In this work, the interaction of jatrorrhizine with human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by means of UV-vis and fluorescence spectra. The intrinsic fluorescence of HSA was quenched by jatrorrhizine, which was rationalized in terms of the static quenching mechanism. The results show that jatrorrhizine can obviously bind to HSA molecules. According to fluorescence quenching calculations, the bimolecular quenching constant (kq), apparent quenching constant (KSV) at different temperatures were obtained. The binding constants K are 4059 L mol(-1) and 1438 L mol(-1) at 299 K and 304 K respectively, and the number of binding sites n is almost 1. The thermodynamic parameters determined by the Van't Hoff analysis of the binding constants (ΔH -12.25 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS 28.17 J mol(-1) K(-1)) clearly indicate that the electrostatic force plays a major role in the process. The efficiency of energy transfer and the distance between the donor (HSA) and the acceptor (jatrorrhizine) were calculated as 22.2% and 3.19 nm according to Föster's non-radiative energy transfer theory. In addition, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy reveals that jatrorrhizine can influence HSA's microstructure. That is, jatrorrhizine is more vicinal to tryptophane (Trp) residue than to tyrosine (Tyr) residue and the damage site is also mainly at Trp residue. Molecular modeling result shows that jatrorrhizine-HSA complex formed not only on the basis of electrostatic forces, but also on the basis of π-π staking and hydrogen bond. The research results will offer a reference for the studies on the biological effects and action mechanism of small molecule with protein.
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have been considered as one of the most promising technologies for high‐efficiency electrical energy generation using a variety of fuels, including hydrogen, natural gas, biogas, carbon monoxide, liquid hydrocarbons and solid carbon. Carbon‐fueled SOFCs (CF‐SOFCs) potentially have the highest volume power density because solid carbon has a fuel energy density of 23.95 kWh L−1, which is approximately 10 times higher than that of liquid hydrogen. However, the reactivity and fluid mobility of carbon is significantly lower than those of gaseous fuels; thus, CF‐SOFCs will be kinetically limited at the anode. Herein, we review the development of anodes in CF‐SOFCs from the perspective of material compositions and microstructures. Challenges and research trends based on the fundamental understanding of the materials science and engineering for anode development in CF‐SOFCs are discussed.
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