Terpenoids from Loxocalyx urticifolius

Two new diterpenoids, loxocalyxin A ( 1 ) and 13‐epiloxocalyxin A ( 2 ), and two new sesquiterpenoids, loxocalyxins B and C ( 3 and 4 , resp.), together with three known compounds, were isolated from the MeOH extract of the whole plant of Loxocalyx urticifolius Hemsl . The structures of the new compounds were established by means of spectroscopic analysis including one‐ and two‐dimensional NMR spectroscopy. All new structures were confirmed by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. Their absolute configurations were established.     

Assessment and distinction of commercial soy protein isolate product functionalities using viscosity characteristic curves

To simplify the assessment method of soy protein isolate（SPI） functionalities,the viscosity and functionalities of commercial SPI products were studied.Viscosity value（y） increases with increasing concentration（x） and exhibits a highly significant correlation with the exponential equation y = a·e^bx.The b values of products are gradually enhanced from dispersion,emulsion and injected to gel type.Products with low b values（<0.2）,and high dispersivity were dispersion-type.Products having high b values （>0.4） and gel springiness were gel-type.The other products with centered b value（0.2-0.4）,high solubility and emulsifying capacity were emulsion-type.     

Photochemical studies on acyclic alkyl aromatic ketones in the solid state: asymmetric induction and increased chemoselectivity

The acyclic alkyl aromatic ketones, 2-isobutyl-4-methyl-1-arylpentan-1-one derivatives were designed and synthesized for photochemical investigations. Irradiation of such compounds in acetonitrile solution led to the Yang cyclization and Norrish type II cleavage photoproducts with a ratio of 1:1, whereas the reaction conducted in the solid state using the ionic chiral auxiliary method led to only the Yang cyclization product with as high as 99% ee. Furthermore, the conformational transitions were first observed in the reaction.     

Parallel detection and quantitative analysis of specific binding of proteins by oblique-incidence reflectivity difference technique in label-free format

In this work, we parallelly detected the specific binding between microarray targets including 12 different kinds of proteins and the probe solution containing five corresponding antibodies and quantitatively analyzed the interactions between CDH13 and solution phase anti-CDH13 at six different probe concentrations by oblique-incidence reflectivity difference (OIRD) method in label-free format. The detection sensitivity reached 10 ng/mL. The experimental results indicate that the OIRD method is a promising and competing technique not only in research work but also in clinic.     

Abnormal resistance–temperature characteristic of the melting Bi nanowires

There are no reports about the electronic transport behavior of the melting metal nanostructures because the morphology of nanostructures cannot be kept under the melting condition. Here, the electronic properties of the melting Bi nanowires are investigated using the pore confinement of anodic aluminum oxide template. The results indicate that with the increase of temperature the resistance of Bi nanowires has a transition from the positive temperature coefficient of resistance before fusion to the negative one after fusion. Moreover, as the temperature gradually increases, the resistance of the melting Bi nanowires rapidly decreases at first, and then tardily decreases. This research provides fundamental and valuable information for exploring and designing the new electronic devices under the high temperature.