In this study, we investigated the potential of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from Chinese traditional fermented foods to reduce the toxicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), and its subsequent detoxification mechanism. Among all the investigated L. plantarum strains, L. plantarum C88 showed the strongest AFB1 binding capacity in vitro, and was orally administered to mice with liver oxidative damage ...

By means of the density functional theory calculations, two C88(D2:35)-based endohedral fullerenes, Lu3C2@C88(D2:35) and Lu3N@C88(D2:35) which encapsulate tri-lutetium carbide and tri-lutetium nitride cluster were investigated. For the cores in Lu3C2@C88 and Lu3N@C88, the trivalent C2 and N respectively template a butterfly-shaped endohedral moiety and a planar tri-lutetium cluster within the s...

The trifluoromethylation of a higher fullerene mixture followed by HPLC separation allowed the isolation and X-ray structural characterization of C1-C88(CF3)18 and D2-C92(CF3)16 compounds that turned out to be the derivatives of C2-C88 (isomer 33) and D2-C92 (isomer 82), respectively.

Positive charge at lysine residues of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) was neutralized through carbamylation reaction and its effect on the conformational stability of the enzyme was studied. Additionally, guanidination of HEWL was also performed, in which the modified derivative retained the positive charge at lysine residues, but with the addition of guanidino group. About 88% and 85% of lysine ...

Eleven Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from traditional Chinese fermented foods were investigated for their in vitro scavenging activity against hydroxyl and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radicals, and their resistance to hydrogen peroxide. L. plantarum C88 at a dose of 10(10) CFU/ml showed the highest hydroxyl radical and DPPH scavenging activities, with inhibition rates o...

A non-isolated pentagon rule metallic carbide clusterfullerene containing a heptagonal ring, Sc2C2@Cs(hept)-C88, was isolated from the raw soot obtained by electric arc vaporization of graphite rods packed with Sc2O3 and graphite powder under a helium atmosphere. The Sc2C2@Cs(hept)-C88 was purified by multistage high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), cocrystallized with Ni-(octaethylpor...

Two varieties of Pearl millet seeds (Penisetum glaucum) (Ex-Borno and SOSAT C88) were obtained from the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri-Nigeria and reconditioned to moisture contents ranging from 10% 20% w.b. The reconditioned seeds were then evaluated for dimensions, sphericity, bulk density, solid density, porosity, thousand seed mass, angle of repose and static coefficient of frictio...

In this paper, we describe how to solve Model A (finite number of countries complete markets) of the JEDC project by using a simulation-based Parameterized Expectations Algorithm (PEA). JEL classification : C6; C63; C68; C88

We have studied the structural transformation of Sm@C88 under pressure up to 18 GPa by infrared spectroscopy combined with theoretical simulations. The infrared-active vibrational modes of Sm@C88 at ambient conditions have been assigned for the first time. Pressure-induced blue and red shifts of the corresponding vibrational modes indicate an anisotropic deformation of the carbon cage upon comp...