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Huang S, Chen M, Lu H, Eitssayeam S, Min Y, Shi P. Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the binding characteristics of DOM derived from livestock manure biochar with Cu(II). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:24250-24262. [PMID: 38436847 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32646-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) has the potential to influence the environmental application of biochar and the behavior of heavy metals. In this study, the binding properties of BDOM derived from livestock manure biochar at different pyrolysis temperatures with Cu(II) were investigated based on a multi-analytical approach. The results showed that the DOC concentration, aromatics, and humification degree of BDOM were higher in the process of low pyrolysis of biochar. The pyrolysis temperature changed the composition of BDOM functional groups, which affected the binding mechanism of BDOM-Cu(II). Briefly, humic-like and protein-like substances dominated BDOM-Cu(II) binding at low and high pyrolysis temperatures, respectively. The higher binding capacity for Cu(II) was exhibited by BDOM derived from the lower pyrolysis temperature, due to the carboxyl as the main binding site in humic acid had high content and binding ability at low-temperature. The amide in proteins only participated in the BDOM-Cu(II) binding at high pyrolysis temperature, and polysaccharides also played an important role in the binding process. Moreover, the biochar underwent the secondary reaction at certain high temperatures, which led to condensation reaction of the aromatic structure and the conversion of large molecules into small molecules, affecting the BDOM-Cu(II) binding sites.
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- Shujun Huang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedicine and Health, Shanghai Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Shanghai, 201699, People's Republic of China
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- Physics and Materials Science Department, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China.
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200090, People's Republic of China.
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Fan T, Yao X, Sang D, Liu L, Sun Z, Deng H, Zhang Y, Sun X. Composition characteristics and metal binding behavior of macrophyte-derived DOM (MDOM) under microbial combined photodegradation: A state closer to actual macrophytic lakes. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133124. [PMID: 38142658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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In actual lakes, the "unstable components" of macrophyte-derived DOM (MDOM) are always degraded and cannot exist abidingly, but the environmental impact brought by it is ignored. In this study, MDOM from Potamogeton crispus was extracted to carry out microbial combined photodegradation (M-Photodegradation) and fluorescence titration experiments. Then the traits and metal binding reaction of MDOM under M-Photodegradation were analysed and compared with the features of lake-derived DOM (LDOM) from point monitoring of Dongping Lake through EEM-PARAFAC, 2D-SF-COS, and 2D-FTIR-COS. The results showed that the features of MDOM after M-Photodegradation were closer to those of LDOM. The degradation amplitudes were 93.53% ± 0.53% for C4 in microbial degradation and 78.31% ± 0.74% for C3 in photodegradation. Correspondingly, both were hardly detected in LDOM. Protein-like substances and aliphatic C-OH were preferentially selected by Cu2+, while humic-like matter and phenolic hydroxyl O-H responded faster to Pb2+. Although the binding sequences remained unchanged after M-Photodegradation, the LogKCu and LogKPb of components decreased overall, indicating increased environmental risks. This study proves that the refractory MDOM retained after degradation was more consistent with the actual state of macrophytic lakes and provides more information for the treatment of heavy metal pollution in lakes.
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- Tuantuan Fan
- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China.
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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Li W, Lu L, Du H. Deciphering DOM-metal binding using EEM-PARAFAC: Mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:14388-14405. [PMID: 38289550 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32072-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a pivotal component of the biogeochemical cycles and can combine with metal ions through chelation or complexation. Understanding this process is crucial for tracing metal solubility, mobility, and bioavailability. Fluorescence excitation emission matrix (EEM) and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) has emerged as a popular tool in deciphering DOM-metal interactions. In this review, we primarily discuss the advantages of EEM-PARAFAC compared with other algorithms and its main limitations in studying DOM-metal binding, including restrictions in spectral considerations, mathematical assumptions, and experimental procedures, as well as how to overcome these constraints and shortcomings. We summarize the principles of EEM to uncover DOM-metal association, including why fluorescence gets quenched and some potential mechanisms that affect the accuracy of fluorescence quenching. Lastly, we review some significant and innovative research, including the application of 2D-COS in DOM-metal binding analysis, hoping to provide a fresh perspective for possible future hotspots of study. We argue the expansion of EEM applications to a broader range of areas related to natural organic matter. This extension would facilitate our exploration of the mobility and fate of metals in the environment.
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- Weijun Li
- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410127, China
- Yuelu Mountain Laboratory, Hunan Agricultural University Area, Changsha, 410000, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410127, China
- Yuelu Mountain Laboratory, Hunan Agricultural University Area, Changsha, 410000, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410127, China.
- Yuelu Mountain Laboratory, Hunan Agricultural University Area, Changsha, 410000, China.
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Li D, Wang Z, Yang Y, Luo M, Fang S, Liu H, Chai J, Zhang H. Characterization of copper binding to different molecular weight fractions of dissolved organic matter in surface water. J Environ Manage 2023; 341:118067. [PMID: 37150167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a kind of substance with complex compositions and wide molecular weight distribution, which can strongly combine with various pollutants. Therefore, the binding characteristics of DOM and heavy metal pollutants can be studied specifically according to the binding characteristics of DOM and pollutants. In this study, DOM in surface water bodies was divided into three levels (MW < 1 kDa, 1 kDa < MW < 5 kDa, MW > 5 kDa) according to different molecular weights (MW). The binding properties were investigated by fluorescence spectrum analysis and complex model. Four components (C1-C4) were identified by PARAFAC. Among them, the contribution rate of protein-like components C1, C2 and C4 to the total fluorescence intensity reached more than 78%, and the log Ka values of low molecular weight components were the highest, which were 3.28, 3.14 and 3.47, respectively, indicating higher binding ability with Cu2+.With the decrease of molecular weight, the log Kb value increases, indicating that the complexation is more stable. The humic component C3 in high molecular weight has stronger binding stability with Cu2+, but the number of binding sites for C3 is 0.36, while that for C2 is 1.51, indicating that its binding sites and binding ability are relatively low. The results showed that the DOM ligand of Cu2+ in surface water showed a certain molecular weight dependence. In addition, different MW DOM lead to different pollution forms. Different properties of DOM ligand combined with Cu2+ were studied in order to control the migration, transformation, bioavailability, morphology and stability of heavy metal pollutants, and to provide theoretical support for the practical application management of surface water pollution control.
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- Demin Li
- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China; Qinghai Jie Shen Environmental Technology Co., LTD, Xining, 810007, Qinghai Province, PR China.
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Key Lab of Environmental Pollution Predict & Control, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Qinghai Jie Shen Environmental Technology Co., LTD, Xining, 810007, Qinghai Province, PR China
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- Qinghai Jie Shen Environmental Technology Co., LTD, Xining, 810007, Qinghai Province, PR China
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Li L, Chen M, Liu S, Bao H, Yang D, Qu H, Chen Y. Does the aging behavior of microplastics affect the process of denitrification by the difference of copper ion adsorption? J Hazard Mater 2023; 452:131276. [PMID: 36989773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Riparian sediment is a hot zone for denitrification that can withhold copper and microplastics (MPs) from outside. It has been proven that MPs affect denitrification and the existing forms of copper in the environment. However, the impact of copper on sediment denitrification under exposure to MPs remains unclear. This study revealed the response of sediment denitrification to copper availability under the adsorption of MPs and the complexation of MP-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM). These results showed that MP accumulation inhibited denitrification. However, aged MPs increased the activity of nitrite reductase (12.64%), nitrogen dioxide reductase (37.68%), and electron transport (28.93%) compared with pristine MPs. The aging behavior of MPs alleviated 28.18% nitrite accumulation and 16.41-118.35% nitrous oxide emissions. Thus, the aging behavior of MPs alleviated the inhibition of denitrification. Notably, we resolved the copper ion adsorption and complexation by MPs, MP-derived DOM contributed to the denitrification process, and we found that the key nitrogen removal factors were affected by KL, KM, and K2. These results fill a gap in our understanding of biochemical synthesis of MPs during denitrification. Furthermore, it can be used to build a predictive understanding of the long-term effects of MPs on the sediment nitrogen cycle.
