Aqueous degradation of artificial sweeteners saccharin and neotame by metal organic framework material.

The artificial sweeteners (ASs) saccharin (SAC) and neotame (NEO) are widely used across the globe and are considered as emerging contaminants in surface, ground, and drinking waters. To degrade SAC and NEO, the metal organic framework material Co-based bio-MOF-11 was prepared by hydrothermal reaction and used with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activator. The effects of the initial concentration of SAC and NEO, bio-MOF-11-Co dosage, PMS concentration, initial pH, temperature, and competitive anions were determined.

Metformin Increases Cardiac Rupture After Myocardial Infarction via the AMPK-MTOR/PGC-1α Signaling Pathway in Rats with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

BACKGROUND Cardiac rupture often occurs after acute myocardial infarction due to complex and unclear pathogenesis. This study investigated whether metformin increases the incidence of cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction through the AMPK-MTOR/PGC-1α signaling pathway. MATERIAL AND METHODS An acute myocardial infarction (MI) mouse model was established.

A Pyrene-functionalized Polynorbornene for Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing of Pyrophosphate.

A novel pyrene-functionalized polynorbornene (P1) bearing sulfonamide NH and triazolium donors has been synthesized for ratiometric fluorescence sensing of PPi in aqueous solution. In addition, P1 is also used to monitor intracellular PPi and to detect PPi released during polymerase chain reaction.

Imaging and force measurement of LDL and HDL by AFM in air and liquid.

The size and biomechanical properties of lipoproteins are tightly correlated with their structures/functions. While atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to image lipoproteins the force measurement of these nano-sized particles is missing. We detected that the sizes of LDL and HDL in liquid are close to the commonly known values.

A novel polynorbornene-based chemosensor for the fluorescence sensing of Zn2+ and Cd2+ and subsequent detection of pyrophosphate in aqueous solutions.

A hydroxyquinoline functionlized polynorbornene (P1) was designed and synthesized. In an aqueous solution, P1 shows a "turn-on" fluorescence response for Zn(2+) and Cd(2+) with a 50 nm blue shift. Furthermore, both P1-Zn(2+) and P1-Cd(2+) complexes were found to respond to pyrophosphate (PPi) over other important biological anions via a fluorescence quenching effect.