Latest ArticlesThe residues of organophosphorus pesticide (OPs) on fruits and vegetables pose a threat to human health, so it is very meaningful to explore simple and fast detect methods for OPs residual. In this work, nickel ferrite/nickel oxide nanoparticles co-loaded three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide (3DRGO-NiFe2O4/NiO NPs), as a new low cost nanocomposite, was prepared. Based on its high performance mimetic peroxidase activity, a colorimetric method for the detection of OPs has been developed. Dichlorvos was chosen as model compounds to evaluate the detection performance. The detection linear range for dichlorvos is from 50 mg/mL to 2.5×104 mg/mL with a detection limit of 10 mg/mL. Furthermore, a test paper can be developed based on the 3DRGO-NiFe2O4/NiO NPs for visual detection of dichlorvos, and the image information of the paper sensor can be converted into digital signal and quantitative detection by a smartphone. Notably, this method can also be used to detect dichlorvos in real samples, including vegetables and fruits. Thus, the developed naked assay holds great potential in simple, inexpensive and rapid detection of OPs in fruit and vegetable samples.
In this manuscript, we first report an ultrasensitive detection assay of microRNA by combing asymmetric polymerase chain reaction (A-PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology. Using A-PCR obtained an extended single strand to form LAMP stem-loop structure under isothermal amplification conditions. We used miRNAs as a loop primer probe in LAMP reaction and completed its ultrasensitive and rapid detection. The established method furnished a fast, specific and efficient detection of target miRNA with a detection limit as low as 10 amol/L in 90 min.
Radiotherapy is one of the most important clinical cancer treatments, which works mainly by delivering a prescribed radiation dose to the tumor tissues. However, high doses of radiation may also lead many irreversible damages to the surrounding normal tissues. Thereby, how to effectively reduce these sideeffects has been a significant factor in influencing cancer therapeutic effect. In this work, we synthesized the hollow PtPd nanocubes with high-index facets, and investigated the radiation protection capability in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed the PtPd nanocrystals can decrease the ROS level and improve the survival rate of radiated cells. Meanwhile, survival rate of radiated mice can significantly increase from 0 to 30% after PtPd treatment. Consequently, the enzyme and ROS level in radiated mice can be recovered.
To find potential zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) for CO2 capture from flue gas, we built 169, 898 ZIF models from 84, 949 hypothetical zeolite networks. By calculating their lattice energies, accessible volumes to CO2, the isosteric adsorption heat (Qst) of H2O, Henry's constant ratio (SKH) of CO2/N2, percent regenerability (R%), CO2 working capacity (ΔNCO2), CO2/N2 adsorption selectivity (SCO2/N2) and adsorbent performance score (APS), we identified 49 hydrophobic ZIF structures that might outplay already-realised ZIFs built from the same imidazolate linkers for CO2 capture from flue gas.
Cysteine chemistry provides a low cost and convenient way for site-specific protein modification. However, recombinant expression of disulfide bonding containing protein with unpaired cysteine is technically challenging and the resulting protein often suffers from significantly reduced yield and activity. Here we used genetic code expansion technique to introduce a surface exposed self-paired dithiol functional group into proteins, which can be selectively reduced to afford active thiols. Two compounds containing self-paired disulfides were synthesized, and their genetic incorporations were validated using green fluorescent proteins (GFP). The compatibility of these self-paired di-thiols with natural disulfide bond was demonstrated using antibody fragment to afford site-specifically labeled antibody. This work provides another valuable building block into the chemical tool-box for site-specific labeling of proteins containing internal disulfides.
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is one of essential biomarkers in mammalian tissue. Here we report a ratiometric probe for ALP, which is rationally designed and synthesized by employing ESIPT fluorophore N-(3-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)benzamide (BTHPB). The enzymatic dephosphorylation converts the probe to BTHPB, which exhibits a large spectral red-shift (120 nm), allowing extremely high sensitivity of ALP sensing at 0.004 mU/mL. The probe also shows excellent biocompatibility and has been applied for monitoring the endogenic ALP in living cells.
In order to optimize mass transportation and exchange, nature creates hierarchically porous networks which are composed of multi-level branches. Although bottom-up templating methods have succeeded in fabrication of these kinds of hierarchically porous networks, the templates have to be assembled/ packed in advance, therefore, driving the fabrication process too complex. In this report, we presented that the hierarchically porous networks could be fabricated through migration of templates, which was similar to formation of rivers. During thermal pyrolysis of Prussian blue cages, the in situly generated iron oxides nanoparticles diffused and aggregated together to grow larger, and eventually moved outside from the porous carbons. The moving routes of the iron oxides became hierarchical channels in the obtained carbon cages. By using the porous carbon cages as electrode for Na-ion battery, a pseudocapacitor-type ion storage was investigated.
Supramolecular polymers constructed by orthogonal self-assembly based on multiple hydrogen bonding and macrocyclic host-guest interactions have received increasing attention due to their elegant structures, outstanding properties, and potential applications. Hydrogen bonding endows these supramolecular polymers with good adaptability and reversibility, while macrocyclic host-guest interactions give them good selectivity and versatile stimuli-responsiveness. Therefore, functional supramolecular polymers fabricated by these two highly specific, noninterfering interactions in an orthogonal way have shown wide applications in the fields of molecular machines, electronics, soft materials, etc. In this review, we discuss the recent advances of functional supramolecular polymers fabricated by orthogonal self-assembly based on multiple hydrogen bonding and host-guest interactions. In particular, we focus on crown ether- and pillar[n]arene-based supramolecular polymers due to their compatibility with multiple hydrogen bonds in organic solution. The fabrication strategies, interesting properties, and potential applications of these advanced supramolecular materials are mainly concerned.
Polymeric carbon nitride (CN) semiconductor by thermal condensation of N-rich precursors has attracted much attention for its capability ranging from photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical energy conversion to biosensing. However, the influence of condensation process on the final structure of CN was rarely studied, making the condensation kinetic far from be fully optimized. Herein, we report the preparation of CN by a simple condensation kinetics modulation using a faster ramping rate during the polymerization process. The modified condensation recipe was even simpler than the conventional one, but led to an improved photocatalytic H2 evolution up to 3 times without any additional chemicals or other complements. Detailed mechanism studies revealed the increase of crystallinity and surface area due to the rapid condensation played the key roles. This work would offer a more facile and effective way to prepare bulk CN for large-scale industrial applications of bulk CN with higher photocatalytic actives for sustainable energy, environmental and biosensing.
Three new rare cyclopiane diterpenes (1-3), together with thirteen known compounds (4-16), were isolated and identified from a sea sediment-derived fungus Penicillium sp. TJ403-2. The planar and relative structures of compounds 1-3 were elucidated by HRESIMS, one- and two-dimensional NMR analyses, and their absolute configurations were further established by X-ray crystallography experiment. Compounds 1-3 were evaluated for the antiinflammatory activity against LPS-induced NO production, and compound 1 showed notable inhibitory potency with an IC50 value of 2.19±0.25 μmol/L, which was three fold lower than the positive control indomethacin (IC50=8.76±0.92 μmol/L). Further Western blot and immunofluorescence experiments demonstrated its mechanism of action to be that 1 inhibited the NF-ΚB-activated pathway, highlighting it as a promising starting point for the development of new antiinflammatory agents.
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