Interfacial Properties of Bilayer and Trilayer Graphene on Metal Substrates

One popular approach to prepare graphene is to grow them on transition metal substrates via chemical vapor deposition. By using the density functional theory with dispersion correction, we systematically investigate for the first time the interfacial properties of bilayer (BLG) and trilayer graphene (TLG) on metal substrates. Three categories of interfacial structures are revealed. The adsorption of B(T)LG on Al, Ag, Cu, Au, and Pt substrates is a weak physisorption, but a band gap can be opened. The adsorption of B(T)LG on Ti, Ni, and Co substrates is a strong chemisorption, and a stacking-insensitive band gap is opened for the two uncontacted layers of TLG. The adsorption of B(T)LG on Pd substrate is a weaker chemisorption, with a band gap opened for the uncontacted layers. This fundamental study also helps for B(T)LG device study due to inevitable graphene/metal contact.Comment: 1 table, 8 figure

Izdvajanje dihidromiricetina iz lišća biljke Ampelopsis grossedentata mikrovalnom i višefaznom protustrujnom ekstrakcijom

Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) technique in combination with multi-stage countercurrent extraction (MCE), namely microwave multi-stage countercurrent extraction (MMCE), was evaluated for the extraction of dihydromyricetin (DMY) from Ampelopsis grossedentata. Ethanol, methanol and water were used as extract solvents in the MMCE method. Of the three solvents used, water was found to be the best in extracting DMY from Ampelopsis grossedentata because it had a good extraction yield and is inexpensive, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. The optimal conditions of MMCE for the extraction of DMY can be determined to be the ratio of the extraction solvent to plant material of 30:1, the extraction time of 5 min, the extraction temperature of 110 °C and the microwave power of 600 W. In addition, the extraction efficiency of the MMCE method was compared with that of the microwave static batch extraction (MSBE) under the optimum extraction conditions. It was found that the MMCE method offered higher extraction efficiency than the MSBE method. Thus, the study suggests that the MMCE method provides an alternative technique in terms of both cost and efficiency.Ekstrakcija dihidromiricetina iz lišća biljke Ampelopsis grossedentata pokusno je provedena metodom mikrovalne ekstrakcije u kombinaciji s višefaznom protustrujnom ekstrakcijom. Kao otapalo upotrijebljeni su etanol, metanol i voda. Voda je najbolja za ekstrakciju dihidromiricetina iz Ampelopsis grossedentata jer daje dobro iskorištenje, jeftina je, nije toksična i ekološki je prihvatljiva. Kao optimalni uvjeti ovako kombinirane metode za ekstrakciju dihidromiricetina određeni su: omjer otapala i biljnog materijala 30:1, vrijeme ekstrakcije od 5 min, temperatura od 110 °C i snaga mikrovalova od 600 W. Uspoređujući učinkovitost ove metode s metodom diskontinuirane mikrovalne ekstrakcije u optimalnim uvjetima, vidi se da se veća učinkovitost ekstrakcije postiže višefaznom nego diskontinuiranom mikrovalnom ekstrakcijom. Stoga se, s obzirom na troškove i njezinu učinkovitost, može preporučiti kao alternativna metoda

Dobivanje apigenina iz lišća biljke Adinandra nitida

Leaves of Adinandra nitida were used as raw material, and a new industrially significant method of preparing apigenin was established by hydrolyzing a water extract and recrystallizing it with ethanol in order to obtain a new source for the production of this flavone. A yield of about 2.5 % (dry mass) was obtained with the purity of 93.05 %, determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Moreover, the main flavonoids in leaves of Adinandra nitida and the product after acid hydrolysis were identified as camellianin A and apigenin, respectively, by ultraviolet-visible spectrometry (UV/VIS) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS).U ovom je radu prikazan novi, za industriju važan, postupak dobivanja apigenina hidrolizom vodenog ekstrakta i rekristalizacije etanolom. Kao sirovina za dobivanje ovog flavona upotrijebljeno je lišće biljke Adinandra nitida. Postignut je prinos od otprilike 2,5 % masenog udjela apigenina, a visokodjelotvornom tekućinskom kromatografijom (HPLC) određena je čistoća proizvoda od 93,05 %. Primjenom UV/VIS i ESI-MS spektrometrije (spektrometrije masa uz elektroraspršenje) utvrđeno je da je glavni flavonoid u lišću biljke Adinandra nitida kamelianin A, čijom hidrolizom nastaje apigenin

