{"title":"Two-wavelength-selective Soft Actuators Comprising Thermosensitive and Lanthanoid-ion-coordinated Interpenetrating Polymer Network Gels.","authors":"Satoshi Watanabe, Kazuki Arikawa","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24213","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Near-infrared wavelength-selective soft actuators have attracted much attention for applications in microsystems in bioliving. It is desirable for the photothermal conversion materials in the actuators to be downsized to the molecular scale. However, in conventional actuator materials using copolymer gels composed of thermosensitive and photothermal conversion molecule-coordinated monomers, the strong cross-linking of molecules in the networks impairs the actuator deformation. In this study, we fabricated soft actuators consisting of interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) gels to suppress the cross-linking of the thermosensitive networks. Nd<sup>3+</sup> and Yb<sup>3+</sup> were used as wavelength-selective photothermal conversion molecules at 808 and 980 nm. Hydrophobic acrylamide derivatives and sodium acrylate were used as the thermosensitive and lanthanoid-ion-coordinated polymers, respectively. The lanthanoid ion concentrations in the IPN gels were about 0.2 M, which is 6 times larger than those of previous gels. The temperature response of swelling degrees (wt%) of the lanthanoid-ion-coordinated IPN gels were three times larger than that of the previous gels. Sandwich structure actuators consisting of Nd<sup>3+</sup> and Yb <sup>3+</sup> IPN gels bent selectively toward the Nd <sup>3+</sup> gel side under 808 nm irradiation and toward the Yb<sup>3+</sup> gel side under 980 nm irradiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"165-171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Nutritional Research for Effective Utilization of Marine Lipid-soluble Components.","authors":"Masashi Hosokawa","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess25013","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess25013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marine organisms contain unique lipid-soluble components. Therefore, we focused on the health benefits of these lipid-soluble components and conducted molecular nutritional studies. Fucoxanthin (Fx) is a typical marine carotenoid, found in brown seaweeds, such as Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame) and Saccharina japonica (Makonbu), and we demonstrated its anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects in animal models. As the molecular mechanism for anti-diabetic effect, dietary Fx has found to activate insulin signaling pathways and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT 4) in the skeletal muscles of diabetic/obese KK-A<sup>y</sup> mice. Notably, Fx promoted GLUT4 translocation in the soleus muscle, up-regulated GLUT4 expression in the EDL muscle, and prevented and improved hyperglycemia through effective glucose uptake depending on the muscle types. On the other hand, n-3 docosapentaenoic acid (n-3 DPA), an n-3 poly unsaturated fatty acid found in salmon and trout, is converted to EPA and DHA in cultured cells. The intracellular conversion of n-3 DPA differed different among cells derived from macrophages, liver, and intestines. n-3 DPA markedly down-regulates the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory factors in activated macrophages. The suppressive effect of n-3 DPA on IL-6 mRNA expression was similar to that of DHA, but stronger than that of EPA. In addition, we demonstrated that n-3 PUFA-binding phosphatidylglycerol (PG) exhibited anti-inflammatory effects against activated macrophages, and that the effect was stronger than that of n-3 PUFA-phosphatidylcholine (PC). Furthermore, n-3 PUFA-PG significantly increased the intracellular EPA and DHA content compared to n-3 PUFA-PC treatment and induced Nrf2 activation. n-3 PUFA-PG, which enhances intracellular PUFAs, is contained in several microalgae such as Phaeodactylum tricornutum. It can also be enzymatically prepared and is expected to be used as a new functional lipid.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 4","pages":"329-340"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143772725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Progress of Researches on Pharmacological Effects and Bioavailability of Tangeretin.","authors":"Wanqing Wang, Tianqi Jia, Yifan Zhang, Yawen Zhou","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess24169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tangeretin is one of the most abundant polymethoxyflavones in citrus peel and its pharmacological effects are extremely rich. However, due to its poor solubility, bitter taste and poor oral bioavailability, the oral administration of tangeretin is still limited, which seriously limits its application in industrial production. The establishment of encapsulation and delivery systems to improve bioavailability is an effective method. This paper reviewed the research progress of the structure and properties, pharmacological effects and main methods to improve bioavailability of tangeretin, including emulsion delivery, lipid encapsulation, microencapsulation and other delivery and utilization research and application. The article aims to provide theoretical basis for the high-value application of tangeretin in functional food and pharmaceutical industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 1","pages":"13-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum for J. Oleo Science, Vol.66, No.3, pp.259 (2017).","authors":"","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess16180e","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess16180e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 4","pages":"435"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143772723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward Self-Propelled Microrobots: A Systems Chemistry that Induces Non-Linear Phenomena of Oil Droplets in Surfactant Solution.","authors":"Taisuke Banno","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24246","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biological activities observed in living systems occur as the output of which nanometer-, submicrometer-, and micrometer-sized structures and tissues non-linearly and dynamically behave through chemical reaction networks, including the generation of various molecules and their assembly and disassembly. To understand the essence of the dynamic behavior in living systems, simpler artificial objects that exhibit cell-like non-linear phenomena have been recently constructed. However, most objects exhibiting cell-like dynamics have been found through trial-and-error experiments, and there are no strategies for designing them as molecular systems. This review describes how cell-like dynamics of oil droplets in surfactant solution, such as self-propelled motion, chemotaxis, division, and deformation, are induced by combining molecular properties of system components toward self-propelled microrobots.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"123-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isam A Mohamed Ahmed, Aleyna Ece Akça, Fahad Al Juhaimi, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Nurhan Uslu, Emad Karrar
{"title":"Bioactive Compounds and Fatty Acid Composition of Oils Obtained by Different Extraction Methods from Caper (Capparis ovata Desf.) Seeds.","authors":"Isam A Mohamed Ahmed, Aleyna Ece Akça, Fahad Al Juhaimi, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Nurhan Uslu, Emad Karrar","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24204","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the total phenol, total flavonoid content, antioxidant capacity, phenolic component and fatty acid profiles of caper seed oils extracted by solvent extraction, sonication extraction and cold press methods were revealed. Total phenol amounts of caper seed oils extracted by cold press, sonication and solvent systems were recorded as 0.10, 0.11 and 0.16 mg GAE/100 g, respectively. There was no statistically significant differences between the total phenol values of caper seed oils provided by sonication and cold press systems (p > 0.05). While the flavonoid amount of the oil extracted from caper seeds by solvent extraction system is determined as 358.9 mg CE/100 g, the total flavonoid amounts of caper seed oils extracted by sonication and cold pressing methods were established as 194.6 and 83.9 mgCE/100 g, respectively. The highest antioxidant capacity was established in the oil provided by solvent extraction (1.456%), followed by ultrasonic extraction (1.453%) and cold press oil (1.448%) in decreasing order. The dominant phenolic components of caper seed oils were quercetin, kaempferol, gallic acid, resveratrol and catechin. The fatty acid detected at the highest value in caper oils extracted by different extraction systems was linoleic acid (61.16-62.74%), followed by oleic, palmitic and stearic acids in decreasing order. Other fatty acids were recorded at low levels. As a result, it can be said that the caper oil extracted by solvent extraction is richer in quercetin and linoleic acid.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Biomimetic Tactile Sensing Systems for Cosmetics and Cosmetic Ingredients.","authors":"Yoshimune Nonomura, Yasuyoshi Saito, Shuhei Nomura","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24322","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The comfortable application of creams and powders and the texture of human skin and hair are essential factors in the design of cosmetics and cosmetic raw materials. However, the mechanisms underlying these diverse and delicate tactile sensations are poorly understood. We developed a \"biomimetic tactile sensing system\" to reproduce the interfacial phenomena that occur on the skin surfaces and evaluated the \"moist\" and \"dry\" sensations of surface-treated cosmetic powders and the texture of organogel and dispersion formulations. This tactile sensing system consists of a finger model contact probe that mimics the fingerprint and mechanical properties of a human finger and a sinusoidal motion friction evaluation device that can reproduce natural and smooth motions. The finger model contact probe, which mimics the fingerprint and mechanical properties of a human finger, was designed such that the elastic modulus, which reflects hardness, and the surface energy, which affects adhesion, were comparable to those of human skin. In addition, grooves of hundreds of micrometers were engraved to imitate fingerprints. A scotch yoke mechanism that converts elliptical motion into sinusoidal motion was introduced into a sinusoidal motion friction evaluation device to reproduce natural and smooth motions. We analyzed the relationship between sensory evaluation and friction data for cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients and constructed a physical model of tactile sensation evocation. For example, the \"moistness\" of cosmetic powder was strongly felt when the friction coefficient in the sliding process was low, and a gap existed where the frictional force reached its maximum value. Commercially available makeup cosmetics and sunscreens were characterized based on their friction dynamics and classified accordingly. The wax derived from rice bran and rice paraffin was shown to have high oil-gelling ability, and the resulting gel was smooth to the touch, indicating that it is suitable as a raw material for lipstick and cleansing products.