Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Longan Polysaccharide and their Reduction of 4-nitrophenol and Biological Applications

Xiaoyu Zhang,Liyuan Fan,Yanshuai Cui,Tianming Cui,Shengfu Chen,Guanglong Ma,Wenlong Hou,Longgang Wang 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2020 NANO Vol.15 No.02

The green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) for catalytic and biological applications has been drawing great attention. To compare with plant extracts, the polysaccharides may be good reducing and stabilizing agents. In this work, we describe the preparation of longan polysaccharide stabilized gold nanoparticles (Aun-LP NPs) by reduction of gold ions using a green synthetic method. The formation of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) was confirmed by UV-Vis spectra. TEM showed that Au NPs had a small size (7.8–15.6 nm) and were highly dispersed without any aggregation. XPS confirmed that the surface elemental composition of Aun-LP NPs was C, O, and Au. DLS demonstrated that Aun-LP NPs had good stability and negative zeta potential. In addition, Aun-LP NPs had high catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. More importantly, Aun-LP NPs had ignorable cytotoxicity towards HeLa cells and showed good antioxidant activity. Taken together, the results indicated that longan polysaccharide can be used as reducing agents and stabilizers for the preparation of metallic nanoparticles, and the product had wide applications.

Prediction of Cellulose Crystallinity in Liquid Phase Using CBM-GFP Probe

Xiaoyu Guo,Fan Yang,Huixue Liu,Yingmin Hou,Yafang Wang,Jie Sun,Xiaoyi Chen,Yanan Liu,Xianzhen Li 한국고분자학회 2019 Macromolecular Research Vol.27 No.4

Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) have been developed to investigate the presence of crystalline and amorphous regions of cellulose. However, systematic and quantitative assessment of cellulose crystallinity using such non-hydrolytic fusion proteins in liquid phase has not been reported. In this work, cellulose directed CBM probes containing a green fluorescent protein (GFP) were constructed and named CG17, CG28, and CG2a. The probe binding condition was determined as incubating 30 μg/mL probes in 10 mM phosphate buffer at 30oC for 60 min. Under the optimized condition, the linear correlations between CBM probe binding capability and X-ray diffraction (XRD) crystallinity were well established. Using linear regression equations, the crystallinity of several cellulosic materials was well calculated. Amorphous component and cellulosic surface area probably had a less effect on binding capability of CG2a than that of CG17 and CG28. Therefore, crystalline-region specific probe CG2a should be an efficient tool for interpreting the crystallinity of cellulosic materials.

Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic System Based on IMVO Algorithm

Wu Zhongqiang,Cao Bilian,Hou Lincheng,Hu Xiaoyu,Ma Boyan 대한전기학회 2022 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.17 No.5

The power output curve of the photovoltaic (PV) array exhibits multi-peak characteristics under partial shading conditions, and the traditional control algorithm cannot track the maximum power point continuously and accurately, therefore, a global maximum power point tracking method is proposed based on the improved multi-verse optimization algorithm. Spiral update and adaptive compression factor are introduced to enhance the global search capability of algorithm; the travelling distance rate update method is changed, and the convergence speed of algorithm is accelerated, so the optimization ability of the algorithm is improved by the three aspects. The simulation results show that the improved multi-verse optimization algorithm can track the maximum power point continuously and stably under the three conditions that uniform irradiance, partial shading and variable irradiance, and the convergence time and convergence accuracy have been greatly improved, thus verifying the feasibility of the algorithm in the maximum power point tracking control.

Genomic characterization and pathogenic study of two porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses with different virulence in Fujian, China

Xiukun Sui,Ting Xin,Xiaoyu Guo,Hong Jia,Ming Li,Xintao Gao,Jing Wu,Yitong Jiang,L.Willems2,Hongfei Zhu,Shaohua Hou 대한수의학회 2018 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.19 No.3

Two strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) were isolated in 2006 and 2016 and designated as FZ06A and FZ16A, respectively. Inoculation experiments showed that FZ06A caused 100% morbidity and 60% mortality, while FZ16A caused 100% morbidity without death. By using genomic sequence and phylogenetic analyses, close relationships between a Chinese highly pathogenic PRRSV strain and the FZ06A and FZ16A strains were observed. Based on the achieved results, multiple genomic variations in Nsp2, a unique N-glycosylation site (N33→K33), and a K151 amino acid (AA) substitution for virulence in the GP5 of FZ16A were detected; except the 30 AA deletion in the Nsp2-coding region. Inoculation experiments were conducted and weaker virulence of FZ16A than FZ06A was observed. Based on our results, a 30 AA deletion in the Nsp2-coding region is an unreliable genomic indicator of a high virulence PRRSV strain. The Nsp2 and GP5 differences, in addition to the virulence difference between these two highly pathogenic PRRSV strains, have the potential to be used to establish a basis for further study of PRRSV virulence determinants and to provide data useful in the development of vaccines against this economically devastating disease.

