The distribution of binding agents(i.e.,soil organic carbon(SOC)and glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP))in soil aggregates was influenced by many factors,such as plant characteristics and soil properties.However,how t...The distribution of binding agents(i.e.,soil organic carbon(SOC)and glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP))in soil aggregates was influenced by many factors,such as plant characteristics and soil properties.However,how these factors affect binding agents and soil aggregate stability along a climatic gradient remained unclear.We selected the Robinia pseudoacacia L.forests from semi-arid to semi-humid of the Loess Plateau,China to analyze the plant biomass,soil physical-chemical properties,SOC and GRSP distribution in different sized soil aggregates.We found that from semi-arid to semi-humid forests:(1)the proportion of macro-aggregates(>0.250 mm)significantly increased(P<0.05),whereas those of micro-aggregates(0.250–0.053 mm)and fine materials(<0.053 mm)decreased and soil aggregate stability was increased;(2)the contents of SOC and GRSP in macro-aggregates and micro-aggregates significantly increased,and those in fine materials decreased;(3)the contribution of SOC to soil aggregate stability was greater than those of total GRSP and easily extractable GRSP;(4)soil properties had greater influence on binding agents than plant biomass;and(5)soil aggregate stability was enhanced by increasing the contents of SOC and GRSP in macro-aggregates and soil property was the important part during this process.Climate change from semi-arid to semi-humid forests is important factor for soil structure formation because of its positive effect on soil aggregates.展开更多
Urban forest soil is often disturbed by rapid urbanization. Organic mulching is effective for improving soil quality and aggregate stability. This study evaluated how soil binding agents changed aggregate stability th...Urban forest soil is often disturbed by rapid urbanization. Organic mulching is effective for improving soil quality and aggregate stability. This study evaluated how soil binding agents changed aggregate stability through organic mulching in urban forest soils. Three treatments were applied in Jiufeng National Forest Park, Beijing: (1) no organic mulch (control);(2) wood chips alone (5 cm thickness);and, (3) wood chips + wood compost (This mulch was divided into two layers, the upper layer of wood chips (2.5 cm), the lower layer wood compost (2.5 cm)). Soil samples were collected from the surface 10- cm soil layer and fraction into four aggregates. Glomalin-related soil protein and soil organic carbon were measured in bulk soil and the four aggregates. The results show that wood chips + wood compost increased the proportion of large and small macroaggregates, mean weight diameter and geometric mean diameter. The total and easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein were higher in the wood chips + wood compost. However, soil organic carbon was lower in the wood chips alone application compared to the controls and wood chips + wood compost. Easily extractable / total glomalin-related soil protein and glomalin-related soil protein / soil organic carbon ratios of wood chips alone and wood chips + wood compost had increased trend compared to the controls but did not reach significant levels (p > 0.05). Mean weight diameter and geometric mean diameter correlated positively with total and easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein but were not positively correlated with soil organic carbon, the ratios of easily extractable and total glomalin-related soil protein, and the ratios of glomalin-related soil protein and soil organic carbon. Redundancy analysis revealed that total glomalin-related soil protein was the most important driver for soil aggregate stability, especially the total glomalin-related soil protein of small macroaggregates. The results suggest that wood chips + wood compost enhanced soil aggregate stability through the increase of glomalin-related soil protein. Wood chips alone cannot enhance soil aggregate stability in urban forests in the short term.展开更多
Interaction of a drug molecule with human serum albumin （HSA） is usually studied by fluorescence responses of the ligand or/and the single tryptophan residue （Trp-214） of the protein, but qualitative spectral info...Interaction of a drug molecule with human serum albumin （HSA） is usually studied by fluorescence responses of the ligand or/and the single tryptophan residue （Trp-214） of the protein, but qualitative spectral information may lead to multiple conclusions. In this work, we report a study on the interaction of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether （HMME） with human serum albumin （HSA）, using the environment-sensitive spectra of HMME and reaction-induced fluorescence response of Trp-214. Particularly, the single kinetic parameter, the