The gut microbial metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide and cardiovascular diseases

J Zhen, Z Zhou, M He, HX Han, EH Lv… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are exceedingly high worldwide.
Researchers have found that the occurrence and development of CVDs are closely related …

Endogenous photosensitizers in human skin

EL Bastos, FH Quina, MS Baptista - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced
transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for …

Linker engineering for reactive oxygen species generation efficiency in ultra-stable nickel-based metal–organic frameworks

K Wu, XY Liu, PW Cheng, YL Huang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial charge transfer on the surface of heterogeneous photocatalysts dictates the
efficiency of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and therefore the efficiency of …

Glucose-oxidase like catalytic mechanism of noble metal nanozymes

J Chen, Q Ma, M Li, D Chao, L Huang, W Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Au nanoparticles (NPs) have been found to be excellent glucose oxidase mimics, while the
catalytic processes have rarely been studied. Here, we reveal that the process of glucose …

Surface Boronizing Can Weaken the Excitonic Effects of BiOBr Nanosheets for Efficient O2 Activation and Selective NO Oxidation under Visible Light Irradiation

Y Shi, Z Yang, L Shi, H Li, X Liu, X Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The photocatalytic O2 activation for pollutant removal highly depends on the controlled
generation of desired reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, we demonstrate that the …

Regulating Spin Polarization through Cationic Vacancy Defects in Bi4Ti3O12 for Enhanced Molecular Oxygen Activation

D Zhang, Y Li, P Wang, J Qu, S Zhan… - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular oxygen (O2) activation technology is of great significance in environmental
purification due to its eco‐friendly operation and cost‐effective nature. However, the …

From ground-state to excited-state activation modes: Flavin-dependent “ene”-reductases catalyzed non-natural radical reactions

H Fu, TK Hyster - Accounts of chemical research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Enzymes are desired catalysts for chemical synthesis, because they can be
engineered to provide unparalleled levels of efficiency and selectivity. Yet, despite the …

Magnetic field effects in biology from the perspective of the radical pair mechanism

H Zadeh-Haghighi, C Simon - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hundreds of studies have found that weak magnetic fields can significantly influence various
biological systems. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena remain …

[HTML][HTML] Dual defect regulation of BiOCl halogen layer enables photocatalytic O2 activation into singlet oxygen for refractory aromatic pollutant removal

Y Sun, W Han, F Zhang, H Li, Z Zhang, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The generation of singlet oxygen (1 O 2) based on photocatalytic activation O 2 is
considered to have important application prospects in purifying refractory organic pollutants …

Redox signaling by reactive electrophiles and oxidants

S Parvez, MJC Long, JR Poganik, Y Aye - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The concept of cell signaling in the context of nonenzyme-assisted protein modifications by
reactive electrophilic and oxidative species, broadly known as redox signaling, is a uniquely …