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Sinha Roy P, Mention MM, Patti AF, Garnier G, Allais F, Saito K. Photo-responsive lignin fragment-based polymers as switchable adhesives. Polym Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py01474b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Easy detachable and reusable adhesives are attractive as single-use adhesive replacements to reduce waste and promote reuse, recycling, or even upcycling options. Lignin, the second most abundant polymer and a...
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Abiola TT, Rioux B, Johal S, Mention MM, Brunissen F, Woolley JM, Allais F, Stavros VG. Insight into the Photodynamics of Photostabilizer Molecules. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:8388-8397. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c05580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Temitope T. Abiola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7ALUnited Kingdom
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7ALUnited Kingdom
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7ALUnited Kingdom
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7ALUnited Kingdom
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Rioux B, Combes J, Woolley JM, Rodrigues NDN, Mention MM, Stavros VG, Allais F. From Biomass-Derived p-Hydroxycinnamic Acids to Novel Sustainable and Non-Toxic Phenolics-Based UV-Filters: A Multidisciplinary Journey. Front Chem 2022; 10:886367. [PMID: 35864863 PMCID: PMC9294603 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.886367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Although organic UV-filters are extensively used in cosmetics to protect consumers from the deleterious effects of solar UV radiation-exposure, they suffer from some major drawbacks such as their fossil origin and their toxicity to both humans and the environment. Thus, finding sustainable and non-toxic UV-filters is becoming a topic of great interest for the cosmetic industry. A few years ago, sinapoyl malate was shown to be a powerful naturally occurring UV-filter. Building on these findings, we decided to design and optimize an entire value chain that goes from biomass to innovative biobased and non-toxic lignin-derived UV-filters. This multidisciplinary approach relies on: 1) The production of phenolic synthons using either metabolite extraction from biomass or their bioproduction through synthetic biology/fermentation/in stream product recovery; 2) their functionalization using green chemistry to access sinapoyl malate and analogues; 3) the study of their UV-filtering activity, their photostability, their biological properties; and 4) their photodynamics. This mini-review aims at demonstrating that combining biotechnology, green chemistry, downstream process and photochemistry is a powerful approach to transform biomass and, in particular lignins, into high value-added innovative UV-filters.
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- Benjamin Rioux
- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingtom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingtom
- Lipotec SAU, Barcelona, Spain
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingtom
- *Correspondence: Vasilios G. Stavros, ; Florent Allais,
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle, France
- *Correspondence: Vasilios G. Stavros, ; Florent Allais,
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Abiola TT, Rioux B, Toldo JM, Alarcan J, Woolley JM, Turner MAP, Coxon DJL, Telles do Casal M, Peyrot C, Mention MM, Buma WJ, Ashfold MNR, Braeuning A, Barbatti M, Stavros VG, Allais F. Towards developing novel and sustainable molecular light-to-heat converters. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15239-15252. [PMID: 34976344 PMCID: PMC8634993 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05077j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Light-to-heat conversion materials generate great interest due to their widespread applications, notable exemplars being solar energy harvesting and photoprotection. Another more recently identified potential application for such materials is in molecular heaters for agriculture, whose function is to protect crops from extreme cold weather and extend both the growing season and the geographic areas capable of supporting growth, all of which could help reduce food security challenges. To address this demand, a new series of phenolic-based barbituric absorbers of ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been designed and synthesised in a sustainable manner. The photophysics of these molecules has been studied in solution using femtosecond transient electronic and vibrational absorption spectroscopies, allied with computational simulations and their potential toxicity assessed by in silico studies. Following photoexcitation to the lowest singlet excited state, these barbituric absorbers repopulate the electronic ground state with high fidelity on an ultrafast time scale (within a few picoseconds). The energy relaxation pathway includes a twisted intramolecular charge-transfer state as the system evolves out of the Franck–Condon region, internal conversion to the ground electronic state, and subsequent vibrational cooling. These barbituric absorbers display promising light-to-heat conversion capabilities, are predicted to be non-toxic, and demand further study within neighbouring application-based fields. The synthesis and photophysical properties of phenolic barbiturics are reported. These molecules convert absorbed ultraviolet light to heat with high fidelity and may be suitable for inclusion in foliar sprays to boost crop protection and production.![]()
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- Temitope T Abiola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech 51110 Pomacle France
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- Department of Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10 10589 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK .,Department of Physics, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK .,Department of Physics, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK.,EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diamond Science and Technology UK
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech 51110 Pomacle France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech 51110 Pomacle France
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands.,Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University 6525 ED Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- Department of Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10 10589 Berlin Germany
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, ICR Marseille France .,Institut Universitaire de France 75231 Paris France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech 51110 Pomacle France
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Gallos A, Crowet JM, Michely L, Raghuwanshi VS, Mention MM, Langlois V, Dauchez M, Garnier G, Allais F. Blending Ferulic Acid Derivatives and Polylactic Acid into Biobased and Transparent Elastomeric Materials with Shape Memory Properties. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1568-1578. [PMID: 33689317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thanks to its remarkable properties such as sustainability, compostability, biocompatibility, and transparency, poly-l-lactic acid (PLA) would be a suitable replacement for oil-based polymers should it not suffer from low flexibility and poor toughness, restricting its use to rigid plastic by excluding elastomeric applications. Indeed, there are few fully biobased and biodegradable transparent elastomers-PLA-based or not-currently available. In the last decades, many strategies have been investigated to soften PLA and enhance its toughness and elongation at break by using plasticizers, oligomers, or polymers. This work shows how a ferulic acid-derived biobased additive (BDF) blends with a common rigid and brittle commercial grade of polylactic acid to provide a transparent non-covalently cross-linked elastomeric material with shape memory behavior exhibiting an elongation at break of 434% (vs 6% for pristine PLA). Through a structure-activity relationship analysis conducted with BDF analogues and a modeling study, we propose a mechanism based on π-π stacking to account for the elastomeric properties. Blending ferulic acid derivatives with polylactic acid generates a new family of fully sustainable transparent elastomeric materials with functional properties such as shape memory.
