SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2018
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Yang Wu,Yu Wang,Zhiqiang Lin,Yingying Wang,Yao Li,Shengwei Liu,Xuchun Gui,Xin Yang
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is one most widely used brominated flame retardant worldwide. In this study, a three-dimensional α-Fe 2 O 3 /amino-functionalization carbon nanotube (α-Fe 2 O 3 /CNT-N) sponge was synthesized and applied for adsorption removal of TBBPA from aqueous solution. The maximum adsorption capacity of TBBPA on the α-Fe 2 O 3 /CNT-N sponge was 41.35 ± 6.09 mg·g −1 at 303 K and pH 7.0 ± 0.1 and the adsorption capacity was maintained in the pH range of 3–7. The adsorbed TPPBA on the α-Fe 2 O 3 /CNT-N sponge can be easily degraded after adding peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to generate hydroxyl and sulfate radicals. The functional groups such as CONH 2 , C O and π–π ∗ bonds played an important role in the activation of PMS. The α-Fe 2 O 3 /CNT-N sponge may be considered to use for water treatment due to its good adsorption capacity, easy separation from water and simple regeneration procedures.
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BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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2018
·Vol. 41
·期 9
·1271-1281
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IF 2.139
Cao Weifeng,Wang Yujue,Luo Jianquan,Yin Junxiang,Wan Yinhua
α,ω -Dicarboxylic acids (DC) are versatile chemical intermediates with different chain length. For biosynthesis of DC, to obtain the highly pure product via crystallization, it is required to remove pigments and proteins in fermentation broth. However, a trade-off between decolorization/deproteinization ratio and DC recovery during the purification process was found, which impeded DC production by fermentation. When ultrafiltration (UF) was applied to treat α,ω -dodecanedioic acid (DC 12 ) broth, 93.4% of DC 12 recovery, 80.5% of decolorization ratio and 61.7% of deproteinization ratio were achieved by a PES 3 membrane. However, the membrane technology could not effectively retain the pigments or proteins with low molecular weight when a high DC 12 permeation was required. Meanwhile, the selected activated charcoal or macroporous resins were not good adsorbents for the present system. Furthermore, an integrated process for decolorization and deproteinization was developed. After filtration with PES3 membrane, an activated charcoal was used to remove the small proteins and pigments in the UF permeate. As a result, 91.4% of DC 12 recovery, 94.7% of decolorization ratio and 84.8% of deproteinization ratio were obtained by such two-stage strategy. These results would serve as a valuable guide for process design and practical operation in subsequent industrial application.
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2018
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IF 3.129
Kaiqiang Wang,Da-Wen Sun,Qingyi Wei,Hongbin Pu
Emulsion is a commonly investigated bioactive loaded delivery system. The bioactive content and its location in oil phase primarily determine the quality and chemical stability of emulsion. In this study, Raman microspectroscopy was used to quantify α-tocopherol and to visualize its distribution in oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by whey protein isolates. Results suggested that α-tocopherol contents (25–300 g/kg) in corn oil with the integrating Raman intensity at 481.9 and 588.6 cm −1 showed determination coefficient ( R 2 ) of 0.98 and 0.99, and limit of detection of 5.1 and 21.2 g/kg, respectively. For detecting α-tocopherol in emulsions, the relative standard deviation values from Raman method using intensities at 481.9 cm −1 and 588.6 cm −1 were in the ranges of 4%–16% and 2%–6%, respectively. The developed Raman method provided correlative results with those of HPLC method ( R 2 = 0.99). Moreover, Raman chemical imaging depicted the non-homogeneous TOC distribution within oil droplets, where TOC had the trend of migrating to the interface of oil and water. This study provided a novel approach for functional emulsion analysis, which may serve the basis for designing stable and controllable release of emulsion systems in future.
