Effects of Extraction Methods on the Bioactivities and Nutritional Value of Virginia and Valencia-Type Peanut Oil

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of peanut varieties cultivated in Morocco (Virginia and Valencia) and extraction methods (cold press, CP; Soxhlet, Sox and maceration, and Mac) on the fatty acid profile, phytosterol, and tocopherol contents, quality characteristics, and antioxidant potential of peanut seed oil. The DPPH method was used to determine the antioxidant activity of the oils. The results revealed that fatty acid content was slightly affected by the extraction technique. However, the CP method was shown to be an excellent approach for extracting oil with desirable quality features compared to the Sox and Mac methods. Furthermore, the peanut oil extracted via CP carried a higher amount of bioactive compounds and exhibited remarkable antioxidant activities. The findings also revealed higher oleic acid levels from the Virginia oil, ranging from 56.46% to 56.99%. Besides, a higher total phytosterol and tocopherol content and DPPH scavenging capacity were obtained from the Valencia oil. Analyzing the study, it can be inferred that extraction method and variety both affect the composition of the peanut oil’s bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity. This information is relevant for extracting peanut oil with a greater level of compounds of industrial interest.     

Epigallocatechin Gallate Attenuates Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Suppressing Apoptosis and Ferroptosis

Gentamicin (GEN) is a kind of aminoglycoside antibiotic with the adverse effect of nephrotoxicity. Currently, no effective measures against the nephrotoxicity have been approved. In the present study, epigallocatechin gallate (EG), a useful ingredient in green tea, was used to attenuate its nephrotoxicity. EG was shown to largely attenuate the renal damage and the increase of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the decrease of glutathione (GSH) in GEN-injected rats. In NRK-52E cells, GEN increased the cellular ROS in the early treatment phase and ROS remained continuously high from 1.5 H to 24 H. Moreover, EG alleviated the increase of ROS and MDA and the decrease of GSH caused by GEN. Furthermore, EG activated the protein levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). After the treatment of GEN, the protein level of cleaved-caspase-3, the flow cytometry analysis and the JC-1 staining, the protein levels of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and SLC7A11, were greatly changed, indicating the occurrence of both apoptosis and ferroptosis, whereas EG can reduce these changes. However, when Nrf2 was knocked down by siRNA, the above protective effects of EG were weakened. In summary, EG attenuated GEN-induced nephrotoxicity by suppressing apoptosis and ferroptosis.     

Surface differences of oxide nanocrystals determined by geometry and exogenously coordinated water molecules

Determining the different surfaces of oxide nanocrystals is key in developing structure–property relations. In many cases, only surface geometry is considered while ignoring the influence of surroundings, such as ubiquitous water on the surface. Here we apply ¹⁷O solid-state NMR spectroscopy to explore the facet differences of morphology-controlled ceria nanocrystals considering both geometry and water adsorption. Tri-coordinated oxygen ions at the 1^st layer of ceria (111), (110), and (100) facets exhibit distinct ¹⁷O NMR shifts at dry surfaces while these ¹⁷O NMR parameters vary in the presence of water, indicating its non-negligible effects on the oxide surface. Thus, the interaction between water and oxide surfaces and its impact on the chemical environment should be considered in future studies, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a sensitive approach for obtaining such information. The work provides new insights into elucidating the surface chemistry of oxide nanomaterials.

Both atomic geometry and the influence of surroundings (e.g., exogenously coordinated water) are key issues for determining the chemical environment of oxide surfaces, whereas the latter is usually ignored and should be considered in future studies.     

Quantum theory analysis of the action micromechanism exerted on bioparticles from laser microbeams

The effect of laser microbeam trapping the bioparticles has been appfied widely in the biology .However the micromechanism of the acting that realizes the laser-microbeam trapping bioparticles is still lacking. In this paper ,the act microchenism of the gradiant force of laser microbeam for the bioparticles is analysed by means of quantum theory ,The result accords with our experiment.     