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- Lanxi Li
- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin 150090, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
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Xiong Y, Bi E. Effect of endogenetic dissolved organic matter on tetracycline adsorption by biochar. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27847-9. [PMID: 37249777 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27847-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The endogenetic biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) might interact with pollutants in the environment. In this study, tetracycline (TC) was selected as the representative pollutant, and corn straw biochar (pyrolyzed at 300 °C) was used as the adsorbent. Through batch experiments and microscopic characterization, the releasing kinetics of BDOM and its effect on TC adsorption on biochar were investigated. The results showed that BDOM with weaker aromaticity and higher molecular weight was preferentially released. BDOM release led to the decrease of specific surface area (from 4.02 to 1.83 m2/g), mesopore number, and aromaticity of biochar (H/C increased from 0.80 to 0.91) and consequently weakened the pore filling of TC on biochar, hydrophobic interaction, and π-π EDA (electron donor receptor) interaction between biochar and TC. In addition, the released BDOM could form a complex with TC in solution to prevent TC adsorption on biochar. Overall, the change in the structural properties of biochar caused by BDOM release had a greater impact on the inhibition of TC adsorption than that of BDOM and TC complexation in this study. Through EEM-PRARFAC, BDOM contained about 63% humic acid-like fluorescent component and 37% tryptophan-like fluorescent component; the former (logKb values were 7.31 and 6.48, respectively) had a stronger binding strength with TC than the latter (logKb was 6.45). The findings of this study could provide some useful evidence for the removal of organic pollutants in soil and water environments and biochar application in pollution remediation.
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- Ying Xiong
- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
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Yuan M, Xiang H, Tong Y, Zhou K, Peng C, Chen W. Spectroscopic Tracking of the Characteristics of Microplastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter. SEPARATIONS 2023; 10:101. [DOI: 10.3390/separations10020101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter (MP-DOM) has received increasing attention in recent years. In this study, the fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) combined with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) was used to track the leaching behavior of polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polystyrene (PS) MP-DOM. After seven days of leaching, PVC reached a leaching concentration of 7.59 mg/L, and the other four microplastics reached approximately 4.5~4.7 mg/L. The leaching activity of PVC was considerably more active in an alkaline environment and under UV irradiation. All the fluorescence signals of MP-DOM components were located in the protein/phenol-like fluorescence region. The fact that C1 and C2 were found in every microplastic revealed that these substances took up quite a large proportion of MP-DOM. Protein/phenolic substances in MP-DOM showed different binding ability with different heavy metals, which can be realized from the log K values calculated for Cr3+ (3.99–5.51), Cu2+ (3.06–4.83), Cd2+ (3.76–4.41), and Fe3+ (3.11–5.03). This work introduced more MP-DOM samples, and offered spectroscopic insight into the characteristics and environmental fate of MP-DOM at a molecular level. Furthermore, this study displayed the potential applicability of using the integrated methods to track the MP-DOM formation process and environmental behavior in natural aquatic systems.
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Cui H, Zhao Y, Zhao L, Song C, Lu Q, Wei Z. Insight into the Soil Dissolved Organic Matter Ligand-Phenanthrene-Binding Properties Based on Parallel Faction Analysis Combined with Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:13873-13881. [PMID: 36268899 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) can strongly bind to organic contaminants and control phenanthrene in soil. Herein, four individual parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) components were found in soil DOM. Component C1 was the humic-like component ligand T, and component C2 was a combination of humic fluorophore ligands M1 and M2. Furthermore, components C3 and C4 were characterized as terrestrial and ubiquitous humic substances. Then, the modified Stern-Volmer complexation model was used to reveal soil DOM component-phenanthrene-binding properties. The overall binding characteristics of a PARAFAC component could not express the phenanthrene-binding properties. Therefore, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy was used to reveal DOM ligand-phenanthrene-binding properties. After binding with phenanthrene, DOM ligands T, M2, A2, and C1 were quenched but DOM ligands M1, A1, and C2 were excited. The ligands with higher humification presented higher phenanthrene-binding ability. With these promising results, the DOM ligand-phenanthrene-binding characteristics offered theoretical support for soil pollution control.
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- Hongyang Cui
- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin150025, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang150030, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing100871, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng252000, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin150025, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang150030, People's Republic of China
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Cui H, Wen X, Wu Z, Zhao Y, Lu Q, Wei Z. Insight into complexation of Cd(II) and Cu(II) to fulvic acid based on feature recognition of PARAFAC combined with 2DCOS. J Hazard Mater 2022; 440:129758. [PMID: 35969950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fulvic acid which could govern the environmental geochemistry behavior of heavy metals is considered as the eco-friendly substances for controlling heavy metal pollutants in environment. Knowledge on the individual fulvic acid ligand is crucial to characterize the effect of fulvic acid on the migration and toxicity of metal pollutants. Herein, fulvic acid substances were analyzed by fluorescence quenching associated with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). Three components were identified based on PARAFAC. Furthermore, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS) associated with complexation model were used to elucidate the Cd(II)- and Cu(II)-binding characteristics of the individual fulvic acid ligand. The Cd(II)- and Cu(II)-binding capability and speed of different fulvic acid ligands were revealed and theoretical guidance and technical support were provided for the practical application. The Cd(II) contaminated soil could be amended with high fulvic acid ligands A1 and Y2 containing composting products and the Cu(II) contaminated soil could be amended with high fulvic acid ligands Y1, T1 and A1 containing composting products to control the pollution and improve the soil condition. Based on these excellent results, the different fulvic acid ligands-contaminants-binding properties was characterized for the theoretical supporting of environmental pollution control.
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- Hongyang Cui
- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China; Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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Bao H, Chen Z, Wen Q, Wu Y, Fu Q. Effect of calcium peroxide dosage on organic matter degradation, humification during sewage sludge composting and application as amendment for Cu (II)-polluted soils. J Hazard Mater 2022; 439:129592. [PMID: 35872452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this research, it was the first time to investigate the effect of two dosages (5% (T1) and 10% (T2), w/w) of calcium peroxide (CP) on organic matter degradation, humification during sewage sludge composting. Additionally, the complexation of Cu to humic substance (HS) derived from CP-compost compared to no CP addition-compost (CK) was also studied. Results showed that compared to CK, T1 and T2 significantly enhanced organic matter degradation and promoted the formation of HS. Two-dimensional correlation Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (2D-FTIR-COS) and Parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis revealed that the addition of CP accelerated the synthesis of HS with high aromatization degree and molecular weight than those in CK, owing to the oxidation of small molecules to form carboxyl. The stability constant (log KM) of Cu with CP-derived HS (log KM = 4.22-5.13) indicated a greater complexation ability than CK-derived HS (log KM = 4.05-4.45), due to the faster response of polysaccharides binding to Cu (II) and the higher humification degree of CP-derived HS. This study revealed the potential mechanisms of CP addition on the synthesis of HS and utilization of CP-compost product might provide an effective way to remedy Cu (II)-contaminated soils.
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- Huanyu Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin 150090, PR China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin 150090, PR China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin 150090, PR China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- Research Institute of Standards and Norms, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Beijing 100835, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin 150090, PR China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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Cui H, Zhao Y, Zhao L, Wei Z. Characterization of mercury binding to different molecular weight fractions of dissolved organic matter. J Hazard Mater 2022; 431:128593. [PMID: 35278956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) can strongly complex with various contaminants. Therefore, DOM was deemed as an environmentally friendly substance for controlling the mobility, bioavailability, speciation, toxicity, and fate of metal contaminants in environment. In this study, composting-derived DOM was categorized into three fractions based on different molecular weights (MWs). Furthermore, parallel faction analysis (PARAFAC), two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS), and a complexation model were employed to reveal the contaminate-binding characterization. Two PARAFAC fluorescence components were identified in the MW < 1 kDa and the 1 kDa < MW < 5 kDa fractions, respectively. In the MW > 5 kDa fraction, three PARAFAC components were identified. Protein-like component C5 did not have the Hg2+-binding ability. Moreover, the results showed that not all the DOM ligands could bind with contaminants, but a high humification degree of composting DOM ligands could strongly bind Hg2+. In addition, DOM ligand with a low humification degree DOM ligands presented a higher Hg2+-binding speed. Subsequently, DOM from different MWs DOM could be applied separately to the different pollution forms. With these promising results, the different DOM ligand-Hg2+-binding properties were characterized to provide theoretical support for environmental pollution control.
