The chicken cecal microbiome alters bile acids and riboflavin metabolism that correlate with intramuscular fat content.

Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a key indicator of chicken meat quality and emerging studies have indicated that the gut microbiome plays a key role in animal fat deposition. However, the potential metabolic mechanism of gut microbiota affecting chicken IMF is still unclear. Fifty-one broiler chickens were collected to identify key cecal bacteria and serum metabolites related to chicken IMF and to explore possible metabolic mechanisms.

Isolation of ice structuring proteins from winter wheat in frigid region (Dongnongdongmai1) and the effect on freeze-thaw stability of dough.

In this study, ice structuring proteins (WISPs) extracted from winter wheat in a frigid region were prepared and added to frozen-thawed dough. The WISPs were characterized, revealing that they contained a higher proportion of hydrophilic amino acids and had a molecular weight of approximately 15 kDa. The highest thermal hysteresis activity (THA) observed was 0.

Non-Targeted Metabolomics of Serum Reveals Biomarkers Associated with Body Weight in Wumeng Black-Bone Chickens.

Growth performance is an important economic trait of broilers but the related serum metabolomics remains unclear. In this study, we utilized non-targeted metabolomics using ultra-high-performance liquid phase tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) to establish metabolite profiling in the serum of Chinese Wumeng black-bone chickens. The biomarker metabolites in serum associated with growth performance of chickens were identified by comparing the serum metabolome differences between chickens that significantly differed in their weights at 160 days of age when fed identical diets.

Integrating microbial 16S rRNA sequencing and non-targeted metabolomics to reveal sexual dimorphism of the chicken cecal microbiome and serum metabolome.

Background: The gut microbiome plays a key role in the formation of livestock and poultry traits via serum metabolites, and empirical evidence has indicated these traits are sex-linked.

Methods: We examined 106 chickens (54 male chickens and 52 female chickens) and analyzed cecal content samples and serum samples by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and non-targeted metabolomics, respectively.

Results: The cecal microbiome of female chickens was more stable and more complex than that of the male chickens.

Effect of deodorization conditions on fatty acid profile, oxidation products, and lipid-derived free radicals of soybean oil.

Oxidative stability is a key quality characteristic of edible oils, and the oil's antioxidant capacity decreases during the deodorization stage. This study explores the changes in radical formation, molecular structure, oxidative characteristics, fatty acids, and main bioactive compounds in soybean oil during deodorization. The lag phase decreased, whereas the total amount of spins of free radicals increased as the deodorization time increased from 90 to 150 min.

Effect of ultrasonic power on delivery of quercetin in emulsions stabilized using octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) modified broken japonica rice starch.

In this study, emulsions stabilized by octenyl succinic anhydride-modified broken japonica rice starch (OSA-BJRS) were prepared at different ultrasonic power intensities for the delivery, controlled release, and improved bioavailability of quercetin. The OSA-BJRS emulsions ultrasonicated at 400 W exhibited the highest encapsulation efficiency (89.37 %) and loading efficiency (58.

Self-Amplified HF Release and Polymer Deconstruction Cascades Triggered by Mechanical Force.

Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is a versatile reagent for material transformation, with applications in self-immolative polymers, remodeled siloxanes, and degradable polymers. The responsive generation of HF in materials therefore holds promise for new classes of adaptive material systems. Here, we report the mechanochemically coupled generation of HF from alkoxy--difluorocyclopropane (DFC) mechanophores derived from the addition of difluorocarbene to enol ethers.

Rapid quantitative analysis of soybean protein isolates secondary structure by two-dimensional correlation infrared spectroscopy through pH perturbation.

The infrared spectroscopy (IR) signal of protein is prone to being covered by impurity signals, and the accuracy of the secondary structure content calculated using spectral data is poor. To tackle this challenge, a rapid high-precision quantitative model for protein secondary structure was proposed. Firstly, a two-dimensional correlation calculation was performed based on 60 groups of soybean protein isolates (SPI) infrared spectroscopy data, resulting in a two-dimensional correlation infrared spectroscopy (2DCOS-IR).

The impact of sustainable development planning on urban ecological resilience in resource-based cities: evidence from China.

Enhancing resource cities' resilience and advancing their sustainable development are imperatives, particularly in light of the "dual-carbon" agenda. Double-difference and spatial double-difference models are developed based on the panel data of 281 Chinese cities from 2005 to 2020 to investigate the effects of implementing the National Plan for the Sustainable Development of Resource-Based Cities on the level of ecological resilience in Chinese cities. This paper found that the National Sustainable Development Plan for Resource-Based Cities significantly improves the ecological resilience level of Chinese cities, and the findings are robust.