linear slope, was derived from the concentration-dependent absorbance or fluorescence of HMME in a certain solvent. A quantitative change in the slope at [HMME]/[HSA] = 1 ： 1 clearly demonstrated a specific binding of HMME to site I. The microenvironment in site I may be comparable to that in DMSO solvent, because of the similarity of the slope. Linear correlation of the fluorescence to the absorbance of HMME in site I indicates that the energy transfer is not responsible for Trp-214 fluorescence quenching but an electron transfer may be possible. In addition, much higher rate observed for the binding of HMME or 2-taurine-substituted HB （THB） with HSA than that of hypocrellin B was due to the electrostatic attraction under physiological condition.展开更多
An aqueous solution containing sodium polyacrylate（PAAS） was used in diffusive gradient in thin-films technique（DGT） to measure DGT-labile Ni2＋ concentrations.The DGT devices（PAAS DGT） were validated in four ty...An aqueous solution containing sodium polyacrylate（PAAS） was used in diffusive gradient in thin-films technique（DGT） to measure DGT-labile Ni2＋ concentrations.The DGT devices（PAAS DGT） were validated in four types of solutions,including synthetic river water containing metal ions with complexing EDTA or that without complexing EDTA,natural river water（Ling River,Jinzhou,China） spiked with Ni2＋,and an industrial wastewater （Jinzhou,China）.Results show that only free metal ions were measured by PAAS DGT,recovery=97.36% in the solutions containing only free metal ions,recovery=49.62% in a solution with metal/EDTA molar ratio of 2：1 and recovery=0 in the solutions with metal/EDTA molar ratios of 1：1 and 1：2.These indicated that the complexes of Ni-EDTA were DGT-inert.The DGT performance in spiked river water（recovery=18.24%） and in industrial wastewater（recovery=12.25%） were investigated,which indicated that the measurement of metals by this DGT device did not include the humic substances complexed fractions of metals.The binding properties of PAAS DGT for Ni2＋ were investigated under different conditions of pH value and ionic strength.Conditional stability constants（lgK） of PAAS-Ni complexes were also evaluated.展开更多
Phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates (PIB-SOs) and phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin- 1-yl)benzenesulfonamides (PIB-SAs) are new, potent combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) analogs designed on the basis of their common ...Phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates (PIB-SOs) and phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin- 1-yl)benzenesulfonamides (PIB-SAs) are new, potent combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) analogs designed on the basis of their common phenyl 2-imidazolidone moiety. This phenyl 2-imidazolidone group is a bioisosteric equivalent of the trimethoxyphenyl group also found in colchicine, podophyllotoxin and several other ligands of the colchicine-binding site (C-BS). In this study, we investigate the interactions involved in the binding of PIB-SO and PIB-SA into the C-BS. We describe three distinct pockets (I, II, and III) as key structural elements involved in the interactions between the C-BS and PIB-SOs as well as PIB-SAs. We show that PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs adopt 4 and 3 distinct binding conformations, respectively, within the C-BS. The binding conformations I and IV are common to most PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs exhibiting high affinity for the C-BS and high cytocidal potency. In addition, binding conformation I is the main conformation adopted by PIB-SOs, PIB-SAs, T138067, ABT-751, colchicine and CA-4. We also observe that the sulfonate and the sulfonamide moieties of PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs are bioisosteric equivalents. Interestingly, we further find that a large portion of the phenyl 2-imidazolidinone moiety in these analogs does not bind to pocket I unlike the trimethoxyphenyl moiety found in several antimicrotubule agents such as colchicine, CA-4 and podophyllotoxin, suggesting that the phenyl 2-imidazolidinone group may represent a new haptophoric moiety useful for the design of new C-BS inhibitors mimicking the tropolone and the methoxylated phenolic moieties of colchicine and CA-4, respectively.展开更多
