BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 5.275
Jin-Yu Liu,Xu-Ying Liu,Rui Liu,Fang Tang,Jing-Bo Yang,Quan Tang,Zhong-Lin Lu,Hai-Jun Qiao,Lan He
Two-photon fluorescent Acenaphtho[1,2- b ]quinoxaline (ANQ) and the hydrophilic di-(triazole-[12]aneN 3 ) moieties were combined through an alkyl chain ( ANQ-A-M ) or a β -hairpin motif with two aromatic γ -amino acid residues ( ANQ-H-M ) to explore their capabilities for in vitro and in vivo gene delivery and tracing. ANQ-A-M and ANQ-H-M showed the same maximum absorption at 420 nm, and their fluorescent intensities around 650 nm were varied in different solvents and became poor in the protic solvents. Gel electrophoresis assays indicated that both compounds completely retarded the migration of pDNA at 20 μM in the presence of DOPE . However, the DNA condensation with ANQ-H-M was not reversible, and the particle size of the corresponding complexes were larger indicated from the SEM and DLS measurements. In vitro transfections indicated ANQ-A-M /DOPE achieved Luciferase and GFP expressions were to be 7.9- and 5.7-fold of those by Lipo2000 in A549 cells respectively. However, ANQ-H-M showed very poor transfection efficiency in Luciferase expression. With the help of single/two-photon fluorescence imaging it clearly demonstrated that the successful transfection of ANQ-A-M was attributed to its cellular uptake, apparent lysosomal escape, and reversible release of DNA; and the poor transfection of ANQ-H-M was resulted from the aggregation of the DNA complexes which prevented them from the cellular uptake, and also the strong binding ability which is not easy to release DNA. ANQ-A-M /DOPE also exhibited robust gene silencing (83% knockdown of Luciferase) and GFP expression (2.47-fold higher) efficiency compared with Lipo2000 in A549 and zebrafish, respectively. The work demonstrated that the linkage structure between fluorescent and di(triazole-[12]aneN 3 ) played the important role for their gene delivery performance, and that ANQ-A-M represents a vector with the strong transfection efficiency in vitro and in vivo as well as the efficient real time bioimaging properties, which is potential for the development in biomedical research.
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生物医学工程
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2023
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IF 5.4
Gao-shang Chai,Juan Gong,Jia-jun Wu,Rui-kun Ma,Jun Zhu,Dong-dong Jia,Yu-qi Zhang,Xiao-run Zhai,Hong-xu Sun,Yun juan Nie,Peng Zhao,Yi-liang Xu,Hai tao Yu
Ethnopharmacological relevance Danggui Buxue decoction (DBD) is a classic herbal decoction consisting of Astragali Radix (AR) and Angelica Sinensis Radix (ASR) with a 5:1 wt ratio, which can supplement ‘blood’ and ‘qi’ (vital energy) for the treatment of clinical diseases. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, dementia is induced by Blood deficiency and Qi weakness, which causes a decline in cognition. However, the underlying mechanisms of DBD improving cognition deficits in neurodegenerative disease are no clear. Aim of the study This study aims at revealing the underlying mechanisms of DBD plays a protective role in the cognitive deficits and pathology process of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Materials and methods The APP/PS1 (Mo/HuAPP695swe/PS1-dE9) double transgenic mice were adopted as an experimental model of AD. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of 3 compounds in DBT was analyzed by HPLC. Morris water maze test, Golgi staining and electrophysiology assays were used to evaluate the effects of DBD on cognitive function and synaptic plasticity in APP/PS1 mice. Western blot , immunofluorescence and Thioflavin S staining were used for the pathological evaluation of AD. Monitoring the level of ATP, mitochondrial membrane potential, SOD and MDA to evaluate the mitochondrial function, and with the usage of qPCR and CHIP for the changes of histone post-translational modification. Results In the current study, we found that DBD could effectively attenuate memory impairments and enhance long-term potentiation (LTP) with concurrent increased expression of memory-associated proteins. DBD markedly decreased Aβ accumulation in APP/PS1 mice by decreasing the phosphorylation of APP at the Thr668 level but not APP, PS1 or BACE1 . Further studies demonstrated that DBD restored mitochondrial biogenesis deficits and mitochondrial dysfunction. Finally, the restored mitochondrial biogenesis and cognitive deficits are under HADC2-mediated histone H4 lysine 12 (H4K12) acetylation at the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor type 2B (GluN2B) promoters. Conclusions These findings reveal that DBD could ameliorate mitochondrial biogenesis and cognitive deficits by improving H4K12 acetylation. DBD might be a promising complementary drug candidate for AD treatment.