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Materials
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 10
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IF 2.467
Chao Peng,Guangxue Chen
In this study, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite films enhanced by α-chitin nanowhiskers (ChWs) were prepared through heat treatment. The obtained membranes were assessed by means of FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, regular light transmittance, mechanical tests, permeability and water absorption. The influence of the nano-component and heat treatment on the mechanical, thermal and water-resistant properties of the composite membrane were analyzed. From the results of the work, the produced films with excellent barrier properties and inexpensive raw processed materials have great prospects in packaging applications.Keywords:α-chitin nanowhiskers;heat treatment;thermal stability;barrier property;packaging application
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ACS Omega
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2019
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IF 2.584
Minghui Zuo,Zhaoyu Jiang,Lizhen Guo,Fuhao Dong,Jiawen Guo,Xu Xu
α-Pinene-modified triethoxysilane (α-PTES) was synthesized by hydrosilylation in the presence of Karstedt’s catalyst. The structure of α-PTES was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. Under the catalysis of an organotin catalyst, α-PTES, which was the cross-linking agent, and the hydroxy-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) matrix were utilized to prepare the room-temperature vulcanized silicone rubber. Morphology, thermal performance, and mechanical properties of the modified silicone rubber were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and a universal testing machine. Because of the strong rigidity of the ring structure of α-pinene, the thermal and mechanical properties of modified silicone rubber were improved greatly than those of the silicone rubber, and the cross-linking agent of which was methyltriethoxysilane. Results showed that the tensile strength and the break at elongation increased by 69.2 and 125%, respectively, and they are nearly doubled compared to the unmodified silicone rubber.
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JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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IF 3.638
Songsong Zhang,Beibei Qiu,Jinhua Zhu,Weiping Hu,Fanyi Ma,M. Z. H. Khan,Xiuhua Liu
Present study aimed to immobilise the α-glucosidase on suitable supports to construct enzymatic microreactors and their subsequent applicability in efficient inhibitor screening from the Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) peel. A type of lamellar and porous composites (rGO@Fe3O4) were synthesised with a facile one-step solvothermal method and employed as carriers to construct enzymatic microreactors for screening α-glucosidase ligand from the Chinese Yam peel in league with the high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The immobilisation amount of α-glucosidase on rGO@Fe3O4 under the optimised conditions was about 40 μg α-glucosidase/mg carriers. Furthermore, the binding capacities of screened inhibitors, 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene and batatasin I, were 35.6 and 68.2%, respectively. Hence, considering their high screening efficiency and excellent magnetic separation ability, these as-prepared nanocomposite consisting of rGO and Fe3O4 may be potential supports for the enzyme (such as α-glucosidase) immobilisation for rapid α-glucosidase inhibitors screening from the diverse nature resources.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 6.035
Lin Li,Jun-Wei Wang,Hao Zhong,Lu-Yuan Hao,Hamidreza Abadikhah,Xin Xu,Chu-Sheng Chen,Simeon Agathopoulos
The α-Si 3 N 4 membrane was prepared by tape casting of silicon slurry, followed by calcination at 1300 °C in flowing NH 3 gas. It comprised of α-Si 3 N 4 nanowire of diameter 70 nm which were converted from silicon powder via the vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) growth mechanism. The surface of the obtained membrane was transformed from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic , with a high water contact angle of ~ 160°, by coating with a vesicular SiNCO nano-layer. The experimental results showed that nanowire structure also favored superhydrophobicity. Water desalination performance of the membrane was tested with a sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) device. High water flux of 8.09 l m −2 h −1 was achieved for 20 wt% NaCl aqueous solution in the feed at 90 °C, which was maintained for more than 500 h.
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Energies
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2017
·Vol. 10
·期 9
·1296
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IF 2.262
Yizhi Yan,Haolin Tang,Fan Wu,Rui Wang,Mu Pan
A cocoon-like α-Fe2O3nanocomposite with a novel carbon-coated structure was synthesized via a simple one-step hydrothermal self-assembly method and employed as supercapacitor electrode material. It was observed from electrochemical measurements that the obtained α-Fe2O3@C electrode showed a good specific capacitance (406.9 Fg−1at 0.5 Ag−1) and excellent cycling stability, with 90.7% specific capacitance retained after 2000 cycles at high current density of 10 Ag−1. These impressive results, presented here, demonstrated that α-Fe2O3@C could be a promising alternative material for application in high energy density storage.Keywords:one-step;self-assembly;α-Fe2O3;carbon coating;supercapacitors
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
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2017
·Vol. 82
·期 10
·2260-2268
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IF 1.815
Mankun Wei,Wei-Ming Chai,Qin Yang,Rui Wang,Yiyuan Peng
Proanthocyanidins were extracted from Pyracantha fortuneana fruit (PFF), and their structures were investigated through 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance ( 13 C NMR), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). The results showed that these compounds were predominantly constituted of procyanidin with A-type and B-type linkage and coexistence of procyanidins glucoside. Spectroscopy methods were used to analyze the inhibitory activity of proanthocyanidins on α-glucosidase. The results demonstrated that these compounds exhibited excellent inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase with the IC 50 value of 0.15 ± 0.01 μg/mL, and they reversibly inhibited α-glucosidase in a non-competitive type. The fluorescence quenching analysis revealed that proanthocyanidins statically quenched the fluorescence spectra by forming an inhibitor-α-glucosidase complex. Molecular docking results further indicated that the driving powers of the interaction between proanthocyanidins and α-glucosidase were hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic force. The main inhibitory mechanism of proanthocyanidins on α-glucosidase may be due to the insertion of proanthocyanidins into the pocket of the enzyme altering the catalytic configuration of the active site in a manner, thus reducing substrate binding affinity. The findings of this work provided a new perspective that proanthocyanidins from PFF with a possibility to be used as novel natural anti-diabetic agents in functional food industries. Practical Application In this study, Pyracantha fortuneana fruit proanthocyanidins with a yield of 3.05% were identified for the first time as predominantly constituted of procyanidin with A-type and B-type linkage and coexistence of procyanidins glucoside. Proanthocyanidins from P. fortuneana fruit had higher anti-α-glucosidase activity value compared with positive control acarbose, which indicated that P. fortuneana fruit proanthocyanidins with a possibility to be used as novel natural antidiabetic agents in functional food industries.
