基于非靶向代谢组学的茄梨和红茄梨成熟期果皮代谢产物的差异分析

为了探究西洋梨品种茄梨及其红色芽变红茄梨成熟期果皮代谢产物差异,采用超高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术,对茄梨和红茄梨成熟期果皮进行非靶向代谢组学研究。通过主成分分析和正交偏最小二乘判别分析,构建了多变量统计分析模型,结合模型和变量重要性投影与最大差异倍数值,基于精确质量数、二级碎片以及同位素分布,使用PMDB(Plant Metabolome Database)数据库进行定性,筛选并鉴定出茄梨和红茄梨果皮中显著性变化(P<0.05, VIP(variable importance in project)≥1)的差异代谢物有83种,主要包括酚酸类、黄酮类和氨基酸类物质,涉及类黄酮代谢、氨基酸代谢、苯丙烷类代谢等代谢途径,其中53种物质含量上调,30种物质表达下调。通过KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)数据库进一步对差异代谢物质进行通路富集分析,差异代谢物主要分布在20条代谢途径中,P<0.05的代谢途径有6条,分别是类黄酮生物合成、黄酮和黄酮醇生物合成、苯丙烷生物合成、丁酸酯代谢、苯丙氨酸代谢、酪氨酸代谢。这些差异代谢物的变化可能是导致茄梨和红茄梨果皮色泽不同的原因。该研究从植物代谢组学角度初步揭示了茄梨和红茄梨成熟期果皮的代谢产物差异性。     

重氮化制备钯(0)催化剂及其用于合成芳香胺研究

以2,3-二氨基萘为配体,K_2PdCl_4为金属前驱体,经重氮化制备出一种Pd(0)纳米催化剂(Pd-NPs),其结构经TEM、 XPS、 XRD、 EA和ICP-OES表征,并将催化剂应用于芳香醛类化合物直接还原胺化反应中.在常温常压下以苯甲醛为底物,水为溶剂,H_2为还原剂,探究了胺源、溶剂pH、催化剂用量、反应时间等变量对芳香伯胺产率的影响.实验结果表明芳香伯胺产率高达99%,且该催化剂能多次使用而不失活.     

Species Diversity and Secondary Metabolites of Sarcophyton-Associated Marine Fungi

Soft corals are widely distributed across the globe, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, with Sarcophyton being one of the most abundant genera. To date, there have been 50 species of identified Sarcophyton. These soft corals host a diverse range of marine fungi, which produce chemically diverse, bioactive secondary metabolites as part of their symbiotic nature with the soft coral hosts. The most prolific groups of compounds are terpenoids and indole alkaloids. Annually, there are more bio-active compounds being isolated and characterised. Thus, the importance of the metabolite compilation is very much important for future reference. This paper compiles the diversity of Sarcophyton species and metabolites produced by their associated marine fungi, as well as the bioactivity of these identified compounds. A total of 88 metabolites of structural diversity are highlighted, indicating the huge potential these symbiotic relationships hold for future research.     

Classical Food Quality Attributes and the Metabolic Profile of Cambuci,a Native Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Fruit

The cambuci is a native Brazilian fruit from the Atlantic Forest biome. A soft and astringent pulp, a green color, and a sweet aroma are its main characteristics. Classical food quality attributes (fresh fruit mass, fruit height, diameters, total soluble solid, titratable acidity, and ratio) and the metabolic profile from ten accessions from three different locations were analyzed herein by analytical methods (refractometry and neutralization titration) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Concerning sugar content, sucrose was the predominant compound, with glucose and fructose alternating in second, depending on the accession. Citric acid was the most relevant acid, followed by shikimic and quinic acids in quite variable amounts. These three main acids vary in amounts for each accession. Ascorbic acid content emerges as an important quality attribute and makes this fruit nutritionally attractive, due to values comparable to those contained in citric fruits. The main amino acids identified in cambuci were glutamic acid individually or in comprising the tripeptide glutathione (glutamic acid, cysteine, glycine). The quality diversity of the evaluated accessions suggests the potentiality of cambuci use in future breeding programs.     

The Effects of Food on Cannabidiol Bioaccessibility

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a hydrophobic non-psychoactive compound with therapeutic characteristics. Animal and human studies have shown its poor oral bioavailability in vivo, and the impact of consuming lipid-soluble CBD with and without food on gut bioaccessibility has not been explored. The purpose of this research was to study the bioaccessibility of CBD after a three-phase upper digestion experiment with and without food, and to test lipase activity with different substrate concentrations. Our results showed that lipase enzyme activity and fatty acid absorption increased in the presence of bile salts, which may also contribute to an increase in CBD bioaccessibility. The food matrix used was a mixture of olive oil and baby food. Overall, the fed-state digestion revealed significantly higher micellarization efficiency for CBD (14.15 ± 0.6% for 10 mg and 22.67 ± 2.1% for 100 mg CBD ingested) than the fasted state digestion of CBD (0.65 ± 0.7% for 10 mg and 0.14 ± 0.1% for 100 mg CBD ingested). The increase in bioaccessibility of CBD with food could be explained by the fact that micelle formation from hydrolyzed lipids aid in bioaccessibility of hydrophobic molecules. In conclusion, the bioaccessibility of CBD depends on the food matrix and the presence of lipase and bile salts.     