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- Hongyang Cui
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China; Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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Fan T, Yao X, Ren H, Ma F, Liu L, Huo X, Lin T, Zhu H, Zhang Y. Multi-spectroscopic investigation of the molecular weight distribution and copper binding ability of dissolved organic matter in Dongping Lake, China. Environ Pollut 2022; 300:118931. [PMID: 35121017 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The properties and metal-binding abilities of dissolved organic matter (DOM) rely on its molecular weight (MW) structure. In this study, the spatial differences of DOM in compositions, MW structures, and binding mechanisms with copper (Cu2+) in Dongping Lake were investigated by applying excitation-emission matrix combining parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC), synchronous fluorescence (SF) spectra, two-dimensional correlation spectra (2D-COS), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra. The EDOM for the entrance of the Dawen River and PDOM for the macrophyte-dominated region were divided from DOM of Dongping Lake based on hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) and were size-fractioned into MW < 500 kDa and <100 kDa fractions. According to EEM-PARAFAC, Dongping Lake was dominated by tryptophan-like substances with MW < 500 kDa. The concentration of PDOM was higher than that of EDOM (p < 0.05). 2D-COS showed that protein-like components preceded humic-like components binding to Cu2+ regardless of sample type (215 nm > 285 nm > 310-360 nm). The Cu2+ binding capacity of DOM exhibited specific differences in space, components, and molecular weights. The humic-like component 1 (C1) and tryptophan-like component 4 (C4) of PDOM showed stronger binding abilities than those of EDOM. Endogenous tryptophan-like component 4 (C4) had a higher binding affinity for Cu2+ than humic-like components (logKa: C4 > C1 > C2) in PDOM irrespective of MW. Humic-like components with MW < 500 kDa displayed higher binding potentials for Cu2+. FTIR spectra showed that the main participants of DOM-Cu complexation included aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic groups, amide Ⅰ bands, and carboxyl functional groups. This study provides spatial-scale insights into the molecular weight structure of DOM in influencing the behavior, fate, and bioavailability of heavy metals in lakes.
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- Tuantuan Fan
- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China; Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng, 252000, China
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Liu M, Han X, Liu CQ, Guo L, Ding H, Lang Y. Differences in the spectroscopic characteristics of wetland dissolved organic matter binding with Fe 3+, Cu 2+, Cd 2+, Cr 3+ and Zn 2. Sci Total Environ 2021; 800:149476. [PMID: 34426326 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding of the binding characteristics of wetland dissolved organic matter (DOM) and different metals is important for the quantitative assessment of the environmental behavior of metals in wetlands. In this study, different types of spectroscopy including ultraviolet-visible absorption, Fourier transform infrared, and fluorescence spectroscopy was used to investigate the binding characteristics of Fe3+, Cu2+, Cr3+, Cd2+, and Zn2+ with DOM from wetland water. Differential absorption spectra identified binding sites for these five metals in this wetland DOM at 210 nm, 280 nm, 335 nm, and > 400 nm regions. The low binding capacity of DOM in this wetland with Cd and Zn indicated that the toxicity and environmental effects of these metals in this wetland warrant further study. The calculated △EEM combined with fluorescence regional integration (FRI) analysis clearly revealed that Fe and Cu preferred to bind with humic-like DOM while Cd and Zn preferred to bind with protein-like DOM in this wetland. △EEM successfully demonstrated the characteristics of DOM complexing with different metals and could be a compelling tool in evaluating metal-DOM interactions. In addition, 2D-FTIR-COS identified the binding sites and the dynamic processes of binding at the functional group level. Metals preferentially bind with the CO, CO functional group, and then binds to the OH functional group. This study revealed that different DOM components will facilitate the migration of different metals in the environment and provided new slights into an improved understanding of migration and transformation of metals in aquatic environments.
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- Mingxuan Liu
- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in Bohai Rim, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in Bohai Rim, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 600 East Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in Bohai Rim, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Earth Critical Zone Science and Sustainable Development in Bohai Rim, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Zhou X, Wang Q, Guo Y, Sun X, Li T, Yang C. Spectroscopic characterization of dissolved organic matter from macroalgae Ulva pertusa decomposition and its binding behaviors with Cu(II). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 225:112811. [PMID: 34563880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) from macroalgae is regarded a crucial source of autochthonous DOM in coastal ocean. In the present study, the characteristics of DOM from the macroalgae Ulva pertusa decomposition (U. pertusa-DOM) and its binding behaviors with Cu(II) using multiple spectroscopic techniques and chemometric analyses. The labile U. pertusa-DOM could be consumed and transformed by microorganisms. The absorption spectroscopic descriptors indicate that the hydrophobicity, aromaticity, and molecular weight of the U. pertusa-DOM increase during the 27-day incubation period. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy combined with parallel factor analysis suggests that the relative abundance of the protein-like component (C1) (96.10-84.96%) sequentially decreases, whereas the humic-like components (C2) (2.16-9.73%) and (C3) (1.75-5.31%) in the U. pertusa-DOM increase with the U. pertusa decomposition. The Cu(II) binding properties of the U. pertusa-DOM are dependent on the decomposition time. The order of the conditional stability constant (logKM) is C2 > C1 > C3. The complexation capacity (f) of C1 is higher than those of C2 and C3 at a specific time. Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy reveals that the microbial degradation could accelerate the Cu(II) binding to humic-like fractions in the U. pertusa-DOM. These findings will help us better understand the biogeochemical behaviors of macroalgal DOM and heavy metal in coastal ecosystems.
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- Xiaotian Zhou
- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Marine and Fishery institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, China; Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fishery Resource of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan 316021, China.
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Li Y, Teng C, Azevedo HS, Yin L, He W. Cocrystallization-like strategy for the codelivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs in a single carrier material formulation. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021; 32:3071-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.03.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We investigated the relationship between changes in fluorescence intensity and in fluorescence anisotropy for Suwannee River Natural Organic Matter (SRNOM) due to the formation of NOM-metal complexes with divalent and trivalent metals commonly present in both fresh water and sea water environments. We chose metal ions whose complexes give rise to both fluorescence quenching (Fe3+, Cu2+) and fluorescence enhancement (Al3+, Mg2+). Stern–Volmer type analyses quantified the changes in the SRNOM fluorescence as a function of metal concentration. All metals display strong complexation with SRNOM, associated with their effect on fluorescence. Experiments with Fe3+ further show strong effects due to NOM aggregation at all but the lowest metal concentrations studied here. There was little to no change in the conformation of SRNOM as inferred from fluorescence anisotropy caused by increasing metal concentration. These results suggest that there is no correlation between photophysical changes and conformational changes in NOM associated with complexation by the metal ions.
