Oral delivery of therapeutic proteins bioencapsulated in plant cells: Preclinical and clinical advances

Oral delivery of protein drugs (PDs) made in plant cells could revolutionize current approaches to their production and delivery. Expression of PDs reduces their production cost by elimination of prohibitively expensive fermentation, purification, cold transportation/storage, and sterile injections and increases their shelf life for several years. The ability of plant cell wall to protect PDs from digestive acids/enzymes, commensal bacteria to release PDs in gut lumen after lysis of plant cell wall, and the role of gut-associated lymphoid tissue in inducing tolerance facilitate prevention or treatment of allergic, autoimmune diseases or antidrug antibody responses. The delivery of functional proteins facilitates treatment of inherited or metabolic disorders. Recent advances in making PDs free of antibiotic resistance genes in edible plant cells, long-term storage at ambient temperature maintaining their efficacy, production in Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) facilities, Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling studies for clinical advancement, and Food and Drug Administration approval of orally delivered PDs augur well for advancing this novel drug delivery platform technology.     

Visual and spectrophotometric detection of metformin based on the host-guest molecular recognition of cucurbit[6]uril-modified silver nanoparticles

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - A simple, sensitive, and naked-eye assay of metformin (MET), based on the host–guest molecular recognition of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6])-modified silver...     

A General Strategy for Hollow Metal-Phytate Coordination Complex Micropolyhedra Enabled by Cation Exchange

The ability to incorporate functional metal ions (Mⁿ⁺) into metal–organic coordination complexes adds remarkable flexibility in the synthesis of multifunctional organic–inorganic hybrid materials with tailorable electronic, optical, and magnetic properties. We report the cation-exchanged synthesis of a diverse range of hollow Mⁿ⁺-phytate (PA) micropolyhedra via the use of hollow Co²⁺-PA polyhedral networks as templates at room temperature. The attributes of the incoming Mⁿ⁺, namely Lewis acidity and ionic radius, control the exchange of the parent Co²⁺ ions and the degree of morphological deformation of the resulting hollow micropolyhedra. New functions can be obtained for both completely and partially exchanged products, as supported by the observation of Ln³⁺ (Ln³⁺=Tb³⁺, Eu³⁺, and Sm³⁺) luminescence from as-prepared hollow Ln³⁺-PA micropolyhedra after surface modification with dipicolinic acid as an antenna. Moreover, Fe³⁺- and Mn²⁺-PA polyhedral complexes were employed as magnetic contrast agents.     

全自动在线固相萃取-液相色谱-高分辨质谱法测定麦卢卡蜂蜜中的特征标志物

建立了全自动在线固相萃取-液相色谱-高分辨质谱(SPE-LC-HRMS)测定麦卢卡蜂蜜中特征标志物3,5-二甲氧基苯甲酸甲酯-4-双葡萄糖糖苷(leptosperin)的方法。以Dikma Diamonsil Plus C_(18)色谱柱(150 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)为分析柱,0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液-乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱,在电喷雾负离子、目标二级离子扫描模式下进行检测,外标法定量。结果表明,在0.5~100.0 mg/L范围内该分析物的线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999 3,方法的检出限(LOD,S/N≥3)和定量限(LOQ,S/N≥10)分别为3 mg/kg和10 mg/kg。在不同蜂蜜样品中分别添加50.0、100.0、200.0 mg/kg(洋槐蜜中添加10.0、20.0、50.0 mg/kg)特征化合物标准品进行加标回收率试验,平均回收率为82.0%~95.2%,相对标准偏差为2.7%~9.7%(n=6)。利用该方法对来自新西兰12种不同品种的95个蜂巢成熟原蜜和来自4个国家50个商品化蜂蜜进行了验证。该法快速、灵敏、准确,可为解决进口新西兰麦卢卡蜂蜜的判别难题提供技术支持。     

Synergistic effects of CdS in sodium titanate based nanostructures for hydrogen evolution

Synergistic effect of CdS decorated sodium titanate nanostructures showed enhanced H₂ production abilities. The confinement effect and synergistic effect of decorated CdS inside the sodium titanate nanotubes are investigated.     

Littordial F,a novel phloroglucinol meroterpenoid from the leaves of Psidium littorale

Littordial F (1), a novel meroterpenoid with an unique 6/8/9/4-tetracyclic nucleus, was isolated from the leaves of Psidium littorale. The structure of 1 was established by spectroscopic data, and its absolute configuration was confirmed by computational ¹³C NMR and optical rotation data. Compound 1 exhibited potential cytotoxic activities on A549, B16, and HepG-2 cell lines. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for littordial F was proposed.     

A convenient cyclopropanation process of oxindoles via bromoethylsulfonium salt

A practical convenient conversion of oxindoles into the corresponding spirocyclopropyl oxindoles is achieved efficiently using bromoethylsulfonium salt, which is easily prepared on a large scale and is stable crystalline. This reaction of bromoethylsulfonium salt with different substituted unprotected oxindoles proceeded under mild condition and provided moderate yields.     

番荔枝内酯的全合成研究进展

番荔枝内酯具有独特的化学结构和较强的抗肿瘤活性. 综述了近几年来这类天然产物的全合成研究进展.     

Two new triterpenoid saponins from Lonicera macranthoides

Two new triterpenoid saponins named lonimacranthoideⅣ(1) and lonimacranthoideⅤ(2) were isolated from the flower buds of Lonicera macranthoides Hand.-Mazz.(Caprifoliaceae).They have hederagenin as aglycone.LonimacranthoideⅣ(1) is a rare chlorogenic acid ester acylated on the C-23 of hederagenin.LonimacranthoideⅣis a new sulfated triterpenoid saponin.The structures of the saponins were established by chemical and spectral methods.