Characterizations of Ru/ZnO catalysts with different Ru contents for selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde

Bo Li,Meng-Fei Luo,Geng-Shen Hu,Ling-Yun Jin,Xiao Hong,Ji-Qing Lu 한국공업화학회 2013 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.19 No.1

Ru catalysts supported on ZnO with different Ru contents were prepared by an impregnation method and were applied to the vapor-phase selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (NH3-TPD),transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO). It was found that with increasing Ru contents in the Ru/ZnO catalysts, the activity (TOF), surface acidity amount and deactivation rate increased and the selectivity to crotyl alcohol increased first and then decreased. The 3Ru/ZnO catalyst showed the highest selectivity to crotyl alcohol (up to 88.0%) for the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde. The initial TOF values of the catalysts depended on the strength of surface acidity and the Ru particle sizes. The more Lewis acid sites made catalysts deactivate more easily. It was assumed that the deactivation was due to the formation of organic compounds deposition and poison effect of CO strongly adsorbed on the Ru atoms.

Meta-analysis of the MDM2 T309G Polymorphism and Gastric Cancer Risk

Song, Bo,Duan, Zhong-Yu,Zhong, Yun-Hua,Lei, Na,Yang, Yu-Qing,Luo, Kai-Yuan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.11

Background: Mdm2 binds to the amino-terminus of p53 to induce its degradation and a single nucleotide polymorphism in the MDM2 promoter region (T309G) has been reported to increase the risk of several carcinomas, such as gastric cancer. However, the results of published studies to analyze the association between MDM2 T309G and gastric cancer havve often conflicted. Methods: To better illustrate the filiation between MDM2 T309G and gastric cancer, we performed a meta-analysis. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to evaluate the strength of the relationship. The pooled ORs were performed for 4 models, additive, recessive, co-dominant model, and dominant. Results: Nine published case-control studies including 3,225 gastric cancer cases and 4,118 controls were identified. The MDM2 T309G polymorphism was associated with a significantly increased risk of gastric cancer risk when all studies were pooled into the meta-analysis (GG versus TT, OR=1.57; 95%CI=1.57-2.12; p=0.003) and GG versus GT/TT, OR=1.52; 95%CI=1.217-1.90; p<0.001). Furthermore, Egger's test did not show any evidence of publication bias (P = 0.608 for GG versus TT). Conclusion: Our results suggest that the MDM2 T309G polymorphism is indeed associated with a significantly increased risk of gastric cancer.

Disorders of Small and Large Intestine : Colorectal Cancer In Guangdong Province: A Demographic And Anatomic Survey

( An Gao Xu ),( Bo Jiang ),( Zhi Jin Yu ),( Xin Ying Wang ),( Xu Hui Zhong ),( Ji Hong Liu ),( Li Shou Xiong ),( Qiu Yun Luo ),( Ai Hua Gan ) 대한소화기학회 2007 SIDDS Vol.9 No.-

Background/Aims: Colorectal cancer is the third leading incidence of malignant tumour in the world and the incidence of colorectal cancer has steadily been increasing in Asia in recently years. The aim of our study is to determine the basic demographic features of patients with colorectal cancer and the anatomic distribution and characteristics of the tumour in Guangdong population. Methods: A review of patients from 1990 to 2004 at five hospitals was conducted, including Peal Triangle Area in Guangdong (Nanfang Hospital and Huizhou Central People`s Hospital), North area of Guangdong (Shaoguan North-Guangdong People`s Hospital), West area of Guangdong (Affiliated Hospital Guangdong Medical Institute) and East area of Guangdong (Meizhou People`s Hospital). Results: Analysis was carried out on 6,501 patents, only 6,488 cases provided age. The age ranged from 5 years old to 91 years old and the mean age of 6,488 cases is 59. 5.2% (340/6,488) of the patients was young CRC patients. The peak incidence was between the ages 61 and 70 years old (29.5%). The mean age increases from 55 years old (1990-1992) to 61 years old (2002-2004) and the proportion of young CRC patients descends from 7.1% to 3.5%. The make to female ratio is 1.5:1 and the ratio increased with age increasing. Of 6,501 lesions, 3,423 (52.7%) were located in rectum and 3,078 (47.3%) in colon, the ratio of rectum cancer to colon cancer is 1.1:1. The proportion of rectum cancer decreased significantly from 74.5% (1990-1992) to 64.9% (2002-2004) and that of the right sides colon cancer increased from 25.5% to 35.1%. In four different areas, the mean age of CRC increasing and East area of Guangdong ranked the fist. There was no significant difference in the ratio of male to female. Conclusions: The demography of colorectal cancer in Guangdong is different from before and further study should be pursued to find the reason.

