Accumulation and distribution of cadmium at organic-mineral micro-interfaces across soil aggregates by Qi Li, Linfeng Li, Bohao Yin, Xiaoyang Lin, Anwen Xiao, Weijie Xue, Hengjie Liu, Yichun Li

“…Pot experiments were conducted to assess the impacts of mineral, organic, and microbial amendments on the Cd distribution in soil aggregates using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared (SR-FTIR) spectroscopy and nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS). Our results revealed that different soil amendments exerted varying effects on Cd accumulation in soil aggregates. …”
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Rapid Determination of Pemetrexed Concentration and Distribution in Human Breast Cancer Cells (McF-7) Based on UHPLC-MS/MS by Mengwei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Qiqiang Zhang, Qing Ye, Fengjing Xu, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Shouhong Gao, Wansheng Chen, Yan Liu

“…An ultra high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for rapid quantification of pemetrexed concentration in human breast cancer cells (MCF-7). …”
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Gender-Specific Independent and Combined Effects of the Cortisol-to-Cortisone Ratio and 11-Deoxycortisol on Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: From the Henan Rural Cohort St... by Xue Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Xiaotian Liu, Zhicheng Luo, Yan Wang, Xiaokang Dong, Dandan Wei, Wenqian Huo, Songcheng Yu, Linlin Li, Shuna Jin, Chongjian Wang, Zhenxing Mao

“…Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to assess serum cortisol, cortisone, and 11-deoxycortisol. …”
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Selective solvothermal extraction of tetrabromobisphenol A to promote plastic recycling by Paavo Auvinen, Ville H. Nissinen, Erno Karjalainen, Kirsi Korpijärvi, Eerika Olkkonen, Krista Grönlund, Ilkka Rytöluoto, Lauri Kuutti, Mika Suvanto, Janne Jänis, Jarkko J. Saarinen

“…Removal of total elemental bromine was analyzed with X-ray fluorescence (XRF), whereas the removal of TBBPA and other plastic additives was evaluated with direct insertion probe mass spectrometry (DIP-MS). IPA/NaOH extraction provided efficient bromine removal, but it also extracted plenty of other plastic additives, including phenolic stabilizers Irganox 1076 and Cyasorb UV-2908. …”
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Increased Duodenal Iron Absorption through Upregulation of Ferroportin 1 due to the Decrement in Serum Hepcidin in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Masanori Sato, Koji Miyanishi, Shingo Tanaka, Akira Sakurada, Hiroki Sakamoto, Yutaka Kawano, Kohichi Takada, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

“…Serum level of hepcidin-25 was measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Ferroportin 1 (FPN) mRNA was measured by RT-PCR and FPN protein was analyzed by western blot. …”
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Oleanolic Acid Cubic Liquid Crystal Nanoparticle-Based Thermosensitive Gel Attenuates Depression Symptoms in Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Rats by Shi Z, Wang Q, Li Q, Jia F, Xu W

“…The pharmacokinetics of OANG was studied in rats, and OA content was determined using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The pharmacological effects of OANG on depression were evaluated in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model rats.Results: The phase transition temperature of the gel was 34°C, and the release of OA from OANG was slow according to the Higuchi kinetic equation. …”
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Assessment of the essential oil extracted from Citrus aurantifolia leaves using solvent-free microwave extraction technique by G.M. Masud Rana, Md. Jasim Uddin, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, Amit Kumar Dey, Bijoy Maitra, Ismat Moin Tamanna, AHM Mahbubur Rahman, Barun Kanti Saha, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin

“…Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) profiling revealed multiple bioactive components in C. aurantifolia leaves EO, with neral (30.728 %), d-limonene (22.824 %), citral (19.430 %), lemonol (5.060 %), geraniol (3.447 %), geranial (3.079 %), and caryophyllene (3.959 %) being the major components. …”
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iMulch: an investigation of the influence of polymers on a terrestrial ecosystem using the example of mulch films used in agriculture by Carmen Wolf, Mike Wenzel, Björn Fischer, Ralf Bertling, Erich Jelen, Dieter Hennecke, Karlheinz Weinfurtner, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Henner Hollert, Antonia Weltmeyer, Kristina Bitter, Pauline Ruiz, Dusica Banduka, Jochen Tuerk, Lars M. Blank

“…The development of a detection methodology using Raman spectroscopy and thermo-extraction desorption gas chromatography mass–spectrometry (TED-GC–MS), the adsorption behaviour, ageing in drainage water and soil, their transport behaviour in lysimeters, ecotoxicity, uptake in plants, a life cycle assessment (LCA) and upcycling were considered. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Study on the False Positive of Monomethyltin Determination in Toys Based on Gastric Juice Migration by Lina Huang, Hanke Li, Yuhang Li, Peng Ren, Lezhou Yi, Yang Chen, Tongmei Ma

“…With metal tin powder as a representative of inorganic tin which existed in real samples, it was treated with artificial gastric juice (0.07 mol/L·HCl), followed by ethyl derivatization using sodium tetraethylborate [NaB(Et)4] and then analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) according to the procedure specified in the standard of EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018 issued by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). …”
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Smart packaging tools for selected Indian traditional buffalo milk products: a case for on-package freshness indicators by Narender Raju Panjagari, Ashish Kumar Singh, Sangita Ganguly, Rajan Sharma, Vivek Sharma

“…The prerequisites for developing freshness indicators were to identify the critical volatile headspace markers using solid phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for the respective dairy products, selection of suitable innovative ink components, namely dyes (methyl red, and methyl red sodium salt), plasticizer (glycerol), choose appropriate polymer support (methylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol or paper), and adopt a suitable production technique such as casting, dipping, or electrospinning. …”
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Tracing the change of the volatile compounds of soy sauce at different fermentation times by PTR-TOF-MS, E-nose and GC–MS by Qixin Kan, Longbipei Cao, Liping He, Peipei Wang, Guangdie Deng, Jun Li, Jiangyan Fu, Qingrong Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Yunqi Li, Chunhui Xie, Yong Cao, Linfeng Wen

