Bioaugmentation with GFP-Tagged Pseudomonas migulae AN-1 in Aniline-Contaminated Aquifer Microcosms: Cellular Responses, Survival and Effect on Indigenous Bacterial Community

( Yongsheng Zhao ),( Dan Qu ),( Rui Zhou ),( Yunge Ma ),( Hao Wang ),( Hejun Ren ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2016 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.26 No.5

The recently isolated aniline-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas migulae AN-1 was tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP) to investigate its bioaugmentation potential against anilinecontaminated groundwater through microcosm experiments. The survival and cellular response of GFP-tagged AN-1 introduced in a lab-scale aquifer corresponded directly with aniline consumption. During the process, the GFP-tagged AN-1 biomass increased from 7.52 × 105 cells/ml to 128 × 105 cells/ml and the degradation rate of aniline was 6.04 mg/l/h. GFP-tagged AN-1 was moderately hydrophobic (41.74%-47.69%) when treated with 20- 100 mg/l aniline and exhibited relatively strong hydrophobicity (55.25%-65.78%) when the concentration of aniline was ≥100 mg/l. The membrane permeability of AN-1 increased followed by a rise in aniline below 100 mg/l and was invariable with aniline above 100 mg/l. Pyrosequencing analysis showed that the relative abundance of Proteobacteria (accounted for 99.22% in the non-bioaugmentation samples) changed to 89.23% after bioaugmentation with GFP-tagged AN-1. Actinobacteria increased from 0.29% to 2.01%, whereas the abundance of Firmicutes barely changed. These combined findings demonstrate the feasibility of removing aniline in aquifers by introducing the strain AN-1 and provide valuable information on the changes in the diversity of dominant populations during bioaugmentation.

Enhancing properties of organic light-emitting diodes with LiF inside the hole transport layer

Enyu Zhou,Zhenbo Deng,Zhaoyue Lv,Zheng Chen,Denghui Xu,Yongsheng Wang 한국물리학회 2009 Current Applied Physics Vol.9 No.6

A new device has been made by inserting thin LiF layer in N,N0-diphenyl-N,N0-bis(1-napthyl–phenyl)-1, 10-biphenyl-4,40-diamine (NPB), which has a configuration of ITO/NPB(20 nm)/LiF(0.5 nm)/NPB(20 nm)/ Alq3(60 nm)/LiF(0.5 nm)/Al. Compared with normal device, the device inserted LiF layer inside NPB (HTL) can improve its performance. The luminance and efficiency is about 1.4 and 1.3 folds high of the conventional structure, respectively. The suggestion mechanism is that the LiF in the NPB layer can block holes of NPB, and balance the holes and electrons. Consequently, there are more excitons formed to boost the diode’s luminance and efficiency. And it may offer some valuable references for OLED’s structure. A new device has been made by inserting thin LiF layer in N,N0-diphenyl-N,N0-bis(1-napthyl–phenyl)-1, 10-biphenyl-4,40-diamine (NPB), which has a configuration of ITO/NPB(20 nm)/LiF(0.5 nm)/NPB(20 nm)/ Alq3(60 nm)/LiF(0.5 nm)/Al. Compared with normal device, the device inserted LiF layer inside NPB (HTL) can improve its performance. The luminance and efficiency is about 1.4 and 1.3 folds high of the conventional structure, respectively. The suggestion mechanism is that the LiF in the NPB layer can block holes of NPB, and balance the holes and electrons. Consequently, there are more excitons formed to boost the diode’s luminance and efficiency. And it may offer some valuable references for OLED’s structure.

Peiminine inhibits myocardial injury and fibrosis after myocardial infarction in rats by regulating mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

Peng Chen,Dengming Zhou,Yongsheng Liu,Ping Wang,Weina Wang 대한약리학회 2022 The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology Vol.26 No.2

