Publications by authors named "Fengming Zhang"

Continuous cropping obstacle has been becoming the bottleneck for the stable development of morel cultivation. The allelopathic effect of soil allelochemicals may play an instrumental role in the morel soil sickness. In this study, the allelochemicals were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with in vitro bioassay.

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Although covalent organic framework (COF)-based photocatalysts for CO reduction reaction has been widely reported, there are still some problems such as poor visible-light absorption and low activity to realize the overall reaction of CO reduction by the artificial photosynthesis strategy. Herein, anchoring the Re carbonyl complex Re(CO)Cl in a benzotrithiophene-based COF has been synthesized for artificial photosynthetic CO reduction. The photocatalytic results demonstrate that BTT-bpy-COF-Re exhibits the highest CORR activity, achieving a rate of 110.

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Two traditional methods, including incineration and the sequencing batch reactor activated sludge process (SBR), and two emerging methods, including supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) combined with SBR (CWO-SBR), for high concentration organic wastewater treatment were compared from the view of environmental impact. The printing ink wastewater generated from the surface treatment of electronic products was selected as the typical wastewater and diluted to various concentrations for sensitivity analysis. Simapro 9.

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  • Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are emerging as innovative photocatalysts for visible-light-driven hydrogen production, yet comprehensive water-splitting systems using COFs remain limited.
  • This research combines two different COFs, TpBpy-COF and COF-316, to create a heterojunction system designed for efficient overall water splitting, with each COF contributing to hydrogen and oxygen evolution.
  • The introduction of ultra-small platinum nanoparticles into the system significantly enhances hydrogen and oxygen production rates, while studies indicate that the unique interface created between the COFs effectively improves the separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers.
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  • The study presents a new photocatalytic system that combines CO-enriching ionic liquids with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), specifically PCN-250-FeM, to effectively convert diluted CO from flue gas into useful products, supporting efforts for carbon neutrality.!* -
  • The resulting catalyst, [Emim]BF(39.3 wt%)@PCN-250-FeCo, achieves impressive CO reduction rates of 313.34 μmol g h under pure CO and 153.42 μmol g h under a 15% diluted CO atmosphere, maintaining nearly 100% selectivity.!* -
  • Scaled-up experiments demonstrate the catalyst's potential for industrial use, effectively reducing CO
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Directly converting CO in flue gas using artificial photosynthetic technology represents a promising green approach for CO resource utilization. However, it remains a great challenge to achieve efficient reduction of CO from flue gas due to the decreased activity of photocatalysts in diluted CO atmosphere. Herein, we designed and synthesized a series of dual metallosalen-based covalent organic frameworks (MM-Salen-COFs, M: Zn, Ni, Cu) for artificial photosynthetic diluted CO reduction and confirmed their advantage in comparison to that of single metal M-Salen-COFs.

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  • A new SERS method was developed for detecting cysteamine hydrochloride (CSH) using a composite substrate made of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) enhanced with MoS and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD).
  • The substrate provided significant signal enhancement through both electromagnetic and chemical means, achieving a high enhancement factor of 3.11 × 10 and a low limit of detection at 0.78 nmol/L.
  • Characterization techniques confirmed the substrate properties, and the method showed reliable results in meat sample tests with recovery rates of 96.6-103.1% and low measurement variation (0.7-3.9% RSD).
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Background: Disorders of serum sodium are common among general patients and are associated with poor outcomes. The prognostic value of serum sodium disorders in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) has not been studied. We conducted this retrospective study to explore the association between serum sodium levels and the outcomes of patients with AP.

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By employing headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), this study displayed the compositional changes in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Tricholoma matsutake samples subjected to hot-air drying (HAD) and vacuum freeze-drying (VFD) processes from their fresh samples. A total of 99 VOCs were detected, including 2 acids, 10 aldehydes, 10 alcohols, 13 esters, 12 ketones, 24 alkanes, 14 olefins, 7 aromatic hydrocarbons, and 7 heterocyclic compounds. Notably, the drying process led to a decrease in most alcohols and aldehydes, but an increase in esters, ketones, acids, alkanes, olefins, aromatic, and heterocyclic compounds.

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The high efficient surface-enhanced Raman scatterring (SERS) methods to detect thiacloprid and imidacloprid were established using ZIF-8-wrapped Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) modified with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The substrate of ZIF-8/β-CD@AgNPs was characterized by ultraviolet visible spectra (UV-vis), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The interaction between the substrate and thiacloprid/imidacloprid was also explored.

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To explore the effect of postharvest dehydration on grape berries and wine quality, we determined physicochemical properties, polyphenols, antioxidant activities, volatile compounds and sensory characteristics for wines brewed by 'Marselan' ( L.) grapes with 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% of water loss. The result showed that postharvest dehydration improved the alcohol content, residual sugar and titratable acidity of Marselan wine.