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药理学
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中医
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2020
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IF 3.573
Tiefeng Wang,Xu Li,Jinxiang Dong
Ethylene glycol (EG), synthesized from coal-based syngas, is frequently contaminated with refractory impurities 1,2-butanediol (BDO) and 1,2-propanediol (PDO), which affect the quality of EG for polyester production. Distillation, one of the existing methods employed, is still difficult for separation and purification due to the close boiling points. Melt crystallization is an effective technology to obtain high-purity organic compounds based on the difference in the melting points of each component in the mixture. Thus, in this work, we have explored the feasibility of the static melt crystallization on the separation of these two binary systems, EG/BDO and EG/PDO, respectively. For this purpose, a jacketed crystallization tube was adopted and the process was divided into three stages: seed generation, crystallization, and sweating. The crystallization parameters were investigated and fractal porous media theory was used to describe the state of the crude crystals. Furthermore, sweating was applied as a finishing treatment. The purity of ethylene glycol was recorded using gas chromatography, and its corresponding UV transmittance spectrum was studied. The results showed that the purity of ethylene glycol could reach ≥99.8% from the two binary systems studied and its UV transmittance at 220 nm was significantly improved by the tertiary separation process. Overall, melt crystallization has been proved as an effective way to solve the difficulty of separating these short-chain glycols.
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化学工程
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2022
·Vol. 101
·期 7
·4217-4229
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IF 2.5
Jia Wang,Rongchun Shen,Yueqiang Cao,Wei Li,Jinghong Zhou
1,2-butanediol (1,2-BDO) and 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) are inevitably side produced in the ethylene glycol (EG) production processes from non-petroleum routes, but are very difficult to separate by the ordinary distillation method because of the closeness of their boiling temperatures to EG, thus compromise the economy of these processes. The azeotropic distillation process using 1-octanol (CPO) as an entrainer to separate EG and 1,2-BDO mixture with or without 1,2-PDO was studied in this paper. Four binary vapour–liquid equilibrium data of EG-1,2-BDO, EG-CPO, 1,2-BDO-CPO, and 1,2-PDO-CPO were measured using an Ellis equilibrium kettle and regressed with the thermodynamic model of non-random two liquid to obtain the corresponding binary interaction parameters. On this basis, azeotropic distillations with CPO as an entrainer were designed to separate EG and 1,2-BDO with or without 1,2-PDO. The complete separation processes, including the azeotropic distillation and CPO recovery process consisting of extraction with H 2 O and subsequent distillation, were simulated and optimized with Aspen Plus for both the EG-1,2-BDO binary mixture and the EG-1,2-BDO-1,2-PDO ternary mixture. The simulation results show that the azeotropic distillation method with CPO as an entrainer can effectively separate the mixture of EG-1,2-BDO and EG-1,2-BDO-1,2-PDO, achieving EG of 99.90% purity with 99.98% recovery and 1,2-BDO of 99.30% purity with 99.45% recovery for the binary mixture, and achieving EG of 99.90% purity with 99.80% recovery, 1,2-BDO of 99.35% purity with 99.35% recovery, and 1,2-PDO of 90.59% purity with 94.38% recovery for the ternary mixture. These processes are promising for industrial application and can significantly improve the economy of non-petroleum EG production.
