INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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Shuo Shi,Guocheng Wang,Jie Liu,Sunan Liu,Qiuyu Xu,Xi Lan,Jianxing Feng,Jing Sun,Wentao Zhang,Jianlong Wang
Gentiana straminea Maxim. exhibits various biological activities. However, the purification and functions of polysaccharides in Gentiana straminea Maxim. have never been reported. Herein, by proposing a flexible 3D graphene-based decoloration column (3DD column), Gentiana straminea Maxim. polysaccharide (GMP) was high-throughput obtained and its anti-inflammatory activity was investigated. Benefiting from the large macroporous network of 3D NH 2 -graphene oxide hydrogel with selective adsorption towards pigments, the 3DD column exhibits high decoloration ratio (96.41%). In addition, the 3DD column provides superior practical functionality as compared to the traditional approaches, which are time-consuming and need toxic solvents, and exhibiting widespread-application for the purification of polysaccharide from other common plant species. More importantly, the decolored GMP as a natural product has promising anti-inflammatory activity on RAW264.7 cells without negative impact on cell viability . Overall, this work reveals a new functional polysaccharides and provides a flexible approach for polysaccharide decoloration, exhibiting a promising prospect for natural polysaccharides in practical application of pharmaceutical.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 23
·期 24
·10039-10049
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IF 10.182
Yingying Cao,Dandan Chen,Ye Meng,Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan,Hu Li
Chemocatalytic production of lactic acid from biomass feedstock is an alternative route with high potential, but with the prerequisites of long reaction time, high temperature, and/or a tailored catalyst. In this work, an N-TiO2 photothermal catalyst prepared by a simple sol–gel method using urea as a nitrogen and carbon source could catalyse a variety of biomass sugars to quantitatively produce lactic acid (up to 98.9% yield) in water under visible light and at a low temperature of 60 °C in a time as short as 30 min. N-TiO2 provides a suitable valence band position (2.51 eV) for the photo-oxidation reaction, with more active species being formed on the catalyst surface (e.g., h+, e−, ˙OH and ˙O2) and a light-induced heating effect caused by the carbon photothermal layer, which can effectively activate carbohydrates to undergo a cascade reaction process. Theoretical calculations show that the charge of N-TiO2 is highly separated, in which the N element acts as an electron trap and is enriched with plenty of electrons, leading to effective isolation of holes and electrons. In addition, the N-TiO2 catalyst exhibits good reusability and can be recycled with little loss of activity. The developed N and C-enhanced photothermal synergistic protocol opens up an avenue for producing organic acids from renewable biomass resources under mild conditions.
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2021
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Qiong Wang,Yunyun Liu,Yi Zhang,Yang Chen,Qifa Feng,Wen Wang,Cuiyi Liang,Yunzi Hu,Wei Qi
The conventional pretreatment method of poplar comprises multiple steps, including different procedures for fractionating hemicellulose and lignin separately. In our study, hemicellulose and lignin were removed simultaneously by a one-step method. In the γ-valerolactone (GVL)–water environment, the cellulose retention, hemicellulose removal, and lignin removal rates of 84.94%, 89.08%, and 72.28%, respectively, were achieved over a magnetic carbon-based solid acid (MMCSA) catalyst, under best conditions (160 °C, 30 min, 2 g of poplar, 2 g of MMCSA, 35 mL of GVL, and 15 mL of water). The pretreatment of fresh poplar in the reused MMCSA–GVL–water environment showed similar fractionation results as the first time. Scanning electron microscopy characterization of the cellulosic residue revealed the presence of noticeable structural fragmentation. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller characterization showed that the total pore volume of the residue was 2.13 times that of the raw material. The above features of the residue confirmed the high enzymatic hydrolysis potential of the pretreated residue. The enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of the poplar residue was 67% at a cellulase loading of 20 FPU/g cellulose in dry matter, and it increased to 77.02% at 40 FPU/g cellulose in dry matter. Interestingly, the addition of Tween 80 did not improve the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency at high cellulase loadings (30 and 40 FPU/g cellulose in dry matter) compared to the case at low cellulase loadings. The relative mechanisms were also analyzed. In this study, a one-step pretreatment method comprising the MMCSA–GVL system for the catalytic depolymerization of poplar wood was developed. The system was verified to be very effective for the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of the residues.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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Ali Mohsin,Kanagat Akbota Akyliyaevna,Waqas Qamar Zaman,Muhammad Hammad Hussain,Muhammad Zubair Mohsin,Sarah Al-Rashed,Xin Tan,Xiwei Tian,Kistaubayeva Aida,Muhammad Tariq,Muhammad Salman Haider,Imran Mahmood Khan,Sobia Niazi,Yingping Zhuang,Meijin Guo