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- Laura Stirchak
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
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Song F, Li T, Shi Q, Guo F, Bai Y, Wu F, Xing B. Novel Insights into the Molecular-Level Mechanism Linking the Chemical Diversity and Copper Binding Heterogeneity of Biochar-Derived Dissolved Black Carbon and Dissolved Organic Matter. Environ Sci Technol 2021; 55:11624-11636. [PMID: 34197711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar-derived dissolved black carbon (DBC) varies in chemical composition and significantly affects the environmental fate of metal ions. However, the intrinsic molecular composition of DBC fractions and their molecular interaction mechanisms with metal ions remain unclear. We propose a novel, molecular-level covariant binding mechanism to comparatively interpret the heterogeneities, active sites, and sequential responses of copper binding with molecular compounds in DBC and natural dissolved organic matter (DOM). Relatively large proportions of lipid/aliphatic/peptide-like compounds with low mass distributions and lignin-like compounds with oxidized/unsaturated groups existed in acidic- and alkaline-extracted DBC, respectively. A larger percentage of tannin-like/condensed aromatic compounds and higher average conditional stability constants (logK̅Cu) of visible fluorescent components were found for DOM than for DBC. Overall, 200-320 Da and 320-480 Da molecular components contributed significantly to the logK̅Cu values of UVA and visible fluorescent components, respectively, in DBC/DOM. Nitrogenous groups likely exhibited stronger binding affinities than phenolic/carboxylic groups. The sequential copper-binding responses of molecular compounds in DBC/DOM generally followed the order lipid/aliphatic/peptide-like compounds → tannin-like compounds → condensed aromatic compounds. These insights will improve the prediction of the potential effects of DBC on various contaminants and the risks of biochar application to ecosystems.
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- Fanhao Song
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 10012, China
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 10012, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Lee YK, Hong S, Hur J. Copper-binding properties of microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter revealed by fluorescence spectroscopy and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Water Res 2021; 190:116775. [PMID: 33385874 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite numerous studies on microplastics (MPs), little attention has been paid to the dissolved organic substances leached from MPs and their environmental fate. In this study, we explored the copper-binding characteristics of MP-derived dissolved organic matter (MP-DOM) leached from several MP types, including commercial polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, and expanded polystyrene, under dark and UV irradiation conditions. The copper-binding affinity of MP-DOM was examined using fluorescence quenching method based on different fluorophores identified via the excitation emission matrix-parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC). The heterogeneous distribution of binding sites across the functional groups of MP-DOM was further elucidated by utilizing two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Phenol/protein-like fluorescence prevailed in all MP-DOM samples, whereas humic-like fluorescence was more pronounced in the irradiated MP-DOM. For all tested plastic types, two plastic-derived fluorescent components (C2 and C3) exhibited substantial fluorescence quenching with increasing copper concentrations. The calculated stability constants showed larger differences between the two leaching conditions than between the three MP types with higher log KM values for the UV-irradiated (4.08-5.36) than dark-treated MP-DOM (1.05-3.60). The binding constants were comparable to those of natural organic matter with aquatic/terrestrial origins. The 2D-COS results further revealed that the oxygen-containing structures in MP-DOM generated by UV irradiation might be responsible for the higher binding affinity of the irradiated MP-DOM. This is the first study demonstrating the environmental reactivity of MP-DOM towards metal binding, highlighting the importance of leaching conditions for the metal-binding behavior of MP-DOM.
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- Yun Kyung Lee
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Ocean Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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Lü W, Yao X, Ren H, Deng H, Yao M, Zhang B. Characterizing the interactions between sediment dissolved organic matter and zinc using multispectroscopic techniques. Environ Pollut 2020; 261:113644. [PMID: 32078874 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sediment dissolved organic matter (DOM) was collected in November 2018 from Lake Dongping, China. The lake was divided into the entrance of the Dawen River, the open region of the lake, the tourism district and the macrophyte-dominated region based on principal component analysis (PCA) of 9 DOM-related parameters. Multispectroscopic tools were used to investigate the binding of zinc (Zn) with four kinds of DOM collected from the entrance of the Dawen River (EDOM), the open area of the lake (ODOM), the macrophyte-dominated area (mainly dominated by Potamogeton crispus L.) (PDOM) and the tourism district (TDOM). Three fluorescent components, the humic-like (components 1 and 3) and protein-like (component 2) components, were found by excitation-emission matrix spectra with parallel factor analysis. The EDOM, ODOM and TDOM were controlled by protein-like components, and the PDOM was controlled by humic-like components. Different components respond differently to Zn addition. The binding order of the tyrosine-like fraction > the tryptophan fraction > the humic-like fraction was identified by Synchronous fluorescence (SF) spectra and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS). The fluorescence intensity of the protein-like component was suppressed, and the humic-like component was enhanced with the addition of Zn. The effective quenching constants (log K) of the protein-like component in PDOM were clearly higher than those in the EDOM, ODOM and TDOM, indicating higher metal binding potential in PDOM than in other kinds of DOM in Lake Dongping. The %Fmax (the amounts of each component measured as % of the total fluorescence maxima for the three components) of the humic-like components exhibited a gradual increase in all kinds of DOM with the addition of Zn, suggesting that the addition of Zn increased the humification of DOM.
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- Weiwei Lü
- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China; College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China; Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- School of Environment and Planning, University of Liaocheng, Liaocheng 252000, China
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Boguta P, Sokołowska Z. Zinc Binding to Fulvic acids: Assessing the Impact of pH, Metal Concentrations and Chemical Properties of Fulvic Acids on the Mechanism and Stability of Formed Soluble Complexes. Molecules 2020; 25:E1297. [PMID: 32178414 PMCID: PMC7144464 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was defined as a complementary analysis of molecular interactions between zinc (Zn) and fulvic acids (FAs) at a broad pH range (3-7), different metal concentrations (0-50 mg dm-3) and chemical properties of FAs and their impact on the Zn binding mechanism, stability, and efficiency. The results showed that the complexation reaction prevailed at pH 6 and 7, whereas protons exchange dominated interactions at pH 3. Stability constant of the complexes increased along with pH (logK increased from ~3.8 to 4.2). Complexation was preferred by less-humidified structures of lower molecular mass containing more oxygen groups. The number of fluorophores available for Zn(II) increased from pH 3 to 7 by ~44%. Depending on the pH, complexation involved a bidentate chelate, monodentate and bidentate bridging mode. Zn(II) binding was insufficiently modeled by the classic Stern-Volmer equation and well described by the double logarithmic equation (R > 0.94) as well as by a modified Stern-Volmer formula assuming the existence of available and unavailable fluorophore populations (R > 0.98). The fluorescence ratio of different fluorophores was proposed as an indicator of the binding affinity of various structures. A positive relationship was found between the fraction of accessible fluorophores and Zn(II) binding at pH 7 determined based on proton release (R = 0.91-0.97). The obtained results can find application in controlling the mobility and bioavailability of Zn in different conditions.
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- Patrycja Boguta
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland;
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Song F, Wu F, Feng W, Tang Z, Giesy JP, Guo F, Shi D, Liu X, Qin N, Xing B, Bai Y. Fluorescence regional integration and differential fluorescence spectroscopy for analysis of structural characteristics and proton binding properties of fulvic acid sub-fractions. J Environ Sci (China) 2018; 74:116-125. [PMID: 30340665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 02/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Structural characteristics and proton binding properties of sub-fractions (FA3-FA13) of fulvic acid (FA), eluted stepwise by pyrophosphate buffer were examined by use of fluorescence titration combined with fluorescence regional integration (FRI) and differential fluorescence spectroscopy (DFS). Humic-like (H-L) and fulvic-like (F-L) materials, which accounted for more than 80% of fluorescence response, were dominant in five sub-fractions of FA. Based on FRI analysis, except the response of F-L materials in FA9 and FA13, maximum changes in percent fluorescence response were less than 10% as pH was increased from 2.5 to 11.5. Contents of carboxylic and phenolic groups were compared for fluorescence peaks of FA sub-fractions based on pH-dependent fluorescence derived from DFS. Static quenching was the dominant mechanism for binding of protons by FA sub-fractions. Dissociation constants (pKa) were calculated by use of results of DFS and the modified Stern-Volmer relationship. The pKa of H-L, F-L, tryptophan-like and tyrosine-like materials of FA sub-fractions exhibited ranges of 3.17-4.06, 3.12-3.97, 4.14-4.45 and 4.25-4.76, respectively, for acidic pHs. At basic pHs, values of pKa for corresponding materials were in ranges of 9.71-10.24, 9.62-10.99, 9.67-10.31 and 9.33-10.28, respectively. At acidic pH, protein-like (P-L) materials had greater affinities for protons than did either H-L or F-L materials. The di-carboxylic and phenolic groups were likely predominant sites of protonation for both H-L and F-L materials at both acidic and basic pHs. Amino acid groups were significant factors during proton binding to protein-like materials of FA sub-fractions at basic pH.