Myocardial infarction promotes cardiac remodeling and myocardial fibrosis, thus leading to cardiac dysfunction or heart failure. Peiminine has been regarded as a traditional anti-fibrotic Chinese medicine in pulmonary fibrosis. However, the role of peiminine in myocardial infarction-induced myocardial injury and fibrosis remained elusive. Firstly, rat model of myocardial infarction was established using ligation of the left coronary artery, which were then intraperitoneally injected with 2 or 5 mg/kg peiminine once a day for 4 weeks. Echocardiography and haemodynamic evaluation results showed that peiminine treatment reduced left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, and enhanced maximum rate of increase/decrease of left ventricle pressure (± dP/dt max) and left ventricular systolic pressure, which ameliorate the cardiac function. Secondly, myocardial infarction-induced myocardial injury and infarct size were also attenuated by peiminine. Moreover, peiminine inhibited myocardial infarction-induced increase of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α production, as well as the myocardial cell apoptosis, in the rats. Thirdly, peiminine also decreased the myocardial fibrosis related protein expression including collagen I and collagen III. Lastly, peiminine reduced the expression of p38 and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 in rat model of myocardial infarction. In conclusion, peiminine has a cardioprotective effect against myocardial infarction-induced myocardial injury and fibrosis, which can be attributed to the inactivation of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway.

Graphene oxide template-confined fabrication of hierarchical porous carbons derived from lignin for ultrahigh-efficiency and fast removal of ciprofloxacin

Wenna Ge,Zhiping Zhou,Peng Zhang,Qingfang Zhang,Zhen Cao,Ruilong Zhang,Yongsheng Yan,Jiangdong Dai 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.66 No.-

Here, a new hierarchical porous carbon was first prepared from sodium lignosulphonate (SLS), an industrial by-product, via a confined carbonization and alkali activation methods using graphene oxide (GO) as template, and was used for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal. The addition of GO nanosheets remarkably affected the morphology and pore structure. GLHPC-1, obtained at GO/SLS weight ratio of 1:100, possess a largest specific surface area of 3223 m2 g−1 and pore volume of 2.275 cm3 g−1, and thus exhibited an ultrahigh adsorption of 980.4 mg g−1 at 318 K and fast adsorption rate, as well as a good recycle ability in practice.

Ion-imprinted antifouling nanocomposite membrane for separation of lithium ion

Dongshu Sun,Tianyu Zhou,Yang Lu,Yongsheng Yan,Chunbo Liu,Guangbo Che 한국화학공학회 2022 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.39 No.9

Membrane fouling is a primary challenge restricting the practical application of membrane separation technology. Inspired by the idea that improving hydrophilicity would lead to antifouling performance of membrane material. In this work, ion-imprinted antifouling nanocomposite membrane (LiI-NcMs) blended with GO and TiO2 nanomaterialwas fabricated for selective separation of lithium ion. As a result, markedly improved hydrophilicity was achievedon LiI-NcMs (55.1o for contact angle). LiI-NcMs also showed good selective adsorption capacity in the mixed solutionof Mg2+ and Li+. Moreover, LiI-NcMs exhibited superior stability; after 20 adsorption/desorption cycles a maximumadsorption capacity of 88.1% can be maintained. This work demonstrates a new and facile approach to prepare novelmembrane separation material for a particular substance for efficient selective separation in industrial applications.

Effects of puerarin on the Akt signaling pathway in bovine preadipocyte differentiation

Yun, Jinyan,Yu, Yongsheng,Zhou, Guoli,Luo, Xiaotong,Jin, Haiguo,Zhao, Yumin,Cao, Yang Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2020 Animal Bioscience Vol.33 No.1

Objective: Puerarin has the potential of regulating the differentiation of preadipocytes, but its mechanism of action has not yet been elucidated. Adipocytes found in adipose tissue, the main endocrine organ, are the main sites of lipid deposition, and are widely used as a cell model in the study of in vitro fat deposition. This study aimed to investigate the effects of puerarin on adipogenesis in vitro. Methods: Puerarin was added to the culture medium during the process of adipogenesis. The proliferation and differentiation of bovine preadipocytes was measured through cell viability and staining with oil red O. The content of triacylglycerol was measured using a triglyceride assay kit. The mRNA and protein expression levels of adipogenic genes, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α, were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively. Results: The addition of puerarin significantly increased adipogenesis of bovine preadipocytes and enhanced the mRNA and protein level expression of PPARγ (p<0.01). The expression of P-Akt increased after adipogenic hormonal induction, whereas puerarin significantly increased PPARγ expression by promoting the Akt signaling component, P-Akt. The mechanism of adipogenesis was found to be related to the phosphorylation level of Ser473, which may activate the downstream signaling of the Akt pathway. Conclusion: Puerarin was able to promote the differentiation of preadipocytes and improve fat deposition in cattle. The mechanism of adipogenesis was found to be related to the phosphorylation level of Ser473.

