An Efficient Deacidification Process for Safflower Seed Oil with High Nutritional Property through Optimized Ultrasonic-Assisted Technology

Safflower seed oil (SSO) is considered to be an excellent edible oil since it contains abundant essential unsaturated fatty acids and lipid concomitants. However, the traditional alkali-refined deacidification process of SSO results in a serious loss of bioactive components of the oil and also yields massive amounts of wastewater. In this study, SSO was first extracted by ultrasonic-assisted ethanol extraction (UAEE), and the extraction process was optimized using random centroid optimization. By exploring the effects of ethanol concentration, solid–liquid ratio, ultrasonic time, and the number of deacidification times, the optimum conditions for the deacidification of safflower seed oil were obtained as follows: ethanol concentration 100%, solid–liquid ratio 1:4, ultrasonic time 29 min, and number of deacidification cycles (×2). The deacidification rate was 97.13% ± 0.70%, better than alkali-refining (72.16% ± 0.13%). The values of acid, peroxide, anisidine and total oxidation of UAEE-deacidified SSO were significantly lower than those of alkali-deacidified SSO (p < 0.05). The contents of the main lipid concomitants such as tocopherols, polyphenols, and phytosterols in UAEE-decidified SSO were significantly higher than those of the latter (p < 0.05). For instance, the DPPH radical scavenging capacity of UAEE-processed SSO was significantly higher than that of alkali refining (p < 0.05). The Pearson bivariate correlation analysis before and after the deacidification process demonstrated that the three main lipid concomitants in SSO were negatively correlated with the index of peroxide, anisidine, and total oxidation values. The purpose of this study was to provide an alternative method for the deacidification of SSO that can effectively remove free fatty acids while maintaining the nutritional characteristics, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant capacity of SSO.     

Selective carboxylation of substituted phenols with engineered Escherichia coli whole-cells

Selective carboxylation of substituted phenols is realized in the presence of bicarbonate under ambient pressure by engineered Escherichia coli whole-cells expressing various hydroxybenzoate decarboxylases, leading to their corresponding ortho-hydroxybenzoates. This process may be further developed as an efficient route to upgrade lignin-derived phenolic compounds as valuable building blocks.     

Current Understanding toward Isonitrile Group Biosynthesis and Mechanism

Isonitrile group has been identified in many natural products.Due to the broad reactivity of N≡C triple bond,these natural products have valuable pharmaceutical potentials.This review summarizes the current biosynthetic pathways and the corresponding enzymes that are responsible for isonitrile-containing natural product generation.Based on the strategies utilized,two fundamentally distinctive approaches are discussed.In addition,recent progress in elucidating isonitrile group formation mechanisms is also presented.     

钛硅沸石中的一种非活性钛物种

Synthesis of the titanium silicalite TS-1 was first reported by Taramasso et al[1]in 1983. TS-1 has received considerable interest during the last decade because of its unique catalytic properties in oxidation reactions involving H2O2 as the oxidant. It is accepted that the extraframework Ti species in TS-1 favor the decomposition of H2O2and should be avoided. But in the present study, it was observed that there was a kind of Ti species inactive in both the oxidation reaction and the decomposition of H2O2.     

微量元素与儿童健康

论述了常见微量元素与儿童健康的关系，并简要地介绍了部分常见微量元素对人体的作用。提出了一些微量元素缺少或过量的药物治疗方法。     

3-甲基环状乙撑磷酸二酯醇解的反应途径的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论和MP2方法研究了3-甲基环状乙撑磷酸二酯(MEP)与甲醇的反应途径:(Ⅰ)CH3O-+MEP;(Ⅱ)CH3OH+MEP;(Ⅲ)CH3O-+HMEP(MEP的质子化形式);(Ⅳ)CH3OH+HMEP.在B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)水平上优化了四条反应途径的反应物、中间体、过渡态及产物的几何构型,并在同水平上进行了自然电荷分析,然后在MP2/6-311++G(3df,2p)水平上计算了各驻点的单点能.采用极化连续介质模型(PCM)研究了各途径在苯、甲醇和水溶液中的溶剂化效应.计算结果表明,溶剂效应使途径(Ⅰ)的自由能垒降低,而使途径(Ⅱ)和(Ⅳ)的决速步骤的自由能垒升高.在气相和苯溶剂中途径(Ⅳ)是反应的优势途径,在甲醇和水溶剂中途径(Ⅰ)则成为最优.研究结果进一步表明实验条件下途径(Ⅱ)与(Ⅳ)对总醇解反应的贡献相当.     

Sol-Gel法制备La~(3+)改性的TiO_2纳米粉体

在常用的半导体光催化材料中,研究较多的有TiO2、ZnO、CdS等[1-3],其中TiO2因性能稳定、催化活性高、无毒、不产生二次污染和成本低廉等优点,在光催化降解污染物领域显示出优越的应用前景[3-6].     

纺织品中pH值的测定能力验证

为了了解国内纺织品检测机构对纺织品中pH值测定领域的整体水平,识别和掌握实验室存在的差异,加强纺织品检测机构的实验室能力建设,中国国家认证认可监督管理委员会(CNCA)组织了纺织品中pH值的测定能力验证活动,有16个省、市、直辖市的69个实验室参加,测试结果满意的实验室占78.26%.