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Activity involving thiocolchicine amine derivatives and evaluation of their particular antiproliferative activity.
GIPs also showed an outstanding MR performance on cancer cells. Therefore, the synthesized nanoparticles had desirable performance in dual-model imaging to specifically target recognition cancer cells. It may have a tremendous potential in real biological samples.Herein, an aptasensor is presented for electrochemical determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) based on nontarget-triggered production of rolling circular amplification (RCA). selleck The surface of gold electrode is modified with thiolated complementary strand of aptamer (CS) as both capture probe and primer and OTA aptamer (Apt) as both sensing molecule and padlock probe (PLP). Following the addition of OTA, Apt/OTA conjugate is formed and detached from the electrode surface. Therefore, no RCA is produced after incubation of the modified electrode with T4 DNA ligase and phi29 DNA polymerase and a sharp current signal occurs. The analytical response ranged from 30 pM to 120 nM with detection limit of 5 pM. The designed aptasensor showed superior analytical performance in comparison with other approaches for OTA detection. Also, the approach exhibited good performance for OTA determination in spiked grape juice samples. link2 The technique presented in this study, can be applied to develop sensors for detecting different toxins by replacing the relevant aptamers and complementary strands.The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) around the world is a tragic and shocking event that demonstrates the unpreparedness of humans to develop quick diagnostic platforms for novel infectious diseases. In fact, statistical reports of diagnostic tools show that their accuracy, specificity and sensitivity in the detection of COVID hampered by some challenges that can be eliminated by using nanoparticles (NPs). In this study, we aimed to present an overview on the most important ways to diagnose different kinds of viruses followed by the introduction of nanobiosensors. Afterward, some methods of COVID-19 detection such as imaging, laboratory and kit-based diagnostic tests are surveyed. Furthermore, nucleic acids/protein- and immunoglobulin (Ig)-based nanobiosensors for the COVID-19 detection infection are reviewed. Finally, current challenges and future perspective for the development of diagnostic or monitoring technologies in the control of COVID-19 are discussed to persuade the scientists in advancing their technologies beyond imagination. In conclusion, it can be deduced that as rapid COVID-19 detection infection can play a vital role in disease control and treatment, this review may be of great help for controlling the COVID-19 outbreak by providing some necessary information for the development of portable, accurate, selectable and simple nanobiosensors.The identification of the bioactivity of individual compounds in natural products is helpful to understand their therapeutic applications. Thus, a bioanalytical multi-imaging screening was developed and applied to 54 bark, leaf and seed extracts of Sri Lankan Abelmoschus moschatus (abelmosk) to find out the most bioactive individual compounds. The focus was laid on a comprehensive bioactivity profiling of its extracts. High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) was hyphenated with seven effect-directed assays (EDA), i. e. biological (Gram-negative Aliivibrio fischeri and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis), biochemical (α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase) and chemical (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assays. This multi-imaging was complemented by ultraviolet (UV), white light (Vis), fluorescence detection (FLD) and eight microchemical derivatizations. Heated electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry (HESI-HRMS) was used to characterize the most prominent multi-potent compound zone. It consisted of coeluting unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid and oleic acid), but also saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and to a lower extent stearic acid, arachidic acid and behenic acid). For confirmation of the detected effects (antibacterial, free radical scavenger and inhibitor of α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, acetylcholinesterase and tyrosinase), oleic acid was exemplarily analyzed by co-development and overlapped application (with sample). The proven effects underlined the beneficial health effects derived from unsaturated fatty acids like oleic acid. Exemplarily, the α-glucosidase and tyrosinase inhibition responses of the multi-potent compound zone were quantified equivalently in reference to oleic acid. The comparable results obtained by two independent enzymatic responses successfully proved the use of biochemical quantification by planar enzyme assays, and thus the new method based on HPTLC-UV/Vis/FLD-EDA-HESI-HRMS.The design of hollow mesoporous carbon-based materials has attracted tremendous attention, due to their sizeable intrinsic cavity to load specific chemical and unique physical/chemical properties in various applications. Herein, we have established an effective strategy for the preparation of novel hollow carbon nanocapsules-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (CNCNF) with rosary-like structure. By embedding ultrafine hollow carbon nanocapsules into electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) skeleton, the as-designed composite CNFs were carbonized into hierarchical porous CNFs, consisted of interconnected nitrogen-doped hollow carbon nanocapsules. Due to its individual structural properties and unique chemical composition, the performance of CNCNF was evaluated in aptasensor application via