The Fingerprinting of Huangjinju Powder for Injection on Chinese Patent Medicine by XRD Fourier

Yan-Li Pan,Gui-Jun Zhang,Ning-Bo Gong,Yun-Shan Wu,Yang Lu,Rong Luo,Ho-Young Choi 韓國藥用作物學會 2006 한국약용작물학회지 Vol.14 No.2

The purpose is to study the identification method of Huangjinju powder for injection and the medicinal materials by the fingerprint off-ray Diffraction Fourier (XRDF). We used the same method on both the studying of Huangjinju and the medicinal materials. Then we selected a few components alignment to compare. We analyzed the data by setting up the deviation d(a) as ±0.05 to calculate the rate of special mark on the sample (Px) and on the patent (P). The special XRDF of Huangjinju[d(a)/(I/I0)] have 5 peaks that have not expressed in medicinal materials. Therefore Px is 22.73%. Flos Trollii Chinensis has 3 special marks and Px is 17.65%. Flos Chrysanthemi Indici has 1 special mark and Px is 3.57%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is 2.907a. Flos Lonicerae Japonicae has 6 special marks and Px is 23.08%. Its special mark in the patent are 4.95/14 and 4.50/15, respectively. The P is 9.09%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is 2.910a and 3.05a, respectively. The number of special XRDF mark peaks of baicalin is 9 and Px is 18.37%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is 2.910a. It has visible mark and specificity adopting XRDF fingerprint to identify Huangjinju and medicinal materials. Establishing the quality standard is a synthetic index that depends both on special marks in the medicinal materials of the patent and on the coincidence peak data.

BMB Reports : Over-expression of OsHsfA7 enhanced salt and drought tolerance in transgenic rice

( Ai Ling Liu ),( Jie Zou ),( Cui Fang Liu ),( Xiao Yun Zhou ),( Xian Wen Zhang ),( Guang Yu Luo ),( Xin Bo Chen ) 생화학분자생물학회(구 한국생화학분자생물학회) 2013 BMB Reports Vol.46 No.1

Heat shock proteins play an important role in plant stress tolerance and are mainly regulated by heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs). In this study, we generated transgenic rice over-expressing OsHsfA7 and carried out morphological observation and stress tolerance assays. Transgenic plants exhibited less, shorter lateral roots and root hair. Under salt treatment, over-expressing OsHsfA7 rice showed alleviative appearance of damage symptoms and higher survival rate, leaf electrical conductivity and malondialdehyde content of transgenic plants were lower than those of wild type plants. Meanwhile, transgenic rice seedlings restored normal growth but wild type plants could not be rescued after drought and re-watering treatment. These findings indicate that over-expression of OsHsfA7 gene can increase tolerance to salt and drought stresses in rice seedlings. [BMB Reports 2013; 46(1): 31-36]

The Fingerprinting of Huangjinju Powder for Injection on Chinese Patent Medicine by XRD Fourier

Pan, Yan-Li,Zhang, Gui-Jun,Gong, Ning-Bo,Wu, Yun-Shan,Lu, Yang,Luo, Rong,Choi, Ho-Young The Korean Society of Medicinal Crop Science 2006 한국약용작물학회지 Vol.14 No.2

