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Binderless particleboards from steam exploded woody biomass: chemical and morphological properties relate to their mechanical and physical behavior

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120983

Edwige Audibert , Lauriane Ducceschi , Adriana Quintero , Frédéric Martel , Gabriel Paës , Caroline Rémond

{"title":"Binderless particleboards from steam exploded woody biomass: chemical and morphological properties relate to their mechanical and physical behavior","authors":"Edwige Audibert , Lauriane Ducceschi , Adriana Quintero , Frédéric Martel , Gabriel Paës , Caroline Rémond","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120983","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120983","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wood particleboards are commonly used in the furniture and building sectors and usually contain binders with formaldehyde-based synthetic resins, which raises health and environmental concerns. Pretreatment of wood such as steam explosion allows to modify its chemical and physical structure in order to produce more environmentally friendly binderless particleboards with good bonding-strength and dimensional stability, with an easy processing. In this study, three structurally different wood species (oak, poplar and spruce) were pretreated with pilot-scale steam explosion at different severities by varying temperature and residence time. Particleboards were produced by hot pressing without additives. Mechanical and physical properties were quantified for all particleboards and correlated to structural and morphological properties of pretreated woods. Results highlighted starting material and pretreatment severity impact greatly the mechanical and hygroscopic properties. Overall, the cohesiveness and dimensional ability were improved thanks to the pretreatment compared to the commercial reference. Correlations with physicochemical properties revealed chemical composition and particle size affect internal bonding and thickness swelling of panels while flexural properties are mostly governed by the fibers aspect ratio.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120983"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bioimaging analysis reveals the constrained transport of mineral elements from the epidermis in ginseng root with red skin syndrome

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120955

Ming Luo , Anle Chen , Zixin Zhao , Ying Ma , Zhonggen Zhan , Jiangfeng You

{"title":"Bioimaging analysis reveals the constrained transport of mineral elements from the epidermis in ginseng root with red skin syndrome","authors":"Ming Luo , Anle Chen , Zixin Zhao , Ying Ma , Zhonggen Zhan , Jiangfeng You","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120955","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120955","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The occurrence of red skin ginseng has been proposed to be closely associated with mineral-element uptake or accumulation disorders, though the underlying mechanism remains unclear. To address this question, red skin and healthy ginseng samples were collected from the field and analyzed for morphological and elemental distribution differences in lateral-root transversal sections using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma (ICP) time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MS) imaging combined with ICP-MS measurements. Aluminum and iron elements showed strong and intensive signals in the outmost cracked and disassembled epidermis of red skin ginseng, with concentrations approximately 2.3- and 1.7-fold higher than those in the corresponding tissues of healthy ginseng. Stronger signals and higher concentrations of calcium, magnesium, and manganese were also detected within the epidermis of red skin ginseng unlike their even distribution throughout the root cross-sections of healthy ginseng. Conversely, phosphorus and sulfur showed intense signals concentrated within the stele of healthy ginseng, whereas parts of these signals were confined within the outer layer of the epidermis of red skin ginseng, resulting in a relative decrease in their accumulation in the stele by 19.6 % and 13.2 %, respectively. Moreover, red skin ginseng exhibited reduced accumulation of zinc, copper, and boron in whole-root cross-sections, especially in the cortex. Potassium signals were markedly weaker in the cortex but stronger in the stele of red skin ginseng. Overall, <em>in-situ</em> observations suggested the epidermis acted as a barrier for multiple mineral elements in red skin ginseng roots.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120955"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Targeted phenolation and rapid extraction of light-colored lignin from pine using nucleophilic reagent in combination with acid hydrotrope p-TsOH

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120965

Hui Kong , Xiaoqian Chen , Shuzhen Ni , Yongchao Zhang , Menghua Qin , Yingjuan Fu , Chuanling Si

