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Mucoadhesive components regarding nanogels depending on stimuli-sensitive glycosaminoglycan-graft-pNIPAAm copolymers.
99) with healthy donor blood samples containing known amounts of added ammonium chloride up to 1000 μM. Our method can enable rapid and inexpensive measurement of blood ammonia, transforming diagnosis and management of hyperammonemia.This study aimed to investigate the metabolic fate of bioactive components in watermelon and explore their effect on endothelial function. Six healthy overweight/obese (BMI 28.7 ± 1.6 kg/m2) adults received 100 kcal of watermelon flesh (WF), rind (WR), seeds (WS), or control meal. l-Citrulline, arginine, and (poly)phenolic metabolites were characterized in plasma over 24 h using UHPLC-MS. Endothelial function was assessed using a flow mediated dilation (FMD) technique over 7 h. Maximum concentration (Cmax) and area under the curve (AUC0-8h) of l-citrulline were significantly higher after WF- and WR-containing test meals compared to control (p less then 0.05). Likewise, several individual phenolic metabolites in plasma had significantly higher Cmax after WR, WF, or WS intake compared to control. FMD responses were not different among test meals. Our results provide insights on circulating metabolites from watermelon flesh, seed, and rind and lay the foundation for future clinical trials on vascular benefits of watermelon.In this work, our group synthesized and characterized a fully conjugated graft polymer comprising of a donor-acceptor molecular backbone and regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RRP3HT) side chains. Here, our macromonomer (MM) was synthesized via Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation reaction based on ditin-benzodithiophene (BDT) initiator. The tin content of MM was then investigated by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), which allowed for accurate control of donor/acceptor monomer ratio of 11 for the following Stille coupling polymerization toward our graft polymer (BP). The structures of the polymers were then characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), NMR, and elemental analysis. This was followed by the characterization of optical, electrochemical, and physical properties. The magneto-optical activity of graft polymer BP was then measured. It was found that, despite the presence of the acceptor backbone, the characteristic large Faraday rotation of RRP3HT was maintained in polymer BP, which exhibited a Verdet constant of 2.39 ± 0.57 (104) °/T·m.The metallic catalyst-dominated alternating copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides has flourished for 50 years; however, the involved multistep preparation of the catalysts and the necessity to remove the colored metal residue in the final product present significant challenges in scalability. Herein, we report a series of highly active metal-free catalysts featured with an electrophilic boron center and a nucleophilic quaternary ammonium halide in one molecule for copolymerization of epoxides and CO2. The organocatalysts are easily scaled up to kilogram scale with nearly quantitative yield via two steps using commercially available stocks. The organocatalyst-mediated copolymerization of cyclohexane oxide and CO2 displays high activity (turnover frequency up to 4900 h-1) and >99% polycarbonate selectivity in a broad temperature range (25-150 °C) at mild CO2 pressure (15 bar). At a feed ratio of cyclohexane oxide/catalyst = 20 000/1, an efficiency of 5.0 kg of product/g of catalyst was achieved, which is the highest record achieved to date. The unprecedented activity toward CO2/epoxide copolymerization for our catalyst is a consequence of an intramolecular synergistic effect between the electrophilic boron center and the quaternary ammonium salt, which was experimentally ascertained by reaction kinetics studies, multiple control experiments, 11B NMR investigation, and the crystal structure of the catalyst. Density functional theory calculations further corroborated experimental conclusions and provided a deeper understanding of the catalysis process. ONOAE3208 The metal-free characteristic, scalable preparation, outstanding catalytic performances along with long-term thermostability demonstrate that the catalyst could be a promising candidate for large-scale production of CO2-based polymer.Synaptic neurotransmission has recently been proposed to function via either a membrane-independent or a membrane-dependent mechanism, depending on the neurotransmitter type. In the membrane-dependent mechanism, amphipathic neurotransmitters first partition to the lipid headgroup region and then diffuse along the membrane plane to their membrane-buried receptors. However, to date, this mechanism has not been demonstrated for any neurotransmitter-receptor complex. Here, we combined isothermal calorimetry measurements with a diverse set of molecular dynamics simulation methods to investigate the partitioning of an amphipathic neurotransmitter (dopamine) and the mechanism of its entry into the ligand-binding site. Our results show that the binding of dopamine to its receptor is consistent with the membrane-dependent binding and entry mechanism. Both experimental and simulation results showed that dopamine favors binding to lipid membranes especially in the headgroup region. Moreover, our simulations revealed a ligand-entry pathway from the membrane to the binding site. This pathway passes through a lateral gate between transmembrane alpha-helices 5 and 6 on the membrane-facing side of the protein. All in all, our results demonstrate that dopamine binds to its receptor by a membrane-dependent mechanism, and this is complemented by the more traditional binding mechanism directly through the aqueous phase. The results suggest that the membrane-dependent mechanism is common in other synaptic receptors, too.A porphyrin-based two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic framework (COF) was developed by a C4 + C4 topological diagram. It was constructed by the condensation of zinc 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) and zinc 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-formylphenyl)porphyrin (TFPP) under typical solvothermal conditions, leading to the formation of a porphyrin-based TAPP-TFPP-COF with tetragonal micropores at a size of 1.8 nm. The resultant crystalline framework exhibited high crystallinity, excellent stability, and good porosity. Resulting from the specific π-unit stacking columnar structure and excellent organic semiconducting property of porphyrins, the TAPP-TFPP-COF shows many promising applications in optoelectronics. Notably, after doping with iodine, the conductivity of this TAPP-TFPP-COF can be greatly enhanced from 1.12 × 10-10 to 1.46 × 10-7 S cm-1. Furthermore, the nanometer-thick TAPP-TFPP-COF films were obtained using a liquid-air interface growth strategy. A spectroscopic detection device was constructed using COF thin films which displayed highly selective sensitivity toward the near infrared irradiation at 700 nm with an on-off ratio of up to 2.
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