The present study emphasizes improving the overall yield, productivity and quality of xanthan by Xanthomonas campestris using different carbon sources via optimizing the fermentation media and kinetic modelling work. After optimization, six carbon sources and one nitrogen source were selected for xanthan production in 5 L bioreactor. Kinetic modelling was applied to assess the experimental fermentation data and to check its influence on scale-up production. In this work, xanthan production reached 40.65 g/L with a growth-associated rate constant (α) of 2.831, and highest specific growth rate (μm) of 0.37/h while using maltose as the sole carbon source. Furthermore, rheological properties were determined, and Herschel-Bulkley model was employed to assess the experimental data. Interestingly, xanthan obtained from sucrose and glucose showed the highest yield stress (τ 0 ) of 12.50 ± 0.31 and 7.17 ± 0.21. Moreover, the highest xanthan molecular weight of 3.53 × 10 7 and 3.25 × 10 7 g/mol were also found with sucrose and glucose. At last, the proposed mechanism of sugar metabolism and xanthan biosynthesis pathway were described. Conclusively, maltose appeared as the best carbon source for maximum xanthan production: while sucrose and glucose gave qualitatively best results. In short, this systematically modelled approach maximizes the potential output and provides a solid base for continuous cultivation of xanthan at large-scale production.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2023
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Yanling Liu,Qihang Cen,Kaiming Fan,Airan Hu,Xu Yuan,Shengji Xia
Efficient removal of natural organic matter (NOM) and organic micropollutants (OMPs) while preserving essential mineral salts is a critical goal of high-quality drinking water production , which has not been satisfyingly achieved by available nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this study, a facile modification strategy was developed to enhance membrane salt/organics selectivity, purposely utilizing the advantages of sulfonic acid groups including high hydrophilicity, strong acidity and low complexation propensity for divalent cations. The post-treatment using a heated alkaline solution of taurine endowed the membrane with reduced active layer thickness, properly enlarged pore size and more favorable surface characteristics inheriting from grafted sulfonic acid groups. Compared to the control one, the optimal modified membrane exhibited a more than doubled water permeance and significantly reduced rejections of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ , while maintaining a high removal capacity for OMPs. The membrane superiority in the rejection selectivity between mineral salts and NOM was further demonstrated for natural surface water treatment, which outperformed a variety of commercial NF membranes. Improved dual resistance to Ca 2+ -involved organic fouling and scaling was also achieved by the sulfonic acid functionalized membrane with a higher passage of Ca 2+ . This study provides insights on the fit-for-purpose enhancement of membrane performance for more efficient water treatment.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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Yujia He,Rui Zhang,Weipeng Song,Huai Liu,Junhua Zhang,Wenlong Jia,Lincai Peng
The simultaneous valorization of biomass-based C5 and C6 sugars to furfural, a versatile intermediate, is of great significance to fully utilize biomass components. Inability to effectively transform C6 sugars remains a major barrier toward this challenging goal. We herein report the 1,4-dioxane-mediated solvent system with Hβ zeolite catalyst for the transformation of glucose giving high yield to furfural (57%). The maintenance of intrinsic balanced Lewis and Brønsted acid sites from Hβ zeolite that is credited to the positive solvent effect of 1,4-dioxane is highly conductive to the selective C-C bond cleavage of glucose. Also importantly, the introduction of proper amount of H 2 O into the reaction system results in a high formation rate and an improved selectivity toward furfural due to the induction of highly reactive acyclic glucose. Glucose-to-furfural through 3-deoxyglucose should be more favorable than that via fructose. Impressively, the developed protocol can also be adapted to C5 sugars dehydration, and the one-pot conversion of glucose and xylose mixtures gains a furfural yield as high as 63%. The activation energy barrier for furfural production is higher from glucose compared to xylose. This work not only develops a promising protocol for furfural production simultaneously from C5 and C6 sugars but also provides insights into the mechanistic role of the solvent 1,4-dioxane to availably manipulate the acid-catalyzed conversion of C6 sugars.