{"title":"Targeted phenolation and rapid extraction of light-colored lignin from pine using nucleophilic reagent in combination with acid hydrotrope p-TsOH","authors":"Hui Kong , Xiaoqian Chen , Shuzhen Ni , Yongchao Zhang , Menghua Qin , Yingjuan Fu , Chuanling Si","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120965","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120965","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Structural change, reduced reactivity, and deepened color of lignin caused by uncontrollable reaction in the process of separation are the main problems that hinder its effective utilization. Based on lignin-first strategy, nucleophilic phenol (PH) or syringol (SL) in conjunction with hydrotrope <em>p</em>-toluenesulfonic acid (<em>p</em>-TsOH) was employed to separate phenolated and light-colored lignin from pine under mild conditions. It was found that the quick and targeted reaction of the nucleophilic PH or SL with lignin at the sidechain C<sub>α</sub> position inhibited the cleavage of β-O-4 bonds thus reduced the intermolecular condensation of lignin and the formation of chromophoric groups. The introduction of phenolic hydroxyl groups and low condensation degree enhanced the solubility of lignin in <em>p</em>-TsOH solution, resulting in a high extract yield of lignin. The separated lignin had a lighter color, more phenolic hydroxyl and methoxyl groups, abundant β-O-4 bond and more uniform molecular distribution and exhibited an exceptional UV shielding and antioxidant activity. The phenolated lignins were easily self-assembled into regular spherical nanoparticles by anti-solvent method, which had good mixing effect with face cream to prepare sunscreen with adjustable sun protection factor (SPF) value.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120965"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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GhAGL80–9 positively regulates flowering by activating the expression of GhAP1-D3 and GhAGL9 in Gossypium hirsutum L.

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120964

Gaofeng Zhang , Shanshan Yin , Weichao Li , Tong Han , Jiuxiao Ruan , Lirong Sun , Fushun Hao

{"title":"GhAGL80–9 positively regulates flowering by activating the expression of GhAP1-D3 and GhAGL9 in Gossypium hirsutum L.","authors":"Gaofeng Zhang , Shanshan Yin , Weichao Li , Tong Han , Jiuxiao Ruan , Lirong Sun , Fushun Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120964","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120964","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MADS-box transcription factors are significant flowering regulators of plants. However, whether and how GhAGAMOUS-LIKE 80–9 (GhAGL80–9), a MADS-box protein, modulates flowering in <em>Gossypium hirsutum</em> L. (cotton) is unclear. In this study, GhAGL80–9 was demonstrated to locate in the nucleus and have transcriptional activity. Moreover, cotton plants with silenced <em>GhAGL80–9</em> caused by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) showed clearly late flowering compared with the controls. Overexpression of <em>GhAGL80–9</em> in <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em> L. wild type plants led to notably accelerated flowering. GhAGL80–9 could also bind to the promoters of <em>GhAPETALA1-D3</em> (<em>GhAP1-D3</em>) and <em>GhAGL9</em>, and stimulated their expression. Additionally, VIGS cotton plants silencing <em>GhAGL9</em> exhibited markedly delayed flowering. Together, these results suggest that GhAGL80–9 positively regulates flowering through promoting the transcription of <em>GhAP1-D3</em> and <em>GhAGL9</em> in cotton plants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120964"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Optimizing mechanical properties of sustainable industrial fiber composites with integrated neural networks and bio-inspired algorithms

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120946

Yan Wu , Bin Wang , Jian Chen , Xinkang Huang , Jun Xu , Wenguang Wei , Kefu Chen

