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Singh R, Singh P, Ahmad I, Alkhathami AG, Rai AK, Mishra PK, Singh RP, Srivastava N. Bionanofabrication of Cupric oxide catalyst from Water hyacinth based carbohydrate and its impact on cellulose deconstructing enzymes production under solid state fermentation. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 252:126377. [PMID: 37595725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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One of the most important properties of cellulolytic enzyme is its ability to convert cellulosic polymer into monomeric fermentable sugars which are carbohydrate by nature can efficiently convert into biofuels. However, higher production costs of these enzymes with moderate activity-based stability are the main obstacles to making cellulase-based applications sustainably viable, and this has necessitated rigorous research for the economical availability of this process. Using water hyacinth (WH) waste leaves as the substrate for cellulase production under solid state fermentation (SSF) while treating the fermentation production medium with CuO (cupric oxide oxide) bionanocatalyst have been examined as ways to make fungal cellulase production economically feasible. Herein, a sustainable green synthesis of CuO bionanocatalyst has been performed by using waste leaves of WH. Through XRD, FT-IR, SEM, and TEM analysis, the prepared CuO bionanocatalyst's physicochemical properties have been evaluated. Furthermore, the effect of CuO bionanocatalyst on the temperature stability of raw cellulases was observed, and its half-life stability was found to be up to 9 h at 65 °C. The results presented in the current investigation may have broad scope for mass trials for various industrial applications, such as cellulosic biomass conversion.
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- Rajeev Singh
- Department of Environmental Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, (A Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Zou K, Yue Q, Li J, Zhang W, Liang R, Zhou Z. High-performance ultrasonic transducer based on PZT piezoelectric ceramic for high-temperature NDE. Ultrasonics 2023; 132:107013. [PMID: 37116397 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers (PUT) are applied in a wide range of fields such as non-destructive evaluation (NDE), medical imaging and petroleum exploration, etc. Nevertheless, most PUTs cannot achieve high performance and high operating temperatures simultaneously because of the inverse correlation between piezoelectric property and operating temperature. In this paper, a high-performance ultrasonic transducer based on PZT-5A type piezoelectric ceramic (S35) for high-temperature NDE over 300 °C was proposed. Firstly, it is found that the d33, kp, and kt of the S35 ceramic plate show great temperature stability from 50 °C to 300 °C, which is attributed to the stabilisation of the phase structure and no occurrence of obvious depolarization behavior before the Curie temperature. And then, a single-element PUT based on S35 was fabricated, and pulse-echo tests from 50 °C to 300 °C in confined heating environments were executed. The peak-to-peak value (Vpp) varies from 2.58 V to 0.753 V, which results from the increase of the permittivity of the piezoelectric element and the degradation of the acoustic contact, and the -6dB BW demonstrates excellent temperature stability with a variation less than 10%. These results indicate the great potential of this high-performance ultrasonic transducer for high-temperature NDE.
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- Kai Zou
- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China.
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Lee S, Park JH. Characteristics on host specificity, infection, and temperature stability of Weissella phages from watery kimchi. Food Sci Biotechnol 2021; 30:843-851. [PMID: 34249390 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-021-00920-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Three bacteriophages (phage), ΦWC53, ΦWC54, and ΦWC56, of Weissella were isolated from watery kimchi and characterized. ΦWC53 belonged to Siphoviridae and ΦWC54 and ΦWC56 belonged to Myoviridae family. By one-step growth, the burst sizes were 5-260 particles/infected cells and the latent periods were 20-45 min. The phages infected Weissella spp., Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and Lactobacillus spp., differently by showing clear or turbid plaques. The phage adsorption rates on lactic acid bacteria were high on Weissella and low on Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus. However, the adsorption of ΦWC53 occurred variously among Weissella spp. and Weissella host grew well in the liquid culture without lysis after challenging by ΦWC53. Tolerances of these phages to temperature showed more various than those to pH. ΦWC53 was stable at 7 °C and 30 °C, but ΦWC54 and ΦWC56 were stable only at 7 °C. Therefore, three Weissella phages belonged to the different families and indicated diverse infection patterns on Weissella, Leuconostoc, and Lactobacillus with various stabilities for pH and temperature.
