Crystal Structures and Thermal Properties of Two Binuclear Cd(II) Supramolecular Complexes Based on Quinolinecarboxylate Ligand

Hu-Jun Hao,Shui-Qiang Wei,Cui-Wu Lin,Xian-Hong Yin 대한화학회 2011 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.32 No.9

Two novel binuclear metal-organic coordination complexes [Cd_2(L)_2(bpy)_2(H_2O)_2]·6H_2O (1), [Cd_2(L)_2(phen)_2-(H_2O)_2]·2H_2O (2) (where L = 2-methylquinoline-3,4-dicarboxylate dianion, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single crystal Xray diffraction, spectral method (IR), elemental analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Both 1 and 2 consist of two Cd(II) atoms bridged by two monoatomic bridging carboxylate groups from two L ligands,and the second carboxylate group of each L is monodentately coordinated to Cd(II), creating a sevenmembered chelating ring. The coordination at each metal nucleus is completed by a water molecule and a chelating bidentate molecule. The 3D structures of the complexes are stabilized by π-π stacking interactions and hydrogen-bonds.

Carbon Nanotubes-Supported Well-Dispersed Pd Nanoparticles for the Efficiently Selective Hydrogenation of Benzoic Acid to Synthesize Cyclohexane Carboxylic Acid

Yin Hu,Wei Chen,Qi Wu,Xin Xie,Weiguo Song 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.1

Pd and carbon nanotube (CNT) composites were prepared by well-dispersed deposition of Pd nanoparticles on commercial CNT, and applied to the selective hydrogenation of benzoic acid (BA) to synthesize cyclohexane carboxylic acid (CCA). The catalysts and the hydrogenation products were analyzed by XRD, TEM, TG, FTIR, UV-Vis absorption, GC and GC-MS, respectively. Hydrogenation process was also optimized through varying the reaction parameters. The results demonstrate that Pd/CNT catalysts possess the highest hydrogenation efficiency, give the full conversion of BA and 100.0% selectivity towards CCA at the optimal hydrogenation conditions, by comparing with some commercial hydrogenation catalysts and Pd/C catalysts with commercial carbonaceous supports. The excellent hydrogenation performance of Pd/CNT is attributed to the stable crystalline CNT support and the high dispersion of Pd nanoparticles. In addition, the protic solvent is also beneficial to lower the activation energy barrier of BA hydrogenation, and further to improve the hydrogenation rate. This work implies that CNT can be potentially chosen as an effective carbonaceous support to prepare Pd/C catalyst with an outstanding performance of BA selective hydrogenation.

Population dynamics of Frankliniella occidentalis Pergrande and its predator Orius similis Zheng on common crops and surrounding plants

Hu Changxiong,Li Yiru,Chen Guohua,Duan Pan,Wu Daohui,Liu Qing,Yin Honghui,Xu Tianyang,Zhang Xiaoming 한국응용곤충학회 2021 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.24 No.3

Frankliniella occidentalis Pergrande is important invasive pests in China, causing damage to agricultural pro duction, and Orius similis Zheng is the dominant predator species of F. occidentalis. A two-year survey was conducted to determine the population density of F. occidentalis and O. similis, on chili (Capsicum annuum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) crops and surrounding weed species, which included white clover (Trifolium repens L.), St. John’s wort (Hypericum beanii N. Robson), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and beggarticks (Bidens pilosa L.) in Kunming, southern China. The activity of F. occidentalis on these 6 host plant species was determined using the quartile method. F. occidentalis mainly damaged plants during their flowering stage. The main activity period of F. occidentalis occurred earlier on H. beanii and T. repens than on C. annuum. The peak activity of F. occidentalis occurred in the middle of May (on T. repens). During the whole activity period, the highest thrips densities were recorded on H. beanii among all of the sampled host plant species, followed by C. annuum. The lowest density was recorded on B. pilosa. Dynamics of immature F. occidentalis were more irregular than that of adults. The highest density of O. similis was recorded on Z. mays. It was 2.27–26.43-fold (2017) and 2.01–19.09-fold (2018) higher than that on other host plant species. This study showed that F. occidentalis could migrate between C. annuum and surrounding weeds. The weeds were the main source of thrips on C. annuum. The results indicated that Z. mays can be planted around C. annuum fields as a potential banker plant, to attract O. similis to control F. occidentalis on C. annuum, T. repens and B. pilosa. The flowering period of plants and surrounding plant species has a great effect to the population activities of F. occidentalis and predator O. similis on crops.