Monitoring the Reaction of the Body State to Antibiotic Treatment against Helicobacter pylori via Infrared Spectroscopy: A Case Study

The current understanding of deviations of human microbiota caused by antibiotic treatment is poor. In an attempt to improve it, a proof-of-principle spectroscopic study of the breath of one volunteer affected by a course of antibiotics for Helicobacter pylori eradication was performed. Fourier transform spectroscopy enabled searching for the absorption spectral structures sensitive to the treatment in the entire mid-infrared region. Two spectral ranges were found where the corresponding structures strongly correlated with the beginning and end of the treatment. The structures were identified as methyl ester of butyric acid and ethyl ester of pyruvic acid. Both acids generated by bacteria in the gut are involved in fundamental processes of human metabolism. Being confirmed by other studies, measurement of the methyl butyrate deviation could be a promising way for monitoring acute gastritis and anti-Helicobacter pylori antibiotic treatment.     

Feasibility of ultra-high performance liquid and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for accurate determination of primary and secondary phthalate metabolites in urine samples

Phthalates (PAEs) are ubiquitous toxic chemical compounds. During the last few years, some phthalate metabolites (MPAEs) have been proposed as appropriate biomarkers in human urine samples to determine PAE human intake and exposure. So, it is necessary to have fast, easy, robust and validated analytical methods to determine selected MPAEs in urine human samples. Two different instrumental methods based on gas (GC) and ultra-high performance liquid (UHPLC) chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) have been optimized, characterized and validated for the simultaneous determination of nine primary and secondary phthalate metabolites in urine samples. Both instrumental methods have similar sensitivity (detection limits ranged from 0.03 to 8.89 pg μL⁻¹ and from 0.06 to 0.49 pg μL⁻¹ in GC–MS and UHPLC–MS², respectively), precision (repeatability, expressed as relative standard deviation, which was lower than 8.4% in both systems, except for 5OH-MEHP in the case of GC–MS) and accuracy. But some advantages of the UHPLC–MS² method, such as more selectivity and lower time in the chromatographic runs (6.8 min vs. 28.5 min), have caused the UHPLC–MS² method to be chosen to analyze the twenty one human urine samples from the general Spanish population. Regarding these samples, MEP showed the highest median concentration (68.6 μg L⁻¹), followed by MiBP (23.3 μg L⁻¹), 5cx-MEPP (22.5 μg L⁻¹) and MBP (19.3 μg L⁻¹). MMP (6.99 μg L⁻¹), 5oxo-MEHP (6.15 μg L⁻¹), 5OH-MEHP (5.30 μg L⁻¹) and MEHP (4.40 μg L⁻¹) showed intermediate levels. Finally, the lowest levels were found for MBzP (2.55 μg L⁻¹). These data are within the same order of magnitude as those found in other similar populations.     

原子吸收光谱法测定烟叶中的重金属总量及形态分析

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定烟叶中Mn,Cu,Zn元素,石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定Cd,Cr,Pb元素,以HNO3-H2O2微波消解法获取烟叶中的重金属总量,以超声水提取法获取水溶态重金属进行初级形态分析,以Tessier逐级提取法获取5种形态的重金属进行次级形态分析。实验结果表明,原子吸收光谱法检测6种重金属线性良好,相关系数(r2)不低于0.998 8,检出限为0.16~3.1μg·L-1。烟叶样品中Mn,Cu,Zn,Cd元素主要以可交换态和碳酸盐结合态的形式存在;Cr主要以残渣态的形式存在;而Pb主要以碳酸盐结合态和残渣态的形式存在。     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱法测定血液与尿液中赛拉嗪及代谢产物2,6-二甲基苯胺

建立了一种超高效液相色谱-串联四极杆飞行时间质谱同时测定血液和尿液中赛拉嗪及2,6-二甲基苯胺的分析方法。样品经乙酸乙酯-正己烷(1∶1,体积比)提取,C18色谱柱分离,电喷雾正电离条件下进行全离子扫描模式检测。借助分析软件,通过对化合物离子精确质荷比、同位素轮廓丰度、特征二级质谱以及保留时间的比对,对目标物进行验证。方法的回收率为72.5%~87.8%,相对标准偏差为6.8%~9.7%。赛拉嗪在血液和尿液中的检出限分别为0.2,0.1μg/L,定量下限分别为0.6,0.3μg/L;2,6-二甲基苯胺在血液和尿液中的检出限分别为0.5,0.3μg/L,定量下限分别为1.5,1.0μg/L。方法快速、灵敏度高、重现性好,适用于中毒人体的血液和尿液中赛拉嗪及2,6-二甲基苯胺的检测。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定猪肉中硝基呋喃类代谢物

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)测定猪肉组织中4种硝基呋喃类代谢物的分析方法.样品经盐酸水解,2-硝基苯甲醛衍生,乙酸乙酯提取净化,在正离子模式下以电喷雾电离串联质谱进行测定,内标法定量.在优化的实验条件下,4种代谢物在0.5~50μg/kg范围内线性良好,相关系数大于0.995,方法检出限为0.2μg/kg,定量限为0.5μg/kg.在0.5、1.0和10.0μg/kg的添加水平下,4种代谢物的平均回收率在74.6%~104.8%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)在2.4%~15.6%之间.方法可应用于猪肉中4种硝基呋喃类药物代谢物残留的同时检测.