Reengineering of Donor-Acceptor-Donor Structured Near-Infrared II Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens for Starving-Photothermal Antitumor and Inhibition of Lung Metastasis.

Electron acceptor possessing strong electron-withdrawing ability and exceptional stability is crucial for developing donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structured aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) with second near-infrared (NIR-II) emission. Although 6,7-diphenyl-[1,2,5] thiadiazolo [3,4-] quinoxaline (PTQ) and benzobisthiadiazole (BBT) are widely employed as NIR-II building blocks, they still suffer from limited electron-withdrawing capacity or inadequate chemo-stability under alkaline conditions. Herein, a boron difluoride formazanate (BFF) acceptor is utilized to construct NIR-II AIEgen, which exhibits a better overall performance in terms of NIR-II emission and chemo-stability compared to the PTQ- and BBT-derived fluorophores.

α-ketoglutarate produced by lactic acid bacteria inhibits hyaluronidase activity.

In Japan, the growing interest in anti-aging skin care is associated with the unprecedented aging society. Skin aging can be attributed to various factors, including the activation of hyaluronidase enzyme in subcutaneous tissues exposed to ultraviolet radiation. This enzyme breaks down hyaluronic acid, leading to skin sagging.

Mechanochemical Fabrication of Full-Color Luminescent Materials from Aggregation-Induced Emission Prefluorophores for Information Storage and Encryption.

The development of luminescent materials via mechanochemistry embodies a compelling yet intricate frontier within materials science. Herein, we delineate a methodology for the synthesis of brightly luminescent polymers, achieved by the mechanochemical coupling of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) prefluorophores with generic polymers. An array of AIE moieties tethered to the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radical are synthesized as prefluorophores, which initially exhibit weak fluorescence due to intramolecular quenching.

Genome-based assessment of safety characteristics of NY1301 and genomic differences in closely related strains marketed as probiotics.

The probiotic attributes of NY1301 were comprehensively characterized, and a comparison between the closely related LcA (Actimel) and LcY (Yakult) probiotic strains was conducted using genomic tools. All strains exhibited high genetic similarity and likely shared a common ancestor; differences were primarily expressed as minor chromosomal re-arrangements, substitutions, insertions, and deletions. Compared with LcY, NY1301 exhibited 125 single-nucleotide polymorphisms.

Convenient pre-separation method depends on negative charges suitable for glycan sequencing analysis.

For precise structural analysis of complex glycans, it is necessary to fractionate glycans based on acidity prior to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. Conventional fractionation using high-performance liquid chromatography is time consuming and not high throughput. Therefore, we developed a rapid method for the fractionation using a small cartridge column.