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... The TEMPO/NaBr/NaClO system was used to modify konjac glucomannan and prepare β-1,4-linked D-mannuronic/glucuronic acid oligosaccharides. The impact of oxidant amount on the degree of oxidation, molecular weight, terminal structure and the ratio of sugar units were systematically investigated. Mannoses were transformed to mannuronic acids quantitatively, while some glucose were transformed to gluc ...
... Heparin is a linear sulfated polysaccharide with a complex structure. It is important to figure out the sequences at the terminals of the sugar chains, as it will help us understand the heparin structure deeper and control its quality properly. The tetrasaccharide linkage region (LR) could be a tag to help us find out heparin terminals after digestion by different combinations of heparinases. In t ...
analytical chemistry; animals; computer software; databases; enoxaparin; gel chromatography; mass spectrometry
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... In this work, the first version of “Glycomapping” software is developed for the analysis of the most common low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), enoxaparin. Using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, size exclusion chromatography is applied, and a virtual database of glycans in enoxaparin is established for the initial searching. With “Glycomapping”, a complex chromatogra ...
adsorption; beverages; chemical bonding; detection limit; ellagic acid; fluorescence; graphene oxide; hydrophilicity; magnetism; molecular imprinting; nanoparticles; standard deviation
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... Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) can exhibit antibody-level affinity for target molecules. However, the nonspecific adsorption of non-imprinted regions for non-target molecules limits the application range of MIPs. Herein, we fabricated PEGylated boronate-affinity-oriented ellagic acid-imprinting magnetic nanoparticles (PBEMN), which first integrated boronate-affinity-oriented surface imprint ...
... Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are artificial chemical receptors, and can recognize template molecules with a high selectivity and affinity. As “antibody mimics”, MIPs have been widely studied in various fields. However, the general applicability of MIPs is limited by the type of functional monomers. Herein, we developed caffeic acid (CA, a natural polyphenol) as novel a functional monomer. ...
Betacoronavirus 1; Infectious bronchitis virus; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Murine hepatitis virus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; antiviral agents; chickens; diarrhea; drug therapy; gastroenteritis; humans; immunization; morbidity; mortality; public health; swine; vaccines; viruses
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... Coronaviruses, mainly including severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, human coronavirus OC43, chicken infectious bronchitis virus, porcine infectious gastroenteritis virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, and murine hepatitis virus, can cause severe diseases in humans and livestock. The severe acute respir ...
... A water-soluble β-glucan from fruiting body of Hericium erinaceus was obtained after water extraction, purification and fractionation. Analyses of monosaccharide composition, molecular weight and linkage mode demonstrated that it is a β-glucan with 1→3 and 1→6 linkage modes and a molecular weight of 13.3 kDa. An endo-1,6-β-d-glucanase was used to digest the β-glucan and the digested products over ...
... Newcastle disease is an avian infectious disease caused by avian orthoavulavirus 1, also known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV). This disease has caused significant economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. The rapid and simple detection of NDV infection is crucial to inform the appropriate control measures. We developed a reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA ...
... Lean burn is one of the most important characteristics of a stratified-charge direct-injection spark-ignition engine. In this study, a non-uniform 10-hole × 0.30 mm spray-line distribution nozzle was chosen to achieve stratified-charge of the methanol/air mixture. The mixture formation, combustion, and emissions characteristics of a stratified-charge direct-injection spark-ignition methanol engine ...
combustion; economics; electric field; free radicals; ionization
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... The extent of combustion enhancement by non-equilibrium plasma strongly depends on the electric field and electron number density. The electron energy distribution characteristics and evolution of active particles of methanol-air mixture by non-equilibrium plasma were numerical simulated. As an introductory work in this field, this study only partially cited other people’s data for comparative ver ...
... The effects of plasma-assisted ignition and combustion on the ignition-delay time (Tᵢd) and intermediates in methanol combustion were simulated numerically through a chemical-kinetics mechanism of methanol oxidation. Plasma-assisted ignition can considerably shorten the Tᵢd. Plasma-assisted ignition is more conducive to a low temperature and the lean combustion of a methanol-air mixture. According ...
anthropogenic activities; case studies; coasts; humans; landscapes; quantitative analysis; urbanization; China
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... Quantitative measurement of the heterogeneity in the intensity of human interference is key to accurately assessing the impact of human activity. The same human activities in different landscape configurations should have different impacts. This study constructed a weighted analysis to describe and measure heterogeneity under the Hemeroby index model framework, based on gradient structures analysi ...
... With the accumulation of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 and the continuous emergence of new variants, the importance of developing safer and effective vaccines has become more prominent in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Both traditional and genetically engineered vaccines have contributed to the prevention and control of the pandemic. However, in recent years, the trend of vaccination research has grad ...
... Phosphorus is an essential element for plant growth and reproduction. This study aimed to investigate the metabolic response, growth, and starch accumulation mechanisms in duckweed strain, Landoltia punctata 0202, under phosphate starvation. The results revealed that, under phosphate starvation, the total phosphorus in L. punctata 0202 decreased, while total carbon increased. After 15 days of phos ...
... Classical swine fever (CSF), caused by CSF virus (CSFV), is a highly contagious swine disease with high morbidity and mortality, which has caused significant economic losses to the pig industry worldwide. Biosecurity measures and vaccination are the main methods for prevention and control of CSF since no specific drug is available for the effective treatment of CSF. Although a series of biosecurit ...
... Lean-burn is an effective way to improve thermal efficiency and reduce emissions of spark-ignition (SI) engines. A hydrogen (H2) enrichment combustion strategy can extend the lean-burn limits of SI engines. Two engines equipped with hydrogen and methanol dual-port injection (HPI + MPI) and hydrogen port injection plus methanol direct injection (HPI + MDI) were used to evaluate the lean-burn capabi ...
anion exchange; gel chromatography; heart; heparin; heparin lyase; mass spectrometry
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... Heparin is a linear sulfated polysaccharide. It is composed of a repeating disaccharide unit with different sulfo patterns. The compositional analysis after heparin was decomposed to disaccharides and enzyme resistant domains is an important way to delve into its structure. Strong anion exchange (SAX) chromatography is commonly used for the compositional analysis due to its high resolution, stabil ...
Monopterus albus; brain; fish; genome; models; protogyny; sex reversal
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... Due to its exceptionally small genome size and protogynous hermaphroditism, Monopterus albus has been proposed as a model for vertebrate sexual development. The Kiss/GPR54 system is a central regulator of sexual development in most vertebrates, but its role in sex reversal remains hypothetical. In contrast to mammals, fishes often possess more than one copy of the kiss and gpr54 genes. Our objecti ...
... In-tube solid-phase microextraction (IT-SPME) with capillary column as extraction device is a well-established green extraction technique with a lot of applications in the fields of biomedicine, food and environment. This article reviews the research contributions of IT-SPME for analysis of proteins. The paper first briefly describes the history of IT-SPME. Then, the development and principle of I ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; bile acids; blood serum; chemical bonding; detection limit; epoxides; humans; hydrophobicity; liquid chromatography; magnetic properties; magnetism; nanoparticles; polymerization; porous media; quantitative analysis; solid phase extraction; sorbents; tandem mass spectrometry; thermal stability; thermogravimetry; transmission electron microscopes; transmission electron microscopy
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... In this work, we reported a simple two-step method for the synthesis of magnetic mesoporous epoxy resin (MMER), including one-pot template-free hydrothermal synthesis of nanoscale amine-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MN-NH₂) and initiator-free ring-opening polymerization of epoxy resin. The resultant MMER was characterized in detail by transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transf ...