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Chen D, Xu X, Wang B, Bu X, Zhang M, Xu X, Shi N. Natural cotton fiber-supported liquid extraction for convenient protein-rich aqueous sample preparation: Determination of glucocorticoids in milk and plasma as a proof-of-concept study. Talanta 2023; 260:124618. [PMID: 37156209 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Protein-rich aqueous samples such as milk and plasma usually require complex sample preparation steps prior to instrumental analysis. This study proposed a novel cotton fiber-supported liquid extraction (CF-SLE) method for convenient sample preparation. Natural cotton fiber was directly loaded into a syringe tube to conveniently construct the extraction device. No filter frits were required due to the fibrous feature of the cotton fibers. The cost of the extraction device was less than 0.5 CNY, and the costly syringe tube could be easily reused to decrease the cost further. Extraction used a simple two-step protocol: protein-rich aqueous sample loading and elution. Emulsification and centrifugation steps involved in the classic liquid-liquid extraction were avoided. As a proof-of-concept study, the glucocorticoids in milk and plasma were extracted with satisfactory extraction recoveries. Coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, a sensitive quantification method was established with excellent linearity (R2 > 0.991) as well as good accuracy (85.7-117.3%) and precision (<14.3%). This system is simple, low-cost, reproducible, and easy to automate. Thus, the proposed CF-SLE method is promising for the routine sample preparation of protein-rich aqueous samples prior to instrumental analysis.
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- Di Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; National Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; National Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China.
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- Physics Diagnostic Division, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Abscisic Acid Concentration in a Real-World Setting. Foods 2023; 12:foods12051077. [PMID: 36900594 PMCID: PMC10000556 DOI: 10.3390/foods12051077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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One of the most relevant aspects in evaluating the impact of natural bioactive compounds on human health is the assessment of their bioavailability. In this regard, abscisic acid (ABA) has attracted particular interest as a plant-derived molecule mainly involved in the regulation of plant physiology. Remarkably, ABA was also found in mammals as an endogenous hormone involved in the upstream control of glucose homeostasis, as evidenced by its increase after glucose load. The present work focused on the development and validation of a method for the determination of ABA in biological samples through liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), followed by liquid mass spectrometry (LC-MS) of the extract. To test method suitability, this optimized and validated method was applied to a pilot study on eight healthy volunteers' serum levels to evaluate ABA concentration after consumption of a standardized test meal (STM) and the administration of an ABA-rich nutraceutical product. The results obtained could meet the demands of clinical laboratories to determine the response to a glucose-containing meal in terms of ABA concentration. Interestingly, the detection of this endogenous hormone in such a real-world setting could represent a useful tool to investigate the occurrence of impaired ABA release in dysglycemic individuals and to monitor its eventual improvement in response to chronic nutraceutical supplementation.
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Bai YL, Yin X, Xiong CF, Cai BD, Wu Y, Zhang XY, Wei Z, Ye T, Feng YQ. Neophaseic acid catabolism in the 9'-hydroxylation pathway of abscisic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 3:100340. [PMID: 35585783 PMCID: PMC9482987 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) hydroxylation is an important pathway for ABA inactivation and homeostasis maintenance. Here, we discover a new downstream catabolite of neophaseic acid (neoPA) in the ABA 9'-hydroxyl pathway and identify it as epi-neodihydrophaseic acid (epi-neoDPA) by comparing its accurate mass, retention time, and MSn spectra with those of our chemically synthesized epi-neoDPA. Analyses of Arabidopsis seed germination and ABA-related gene expression reveal that neoPA rather than epi-neoDPA possesses ABA-like hormonal activity. In vitro enzyme activity tests of prokaryotic recombinant protein reveal that NeoPAR1 (neoPA reductase 1) identified from Arabidopsis converts neoPA into epi-neoDPA. Site-directed mutation at Tyr163 in the conserved motif of NeoPAR1 abolishes the catalytic activity of NeoPAR1. Accelerated seed germination was observed in NeoPAR1 knockdown and knockout mutants, whereas retarded seed germination and the accumulation of epi-neoDPA and ABA were observed in NeoPAR1 overexpression lines, suggesting that NeoPAR1 is involved in seed germination and maintenance of ABA homeostasis.
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- Ya-Li Bai
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China; Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China.
