Spectral Studies on the Interaction between Mercuric Ion and ApoCopC

The interaction between mercuric ion and apoCopC in the absence or presence of cupric ion was investigated through difference UV spectra in Hepes buffer （10 mmol·L^-1） at pH 7.4. The results suggest that mercuric ion can bind to C- and N-terminal binding sites of apoCopC, and the conditional binding constants were calculated to be kN=（6.79± 1.12）× 10^6 mol^-1·L and kc=（3.06±0.05）× 10^5 mol^-1·L. Using urea as a chemical agent, the conformational stabilities of apoCopC and HgN^2＋ -CopC-Hgc^2＋ were monitored by fluorescence spectrum in Hepes buffer （50 mmol·L^-1） at pH 7.4. The free energy of stabilization is （14.69±0.85） and （16.66±0.55） kJ.mol^-1, respectively. HgN^2＋ -CopC-Hgc^2＋ is more stable than apoCopC.     

A novel method for the spectrophotometric determination of cefradine by using sodium nitroprusside as chromogenic reagent

A novel method is developed for the determination of cefradine by using sodium nitroprusside as chromogenic reagent. The experiment indicates that a russety product is formed by the reaction of cefradine with sodium nitroprusside in basic solution, and the maximum absorption wavelength （λmax） of russety product is 505 rim. And the sensitization of tetradecyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride for the reaction of cefradine with sodium nitroprusside is remarkable, The apparent molar absorption coefficient （5505） is 2.81 × 103 L/mol cm. The linear equation isA = 0.0657 ＋ 0.00804C （μg/mL） in the range of 1.50-55.0μg/mL of cefradine with a correlation coefficient r = 0.9992, and the detection limit is 1.38 p,g/mL. This method has been applied to determine cefradine in capsule and tablet samples.     

Rationally designed synthetic peptide as versatile calibrant to improve the accuracy of protein sequence analysis using MALDI mass spectrometry

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization(MALDI) mass spectrometry(MS) plays an indispensable role in analyzing protein covalent structures. The reliable identification of amino acid residues and modifications relies on the mass accuracy, which is highly dependent on calibration. However, the accuracy provided by the currently available calibrants still needs further improvement in terms of compatibility with multiple tandem MS modes or ion polarity modes, calibratable range, and minimizing su...     

Determination of Trace Amounts of Vanadium by Kinetic-Catalytic Spectrophotometric Methods

Kinetic-catalytic spectrophotometric methods were proposed for the determination of trace amounts of vanadium element as vanadium（Ⅳ） and/or V（Ⅴ） ions. The vanadium（Ⅳ） as VO^2＋ ion and/or vanadium（Ⅴ） as VO3^- ion showed a catalytic effect on the kinetic reactions between a color reagent such as methylthymol blue （MTB） or SPADNS and bromate in acidic media. The rate of decrease in the absorbance of the reagent MTB at 440 nm or SPADNS at 510 nm was proportional to concentration of V（Ⅳ） and/or V（Ⅴ） ions in the solution. The linear ranges for determination of vanadium were obtained in the range of 1.0-150 and 5.0-100.0 μg/L by the fixed-time and slope methods, respectively, with using MTB as reagent. In the presence of SPADNS as reagent, the calibration curves were made in the amplitude 1.0-200.0 and 5.0-150 μg/L of vanadium ion by the fixed-time and slope methods, respectively. Using fixed-time method, the limits of detection were obtained to be 0.5 and 0.7 μg/L of vanadium in the presence of MTB and SPADNS as reagents, respectively. Detection limits of vanadium by slope method and reagents of SPADNS and MTB were obtained to be 3.5 and 3.8 μg/L of vanadium, respectively. The proposed methods were applied successfully to determination of vanadium in synthetic and real samples.     

