Cellulose Conversion to Sugar Alcohol by Solution Plasma Processing

2015 ◽  
Vol 1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anyarat Watthanaphanit ◽  
Hoonseung Lee ◽  
Nagahiro Saito
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Suspension ◽  
Metal Catalyst ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Water Medium ◽  
Sugar Alcohol ◽  
Plasma Process ◽  
Sugar Alcohols ◽  
Cellulose Conversion ◽  
Solution Plasma Processing

ABSTRACTCellulose was selectively converted to sugar alcohols (sorbitol and mannitol) over a supported-metal catalyst ruthenium on carbon (Ru/C) by the application of plasma in cellulose aqueous suspension. Generally, conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohol should be done under H2 pressure and high temperature. The goal of using solution plasma process (SPP) in this study is to initiate “self-hydrogenation” by reactive hydrogen species generated from the plasma due to dissociation of water medium. The sugar alcohols were produced at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric analysis indicates that the SPP is a potent tool to promote the conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohols.

scholarly journals Gut Microbiota Prevents Sugar Alcohol-Induced Diarrhea

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2029
Author(s):  
Kouya Hattori ◽  
Masahiro Akiyama ◽  
Natsumi Seki ◽  
Kyosuke Yakabe ◽  
Koji Hase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Gut Bacteria ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Sugar Alcohol ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Phosphotransferase System ◽  
Sugar Alcohols ◽  
E Coli ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rdna Analysis

While poorly-absorbed sugar alcohols such as sorbitol are widely used as sweeteners, they may induce diarrhea in some individuals. However, the factors which determine an individual’s susceptibility to sugar alcohol-induced diarrhea remain unknown. Here, we show that specific gut bacteria are involved in the suppression of sorbitol-induced diarrhea. Based on 16S rDNA analysis, the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria increased in response to sorbitol consumption. We found that Escherichia coli of the family Enterobacteriaceae degraded sorbitol and suppressed sorbitol-induced diarrhea. Finally, we showed that the metabolism of sorbitol by the E. coli sugar phosphotransferase system helped suppress sorbitol-induced diarrhea. Therefore, gut microbiota prevented sugar alcohol-induced diarrhea by degrading sorbitol in the gut. The identification of the gut bacteria which respond to and degrade sugar alcohols in the intestine has implications for microbiome science, processed food science, and public health.

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric analysis of phospholipids of Escherichia coli

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Sweetman ◽  
M. Trinei ◽  
J. Modha ◽  
J. Kusel ◽  
P. Freestone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Electrospray Ionization ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass

Direct analysis of herbicides by paper spray ionization mass spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 9808-9816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Reeber ◽  
Sneha Gadi ◽  
Sung-Ben Huang ◽  
Gary L. Glish
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Paper Spray ◽  
Paper Spray Ionization ◽  
Rapid Mass

Paper spray ionization enables the rapid mass spectrometric analysis of environmental samples without the use of chromatography or sample cleanup techniques.

scholarly journals UHPLC–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometric analysis of brain cell-specific glucogenic and neurotransmitter amino acid content

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaggeswar Bheemanapally ◽  
Prabhat R. Napit ◽  
Mostafa M. H. Ibrahim ◽  
Karen P. Briski
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Electrospray Ionization ◽  
Nerve Cell ◽  
Sensory Neuron ◽  
Amino Acid Content ◽  
Brain Cell ◽  
Hypothalamic Nucleus ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Esi Ms

AbstractAstrocyte glycogen, the primary energy reserve in brain, undergoes continuous remodeling by glucose passage through the glycogen shunt prior to conversion to the oxidizable energy fuel l-lactate. Glucogenic amino acids (GAAs) are a potential non-glucose energy source during neuro-metabolic instability. Current research investigated whether diminished glycogen metabolism affects GAA homeostasis in astrocyte and/or nerve cell compartments. The glycogen phosphorylase (GP) inhibitor 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-d-arabinitol (DAB) was injected into the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMN), a key metabolic-sensing structure, before vehicle or l-lactate infusion. Pure VMN astrocyte and metabolic-sensory neuron samples were obtained by combinatory immunocytochemistry/laser–catapult-microdissection for UHPLC–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS) GAA analysis. DAB inhibition of VMN astrocyte aspartate and glutamine (Gln) levels was prevented or exacerbated, respectively, by lactate. VMN gluco-stimulatory nitric oxide (NO; neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive (ir)-positive) and gluco-inhibitory γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA; glutamate decarboxylase65/67-ir-positive) neurons exhibited lactate-reversible asparate and glutamate augmentation by DAB, but dissimilar Gln responses to DAB. GP inhibition elevated NO and GABA nerve cell GABA content, but diminished astrocyte GABA; these responses were averted by lactate in neuron, but not astrocyte samples. Outcomes provide proof-of-principle of requisite LC–ESI–MS sensitivity for GAA measurement in specific brain cell populations. Results document divergent effects of decreased VMN glycogen breakdown on astrocyte versus neuron GAAs excepting Gln. Lactate-reversible DAB up-regulation of metabolic-sensory neuron GABA signaling may reflect compensatory nerve cell energy stabilization upon decline in astrocyte-derived metabolic fuel.

Molecular characterization of petroporphyrins in crude oil by electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 546-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan P Rodgers ◽  
Christopher L Hendrickson ◽  
Mark R Emmett ◽  
Alan G Marshall ◽  
Mark Greaney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Electrospray Ionization ◽  
Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Ion Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Ft Icr

Petroporphyrin compositional analysis of a heavy crude oil has been realized by isolation and subsequent ESI-FT-ICR mass spectrometric analysis of the porphyrin-containing fractions. Vanadium octaethyl (V=O(II)OEP) and nickel octaethyl (Ni(II)OEP) porphyrin standards were analyzed to determine favorable electrospray ionization conditions and provide insight as to the molecular species present (e.g., adducts, multimers). Standard V=O(II)OEP and Ni(II)OEP solutions revealed the presence of both monomer and dimer species with a greater relative abundance of monomers. In contrast, mass spectral analysis of a porphyrin fraction from Cerro Negro crude oil was dominated by dimeric species. MS3 analysis identified a dioctylphthalate (DOP) contaminant, likely introduced during fractionation of the crude oil. DOP-porphyrin complexes and porphyrin-porphyrin dimers were then identified. Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) of dimeric species produced the corresponding monomers with minimal fragmentation. The monomeric petroporphyrins were analyzed to reveal the metal (Ni(II) or V=O(II)), porphyrin type (e.g., etio vs. DPEP), and distribution of alkylation.Key words: petroporphyrin, porphyrin, petroleum, electrospray ionization, mass spectrometry, Fourier transform, ion cyclotron resonance, ICR, FT-ICR, FTMS.

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