{"title":"Optimizing mechanical properties of sustainable industrial fiber composites with integrated neural networks and bio-inspired algorithms","authors":"Yan Wu , Bin Wang , Jian Chen , Xinkang Huang , Jun Xu , Wenguang Wei , Kefu Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120946","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable natural fiber composites hold promising prospects in various industrial applications due to their eco-friendly attributes and renewable nature. In this study, we introduce an innovative dual-integrated artificial neural network framework enhanced by the sparrow search algorithm (SSA) and genetic algorithm (GA) to overcome the challenges posed by diverse raw materials and complex manufacturing processes. The SSA component improves global exploration and local optimization, resulting in significantly lower mean square error (MSE) and root mean square error (RMSE) compared to traditional backpropagation (BP) neural networks. Further fine-tuning of the initial weights and thresholds via GA substantially boosts model performance. Our experimental analysis demonstrates an impressive optimization rate of 99.88 %, with critical mechanical indices—such as a tearing index of 14.75 mN·m²/g, a tensile index of 68.30 N·m/g, an elasticity modulus of 4.02 GPa, and air permeability of 6.63 μm/(Pa·s)—being achieved. SHAP analysis further decodes feature-property relationships, enabling actionable insights for fiber-to-matrix ratio tuning. This comprehensive framework not only enhances prediction accuracy and model interpretability but also offers a scalable solution for the design and optimization of sustainable industrial fiber composites, advancing their application in green bio-composites.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120946"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Biocontrol effects and underlying mechanism of Bacillus subtilis Pn1 on Panax notoginseng root rot caused by Fusarium solani

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120963

Gan Kunfa , Chen Meng , Liang Tingting, Li Xiaomin, Li Gui, Liu Diqiu

{"title":"Biocontrol effects and underlying mechanism of Bacillus subtilis Pn1 on Panax notoginseng root rot caused by Fusarium solani","authors":"Gan Kunfa , Chen Meng , Liang Tingting, Li Xiaomin, Li Gui, Liu Diqiu","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120963","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120963","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Panax notoginseng</em>, a valuable plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, is often difficult to cultivate because of its susceptibility to various diseases, including root rot. In this study, an antagonistic bacterium (Pn1), which was identified as <em>Bacillus subtilis</em>, effectively controlled <em>P. notoginseng</em> root rot. The underlying mechanism in <em>B. subtilis</em> Pn1 was analyzed. The Pn1 culture supernatant had inhibitory effects on the root rot pathogen <em>Fusarium solani</em> and down-regulated the expression of pathogenicity-related genes. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis indicated that Pn1 produces many antifungal metabolites effective against <em>F. solani</em>. Additionally, proteins extracted from the Pn1 culture supernatant adversely affected <em>F. solani</em> mycelial growth and spore germination. Moreover, a proteomic analysis identified several antifungal proteins and antibiotic-related synthases. Furthermore, transcriptome and metabolome analyses of <em>P. notoginseng</em> suggested that <em>B. subtilis</em> Pn1 may protect against root rot through a mechanism involving the activation of phytohormone and phenylpropanoid/flavonoid biosynthesis pathways. This study reports, for the first time, the in-depth and multifaceted mechanisms on the application of <em>B. subtilis</em> in controlling <em>P. notoginseng</em> root rot. The study findings may lead to the application of <em>B. subtilis</em> Pn1 to enhance <em>P. notoginseng</em> root rot resistance, with potential implications for the development of more advanced disease control methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120963"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rational design of microwave absorbing cryogels using microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose-derived nutshell/metal nanoparticles