Gadolinium contrast agents that bind to human serum albumin(HSA)can achieve significantly higher relaxivity values and show improved vascular retention time.Most contrast agents of this design are linear agents,which ...Gadolinium contrast agents that bind to human serum albumin(HSA)can achieve significantly higher relaxivity values and show improved vascular retention time.Most contrast agents of this design are linear agents,which have demonstrated lower kinetic stability and can cause gadolinium deposition.However,the macrocyclic agent Gd-HPDO3A has been found to display the lowest levels of gadolinium retention in the body and therefore demonstrates a useful contrast agent scaffold.We studied the properties of the first Gd-HPDO3A HSA-binding contrast agent,including analysis of isomer composition,water-exchange rates,relaxivity profiles,and in vivo distribution.The relaxivity values of the complex were found to be limited by the slow water exchange rate and reduced hydration state of the albumin-bound complex,compared to previous albumin-binding agents.However,the complex displayed significantly enhanced vascular retention time,which allows for a longer imaging window,and showed enhanced contrast efficiency in a murine tumor model and in mouse models for stable and vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques.This complex therefore presents the opportunity to utilise the benefits of the Gd-HPDO3A structure in blood-pool imaging.展开更多
Objective To investigate the efficacy of venetoclax combined with hypomethylating agents(Ven-HMA),in patients with core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia(CBF-AML)intolerant to intensive induction therapy.Methods T...Objective To investigate the efficacy of venetoclax combined with hypomethylating agents(Ven-HMA),in patients with core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia(CBF-AML)intolerant to intensive induction therapy.Methods This study retrospectively analyzed patients newly diagnosed with CBF-AML who were aged<60 years and who received Ven-HMA as induction therapy at the Department of Hematology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University,between January 2020 and June 2023.展开更多
High-energy density lithium-sulfur(Li-S) batteries have received intensive attention as promising energy storage system.Among diverse sulfur-based cathodes,sulfurized pyrolyzed poly(acrylonitrile)(S@pPAN)cathode deliv...High-energy density lithium-sulfur(Li-S) batteries have received intensive attention as promising energy storage system.Among diverse sulfur-based cathodes,sulfurized pyrolyzed poly(acrylonitrile)(S@pPAN)cathode delivered superior electrochemical performance.However,the sulfur content of S@pPAN is relatively low(<50 wt%),which significantly limits the energy density.Herein,a hydrogel SA-Cu binder was proposed with a crosslinking network constructed by Cu^(2+) ions.The introduction of Cu^(2+) ions enabled excellent electrochemical behaviors of S@pPAN cathode even with high sulfur content of 52.6 wt% via chemical interaction with sulfur and polysulfide.Moreover,a favorable cathode interphase was formed containing electrochemically active and conductive CuSx.S@pPAN/SA-Cu exhibited a high sulfur utilization of 85.3%,long cycling stability over 1000 cycles and remarkable capacity of 1200 mAh g_(s)^(-1) even at10 C.Furthermore,ascribed to the improved electrode structure,high-loading electrode(sulfur loading:4 mg cm^(-2)) displayed stable cycling with areal capacity of 5.26 mAh cm^(-2)(1315 mAh g_(s)^(-1)) after 40 cycles.This study provides new directions to prepare high-sulfur content and high-loading S@pPAN cathode for higher energy density.展开更多
Composting is one of the sustainable answers for the management of organic municipal waste.Bulky nature of loose compost is one of the main drawbacks in promoting compost in agriculture and pelletization of compost ca...Composting is one of the sustainable answers for the management of organic municipal waste.Bulky nature of loose compost is one of the main drawbacks in promoting compost in agriculture and pelletization of compost can offset these drawbacks.In this study,the optimum conditions in a die and roller pelletizer to form pellets with desirable properties;bulk density,compressive strength,pellet length and disintegration ability with compost particles of different mesh sizes(2.5,3.5,5 mm),moisture contents(25%,30%,35%,40%,45%),different amounts and types of binding agents(1%,2%,3%by weight of Rice Flour(RF),Lime,Rock Phosphate(RP))were investigated.Pelletizing increased the bulk density of compost.Compost with≤5 mm particles and 25%moisture content resulted pellets with the highest compressive strength and a higher percentage of long pellets.However,the tested properties varied with the type and the amount binding agents used with compost.Disintegration was not observed in pellets free of binding agents during the tested period but binding agents enhanced disintegration.Both machine efficiency and production efficiency decreased with increased moisture in compost and increased with increased compost particle size.However,increased amounts of binding agents in compost reduced the machine efficiency.This work shows that compost pelletizing with and without binding agents,enhanced properties of compost required in transportation,storage and application in agriculture.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0504601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41671513).