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- Fanhao Song
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China; Department of Biomedical and Veterinary Biosciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SK S7N 5B3, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- College of Resources, Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China.
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Li Y, Chen H, Wang F, Zhao F, Han X, Geng H, Gao L, Chen H, Yuan R, Yao J. Environmental behavior and associated plant accumulation of silver nanoparticles in the presence of dissolved humic and fulvic acid. Environ Pollut 2018; 243:1334-1342. [PMID: 30268984 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This work investigated the role of natural organic matter (NOM) in the environmental processes of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) and the uptake and accumulation of AgNP in wheat. Different NOMs (Suwannee River humic acids [SRHA], fulvic acid [FA]) and Ag elements (Ag(0) and Ag+) were incubated in a hydroponic media for 15 days. The results showed that the NOM (10 mg C L-1) altered the dissolution, stabilization, uptake and accumulation of AgNP. The dissolution of AgNP declined in the presence of NOM. Compared with FA, the dissolved Ag+ decreased much more from 0.30 mg L-1 to 0.10 mg L-1 in the presence of SRHA. The fluorescence quenching results indicated that SRHA exhibited stronger binding to Ag+ than that of FA, and the quenching constants Ksv were 0.1309 (SRHA) and 0.0074 (FA), respectively. CO, CH, COC, and MeOH were involved in the interaction between NOM and AgNP. The NOM decreased the accumulated content of Ag in wheat. Hence, NOM alleviated the inhibition of AgNP to wheat growth. SRHA reduced the Ag content of wheat roots approximately 3-fold. These results clearly indicated the importance of NOM on altering the behavior, fate and toxicity of AgNP in an environment.
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- Yong Li
- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, 10012, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China.
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, China
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- School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Sino-Hungarian Joint Laboratory of Environmental Science and Health, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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Bai H, Jiang Z, He M, Ye B, Wei S. Relating Cd 2+ binding by humic acids to molecular weight: A modeling and spectroscopic study. J Environ Sci (China) 2018; 70:154-165. [PMID: 30037402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Molecular weight (Mw) is a fundamental property of humic acids (HAs), which considerably affect the mobility and speciation of heavy metals in the environment. In this study, soil humic acid (HA) extracted from Jinyun Mountain, Chongqing was ultra-filtered into four fractions according to the molecular weight, and their properties were characterized. Complexation of cadmium was investigated by titration experiments. For the first time, Langmuir and non-ideal competitive adsorption-Donna (NICA-Donnan) models combined with fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) quenching were employed to elucidate the binding characteristics of individual Mw fractions of HA. The results showed that the concentration of acidic functional groups decreased with increasing Mw, especially the phenolic groups. The humification degree and aliphaticity increased with increasing Mw as indicated by elemental composition analysis and FT-IR spectra. The binding capacity of Cd2+ to Mw fractions of HA followed the order UF1 (<5kDa)>UF2 (5-10kDa)>UF4 (>30kDa)>UF3 (10-30kDa). Moreover, the distribution of cadmium speciation indicated that the phenolic groups were responsible for the variations in binding of Cd2+ among different Mw fractions. The results of fluorescence quenching illustrated that the binding capacity of Cd2+ to Mw fractions was controlled by the content of functional groups, while the binding affinity was largely influenced by structural factors. The results provide a better understanding of the roles that different HA Mw fractions play in heavy metal binding, which has important implications in the control of heavy metal migration and bio-toxicity.
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- Hongcheng Bai
- College of Resources and Environment, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China; China Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China; China Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China; China Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China; China Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing 400715, China; China Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Song F, Wu F, Xing B, Li T, Feng W, Giesy JP, Guo W, Wang H, Liu S, Bai Y. Protonation-dependent heterogeneity in fluorescent binding sites in sub-fractions of fulvic acid using principle component analysis and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Sci Total Environ 2018; 616-617:1279-1287. [PMID: 29066205 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Heterogeneous distributions of proton binding sites within sub-fractions of fulvic acid (FA3-FA13) were investigated by use of synchronous fluorescence spectra (SFS), combined with principle component analysis (PCA) and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS). Tryptophan-like, fulvic-like and humic-like materials were observed in SFS. Tyrosine-like materials were identified by use of SFS-PCA analysis. Combined information from synchronous-asynchronous maps and dissociation constants (pKa) was used to describe heterogeneity of binding sites for protons within each sub-fraction. Heterogeneous distributions of proton binding sites were observed in fulvic-like, humic-like, tryptophan-like, and tyrosine-like materials of five sub-fractions and even in the single fulvic-like materials in FA3 and tryptophan-like materials in FA9 and FA13. Values of pKa of sub-fractions ranged from 2.20 to 5.29, depending on associated wavelengths in synchronous-asynchronous maps and use of the modified Stern-Volmer equation. The larger values of pKa (4.17-5.29) were established for protein-like materials (including tryptophan-like and tyrosine-like materials) in comparison to those (2.20-3.38) for humic-like and fulvic-like materials in sub-fractions. Sequential variations of 274nm (pKa 4.15-5.29)→360-460nm (pKa 2.78-2.39) for FA5-FA13 revealed that binding of protons to tryptophan-like materials appeared prior to humic-like/fulvic-like materials. In FA9, protons were preferentially binding to tryptophan-like materials than tyrosine-like materials. In FA3, protons were preferentially binding to humic-like materials than fulvic-like materials. Relative differences of values of pKa for fluorescent materials within each sub-fraction were consistent with sequential orders derived from asynchronous maps. Such an integrated approach, SFS-PCA/2D-COS, has superior potential for further applications in exploring complex interactions between dissolved organic matter and contaminants in engineered and natural environments.
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- Fanhao Song
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China; Department of Biomedical and Veterinary Biosciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B3, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 10012, China.
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Jin HG, Zong W, Yuan L, Zhang XB. Nanoscale zeolitic imidazole framework-90: selective, sensitive and dual-excitation ratiometric fluorescent detection of hazardous Cr(vi) anions in aqueous media. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02047g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Toxic Cr(vi) anions sensing in aqueous solution has been achieved by virtue of fluorescent nanoscale ZIF-90 and RhB@ZIF-90.
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- Hong-Guang Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
- Changsha 410082
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
- Changsha 410082
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
- Changsha 410082
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University
- Changsha 410082
- P. R. China
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Heibati M, Stedmon CA, Stenroth K, Rauch S, Toljander J, Säve-Söderbergh M, Murphy KR. Assessment of drinking water quality at the tap using fluorescence spectroscopy. Water Res 2017; 125:1-10. [PMID: 28822814 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Treated drinking water may become contaminated while travelling in the distribution system on the way to consumers. Elevated dissolved organic matter (DOM) at the tap relative to the water leaving the treatment plant is a potential indicator of contamination, and can be measured sensitively, inexpensively and potentially on-line via fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopy. Detecting elevated DOM requires potential contamination events to be distinguished from natural fluctuations in the system, but how much natural variation to expect in a stable distribution system is unknown. In this study, relationships between DOM optical properties, microbial indicator organisms and trace elements were investigated for households connected to a biologically-stable drinking water distribution system. Across the network, humic-like fluorescence intensities showed limited variation (RSD = 3.5-4.4%), with half of measured variation explained by interactions with copper. After accounting for quenching by copper, fluorescence provided a very stable background signal (RSD < 2.2%) against which a ∼2% infiltration of soil water would be detectable. Smaller infiltrations would be detectable in the case of contamination by sewage with a strong tryptophan-like fluorescence signal. These findings indicate that DOM fluorescence is a sensitive indicator of water quality changes in drinking water networks, as long as potential interferents are taken into account.
