ABSTRACT
Seven species of Nazeris Fauvel, 1873 are reported for Guizhou, China. All of them are described as new: N. ingentis Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n., N. resimus Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n., N. leigongensis Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n., N. yujiei Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n., N. muricatus Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n., N. excertus Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n. and N. serratus Lin, Yu Hu, sp. n.
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Coleoptera , Animals , ChinaABSTRACT
In order to make HPI have a wide application prospect in the food industry, we used EGCG to modify HPI. In this study, we prepared different concentrations (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mM) of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) covalently linked to HPI and use methods such as particle size analysis, circular dichroism (CD), and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy to study the changes in the structure and functional properties of HPI after being covalently combined with EGCG. The particle size data indicated that the covalent HPI-EGCG complex was larger than native HPI, and the particle size was mainly distributed at about 200 µm. CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy analyses showed that the conformation of the protein was changed by conjugation with EGCG. The ß-sheet content decreased from 82.79% to 66.67% after EGCG bound to the protein, and the hydrophobic groups inside the protein were exposed, which increased the hydrophobicity of the protein and changed its conformation. After HPI and 1 mM of EGCG were covalently bonded, the solubility and emulsifying properties of the covalent complex were improved compared with native HPI. These results indicated that HPI-EGCG conjugates can be added in some foods.
