CNTs with core-shell structure were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted polyol method,and magnetic Ni nanoparticles were employed as a catalyst. The preparation method is fast and simple. The structures,m...CNTs with core-shell structure were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted polyol method,and magnetic Ni nanoparticles were employed as a catalyst. The preparation method is fast and simple. The structures,morphology and magnetic properties of the as-synthesized samples were investigated using Raman spectrometer,X-ray diffraction (XRD),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM),respectively. The XRD results suggested that Ni particles used as a catalyst in our experiment were nano-sized. In this paper,magnetic Ni nanoparticles were employed as a catalyst,and an electric spark on metal Ni nanoparticles with the microwave eddy current effect could induce CNTs’ formation with the further reaction. The length of hollow carbon nanotubes was micro-sized and the diameters of most of the CNTs were varying from 18 to 20 nm according to the TEM images. Magnetic measurements demonstrated that CNTs with core-shell structure indicated a characteristic ferromagnetic behavior compared with Ni nanoparticles.展开更多
Fast and efficient sample preparation methods are a prerequisite for protein identification in bottom-up proteomics. Here, an innovative microwave irradiation sample preparation method was developed based on an optimi...Fast and efficient sample preparation methods are a prerequisite for protein identification in bottom-up proteomics. Here, an innovative microwave irradiation sample preparation method was developed based on an optimized organic-aqueous solvent system for protein identification. Specifically, protein solutions containing high-concentration acetonitrile were subjected to 5 min microwave irradiation. After cooling down, trypsin was added and the digestion was performed with 30 s microwave irradiation, and the resulting peptides were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS). A shortened processing time of only 5.5 min is needed with this method(more than 12 h is necessary in the traditional overnight protein sample preparation). Moreover, due to the absence of urea and other chaotropic reagents, the digests can be readily identified by MALDI-TOF MS. When an assessment of this method was performed by digesting a model protein BSA, 69% ± 3% sequence coverage corresponding to 47 ± 3 peptides was obtained, which shows better protein identification than that from the standard overnight protein sample preparation method(51% ± 2% sequence coverage and 23 ± 1 peptides). Another model protein α-casein was used for the analysis of protein phosphorylation with the newly developed method that yielded 4 phosphopeptides with 8 phosphorylation sites, whereas 3 phosphopeptides with 2 phosphorylation sites were obtained from the traditional overnight approach. Moreover, the organic-aqueous microwave irradiation method provides effective digestion for proteins down to fmol.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.50672001,51072002)the "211" Project of Anhui University
文摘CNTs with core-shell structure were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted polyol method,and magnetic Ni nanoparticles were employed as a catalyst. The preparation method is fast and simple. The structures,morphology and magnetic properties of the as-synthesized samples were investigated using Raman spectrometer,X-ray diffraction (XRD),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM),respectively. The XRD results suggested that Ni particles used as a catalyst in our experiment were nano-sized. In this paper,magnetic Ni nanoparticles were employed as a catalyst,and an electric spark on metal Ni nanoparticles with the microwave eddy current effect could induce CNTs’ formation with the further reaction. The length of hollow carbon nanotubes was micro-sized and the diameters of most of the CNTs were varying from 18 to 20 nm according to the TEM images. Magnetic measurements demonstrated that CNTs with core-shell structure indicated a characteristic ferromagnetic behavior compared with Ni nanoparticles.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB910604,2013CB911202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21190043)the Innovation Method Fund of China(2012IM030900)
文摘Fast and efficient sample preparation methods are a prerequisite for protein identification in bottom-up proteomics. Here, an innovative microwave irradiation sample preparation method was developed based on an optimized organic-aqueous solvent system for protein identification. Specifically, protein solutions containing high-concentration acetonitrile were subjected to 5 min microwave irradiation. After cooling down, trypsin was added and the digestion was performed with 30 s microwave irradiation, and the resulting peptides were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS). A shortened processing time of only 5.5 min is needed with this method(more than 12 h is necessary in the traditional overnight protein sample preparation). Moreover, due to the absence of urea and other chaotropic reagents, the digests can be readily identified by MALDI-TOF MS. When an assessment of this method was performed by digesting a model protein BSA, 69% ± 3% sequence coverage corresponding to 47 ± 3 peptides was obtained, which shows better protein identification than that from the standard overnight protein sample preparation method(51% ± 2% sequence coverage and 23 ± 1 peptides). Another model protein α-casein was used for the analysis of protein phosphorylation with the newly developed method that yielded 4 phosphopeptides with 8 phosphorylation sites, whereas 3 phosphopeptides with 2 phosphorylation sites were obtained from the traditional overnight approach. Moreover, the organic-aqueous microwave irradiation method provides effective digestion for proteins down to fmol.