Synthesis of 4′,7-Diacetoxyapigenin and Its Apoptotic Induction in Human Hep G2 Cells

In this study, 4′,7-diacetoxyapigenin [4-(7-acetoxy-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-2-yl) phenyl acetate] was synthesized for the first time. Its chemical structure was identified by UV, ESI-MS, 1H and 13C-NMR. It could inhibit the proliferation of Hep G2 cells in a dose-dependent manner and induce the significant increase of the G0/G1 cell population. After treatment by 4′,7-diacetoxyapigenin, phosphatidylserine of Hep G2 cells could significantly translocate to the surface of the membrane. The increase of an early apoptotic population was observed by both annexin-FITC and PI staining. It was concluded that 4′,7-diacetoxyapigenin not only induced cells to enter into apoptosis, but also affected the progress of the cell cycle

Preparative Separation and Identification of the Flavonoid Phlorhizin from the Crude Extract of Lithocarpus Polystachyus Rehd

The flavonoid phlorhizin is abundant in the leaves of Sweet Tea(ST, Lithocarpus Polystachyus Rehd). Phlorhizinwas preparatively separated and purified from a crude ST extract containing 40% total flavonoids by static adsorption and dynamic desorption on ADS-7 macroporous resin and neutral alumina column chromatography. Only water and ethanol were used as solvents and eluants throughout the whole separation and purification process. Using a phlorhizin standard as the reference compound, the target compound separated from the crude ST extracts was analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrosprayionization mass spectrometry (EIS-MS) and identified as 99.87% pure (by HPLC-UV) phlorhizin. The results showed that 10g of the targetcompound could be obtained from 40g of the crude extracts in a single operation, indicating a 40% recovery. Therefore, this represents an efficientand environmentally-friendly technology for separating and purifying phlorhizinfrom ST leaves

Preparing Apigenin from Leaves of Adinandra nitida

Leaves of Adinandra nitida were used as raw material, and a new industrially significant method of preparing apigenin was established by hydrolyzing a water extract and recrystallizing it with ethanol in order to obtain a new source for the production of this flavone. A yield of about 2.5 % (dry mass) was obtained with the purity of 93.05 %, determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Moreover, the main flavonoids in leaves of Adinandra nitida and the product after acid hydrolysis were identified as camellianin A and apigenin, respectively, by ultraviolet-visible spectrometry (UV/VIS) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS)

1H NMR-Based Metabolic Profiling of Urine from Mice Fed Lentinula edodes-Derived Polysaccharides

A heteropolysaccharide, named L2, from Lentinula edodes has been proved to possess immunostimulating and anti-ageing activities in previous studies, but its acting mechanism was not completely understood. In this study, 1H NMR spectroscopy approach was employed to investigate the metabolic profiles of the urine from adult mice after L2 intervention. Using principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares-discriminate analysis (PLS-DA), 22 potential biomarkers were found to be mainly involved in some metabolic pathways: amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, urea cycle and gut microbiota metabolism. Among them, the significantly altered metabolites include: elevated glutamate (75%) and creatine (64%); decreased proline (65%), betaine (58%), fucose (63%) and dimethylamine (59%). In conclusion, the present data is helpful to understand the mechanisms related to previously confirmed immunomodulation and anti-aging effects of L2, and provide valuable information for mining new functions of L2