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Fan C, Liang Q, Wang Y, Chen P, Wu J, Wu Q, Jiang S, Zhou Y, He R, Tai F. Cu-II-directed self-assembly of fullerenols to ameliorate copper stress in maize seedlings. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172416. [PMID: 38631627 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Widespread use of copper-based agrochemical may cause copper excessive accumulation in agricultural soil to seriously threaten crop production. Recently, fullerenols are playing important roles in helping crops build resistance to abiotic stresses by giving ingenious and successful resolutions. However, there is a lack of knowledge on their beneficial effects in crops under stresses induced by heavy metals. Herein, the visual observation of Cu2+-mediated assembly of fullerenols via electrostatic and coordination actions was carried out in vitro, showing that water-soluble nanocomplexes and water-insoluble cross-linking nanohybrids were selectively fabricated by precisely adjusting feeding ratios of fullerenols and CuSO4. Furthermore, maize simultaneous exposure of fullerenols and CuSO4 solutions was tested to investigate the comparative effects of seed germination and seedling growth relative to exposure of CuSO4 alone. Under moderate Cu2+ stresses (40 and 80 μM), fullerenols significantly mitigated the detrimental effects of seedlings, including phenotype, root and shoot elongation, biomass accumulation, antioxidant capacity, and Cu2+ uptake and copper transporter-related gene expressions in roots. Under 160 μM of Cu2+ as a stressor, fullerenols also accelerated germination of Cu2+-stressed seeds eventually up to the level of the control. Summarily, fullerenols can enhance tolerance of Cu2+-stressed maize mainly due to direct detoxification through fullerenol-Cu2+ interactions restraining the Cu2+ intake into roots and reducing free Cu2+ content in vivo, as well as fullerenol-maize interactions to enhance resistance by maintaining balance of reactive oxygen species and optimizing the excretion and transport of Cu2+. This will unveil valuable insights into the beneficial roles of fullerenols and its mechanism mode in alleviating heavy metal stress on crop plants.
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- Chenjie Fan
- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- NanoAgro Center, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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Živančev J, Bulut S, Kocić-Tanackov S, Jović D, Fišteš A, Antić I, Djordjevic A. The impact of fullerenol nanoparticles on the growth of toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins production in vitro and in corn flour. J Food Sci 2024; 89:1814-1827. [PMID: 38317383 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Antifungal and antimycotoxigenic activity of fullerenol nanoparticles (FNPs) were investigated on Aspergillus flavus growth isolated from a real food sample and aflatoxins (AFs) (AFB1 and AFB2 ) production. The final FNPs concentrations in in vitro and in commercial corn flour after the stationary incubation period of 7 and 14 days were in the range 0.16-80 µg/mL and 0.16-80 µg/g, respectively. Nanocharacterization of FNPs revealed an average size of 5-20 nm and a zeta potential of -35 mV. The highest degree of A. flavus mycelium growth inhibition (28%) after 7 days was observed for applied FNP concentration of 8.0 µg/mL, while after 14 days FNP concentration of 0.32 µg/mL led to the maximal inhibition of A. flavus mycelium growth (36%). Spearman's correlations analysis revealed a strong positive correlation between AFB1 and AFB2 concentrations in YES broth after 7 (R = 0.994, p < 0.05) and 14 days (R = 0.976), as well as between AFs concentrations and A. flavus mycelium mass after 7 (R = 0.786 for AFB1 and R = 0.766 for AFB2 ) and 14 days (R = 0.810 for AFB1 and R = 0.833 for AFB2 ). Paired samples t-test showed the existence of a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between the produced AFs concentrations after the incubation of 7 and 14 days. Regarding the artificially inoculated corn flour the lower applied FNP concentrations (0.16-0.8 µg/g) achieved a reduction of AFB1 up to 42% and 60% after 7 and 14 days, respectively.