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Bai YL, Xiong CF, Yin X, Ye T, Cai BD, Song WL, Feng YQ. Screening and Identification of Potential Abscisic Acid Catabolites by Chemical Labeling-Assisted Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8808-8818. [PMID: 35796587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, a screening strategy was established based on ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry assisted by chemical isotope labeling (CIL-UPLC-HRMS) for screening and identifying abscisic acid (ABA) catabolites. Based on the structures of known ABA catabolites, this strategy first proposed the structures of catabolites to be discovered. Afterward, a pair of isotope reagents N,N-2-dimethylaminoethylamine (DMED) and d4-DMED were used as labeling reagents to label the carboxyl groups in ABA and its catabolites. Then, the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of DMED- and d4-DMED-labeled ABA catabolites was calculated based on the labeling schema. In light of the characteristic fragmentation patterns of the DMED-labeled standards of ABA and its catabolites, screening criteria were formulated. Using our strategy, ABA, t-ABA, and 18 ABA catabolites were identified from seven plant samples. Of the identified catabolites, 16 were known, and to our knowledge, 2 were previously unidentified. Our findings contribute to ABA catabolic network improvement.
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- Ya-Li Bai
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Yin X, Bai YL, Gong C, Song W, Wu Y, Ye T, Feng YQ. The phytomelatonin receptor PMTR1 regulates seed development and germination by modulating abscisic acid homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Pineal Res 2022; 72:e12797. [PMID: 35319134 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Melatonin is known to involve multiple physiological actions in plants. Herein, we found that exogenous melatonin inhibited the Arabidopsis seedling growth through the elevated abscisic acid (ABA) levels, and the elevated ABA was ascribed to the upregulation of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase genes (NCEDs) in the ABA biosynthesis pathway. We also found that the overexpression lines of the melatonin receptor gene PMTR1 (also known as Cand2) yielded smaller seeds and germinated slower than the wild type, whereas PMTR1-knockout mutants produced larger seeds and germinated faster than the wild type. During the seed development, the accumulation peak of ABA was higher in the PMTR1-knockout mutant, while it was lower in the PMTR1-overexpression line than that in the wild type. In the dry seeds and imbibed seeds, the PMTR1-overexpression line accumulated higher ABA levels, while the PMTR1-knockout contained less ABA than the wild type. In summary, our findings suggest that PMTR1 is involved in ABA-mediated seed development and germination in Arabidopsis.
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- Xiaoming Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Yuan Y, Chen H, Han Y, Qiao F, Yan H. Analysis of anticancer compound, indole-3-carbinol, in broccoli using a new ultrasound-assisted dispersive-filter extraction method based on poly(deep eutectic solvent)-graphene oxide nanocomposite. J Pharm Anal 2022; 12:301-307. [PMID: 35582392 PMCID: PMC9091758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2021.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), an important anticancer compound found in broccoli, has attracted considerable attention. The rapid extraction and accurate analysis of I3C in the pharmaceutical industry in broccoli is challenging as I3C is unstable at low pH and high temperature. In this study, a rapid, accurate, and low-cost ultrasound-assisted dispersive-filter extraction (UADFE) technique based on poly(deep eutectic solvent)-graphene oxide (PDES-GO) adsorbent was developed for the isolation and analysis of I3C in broccoli for the first time. PDES-GO with multiple adsorption interactions and a fast mass transfer rate was synthesized to accelerate adsorption and desorption. UADFE was developed by combining dispersive solid-phase extraction (DSPE) and filter solid-phase extraction (FSPE) to realize rapid extraction and separation. Based on the above two strategies, the proposed PDES-GO-UADFE method coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) allowed the rapid (15-16 min), accurate (84.3%-96.4%), and low-cost (adsorbent: 3.00 mg) analysis of I3C in broccoli and was superior to solid-phase extraction, DSPE, and FSPE methods. The proposed method showed remarkable linearity (r=0.9998; range: 0.0840-48.0 μg/g), low limit of quantification (0.0840 μg/g), and high precision (relative standard deviation ≤5.6%). Therefore, the PDES-GO-UADFE-HPLC method shows significant potential in the field of pharmaceutical analysis for the separation and analysis of anti-cancer compounds in complex plant samples.