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120954

Farbod Fazlalizadeh , Zahra Nezafat , Shahrzad Javanshir , Reza Peymanfar

{"title":"Rational design of microwave absorbing cryogels using microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose-derived nutshell/metal nanoparticles","authors":"Farbod Fazlalizadeh , Zahra Nezafat , Shahrzad Javanshir , Reza Peymanfar","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120954","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120954","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this research, cryogel scaffolds of cellulose-based cobalt and zinc-cobalt nanostructures were synthesized. For this aim, two types of precursors including pure microcrystalline cellulose (MC) and cellulose obtained from peanut shells (CPS) were pyrolyzed to reduce the cobalt and zinc/cobalt cations and fabricate cryogel scaffolds. The unique morphologies, gained from pyrolyzed celluloses, not only modify the electromagnetic factors but also the reduced metals and synthesized conjugated structures promote the microwave absorbing performance. Five types of cryogels including pyrolyzed microcrystalline cellulose (PMC), pyrolyzed cellulose peanut shells (PCPS), PMC/Co, PCPS/Co, and PCPS/Co-Zn nanostructures were applied as efficient and green microwave absorbers. Finally, the microwave absorption (MA) performance was estimated using VNA. Fascinatingly, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was applied as a practical MA matrix. According to the results, the architected cryogels demonstrated high-performance MA capabilities. The PCPS/Co-Zn/PVC cryogel derived from the peanut shell cellulose blended by PVC illustrated a maximum reflection loss (RL<sub>max</sub>) of −52.13 dB at 23.19 GHz and broad efficient bandwidth of 8.07 GHz with a thin thickness of 1.40 mm, however, the doped PCPS by the Co-Zn demonstrated a RL<sub>max</sub> of −96.55 dB at 21.24 GHz. Notably, all the samples illustrated mild shielding performances desirable for sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120954"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Metabolic engineering of apple callus and tobacco leaf for astaxanthin production

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120951

Dongjie Jia , Lianmei Fan , Liping Chen , Qingyuan Dang , Dong Han , Kun Jia , Jiyun Nie , Gengsen Liu , Yongbing Yuan

{"title":"Metabolic engineering of apple callus and tobacco leaf for astaxanthin production","authors":"Dongjie Jia , Lianmei Fan , Liping Chen , Qingyuan Dang , Dong Han , Kun Jia , Jiyun Nie , Gengsen Liu , Yongbing Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120951","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120951","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Astaxanthin, a ketocarotenoid with superior antioxidant properties compared with other carotenoids, is increasingly demanded in feed, food, and pharmaceutical industries. This study aimed to engineer apple (<em>Malus domestica</em> Borkh.) callus and tobacco (<em>Nicotiana benthamiana</em> Domin) leaf for sustainable production of natural (3S,3'S)-astaxanthin. A plant expression vector, pRI101-Flag-BHY-BKT-PSY1-CrtI (BBPC), was constructed to deliver astaxanthin biosynthetic genes <em>PSY1</em>, <em>CrtI</em>, <em>BHY</em> and <em>BKT</em> genes into ‘Orin’ apple callus and <em>N. benthamiana</em> leaf. Transgenic apple calli synthesized 40.4 μg/g dry weight (DW) astaxanthin, representing 53.5 % of total carotenoids. Transiently transformed <em>N. benthamiana</em> leaves produced 732.8 μg/g DW astaxanthin,accounting for about 18.2 % of total carotenoids. Furthermore, supplementing tomato juice (20 mL/L) and carrot juice (30 mg/L) increased astaxanthin levels in calli by 1.7-fold. Moreover, astaxanthin-rich tissues exhibited 2–4 fold higher antioxidant activity (<em>P</em> < 0.05) than controls. Acute toxicity assays in mice revealed no adverse effects. These findings demonstrate the potential of engineered apple callus and <em>N. benthamiana</em> leaf as scalable sources of natural (3S,3'S)-astaxanthin for industrial applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120951"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Novel β-γ′ type lignans from cultivated Notopterygium incisum and their potential anti-inflammatory activity

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120944

Xue Zhou , Zhiqiang Niu , Haifeng Wu , Bin Chen , Junyao Li , Luyao Qi , Guolin Zhang , Fu Li , Ting Shen

