Publications by authors named "Youla Su"

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  • The study investigates how steam explosion (SE) affects the extraction of flavonoids from Astragali Radix by breaking down cell wall structures.
  • Results show that SE significantly increases the extraction of both ethanol-soluble and water-soluble flavonoids, with up to 5.22 and 2.88 times higher yields than untreated samples, respectively.
  • SE not only releases flavonoids by breaking chemical bonds but also transforms some into more easily absorbable forms, making it an effective method for enhancing bioactive component extraction from plants.
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Background: Water scarcity has become one of the most prevalent environmental factors adversely affecting plant growth and development. Different species have developed multiple ways of drought resistance. Saposhnikovia divaricata is a commonly used traditional herb in East Asia.

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A solvent-controlled C2/C5-selective alkenylation of 3,4-disubstituted pyrroles has been developed. The C3 substituent of pyrroles proved crucial to the regioselectivity. Substrates bearing directing groups at the C3 position exhibited excellent C2-selectivities in chelation-assisted CH activation in toluene or 1,4-dioxane.

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A solvent-controlled switchable C-H alkenylation of 4-aryl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates via a Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed oxidative Heck reaction was first realized. The corresponding C2 and C5 alkenylation products were obtained in good yields with high regioselectivities, respectively. The selective C5-alkenylation was successfully applied to the total synthesis of (±)-rhazinilam.

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