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- Yanan Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
- Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Hebei Province, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Public Health, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Hebei Province, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Public Health, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
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- College of Biochemistry, Baoding University, Baoding, Hebei, 071000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
- Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Hebei Province, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Public Health, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, 071002, China
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Yin X, Bai YL, Ye T, Yu M, Wu Y, Feng YQ. Cinnamoyl coA: NADP oxidoreductase-like 1 regulates abscisic acid response by modulating phaseic acid homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:860-872. [PMID: 34718526 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phaseic acid (PA), a main catabolite of abscisic acid (ABA), is structurally related to ABA and possesses ABA-like hormonal activity. However, the comprehensive metabolism pathway and roles of PA are not well understood. Here, using homologous alignment and expression pattern analysis, we identified in Arabidopsis the previously named CRL1 (Cinnamoyl coA: NADP oxidoreductase-like 1) as a PA reductase that catalyses PA to dihydrophaseic acid. The function of CRL1 and the potential role of PA were studied in transgenic CRL1 plants. Overexpression of CRL1 resulted in decreased ABA sensitivity in seed germination and attenuated drought tolerance. In contrast, increased ABA sensitivity and elevated drought tolerance was observed in down-regulated and loss-of-function crl1 mutants. Tyr162 in the conserved motif is the key residue in CRL1 to catalyse PA. Accelerated seed germination and earlier flowering phenotype were also observed in overexpressing lines, while retarded seed germination and delayed flowering occurred in crl1 mutants which accumulated more PA, but less dihydrophaseic acid than the wild type. This study demonstrates that PA plays diverse functions in drought tolerance, seed germination and flowering in an ABA-like manner, which may increase the adaptive plasticity of plants.
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- Xiaoming Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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Yan J, Xu X, Liu L, Song S, Kuang H, Xu C, Wu X. Development of a gold-based lateral flow immunoassay for the determination of abscisic acid. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03378j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The visual cut-off values of the LFIA strip for abscisic acid in food samples were 5 ng mL−1 as observed by the naked eye.
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- Jieyu Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection and School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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Au@SnO 2-vertical graphene-based microneedle sensor for in-situ determination of abscisic acid in plants. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 127:112237. [PMID: 34225877 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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For developing electrochemical plant sensors, in-situ detection of hormone levels in living plants is worth attempting. A microneedle array sensor based on Au@SnO2-vertical graphene (VG)/Ta microelectrodes was constructed for analyzing abscisic acid (ABA) in plants. Graphene was vertically grown on Ta wires with a diameter of 0.6 mm by direct current arc plasma jet chemical vapor deposition with SnO2 as the Au catalyst carrier. These VG nanosheets were embedded with core-shell Au@SnO2 nanoparticles, and the formation mechanism of the sensing layer was investigated. Three Au@SnO2-VG microelectrodes, one Ti wire, and one Pt wire were packed into a microneedle array sensor with a three-electrode system. ABA was then quantitatively detected by direct electrocatalytic oxidation, which involves the synergistic catalytic effects of the abundant catalytic active sites of the Au@SnO2 nanoparticles and the excellent conductivity of the VG nanosheets. The microneedle array sensor responds to ABA in the pH range 4-7, the response concentration range was 0.012 (or 0.024)-495.2 μM, and the detection limit varied between 0.002 and 0.005 μM. The small size, wide pH range, low detection limit, and wide linear concentration range allow the microneedle array sensor to be inserted into plants for in-situ detection of ABA.
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Shi Y, Lin L, Wei Y, Li W, Nie P, He Y, Feng X. Gold nanoparticles-mediated ratiometric fluorescence aptasensor for ultra-sensitive detection of Abscisic Acid. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 190:113311. [PMID: 34098360 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Herein, a novel ratiometric aptasensor based on carbon quantum dots@2-Methylimidazole zinc salt (CQDs@ZIF-8) and aptamer-functionalized gold nanoparticles (Apt-AuNPs) was developed for highly sensitive detection of ABA by fluorescence spectrometry. The CQDs@ZIF-8 nanomaterials displayed dual-emission properties at 490 nm and 657 nm with excitation at 420 nm were synthesized for the first time. ZIF-8 not only served as an anchor point for CQDs but also acted as a modulator to regulate fluorescence signals of CQDs. Interestingly, introduction of ZIF-8 changed the quenching properties of the AuNPs on CQDs. The AuNPs quenched the fluorescence of CQDs@ZIF-8 at 490 nm but not at the second peak of 657 nm. Few studies have been reported on the ineffectiveness of AuNPs in fluorescence quenching as far as we know. In this study, we found that incorporation of ABA triggered the aggregation of AuNPs due to the specific ABA-aptamer recognition and this changed the fluorescence intensity of the ratiometric probe (CQDs@ZIF-8@Apt-AuNPs). The proposed probe increased the sensitivity and selectivity of determining ABA levels in rice seeds in the range of 0.100-150 ng/mL with an LOD of 30.0 ng/L. Importantly, the method proposed here offers a new unique strategy for the construction of ratiometric probes and ultra-sensitive measurement of biomolecules.
