CCL

CCL 2018 29( 05) Published: 22 May 2018

Perspective

Biochemical reactions in metabolite-protein interaction

Wen Wang, Dinesh Singh Tekcham, Min Yan, Zhichao Wang, Huan Qi, Xiaolong Liu, Hai-Long Piao

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 645-647 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.002

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An update on the recently developed chemical proteomics called activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) has been reviewed. ABPP is able to identify proteins interacted either covalently or non-covalently with metabolites significantly, which will facilitate the characterization of specific metabolite regulating proteins in human disease progression.

Reviews

Biomarker-targeted fluorescent probes for breast cancer imaging

Dongfang Yue, Meiling Wang, Fei Deng, Wenting Yin, Haidong Zhao, Xiaoming Zhao, Zhaochao Xu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 648-656 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2018.01.046

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This review summarized fluorescent probes for breast cancer imaging according to different biomarkers probes recognized.

Rapid development in two-dimensional layered perovskite materials and their application in solar cells

Sajjad Ahmad, Xin Guo

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 657-663 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.057

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This review summarized recent research progresses of two-dimensional layered organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials and their photovoltaic performances in 2D perovskite solar cells.

Applications of low temperature calorimetry in material research

Xin Liu, Jipeng Luo, Nan Yin, Zhi-Cheng Tan, Quan Shi

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 664-670 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.021

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Low temperature calorimetry has been used not only to obtain heat capacity, entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy, but also to investigate and understand lattice vibrations, metals, superconductivity, electronic and nuclear magnetism, dilute magnetic systems and structural transition involved in material research.

Species, engineering and characterizations of defects in TiO₂-based photocatalyst

Beibei Dong, Taifeng Liu, Can Li, Fuxiang Zhang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 671-680 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.12.002

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This review gave a brief summary on the main species, engineering and characterizations of defects on the TiO₂-realted model photocatalyst.

Advances in engineering methylotrophic yeast for biosynthesis of valuable chemicals from methanol

Xingpeng Duan, Jiaoqi Gao, Yongjin J. Zhou

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 681-686 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.11.015

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Methylotrophic yeasts, which can use methanol as carbon and energy source, have been wildly used as microbial cell factories for biomanufacturing. Methanol derived from diverse sources could be transformed into precursor, such as pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, for the production of valuable chemicals through genetic engineering of methylotrophic yeast.

Non-metallic gold nanoclusters for oxygen activation and aerobic oxidation

Guomei Zhang, Ruru Wang, Gao Li

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 687-693 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2018.01.043

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In this review, oxygen activation and their aerobic oxidation over the Au nanoclusters are presented. The size-specificity, ligand engineering, and doping effects and the proposed reactions’ mechanism and the structure-activity relationships at the atomic level are also discussed.

Communications

Elucidating the various multi-phosphorylation statuses of protein functional regions by 193-nm ultraviolet photodissociation

Zheyi Liu, You Jiang, Chunlei Xiao, Xingchuang Xiong, Tao Wang, Jinan Li, Fangjun Wang, Xiang Fang, Xueming Yang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 694-698 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.020

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The 193-nm ultraviolet photodissociation strategy could significantly improve the MS ability in elucidating the confused phosphorylation sites with multiple possible positions due to its ability in generating more phosphorylation site-determining ions and providing higher sequence coverage.

Carrier dynamics in CsPbI₃ perovskite microcrystals synthesized in solution phase

Jinwen Hu, Chunyi Zhao, Sheng He, Wenming Tian, Ce Hao, Shengye Jin

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 699-702 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.005

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Carrier diffusion and recombination kinetics in all-inorganic CsPbI₃ perovskite microcrystals directly synthesized in solution phase are reported.

Aptamer based fluorescent probe for serum HER2-ECD detection: The clinical utility in breast cancer

Meiling Wang, Dongfang Yue, Qinglong Qiao, Lu Miao, Haidong Zhao, Zhaochao Xu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 703-706 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2018.03.025

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HB5 aptamer-based probe has been developed for serum HER2-ECD test in auxiliary clinical diagnosis and treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients.

Radiofrequency field enhanced chemical ionization with vacuum ultraviolet lamp for miniature time-of-flight mass spectrometer

Lijuan Zhou, Jichun Jiang, Kun Zhao, Jinxu Li, Chenxin Wu, Haiyang Li, Di Tian, Keyong Hou

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 707-710 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.11.021

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Radiofrequency field enhanced chemical ionization enhances the sensitivity of benzene, toluene, hydrogen sulfide and other compounds by 2–3 orders of magnitude and expanded the detection range of the compounds with ionization energy from 10.6 eV to 12.0 eV.

Tailoring thermal conductivity of bulk graphene oxide by tuning the oxidation degree

Qing-Long Meng, Hengchang Liu, Zhiwei Huang, Shuang Kong, Peng Jiang, Xinhe Bao

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 711-715 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.028

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The thermal conductivity of graphene oxides can be tailored by tuning oxidation degree due to the introduction of atomic- and nano-scale phonon scattering centers.

A non-aqueous Li/organosulfur semi-solid flow battery

Chenhui Wang, Qinzhi Lai, Pengcheng Xu, Xianfeng Li, Huamin Zhang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 716-718 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.12.025

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A non-aqueous Li/organosulfur semi-solid flow battery is constructed. The battery with a high cell voltage of 3.36 V achieves coulombic efficiency of 99%, voltage efficiency of 73% and energy efficiency of 72% at the current density of 5 mA/cm².

Cholesterol modulating the orientation of His17 in hepatitis C virus p7 (5a) viroporin-A molecular dynamic simulation study

Yuebin Zhang, Xiangda Peng, Hong Ren, Huiying Chu, Yan Li, Guohui Li

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (05): 719-723 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.053

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The cholesterol molecules interact with p7 channel between the adjoint H3 helixes, resulting in prominent conformational changes of these helical segments, which further exerts influence on the His17 residues of i + 2 monomer, leading to the residues facing towards to the lumen of the pore. Such side chain orientations of His17 are considered to be essential for the channel’s ionic selectivity and gating.