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Food Bioscience
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2023
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Zening Zhang,Peng Deng,Yang Chen,Zhiyong He,Fang Qin,Qiuming Chen,Zhaojun Wang,Jie Chen,Maomao Zeng,Hongyang Pan
The current study examined the impact of different amino acids and heating durations on the levels of 4-MI and 5-HMF in caramel colors. At the 30-min mark, the 3:1 mass ratio (with a 0.2% addition) of the Cys-Pro combination inhibited 4-MI and 5-HMF by 20.33% and 18.39%, respectively. At 60 and 90 min, the 1:3 mass ratio (with a 1% addition) of the Cys-Pro combination yielded inhibition rates of 31.33% and 8.64% for 4-MI and 31.75% and 22.52% for 5-HMF within the caramel colors. The Cys-Pro mass ratios of 1:1, 1:3, and 3:1 demonstrated peak inhibition rates of 81.63%, 86.28%, and 86.57% against MGO , respectively. The most effective inhibition against 3-DG was achieved with a 30-min heating duration and a 1:3 mass ratio (with a 1% addition) of the Cys-Pro combination, resulting in a 14.21% inhibition rate. Notably, in a model system, cysteine also exhibited significant inhibitory effects against MGO. Additionally, ESR measurements revealed that amino acid combinations can effectively eliminate the free radicals generated during the caramelization process.
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 1
·1-13
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IF 0
Zhang Xiaoling,Miao Qin,Tang Bingling,Mijakovic Ivan,Ji Xiao-Jun,Qu Lingbo,Wei Yongjun
Xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) are considered as a promising type of prebiotics that can be used in foods, feeds, and healthcare products. Xylanases play a key role in the production of XOS from xylan. In this study, we conducted a metagenomic analysis of the fecal microbiota from dairy cows fed with different types of fodders. Despite the diversity in their diets, the main phyla observed in all fecal microbiota were Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. At the genus level, one group of dairy cows that were fed probiotic fermented herbal mixture-containing fodders displayed decreased abundance of Methanobrevibacter and increased growth of beneficial Akkermansia bacteria. Additionally, this group exhibited a high microbial richness and diversity. Through our analysis, we obtained a comprehensive dataset comprising over 280,000 carbohydrate-active enzyme genes. Among these, we identified a total of 163 potential xylanase genes and subsequently expressed 34 of them in Escherichia coli . Out of the 34 expressed genes, two alkaline xylanases with excellent temperature stability and pH tolerance were obtained. Notably, CDW-xyl-8 exhibited xylanase activity of 96.1 ± 7.5 U/mg protein, with an optimal working temperature of 55 ℃ and optimal pH of 8.0. CDW-xyl-16 displayed an activity of 427.3 ± 9.1 U/mg protein with an optimal pH of 8.5 and an optimal temperature at 40 ℃. Bioinformatic analyses and structural modeling suggest that CDW-xyl-8 belongs to GH10 family xylanase, and CDW-xyl-16 is a GH11 family xylanase. Both enzymes have the ability to hydrolyze beechwood xylan and produce XOS. In conclusion, this metagenomic study provides valuable insights into the fecal microbiota composition of dairy cows fed different fodder types, revealing main microbial groups and demonstrating the abundance of xylanases. Furthermore, the characterization of two novel xylanases highlights their potential application in XOS production.
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Waste and Biomass Valorization
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2023
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Chen Lungang,Chi Dongfeng,Liu Yong,Wang Chenguang,Zhang Xinghua,Liu Jianguo,Zhang Qi,Ma Longlong
Converting cellulose to ethylene glycol has been widely reported, while glucose is seldomly used to produce ethylene glycol. This is challenging due to side reactions such as glucose hydrogenation and isomerization, which have lower activation barriers than retro-aldol condensation. Moreover, cellobiose, rather than glucose, is main intermediates in obtaining ethylene glycol from cellulose. In this study, we found that the in situ synthesized Ru x W y /biochar catalyst exhibited high activity for converting glucose to EG. The Ru 3.5 W 35 /biochar catalyst achieved the highest EG yield of 61.61% under optimized conditions of 200 °C, 3 MPa H 2 , and 3 h. Characterization techniques were employed, revealing the crucial roles of W 5+ and Ru metal states, which were affected by the calcination temperature. The Ru 3.5 W 35 /biochar catalyst calcinated at 400 °C exhibited the best performance and was subsequently applied for the conversion of starch, xylose, and sucrose with appreciable yields of ethylene glycol and 1,2-propanediol. Graphical Abstract
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Mingjing Zheng,Xin Tian,Zhipeng Li,Tao Hong,Yanbing Zhu,Yuanfan Yang,Qingbiao Li,Hui Ni,Zedong Jiang
Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides (PHP) has potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic activities, but still needs improvement. Therefore, ultra-high pressure (UHP) assisted extraction was applied to modify the structure, antioxidant, and hypolipidemic activities of PHP. UHP assisted extraction increased the total sugar, uronic acid, and 3,6-anhydro-ʟ-galactose contents of PHP, which increased by 15.85%–16.12%, 18.95%–24.32%, 20.54%–23.66% with 500–600 MPa UHP, respectively. Meanwhile, UHP modified PHP became more rough and porous than native PHP. Besides, UHP assisted extracted PHP showed better in vitro antioxidant and hypolipidemic abilities. Especially, 500–600 MPa UHP increased 72.43%–86.42% 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacities, 12.32%–12.82% pancreatic lipase inhibitory ability, and 14.93%–15.23% glycocholate binding abilities of PHP ( p < 0.05). Moreover, UHP assisted extracted PHP greatly decreased the lipid droplet and triglyceride contents of 3T3-L1 adipocytes ( p < 0.05). Our findings can provide the theoretical basis for the high value utilization of Porphyra haitanensis and its polysaccharides with UHP modification.
