Correction to: In Silico Structure-Based Identification and Validation of Key Residues of Vip3Aa Involving in Lepidopteran Brush Border Receptor Binding

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Hollow Carbon Sphere Nanoreactors Loaded with PdCu Nanoparticles: Void-Confinement Effects in Liquid-Phase Hydrogenations

Nanoreactors with hollow structures have attracted great interest in catalysis research due to their void-confinement effects. However, the challenge in unambiguously unraveling these confinement effects is to decouple them from other factors affecting catalysis. Here, we synthesize a pair of hollow carbon sphere (HCS) nanoreactors with presynthesized PdCu nanoparticles encapsulated inside of HCS (PdCu@HCS) and supported outside of HCS (PdCu/HCS), respectively, while keeping other structural features the same. Based on the two comparative nanoreactors, void-confinement effects in liquid-phase hydrogenation are investigated in a two-chamber reactor. It is found that hydrogenations over PdCu@HCS are shape-selective catalysis, can be accelerated (accumulation of reactants), decelerated (mass transfer limitation), and even inhibited (molecular-sieving effect); conversion of the intermediate in the void space can be further promoted. Using this principle, a specific imine is selectively produced. This work provides a proof of concept for fundamental catalytic action of the hollow nanoreactors.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定人体尿液中的酪氨酸和色氨酸

建立了高效液相色谱-串联质谱法（HPLC-MS/MS）同时测定人体尿液中游离酪氨酸和色氨酸分析新方法。采用乙腈-0.1%甲酸溶液（10:90,V:V）为流动相,流速为0.3mL·min^-1。在全扫描模式下,将m/z为182.2、205.2的离子分别确定为酪氨酸和色氨酸的母离子,m/z136.1与188.0分别为定量子离子。在质谱的多反应监测正离子模式下进行分析,酪氨酸和色氨酸的检测限分别为0.10和0.25ng·mL^-1。在已优化的色谱和质谱条件下,待测样品经过简单的离心、过滤后即可直接进样检测。在3个不同添加水平的回收实验中,酪氨酸和色氨酸的平均回收率为74.0%¹24.0%,RSD值小于7.97%,表明该方法可满足实际样品检测要求。该方法操作简单、快速、灵敏度高,可用于人体尿液中游离酪氨酸和色氨酸的同时测定。更多还原     

荷包红鲤自噬相关基因LC3B的克隆及在重金属镉胁迫下的表达

微管相关蛋白1轻链3(microtubule-associated protein 1light chain 3,LC3)是哺乳动物细胞中酵母自噬相关基因8(ATG8)的同源物,其LC3B亚型的表达强度与自噬泡数量的多少成正相关,为自噬发生的标志蛋白之一。应用RACE-PCR技术克隆了婺源荷包红鲤LC3B基因的cDNA全长序列,用RT-PCR方法检测了该基因在荷包红鲤主要组织中的表达,并用Real-time quantitative PCR方法检测了该基因在镉胁迫下转录水平的变化,以初步揭示该基因在镉胁迫下的作用。结果表明,荷包红鲤LC3B基因cDNA全长为2 138bp,其中开放阅读框长378bp,编码125个氨基酸,预测分子量为14.73kDa,等电点为8.76。序列比对显示,其编码的氨基酸序列和斑马鱼LC3B具有最高的一致性和相似性,并在系统发育树上聚为一支。该基因在荷包红鲤肌肉、脑、鳃、脾脏、肝脏、血液、头肾、肾脏和心脏组织中均有表达;在镉胁迫下,镉诱导显著影响了该基因在肾脏组织中的转录水平。LC3B基因参与的自噬反应可能参与了抗镉毒性作用。     

Preparation and Storage of Silver Nanoparticles in Aqueons Polymers

以水溶性聚合物为保护剂,采用化学还原法制备了银纳米粒子,分别利用透射电子显微镜、紫外可见光谱、同步光散射光谱等手段对其进行了表征,并探索了制备银纳米粒子的最佳实验条件。通过将银纳米粒子-聚合物溶液进行脱水,得到含有银纳米粒子的固态聚合物膜。将固态聚合物膜重新溶解于水,其水溶液的紫外可见光谱与脱水前的溶液进行了比较,发现两者性质并无明显差异。因此,将银纳米粒子分散固定在聚合物膜中是一种崭新而有效的银纳米粒子制备和存储方法。     

分数阶线性退化微分系统有限时间镇定性问题

本文通过构造新的Lyapunov函数,利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)和广义Gronwall不等式,研究了分数阶线性退化微分系统的有限时间镇定性问题.充分考虑退化和扰动对系统稳定性的影响,给出了在状态反馈控制器作用下,分数阶退化微分系统在有限时间内镇定的充分条件.并通过两个例子验证了定理条件的可行性.     