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  • Designing effective photocatalysts for hydrogen production using visible light has proven difficult.
  • Researchers created 2D-2D heterojunctions by combining conductive metal-organic frameworks with g-CN, significantly boosting hydrogen production rates, with one variant achieving 3.6 times more activity than the standard g-CN.
  • The improved performance is due to better charge transfer and separation between the components, aided by the high electrical conductivity of the metal-organic framework, making it easier for the excited electrons to move and generate hydrogen efficiently.
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Based on the fluorescence sensor of 3-Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs), two novel detection methods for aklomide and nitromide were developed. The MPA-CdTe QDs were synthesized and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) and fluorescence (FL). The quenchings were all static.

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A highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy approach was established for the detection of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM) utilizing nano CuO modified silver nanoparticles (CuO@AgNPs) as substrate. Ultraviolet visible spectra (UV-vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterized the synthesized CuO@AgNPs. UV-vis and fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) were adopted to investigate the interaction between DXM and CuO@AgNPs.

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Overcoming the sluggish reaction kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a determining factor for the practical application of photocatalysts for overall water splitting. Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) offer an ideal platform for catalyst design in the field of overall water splitting for their exceptional chemical tunability and high efficiency of light capture. In this work, four β-ketoamine 2D-COFs, consisting of 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (Tp) groups and different linkers with pyridine segments, were constructed and optimized.

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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely studied as electrocatalysts, and the research strategy to improve their electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance is to modify their structure. In this paper, two-dimensional bimetallic MOFs were constructed to improve electrocatalytic OER performance. Using a mild electrochemical method with Ni and Co as metal sources and 4, 4 '-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid (HBPDC) as ligand, two-dimensional NiCo-BPDC was synthesized and then deposited on a carbon cloth electrode.

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Using sliver nanoparticles modified with β-cyclodextrin and α-iron oxide (β-CD/α-FeO@AgNPs) as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate, two sensitive methods for detecting apramycin and kanamycin were established. The synthesized β-CD/α-FeO@AgNPs were characterized through ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). The interactions of the two drugs and substrate were researched by UV-vis absorption and fourier transform infrared (FT-IR).

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  • The study analyzed the metabolome of two Chinese biological species (C and G) to explore metabolic changes during co-culturing, revealing high edible and medical values.
  • A total of 2,377 metabolites were identified, with significant differences noted between the various culturing groups, highlighting 248 and 142 differentially expressed metabolites for C-G and others, respectively.
  • Key findings include the identification of malate and uracil as candidate biomarkers and the TCA cycle and pyrimidine metabolism as crucial metabolic pathways influenced by co-culture, improving understanding of fungal interactions.
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  • A three-in-one photocatalytic system has been developed to efficiently convert diluted CO into usable resources, utilizing natural sunlight.
  • This system features a newly synthesized Zn-Salen-based covalent organic framework (Zn-S-COF) that contains both oxidation and reduction sites, along with ionic liquids to enhance CO concentration.
  • Experimental results show that this system significantly outperforms other photocatalysts, achieving impressive conversion rates for CO reduction, while theoretical analyses highlight the importance of the triazine ring in optimizing photocatalytic activity.
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Ethnopharmacology Relevance: Rhodiola granules (RG) is a traditional Tibetan medicine prescription that can be used to improve the symptoms of ischemia and hypoxia in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, there is no report on its use to improve myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and its potential active ingredients and mechanism against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remain unclear.

Aim Of The Study: This study aimed to reveal the potential bioactive components and underlying pharmacological mechanisms of RG in improving myocardial I/R injury through a comprehensive strategy.

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Two aminoglycoside antibiotics (AGs), gentamicin (GEN) and tobramycin (TOB), have good antibacterial activity against most pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus. The molecular structure of these drugs lack chromogenic groups, which brings challenges to their detection. In this project, the detecting methods for GEN and TOB utilizing surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based on γ-AlO-modified silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were established.

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A method was established for detecting the content of nitrofurazone (NFZ) by fluorescence quenching of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) coated cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe QDs). By means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and multispectral methods such as fluorescence and ultraviolet visible spectra (UV-vis), the synthesized CdTe QDs were characterized. The quantum yield (φ) of CdTe QDs was measured as 0.

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Breast cancer (BRCA) has an undesirable prognosis and is the second most common cancer among women after lung cancer. A novel mechanism of programmed cell death called cuproptosis is linked to the development and spread of tumor cells. However, the function of cuproptosis in BRCA remains unknown.

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A new amide tricholomine C was isolated from the dried fruiting bodies of Tricholoma bakamatsutake. Its structure was identified by a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. The ethyl alcohol crude extract and tricholomines A-C from T.

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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are an emerging type of crystalline and porous photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, however, the overall water splitting activity of COFs is rarely known. In this work, we firstly realized overall water splitting activity of β-ketoamine COFs by systematically engineering N-sites, architecture, and morphology. By in situ incorporating sub-nanometer platinum (Pt) nanoparticles co-catalyst into the pores of COFs nanosheets, both Pt@TpBpy-NS and Pt@TpBpy-2-NS show visible-light-driven overall water splitting activity, with the optimal H and O evolution activities of 9.

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