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- Masoumeh Heibati
- Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Water Environment Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
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- Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Water Environment Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Science Division, National Food Agency, Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Water Environment Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Liu J, Yan X, Yue Y, Zhao S. Investigation of the interaction of aurantio-obtusin with human serum albumin by spectroscopic and molecular docking methods. LUMINESCENCE 2017; 33:104-111. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.3378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jianming Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan P. R. China
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Marsch GA, Carlson BT, Guengerich FP. 7,8-benzoflavone binding to human cytochrome P450 3A4 reveals complex fluorescence quenching, suggesting binding at multiple protein sites. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2017; 36:841-860. [PMID: 28278026 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1301270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Human cytochrome P450 (P450) 3A4 is involved in the metabolism of one-half of marketed drugs and shows cooperative interactions with some substrates and other ligands. The interaction between P450 3A4 and the known allosteric effector 7,8-benzoflavone (α-naphthoflavone, αNF) was characterized using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding interaction of P450 3A4 and αNF effectively quenched the fluorescence of both the enzyme and ligand. The Hill Equation and Stern-Volmer fluorescence quenching models were used to evaluate binding of ligand to enzyme. P450 3A4 fluorescence was quenched by titration with αNF; at the relatively higher [αNF]/[P450 3A4] ratios in this experiment, two weaker quenching interactions were revealed (Kd 1.8-2.5 and 6.5 μM). A range is given for the stronger interaction since αNF quenching of P450 3A4 fluorescence changed the protein spectral profile: quenching of 315 nm emission was slightly more efficient (Kd 1.8 μM) than the quenching of protein fluorescence at 335 and 355 nm (Kd 2.5 and 2.1 μM, respectively). In the reverse titration, αNF fluorescence was quenched by P450 3A4; at the lower [αNF]/[P450 3A4] ratios here, two strong quenching interactions were revealed (Kd 0.048 and 1.0 μM). Thus, four binding interactions of αNF to P450 3A4 are suggested by this study, one of which may be newly recognized and which could affect studies of drug oxidations by this important enzyme.
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- Glenn A Marsch
- a Physics Department , Grove City College , Grove City , PA , 16127-2104 , USA
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- a Physics Department , Grove City College , Grove City , PA , 16127-2104 , USA
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- b Department of Biochemistry , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , 638B Robinson Research Building, 2200 Pierce Avenue, Nashville , TN , 37232-0146 , USA
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Xu H, Lv H, Liu X, Wang P, Jiang H. Electrolyte Cations Binding with Extracellular Polymeric Substances Enhanced Microcystis Aggregation: Implication for Microcystis Bloom Formation in Eutrophic Freshwater Lakes. Environ Sci Technol 2016; 50:9034-9043. [PMID: 27502019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The hydrodynamic and structural properties of Microcystis extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in electrolytes with different valences and ionic strengths were investigated via using dynamic light scattering, the fluorescence excitation emission matrix coupled with parallel factor (EEM-PARAFAC) analysis, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). The hydrodynamic diameters of EPS colloids exhibited no variation for monovalent NaCl but a substantial increase for divalent CaCl2 and MgCl2. However, the negative electrophoretic mobilities for all complexes indicated that charge neutralization would not be the main mechanism for EPS aggregation. Application of EEM-PARAFAC and 2D-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)-COS revealed obvious electrolyte binding potential with both fluorescent phenolic and aromatic compounds and nonfluorescent polysaccharides. The complexation model showed that divalent Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) exhibited a strong binding capability with phenolic -OH, aromatic C═C, and polysaccharide C-O groups, while the monovalent electrolyte exhibited negligible association with these groups. Such a strong complexation can bridge each individual biomolecule together to form EPS aggregates and Microcystis colonies, as supported by in situ Cryo-TEM and light microscope observation, respectively. Given the increased concentration in natural ecosystems, electrolyte cations, especially divalent cations, would play increased roles in Microcystis bloom formation and thus should be considered.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University , Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University , Nanjing 210098, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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Ma X, Yan J, Xu K, Guo L, Li H. Binding mechanism of trans-N-caffeoyltyramine and human serum albumin: Investigation by multi-spectroscopy and docking simulation. Bioorg Chem 2016; 66:102-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ma X, He J, Yan J, Wang Q, Li H. Comparative analysis the binding affinity of mycophenolic sodium and meprednisone with human serum albumin: Insight by NMR relaxation data and docking simulation. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 248:52-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Recent advances and remaining challenges are presented in the areas of TPA/TTA-UC, with particular emphasis on molecular engineering of these two upconversion materials.
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- Changqing Ye
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials
- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials
- Institute of Chemistry
- Biology and Materials Engineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials
- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials
- Institute of Chemistry
- Biology and Materials Engineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials
- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials
- Institute of Chemistry
- Biology and Materials Engineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials
- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials
- Institute of Chemistry
- Biology and Materials Engineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
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Chen J, Chen H, Zhang XW, Lei K, Kenny JE. Combination of a Copper-Ion Selective Electrode and Fluorometric Titration for the Determination of Copper(II) Ion Conditional Stability Constants of Humic Substances. Appl Spectrosc 2015; 69:1293-1302. [PMID: 26647052 DOI: 10.1366/14-07835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A fluorescence quenching model using copper(II) ion (Cu(2+)) ion selective electrode (Cu-ISE) is developed. It uses parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) to model fluorescence excitation-emission matrices (EEMs) of humic acid (HA) samples titrated with Cu(2+) to resolve fluorescence response of fluorescent components to Cu(2+) titration. Meanwhile, Cu-ISE is employed to monitor free Cu(2+) concentration ([Cu]) at each titration step. The fluorescence response of each component is fit individually to a nonlinear function of [Cu] to find the Cu(2+) conditional stability constant for that component. This approach differs from other fluorescence quenching models, including the most up-to-date multi-response model that has a problematic assumption on Cu(2+) speciation, i.e., an assumption that total Cu(2+) present in samples is a sum of [Cu] and those bound by fluorescent components without taking into consideration the contribution of non-fluorescent organic ligands and inorganic ligands to speciation of Cu(2+). This paper employs the new approach to investigate Cu(2+) binding by Pahokee peat HA (PPHA) at pH values of 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 buffered by phosphate or without buffer. Two fluorescent components (C1 and C2) were identified by PARAFAC. For the new quenching model, the conditional stability constants (logK1 and logK2) of the two components all increased with increasing pH. In buffered solutions, the new quenching model reported logK1 = 7.11, 7.89, 8.04 for C1 and logK2 = 7.04, 7.64, 8.11 for C2 at pH 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0, respectively, nearly two log units higher than the results of the multi-response model. Without buffer, logK1 and logK2 decreased but were still high (>7) at pH 8.0 (logK1 = 7.54, logK2 = 7.95), and all the values were at least 0.5 log unit higher than those (4.83 ~ 5.55) of the multi-response model. These observations indicate that the new quenching model is more intrinsically sensitive than the multi-response model in revealing strong fluorescent binding sites of PPHA in different experimental conditions. The new model was validated by testing it with a mixture of two fluorescing Cu(2+) chelating organic compounds, i.e., l-tryptophan and salicylic acid mixed with one non-fluorescent binding compound oxalic acid titrated with Cu(2+) at pH 5.0.