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化学工程
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.387
Jian Lu,Yingying Qin,Qi Zhang,Yilin Wu,Jiuyun Cui,Chunxiang Li,Liang Wang,Yongsheng Yan
High-selective multilayered Li + -imprinted membranes (Li-IIMs) with enhanced hydrophilicity and stability were developed based on polyether sulfone substrate membranes. The multilayered structure was prepared with polydopamine (pDA) as the interfacial adhesion layer, SiO 2 nanoparticles as the hydrophilic layer and Li + -imprinted polymers as the imprinted layer. The selective “Li + -recognition sites” were formed using 12-crown-4 (12C4) as the adsorbing units. The optimal relative selectivity coefficients (α) of Li + /Na + and Li + /K + reached up to 1.85 and 2.07 with the imprinting factor ( β ) of 2.51, and the high permselectivity factors ( γ ) of Na + /Li + (7.39) and K + /Li + (9.86) were achieved on Li-IIMs. The Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetics model best fitted the rebinding data of Li-IIMs, as well as the rebinding capacities reached up to 90.3% of initial binding after 5 cycles of adsorption/desorption and just declined to 88.1% after another 5 cycles a month later. Therefore, the as-prepared Li-IIMs would have potential applications for the separation of lithium ions from salt lake brines.
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 10
·2306
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IF 4.2
Danyang Zhang,Xiaoshi He,Ting Wang,Yan Xing,Zhilong Xiu,Yongming Bao,Yuesheng Dong
Methylglyoxal-induced ROS elevation is the primary cause of neuronal damage. Metformin is a traditional hypoglycemic drug that has been reported to be beneficial to the nervous system. In this study, flavonoids were found to enhance the protective effect of metformin when added at a molar concentration of 0.5%. The structure–activity relationship (SAR) analysis indicated that ortho- substitution in the B ring, and the absence of double bonds between the 2 and 3 position combined with the gallate substitution with R configuration at the 3 position in the C ring played crucial roles in the synergistic effects, which could be beneficial for designing a combination of the compounds. Additionally, the mechanism study revealed that a typical flavonoid, EGCG, enhanced ROS scavenging and anti-apoptotic ability via the BCL2/Bax/Cyto C/Caspase-3 pathway, and synergistically inhibited the expression of GSK-3β, BACE-1, and APP in PC-12 cells when used in combination with metformin. The dose of metformin used in the combination was only 1/4 of the conventional dose when used alone. These results suggested that ROS-mediated apoptosis and the pathways related to amyloid plaques (Aβ) formation can be the targets for the synergistic neuroprotective effects of flavonoids and metformin.
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神经科学
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
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2017
·Vol. 121
·期 21
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IF 2.068
Wang Qiming,Li Shourui,Peng Fang,Lei Li,Hu Qiwei,Wang Pei,Nan Xiaolong,Liu Jing,Zhu Wenjun,He Duanwei
When the grain size decreases, there inevitably exists a critical size ( d c ) where the contribution of surface atoms to the physical properties is competitive with that of the interior atoms, giving rise to a wide variety of new phenomena. The behavior of granular materials near d c is particularly interesting because of the crossover, a continuous transition from one type of mechanism to another. In situ high-pressure x-ray diffraction experiments showed that the compression curve of nanocrystalline anatase TiO 2 with grain size near d c reached a platform after about 5%–6% of deformation under hydrostatic compression. Eventually, the unit cell volume of anatase expanded at ∼14–16 GPa. We propose that the anomalous compression behavior is attributed to the formation and thickening of the stiff high density amorphous shell under high pressure, giving rise to a great arching effect at the grain boundary at the nanolevel. This process results in a remarkable difference in stress between inside and outside of the shell, generating the illusions of the hardening and the negative compressibility. This study offers a new insight into the mechanical properties of nanomaterials under extreme conditions.