文摘The distribution of binding agents(i.e.,soil organic carbon(SOC)and glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP))in soil aggregates was influenced by many factors,such as plant characteristics and soil properties.However,how these factors affect binding agents and soil aggregate stability along a climatic gradient remained unclear.We selected the Robinia pseudoacacia L.forests from semi-arid to semi-humid of the Loess Plateau,China to analyze the plant biomass,soil physical-chemical properties,SOC and GRSP distribution in different sized soil aggregates.We found that from semi-arid to semi-humid forests:(1)the proportion of macro-aggregates(>0.250 mm)significantly increased(P<0.05),whereas those of micro-aggregates(0.250–0.053 mm)and fine materials(<0.053 mm)decreased and soil aggregate stability was increased;(2)the contents of SOC and GRSP in macro-aggregates and micro-aggregates significantly increased,and those in fine materials decreased;(3)the contribution of SOC to soil aggregate stability was greater than those of total GRSP and easily extractable GRSP;(4)soil properties had greater influence on binding agents than plant biomass;and(5)soil aggregate stability was enhanced by increasing the contents of SOC and GRSP in macro-aggregates and soil property was the important part during this process.Climate change from semi-arid to semi-humid forests is important factor for soil structure formation because of its positive effect on soil aggregates.
基金This project was supported fi nancially by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(Grant number 6202021).
文摘Urban forest soil is often disturbed by rapid urbanization. Organic mulching is effective for improving soil quality and aggregate stability. This study evaluated how soil binding agents changed aggregate stability through organic mulching in urban forest soils. Three treatments were applied in Jiufeng National Forest Park, Beijing: (1) no organic mulch (control);(2) wood chips alone (5 cm thickness);and, (3) wood chips + wood compost (This mulch was divided into two layers, the upper layer of wood chips (2.5 cm), the lower layer wood compost (2.5 cm)). Soil samples were collected from the surface 10- cm soil layer and fraction into four aggregates. Glomalin-related soil protein and soil organic carbon were measured in bulk soil and the four aggregates. The results show that wood chips + wood compost increased the proportion of large and small macroaggregates, mean weight diameter and geometric mean diameter. The total and easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein were higher in the wood chips + wood compost. However, soil organic carbon was lower in the wood chips alone application compared to the controls and wood chips + wood compost. Easily extractable / total glomalin-related soil protein and glomalin-related soil protein / soil organic carbon ratios of wood chips alone and wood chips + wood compost had increased trend compared to the controls but did not reach significant levels (p > 0.05). Mean weight diameter and geometric mean diameter correlated positively with total and easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein but were not positively correlated with soil organic carbon, the ratios of easily extractable and total glomalin-related soil protein, and the ratios of glomalin-related soil protein and soil organic carbon. Redundancy analysis revealed that total glomalin-related soil protein was the most important driver for soil aggregate stability, especially the total glomalin-related soil protein of small macroaggregates. The results suggest that wood chips + wood compost enhanced soil aggregate stability through the increase of glomalin-related soil protein. Wood chips alone cannot enhance soil aggregate stability in urban forests in the short term.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20872144)
文摘Interaction of a drug molecule with human serum albumin （HSA） is usually studied by fluorescence responses of the ligand or/and the single tryptophan residue （Trp-214） of the protein, but qualitative spectral information may lead to multiple conclusions. In this work, we report a study on the interaction of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether （HMME） with human serum albumin （HSA）, using the environment-sensitive spectra of HMME and reaction-induced fluorescence response of Trp-214. Particularly, the single kinetic parameter, the linear slope, was derived from the concentration-dependent absorbance or fluorescence of HMME in a certain solvent. A quantitative change in the slope at [HMME]/[HSA] = 1 ： 1 clearly demonstrated a specific binding of HMME to site I. The microenvironment in site I may be comparable to that in DMSO solvent, because of the similarity of the slope. Linear correlation of the fluorescence to the absorbance of HMME in site I indicates that the energy transfer is not responsible for Trp-214 fluorescence quenching but an electron transfer may be possible. In addition, much higher rate observed for the binding of HMME or 2-taurine-substituted HB （THB） with HSA than that of hypocrellin B was due to the electrostatic attraction under physiological condition.