The physicochemical, antioxidant, hypoglycemic and prebiotic properties of γ-irradiated polysaccharides extracted from Lentinula edodes

Chaomin Yin,Chen Li,Kun Ma,Xiuzhi Fan,Fen Yao,Defang Shi,Wenjing Wu,Jianhui Qiu,Guoyuan Hu,Hong Gao 한국식품과학회 2023 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.32 No.7

In this study, the influence of γ-irradiation with different dose (0, 4, 8, and 16 kGy) on chemical composition, physicochemical features and bioactivities of polysaccharides extracted from Lentinula edodes (LEP) were investigated. The carbohydrate content (from 59.47 to 70.96%), the solubility, the ⋅OH and DPPH scavenging ability of LEP increased with the increased γ-irradiation dose, while the protein content, the weight-average and number-average molecular weight of LEP were significantly decreased with the increased γ-irradiation dose. Moreover, γ-irradiation treatment caused LEP color changes and surface topography destroyed. γ-Irradiated LEP showed higher hypoglycemic activities in vitro than that of non-irradiated LEP. Moreover, γ-irradiated LEP had better proliferation promoting effects on Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L. plantarum. These results showed that γ-irradiation treatment changes the physicochemical features of LEP, thus affects its antioxidant, hypoglycemic and prebiotic properties, which suggests that γ-irradiated LEP has potential application in the pharmaceutical industries and functional foods.

Crystal Structures and Thermal Properties of Two Binuclear Cd(II) Supramolecular Complexes Based on Quinolinecarboxylate Ligand

Hao, Hu-Jun,Yin, Xian-Hong,Lin, Cui-Wu,Wei, Shui-Qiang Korean Chemical Society 2011 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.32 No.9

Two novel binuclear metal-organic coordination complexes $[Cd_2(L)_2(bpy)_2(H_2O)_2]{\cdot}6H_2O$ (1), $[Cd_2(L)_2(phen)_2-(H_2O)_2]{\cdot}2H_2O$ (2) (where L = 2-methylquinoline-3,4-dicarboxylate dianion, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single crystal Xray diffraction, spectral method (IR), elemental analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Both 1 and 2 consist of two Cd(II) atoms bridged by two monoatomic bridging carboxylate groups from two L ligands, and the second carboxylate group of each L is monodentately coordinated to Cd(II), creating a sevenmembered chelating ring. The coordination at each metal nucleus is completed by a water molecule and a chelating bidentate molecule. The 3D structures of the complexes are stabilized by ${\pi}-{\pi}$ stacking interactions and hydrogen-bonds.

Experimental investigation of masonry walls supported by steel plate-masonry composite beams

Deng-Hu Jing,Jian-Fei Chen,Giuseppina Amato,Ting Wu,Shuang-Yin Cao 국제구조공학회 2018 Steel and Composite Structures, An International J Vol.28 No.6

Masonry walls are sometimes removed in buildings to either make new passages or increase the usable space. This may change the loading paths in the structure, and require new beams to transfer the loads which are carried by the masonry walls that are to be removed. One possible method of creating such new beams is to attach steel plates onto part of the existing walls to form a steel plate-masonry composite (SPMC) beam, leading to a new structure with part of the masonry wall supported by a new SPMC beam. This paper presents an experimental investigation into the interaction between the SPMC beam and the masonry wall above. Five SPMC beams supporting a masonry wall were tested to study the influence of parameters including the height-to-span ratio of the masonry wall, height of the beam and thickness of the steel plates. The test results, including failure mode, load-carrying capacity, load-deflection curves and strain distribution, are presented and discussed. It is found that for developing better arching effect in the masonry wall the ratio of the in-plane flexural stiffness of the masonry wall to the flexural stiffness of the SPMC beam must be between 2.8 and 7.1.