A circular aperture-array structure optical system for digital sun sensor

Based on the first type of Rayleigh Sormnerfeld diffraction formula, an imaging model of circular aperture-array structure digital sun sensor optical system is developed. Then a 6×6 circular aperture-array structure optical system is designed. The results of numerical simulation show that the optical system is designed well and is conformed to the requirements of miniaturization and high accuracy of sun sensor.     

氯过氧化物酶修饰电极对一氯二甲酮的催化氯化

通过将氯过氧化物酶溶液(Chloroperoxidase, CPO)与Nafion分散的单壁碳纳米管分散液混合后直接滴涂到玻碳电极表面制得修饰电极. 这个固定了氯过氧化物酶的碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极, 在pH=5.0的磷酸缓冲溶液中测得的循环伏安曲线上有一对准可逆的氧化还原电流峰, 经过与裸电极和没有固定氯过氧化物酶的碳纳米管修饰电极上测得的循环伏安行为对比后确认, 碳纳米管对氯过氧化物酶与电极之间的电子传递反应具有很好的促进作用. 利用该修饰电极能催化一氯二甲酮氯化为二氯二甲酮, 无需添加过氧化氢作为反应启动剂, 紫外光谱的测试结果表明, 每摩尔氯过氧化物酶可催化氯化4.0×105 mol 的一氯二甲酮, 表现出很高的催化效率.     

基于长光程技术的痕量海水营养盐自动分析仪的设计与测试

海水中可溶性的营养盐浓度是海洋监测的常规项目之一;大洋水体中的营养盐含量很低,使用传统的分光光度计难于定量测量。文章基于液芯波导长光程技术,设计了高灵敏度的痕量海水营养盐光谱分析仪。分析仪以1.02 nm的光谱分辨率实现350～900 nm光谱范围的水样吸光度连续光谱测量,并由嵌入式PC104微机自动实现了水样采集、吸光度测量和数据分析的功能。针对亚硝酸盐的测试实验结果表明,仪器检出限达到nmol·L-1的量级,比传统分光光度计的检测限提高了三个量级,且显色反应时间可缩短到3 min,能适用于大洋水体中营养盐的现场痕量分析。     

Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Endocyclic Enones:the Solution to a Historical Problem

The enantioselective hydrogenation of endocyclic enones has been a historical problem for homogeneous catalysis.We herein report an efficient method to reduce e...     

Bi-2223喷雾热分解粉末热处理工艺优化

Bi-2223带材目前在电流引线、超导电机、超导电缆、超导限流器等领域实现了许多示范性应用,载流性能是表征其性能的重要指标,而高质量的前驱体粉末是最终带材性能的关键保障.本文选用具有工艺简单、粉末效率高、批次稳定性好等优点的喷雾热分解法制备的Bi-2223前驱体粉末,利用TG-DSC、XRD、SEM等测试手段对低氧条件下不同保温时间烧结的粉末进行分析,并结合最终带材的载流性能测试结果,获得了最优粉末烧结参数,为后续喷雾热分解粉末的进一步生成Bi-2223相以及高性能粉末的制备提供了依据.     

金属材料疲劳裂纹扩展机制及模型的研究进展

裂纹的萌生、扩展和断裂行为及其与材料本身和外部因素的关联一直是工程与科学领域的重要研究课题.论文总结了影响金属材料疲劳裂纹扩展的多种因素,综述了高周疲劳裂纹扩展的唯象模型和理论模型,以及低周和超高周疲劳裂纹扩展模型的最新进展(包括基于能量的和考虑概率的).综合前述模型优缺点,提出了一种基于单轴拉伸性能的新型疲劳裂纹扩展模型(iLAPS).分析表明,新模型iLAPS与多种常用材料的疲劳裂纹扩展试验数据吻合较好,并且能够准确地给出不同应力比下的裂纹扩展速率曲线.最后,对先进材料抗疲劳开裂性能的高通量表征及运维技术进行了展望.