Domain-limited thermal transformation preparation of novel graphitized carbon-supported layered double oxides for efficient tetracycline degradation.

The resource utilization of industrial lignin to construct high-performance catalysts for wastewater treatment field is pioneering research. Herein, the novel graphitized carbon-supported CuCoAl-layered double oxides (LDOs-GC) were successfully designed by the domain-limited thermal transformation technology using sodium lignosulfonate (LS) self-assembled CuCoAl-layered double hydroxides as the precursor. The optimized LDOs-GC catalyst owned the excellent tetracycline (TC) degradation of 98.

Theoretical exploration and experimental regulation of the degradation of Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol in hemp seed oil by density functional theory.

Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-THC) in hemp seed oil is a psychoactive cannabinoid, and the content of Δ-THC can be reduced. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to simulate the degradation path of Δ-THC, and the ultrasonic treatment was used to degrade the Δ-THC in hemp seed oil. Results found that the reaction of Δ-THC degradation to cannabinol (CBN) was a spontaneous exothermic reaction, which required a certain amount of external energy to initiate reaction process.

Conformational and functional changes from deamidation of wheat gluten with electrochemical treatment.

Background: In this paper, wheat gluten (WG) was modified by electrochemical deamidation. The effects of electrochemical treatment time on the conformation and functional properties of WG and its mechanism were studied.

Results: Wheat gluten demonstrated a maximum deamidation of 50.

Has pilot zones policy for green finance reform and innovations improved the level of green financial development and environmental quality?

This study uses the green finance reform and innovation pilot zone policy approved by the State Council in 2017 as a quasi-natural experiment to explore whether the implementation of the policy has improved the level of green finance development and environmental quality in Chinese cities at the prefecture level and above. The results show that the green financial reform and innovation pilot zone policy can significantly improve the level of regional green financial development and environmental quality, and the results are robust. Further heterogeneity analysis finds that the green financial reform and innovation pilot zone policy have heterogeneous effects on the level of green financial development and environmental quality in different regions, sizes, environmental regulation intensity, financial development levels, and cities of different administrative levels.

Effects of α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene and Epigallocatechin Gallate on the Oxidative Stability of Sunflower Oil.

Using sunflower oil as the oil matrix, the antioxidant effects and types of interactions of three natural components, α-tocopherol, β-carotene and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), were investigated and the kinetic model of oxidation reaction was established. The results showed that the ability of the three antioxidants to scavenge DPPH radicals was ranked as EGCG > β-carotene > α-tocopherol in the concentration range of 0~100 mg/kg. 15 samples were obtained by combining two of three natural components.

Metabolic and inflammatory linkage of the chicken cecal microbiome to growth performance.

Introduction: Chinese indigenous chicken breeds are widely used as food in China but their slow growth rate and long farming cycle has limited their industrial production.

Methods: In the current study we examined whether the market weights of native chicken breeds were related to specific cecal bacteria, serum metabolites and inflammatory cytokines. We examined cecal bacterial taxa using 16S rDNA analysis along with untargeted serum metabolites and serum inflammatory cytokines.

Mechanochemistry of Cubane.

We report the mechanochemical reactivity of the highly strained pentacyclic hydrocarbon cubane. The mechanical reactivity of cubane is explored for three regioisomers with 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-substituted pulling attachments. Whereas all compounds can be activated thermally, mechanical activation is observed via pulsed ultrasonication of cubane-containing polymers only when force is applied via 1,2-attachment.

Construction of hemp seed protein isolate-phosphatidylcholine stablized oleogel-in-water gel system and its effect on structural properties and oxidation stability.

Rice bran wax was added to hemp seed oil (HSO) to prepare oleogel, and hemp seed protein isolate (HPI)-phosphatidylcholine (PC) was used as the emulsifier to obtain an oleogel-in-water (Og/W) gel system. The effect of HPI concentration on the construction of gel system was studied. Microscopic observations found that the oil droplets were encapsulated by the emulsifier.

Effects of different deodorization methods on the oxidation of sterol components in rice bran oil.

Rice bran oil contains a significant quantity of phytosterols that have various active functions and are natural active substances beneficial to humans. It is well known that deodorization during refining affects the quality of rice bran oil. However, changes in phytosterols fraction caused by stripping with nitrogen compared to water vapor remain unexplored.

Properties of OSA-modified starch and emulsion prepared with different materials: Glutinous rice starch, japonica rice starch, and indica rice starch.

Octenyl succinic acid (OSA)-modified starch was prepared using three kinds of rice starch with different amylose content: glutinous rice starch (GRS, 3.67 g/100 g), japonica rice starch (JRS, 17.61 g/100 g), and indica rice starch (IRS, 27.