Observation and characterization of the effect of electron cyclotron waves on toroidal rotation in EAST L-mode discharges

CHEN, Jun,HU, Ruiji,LYU, Bo,WANG, Fudi,WANG, Xiaojie,XU, Handong,LI, Yingying,FU, Jia,YIN, Xianghui,WU, Dajun,LIU, Fukun,ZANG, Qing,LIU, Haiqing,SHI, Yuejiang,MAO, Shifeng,YU, Yi,WAN, Baonian,YE, Miny IOP Publishing 2017 Plasma science & technology Vol.19 No.10

Resistance selection with cadmium and changes in the activities of antioxidases in Boettcherisca peregrina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Guo-Xing Wu,Xi Gao,Qing Tan,Zheng-Yue Li,Cui Hu,Gong-yin Ye 한국응용곤충학회 2014 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.17 No.2

In order to establish a physiological link between antioxidases and the resistance level of insects to cadmium(Cd), natural populations of Boettcherisca peregrina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)weremaintained for 20 generationsand reared either on an uncontaminated diet or on a diet contaminated with cadmium (Cd) at a concentrationequivalent to the median lethal concentration (LC50) as determined every five generations. A relatively susceptiblestrain (S) and a Cd-resistant strain (R) were selected. Themetal accumulation, growth and development, reproduction,and antioxidant enzyme activities in these strains were analyzed. The results showed that R-strain organismshad enhanced juvenile survivorship, increased Cd accumulation, and increased adult female fecundity whencompared with S-strain. The larval enzyme activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathionereductase (GR), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in R-strain larvae were higher than those in S-strain larvaewhen fed diets with or without Cd. This indicates that Cd resistance in B. peregrina larvae is mediated by SOD,CAT, GR, and GST.

Comparison of the Radiation Shielding Properties of Wall Materials for the Manned Spacecraft for Future China Space Exploration Missions

Huibin Sun,Zhengxin Wu,Yugang Ma,Jinbin Lu,Guoqing Liu,Haige Zhao,Yin Wang,Yanqi Hu 한국물리학회 2019 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.75 No.9

The radiation environment in space poses signicant challenges to human health, and it is a ma- jor concern in long duration, manned space missions. Outside Earth's protective magnetosphere, astronauts are exposed to higher levels of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), whose physical character- istics are distinct from those of terrestrial sources of radiation, such as X-rays and gamma-rays. GCRs include high-energy heavy ions, many of which have ranges that exceed the depth of shielding and can be launched in realistic scenarios. Protecting the astronauts from these particles has been a key issue in manned space missions. Therefore, a need exists for reliable simulations of these harmful effects for risk assessment and shielding optimization in manned space missions. The aim of this work was to investigate shielding materials that can be used in deep space and planetary exploration. In this work, we used the Geant4 radiation transport code, originally developed by the International Geant4 Collaboration, and we compared the radiation shielding effectivenesses of polyethylene, aluminum, water, and carbon ber targets hit by 1GeV/nucleon 56Fe (considered as a representative of high-energy GCR). In addition, the total absorbed doses at the water phantom behind these targets were calculated using the Geant4 simulation code. The calculated results were analyzed, compared, and discussed. The results show that polyethylene is the best space radiation shielding material for a given areal density, followed by water, carbon ber, and then aluminum.

Impaired Delta Np63 Expression is Associated with Poor Tumor Development in Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

Yunfeng He,Xiaohou Wu,Wei Tang,Daiyin Tian,Chunli Luo,Zhikang Yin,Hu Du 대한의학회 2008 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.23 No.5

The oncogenic isoform of the p63 protein, delta Np63 ( Np63), plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many epithelial carcinomas, and emerging evidences suggest that Np63 is a promising drug target. However, the functions of Np63 in transitional cell carcinoma of bladder (TCCB) are poorly defined. In this study, a Np63 shRNA expression vector was transfected into TCCB cell line 5637 and cell cycling, cell proliferation and protein expression were assessed by flow cytometry and 3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-dimethyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The Np63 shRNA expression vector was also injected into 5637 cell xenograft tumors in nude mice, and tumor size was measured, tumor tissue morphology was assessed by immunohistopathology and transmission electron microscopy. In the in vitro study, Np63 shRNA transfection caused successful Np63 gene silencing and resulted in significant arrest of cell cycling and cellular proliferation (p<0.05) as well as cyclin D1 expression. In the nude mouse xenograft model, Np63 shRNA greatly inhibited tumor growth, induced tumor cell apoptosis (p<0.05) and resulted in cyclin D1 downregulation. Our data suggest that Np63 may play an oncogenic role in TCCB progression through promoting cell survival and proliferation. Intratumoral administration of Np63-specific shRNA suppressed tumor Np63 expression and cellular proliferation while promoted tumor cellular apoptosis, and therefore inhibited tumor growth and improved survival of xenograft-bearing mice, which was not accompanied by significant signs of systemic toxicity.