{"title":"Novel β-γ′ type lignans from cultivated Notopterygium incisum and their potential anti-inflammatory activity","authors":"Xue Zhou , Zhiqiang Niu , Haifeng Wu , Bin Chen , Junyao Li , Luyao Qi , Guolin Zhang , Fu Li , Ting Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120944","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two novel β-γ′ type lignans, notolignan A (<strong>2</strong>) and notolignan B (<strong>3</strong>) were isolated from the 80 % EtOH extract of cultivated <em>Notopterygium incisum</em> along with one known analogue (<strong>1</strong>) by normal and reverse phase column chromatography. The structures of the undescribed compounds were characterized by extensive spectroscopic data. This study aimed to evaluate the potential protective effects of a novel compound on acute lung injury (ALI) in mice via the NLRP3 inflammasome. The model of ALI was established with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in C57BL/6 mice by intraperitoneal injection. LPS was also used to stimulate RAW264.7 cells that detected the anti-inflammatory activity of compound <strong>2</strong>. The NLRP3 inflammasome was activated by LPS + Nig in iBMDMs. Our data noted that compound <strong>2</strong> could effectively inhibit the NO production with safe concentration and which effect was superior to positive control (30, 40 and 50 μM). Furthermore, compound <strong>2</strong> dramatically suppresses the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and production of IL-1β, blocking NEK7-NLRP3 and NLRP3-ASC interactions. The DFT calculations, docking, and MDs have demonstrated that compound <strong>2</strong> interacts with NLRP3 to form a stable complex. In addition, pre-treated with compound <strong>2</strong> could obviously alleviated the lung pathological symptoms in ALI mice, and significantly down regulate the expression of NLRP3 and IL-1β in lung tissues. These findings suggest that the isolated compounds may serve as potential anti-inflammatory agents or lead compounds for drug development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"229 ","pages":"Article 120944"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Characterization of corn husks carboxymethyl cellulose formation using Raman spectroscopy

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Industrial Crops and Products Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120887

Rangsan Panyathip , Muthita Witthayapak , Phiphatnupong Thuephloi , Jirasak Sukunta , Parichat Thipchai , Sarinthip Thanakkasaranee , Kittisak Jantanasakulwong , Pornchai Rachtanapun

{"title":"Characterization of corn husks carboxymethyl cellulose formation using Raman spectroscopy","authors":"Rangsan Panyathip , Muthita Witthayapak , Phiphatnupong Thuephloi , Jirasak Sukunta , Parichat Thipchai , Sarinthip Thanakkasaranee , Kittisak Jantanasakulwong , Pornchai Rachtanapun","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The economic value of corn husk agricultural waste can be enhanced by converting it into cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) instead of incineration, which reducing PM 2.5 (particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm) as air pollution. Corn husks were processed into cellulose and CMC, with carboxymethylation performed using varying NaOH concentrations (20–60 g/100 mL) and constant monochloroacetic acid in isopropanol for degree of substitution (DS). The highest CMC yield (189.47 %) from DS with 1.53 was achieved at 30 g/100 mL NaOH. The DS of carbonyl functional groups significantly enhanced CMC properties compared to original cellulose. Raman scattering spectra confirmed CMC quality, showing combined cellulose I (<em>I</em><sub><em>380</em></sub><em>/I</em><sub><em>1096</em></sub>) and cellulose II (<em>I</em><sub><em>577</em></sub><em>/I</em><sub><em>1096</em></sub>) structures. CMC with low DS (0.36) retained more cellulose I (<em>I</em><sub><em>380</em></sub><em>/I</em><sub><em>1096</em></sub>: 0.93), while higher DS (1.53) transformed it into cellulose II (<em>I</em><sub><em>380</em></sub><em>/I</em><sub><em>1096</em></sub>: 0.29). The existence of <em>I</em><sub><em>577</em></sub><em>/I</em><sub><em>1096</em></sub>: 0.19–0.37 increased with DS, indicating the crystallinity formation of cellulose II. These findings suggest that increasing DS enhanced cellulose II contents, analyzed using Raman scattering analysis and this approach simultaneously enhanced the CMC yield from 111.77 % to 189.47 %. This biodegradable CMC production from corn husks offers a sustainable alternative to reducing PM 2.5 air pollution and obtains high-quality CMC materials through agricultural waste management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"228 ","pages":"Article 120887"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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