The purpose is to study the identification method of Huangjinju powder for injection and the medicinal materials by the fingerprint off-ray Diffraction Fourier (XRDF). We used the same method on both the studying of Huangjinju and the medicinal materials. Then we selected a few components alignment to compare. We analyzed the data by setting up the deviation $d({\AA})$ as ${\pm}0.05$ to calculate the rate of special mark on the sample (Px) and on the patent (P). The special XRDF of Huangjinju$[d({\AA})/(I/I_0)]$ have 5 peaks that have not expressed in medicinal materials. Therefore Px is 22.73%. Flos Trollii Chinensis has 3 special marks and Px is 17.65%. Flos Chrysanthemi Indici has 1 special mark and Px is 3.57%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is $2.907{\AA}$. Flos Lonicerae Japonicae has 6 special marks and Px is 23.08%. Its special mark in the patent are 4.95/14 and 4.50/15, respectively. The P is 9.09%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is $2.910{\AA}\;and\;3.05{\AA}$, respectively. The number of special XRDF mark peaks of baicalin is 9 and Px is 18.37%. Its coincided interplanar spacing with the patent is $2.910{\AA}$. It has visible mark and specificity adopting XRDF fingerprint to identify Huangjinju and medicinal materials. Establishing the quality standard is a synthetic index that depends both on special marks in the medicinal materials of the patent and on the coincidence peak data.

Triterpenoid saponins from Clinopodium chinense (Benth.) O. Kuntze and their biological activity

Yin-Di Zhu,Jing-Yi Hong,Feng-Da Bao,Na Xing,Ling-Tian Wang,Zhong-Hao Sun,Yun Luo,Hai Jiang,Xudong Xu,Nai-Liang Zhu,Hai-Feng Wu,Gui-Bo Sun,Jun-Shan Yang 대한약학회 2018 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.41 No.12

Four new ursane-type triterpenoid saponins, clinopoursaponins A–D (1–4), six new oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins, clinopodiside VII–XII (5–10), as well as eight known triterpene analogues (11–18), were isolated from the aerial parts of Clinopodium chinense (Benth.) O. Kuntze. The structures of the new compounds were determined based on extensive spectral analyses, including 1D (1H and 13C) and 2D NMR experiments (COSY, NOESY, HSQC, 2D TOCSY, HSQC-TOCSY and HMBC), HR-ESI-MS and chemical methods. Compounds 1–18 were evaluated for their protective effects against anoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells and cytotoxicities against murine mammary carcinoma cell line 4T1. Compounds 8, 9 and 18 exhibited significant protective effects, while compound 1 exhibited cytotoxic activity with IC50 value of 7.4 μm compared to 7.6 μm for the positive control 10-hydroxycamptothecin.

Enhancement of Virus-induced Gene Silencing in Tomato by Low Temperature and Low Humidity

Da-Qi Fu,Ben-Zhong Zhu,Hong-Liang Zhu,Hong-Xing Zhang,Yuan-Hong Xie,Wei-Bo Jiang,Xiao-Dan Zhao,Yun-Bo Luo 한국분자세포생물학회 2006 Molecules and cells Vol.21 No.1

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an attractive reverse-genetics tool for studying gene function in plants. We showed that silencing of a phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene is maintained throughout TRV-PDSinoculated tomato plants as well as in their flowers and fruit and is enhanced by low temperature (15°C) and low humidity (30%). RT-PCR analysis of the PDS gene revealed a dramatic reduction in the level of PDS mRNA in leaves, flowers and fruits. Silencing of PDS results in the accumulation of phytoene, the desaturase substrate. In addition, the content of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll in the leaves of PDS-silenced plants was reduced by more than 90%. We also silenced the LeEIN2 gene by infecting seedlings, and this suppressed fruit ripenning. We conclude that this VIGS approach should facilitate large-scale functional analysis of genes involved in the development and ripening of tomato.