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Karakuş S, Başçıl E, Tok F, Erdoğan Ö, Çevik Ö, Başoğlu F. Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of novel 1,3,4-thiadiazoles as potential anticancer agents and human carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Mol Divers 2023:10.1007/s11030-023-10778-5. [PMID: 38123787 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10778-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Thiosemicarbazide and also 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives have been garnering substantial attention from researchers worldwide due to their expansive range of biological activities, encompassing antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Herein, we embarked on a comprehensive investigation in this study, introducing a novel series of thiosemicarbazides (3a-3i) and their corresponding 1,3,4-thiadiazole (4a-4i) derivatives. The compounds were meticulously designed, synthesized, and subjected to meticulous characterization using various spectroscopic methods such as FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and elemental analysis. Afterward, their potential anti-proliferative effectiveness was assessed using MTT assay against two cancer cell lines (U87 and HeLa) and normal fibroblast cells (L929). Among the compounds, 4d showed the highest cytotoxic activity against U87 and 4i against HeLa. Compound 3b exhibited selective cytotoxic activity against both cancer cells. Among the molecules with selective activity against the U87 cell line; 3a, 3b, 4d and 4e were further evaluated by caspase-3 activity levels, Bax and Bcl-2 protein expression, and total oxidant status assay. Besides, carbonic anhydrase IX activity studies were also performed in order to understand the underlying mechanism of action. The results indicated that compound 4e showed higher efficacy than standard acetazolamide (IC50 = 0.58 ± 0.02 µM) with an IC50 value of 0.03 ± 0.01 µM. Furthermore, molecular docking studies were carried out using carbonic anhydrase IX crystals to determine the compound's interactions with the enzyme's active sites. This comprehensive investigation sheds light on the intricate interplay between molecular structure and biological activity, providing valuable insights into the therapeutic potential of these compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sevgi Karakuş
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34854, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34854, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34854, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, 27010, Gaziantep, Türkiye
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, 09010, Aydın, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, European University of Lefke, Northern Cyprus TR-10, Mersin, Türkiye.
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TOK F, ÇAKIR C, ÇAM D, KIRPAT MM, SICAK Y. Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Novel Thiourea Derivatives. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1062872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective: A new series of 4-[3-(substitutedphenyl)thioureido]-N-(6-chloropyrazin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide were synthesized from sulfaclozine.
Methods: All compounds were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis. In addition to the antioxidant activity of the synthesis series, enzyme inhibition activities such as anticholinesterase, tyrosinase, α-amylase and α-glycosidase were determined for the first time in this study.
Results: According to these biological activity test results, compound 2a in the DPPH, 2c in the ABTS˙+ assay exhibited more antioxidant activity than reference standard. All thiourea derivatives demonstrated good BChE inhibitory activity than galantamine. Among the compounds, 2e and 2f showed the best tyrosinase enzyme inhibition activity, while 2g had the best α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme inhibition activity. In addition, we evaluated the druglikeness properties of compounds and their oral bioavailability were also found to be high.
Conclusion: Thiourea derivatives exhibited remarkable antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibition activity against tyrosinase, cholinesterase, α-amylase and α-glucosidase.
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- Fatih TOK
- MARMARA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF PHARMACY
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- MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
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- MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
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- MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY, KÖYCEĞİZ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
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ALMANAA TN, RABIE G, El-MEKKAWY RM, YASSIN MA, Saleh N, EL-Gazzar N. Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of fungal metabolite produced by Aspergillus flavus on in vitro study. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.01421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yilmaz S, Tok F, Sahar EA, Kaymakcioglu BK, Kirmizibayrak PB. Induction of Divergent Cell Death Pathways by Urea and Carbohydrazide Derivatives. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:1761-1768. [PMID: 34053426 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210528153949] [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: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The complexity of cancer biology and the development of chemotherapy resistance are two main obstacles to cancer treatment and necessitate novel anticancer molecules that target different cell death pathways. Modulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and subsequent activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) has been proposed as potential chemotherapeutic target, as prolonged ER stress can lead to cell death via apoptosis or necrosis. OBJECTIVE The present study aims to evaluate the molecular mechanism underlying the cytotoxic activity of selected urea and carbohydrazide derivatives. METHODS Cell proliferation assays were performed on HeLa, Capan1, MCF7, HCC1937, and MRC5 cell lines by WST-1 assay. The expression levels of selected ER stress, autophagy, and apoptosis marker proteins were compared by immunoblotting to characterize the underlying mechanism of cytotoxicity. Flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis. RESULTS Of the tested cytotoxic compounds, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, and 1b dramatically and 5b moderately increased ER stress-related CHOP protein levels. Interestingly, 5b but not 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, or 1b increased the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins such as cleaved PARP-1 and cleaved caspase-3 and -7. Flow-cytometry analysis further confirmed that the cytotoxic activity of 5b but not the other compounds is mediated by apoptosis, which is also demonstrated by a significant increase in the percentage of late apoptotic cells (7-AAD/annexin V double-positive cells). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that changing a substituent from trifluoromethyl to nitro in urea and carbohydrazide core structure alters the cell death mechanism from apoptosis to an apoptosis-independent cell death pathway. This study shows an example of how such simple modifications of a core chemical structure could cause the induction of divergent cell death pathways.
