Novel NO-releasing derivatives of betulinic acid with antitumor activity

Thirteen novel NO-releasing derivatives of betulinic acid (BA) bearing two types of NO-donors (nitrates and furoxans) were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity. The results showed that furoxan-based derivatives exhibited higher antitumor activity than nitrate-based derivatives, with compounds 11a and 11b displaying promising potency against B16 cell lines and HepG2 cell lines (IC50 < 1 μmol/L). Wesupposed that NO-releasing amount of these derivatives which can be detected by Griess method may contribute more to their antitumor activity. As a result, furoxan-based derivatives released larger amount of NO than that of nitrate-based derivatives, which partially explained the higher anti-tumor activity of the former.     

A cobalt-free electrode material La0.5Sr0.5Fe0.8Cu0.2O3 − δ for symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells

Cobalt-free perovskite oxide La_0.5Sr_0.5Fe_0.8Cu_0.2O_3 − δ (LSFC) was applied as both anode and cathode for symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells (SSOFCs). The LSFC shows a reversible transition between a cubic perovskite phase in air and a mixture of SrFeLaO₄, a K₂NiF₄-type layered perovskite oxide, metallic Cu and LaFeO₃ in reducing atmosphere at elevated temperature. The average thermal expansion coefficient of LSFC in air is 17.7 × 10^− 6 K^− 1 at 25 °C to 900 °C. By adopting LSFC as initial electrodes to fabricate electrolyte supported SSOFCs, the cells generate maximum power output of 1054, 795 and 577 mW cm^− 2 with humidified H₂ fuel (~ 3% H₂O) and 895, 721 and 482 mW cm^− 2 with humidified syngas fuel (H₂:CO = 1:1) at 900, 850 and 800 °C, respectively. Moreover, the cell with humidified H₂ fuel demonstrates a reasonable stability at 800 °C under 0.7 V for 100 h.     

Fluorescent Coumarin–Artemisinin Conjugates as Mitochondria‐Targeting Theranostic Probes for Enhanced Anticancer Activities

Mitochondria‐targeting theranostic probes that enable the simultaneously reporting of and triggering of mitochondrial dysfunctions in cancer cells are highly attractive for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Three fluorescent mitochondria‐targeting theranostic probes have been developed by linking a mitochondrial dye, coumarin‐3‐carboximide, with a widely used traditional Chinese medicine, artemisinin, to kill cancer cells. Fluorescence images showed that the designed coumarin–artemisinin conjugates localized mainly in mitochondria, leading to enhanced anticancer activities over artemisinin. High cytotoxicity against cancer cells correlated with the strong ability to accumulate in mitochondria, which could efficiently increase the intracellular reactive oxygen species level and induce cell apoptosis. This study highlights the potential of using mitochondria‐targeting fluorophores to selectively trigger and directly visualize subcellular drug delivery in living cells.     

Nanobody-based electrochemical immunoassay for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin by detecting the enzymatic formation of polyaniline

We describe an electrochemical immunoassay for the Cry1Ab toxin that is produced by Bacillus thuringiensis. It is making use of a nanobody (a heavy-chain only antibody) that was selected from an immune phage displayed library. A biotinylated primary nanobody and a HRP-conjugated secondary nanobody were applied in a sandwich immunoassay where horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is used to produce polyaniline (PANI) from aniline. PANI can be easily detected by differential pulse voltammetry at a working voltage as low as 40 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) which makes the assay fairly selective. This immunoassay for Cry1Ab has an analytical range from 0.1 to 1000 ng∙mL^-1 and a 0.07 ng∙mL^-1 lower limit of detection. The average recoveries of the toxin from spiked samples are in the range from 102 to 114 %, with a relative standard deviation of <7.5 %. The results demonstrated that the assay represented an attractive alternative to existing immunoassays in enabling affordable, sensitive, robust and specific determination of this toxin.

Nanobodies specific to Cry1Ab toxin were isolated from an immunized camel. A biotinylated primary nanobody and a HRP-conjugated secondary nanobody were applied in a sandwich immunoassay with horseradish peroxidase being used to produce polyaniline, which can be easily detected by differential pulse voltammetry.

     

Hierarchical Porous Tubular Biochar Based Sensor for Detection of Trace Lead (II)

Hierarchical porous tubular biochar (PTBC) was prepared by selectively removing lignin simply according to reverse the pyrolysis sequence of cellulose. The properties of the PTBC sample were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, Raman spectra, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrochemical performances of PTBC modified on the screen-printing electrode illustrated excellent detection of lead ions (lead (II)) in water with the linear range (0.5–120 μg/L) and the detection limit (0.02 μg/L) by in-situ bismuth film square wave anode stripping voltammetry.     

非晶态ZrO_2镶嵌的超细CeO_2催化HCl氧化

采用不同方法制备了铈锆复合氧化物催化剂用于催化HCl氧化反应。自发沉积策略制备的CeO_2@ZrO_2催化剂中,超细CeO_2纳米粒子均匀的镶嵌于非晶态ZrO_2中。CeO_2粒子显著的"尺寸效应"使得该催化剂具有更高的Ce~(3+)和氧空位浓度,而较高的Ce~(3+)和氧空位浓度使得催化剂具有优异的低温氧化还原性能和储释氧能力。催化性能测试表明,CeO_2@ZrO_2催化剂展现出最好的催化活性(1.90 gCl2·gcat~(-1)·h~(-1)),同时CeO_2粒子周围非晶态的ZrO_2阻碍CeO_2的高温烧结,提高了该催化剂的稳定性。     

Naphthalimide-modified near-infrared cyanine dye with a large stokes shift and its application in bioimaging

A naphthalimide-modifi ed near-infrared cyanine dye (emission at 785 nm) with a large Stokes shift (up to 165 nm) has been synthesized and had favorable lysosome-targeting property.     

基于3D打印薄层池和流场形电极的镉离子流动检测系统

首次提出了流场形(FFS)电极的概念,并印制了FFS三电极体系.结合3D打印的薄层流通池(TLFC),采用方波溶出伏安法(SWSV),构建了镉离子(Cd2+)流动电化学检测系统.考察了电极形状、测量方式、流速、介质条件、富集时间等条件的影响.结果表明,此检测系统测量灵敏度高,重现性和稳定性好.在优化条件下,Cd2+浓度在2 ～ 100 μg/L范围内与溶出峰电流呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.997,检出限为0.5 μg/L.将本方法应用于环境水样和生物甲烷发酵液中痕量Cd2+的检测,结果与ICP-AES无显著性差异,加标回收率为90％ ～ 106％.     

A Re2O7 catalyzed cycloetherification of monoallylic diols

A Re₂O₇ catalyzed cycloetherification of monoallylic diols is described. The reaction features short reaction time, mild reaction conditions and exclusive E selectivity. A wide range of monoallylic alcohols with alkyl or aryl substituents on olefin smoothly undergo ring closure to deliver corresponding oxa-heterocycles. The reaction is also operationally simple and not sensitive to air and moisture.