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 3","pages":"233-240"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Fatty Acid Composition by Gas Chromatography Using Hydrogen or Nitrogen as an Alternative Carrier Gas to Helium: a JOCS Collaborative Study.","authors":"Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Yasuhiro Iida, Megumi Inoue, Toshihiro Ito, Mizue Ouchi, Hisashi Kataoka, Masahiko Kiso, Katsuyoshi Saitou, Yasuhiko Shigematsu, Tadahisa Shibuya, Hiroshi Takakuwa, Naoki Takada, Tomoya Nakata, Takuya Yanagisawa","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24332","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A collaborative study among 11 different Japanese laboratories was undertaken to devise an analytical method for determining the fatty acid composition of fats and oils by gas chromatography (GC) using hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) or nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>) as carrier gases alternative to helium (He). This collaborative study was organized by the Alternative Gas for the GC Subcommittee of the Japan Oil Chemists' Society and was evaluated by analyzing a standard mixture of fatty acid methyl esters (Supelco 37 Component FAME Mix), soybean, and sardine oils. On a 50% cyanopropyl siloxane capillary column, the resolution of 37 FAME mixtures using He, H<sub>2</sub>, or N<sub>2</sub> gas was greater than 1.0. For the area% of the 37 FAME mixtures, the reproducibility relative standard deviations ranged from 0.59 to 4.72% for He gas, 0.39 to 4.96% for H<sub>2</sub> gas, and 0.60 to 4.91% for N<sub>2</sub> gas. No significant difference was observed in the area% for the 37 FAME mixtures among the three carrier gases. Furthermore, no significant differences in the percentages of major fatty acids in the soybean and sardine oils were detected between the different carrier gases. This study also determined that the analysis time was prolonged when N<sub>2</sub> gas was used compared to when H<sub>2</sub> or He gas was used. However, a cyanopropyl siloxane capillary column for fast and selective separation could improve the analysis time using N<sub>2</sub> gas. Therefore, we conclude that the present method using H<sub>2</sub> or N<sub>2</sub> gas qualifies as a tentative official method of the Japan Oil Chemists' Society.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 4","pages":"349-360"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143772719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iram Liaqat, Ramsha Ibtisam, Muhammad Imran Hussain, Noor Muhammad, Saiqa Andleeb, Sajida Naseem, Abid Ali, Asma Abdul Latif, Sikander Ali, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Asia Bibi, Awais Khalid
{"title":"Medicinal Plants Exhibited Promising Potential to Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Catheter-Associated Bacteria in UTI Patients from Lahore, Pakistan.","authors":"Iram Liaqat, Ramsha Ibtisam, Muhammad Imran Hussain, Noor Muhammad, Saiqa Andleeb, Sajida Naseem, Abid Ali, Asma Abdul Latif, Sikander Ali, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Asia Bibi, Awais Khalid","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24212","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibitory potential of six medicinal plants, including Trachyspermum ammi, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Nigella sativa, Thymus vulgaris, Terminalia arjuna, and Ipomoea carneaid against catheter-associated bacteria (CAB). Eighteen CAB were identified up to species level using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, viz., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. T. ammi essential oil and T. foenum-graecum methanolic extract combination exhibited the highest antibacterial activity (ZOI; 32.0) against S. aureus. N. sativa essential oil (EO) showed highest ZOI (31.0; p ≤ 0.05) against Proteus mirabilis at 100 µgmL <sup>-1</sup> . Among 18 CAB isolated, 13 showed mature biofilm formation on 5 <sup>th</sup> day. All plant extracts demonstrated more than 80% antibiofilm and biofilm inhibition activity. A concentrationdependent increase was observed with plant extracts against CAB during antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibition activities. The study suggests that EO and methanolic extract (ME) of tested plants possess promising antibiofilm and biofilm inhibitory potential against CABs. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report antibacterial, antibiofilm, and biofilm inhibitory potential of T. ammi and N. sativa seed EO, as well as T. foenum-graecum, N. sativa, T. vulgaris, T. arjuna, and I. carnea ME against CAB from medical setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"221-232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urea Complexation for Docosahexaenoic Acid Enrichment from Crypthecodinium cohnii Oil: Using Water as the Urea Solvent.","authors":"Zhaomin Sun, Feifei Gong, Meng Liu, Ying Li, Yaxuan Dai, Mengying Xiao, Junheng Wang, Guangyu Yan, Lijun Long, Haihua Huang, Hui Ni, Lei Yu","doi":"10.5650/jos.ess24193","DOIUrl":"10.5650/jos.ess24193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the observation that urea, water, and ethyl esters (EE) can form gypsum-like mixtures, this study explored the feasibility of employing water as a solvent for urea in the urea complexation method to enrich n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-containing ethyl esters (DHA- EE) from Crypthecodinium cohnii as the material. Under the conditions of a urea/DHA-EE ratio of 3, a water/DHA-EE ratio of 0.75, a mixing temperature of 65℃, and a cooling temperature of 20℃, a concentrate containing over 90% DHA was achieved. This demonstrated that using water as a solvent for urea, instead of polar organic solvents, is feasible and efficient for enriching DHA in urea complexation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":16626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of oleo science","volume":"74 2","pages":"157-163"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}