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- Soomin Lee
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnamdae-ro, 13120 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnamdae-ro, 13120 Republic of Korea
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Haage V, Ferreira de Oliveira-Filho E, Moreira-Soto A, Kühne A, Fischer C, Sacks JA, Corman VM, Müller MA, Drosten C, Drexler JF. Impaired performance of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests at elevated and low temperatures. J Clin Virol 2021; 138:104796. [PMID: 33773413 PMCID: PMC7962993 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.104796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Analytical sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs ranges from 1.0 × 106-5.5 × 107 copies/mL. Even short-term exposure to 37 °C reduces sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs. Elevated temperatures impair sensitivity at clinically relevant virus concentrations. Low temperatures limit SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDT specificity. Storage and operation of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs at recommended conditions is essential.
Antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) can complement molecular diagnostics for COVID-19. The recommended temperature for storage of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs ranges between 2−30 °C. In the global South, mean temperatures can exceed 30 °C. In the global North, Ag-RDTs are often used in external testing facilities at low ambient temperatures. We assessed analytical sensitivity and specificity of eleven commercially-available SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs using different storage and operational temperatures, including short- or long-term storage and operation at recommended temperatures or at either 2−4 °C or at 37 °C. The limits of detection of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs under recommended conditions ranged from 1.0×106- 5.5×107 genome copies/mL of infectious SARS-CoV-2 cell culture supernatant. Despite long-term storage at recommended conditions, 10 min pre-incubation of Ag-RDTs and testing at 37 °C resulted in about ten-fold reduced sensitivity for five out of 11 SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs, including both Ag-RDTs currently listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. After 3 weeks of storage at 37 °C, eight of the 11 SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs exhibited about ten-fold reduced sensitivity. Specificity of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs using cell culture supernatant from common respiratory viruses was not affected by storage and testing at 37 °C, whereas false-positive results occurred at outside temperatures of 2−4 °C for two out of six tested Ag-RDTs, again including an Ag-RDT recommended by the WHO. In summary, elevated temperatures impair sensitivity, whereas low temperatures impair specificity of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs. Consequences may include false-negative test results at clinically relevant virus concentrations compatible with transmission and false-positive results entailing unwarranted quarantine assignments. Storage and operation of SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDTs at recommended conditions is essential for successful usage during the pandemic.
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- Verena Haage
- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Lin H, Chen Y, Song Q, Fu P, Cleverly J, Magliulo V, Law BE, Gough CM, Hörtnagl L, Di Gennaro F, Matteucci G, Montagnani L, Duce P, Shao C, Kato T, Bonal D, Paul-Limoges E, Beringer J, Grace J, Fan Z. Quantifying deforestation and forest degradation with thermal response. Sci Total Environ 2017; 607-608:1286-1292. [PMID: 28732406 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Deforestation and forest degradation cause the deterioration of resources and ecosystem services. However, there are still no operational indicators to measure forest status, especially for forest degradation. In the present study, we analysed the thermal response number (TRN, calculated by daily total net radiation divided by daily temperature range) of 163 sites including mature forest, disturbed forest, planted forest, shrubland, grassland, savanna vegetation and cropland. TRN generally increased with latitude, however the regression of TRN against latitude differed among vegetation types. Mature forests are superior as thermal buffers, and had significantly higher TRN than disturbed and planted forests. There was a clear boundary between TRN of forest and non-forest vegetation (i.e. grassland and savanna) with the exception of shrubland, whose TRN overlapped with that of forest vegetation. We propose to use the TRN of local mature forest as the optimal TRN (TRNopt). A forest with lower than 75% of TRNopt was identified as subjected to significant disturbance, and forests with 66% of TRNopt was the threshold for deforestation within the absolute latitude from 30° to 55°. Our results emphasized the irreplaceable thermal buffer capacity of mature forest. TRN can be used for early warning of deforestation and degradation risk. It is therefore a valuable tool in the effort to protect forests and prevent deforestation.