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- Antoine Gallos
- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle 51100, France
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- CNRS UMR 7369 MEDyC, Chaire MAgICS, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex 2 51687, France
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- Systèmes Polymères Complexes, Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC), 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, Thiais 94320, France
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- BioPRIA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle 51100, France
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- Systèmes Polymères Complexes, Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC), 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, Thiais 94320, France
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- CNRS UMR 7369 MEDyC, Chaire MAgICS, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex 2 51687, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle 51100, France.,BioPRIA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, Pomacle 51100, France.,BioPRIA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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Abiola TT, Rodrigues NDN, Ho C, Coxon DJL, Horbury MD, Toldo JM, do Casal MT, Rioux B, Peyrot C, Mention MM, Balaguer P, Barbatti M, Allais F, Stavros VG. New Generation UV-A Filters: Understanding Their Photodynamics on a Human Skin Mimic. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:337-344. [PMID: 33353308 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The sparsity of efficient commercial ultraviolet-A (UV-A) filters is a major challenge toward developing effective broadband sunscreens with minimal human- and eco-toxicity. To combat this, we have designed a new class of Meldrum-based phenolic UV-A filters. We explore the ultrafast photodynamics of coumaryl Meldrum, CMe, and sinapyl Meldrum (SMe), both in an industry-standard emollient and on a synthetic skin mimic, using femtosecond transient electronic and vibrational absorption spectroscopies and computational simulations. Upon photoexcitation to the lowest excited singlet state (S1), these Meldrum-based phenolics undergo fast and efficient nonradiative decay to repopulate the electronic ground state (S0). We propose an initial ultrafast twisted intramolecular charge-transfer mechanism as these systems evolve out of the Franck-Condon region toward an S1/S0 conical intersection, followed by internal conversion to S0 and subsequent vibrational cooling. Importantly, we correlate these findings to their long-term photostability upon irradiation with a solar simulator and conclude that these molecules surpass the basic requirements of an industry-standard UV filter.
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- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diamond Science and Technology, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France
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Peyrot C, Mention MM, Brunissen F, Allais F. Sinapic Acid Esters: Octinoxate Substitutes Combining Suitable UV Protection and Antioxidant Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9090782. [PMID: 32847133 PMCID: PMC7554726 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9090782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In 2021, Hawaii will permanently ban the use and sale of octinoxate-based sunscreens as studies have shown serious impacts of such UV filters on the coral reef. This ban, which could be generalized to other countries, highlights the extreme need to offer alternative UV filters that are not only effective in terms of sun protection, but also healthy with regards to human health and the environment. In this context, a wide library of p-hydroxycinnamic esters deriving from naturally occurring sinapic acid has been synthesized using a Knoevenagel–Doebner condensation. The UV filtering activities as well as the antioxidant properties of these sinapic acid esters were then investigated. The results showed promising UVB protection and antioxidant efficacy. A Structure–Activity Relationship (SAR) study on the sinapic acid esters highlighted the need of a free phenol to, as expected, observe antioxidant activity, but also to obtain a higher intensity of protection. Moreover, the nature of the ester moiety also proved to be a key structural feature for the UV absorbance, as higher steric hindrance on the ester moiety leads to more active compounds. The judicious structural design of sinapic esters thus provides promising compounds combining UV protection and antioxidant activity.
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Mouterde LMM, Peru AAM, Mention MM, Brunissen F, Allais F. Sustainable Straightforward Synthesis and Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Sinapine and Analogues. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:6998-7004. [PMID: 32484692 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Naturally occurring sinapine was successfully synthesized through a proline-mediated Knoevenagel-Doebner condensation in ethanol. This synthetic process involving biobased syringaldehyde, Meldrum's acid, and choline chloride offers a sustainable alternative to the existing low-yield pathways. This two-step strategy gives access to sinapine in a 52% overall yield and has been implemented in the synthesis of sinapine analogues, using 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, and vanillin as precursors, giving target molecules with 34-61% overall isolated yields. The purity of synthetic sinapine and its analogues (ca. 95%) was assessed by NMR and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses. Furthermore, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were assessed, and the potential of this series of molecules was confirmed.
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- Louis M M Mouterde
- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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- URD Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles (ABI), CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110, Pomacle, France
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