HPLC-based metabolomics of revealing its antioxidant ability.

is an orchid with medicinal and nutritional properties that has received increasing attention because of its health benefits; however, there is limited information about the metabolic basis of these properties. In this report, secondary metabolites and the antioxidant activity of stem samples from three provenances were analyzed, using a UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS-based metabolomics approach. In total, 411 metabolites were identified including 8 categories such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, 136 of which were differential metabolites.

Radiosynthesis and First Preclinical Evaluation of the Novel C-Labeled FAP Inhibitor C-FAPI: A Comparative Study of C-FAPIs and (Ga) Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 in a High-FAP-Expression Mouse Model.

Purpose: Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitors, such as [Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-46, have been successfully applied in positron emission tomography imaging of various tumor types. To broaden the PET tracers of different positron nuclides for imaging studies of FAP-dependent diseases, we herein report the radiosynthesis and preclinical evaluation of two C-labeled FAP inhibitors, C-RJ1101 and C-RJ1102.

Methods: Two phenolic hydroxyl precursors based on a quinoline amide core coupled with a 2-cyanopyrrolidine moiety were coupled with [C]CHI to synthesize C-RJ1101 and C-RJ1102.

Unfused Acceptors Matching π-Bridge Blocks with Proper Frameworks Enable Over 12% As-Cast Organic Solar Cells.

Emerging unfused-ring acceptors (UFAs) have been explored in pursuit of low-cost high-efficient organic solar cells (OSCs). Assembling unfused building blocks into proper frameworks are challenging for the molecular design of UFAs. The authors report herein four UFAs adopting either dithiophene cyclopentadiene (DTC) or dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole (DTP) as π-bridge units with different molecular frameworks for high-efficient as-cast OSCs.

An unfused-ring acceptor with high side-chain economy enabling 11.17% as-cast organic solar cells.

Side-chain engineering on nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) is crucial for modulating their solubility and crystallinity as well as packing behaviours in active layers to pursue high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs). High weight ratios of side chains are generally used by NFAs for the desired device efficiencies. Side-chain economy has seldom been discussed despite increased cost and difficulties in synthesis when optimizing the molecular design.

Preparation, characterization, and sonodynamic antitumor effect of the folate receptor targeted FA-EN-β-CD containing hematoporphyrin in vitro.

To improve water solubility, reduce phototoxicity and increase the tumor-targeting ability of hematoporphyrin (Hp) as a sonosensitizer for sonodynamic therapy under ultrasonic conditions, a novel folate receptor (FR)-targeted, folate-conjugated ethylenediamine-β-cyclodextrin (FA-EN-β-CD) containing Hp (FA-EN-β-CD-Hp) was constructed. β-Cyclodextrin containing Hp (β-CD-Hp) was also established as a nontargeted control. The inclusion efficiencies of Hp in FA-EN-β-CD-Hp and β-CD-Hp were determined to be 90.

Reaction mechanisms of riboflavin triplet state with nucleic acid bases.

ESR and laser flash photolysis studies have determined a reasonable order of reactivity of nucleotides with triplet riboflavin (3Rb*) for the first time. ESR detection of triplet state reactivity of Rb with nucleoside, polynucleotide and DNA has been obtained simultaneously. In addition, ESR spin elimination measurement of the reactivity of 3Rb* with nucleotides in good accord with laser flash photolysis determination of the corresponding rate constants offers a simple and reliable method to detect the reactivities of nucleic acids and its components with photoexcited flavins.