文摘An aqueous solution containing sodium polyacrylate（PAAS） was used in diffusive gradient in thin-films technique（DGT） to measure DGT-labile Ni2＋ concentrations.The DGT devices（PAAS DGT） were validated in four types of solutions,including synthetic river water containing metal ions with complexing EDTA or that without complexing EDTA,natural river water（Ling River,Jinzhou,China） spiked with Ni2＋,and an industrial wastewater （Jinzhou,China）.Results show that only free metal ions were measured by PAAS DGT,recovery=97.36% in the solutions containing only free metal ions,recovery=49.62% in a solution with metal/EDTA molar ratio of 2：1 and recovery=0 in the solutions with metal/EDTA molar ratios of 1：1 and 1：2.These indicated that the complexes of Ni-EDTA were DGT-inert.The DGT performance in spiked river water（recovery=18.24%） and in industrial wastewater（recovery=12.25%） were investigated,which indicated that the measurement of metals by this DGT device did not include the humic substances complexed fractions of metals.The binding properties of PAAS DGT for Ni2＋ were investigated under different conditions of pH value and ionic strength.Conditional stability constants（lgK） of PAAS-Ni complexes were also evaluated.
文摘Phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates (PIB-SOs) and phenyl 4-(2-oxoimidazolidin- 1-yl)benzenesulfonamides (PIB-SAs) are new, potent combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) analogs designed on the basis of their common phenyl 2-imidazolidone moiety. This phenyl 2-imidazolidone group is a bioisosteric equivalent of the trimethoxyphenyl group also found in colchicine, podophyllotoxin and several other ligands of the colchicine-binding site (C-BS). In this study, we investigate the interactions involved in the binding of PIB-SO and PIB-SA into the C-BS. We describe three distinct pockets (I, II, and III) as key structural elements involved in the interactions between the C-BS and PIB-SOs as well as PIB-SAs. We show that PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs adopt 4 and 3 distinct binding conformations, respectively, within the C-BS. The binding conformations I and IV are common to most PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs exhibiting high affinity for the C-BS and high cytocidal potency. In addition, binding conformation I is the main conformation adopted by PIB-SOs, PIB-SAs, T138067, ABT-751, colchicine and CA-4. We also observe that the sulfonate and the sulfonamide moieties of PIB-SOs and PIB-SAs are bioisosteric equivalents. Interestingly, we further find that a large portion of the phenyl 2-imidazolidinone moiety in these analogs does not bind to pocket I unlike the trimethoxyphenyl moiety found in several antimicrotubule agents such as colchicine, CA-4 and podophyllotoxin, suggesting that the phenyl 2-imidazolidinone group may represent a new haptophoric moiety useful for the design of new C-BS inhibitors mimicking the tropolone and the methoxylated phenolic moieties of colchicine and CA-4, respectively.
基金the Italian Ministry of Research for FOE contribution to the Euro-BioImagingMultiModal Molecular Imaging Italian Node(http://www.mmmi.unito.it)This work has received funding from Regione Piemonte(P.O.R.FESR 2014/2020 Bando IR2-Industrializzazione dei risultati della ricerca-project“Gadoplus")This research was per-formed in the framework of COST Action AC15209(EURELAX).