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RSC Advances
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 43
·30190-30201
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Huien Chen,Xinyu Liu,Meixia Xie,Xiaoting Zhong,Chunyan Yan,Minghua Xian,Shumei Wang
Rehmannia glutinosa (RG) as a Chinese herbal medicine can be used both in medicine and food. As the main component of RG, the polysaccharides have a hypoglycemic effect, however, the hypoglycemic activity of RG homopolysaccharides remains unknown. We isolated and purified two polysaccharides, RGP70-1-1 and RGP70-1-2 (4.9 kDa and 2.8 kDa) from RG. The structural characteristics, including monosaccharide composition, linkage, and configuration were analyzed by FT-IR, HPLC, GC-MS, NMR spectroscopy, Congo test, and SEM. RGP70-1-1 and RGP70-1-2 consist of four monosaccharides (glucose, mannose, arabinose, and galactose). RGP70-1-1 contains 14 connection modes, with the linkages including L-Araf-(1→, →3)-L-Araf-(1→, →5)-L-Araf-(1→, →3,5)-L-Araf-(1→, →2,5)-L-Araf-(1→, D-Manp-(1→, →2)-D-Manp-(1→, →4)-D-Manp-(1→, D-Galp-(1→, →4)-D-Galp-(1→, →4,6)-D-Galp-(1→, →6)-D-Glcp-(1→, →4,6)-D-Glcp-(1→, →3,6)-D-Glcp-(1→. The linkages of RGP70-1-2 is including →5)-L-Araf-(1→, →3,5)-L-Araf-(1→, →4)-D-Manp-(1→, →3,6)-D-Manp-(1→, D-Galp-(1→, →6)-D-Galp-(1→, D-Glcp-(1→, →6)-D-Glcp-(1→, →4,6)-D-Glcp-(1→. Furthermore, RGP70-1-1 and RGP70-1-2 can inhibit α-glucosidase and α-amylase. RGP70-1-1 stimulated GLP-1 secretion in STC-1 cells and was related to the up-regulation of PI3K and p-AKT protein expression. The findings revealed a natural product with potential hypoglycemic activity, which may be used as a GLP-1 secretagogue and a beneficial functional food ingredient for T2D.
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Food Science and Human Wellness
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2023
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Qihong Jiang,Lin Chen,Rui Wang,Yin Chen,Shanggui Deng,Guoxin Shen,Shulai Liu,Xingwei Xiang
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disease threatening human health. We investigated the effects of Tegillarca granosa polysaccharide (TGP) and determined its potential mechanisms in a mouse model of T2DM established through a high-fat diet and streptozotocin. TGP (5.1 × 10 3 Da) was composed of mannose, glucosamine, rhamnose, glucuronic acid, galactosamine, glucose, galactose, xylose, and fucose. It could significantly alleviate weight loss, reduce fasting blood glucose levels, reverse dyslipidemia, reduce liver damage from oxidative stress, and improve insulin sensitivity. RT-PCR and Western blotting indicated that TGP could activate the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway to regulate disorders in glucolipid metabolism and improve insulin resistance. TGP increased the abundance of Allobaculum , Akkermansia , and Bifidobacterium , restored the microbiota abundance in the intestinal tracts of mice with T2DM, and promoted short-chain fatty acid production. This study provides new insights into the antidiabetic effects of TGP and highlights its potential as a natural hypoglycemic nutraceutical.
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