“…Proton-transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS), combined with electronic nose (E-nose), was first used to track the change of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soy sauce in this study. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) Essential Oils and Phenolics by Kamel Msaada, Nidhal Salem, Olfa Bachrouch, Slim Bousselmi, Sonia Tammar, Abdulkhaleg Alfaify, Khaldoun Al Sane, Wided Ben Ammar, Sana Azeiz, Adel Haj Brahim, Majdi Hammami, Sawsen Selmi, Ferid Limam, Brahim Marzouk

“…The essential oil composition variability of A. absinthium L. aerial parts collected from four different Tunisian regions was assessed by gas chromatography (GC/FID) and by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS). In addition, total polyphenols, flavonoids, and condensed tannins as well as antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activities of methanolic extract and essential oils were undertaken. …”
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Biocontrol of gray spot disease on Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua by Bacillus velezensis GX1 by L. Sun, G.L. Deng, H.L. Wu, Q. He, S.H. Hu, J.Y. Li, X.Y. Li, S. Meng, A.N. He, Y.Q. Tian, X. Chen, S.H. Li

“…Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis revealed that strain GX1 produced significantly higher levels of surfactin A, surfactin B and plipastatin, relative to strain GX8, an ineffective strain. …”
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Development of Ketoprofen Impurity A (1-(3-Benzoylphenyl)ethanone) as a Certified Reference Material for Pharmaceutical Quality Control by Nikolay A. Shulga, Vladimir I. Gegechkori, Natalya V. Gorpinchenko, Valery V. Smirnov, Sergey P. Dementyev, Galina V. Ramenskaya

“…The obtained product was purified using preparative chromatography and characterised by infrared spectroscopy (IR), 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectrometry. The structure was verified using primary research methods to confirm its identity as the target product. …”
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Relationship between prenatal metals exposure and neurodevelopment in one-year-old infants in the CLIMB study by Xiao-Yuan Fan, Xian-Shu Lin, Bing-Rui Yang, Han-Wen Zhang, Feng Tang, Jia-Jia Tang, He-Bin Chi, Toby Mansell, Noora Kartiosuo, Yin-Yin Xia, Ting-Li Han, Hua Zhang, Philip Baker, Richard Saffery

“…The concentrations of 21 metallic elements and 2 metalloids in umbilical cord blood (UCB) serum were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Neurodevelopment was measured using Chinese version of Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) for the Psychomotor Development Index (PDI) and the Mental Development Index (MDI). …”
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Quantitative proteomics and targeted metabolomics reveal the role of Cassia siamea L. extract in the response to high-fat diet-induced obesity in Drosophila by Ananya Dechakhamphu, Nattapong Wongchum, Theeraphan Chumroenphat, Alongklod Tanomtong, Sirithon Siriamornpun

“…Methods: CSE was obtained via extraction from C. siamea wood with 70 % ethanol and its phytochemical content was analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‒MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Robust collection and processing for label-free single voxel proteomics by Reta Birhanu Kitata, Marija Velickovic, Zhangyang Xu, Rui Zhao, David Scholten, Rosalie K. Chu, Daniel J. Orton, William B. Chrisler, Tong Zhang, Jeremy V. Mathews, Benjamin M. Bumgarner, Demirkan B. Gursel, Ronald J. Moore, Paul D. Piehowski, Tao Liu, Richard D. Smith, Huiping Liu, Clive H. Wasserfall, Chia-Feng Tsai, Tujin Shi

“…Abstract With advanced mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics, genome-scale proteome coverage can be achieved from bulk tissues. …”
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The effects of age and sex on reference intervals for cobalamin, homocysteine, and serum and urinary methylmalonic acid in healthy adult dogs by Anna‐Lena Proksch, Sophia Schaefer, Vanessa Dreller, Judith Langenstein, Ralph Fingerhut, Natali Bauer, Andreas Moritz

“…Cobalamin and markersB12met were determined using chemiluminescence immunoassay (cobalamin) and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (homocysteine, sMMA, uMMA:crea). In dogs with outlying data, changes in health, markersB12met, and onset of gastrointestinal signs were reevaluated after 9‐15 months. …”
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Adipocyte-specific Steap4 deficiency reduced thermogenesis and energy expenditure in mice by Han Wang, Lizi Zhang, Xing Chen, Lingzi Hong, Junjie Zhao, Wen Qian, Lam Khue Pham, Belinda Willard, Xiaoxia Li, Katarzyna Bulek, Xiao Li

“…Adipocyte-specific Steap4-deficient mice exhibited increased fat mass and severe insulin resistance in our high-fat diet model. Mass spectrometry identified two classes of Steap4 interactomes: mitochondrial proteins and proteins involved in splicing. …”
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Interaction Between Malat1 and miR-499-5p Regulates Meis1 Expression and Function with a Net Impact on Cell Proliferation by Salma A. Fahim, Manon Ragheb, Ibrahim Hassan Fayed, Aya Osama, Ahmed Karam, Sameh Magdeldin, Rana Metwale, Mohamed Dief Allah Abdalmoneam Elsayed, Ahmed Abdellatif, Hesham A. Sadek, Shereen Ahmed El Sobky, Nada El-Ekiaby, Injie Omar Fawzy, Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz

“…Enrichment analyses on proteins identified via mass spectrometry after manipulating Malat1, miR-499-5p, or Meis1 revealed a multitude of differentially expressed proteins related to cell cycle, cell division, and key pathways like Wnt and mTOR, essential for cell proliferation. …”
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