Pixu syndrome grading and its relationship with d-xylose and BT-PABA absorption in 183 patients

AIMS To study the grading of pixu(spleen deficiency)syn- drome and the scientific basis of its relationship with absorption of D-Xylose and BT-PABA. METHODS The present study included 115 cases of chronic su- perficial gastritis,15 cases of chronic atrophic gastritis,19 cases of peptic ulcer and 34 cases of chronic colitis.All of them were diagnosed by endoscopy and biopsies.Chronic gastrointestinal diseases could be categorized into six types,namely,spleen and stomach asthenia syndrome(including asthenia and cold),dishar- mony between liver and stomach,damp and heat of spleen and stomach(bowel)syndrome,spleen-stomach-Yin deficiency,blood stasis and spleen-kidney-Yang deficiency.Grading of these syn- dromes were made with concomitant estimation of d-xylose and BT-PABA tests. RESULTS Patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases showed diminished urinary level of d-xylosc and that of BT- PABA,as compared with normal,(P<0.05),except those with damp and heat of spleen-bowel syndrome.The excretory rate of d-xylosc was neary normal,while the levels of d-xylose and BT-PABA were lower than those of the normal,(P<0.05-0. 01).In regard to the grading of spleen deficiency and the dishar- mony between liver and stomach syndromes,the excretory rate of D-Xylose decreased gradually(P<0.01 )as the severity of symp- toms increased;in disharmony between liver and stomach syndrome,the excretory rate of BT-PABA also decreased(P<0. 01)as symptoms worsened.These provided scientific proofs for appraisal of the pathophysiology of these syndromes. CONCLUSIONS Changes of d-xylose can reflect the specifici- ty of pixu syndrome whereas changes of BT-PABA reflect the specificity of disharmony between liver and stomach syndrome.

Biomass-based N doped carbon as metal-free catalyst for selective oxidation of D-xylose into D-xylonic acid

Rational design and facile preparation of low-cost and efficient catalysts for the selective converting of biomass-derived monosaccharides into high value-added chemicals is highly demanded,yet challenging.Herein,we first demonstrate a N doped defect-rich carbon(NC-800-5)as metal-free catalyst for the selective oxidation of D-xylose into D-xylonic acid in alkaline aqueous solution at 100℃ for 30 min,with 57.4%yield.The doped graphitic N is found to be the active site and hydroxyl ion participating in the oxidation of D-xylose.Hydroxyl ion and D-xylose first adsorb on NC-800-5 surface,and the aldehyde group of D-xylose is catalyzed to form germinal diols ion.Then,C–H bond break to yield carboxylic group.Furthermore,NC-800-5 catalyst shows high stability in recycled test.

Experimental measurement and thermodynamic modeling of binary and ternary solid–liquid phase equilibrium for the systems formed by L-arabinose,D-xylose and water

Solid–liquid phase equilibrium data for binary(L-arabinose–water) and(D-xylose–water) systems at temperatures from(269.85–298.05) K and ternary(L-arabinose–D-xylose–water) system at temperatures of 273.85 K,278.85 K and 284.45 K were measured at atmospheric pressure.The ternary phase diagrams of the systems were constructed on the base of the measured solubility.Two pure solid phases were formed at given temperatures,including pure L-arabinose and pure D-xylose,which were con firmed and determined by the method of Schreinemakers' wet residue.At the same temperature,the crystallization region of L-arabinose was larger than D-xylose's.The acquired solubility data were then correlated using the NRTL model,Wilson model and Xu model.The calculated solubility with the three models agreed well with the experimental values.

Synthesis of New Thiazine and Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives from D-Xylose

1,2-O-Isopropylidene-5-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-α-D-erythro-pentofuranos-3-ulose 1 was treated with thiourea and aminothiourea to give a D-ribose derivative 2 bearing a 2-amino 1,3-thiazine ring and a thiosemicarbazone derivative 5, respectively. 2 was acylated with Ac20 and propandioic acid to afford two acylation derivatives 3 and 4, respectively. Reduction of 5 with NaBH4 in methanol produced a hydrothiosemicarbazone derivative 6. The absolute configuration of 2 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The structures of all products were elucidated by IR, NMR and HRMS spectra.