Fabrication of FeOOH/BiOCl Nanocomposites with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity

BiOCl as a two‐dimensional layer ternary oxide semiconductor, has been widely used in energy and environmental area due to its non‐toxicity, price and the good photocatalytic performance. However, BiOCl has a wide bandgap and can only absorb ultraviolet light, which limits its solar energy conversion efficiency for practical application. Herein, we report a facile synthesis of FeOOH/BiOCl nanocomposites by hydrothermal method. The results of XPS and FT‐IR indicated that FeOOH has been loaded on the nanocomposites. The chemical and optical properties of the nanocomposite are well‐characterized. The nanocomposite showed much more excellent photocatalytic performance compared with the individual FeOOH and BiOCl single component. Reactive specie trapping experiment indicated that · O^2– and h⁺ were the two main active species during the photocatalytic process of FeOOH/BiOCl nanocomposites.     

Alkyl halide/tertiary amine as novel initiators for free radical polymerizations of methyl methacrylate,methyl acrylate and styrene

A series of combinations of alkyl halide with tertiary amine such as ethyl α-bromophenylacetate/tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)]amine (αEBP/Me₆TREN), ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate/triethylamine (EBiB/TEA), and ethyl 2-chloropropionate/N,N,N′,N′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (ECP/PMDETA) have been developed as novel free radical initiators and used for the polymerizations of methyl acrylate (MA), methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene (St). The effects of the structure of alkyl halide and tertiary amine on the polymerization of MA were investigated. Gel permeation chromatograph (GPC) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) have been utilized to analyze the end group of the obtained poly(methyl acrylate). Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy was employed to identify the structure of the radicals produced by αEBP/Me₆TREN, and the results indicated that αEBP reacted with Me₆TREN via a single electron transfer (SET) nucleophilic mechanism to produce corresponding ethyl α-phenylacetate radicals which subsequently initiated the polymerization of MA. As both alkyl halide and tertiary amine are commercially available at low cost, non-explosive, and ease of use and storage in comparison with conventional azo, peroxide or persulfate initiators, the combination of alkyl halide and tertiary amine as a free radical initiator is promising for large-scale practical applications.     

Two new isochromane derivatives penisochromanes A and B from ascidian-derived fungus Penicillium sp. 4829

Seven polyketides, including two new isochromanes, penisochromanes A and B (1 and 2), as well as five known compounds were obtained from an ascidian-derived fungus Penicillium sp. 4829. Their structures were identified by extensive spectroscopic analyses. The structures of compounds 1 and 3 were further determined by the X-ray crystallography. Compounds 1 and 2 were the first example of isochromane with three adjacent oxy substituents in natural source. Compound 4 exhibited selective activities against two Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, with MIC values 6.25 and 12.5 μM, respectively.     

High-contrast flicker luminescence on dynamic covalent structure based nanoaggregates

In nanoscience, molecular switches have played a significant role to deliver different control abilities to practical functions,whereas high-contrast luminescence switchable manipulation at nanoscale is still limited. Since the tuning for emission behavior with high contrast ratio strongly connects to numerous visualized sensing and optoelectronic applications, we here report that autonomous p H control can be enrolled to address a high-contrast molecular emission change at the nanoaggregated level, for gaining a flicker luminescence performance in aqueous media. Employing a BODIPY contained dynamic covalent dye, we find its luminescent signal and nanoaggregate size can be spontaneously adjusted in water. On this basis, high-contrast luminescence switching of the material can be achieved upon the alternate introduction of base and acid into the aggregation state. Such a behavior can be attributed to a p H triggered photo-induced electron transfer regulation process. The dye aggregates can be well endocytosed for bioimaging and its luminescent variation can be autonomously displayed as a flicker effect. These results provide new visions for the design and development of smart materials with a dynamic luminescence behavior.