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- Sinem Yilmaz
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Türk S, Tok F, Erdoğan Ö, Çevik Ö, Tok TT, Koçyiğit-Kaymakçıoğlu B, Karakuş S. Synthesis, anticancer evaluation and in silico ADMET studies on urea/thiourea derivatives from gabapentin. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2020.1845678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sevda Türk
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Alamry KA, Hussein MA, Musa A, Haruna K, Saleh TA. The inhibition performance of a novel benzenesulfonamide-based benzoxazine compound in the corrosion of X60 carbon steel in an acidizing environment. RSC Adv 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10317a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The inhibition performance of a novel benzenesulfonamide-based benzoxazine compound in the corrosion of X60 carbon steel an acidizing environment has been examined including some highly electronegative atoms.
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- Khalid A. Alamry
- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Dhahran 31261
- Saudi Arabia
- Centre for Engineering Research
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- Department of Chemistry
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Dhahran 31261
- Saudi Arabia
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Li G, Henry SA, Liu H, Kang TS, Nao SC, Zhao Y, Wu C, Jin J, Zhang JT, Leung CH, Wai Hong Chan P, Ma DL. A robust photoluminescence screening assay identifies uracil-DNA glycosylase inhibitors against prostate cancer. Chem Sci 2020; 11:1750-1760. [PMID: 34123270 PMCID: PMC8148385 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05623h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many cancers have developed resistance to 5-FU, due to removal by the enzyme uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG), a type of base excision repair enzyme (BER) that can excise uracil and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from DNA. However, the development of UDG inhibitor screening methods, especially for the rapid and efficient screening of natural product/natural product-like compounds, is still limited so far. We developed herein a robust time-resolved photoluminescence method for screening UDG inhibitors, which could significantly improve sensitivity over the screening method based on the conventional steady-state spectroscopy, reducing the substantial fluorescence background interference. As a proof-of-concept, two potential UDG inhibitors were identified from a database of natural products and approved drugs. Co-treatment of these two compounds with 5-FU showed synergistic cytotoxicity, providing the basis for treating drug-resistant cancers. Overall, this method provides an avenue for the rapid screening of small molecule regulators of other BER enzyme activities that can avoid false negatives arising from the background fluorescence. The discovery of UDG inhibitors against prostate cancer by using a robust photoluminescence screening assay that can avoid false negatives arising from the background fluorescence.![]()
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- Guodong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Hong Kong
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK.,School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Hong Kong
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Qiao L, Zhai Z, Cai P, Tan C, Weng J, Han L, Liu X, Zhang Y. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Antifungal Activity, and Docking Study of Difluoromethyl Pyrazole Derivatives. J Heterocycl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Li Qiao
- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310014 China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of EducationGuizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- Biology InstituteQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan Shandong China
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Mannam MR, S. S, Kumar P, K RSP. Synthesis of Novel 1‐(5‐(Benzylsulfinyl)‐3‐methyl‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2(3
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)‐ylidene)‐thiourea/urea Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Activities. J Heterocycl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Madhava Rao Mannam
- Department of ChemistryKoneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation Vaddeswaram Andhra Pradesh 522 502 India
- Chemical Research DivisionAPI R&D Centre, Micro Labs Ltd. Bommasandra–Jigani Link Road Bangalore Karnataka 560 105 India
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- Chemical Research DivisionAPI R&D Centre, Micro Labs Ltd. Bommasandra–Jigani Link Road Bangalore Karnataka 560 105 India
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- Chemical Research DivisionAPI R&D Centre, Micro Labs Ltd. Bommasandra–Jigani Link Road Bangalore Karnataka 560 105 India
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- Department of ChemistryKoneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation Vaddeswaram Andhra Pradesh 522 502 India
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Min LJ, Zhai ZW, Shi YX, Han L, Tan CX, Weng JQ, Li BJ, Zhang YG, Liu XH. Synthesis and biological activity of acyl thiourea containing difluoromethyl pyrazole motif. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2019.1633530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Li-Jing Min
- College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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