Determination and Correlation of Solubility for D-Xylose in Volatile Fatty Acid Solvents

The solubility of D-xylose in formic acid and binary solvents of formic acid with formic acid and acetic acid, propionic acid, n-butyric acid or isobutyric acid was measured in the temperature range from 300.35 to 325.05 K using the synthetic method by a laser monitoring technique at atmospheric pressure. The solid-liquid equilibrium data will provide essential support for industrial design and further theoretical study. The experimental data show that the solubility of D-xylose in formic acid and in the mixtures of formic acid + acetic acid(1︰1), formic acid + propionic acid(1︰1), formic acid + n-butyric acid(1︰1), and formic acid + isobutyric acid(1︰1) increases with temperature. The Apelblat equation, the λh model, and the ideal solution equation correlate the solubility data well.

A controllable soft-templating approach to synthesize mesoporous carbon microspheres derived from d-xylose via hydrothermal method

Highly dispersed carbon microspheres(CMSs)derived from D-xylose were successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and followed by further carbonization,in which F127 was used as a soft template.As-synthesized products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),flourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),thermal gravimetric(TG)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The results showed that the morphology and structure of the CMSs prominently depended on the stirring speed during hydrothermal reaction.The resultant CMSs principally had non-porous structure without stirring and had a very smooth surface.When the stirring speed increased to 200 rpm,the synthesized mesoporous carbon microspheres at 220?C for 24 h(CMSs-5)had a uniform size distribution of 1–1.4μm and a specific surface area of 452 m^2/g.Nevertheless,with further increasing to 400 rpm,as-fabricated carbon products were mostly amorphous with a low degree of sphericity.Results demonstrated that the diameter of the products decreased with the increase of stirring speed.Furthermore,the sphericity product yield of CMSs reduced with the increase of stirring speed.XRD result showed that all the obtained samples contained partial graphite phase.In addition,a formation mechanism was proposed that involved polymerization product as the precursors for microsphere formation.The controllable and green strategy may provide a great convenience to study properties and applications of carbon microspheres.

The mechanism of environmental D-xylose perception by the bacterial membrane two-component complex XylFII-LytS

D-xylose,the main building block of plant biomass,is a pentose sugar that can be used by bacteria as a carbon source for bio-based fuel and chemical production through fermentation.In bacteria,the first step for D-xylose metabolism is signal perception at the membrane.Scientists previously identified a threecomponent system in Firmicutes bacteria comprising a membrane-associated sensor protein(XylFII)。

The green hydrolysis technology of hemicellulose in corncob by the repeated use of hydrolysate

To achieve green hydrolysis technology of hemicellulose through repeated using hydrolysate, the hydrolysis of hemicellulose in corncob was studied. The influence of repeated use of corncob hydrolysate on concentrations of D-xylose and L-arabinose was investigated. The loss rates of D-xylose in the prepared D-xylose solutions both with and without corncob, and repeated using corncob hydrolysate under identical acidity condition were discussed. The result shows that D-XyIOSe concentration and L-arabinose concentration are all gradually increas- ing with the growing time of repeated use of corncob hydrolysate. After the fifth repetition, the concentrations of D-xylose and L-arabinose are 196.7 g. L-1 and 22.0 g.L-1, respectively. Substance inhibiting the degradation of D-xylose is generated during repeated use of corncob hydrolysate, and the production is further proved by the change of D-xylose concentration and the loss rate of D-xylose over heating time.

Effect of external electric field upon charge distribution, energy and dipole moment of selected monosaccharide molecules

External electric field of 0.001, 0.01 and 0.05 a.u. changes distribution of the electron density in α- and β-D-glucose, α- and β-D-galactose, α- and β-fructopyranoses and α- and β-fructofuranoses, α- and β-D-ribofuranoses and α and β-D-xylo- furanoses. Hyper-Chem 8.0 software was used together with the AM1 method for optimization of the conformation of the molecules of monosaccharides under study. Then polarizability, charge distribution, potential and dipole moment for molecules placed in the external electric field of 0.000, 0.001, 0.01 and 0.05 a.u. were calculated involving DFT 3-21G method. Application of the external field induced polarizability of electrons, atoms and dipoles, the latter resulting in eventual reorientation of the molecules along the applied field of the molecules and the electron density redistribution at particular atoms. Increase in the field strength generated mostly irregular changes of the electron densities at particular atoms of the molecules as well as polarizabilities. Energy of these molecules and their dipole moments also varied with the strength of the field applied. Results of computations imply that saccharides present in the living organisms may participate in the response of the living organisms to the external electric field affecting metabolism of the molecules in the body fluids by fitting molecules to the enzymes. Structural changes of saccharide components of the membranes can influence the membrane permeability.