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- Hua Lin
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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- Terrestrial Ecohydrology Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Biology, 1000 W. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23284-2012, USA
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zürich 8092, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy; Forest Services, Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Center for Global Change & Earth Observations (CGCEO), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan
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- School of Earth and Environment (SEE), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Geosciences, the University of Edingburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, The United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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Celebioglu A, Yildiz ZI, Uyar T. Thymol/cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibrous webs: Enhanced water solubility, high thermal stability and antioxidant property of thymol. Food Res Int 2018; 106:280-90. [PMID: 29579928 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The development of novel nanomaterials that provide an efficient encapsulation and protection for the active food additives is one of the main focuses of current research efforts at food application areas. From this point of view, in this study, nanofibrous webs from inclusion complexes (IC) of modified cyclodextrins (hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin (HPγCD) and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD)) and essential oils compound (i.e. thymol) was produced through electrospinning technique. While pure thymol has a highly volatile nature, the volatility of thymol was effectively suppressed by the inclusion complexation and ~88-100% (w/w) of thymol was preserved in electrospun thymol/cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibers (Thymol/CD-IC NF). The aqueous solubility enhancement for hydrophobic thymol was demonstrated by phase solubility diagram which also suggested the 1:1M inclusion complexation between thymol and CD molecules. Besides, Thymol/CD-IC NF displayed quite fast disintegration in water compared to poorly water soluble thymol. By inclusion complexation, high temperature stability for volatile thymol was achieved for Thymol/CD-IC NF samples. The loading of thymol in Thymol/CD-IC NF conferred DPPH radical scavenging ability to these nanofibrous webs. So, the Thymol/CD-IC NF have shown antioxidant activity along with enhanced water solubility and high thermal stability of thymol. In brief, encapsulation of essential oil compounds such as thymol in electrospun CD-IC nanofibers can promote its potential application in food and oral-care products by associating the large surface area of nanofibrous webs along with CD inclusion complexation which provides enhanced water solubility and antioxidant property, and high temperature stability for thymol.
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Yusuf H, Ali AA, Orr N, Tunney MM, McCarthy HO, Kett VL. Novel freeze-dried DDA and TPGS liposomes are suitable for nasal delivery of vaccine. Int J Pharm 2017; 533:179-86. [PMID: 28887219 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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There is a pressing need for effective needle-free vaccines that are stable enough for use in the developing world and stockpiling. The inclusion of the cationic lipid DDA and the PEG-containing moiety TPGS into liposomes has the potential to improve mucosal delivery. The aim of this study was to develop stable lyophilized cationic liposomes based on these materials suitable for nasal antigen delivery. Liposomes containing DDA and TPGS were developed. Size and zeta potential measurements, ex vivo, CLSM cell penetration study and cell viability investigations were made. Preliminary immunisation and stability studies using ovalbumin were performed. The liposomes exhibited suitable size and charge for permeation across nasal mucosa. DDA and TPGS increased tissue permeation in ex vivo studies and cell uptake with good cell viability. The liposomes improved immune response both locally and vaginally when compared to i.m administration or control liposomes delivered nasally. Additionally, the lyophilized products demonstrated good stability in terms of Tg, size and antigen retention. This study has shown that the novel liposomes have potential for development as a mucosal vaccine delivery system. Furthermore, the stability of the lyophilized liposomes offers potential additional benefits in terms of thermal stability over liquid formats.
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Patel PN, Banerjee J, Godambe SV. Resuscitation of extremely preterm infants - controversies and current evidence. World J Clin Pediatr 2016; 5:151-158. [PMID: 27170925 PMCID: PMC4857228 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite significant advances in perinatal medicine, the management of extremely preterm infants in the delivery room remains a challenge. There is an increasing evidence for improved outcomes regarding the resuscitation and stabilisation of extremely preterm infants but there is a lack of evidence in the periviable (gestational age 23-25 wk) preterm subgroup. Presence of an experienced team during the delivery of extremely preterm infant to improve outcome is reviewed. Adaptation from foetal to neonatal cardiorespiratory haemodynamics is dependent on establishing an optimal functional residual capacity in the extremely preterm infants, thus enabling adequate gas exchange. There is sufficient evidence for a gentle approach to stabilisation of these fragile infants in the delivery room. Evidence for antenatal steroids especially in the periviable infants, delayed cord clamping, strategies to establish optimal functional residual capacity, importance of temperature control and oxygenation in delivery room in extremely premature infants is reviewed in this article.