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- Jelena Živančev
- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Semenov KN, Ageev SV, Kukaliia ON, Murin IV, Petrov AV, Iurev GO, Andoskin PA, Panova GG, Molchanov OE, Maistrenko DN, Sharoyko VV. Application of carbon nanostructures in biomedicine: realities, difficulties, prospects. Nanotoxicology 2024; 18:181-213. [PMID: 38487921 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2024.2327053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The review systematizes data on the wide possibilities of practical application of carbon nanostructures. Much attention is paid to the use of carbon nanomaterials in medicine for the visualization of tumors during surgical interventions, in the creation of cosmetics, as well as in agriculture in the creation of fertilizers. Additionally, we demonstrate trends in research in the field of carbon nanomaterials with a view to elaborating targeted drug delivery systems. We also show the creation of nanosized medicinal substances and diagnostic systems, and the production of new biomaterials. A separate section is devoted to the difficulties in studying carbon nanomaterials. The review is intended for a wide range of readers, as well as for experts in the field of nanotechnology and nanomedicine.
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- Konstantin N Semenov
- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Light Physiology of Plants, Agrophysical Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Basic Research, A. M. Granov Russian Research Centre for Radiology and Surgical Technologies, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Shaikh N, Bernhard SP, Walker RA. Surface Activity and Aggregation Behavior of Polyhydroxylated Fullerenes in Aqueous Solutions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:10412-10418. [PMID: 35969487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polyhydroxylated fullerene (PHF) surface activity and aggregation behavior at the air-water interface were examined using surface tension and resonance-enhanced second harmonic generation (SHG). Surface tension data showed that PHFs are surface active with a limiting surface excess corresponding to 130 Å2/molecule in aqueous (Millipore water) solutions. Increasing the solution-phase ionic strength (through the addition of NaCl) reduces the PHF surface excess. Conductivity measurements show that PHFs carry a single charge, presumably negative. Surface-specific SHG experiments show a small but measurable fixed wavelength, nonlinear response from solutions having surface excess coverages as low as ∼400 Å2/molecule. The SHG response of PHF solutions in the low-concentration limit shows unexpected behavior, implying that at bulk concentrations below 0.06 mg/mL, PHF monomers adsorb to the surface and interfere destructively with the intrinsic nonlinear susceptibility of the aqueous/vapor interface, leading to a ∼75% reduction in the SH signal. Above a PHF concentration of 0.0.06 mg/mL, the SH signal begins to rise in the Millipore and 50 mM NaCl solutions but remains very low in the 500 mM NaCl solutions. From this behavior, we infer that an increased nonlinear optical response is due to adsorbed aggregates.
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- Nida Shaikh
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
- Montana Materials Science Program, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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Regulated Mycotoxin Occurrence and Co-Occurrence in Croatian Cereals. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14020112. [PMID: 35202139 PMCID: PMC8875886 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A total of 209 samples of various cereal crops (maize, wheat, barley, rye and oats) grown in Croatian fields during 2016 and 2017 were collected to analyze and determine the occurrence and co-occurrence of EU regulated mycotoxins in cereals (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, DON, FB1, FB2, ZEA, T-2, HT-2 and OTA). The analysis, performed by a validated confirmatory LC-MS/MS method based on a dilute and shoot principle, highlighted Fusarium mycotoxins as the main contaminants, often co-occurring in samples from both years (50.0% in 2016 and 33.7% in 2017). DON was found to be the most frequent mycotoxin, present in 72.5% of the 2016 samples and 32.6% of the 2017 samples, while maize proved to be the most contaminated cereal type of both years with FUM as the most abundant mycotoxins, with an average concentration of 1180 µg/kg. Moderate temperatures with periods of high humidity favored the accumulation of DON in wheat samples instead of other Fusarium mycotoxins, while similar conditions favored maize contamination with FUM. A total of 8.3% of all the 2016 harvest samples and 7.9% of the 2017 harvest samples were assessed as non-compliant, containing mycotoxins in concentrations higher than the levels set by the EU legislation for food.
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