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Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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2025
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Binbin Chen,Jiahui Huang,Yingchun Liu,Lirong Yang,Qi Wang,Haoran Yu
The catalytic mechanism of a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent UstD was herein studied in atomic detail, employing the computational hybrid QM/MM methodology. UstD is a PLP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylative aldol reactions between l-aspartate and aldehyde or ketone derivatives to form γ-hydroxy-α-amino acids. In the reaction catalyzed by UstD, the loss of CO2 renders the C–C bond-forming reaction effectively irreversible, which makes UstD a special case among the enzymes catalyzing the C–C bond-forming reactions. This enzyme is currently seen as the optimal approach for the regioselective synthesis of γ-hydroxy-α-amino acids, which are very difficult to obtain by standard chemical methods. The results obtained herein showed that the catalytic mechanism of UstD might follow two paths to occur in three phases: (1) decarboxylation of substrate l-aspartate, (2) C–C bond formation by addition of aldehyde, and (3) the regeneration of catalytic sites. Although Path A and Path B showed a negligible difference in the energy barrier of the rate-determining step, Path A involves three additional steps in the overall pathway compared with Path B, which makes the reaction proceed more readily through Path B. According to the QM/MM energy profile of Path B, the rate-limiting step of the catalytic process is the decarboxylation of the side chain of l-aspartate, which has a calculated energy barrier of 19.19 kcal/mol. Two crucial residues, H263 and Y257, were identified to interact with the substrate aspartic acid. The knowledge about the transition states, intermediates, key residues, and protein conformational changes along the reaction path will be valuable for engineering UstD to improve the synthesis of γ-hydroxy-α-amino acids that serve as building blocks of various high-value chemicals such as antidiabetics and nutritional supplements.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Shuang Guo,Shuo Liu,Chang Liu,Yi Wang,Dongyu Gu,Jing Tian,Yi Yang
Immobilization technology plays an important role in enhancing enzyme stability and environmental adaptability. Despite its rapid development, this technology still encounters many challenges such as enzyme leakage, difficulties in large-scale implementation, and limited reusability. Drawing inspiration from natural paired molecules, this study aimed to establish a method for immobilized α-glucosidase using artificial antibody-antigen interaction. The proposed method consists of three main parts: synthesis of artificial antibodies, synthesis of artificial antigens, and assembly of the artificial antibody-antigen complex. The critical step in this method involves selecting a pair of structurally similar compounds: catechol as a template for preparing artificial antibodies and protocatechualdehyde for modifying the enzyme to create the artificial antigens. By utilizing the same functional groups in these compounds, specific recognition of the antigen by the artificial antibody can be achieved, thereby immobilizing the enzymes. The results demonstrated that the immobilization amount, specific activity, and enzyme activity of the immobilized α-glucosidase were 25.09 ± 0.10 mg/g, 5.71 ± 0.17 U/mg protein and 143.25 ± 1.71 U/g carrier , respectively. The immobilized α-glucosidase not only exhibited excellent reusability but also demonstrated remarkable performance in catalyzing the hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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2012
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Yao Chen,Hui Wang,Yanyan Tang,Jun Zeng
Ternary (liquid + liquid) equilibria date for the (water + 2-propanol + α -pinene, or β -pinene) systems were measured at T = (293.15, 298.15, 303.15, and 308.15) K under atmospheric pressure. The experimental results were correlated using the extended and modified UNIQUAC models. The calculated results obtained from the modified UNIQUAC model successfully represent the experimental tie-line data. The temperature influence on liquid-phase equilibria was studied.
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