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- Yongqiang Shi
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Agricultural Product Processing and Storage Lab, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China; Huanan Industrial Technology Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510700, China.
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
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Wang H, Hu L, Zhou P, Ouyang L, Chen B, Li Y, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Zhou J. Simultaneous determination of fructose, glucose and sucrose by solid phase extraction-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and its application to source and adulteration analysis of sucrose in tea. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Murakami H, Omiya M, Miki Y, Umemura T, Esaka Y, Inoue Y, Teshima N. Evaluation of the adsorption properties of nucleobase-modified sorbents for a solid-phase extraction of water-soluble compounds. Talanta 2020; 217:121052. [PMID: 32498914 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
We developed hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC)-type sorbents modified with nucleobases for solid phase extraction (SPE). The synthesized hydrophilic base resins were modified by each nucleobase (adenine, guanine, and cytosine). The measurement of the amount of water content indicated that each nucleobase-modified sorbent had a water layer. To evaluate the adsorption properties in the HILIC mode, we chose two nucleobases (uracil and adenine) and four nucleosides (uridine, adenosine, cytidine, guanosine) as water-soluble analytes, which were loaded into an SPE cartridge packed with the nucleobase-modified sorbent. Firstly, 95% acetonitrile (ACN) solutions were used in the process of conditioning and sample loading of the above polar analytes. High recoveries of the analytes were observed in each nucleobase-modified sorbent, and the Diol-type sorbent (no modification with any of the nucleobases) did not adsorb each water-soluble analyte. On the basis of this result, a 98% ACN solution was used during the process of conditioning and sample loading to decrease the concentration of water in the sample, which potentially inhibited the formation of hydrogen bonding between each analyte and the modified nucleobase. Considerable improvements of recoveries were observed in Adenine- and Cytosine-modified sorbents. These results were possibly attributed to the effective expression of hydrogen bonding by decreasing water concentration in the sample solution. Although a non-aqueous (100% ACN) sample solution can be expected to obtain higher recoveries compared with the 98% ACN solution, a decrease in recoveries was observed in Adenine-modified sorbent. From these results, the highest adsorption property was observed in Adenine-modified sorbent using 98% ACN as a sample condition, and the combination of this sample condition and sorbent is effective for high adsorption under HILIC condition. Moreover, we also revealed that a balance between the thickness of water layer and the modification amount of nucleobase is important for retention in the HILIC-type sorbent.
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- Hiroya Murakami
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan.
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Determination of anthraquinone in tea by stable isotope dilution assay-gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-2919-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Wan C, Hong Q, Zhang X, Zeng Y, Yang D, Che C, Ding S, Xiao Y, Li JQ, Qin Z. Role of the Ring Methyl Groups in 2',3'-Benzoabscisic Acid Analogues. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:4995-5007. [PMID: 30901214 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b07068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Five analogues of iso-PhABA (20) developed earlier by our research group were designed and synthesized. The bioassay results show that the number and position of methyl groups along with the substitution of hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have a great influence on the activity. Compared with iso-PhABA, the inhibitory activity of diMe-PhABA (21) on seed germination and rice seedling growth decreased slightly; however, it significantly reduced the capability of inhibiting wheat embryo germination. Both 3'-deMe- iso-PhABA (22) and 2'-deMe-PhABA (23) exhibited weak inhibitory activities, and 11'-methoxy iso-PhABA (24a/24b) was much more efficient than its isomer 24c/24d in all bioassays. These results reveal the preservation of quaternary carbon at the 2' or 3' position is necessary to maintain its ABA-like biological activity, and demethylation at the 3' position has a more significant effect. The selectivity of these compounds to different physiological processes makes them available as selective probes for different ABA receptors.
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- Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute , Beijing 100076 , China
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