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The first synthesis to construct coumarin-fused pyrido[2,3-b]porphyrins has been accomplished via a cascade reaction of 2-amino-meso-tetraphenylporphyrins, aromatic aldehydes and 4-hydroxycoumarin in o-dichlorobenzene containing a stoichiometric amount of trichloroacetic acid under reflux conditions. The methodology presented herein provides a direct access to a new series of π-extended nickel(ii) and copper(ii) porphyrin analogues in 58-69% isolated yields under one-pot operation. Furthermore, coumarin-fused copper(ii) pyrido[2,3-b]porphyrin underwent demetalation under the influence of concentrated sulfuric acid to produce free-base porphyrin which on zinc metal insertion using zinc acetate in a chloroform-methanol mixture afforded coumarin-fused zinc(ii) pyrido[2,3-b]porphyrin in good yield. The structures of the newly prepared coumarin-fused pyrido[2,3-b]porphyrins were established on the basis of spectral data analysis. In comparison with meso-tetraphenylporphyrin precursors, these porphyrinoids demonstrated a significant red-shift in their electronic absorption and emission spectra.Theranostics combining precision diagnosis and concurrent therapy has attracted significant attention as a promising strategy against life-threatening cancer. Liquid biopsy provides a real-time assessment of cancer by the analysis of tumor biomarkers, among which circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been widely used to monitor disease progression and therapeutic response. In this study, a liquid biopsy-guided drug release system (LBDR system) integrating cancer diagnostic and therapeutic functions on a magnetically controlled microfluidic platform is presented. Two kinds of magnetic nanospheres (MNs), recognition MNs and drug-loaded MNs, are loaded onto the microfluidic chip to integrate the rapid detection of CTCs and controlled drug release. When CTCs bind to aptamers on the recognition MNs, complementary strands (cDNAs) hybridized with the aptamers are released and then conjugated with drug-loaded MNs to further trigger the release of anti-cancer drugs. The amount of drug released is controlled according to the number of detected CTCs, which can provide effective treatment for individual patients according to the diagnostic results. This LBDR system provides a novel strategy for cancer therapy and may facilitate the development of personalized cancer therapy.As a continuation of recent series of work, a new approach applying an isochoric heating process using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is introduced to measure the evaporation point of pure fluids in both bulk phase and nanoporous media, as opposed to the previous approach of isochoric cooling to measure the condensation point [X. Qiu et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 26241-26248; X. Qiu et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 224-231]. Though these two approaches must arrive at the same phase-transition point for a specified density of bulk pure fluids, it is not necessarily true for confined fluids due to hysteresis in a temperature range sufficiently far below the bulk critical point. The isochoric heating process allows one to accurately measure the phase transition of non-volatile fluids that exist in liquid phase at relatively high temperatures. As the new approach operates without an inert gas, which substantially dissolves in the test sample at high pressures if the standard isobaric measurement ASTM E1782 is used, application to the high-pressure range is enabled with higher accuracy. This method can also be extended to confined systems, where the evaporation points of both bulk and confined fluids are successively measured in a single run of experiment. The results reveal that capillary evaporation, i.e., evaporation of fluids confined in nanoporous media, occurs at a higher temperature (isobarically), or at a lower pressure (isothermally), than that in bulk only after the liquid in bulk space is completely evaporated. The method introduced in this work paves a new way to study the condensation/evaporation hysteresis of confined fluids as well as the evaporation point of confined fluid mixtures.Soups show diverse health functions, which could be linked to their original nutrient profiles and metabolites derived from digestion. NMR spectroscopy is a robust and rapid method that unveils or identifies the chemical composition of food or food-derived metabolites. In the current study, the 1H-NMR spectroscopy approach was applied to identify the differences in metabolic profiling of two kinds of home-cooked freshwater fish soups (crucian carp and snakehead fish) before and after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. The nutritional profiles of these soups were studied using the 1H-NMR method for the first time. Two metabolomics methods, PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and OPLS-DA (Orthogonal Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis), were used to analyze the data. On the whole, levels of amino acid metabolites such as valine (Val), tyrosine, choline, taurine (Tau) and glycine were higher in the crucian carp soup, whereas higher levels of fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids were found in the snakehead soup. Furthermore, the high content of seven metabolites valine, leucine, EPA C205 (PUFA eicosapentaenoic acid), acetic acid, taurine, GPCho (phosphatidylcholine) and creatine showed an upward trend after simulated gastrointestinal digestion. The results demonstrate that the 1H-NMR metabolic profile of different fish soups can shed some light on our understanding of food functional properties and dietary therapy. Furthermore, changes of metabolites in digested fish soups could reveal information about chemical compounds which play important roles in the body.As the prevalence of being overweight and obesity has increased worldwide, there is an increasing concern about satiation/satiety that can be achieved by eating. The ability of an individual to perceive tastes in the mouth is believed to be one of the many factors that influence food intake; the taste may affect appetite regulation and energy intake, playing an important role in promoting satiation/satiety. Satiation/satiety is actually induced by food and may be related to physiological and psychological factors such as several basic tastes, the exposure time of the taste and the cognition of different groups and individuals. This paper reviews the mechanism by which taste regulates satiation/satiety and demonstrates how taste and the taste perception of food prompt the brain to send satiation/satiety signals. LJH685 Existing problems in taste and satiation/satiety and the prospective application of related research in the food industry are addressed, providing a scientific basis and theoretical guidance for the development and utilization of satiation/satiety from the perspective of taste.