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物理学
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2023
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IF 9.8
Shihao Su,Guojun Lv,Xuyang Zou,Jiangzhang Wang,Chaoyi Zhou,Yan Chen,Jialing Shen,Yangbin Shen,Zhongmin Liu
In the cyclic alkene epoxidation reactions using molecular oxygen as oxidant, aldehyde is generally added as co-oxidant to assist transition metal catalyst to activate the oxygen molecule, oxidizing cyclic alkene and producing the corresponding epoxide; however, the added aldehyde would be converted into byproduct carboxylic acid. Herein, we report the room-temperature tandem conversion of cyclic alkenes into 1,2-diols through the application of byproduct carboxylic acid as a catalyst for epoxide hydration reaction, realizing effective utilization of the byproduct and saving energy consumption. Four kinds of nanosized MnO2 specimens, including α-, β-, δ-, and γ-MnO2, were hydrothermally synthesized and applied as heterogeneous catalysts for the room-temperature tandem conversion of cyclohexene into 1,2-cyclohexanediol using molecular oxygen as oxidant and isobutyraldehyde as co-oxidant. The characterization results demonstrated that the obtained β-MnO2 sample had the maximum Mn4+/Mn3+ ratio of 1.42 and the minimum Oads/OLatt ratio of 0.34, consistent with its least oxygen vacancies evidenced by EPR measurement. Accordingly, the β-MnO2 sample revealed the quickest alkene epoxidation reaction rate and could achieve a 99.2% cyclohexene conversion within 1 h, and meanwhile, a 73.6% 1,2-cycloheanediol yield could be attained within 24 h. A plausible mechanism for the tandem conversion of cyclohexene into 1,2-cyclohexanediol over the β-MnO2 heterogeneous catalyst was proposed and further verified by quenching experiments and DFT calculations. Furthermore, the synthesized β-MnO2 catalyst sample could be reused more than ten times, and meanwhile, the tandem conversion way could be expanded to most of the cyclic alkene substrates, which demonstrated that the β-MnO2 catalyst was an active and stable heterogeneous catalyst for tandem conversion of cyclic alkenes into 1,2-diols.
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环境科学
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POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B
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2016
·Vol. 58
·期 5
·495-502
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IF 0.737
Geng Jieting,Sun Yanjie,Hua Jing
Polyisoprene with relatively high content of 1,2/3,4 structure was synthesized using a novel catalyst system composed of MoO 2 Cl 2 supported by phosphorus ligand and Al(OPhCH 3 )( i -Bu) 2 as co-catalyst. The effects of phosphites, phosphates and phosphoric acid as ligands were investigated in the coordination polymerization of isoprene in the chosen catalyst system. The studied ligands significantly affected the catalytic activity of the Mo–Al catalytic active center without significant effect on the stereoselectivity. Mo(VI)-based catalyst system was proved to be highly effective in the polymerization of isoprene even at low [Al]/[Mo] ratio (10), affording polyisoprene with 1,2- and 3,4-% structural units in the range of 44.6–52.5%, high molecular weights M
n ~ 10 5 , and relatively broad molecular weight distributions ( M
w / M
n = 3.0–4.4). The effect of molar ratio of phosphorous ligand to Mo-catalyst on catalyst activity of isoprene polymerization was discussed, and the structures of Mo–phosphite complexes were preliminarily studied by IR.
