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Our study showed a high incidence of PE in COVID-19 pneumonia. In 87% of patients, PE was found in lung parenchyma affected by COVID-19 pneumonia with a worse CT severity score and a greater number of lung lobar involvement compared with non-PE patients. CT severity, lower level of saturation, and a rise in D-dimer levels could be an indication for a CTPA.

Certain findings of non-contrast chest CT could be an indication for a CTPA.
Certain findings of non-contrast chest CT could be an indication for a CTPA.Here, we detail the biomineralization-assisted separation and concentration of crude food extract and an evaluation of its effectiveness. Schisandra chinensis fruit extract was used as a model plant extract. Hybrid grape-like mineral was assembled by calcium carbonate mineralization. The hybrid particles of S. chinensis mineral were fully characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and particle size analysis. Data including the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, single point total pore volume, and adsorption/desorption analysis of pore size were also investigated. Organic molecules, including lipids such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linolenic acid in the Schisandra chinensis fruit, affect the formation of complex structures involving the CaCO3 mineralization pathway by inhibiting crystallization. However, the cosmetic active primary components were entrapped in a similar proportion in the preserved extract, and were efficiently separated without additional filtering and concentration steps for purification. In addition, the hybrid mineral was enriched (10.5 times) in Gomisin N, a representative component of S. chinensis fruit, relative to its concentration in the initial extract samples. The hybrid mineral inhibited both intracellular and extracellular melanin production and increased the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. The data provide the first evidence of the potential use of fruit extract for obtaining hybrid minerals and the effectiveness of the biomineralization-based separation and concentration strategy.The accurate determination of trace elements in vegetable edible oils is still an analytical challenge, owing to their low concentration levels and the complex matrix of the vegetable oils. The aim of this study was to develop a fast and simple analytical method to quantify 45 elements in small mass samples (0.5 g) of extra virgin olive oils by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. To evaluate the best and fastest sample preparation procedure, ultrasonic extraction and wet digestion methods were compared using oil certified reference material with different reagent mixtures, reagent volumes, and times for sample extraction or digestion. The use of 5 mL reagent mixture F [10% (v/v) HNO3 and H2O2, 21 (v/v)] for sample digestion in a water bath (95 °C, 40 min) was found to produce satisfactory results in all cases as validated from sample recovery experiments over three different extra virgin olive oil samples.Collagen Type I derived from fish is mainly limited by its poor physicochemical properties for further applications. In this study, we developed epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) cross-linked collagen hydrogels (EC hydrogels) to realize physicochemical improvements, basing on the interaction mechanism between collagen and EGCG. The integrity of collagen framework with slight secondary structure change in the presence of EGCG was confirmed. The stronger stability of collagen fibrils was proved by slower swelling ratio, declined enzymatic degradation, improved thermal analysis and mechanical test due to EGCG modification. To illustrate the potential mechanism between collagen and EGCG, molecular docking was used to identify both covalent (CN bond, between lysine of collagen and C2-ring B of EGCG) and non-covalent bonds (hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction) within in EC hydrogel. Taken together, this work would offer some insights into the further study about the interaction between EGCG and collagen.In this study, the effect of ultrasonic frequency and power on the inactivation of soy trypsin inhibitors (TIs) was investigated to explore the ultrasound-induced inactivation mechanism. It was observed that 20 kHz and 355 kHz ultrasound have better inactivation efficiency than 1056 kHz. First-order rate constants for the inactivation process were obtained, which increased with increasing ultrasonic power at both 20 kHz and 355 kHz. For 20 kHz ultrasound, the formation of TI aggregates resulting from the physical effects of acoustic cavitation decreased the interactions between the active sites of TIs and trypsin, thus reducing the TI activity. For 355 kHz ultrasound, most of the methionine in the TIs was oxidised within 5 mins, resulting in a faster reduction of TI activity. Subsequent aggregation of TIs resulted in further TI inactivation. SDS-PAGE showed that neither disulphide bonds nor CC coupling were involved in the formation of aggregates.Protein-phenolic compound interactions are commonly investigated with inappropriate linear equations for the analysis of binding strength and stoichiometry. This work utilises more appropriate protocols for the investigation of molecular interactions between vanillic acid and β-lactoglobulin at pH 2.4, where the protein predominately exists as a monomer. Non-linear binding and Job plot analysis were conducted on fluorescence data to effectively determine the interaction's dissociation constant (KD, 2.93 × 10-5 M) and stoichiometry (11). SCH 900776 mw Furthermore, spectroscopic techniques revealed statistically significant alterations to the conformational characteristics of β-lactoglobulin upon complexation. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations support a 11 interaction stoichiometry and reveal that the stabilisation of vanillic acid was dynamic in nature but mainly supported by four π-alkyl interactions and one hydrogen bond, located within the β-barrel of the monomer. Water molecules, which are generally not accounted for in MD simulation analysis, were shown to be an important factor in the ligand stabilization via bridging interactions.
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