The role of pyocyanin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

GW Lau, DJ Hassett, H Ran, F Kong - Trends in molecular medicine, 2004 - cell.com
Pyocyanin (PCN) is a blue redox-active secondary metabolite that is produced by
Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PCN is readily recovered in large quantities in sputum from …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic processes of the curved subduction system in Southeast Asia: A review and future perspective

J Li, W Ding, J Lin, Y Xu, F Kong, S Li, X Huang… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Southeast Asia is located in an important regional geodynamic intersection zone
surrounded by inward subduction systems on three sides, consisting the largest and most …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pyocyanin Is Critical for Lung Infection in Mice

GW Lau, H Ran, F Kong, DJ Hassett… - Infection and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes copious amounts of the redox-active phenazine,
pyocyanin (PCN), during cystic fibrosis lung infection. PCN has been shown to interfere with …

Antidiabetic effects of Morus alba fruit polysaccharides on high-fat diet-and streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes in rats

Y Jiao, X Wang, X Jiang, F Kong, S Wang… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is becoming a serious
threat to human health. The fruit of Morus alba L. is widely used as a traditional Chinese …

Physicochemical properties and digestibility of hydrothermally treated waxy rice starch

F Zeng, F Ma, F Kong, Q Gao, S Yu - Food Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Waxy rice starch was subjected to annealing (ANN) and heat-moisture treatment (HMT).
These starches were also treated by a combination of ANN and HMT. The impact of single …

Structural characterization, α-glucosidase inhibitory and DPPH scavenging activities of polysaccharides from guava

Z Zhang, F Kong, H Ni, Z Mo, JB Wan, D Hua… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
To explore the chemicals responsible for the health benefits of guava, water-soluble
polysaccharides were extracted including GP90 and P90. They exhibited excellent α …

Separation of antigens and antibodies by immunoaffinity chromatography

S Sheng, F Kong - Pharmaceutical Biology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Affinity chromatography is an efficient antibody, antigen and protein separation
method based on the interaction between specific immobilized ligands and target antibody …

Purification, structural characterization and in vitro antioxidant activity of a novel polysaccharide from Boshuzhi

J Jiang, F Kong, N Li, D Zhang, C Yan, H Lv - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel polysaccharide, designated GCPB-1b, was obtained from the alkaline extract of the
submerged fermentation culturing mycelium powder of Boshuzhi, Ganoderma capense. This …

Synthesis, characterization, in vitro antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities of selenium nanoparticles decorated with polysaccharides of Gracilaria lemaneiformis

L Tang, X Luo, M Wang, Z Wang, J Guo, F Kong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Under a simple redox system of selenite and ascorbic acid, we used Gracilaria
lemaneiformis polysaccharides (GLPs) as a stabilizer and dispersing agent to generate well …

Crustal anisotropy and ductile flow beneath the eastern Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas

F Kong, J Wu, KH Liu, SS Gao - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Crustal anisotropy beneath 71 broadband seismic stations situated at the eastern Tibetan
Plateau and the Sichuan Basin is investigated based on the sinusoidal moveout of P-to-S …