Film-Forming Capability and Antibacterial Activity of Surface-Deacetylated Chitin Nanocrystals: Role of Degree of Deacetylation.

Developing sustainable food-active packaging materials is a major issue in food preservation applications. Chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs) are regarded as unique bioderived nanomaterials due to their inherent nitrogen moiety. By tuning the chemical functionality of this nanomaterial, it is possible to affect its properties, such as film-forming capability and antibacterial activity.

Role of TFEB-autophagy lysosomal pathway in palmitic acid induced renal tubular epithelial cell injury.

Lysosomal dysfunction and impaired autophagic flux are involved in the pathogenesis of lipotoxicity in the kidney. Here, we investigated the role of transcription factor EB (TFEB), a master regulator of autophagy-lysosomal pathway, in palmitic acid induced renal tubular epithelial cells injury. We examined lipid accumulation, autophagic flux, expression of Ps211-TFEB, and nuclear translocation of TFEB in HK-2 cells overloaded with palmitic acid (PA).

Impact of coronary artery disease in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) often occurs concurrently with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, the influence of concomitant CAD has not been fully assessed in patients with HCM.

Methods: Invasive or computed tomography coronary angiography was performed in 461 patients with HCM at our hospital to determine the presence and severity of CAD from March 2010 to April 2022.

A highly sensitive and selective ratiometric sensing platform based on 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin for naked-eye visual fluorescence sensing of Cu.

Cu is a major environmental pollutant. An efficient measurement for Cu is urgently needed. In this report, we have developed a new sensitive and selective ratiometric sensing platform using 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC) for detecting Cu in real samples.

Novel synthesis of Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell quantum dots based on photoinduced fluorescence enhancement.

A novel Type-I Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) was reported through a two-step procedure by using low-cost inorganic salts and naturalbiomacromolecule as raw materials. Based on a designed structure of L-cysteine-capped Mn: ZnSe QDs in aqueous media with the controllable surface, Mn: ZnSe@ZnS core-shell QDs were formed due to photoactive ions and defect curing under continuous constant light. The influences of experimental variables, including synthesis conditions of Mn: ZnSe QDs, different types and affecting factors of photo irradiation had been systematically investigated.

[Quantification and fast-screening of malachite green in aquaculture water using paper spray ionization mass spectrometry].

Objective: A rapid quantitative technique had been developed for the screening of malachite green(MG) in aquaculture water using paper spray ionization mass spectrometry(PSI-MS).

Methods: To rapid extract MG, chloroform and deep eutectic solvents(DESs) were used as extraction agent and co-solvent respectively. malachite green D_5(MG-D_5) was used as an internal standard to quantitative determination MG, C_(18) chromatographic column(4.

Rapid analysis of benzoic acid and vitamin C in beverages by paper spray mass spectrometry.

A paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) method has been developed for the rapid quantification of benzoic acid (BA) and vitamin C (VC) in beverages. Using BA-d5 as an internal standard (IS) to analyze BA and VC, the calibration curves ranged from 0.3 to 100 μg/mL for BA and 1 to 100 μg/mL for VC, the linearity was 0.

Rapid Analysis of Illegal Cationic Dyes in Foods and Surface Waters Using High Temperature Direct Analysis in Real Time High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

A high temperature desorption (HTD) direct analysis in real time-high-resolution mass spectrometric (DART-HRMS) method was developed for the rapid analysis of four banned cationic dyes. Rhodamine B is used to dye foods, while malachite green, crystal violet, and methylene blue are added to fishponds as antimicrobials. A simple induced phase separation extraction was used to pretreat samples.

Rapid analysis of benzalkonium chloride using paper spray mass spectrometry.

A paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) method for rapid and reliable analysis of benzalkonium chloride (BAC) in compound eye drops and body surface disinfectant was developed. The sample was dropped onto triangular filter paper, and high voltage (3.5kV) was applied to form an electrospray.

Qualitative and quantitative detection of honey adulterated with high-fructose corn syrup and maltose syrup by using near-infrared spectroscopy.

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) was used for qualitative and quantitative detection of honey adulterated with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or maltose syrup (MS). Competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS) was employed to select key variables. Partial least squares linear discriminant analysis (PLS-LDA) was adopted to classify the adulterated honey samples.

[Qualitative and quantitative detection of beet syrup adulteration of honey by near-infrared spectroscopy: a feasibility study].

In order to further investigate the utility of near-infrared spectroscopys (NIRS) in rapidly detecting honey adulteration, near-infrared spectroscopy in combination with chemometric methods was investigated for qualitative and quantitative detection of beet syrup adulteration of honey. Total prediction accuracy of testing set was 90.2% by partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) for authentic and adulterated honey samples.

[Extraction and determination of essential oils in Indocalamus latifolius leaves and Indocalamus tessellatus leaves].

Indocalamus leaves are the generic name of the leaves of Indocalamus (Graminales) plants. The essential oils in Indocalamus latifolius leaves and Indocalamus tessellatus leaves were extracted by steam distillation method. Ether was used as the solvent to extract volatile compounds many times.