AQUEOUS TWO-PHASE GAS FLOATATION SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF TRACE TETRACYCLINE IN ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLE

A green method for separating and enriching trace tetracycline （TC） in environment water by Aqueous Two-phase Gas Floatation Spectrophotometry has been proposed, the principium was discussed. In this paper, the hydrophobic complex composed of Mg（II） and TC was floated into organic phase under the optimal conditions： pH=10, the floatation equipment is home-made, n-propyl alcohol as the organic solvent, sodium chloride as the separating phase reagent. The data were obtained by spectrophotometry after floatation; The linear regression equation is A=2.33×10^5C（mol/L）＋0.2179, linear range is from 3.77×10^-7mol/L to 6.32×10^-5 mol/L, respectively, with thecorrelation coefficient （r） better than 0.9997, relative recoveries is 99.7% to 100.3%, limit of detection was 4.29×10^-5mol/L, The method can be applied to analyse the trace TC in water sample, the result is better.     

Electrochemistry of CeCl3 in Molten LiCl-KCl Eutectic

The electrochemical properties of CeCl3, dissolved in LiCI-KCI eutectic melt, were investigated by electrochemical techniques, such as cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry on Mo electrode. It was shown that Ce（Ⅲ） is reduced to Ce（0） based on a three-step mechanism. In a temperature range of 833-923 K, the diffusion coefficient of Ce（Ⅲ） is lgDceoH）=-2.49-1704/T determined by means of the Berzins-Delahay equation with two different expressions under reversible and irreversible conditions. The apparent standard potential of a Ce（Ⅲ）/Ce（0） redox system is ECE^3＋0^＊/Ce^0 =3.551＋0.0006132T（K） vs. Cl2/Cl^-. Some thermochemical properties of CeCl3 solutions were also derived from the electrochemical measurements, such as the enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energies and the activity coefficients of Ce（Ⅲ）. The Gibbs free energy of a dilute solution of CeCl3 in this system was determined to be △G^0CeCl3/（kJ·mol^-1）=-1027.9＋0.178T（K） And the activity coefficients, γCeCl3 , range between （7.78-9.14）×10^-3. Furthermore, the standard rate constant of kinetic reaction was calculated to be （4.94-9.72）× 10^-3 cmZ/s and the reaction was regarded as a quasi-reversible reaction under the present experimental conditions at 833 K.     

TG-FTIR Study on Corn Straw Pyrolysis-influence of Minerals

In order to study the effect of minerals on biomass pyrolysis, experiments on pyrolysis of corn straw with different pretreatment methods were performed by using a thermogravimetric analyzer（TGA） coupled with a Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectrometer. The pretreatment methods included water washing and acid washing. The experimental results show that acid washing can remove almost all K^＋ and 78% of Ca^2＋ , while water washing only removes most of K ^＋. The existence of K^＋ and Ca^2＋ obviously favors the formation of compounds containing carbonyl groups and CO2 , but it will decrease the yields of compounds containing C-O-C groups. However, the formation of H2O, CO and CH4 are slightly affected by the removal of inorganic ions. With regard to the structure of the metal ions-adsorbed cellulose characterized by IR analysis, it can be considered that there is an ＂ion force＂ between metal ions and cellulosic biomass. The results of thermal kinetic analysis show that this force can make the reaction activation energy of the biomass pyrolysis decrease. A new mechanism is proposed for explaining the effect of inorganic ions on cellulose pyrolysis.     

Crystal Structure and Mass Spectrometric Fragmentation Behavior of Eprosartan

The crystal structure determination and mass spectrometric fragmentation analysis of the medicinal ingredient eprosartan （4-[2-butyl-5-（2-carboxy-3-thiophen-2-yl-propenyl）-imidazol-l-ylmethyl]-benzoic acid） are presented. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction shows that the colorless transparent crystal of eprosartan is of monoclinic system, space group P2/c with a = 16.1861（15）, b = 10.9813（12）, c = 28.610（3） A, β = 118.452（2）°, Z = 4, V= 4471.1（8） A3, Dc = 1.288 g/cm3,μ（MoKα） = 0.178 mm^-1 and F（000） = 1831. The independent part of the unit cell contains two eprosartan molecules and one unordered H2O molecule in the crystal structure which is fixed by inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The product ions in electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry （ESI-MSn） displays the protonated eprosartan dissociated in three competitive pathways and the fragmentation mechanism is proposed and supported by the FTICRMSn results.     

Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of a Novel Polymeric Composite Damping Material

The dynamic mechanical behavior of a novel polymeric composite damping material has been investigated in this article. The composite consists of chlorinated polyethylene （CPE）, N,N-dicyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolylsufenamide （DZ）, 4,4＇-thio-bis（3-methyl-6-tert-buthylphenol） （BPSR） and vapor-grown carbon fiber （VGCF）. It is found that either the position or the intensity of damping peak can be controlled by changing the composition of CPE/DZ/BPSR composite. Within a certain composition region, damping peak maximum depends on CPE/DZ ratio, whereas damping peak position is controlled by BPSR content. Moreover, the improvement of storage modulus can be achieved by incorporation of VGCF. These results may imply that a damping material possessing both good damping properties and high strength can be designed and obtained.     

Characterization and Crystal Structure of a New Holmium（Ⅲ） Complex with the Macrocyclic Ligand Derived from 2,6-Diformyl-4-methylphenol and Diethylenetriamine

The title compound （13,27-dimethyl-3,6,9,17,20,23-hexaazatricyclo-[23.3.1.1^11.15]- triaconta-l（29）,2,9,11,13,15（30）,16,23,25,27-decaene-29,30-diol-N^3,N^6,N^9,O^29,O^30）-bis（nitrato-O,O＇）- holmium（m） nitrate hydrate has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, and electrospray mass spectra. Its crystal and molecular structures were determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The crystal crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 23.737（12）, b = 14.237（7）, c = 19.801（10） A, β = 91.36（1）^o, Mr = 831.57, V = 6690（6） A^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.651 g/cm^3, F（000） = 3344, R = 0.0482 and wR = 0.0923. The holmium ion is located in one of the compartments of the macrocyclic ligand and presents a distorted tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination geometry. The macrocycle is coordinated with two oxygen and three nitrogen atoms. Two nitrates are chelated in the opposite positions of the macrocycle, and the third one is ionic.     

Modified Nucleosides in Biochemistry,Biotechnology and Medicine.Edited by Piet Herdewijn.

Wiley‐VCH, Weinheim 2008. 658 pp., hardcover € 199.00.—ISBN 978‐3527318209

     

Bioanalytik für Einsteiger.Diabetes,Drogen und DNA. Von Reinhard Renneberg.

Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2008. 284 S., geb., 34.95 €.—ISBN 978‐3827418319

     

Practical Microwave Synthesis for Organic Chemists.Strategies,Instruments, and Protocols. Herausgegeben von C. Oliver Kappe,Doris Dallinger und Shaun Murphree.

Wiley‐VCH, Weinheim 2008. 300 S., geb., 59.00 €.—ISBN 978‐3527320974

     

Physical Biology.From Atoms to Medicine. Edited by Ahmed Zewail.

Imperial College Press, 2008. 584 pp., hardcover, $ 78.00.—ISBN 978‐1848162006

     

Modification of poly(vinyl alcohol) through reaction with phosphorus-containing reactants

Crosslinked products of the form: and have been formed from the interfacial condensation of phosphorus diacid halides with poly(vinyl alcohol). Product yield and amounts of phosphorus reactant included in the product increases as the amount of base increases. Product stability in aqueous systems decreases in the order neutral > base > acid.     

Darstellung neuer Spiro-Alkoxy-cyclophosphazatriene

Preparation of New Spiro-Alkoxy-Cyclophosphazatrienes New spiro-Alkoxy-cyclophosphazatrienes of the general formula are described. The preparation of the substances and their mass spectroscopic data are reported.     

Hybrid Nanocomposite Films from Mono‐ and Multi‐Functional POSS Copolyacrylates in Miniemulsion

Summary: The synthesis of aqueous dispersions of hybrid acrylic copolymer particles with either a monofunctional or a multifunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane methacrylate comonomer has been performed by free radical heterophase polymerization. The miniemulsion process gives stable latexes, whereas the less controlled emulsion route results in colloidal instability of the products. The thermal and mechanical properties of the nanocomposite latex films have been preliminarily investigated.

The nanocomposite latex particles based on hybrid copolyacrylates with highly dispersed POSS cages.