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2024
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IF 3.8
Zhenghua Zhang,Yang Tian,Wenjun Gao,Yubin Hu,Liangping Luo,Lichang Lei,Shasha Shen,Dan Han
Objectives: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated potential in inhibiting the growth of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), and their efficacy is associated with the expression of programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1). This study evaluated a PD-L1-targeted nanoprobe for detecting PD-L1 expression in a nude mouse model of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).Methods: A PD-L1-binding peptide (WL-12) was conjugated with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) to create the nanoprobe WL-12@Fe₃O₄. The nanoprobe’s stability, biotoxicity, targeting ability, and in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging effects were assessed and compared to non-targeted Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. ΔT2 values and PD-L1 expression were measured in H226 and MSTO-211H tumor tissues over 4 weeks to analyze correlations.Results: The WL-12@Fe₃O₄ nanoprobe demonstrated uniform distribution and a spherical shape, with a larger size (43.82 nm) and lower surface potential (−9.34 ± 0.54 mV) compared to Fe₃O₄ (32.67 nm, −20.20 ± 0.88 mV, P < 0.05). The XPS and FT-IR analysis results indicate the successful coupling of WL-12 with Fe3O4. It was well dispersed in serum and saline and showed no cytotoxicity or organ damage in vivo. The probe selectively accumulated in PD-L1-expressing MPM cells, especially MSTO-211H, and exhibited significantly higher uptake in high PD-L1-expressing H460 cells (930.22 ± 11.75 ng/mL) compared to low PD-L1-expressing A549 cells (254.89 ± 17.33 ng/mL, P < 0.05). Tumor iron levels in the WL-12@Fe₃O₄ group were significantly elevated (141.02 ± 17.33 μg/g) compared to controls (36.43 ± 3.56 μg/g, P < 0.05), with no significant differences in other organs (P > 0.05). The T2 values of H226 and MSTO-211H tumors decreased after probe injection, with ΔT2 values significantly higher in the targeted group than the nontargeted group (P < 0.05). ΔT2 values increased over 4 weeks, correlating strongly with PD-L1 expression (P < 0.05).Conclusion: The PD-L1-targeted nanoprobe with MRI is a promising tool for noninvasive, real-time assessment of PD-L1 expression in MPM.
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肿瘤学
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医学影像学
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纳米医学
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THERMOCHIMICA ACTA
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2021
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IF 3.115
Qicheng Chen,Nan He,Jing Fan,Fenhong Song
As the analog of ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have drawn intense attention and are considered as a novel class of green solvents. Due to their splendid advantages such as low melting points, low vapor pressure, high thermal stability, wide liquid ranges and low price. DESs have been researched for a wide range utilization in many areas. Especially they have been investigated as heat transfer fluids recently. Thermal conductivity is an important transport property that influences the convective heat transfer. Nonetheless, very limited data is available on the thermal conductivity of DESs. In this work, nine DESs were prepared by using betaine as hydrogen bond acceptor and glycerol or 1,2-propanediol as hydrogen bond donor. Then, the thermal conductivities of these DESs were measured in a large temperature range (293 to 373 K) at atmospheric pressure. The thermal conductivity measurement had a combined expanded uncertainty better than ± 2.0% (in the 0.95 confidence level).
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化学工程
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Rui Wang,Jian Na,Xingang Li,Hong Li,Sai Gu,Xin Gao
Ethylene glycol (EG) is a widely used industrial chemical material, and integrated chemical-looping separation technology (CLS) was verified effective to remove 1,2-butanediol (1,2-BDO) and recover EG produced via the syngas to EG route. Thermodynamic experiments were carried out and employed to analyze the vapor–liquid and liquid–liquid behaviors of the system. Propyl aldehyde, apart from as the reactant, also shows excellent performance in water removal and acetals extraction. Based on the results of the thermodynamic analysis, a reactive extraction process was proposed to intensify the acetalization of EG and 1,2-BDO mixture with propyl aldehyde. The reactive extraction model was established on Aspen Plus v11, and the effects of flow mode (co-current and counter-current), number of stages, the feed-in mole ratio of aldehyde to DIOL on the conversions of EG and 1,2-BDO, the recovery of 2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane (2ED), and the purity of acetals were investigated. Results show that co-current flow mode performs better than counter-current flow mode and an aldehyde to DIOL feed-in mole ratio of 1.35 to 1 is sufficient. The whole flowsheet, which consists of a seven-stage reactive extraction column and two distillation columns, was designed and optimized. Remarkably, the conversions of EG and 1,2-BDO are over 0.95 and the recovery of 2ED is 0.999 with the aldehyde to DIOL stoichiometric coefficient, which indicates the effectiveness of this process and provides fundamental data and guidance for industrial application.
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工业化学
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