Fabrication of Hierarchical N-doped Carbon Nanotubes for CO2 Adsorption

Hongning Wang,Chao Xu,Yongsheng Zhou,Wenpu Zhao,Jing Zhong,Wei-Qiu Huang,Ruo-Yu Chen 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.6

Hierarchical N-doped carbon nanotubes (NCTs) with controllable aspect ratios were developed for CO2 adsorption. In this work, NCTs were synthesized by coating different amounts of 3-aminophenol/formaldehyde resin (APF) on the outer layer of silica nanotubes, carbonizing in N2 at 700 ℃ and removing the silica and Ni template by hydrofluoric acid etching. The obtained NCTs were activated by K2CO3. After activation, micropores on the activated N-doped carbon nanotubes (ANCTs) were enriched, the micro-surface area and pore volume of ANCT-1.0 reached 1195 m2 g-1 and 0.45 cm3 g-1, respectively, and the corresponding adsorption capacity increased by 50% (4.50 mmol g -1 at 0 ℃ and 1 bar). Moreover, ANCT-1.0 maintained a high stability throughout consecutive adsorption–desorption cycles. The advantages of hierarchical N-doped carbon nanotubes, including their meso–microporous structures, high geometric aspect ratio and good stability, make them valuable and promising materials to capture carbon dioxide.

Carbon quantum dots modified CdSe loaded reduced graphene oxide for enhancing photocatalytic activity

Pengwei Huo,Jingru Guan,Mingjun Zhou,CHANGCHANG MA,XINLIN LIU,Yongsheng Yan,Shouqi Yuan 한국공업화학회 2017 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.50 No.-

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs)/CdSe/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was fabricated by hydrothermalmethod. The structures, optical and electronic properties of as-obtained photocatalysts were analyzed bytransmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoelectrochemical testing. Thephotocatalytic performances were investigated by degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC HCl). The results showed CQDs modified CdSe loaded rGO could effectively remove TC HCl, the CdSe modifiedwith 7 mL CQDs showed higher photocatalytic degradation rate; the 5 wt% loaded rGO for CQDs/CdSeshowed highest photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic mechanism exhibited OH, O2and 1O2radicals play key roles

High photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light with Ag/AgCl/activated carbon composite plasmonic photocatalyst

Huiqin Wang,Xiaoqing Yang,Jinzhao Zi,Mingjun Zhou,Zhefei Ye,Jinze Li,Qingfeng Guan,Peng Lv,Pengwei Huo,Yongsheng Yan 한국공업화학회 2016 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.35 No.-

Ag/AgCl/activated carbon (AC) plasmonic photocatalysts were prepared by precipitation and photoreduc-tion method. The as-prepared plasmonic photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, SEM, BET, EDS, UV–visDRS, XPS and PL. The results show the composite photocatalysts are successfully obtained and obviouslyexhibit surface plasmon resonance and effectively enhance the separation of h+/e . The photocatalyticdegradation rate of tetracycline (TC) could reach 97.3% in 60 min under visible light irradiation and cycledexperiments show stably photocatalytic activities. The active species analysis displays holes andsuperoxide radicals are the main reactive species. Photocatalytic kinetic indicates that the degradationprocesses obey pseudo first order kinetic equation.

Preparation and characterization of Ag2O/SWNTs photocatalysts and its photodegradation on tetracycline

Huiqin Wang,Pengwei Huo,Jinze Li,Mingjun Zhou,Qingfeng Guan,Ziyang Lu,Yongsheng Yan 한국공업화학회 2015 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.30 No.-

The Ag2O/SWNTs photocatalysts were prepared by precipitated method, the photocatalysts werecharacterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, BET, UV–vis DRS, XPS, PL and Raman. The photocatalytic activitieswere evaluated by degradation of tetracycline. The results showed that the composited photocatalystswere successfully prepared, the responded light was enhanced with increasing the supported dosage ofAg2O, and the photocatalytic activity was also improved. The enhanced photocatalytic activity wasattributed to the synergy effect of SWNTs and Ag2O, the recycled degradation of tetracycline exhibitedstability of Ag2O/SWNTs composited photocatalysts. Finally, the possible mechanism for transferredprocesses of photoelectrons and photoholes were proposed.