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Finally, we have also considered other strategies to improve MOF-derived composites in oxygen evolution activity, including bimetallic doping and physical grinding strategy. The approach described here can further be extended to other cobalt-based MOFs-derived electrocatalysts for water splitting.The high levels of secondary metabolites in rapeseed play important roles in determining the oil quality and feeding value. Here, we characterized the metabolic profiles in seeds of various yellow- and black-seeded rapeseed accessions. Two hundred and forty-eight features were characterized, including 31 phenolic acids, 54 flavonoids, 24 glucosinolates, 65 lipid compounds, and 74 other polar compounds. XL177A The most abundant phenolic acids and various flavonoids (epicatechin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, quercetin, and their derivatives) were widely detected and showed significant differences in distribution between the yellow- and black-seeded rapeseed. Furthermore, the related genes (e.g., BnTT3, BnTT18, BnTT10, BnTT12, and BnBAN) involved in the proanthocyanidin pathway had lower expression levels in yellow-seeded rapeseed, strongly suggesting that the seed coat color could be mainly determined by the levels of epicatechin and their derivatives. These results improve our understanding of the primary constituents of rapeseed and lay the foundation for breeding novel varieties with a high nutritional value.Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization-high-resolution/accuracy Fourier transform mass spectrometry (RPC-ESI-FTMS) and chemometrics were exploited to evaluate the influence of horizontal centrifugation by two- or three-phase decanters on the content of major phenolic secoiridoids in extravirgin olive oils (EVOOs). Despite the occurrence of other potential sources of variability typical of commercial olive oils, horizontal centrifugation was found to play a primary role, with a general increase of secoiridoid content occurring when two-phase decanters were used. As emphasized by principal component analysis (PCA), the increase involved preferentially oleacin and oleocanthal, when oxidative deterioration was purposely minimized during and/or after production, and oleuropein and ligstroside aglycones, when no vertical centrifugation was performed at the end of the productive cycle. The influence of the type of horizontal centrifugation was also emphasized by the elaboration of RPC-ESI-FTMS data based on hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA).A practical and environmentally friendly protocol for the selective oxidation of aryl olefins to arylethanone derivatives by using a Cu(I) catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) has been developed. A series of 2-tert-butoxy-1-arylethanones were obtained in moderate to good yields under mild conditions with high selectivity. In this method, TBHP acts not only as an oxidant but also as the tert-butoxy and carbonyl oxygen sources. This enables one-step oxidation/tert-butoxylation. Various allyl peroxides were also synthesized from allyl substrates.The development of switches responding to specific pH changes was particularly useful in wide application fields. Owing to flexible switches simulated by pH, i-motif DNAs are widely used as a pH sensor. But its character of structure transition strongly dependent on acidic pH severely hampers the application of i-motif DNA in physiological media. Herein, we report the stable i-motif structure formed at a physiological pH triggered by spatial confinement of silica nanochannels. Three classic DNA chains containing 21-mer i-motif domain base-pairs and a single-stranded multiply (T)n spacer, 5'-COOH-(T)n-CCCTAACCCTAACCCTAACCC-3', were employed to evaluate the enhanced stability of i-motif structure. Compared to their free states in a dilute solution, the transition pH of all i-motif DNAs decorated in nanochannels remarkably shifts toward a neutral pH. Moreover, the transition midpoint can be tuned sensitively over the physiologically relevant pH range through slightly varying the length of T base spacer. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations validate that the increased proton density in a nanochannel triggers the formation of an i-motif structure under a neutral pH. Finally, this i-motif DNA based nanochannels electrode was successfully employed to monitor pH in brain microdialysates followed by cerebral ischemia. The present approach is not limited by fundamental investigation for DNA conformation but may extend toward the manipulation of i-motif based structures for artificial molecular machines and signaling systems.We developed a chemoselective catalytic activation of carboxylic acid for a 1e- radical process. α-Oxidation of a variety of carboxylic acids, which preferentially undergo undesired decarboxylation under radical conditions, proceeded efficiently under the optimized conditions. Chemoselective enolization of carboxylic acid was also achieved even in the presence of more acidic carbonyls. Extensive mechanistic studies revealed that the cooperative actions of iron species and alkali metal ions derived from 4 Å molecular sieves substantially facilitated the enolization. For the first time, catalytic enolization of unprotected carboxylic acid was achieved without external addition of stoichiometric amounts of Brønsted base. The formed redox-active heterobimetallic enediolate efficiently coupled with free radical TEMPO, providing synthetically useful α-hydroxy and keto acid derivatives.The repertoire of glycans expressed by individual cells and tissues is enormous, and various estimates indicate that thousands of different glycans and "glycan determinants" are critical for functional recognition by glycan-binding proteins. Defining the steady-state expression and functional impacts of the human glycome will require a concerted worldwide effort, along with the development of new immunological, genetic, chemical, and biochemical technologies. Here, we describe the generation of smart anti-glycan reagents (SAGRs), recombinant antibodies that recognize novel glycan determinants. The antibodies are generated by the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), through immunization with glycoconjugates, cells, and even tissues. SAGRs represent a versatile immunological tool for defining the expression of glycans in cells and tissues. We also present a comparison of lamprey-derived anti-carbohydrate antibodies that have been characterized to date. Finally, we explore the unique glyco-genome of the lamprey itself as it compares to those of humans and mice and how it may relate to the lamprey's inherent capacity to produce antibodies to mammalian glycans.