Association analysis of polymorphism in the NR6A1 gene with the lumbar vertebrae number traits in sheep

Xiangyu Zhang,Cunyuan Li,Xiaoyue Li,Zhijin Liu,Wei Ni,Yang Cao,Yang Yao,Esenbay Islamov,Junchang Wei,Xiaoxu Hou,Shengwei Hu 한국유전학회 2019 Genes & Genomics Vol.41 No.10

Introduction The vertebral number is an economically significant trait, which is associated with body length and carcass traits. Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1 (NR6A1) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily and it plays an important role in the early development of embryos. Objectives The NR6A1 gene was considered as an important candidate for influence vertebrae number, while the potential associations between this gene and the number of lumbar vertebrae traits of sheep have not been explored. Methods In this study, we detected the genetic variants of NR6A1 gene and analyzed the associations of the polymorphisms with lumbar number traits in 130 Kazakh sheep. We use single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique to detect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of NR6A1 gene, and the association of the genotype and lumbar number variation was analyzed by independent Chi-square test. Results We detect SNP of NR6A1 gene by PCR-SSCP technique, and polymorphisms were only found in the coding region of exon-6 and exon-8 of NR6A1 gene. In order to investigate the connection between the SNP locus and lumbar number traits in sheep, we conducted a Chi-square test for independence for exon-6 and exon-8 of NR6A1 gene, respectively. Association analysis revealed significant associations between the SNP (rs414302710: A >C) in the exon-8 of NR6A1 gene with the number of lumbar vertebrae (P < 0.01). Conclusion Our study indicated that this SNP (rs414302710: A>C) locus of exon-8 of NR6A1 gene in sheep possible influence the number of lumbar vertebrae, which has the potential to be applied in selective breeding of sheep.

Development of Plastic/Gelatin Bilayer Active Packaging Film with Antibacterial and Water-Absorbing Functions for Lamb Preservation

Shijing Wang,Weili Rao,Chengli Hou,Raheel Suleman,Zhisheng Zhang,Xiaoyu Chai,Hanxue Tian 한국축산식품학회 2023 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.43 No.6

In order to extend the shelf life of refrigerating raw lamb by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, preventing the oxidation of fat and protein, and absorbing the juice outflow of lamb during storage, an active packaging system based on plastic/gelatin bilayer film with essential oil was developed in this study. Three kinds of petroleumderived plastic films, oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyethylene terephthalate, and polyethylene, were coated with gelatin to make bilayer films for lamb preservation. The results showed significant improvement in the mechanical properties, oxygen, moisture, and light barriers of the bilayer films compared to the gelatin film. The OPP/gelatin bilayer film was selected for further experiments because of its highest acceptance by panelists. If the amount of juice outflow was less than 350% of the mass of the gelatin layer, it was difficult for the gelatin film to separate from lamb. With the increase in essential oil concentration, the water absorption capacity decreased. The OPP/gelatin bilayer films with 20% mustard or 10% oregano essential oils inhibited the growth of bacteria in lamb and displayed better mechanical properties. Essential oil decreased the brightness and light transmittance of the bilayer films and made the film yellow. In conclusion, our results suggested that the active packaging system based on OPP/gelatin bilayer film was more suitable for raw lamb preservation than single-layer gelatin film or petroleum-derived plastic film, but need further study, including minimizing the amount of essential oil, enhancing the mechanical strength of the gelatin film after water absorption.