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Asaduzzaman AK, Chun BS. Characterization of digestive enzymes from de-oiled mackerel (Scomber japonicus) muscle obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide and n-hexane extraction as a comparative study. J Food Sci Technol 2015; 52:3494-503. [PMID: 26028731 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1408-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The oil in mackerel muscle was extracted using an environmental friendly solvent, supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) at a semi-batch flow extraction process and an n-hexane. The SC-CO2 was carried out at temperature 45 °C and pressures ranging from 15 to 25 MPa. The flow rate of CO2 (27 g/min) was constant at the entire extraction period of 2 h. The highest oil extracted residues after SC-CO2 extraction was used for activity measurement of digestive enzymes. Four digestive enzymes were found in water soluble extracts after n-hexane and SC-CO2 treated samples. Amylase, lipase and trypsin activities were higher in water soluble extracts after SC-CO2 treated samples except protease. Among the four digestive enzymes, the activity of amylase was highest and the value was 44.57 uM/min/mg of protein. The water soluble extracts of SC-CO2 and n-hexane treated mackerel samples showed same alkaline optimum pH and pH stability for each of the digestive enzymes. Optimum temperature of amylase, lipase, protease and trypsin was 40, 50, 60 and 30 °C, respectively of both extracts. More than 80 % temperature stability of amylase, lipase, protease and trypsin were retained at mentioned optimum temperature in water soluble extracts of both treated samples. Based on protein patterns, prominent protein band showed in water soluble extracts after SC-CO2 treated samples indicates no denaturation of protein than untreated and n-hexane.
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Mohaček-Grošev V, Šoštarić V, Maksimović A. Raman spectroscopic evidence of low temperature stability of D,L-glycolic and L-(+)-lactic acid crystals. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2015; 140:35-43. [PMID: 25579800 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Raman and infrared spectra of polycrystalline D,L-glycolic and L-(+) lactic acid are presented and assigned both by an ab initio calculation of normal modes of free conformers and by self-consistent-charge density-functional-theory computational program DFTB+. Temperature dependent Raman spectra from 295 K to 10 K reveal great stability of crystal lattices, since no soft modes and no band splittings that could be attributed to changes of the number of molecules per unit cell were observed. A semiempirical calculation with GULP program was used to estimate the strength of hydrogen bonds in crystals: in glycolic acid they have energies of -0.337 eV/mol, -0.329 eV/mol, -0.262 eV/mol and -0.242 eV/mol, while in lactic acid two hydrogen bonds have energies of -0.283 eV/mol and -0.202 eV/mol.
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van der Knaap RHP, Kwekkeboom DJ, Ramakers CRB, de Rijke YB. Evaluation of a new immunoassay for chromogranin A measurement on the Kryptor system. Pract Lab Med 2015; 1:5-11. [PMID: 28932793 PMCID: PMC5597707 DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Chromogranin A (CgA) is a biomarker for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The aims of this study were to evaluate differences in measurement between the ThermoFisher Brahms CgA Kryptor assay and the CisBio assay and to investigate the influence of patient covariates. Temperature stability of CgA using both assays was determined. Design and Methods 406 patients were analyzed for serum CgA using both assays. We performed a comparison study to determine whether several patient covariates (gender, use of protein pump inhibitors, impaired kidney function, referral department and tumor location) influenced the results. For the stability study, pooled serum samples were aliquoted and stored at different storage temperatures (room temperature, 4 °C and −20 °C) until assayed. In addition, 15 individual samples were evaluated after storage at 4 °C using the Kryptor assay. Results Differences in measured concentrations between the assays were statistically significant. Passing & Bablok fit showed ln Y(Kryptor)=1.05 ln X(CisBio) – 0.20 with a bias of 1.0% after logarithmic transformation. Patient covariates were not associated. Patients׳ sera showed variable stability for CgA in the Kryptor assay at room temperature and 4 °C, whereas the recovery in the CisBio assay was stable at both temperatures. Conclusion Differences in measured CgA concentration between the assays could not be explained by the investigated patient covariates. Serum should be stored at –20 °C prior to determination using the Kryptor assay. A Kryptor assay measured significant higher levels of CgA compared with CisBio. Difference between Kryptor and CisBio not explained by patient covariates in this study. Storage at room temperature and 4 °C should be avoided when using the Kryptor assay.
