Biomedical subjects

Weiya Liu

Publications and source records attributed to Weiya Liu.

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PubMed2006

Combined antioxidant effects of rutin and vitamin C in Triton X-100 micelles.

UV-vis spectra, fluorescence emission spectra and cyclic voltammetric measurements were used to study the influence of Vitamin C on the antioxidant of rutin in Triton X-100 micelles. Rutin can be located in Triton X-100 micelles spontaneously through hydrophobic force, and the binding constant K between rutin and Triton X-100 increases with the rutin concentration. The embedment of two hydroxyl groups on rutin into the more hydrophobic micellar microenvironment makes the oxidation of rutin harder and the radical scavenging activity decrease. With low concentration of Vitamin C, the antioxidant capacity of rutin against hydroxyl radical is enhanced, while that capacity is partly inhibited when the concentration of Vitamin C become higher.

Antioxidants↗

PubMed2006

Interaction between flavonoid, quercetin and surfactant aggregates with different charges.

The interactions of flavonoid, quercetin with sodium dodecyl sulfate (anionic surfactant) and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (cationic surfactant) micelles were investigated. The average location site of quercetin in different micelles was determined by the cyclic voltammetry method with the aid of molecular optimization. The interaction parameters of quercetin with micelles of different charges such as binding constant K and normal binding energy DeltaG were calculated. Furthermore, the morphologic change of the SDS and CTAB spherical micelles and rod-like micelles upon their interaction with quercetin was also observed.

Flavonoids↗

PubMed2005

The interaction between morin and CTAB aggregates.

Electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence emission spectra, ATR-FTIR spectra, cyclic voltammetric measurements, and ab initio quantum calculation are used to study the properties of morin in CTAB micelles with different microstructures and microenvironments and to gain information about the binding of morin with CTAB micelles. Morin can be located in the CTAB micelle with its phenyl group (deviating with 38.98 degrees from the planarity) only in the form of the monomer, which leads to increase of the planarity and extension of the pi conjugation of the whole molecule. The embedding of two hydroxyl groups on the phenyl into a more hydrophobic microenvironment makes the oxidation peak of morin move to a higher potential with a decreased peak current. The binding of morin with CTAB micelles is a spontaneous (DeltaG<0) and endothermic process (DeltaH>0), and the hydrophobic and electrostatic force is the main driving force for its solubilization.

Binding Sites↗

PubMed2005

Interaction between morin and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles.

Electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence emission spectra, ATR-FTIR spectra, cyclic voltammetric measurements, and ab initio quantum calculation are used to study the properties of morin in SDS micelles of different microstructures and microenvironments and to gain the information about the binding of morin with the SDS micelles. Morin can be located in the SDS micelles with its phenyl group (deviating by 38.98 degrees from the planarity), which leads to the increase of the planarity and the extension of pi conjugation of the whole molecule. The embedment of two hydroxyl groups on the phenyl into a more hydrophobic microenvironment makes the oxidation peak of morin move to a higher potential with a decreased peak current. The binding constant (K) and the distribution coefficient (P) of morin in the spherical SDS micelle are larger than those in the rodlike SDS micelle. The binding of morin with SDS micelle is a spontaneous (DeltaG < 0) and exothermic process (DeltaH < 0), and the hydrophobic force is the main driving force for its solubilization.

Antioxidants↗