Discovery of Chitin Deacetylase Inhibitors through Structure-Based Virtual Screening and Biological Assays

( Yaodong Liu ),( Sibtain Ahmed ),( Yaowei Fang ),( Meng Chen ),( Jia An ),( Guang Yang ),( Xiaoyue Hou ),( Jing Lu ),( Qinwen Ye ),( Rongjun Zhu ),( Qitong Liu ),( Shu Liu ) 한국미생물생명공학회 2022 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.32 No.4

Chitin deacetylase (CDA) inhibitors were developed as novel antifungal agents because CDA participates in critical fungal physiological and metabolic processes and increases virulence in soil-borne fungal pathogens. However, few CDA inhibitors have been reported. In this study, 150 candidate CDA inhibitors were selected from the commercial Chemdiv compound library through structure-based virtual screening. The top-ranked 25 compounds were further evaluated for biological activity. The compound J075-4187 had an IC50 of 4.24 ± 0.16 μM for AnCDA. Molecular docking calculations predicted that compound J075-4187 binds to the amino acid residues, including active sites (H101, D48). Furthermore, compound J075-4187 inhibited food spoilage fungi and plant pathogenic fungi, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) at 260 μg/ml and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) at 520 μg/ml. Therefore, compound J075-4187 is a good candidate for use in developing antifungal agents for fungi control.

Shear resistance performance of low elastic polymer microspheres used for conformance control treatment

Hongbin Yang,Shuo Shao,Tongyu Zhu,Chaocheng Zhao,Shuren Liu,Bobo Zhou,Xiaoyu Hou,Yang Zhang,Wanli Kang 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.79 No.-

Low elastic polymer microsphere (L-EPM) has been proposed as a functional polymer microsphere theseyears. L-EMP has the excellent deformation ability in the porous medium due to the low storage modulus. Herein, one kind of L-EPM with storage modulus (G0) of 23.6 Pa was prepared by inverse suspensionpolymerization. The shear resistance of L-EPM was researched by using coreflooding experiment andhigh shear rate emulsifier. The conformance control behavior of L-EPM was investigated by using doubleparallel sandpackflooding experiment. The results showed that L-EPM was a kind of swollen particle gelwith three-dimensional net structure and contained amide, carboxyl, and sulfonate groups. Themechanism of water swelling property was mainly due to the formation of hydrogen bonds, hydrolysis ofhydrophilic groups and the diffusion caused by osmotic pressure difference. Compared with high elasticpolymer microspheres (H-EPM) and low elastic preformed particle gel (L-PPG), L-EPM had better shearresistance in the porous medium and the well casing perforation. In addition, the critical shear points ofL-EPM was proposed in this work. Due to the better shear resistance and deformation ability, theconformance control behavior of L-EPM showed that L-EPM was a promising conformance control agentin the heterogeneous reservoirs.

Decreased vitamin D-binding protein level portends poor outcome in acute-on-chronic liver failure caused by hepatitis B virus

Daxian Wu,Qunfang Rao,Zhongyang Xie,Xiaoqing Zhu,Jian Wu,Hainv Gao,Jingyu Zhang,Zhouhua Hou,Xiaoyu Cheng,Zeyu Sun 대한간학회 2022 Clinical and Molecular Hepatology(대한간학회지) Vol.28 No.4

Background/Aims: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a catastrophic illness. Few studies investigated the prognostic value of vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP) for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related ACLF (HBV-ACLF) resulted in conflicting results. Methods: Two prospective HBV-ACLF cohorts (n=287 and n=119) were enrolled to assess and validate the prognostic performance of VDBP. Results: VDBP levels in the non-survivors were significantly lower than in the survivors (P<0.001). Multivariate Cox regression demonstrated that VDBP was an independent prognostic factor for HBV-ACLF. The VDBP level at admission gradually decreased as the number of failed organs increased (P<0.001), and it was closely related to coagulation failure. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) of the Child-Pugh-VDBP and chronic liver failuresequential organ failure assessment (CLIF–SOFA)-VDBP scores were significantly higher than those of Child-Pugh (P<0.001) and CLIF-SOFA (P=0.0013). The AUCs of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD)-VDBP were significantly higher than those of MELD (P= 0.0384) only in the case of cirrhotic HBV-ACLF patients. Similar results were validated using an external multicenter HBV-ACLF cohort. By longitudinal observation, the VDBP levels gradually increased in survivors (P=0.026) and gradually decreased in non-survivors (P<0.001). Additionally, the VDBP levels were found to be significantly decreased in the deterioration group (P=0.012) and tended to be decreased in the fluctuation group (P=0.055). In contrast, they showed a significant increase in the improvement group (P=0.036). Conclusions: The VDBP was a promising prognostic biomarker for HBV-ACLF. Sequential measurement of circulating VDBP shows value for the monitoring of ACLF progression.