Degradation of the transition metal@Pt core-shell nanoparticle catalyst: a DFT study.

Electrocatalysts in acidic media face the issues of inactivation and degradation with complex thermodynamic processes. A density functional theory (DFT) calculation is performed to investigate the galvanic and pitting etching processes of metal@Pt (M@Pt) core-shell nanoparticles (12 transition elements are selected to replace the core atoms). The dissolution process with atomic etching follows the dissolution potential site-dependence phenomena, and the dissolution potential of the Pt shell exhibits a negative linear correlation with the average d-band center of the Pt shell.

[Effects of isovitexin on transient outward potassium current of ventricular myocytes in rats].

To investigate the effects of isovitexin Ⅳ on transient outward potassium current in rat ventricular myocytes. In this study, MTT assay was used to investigate the safe range of isovitexin. The results showed that the IC₅₀ of the drug was in the range of 10-30 μmol•L⁻¹, and the drug concentration of 1-3 μmol•L⁻¹ for the patch clamp test was within the safe range.

Controllable assembly, characterization and catalytic properties of a new Strandberg-type organophosphotungstate.

Using phenylphosphonic acid, simple tungstate and copper(ii) compounds as starting materials, an organic-inorganic hybrid Strandberg-type organophosphotungstate, {[(Cu(H2O)(μ-bipy))2(C6H5PO3)2W5O15]}n (bipy = 4,4'-bipyridyl) (1), was assembled successfully under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 represents the first example of a transition metal complex modified organophosphotungstate cluster. In the crystal structure of compound 1, the polymeric 1-D {Cu-bipy}n chains are interconnected by [(C6H5PO3)2W5O15](4-) (abbreviated as {(C6H5P)2W5}) units into a 3-D framework.

Tim-4 Inhibits NO Generation by Murine Macrophages.

Objective: T cell immunoglobulin- and mucin-domain-containing molecule-4 (Tim-4) receives much attention as a potentially negative regulator of immune responses. However, its modulation on macrophages has not been fully elucidated so far. This study aimed to identify the role of Tim-4 in nitric oxide (NO) modulation.

Two Strandberg-type organophosphomolybdates: synthesis, crystal structures and catalytic properties.

Two novel Strandberg-type organophosphomolybdate hybrid compounds [(Cu(H2O))2(μ-bipy)2(C6H5PO3)2Mo5O15]n (1) and [(Cu(H2O)2)2(μ-bipy)(C6H5PO3)2Mo5O15]n (2) (bipy = 4,4'-bipyridyl) were prepared under mild hydrothermal conditions and structurally characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that compounds 1 and 2 are polyoxometalate-based Cu-coordination polymers with a three-dimensional framework. In 1, the Cu(2+) ions not only link [(C6H5PO3)2Mo5O15](4-) (abbreviated as {(C6H5P)2Mo5}) polyanions, but also act as connectors of bipy ligands to produce two symmetrical 1-D chains, all 1-D chains are further held together by polyanions to generate a 3-D network.