pd (II), and 1340.6 mg g −1 for Au (III), respectively. Furthermore, for recycling purposes, the relevant desorption solution was investigated with different ratios of monobasic acid and thiourea , suggesting the best desorption efficiency of 93.03%, 88.08%, and 85.34% for Ag (I), Pd (II), and Au (III), respectively. By characterizing the crystalline phase, and micromorphology element mapping of F-WS 2 MCs before and after adsorption, the strong affinity and significant adsorption–reduction were indicated to dominate the adsorption process. Therefore, this work broadens the application range of WS 2 microcrystals, providing an alternative material for capturing precious metals and wastewater treatment applications.
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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 297
·期 4
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IF 5.157
Ge Liu,Rui Liu,Yeqi Shan,Chaomin Sun
Many natural polysaccharides have significant anticancer activity with low toxicity, but the complex chemical structures make in-depth studies of the involved mechanisms extremely difficult. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the marine bacterial exopolysaccharide (exopolysaccharide 11 [EPS11]) on liver cancer metastasis to explore the underlying target protein and molecular mechanism. We found that EPS11 significantly suppressed cell adhesion, migration, and invasion in liver cancer cells. Proteomic analysis showed that EPS11 induced downregulation of proteins related to the extracellular matrix–receptor interaction signaling pathway. In addition, the direct pharmacological target of EPS11 was identified as collagen I using cellular thermal shift assays. Surface plasmon resonance and pull-down assays further confirmed the specific binding of EPS11 to collagen I. Moreover, EPS11 was shown to inhibit tumor metastasis by directly modulating collagen I activity via the β1-integrin–mediated signaling pathway. Collectively, our study demonstrated for the first time that collagen I could be a direct pharmacological target of polysaccharide drugs. Moreover, directly targeting collagen I may be a promising strategy for finding novel carbohydrate-based drugs.
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Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
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2021
·Vol. 22
·期 5
·1-12
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Yiqiang Li,Mingwei Zhu,Xuemei Lin,Jingchun Li,Zhe Yuan,Yanhan Liu,Hongwen Xu
Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease that is caused by mutations in the NF1 gene. Various studies have previously demonstrated that the mTOR complex 1 signaling pathway is essential for the NF1‑modulated osteogenic differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Additionally, the mTOR signaling pathway plays a notable role in autophagy. The present study hypothesized that NF1 could modulate the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by regulating the autophagic activities of BMSCs. In the present study, human BMSCs were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium. The expression of the NF1 gene was either knocked down or overexpressed by transfection with a specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting NF1 or the pcDNA3.0 NF1‑overexpression plasmid, respectively. Autophagic activities of BMSCs (Beclin‑1, P62, LC3B I, and LC3B II) were determined using western blotting, electron microscopy, acridine orange (AO) staining and autophagic flux/lysosomal detection by fluorescence microscopy. In addition, the autophagy activator rapamycin (RAPA) and inhibitor 3‑methyladenine (3‑MA) were used to investigate the effects of autophagy on NF1‑modulated osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs. Inhibiting NF1 with siRNA significantly decreased the expression levels of autophagy markers Beclin‑1 and LC3B‑II, in addition to osteogenic differentiation markers osterix, runt‑related transcription factor 2 and alkaline phosphatase. By contrast, overexpressing NF1 with pcDNA3.0 significantly increased their levels. Transmission electron microscopy, AO staining and autophagic flux/lysosomal detection assays revealed that the extent of autophagosome formation was significantly decreased in the NF1‑siRNA group but significantly increased in the NF1‑pcDNA3.0 group when compared with the NC‑siRNA and pcDNA3.0 groups, respectively. In addition, the activity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway [phosphorylated (p)‑PI3K, p‑AKT, p‑mTOR and p‑p70S6 kinase] was significantly upregulated in the NF1‑siRNA group compared with the NC‑siRNA group, and significantly inhibited in the NF1‑pcDNA3.0 group, compared with the pcDNA3.0 group. The knockdown effects of NF1‑siRNA on the autophagy and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs were reversed by the autophagy activator RAPA, while the overexpression effects of NF1‑pcDNA3.0 on the autophagy and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs were reversed by the autophagy inhibitor 3‑MA. In conclusion, results from the present study suggest at the involvement of autophagy in the NF1‑modulated osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Furthermore, NF1 may partially regulate the autophagic activity of BMSCs through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Haodong Duan,Kangwei Leng,Xiaolei Xu,Qianmin Li,Dayong Liu,Yuxi Han,Jun Gao,Qing Yu,Zhongwei Wang
In order to study the effect of the substituents in the phosphonyl moiety of monoacylphosphine oxide (MAPO) on its stability and initiation performance, (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)(phenyl)(benzoyl)phosphine oxide (TMBPO), (4-tolyl)(phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (4-MTPO) and (2,4-xylyl)(phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (2,4-DMTPO) were designed and prepared. Studies on TMBPO showed that the introduction of methyl groups into the phosphonyl moiety of MAPO significantly enhanced its stability and light absorption abilities. The photopolymerization of trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) showed that the initiation efficiency of 4-MTPO and 2,4-DMTPO were higher than that of TPO, regardless of whether it was initiated upon LED at 385 nm or 420 nm. In addition, the migration rates of 4-MTPO and 2,4-DMTPO in cured TMPTA were approximately 1/2 and 1/4 that of TPO, respectively.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Fanxing Meng,Yanan Qin,Wenrui Zhang,Fei Chen,Li Zheng,Jun Xing,Aihemaitijiang Aihaiti,Minwei Zhang
In this study, a high-performance flexible reduced graphene oxide (rGO) paper electrode composed of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) for the detection of Sudan I was fabricated. Ag NPs were doped with rGO nanoheets by self-assemble and assembled into a paper electrode with layer-by-layer structure via vacuum filtration. Thanks to the highly efficient electrocatalysis of Ag NPs towards reduction of azo bond, the as-prepared hybrid paper can be used alone as a flexible sensor for the detection of Sudan I in chili powder, with the high sensitivity (22.93 μA μmol/L) and the low detection limit (41.3 nmol/L). The sensor also expressed good selectivity, repeatability, reproducibility, stability and recovery between 96.1% and 101.8% (RSD < 6%). With the advantages of low-cost and scalable production capacity, such Ag NPs/rGO functional papers can be used as flexible disposable sensors for electrochemical detection of Sudan I.
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