文摘Gadolinium contrast agents that bind to human serum albumin(HSA)can achieve significantly higher relaxivity values and show improved vascular retention time.Most contrast agents of this design are linear agents,which have demonstrated lower kinetic stability and can cause gadolinium deposition.However,the macrocyclic agent Gd-HPDO3A has been found to display the lowest levels of gadolinium retention in the body and therefore demonstrates a useful contrast agent scaffold.We studied the properties of the first Gd-HPDO3A HSA-binding contrast agent,including analysis of isomer composition,water-exchange rates,relaxivity profiles,and in vivo distribution.The relaxivity values of the complex were found to be limited by the slow water exchange rate and reduced hydration state of the albumin-bound complex,compared to previous albumin-binding agents.However,the complex displayed significantly enhanced vascular retention time,which allows for a longer imaging window,and showed enhanced contrast efficiency in a murine tumor model and in mouse models for stable and vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques.This complex therefore presents the opportunity to utilise the benefits of the Gd-HPDO3A structure in blood-pool imaging.
文摘Objective To investigate the efficacy of venetoclax combined with hypomethylating agents(Ven-HMA),in patients with core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia(CBF-AML)intolerant to intensive induction therapy.Methods This study retrospectively analyzed patients newly diagnosed with CBF-AML who were aged<60 years and who received Ven-HMA as induction therapy at the Department of Hematology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University,between January 2020 and June 2023.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1705255 and 21975158)the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (20XD1401900)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province (2019B090908001)。
文摘High-energy density lithium-sulfur(Li-S) batteries have received intensive attention as promising energy storage system.Among diverse sulfur-based cathodes,sulfurized pyrolyzed poly(acrylonitrile)(S@pPAN)cathode delivered superior electrochemical performance.However,the sulfur content of S@pPAN is relatively low(<50 wt%),which significantly limits the energy density.Herein,a hydrogel SA-Cu binder was proposed with a crosslinking network constructed by Cu^(2+) ions.The introduction of Cu^(2+) ions enabled excellent electrochemical behaviors of S@pPAN cathode even with high sulfur content of 52.6 wt% via chemical interaction with sulfur and polysulfide.Moreover,a favorable cathode interphase was formed containing electrochemically active and conductive CuSx.S@pPAN/SA-Cu exhibited a high sulfur utilization of 85.3%,long cycling stability over 1000 cycles and remarkable capacity of 1200 mAh g_(s)^(-1) even at10 C.Furthermore,ascribed to the improved electrode structure,high-loading electrode(sulfur loading:4 mg cm^(-2)) displayed stable cycling with areal capacity of 5.26 mAh cm^(-2)(1315 mAh g_(s)^(-1)) after 40 cycles.This study provides new directions to prepare high-sulfur content and high-loading S@pPAN cathode for higher energy density.
基金this work was financially supported by the International Water Management Institute.
文摘Composting is one of the sustainable answers for the management of organic municipal waste.Bulky nature of loose compost is one of the main drawbacks in promoting compost in agriculture and pelletization of compost can offset these drawbacks.In this study,the optimum conditions in a die and roller pelletizer to form pellets with desirable properties;bulk density,compressive strength,pellet length and disintegration ability with compost particles of different mesh sizes(2.5,3.5,5 mm),moisture contents(25%,30%,35%,40%,45%),different amounts and types of binding agents(1%,2%,3%by weight of Rice Flour(RF),Lime,Rock Phosphate(RP))were investigated.Pelletizing increased the bulk density of compost.Compost with≤5 mm particles and 25%moisture content resulted pellets with the highest compressive strength and a higher percentage of long pellets.However,the tested properties varied with the type and the amount binding agents used with compost.Disintegration was not observed in pellets free of binding agents during the tested period but binding agents enhanced disintegration.Both machine efficiency and production efficiency decreased with increased moisture in compost and increased with increased compost particle size.However,increased amounts of binding agents in compost reduced the machine efficiency.This work shows that compost pelletizing with and without binding agents,enhanced properties of compost required in transportation,storage and application in agriculture.