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- Juan Chen
- Dalian University of Technology, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Tronconi MA, Wheeler MCG, Martinatto A, Zubimendi JP, Andreo CS, Drincovich MF. Allosteric substrate inhibition of Arabidopsis NAD-dependent malic enzyme 1 is released by fumarate. Phytochemistry 2015; 111:37-47. [PMID: 25433630 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant mitochondria can use L-malate and fumarate, which accumulate in large levels, as respiratory substrates. In part, this property is due to the presence of NAD-dependent malic enzymes (NAD-ME) with particular biochemical characteristics. Arabidopsis NAD-ME1 exhibits a non-hyperbolic behavior for the substrate L-malate, and its activity is strongly stimulated by fumarate. Here, the possible structural connection between these properties was explored through mutagenesis, kinetics, and fluorescence studies. The results indicated that NAD-ME1 has a regulatory site for L-malate that can also bind fumarate. L-Malate binding to this site elicits a sigmoidal and low substrate-affinity response, whereas fumarate binding turns NAD-ME1 into a hyperbolic and high substrate affinity enzyme. This effect was also observed when the allosteric site was either removed or altered. Hence, fumarate is not really an activator, but suppresses the inhibitory effect of l-malate. In addition, residues Arg50, Arg80 and Arg84 showed different roles in organic acid binding. These residues form a triad, which is the basis of the homo and heterotrophic effects that characterize NAD-ME1. The binding of L-malate and fumarate at the same allosteric site is herein reported for a malic enzyme and clearly indicates an important role of NAD-ME1 in processes that control flow of C4 organic acids in Arabidopsis mitochondrial metabolism.
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- Marcos Ariel Tronconi
- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina.
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Xu H, Zhong J, Yu G, Wu J, Jiang H, Yang L. Further insights into metal-DOM interaction: consideration of both fluorescent and non-fluorescent substances. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112272. [PMID: 25380246 PMCID: PMC4224434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Information on metal binding with fluorescent substances has been widely studied. By contrast, information on metal binding with non-fluorescent substances remains lacking despite the dominance of these substances in aquatic systems. In this study, the metal binding properties of both fluorescent and non-fluorescent substances were investigated by using metal titration combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D–COS) analysis. The organic matters in the eutrophic algae-rich lake, including natural organic matters (NOM) and algae-induced extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), both contained fluorescent and non-fluorescent substances. The peaks in the one-dimensional spectra strongly overlapped, while 2D–COS can decompose the overlapped peaks and thus enhanced the spectral resolution. Moreover, 2D FTIR COS demonstrated that the binding susceptibility of organic ligands in both NOM and algal EPS matrices followed the order: 3400>1380>1650 cm−1, indicative the significant contribution of non-fluorescent ligands in metal binding. The modified Stern-Volmer equation also revealed a substantial metal binding potential for the non-fluorescent substances (logKM: 3.57∼4.92). As for the effects of organic ligands on metal binding, EPS was characterized with higher binding ability than NOM for both fluorescent and non-fluorescent ligands. Algae-induced EPS and the non-fluorescent substances in eutrophic algae-rich lakes should not be overlooked because of their high metal binding potential.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (HCX); (LYY)
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (HCX); (LYY)
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Hur J, Lee BM. Characterization of copper binding properties of extracellular polymeric substances using a fluorescence quenching approach combining two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. J Mol Struct 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen H, Meng W, Lei K. Modeling metal binding by dissolved humic substance: a revisit to the fluorometric titration approach. Appl Spectrosc 2014; 68:421-427. [PMID: 24694698 DOI: 10.1366/13-07231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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It is desirable to directly investigate metal cation binding by dissolved humic substance (HS) in environmental samples without isolation and purification of the HS. This is commonly achieved by the fluorometric titration approach, in which the variations of the HS components' fluorescence when titrated with metal cations, such as cupric ions (Cu(2+)), were commonly resolved by a well-established chemometric tool called parallel factor analysis and fit to a classical nonlin ear equation to obtain cation binding parameters. The nonlinear expression was derived based on the two assumptions that a given HS component (e.g., L) binds Cu(2+) with a 1:1 stoichiometry, forming only the complex LCu, and that other ligands competing with L for Cu(2+) are not explicitly considered. Given the deviations (e.g., the presence of multiple HS components competing for Cu(2+) and a likely 2:1 binding stoichiometry in addition to the 1:1 binding) from the assumptions, the fitting-derived binding parameters reported in past studies are questionable; those studies commonly reported high goodness-of-fit (R(2)) as a support of the validity of the assumptions. This study deconstructed the current equation and examined it with two organic ligand components in a simulated study to see what conditions could also yield a good fit. It turned out that high a R(2) value ranging between 0.9971 and 1.0 was observed despite the deviations from the above-mentioned assumptions. In addition, this study re-evaluated some published experimental data from these past studies and found that the fitting-derived parameters could not be accounted for based on the above-mentioned assumptions. The findings in this study therefore indicate that the current fluorometric titration approach is problematic when investigating HS component interactions with metal ions in situ. The combination of ion-selective electrode and fluorometric titration may be an alternative to the current fluorometric titration approach alone.
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- Hao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Xu H, Yu G, Yang L, Jiang H. Combination of two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis to characterize the binding of heavy metals with DOM in lake sediments. J Hazard Mater 2013; 263 Pt 2:412-421. [PMID: 24220202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Enhanced knowledge on the binding of heavy metal (HM) with dissolved organic matter (DOM) is essential for understanding the toxicity and migration of HMs. In this study, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) and parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis were combined to characterize the metal binding properties of DOMs, which were respectively extracted from macrophyte- and algal-dominant sediments (named MDOM and ADOM) in a eutrophic shallow lake. 2D absorption COS revealed that MDOM exhibited more HM binding sites (193, 195, 196, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 212, 217 nm) than ADOM (201, 205 nm). PARAFAC analysis identified one protein- and two humic-like components from all titrated samples, with each component exhibiting different binding behaviors. The modified Stern-Volmer model showed that PARAFAC-derived components in MDOM had higher conditional stability constants (logKM) than in ADOM, suggesting that macrophyte-dominant sediments might play a more important role in the detoxification of HMs. Meanwhile, low binding abilities of Zn(II)-DOM complexes indicated that the toxicity of zinc in eutrophic lakes should not be overlooked. More aromatic functional groups and binding sites were suggested to be responsible for the high binding ability. 2D-COS was a better approach than PARAFAC analysis for exploring HM-DOM interaction.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Xu H, Yan Z, Cai H, Yu G, Yang L, Jiang H. Heterogeneity in metal binding by individual fluorescent components in a eutrophic algae-rich lake. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2013; 98:266-272. [PMID: 24075645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) affects the toxicity, mobility and bioavailability of metals in aquatic environment. In this study, the interactions between two metals of environmental concern [Cu(II) and Fe(III)] with DOM in a euthrophic algae-rich lake (Lake Taihu, China), including dissolved natural organic matter (NOM) and algal extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), were studied using fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) quenching titration combined with parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis. Obvious protein-like peaks were detected in algal EPS matrix, while both protein- and humic-like peaks can be found in NOM. PARAFAC analysis identified four fluorescent components, including one humic-, one tryptophan- and two tyrosine-like components, from 114 EEM samples. It was shown that fluorescent tyrosine- (log K(M) > 5.21) and humic-like substances (log K(M) > 4.84) in NOM fraction exhibited higher metal binding capacities than those in EPS matrix, while algal EPS was characterized with a high metal-tryptophan-like substances affinity (log K(M) > 5.08). Moreover, for the eutrophic algae-rich lakes, fluorescent tryptophan- and humic-like substances were responsible for Cu transportation, whereas the mobility of Fe would be related with the tyrosine-like substances. The results facilitate a further insight into the biogeochemical behaviors of metals in eutrophic algae-rich ecosystems as well as other related aquatic environments.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Xianlin Campus, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Sheng GP, Xu J, Luo HW, Li WW, Li WH, Yu HQ, Xie Z, Wei SQ, Hu FC. Thermodynamic analysis on the binding of heavy metals onto extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of activated sludge. Water Res 2013; 47:607-14. [PMID: 23159005 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Metal binding to microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) greatly influences the distribution of heavy metals in microbial aggregates, soil and aquatic systems in nature. In this work, the thermodynamic characteristics of the binding between aqueous metals (with copper ion as an example) and EPS of activated sludge were investigated. Isothermal titration calorimetry was employed to estimate the thermodynamic parameters for the binding of Cu²⁺ onto EPS, while three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy with parallel factor analysis was used for quantifying the complexation of Cu²⁺ with the EPS. The binding mechanisms were further explored by X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis. The results show that the proteins and humic substances in EPS were both strong ligands for Cu²⁺. The binding capacity N, binding constant K, binding enthalpy ΔH were calculated as 5.74 × 10⁻² mmol/g, 2.18 × 10⁵ L/mol, and -11.30 kJ/mol, respectively, implying that such a binding process was exothermic and thermodynamically favorable. The binding process was found to be driven mainly by the entropy change of the reaction. A further investigation shows that Cu²⁺ bound with the oxygen atom in the carboxyl groups in the EPS molecules of activated sludge. This study facilitates a better understanding about the roles of EPS in protecting microbes against heavy metals.