the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). Under optimized conditions, the aptasensor based on CNCNF has a detection limit of 1 CFU⋅mL-1 and a linear range from 101 CFU ⋅mL-1 to 107 CFU ⋅mL-1 (n = 3). Moreover, the designed aptasensor possesses high sensivity, high selectivity, low detection limit, and high reproducibility. These studies showed that the CNCNF material offers a wide variety of enhanced electrochemical features as an electrode material for aptasensor application.2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol (UV 328; CAS 25973-55-1) is a benzotriazole ultraviolet light (BUV) absorber which is applied to plastics and other organic substances to prevent discoloration and enhance product stability. Therefore, UV 328 is frequently used as a plastic additive and may lead to an exposure of consumers. For a reliable assessment of UV 328 metabolism, an analytical method applying dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) followed by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and advanced electron ionization was developed which allows the determination of UV 328 and six of its metabolites in human whole blood. Sample preparation was optimized with respect to DLLME parameters. A critical aspect of the procedure was the application of spiked human blood for calibration, which proved to be essential for achieving accurate results. Validation of the method resulted in limits of detection of 0.1 μg/L for all analytes. Variation coefficients ranged from 2 to 9% for intraday precision and from 3 to 11% for interday precision. Furthermore, relative recovery rates between 80 and 100% were calculated. Afterwards, the procedure was successfully applied to blood samples collected from a volunteer orally exposed to a single dose of UV 328. The method proved to be highly sensitive, repeatable and robust for all compounds and may further be used for studies to elucidate the human metabolism and kinetics of UV 328 and for biomonitoring of specific, environmental and occupational exposure to this UV stabilizer.An untargeted approach, focused in the profile of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), was applied to differentiate natural cork stoppers with different levels of porosity, coded as Group 1 (low porosity), Group 2 (intermediate porosity) and Group 3 (high porosity). Statistically significant alterations were found in the levels of several VOCs between cork stoppers of low and intermediate porosity when compared with those of high porosity (Group 1 vs. 3 and Group 2 vs. 3). In addition, the levels of 2-pentylfuran, cyclene, camphene, camphor, limonene and eucalyptol enabled the discrimination of cork stoppers with low porosity (Group 1) into two subgroups, while furfural and 5-methyl-2-furfural enabled the discrimination of subgroups within the intermediate and high porosity stoppers (Group 2 and 3). A headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS/MS) method was developed to quantify the subgroup discriminant compounds, which may provide a proof-of-concept for the development of an efficient method to be applied in cork industry.This review approaches how aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS), in their various compositions (e.g., polymer + salt, copolymer + salt, ionic liquid + salt, acetonitrile + salt), can be efficiently used for extraction, preconcentration, and clean-up of analytes in aqueous samples to determine the compounds classified as emerging contaminants (ECs). In the literature, there are some studies using ATPS applied to ECs, like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, personal care products, alkaloids, and hormones, even when in trace concentrations. The ATPS is an alternative to the conventional liquid-liquid extraction technique. However, it is predominantly composed of water and do not generally use organic solvents and, therefore, is based on the principles of green chemistry. An ATPS approach has a unique advantage because it can extract neutral, anionic, cationic, polar, and nonpolar compounds, even when present simultaneously in the same sample. This review covers how this simple and low environmental impact technique has been employed for the analysis of different classes of emerging contaminants.The thickness of thin layers of the conductive polymer PEDOTPSS in the range between about 60 and 300 nm was determined by a near-infrared spectroscopic method using a hyperspectral camera. The reflection spectra of the layers do not contain bands, but consist of a moderate slope of the overall reflectance in the range between 1320 and 1850 nm. Despite the low thickness, the spectra show an extremely strong dependence on the thickness of the layers, which allows their use for quantitative measurements. The prediction of quantitative thickness data from the reflection spectra was based on a chemometric approach using the partial least squares (PLS) algorithm. link3 Calibration was carried out by means of spin-coated layers of PEDOTPSS, whose thickness was determined by white-light interferometry and stylus profilometry. Finally, this resulted in a calibration model with a root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) of about 9 nm. After external validation of this model, it was used for quantitative imaging of the thickness distribution in PEDOTPSS layers. The precision of the predicted values was confirmed by comparison with data from the reference methods. Moreover, it was shown that this approach can be also used for hyperspectral imaging of the thickness of thin printed layers and structures of this conductive polymer on polymer film or paper with excellent thickness resolution. This analytical approach opens new possibilities for in-line process control by large-scale monitoring of thickness and homogeneity of thin layers of conductive polymers.
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