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Key Words
- CgA, chromogranin A
- Chromogranin A methods
- ELISA, enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay
- ENETS, European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
- GEP-NET, gastroentropancreatic NET
- H2RA, H2-receptor antagonist
- LD, lactate dehydrogenase
- MDRD, modification of diet in renal diseases
- NET, neuroendocrine tumor
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- PPI, proton pump inhibitor
- TRACE, time-resolved amplified cryptate emission
- Temperature stability
- Tumor markers
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- R H P van der Knaap
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Lian K, Leiros HKS, Moe E. MutT from the fish pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida is a cold-active nucleotide-pool sanitization enzyme with unexpectedly high thermostability. FEBS Open Bio 2015; 5:107-16. [PMID: 25737836 PMCID: PMC4338371 DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Upon infection by pathogenic bacteria, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is part of the host organism's first line of defence. ROS damage a number of macromolecules, and in order to withstand such a harsh environment, the bacteria need to have well-functioning ROS scavenging and repair systems. Herein, MutT is an important nucleotide-pool sanitization enzyme, which degrades 8-oxo-dGTP and thus prevents it from being incorporated into DNA. In this context, we have performed a comparative biochemical and structural analysis of MutT from the fish pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida (AsMutT) and the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae (VcMutT), in order to analyse their function as nucleotide sanitization enzymes and also determine possible cold-adapted properties of AsMutT. The biochemical characterisation revealed that both enzymes possess activity towards the 8-oxo-dGTP substrate, and that AsMutT has a higher catalytic efficiency than VcMutT at all temperatures studied. Calculations based on the biochemical data also revealed a lower activation energy (E a) for AsMutT compared to VcMutT, and differential scanning calorimetry experiments showed that AsMutT displayed an unexpected higher melting temperature (T m) value than VcMutT. A comparative analysis of the crystal structure of VcMutT, determined to 2.42 Å resolution, and homology models of AsMutT indicate that three unique Gly residues in loops of VcMutT, and additional long range ion-pairs in AsMutT could explain the difference in temperature stability of the two enzymes. We conclude that AsMutT is a stable, cold-active enzyme with high catalytic efficiency and reduced E a, compared to the mesophilic VcMutT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kjersti Lian
- The Norwegian Structural Biology Center (NorStruct), Department of Chemistry, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Center (NorStruct), Department of Chemistry, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Center (NorStruct), Department of Chemistry, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway ; Macromolecular Crystallography Unit, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República - EAN, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Nakowitsch S, Waltenberger AM, Wressnigg N, Ferstl N, Triendl A, Kiefmann B, Montomoli E, Lapini G, Sergeeva M, Muster T, Romanova JR. Egg- or cell culture-derived hemagglutinin mutations impair virus stability and antigen content of inactivated influenza vaccines. Biotechnol J 2013; 9:405-14. [PMID: 24323790 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201300225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Egg-derived viruses are the only available seed material for influenza vaccine production. Vaccine manufacturing is done in embryonated chicken eggs, MDCK or Vero cells. In order to contribute to efficient production of influenza vaccines, we investigate whether the quality of inactivated vaccines is influenced by the propagation substrate. We demonstrate that H3N2 egg-derived seed viruses (A/Brisbane/10/07, IVR147, and A/Uruguay/716/07) triggered the hemagglutinin (HA) conformational change under less acidic conditions (0.2-0.6 pH units) than antigenically similar primary isolates. This phenotype was associated with HA1 (A138S, L194P) and HA2 (D160N) substitutions, and strongly related to decreased virus stability towards acidic pH and elevated temperature. The subsequent propagation of H3N2 and H1N1 egg-derived seed viruses in MDCK and Vero cells induced HA2 N50K (H1N1) and D160E (H3N2) mutations, improving virus growth in cell culture but further impairing virus stability. The prevention of the loss or recovery of stability was possible by cultivation at acidified conditions. Viruses carrying less stable HAs are more sensitive for HA conformational change during concentration, purification and storage. This results in decreased detectable HA antigen content - the main potency marker for inactivated influenza vaccines. Thus, virus stability can be a useful marker for predicting the manufacturing scope of seed viruses.
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