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- Guo-Ping Sheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Mostofa KMG, Liu CQ, Feng X, Yoshioka T, Vione D, Pan X, Wu F. Complexation of Dissolved Organic Matter with Trace Metal Ions in Natural Waters. Photobiogeochemistry of Organic Matter 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32223-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Philipp-A. Primus
- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25,
14476 Golm, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25,
14476 Golm, Germany
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Hur J, Lee BM. Comparing the heterogeneity of copper-binding characteristics for two different-sized soil humic acid fractions using fluorescence quenching combined with 2D-COS. ScientificWorldJournal 2011; 11:1865-76. [PMID: 22125443 PMCID: PMC3217604 DOI: 10.1100/2011/640598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Heterogeneous distributions of copper-binding characteristics were compared for two ultrafiltered size fractions of a soil HA using fluorescence quenching combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS). The apparent shapes of the original synchronous fluorescence spectra and the extent of the fluorescence quenching upon the addition of copper were similar for the two fractions. The stability constants calculated at their highest peaks were not significantly different. However, the 2D-COS results revealed that the fluorescence quenching behaviors were strongly affected by the associated wavelengths and the fraction's size. The spectral change preferentially occurred in the wavelength order of 467 nm → 451 nm → 357 nm for the 1–10 K fraction and of 376 nm → 464 nm for the >100 K fraction. The extent of the binding affinities exactly followed the sequential orders interpreted from the 2D-COS, and they exhibited the distinctive ranges of the logarithmic values from 5.86 to 4.91 and from 6.48 to 5.95 for the 1–10 K and the >100 K fractions, respectively. Our studies demonstrated that fluorescence quenching combined with 2D-COS could be successfully utilized to give insight into the chemical heterogeneity associated with metal-binding sites within the relatively homogeneous HA size fractions.
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- Jin Hur
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea.
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Hur J, Lee BM. Characterization of binding site heterogeneity for copper within dissolved organic matter fractions using two-dimensional correlation fluorescence spectroscopy. Chemosphere 2011; 83:1603-1611. [PMID: 21288553 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 12/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The heterogeneity of copper binding characteristics for dissolved organic matter (DOM) fractions was investigated based on the fluorescence quenching of the synchronous fluorescence spectra upon the addition of copper and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS). Hydrophobic acid (HoA) and hydrophilic (Hi) fractions of two different DOM (algal and leaf litter DOM) were used for this study. For both DOM, fluorescence quenching occurred at a wider range of wavelengths for the HoA fractions compared to the Hi fractions. The combined information of the synchronous and asynchronous maps derived from 2D-COS provided a clear picture of the heterogeneous distribution of the copper binding sites within each DOM fraction, which was not readily recognized by a simple comparison of the changes in the synchronous fluorescence spectra upon the addition of copper. For the algal DOM, higher stability constants were exhibited for the HoA versus the Hi fractions. The logarithms of the stability constants ranged from 4.8 to 6.1 and from 4.5 to 5.0 for the HoA and the Hi fractions of the algal DOM, respectively, depending on the associated wavelength and the fitted models. In contrast, no distinctive difference in the binding characteristics was found between the two fractions of the leaf litter DOM. This suggests that influences of the structural and chemical properties of DOM on copper binding may differ for DOM from different sources. The relative difference of the calculated stability constants within the DOM fractions were consistent with the sequential orders interpreted from the asynchronous 2D-COS. It is expected that 2D-COS will be widely applied to other DOM studies requiring detailed information on the heterogeneous nature and subsequent effects under a range of environmental conditions.
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- Jin Hur
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Hebert PC, MacManus-Spencer LA. Development of a fluorescence model for the binding of medium- to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids to human serum albumin through a mechanistic evaluation of spectroscopic evidence. Anal Chem 2010; 82:6463-71. [PMID: 20590160 DOI: 10.1021/ac100721e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A novel model for measuring the strength of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) binding to human serum albumin (HSA) by use of the protein's native fluorescence is described. The model is derived from published properties of HSA and its interactions with other surfactants; it is consistent with these properties and experimental observations. The model's validity has been tested with both medium- to long-chain PFAAs (perfluoroheptanoate, perfluorooctanoate, perfluorononanoate, perfluorodecanoate, perfluoroundecanoate, perfluorohexanesulfonate, and perfluorooctanesulfonate) and short-chain PFAAs (perfluorohexanoate and perfluorobutanesulfonate). These experiments confirm the model as a valid description for the binding of medium- to long-chain PFAAs to HSA. Results indicate at least 2-3 PFAAs bind to each protein with affinity on the order of 10(4) M(-1). These binding strengths exhibit a dependence on protein concentration. Measured PFAA binding constants are approximately 10% of those values reported for fatty acids of similar chain length; correcting for protein concentration suggests the binding strengths may be as low as 2-3% of the corresponding fatty acids' affinities. Like fatty acids, the carboxylate PFAAs exhibit a trend of generally increasing binding strength with increased chain length. The model does not appear valid for the binding of short-chain PFAAs to HSA. Hill binding coefficients, fluorescence intensity measurements, and wavelengths of maximum emission suggest short-chain PFAAs associate with HSA differently and fail to promote the same conformational changes in the protein's tertiary structure as the medium- to long-chain PFAAs.
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- Paul C Hebert
- Department of Chemistry, Union College, Schenectady, New York 12308, USA
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Marmodée B, de Klerk JS, Ariese F, Gooijer C, Kumke MU. High-resolution steady-state and time-resolved luminescence studies on the complexes of Eu(III) with aromatic or aliphatic carboxylic acids. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 652:285-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2009] [Accepted: 06/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhao J, Nelson DJ. Fluorescence study of the interaction of Suwannee River fulvic acid with metal ions and Al3+-metal ion competition. J Inorg Biochem 2005; 99:383-96. [PMID: 15621270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2004.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 10/04/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study emission and synchronous-scan fluorescence spectroscopy have been used to investigate the interaction of the class A (oxygen seeking 'hard acid') metal Al(3+), with Suwannee River fulvic acid (SRFA), as well as competition between Al(3+) and several other metal ions (Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Cu(2+), Pd(2+), La(3+), Tb(3+) and Fe(3+)) for binding sites on SRFA. Of the four metal ions possessing very similar (and relatively low) ionic indices (Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Cu(2+) and Pd(2+)) only the latter two paramagnetic ions significantly quenched SRFA fluorescence emission intensity. Of the four metal ions possessing very similar (and relatively low) covalent indices (Ca(2+), Mg(2+), La(3+) and Tb(3+)) only the last paramagnetic ion (Tb(3+)) significantly quenched SRFA fluorescence. None of these metals was able to significantly compete with SRFA-bound Al(3+).Fe(3+), which differs substantially from all of the other metals examined in this study in that it possesses a relatively high ionic index (but not as high as Al(3+)) and a relatively low covalent index (but not as low as Al(3+)), was able not only to quench SRFA fluorescence but also to compete (at least to some extent) with SRFA-bound Al(3+). Synchronous-scan fluorescence SRFA spectra taken in the absence and presence of Fe(3+) and/or Al(3+) support the view that these two metal ions can compete for sites on SRFA. The results of these fluorescence experiments further confirm the Al(3+), and metal ions that have electronic properties somewhat similar to Al(3+) (such as Fe(3+)) are somewhat unique in their ability to interact strongly with binding sites on fulvic acids.
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- Jingyan Zhao
- Gustav H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA
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