取代硼酸与羟乙基胺化合物间的相互作用研究

取代硼酸与顺式二羟基化合物间的可逆的共价相互作用为糖蛋白和糖等重要生物分子的识别和分离提供了独特的亲和作用.为了获得良好的选择性,以β-激动剂与β-阻断剂这两类典型的羟乙基胺化合物为研究对象,利用核磁共振和高效液相色谱研究了它们与苯硼酸间的相互作用.研究结果表明,在高pH值条件下,羟乙基胺化合物与苯硼酸间存在强亲和作用,而在低pH值条件下,该亲和作用变弱甚至消失.这种pH值调控的相互作用表观上与顺式二羟基和苯硼酸间的硼亲和作用很相似.但是,与硼亲和作用机理不同,质子化溶剂的存在能加强这种相互作用,而非质子化溶剂的存在会破坏相互作用.本研究为深入认识硼亲和作用和获得可靠的应用提供了新依据,同时也为利用取代硼酸和羟乙基胺化合物之间的相互作用奠定了基础.     

Selective extraction and enrichment of glycoproteins based on boronate affinity SPME and determination by CIEF-WCID

In this study, a new thin-film boronic acid coating was developed for solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by capillary isoelectric focusing with whole-column imaging detection (CIEF-WCID). Boronate functionalized particles of phenylboronic acid (PBA) and 3-aminophenylboronic acid (3-aPBA) were utilized as boronate affinity solid phase coating on thin-film stainless steel blades for selective extraction and enrichment of glycoproteins. The process of extraction and elution could be easily controlled by adjusting pH. To test specificity, asialofetuin and lactoferrin were selected as glycoproteins test molecules, while BSA and myoglobin were used as control non-glycoproteins in this study. The boronate affinity coating was characterized. The effect of buffer, pH, extraction profiles and elution profiles were investigated. The developed method was successfully applied to extract glycoproteins from standard buffer, PBS, human plasma and 10-fold diluted human blood using two kinds of boronate affinity blades. Boronate affinity SPME could be a promising tool for selective extraction and enrichment of low-abundance glycoproteins in real biological samples.     

Microchip extraction of catecholamines using a boronic acid functional affinity monolith

A novel solid phase extraction microchip with a boronic acid functional affinity monolithic disc was developed in this work. Vinyl phenylboronic acid–ethylene glycol dimethacrylate co-polymer monoliths, which have pore sizes up to 20 μm, were investigated for extraction of catecholamines using adsorption and desorption studies in a batch system. Desorption yields of greater than 90% were achieved for catecholamines at pH 3 and below. Monolithic discs were then formed in chambers in borofloat glass microfluidic chips using in situ UV polymerization. Adsorption on the monolithic discs was performed via electrokinetic flow, with catecholamines determined via laser-induced native fluorescence (LINF) detection following electrokinetic elution. Microchips containing the boronic acid functional polymer discs worked well for extraction of catecholamines, providing greater than 100 fold concentration enrichment. This study demonstrated that a solid phase extraction microchip, containing an easily prepared monolith disc, will be useful for boronate affinity extraction of cis-diol containing compounds.     

Deposition precipitation for the preparation of carbon nanofiber supported nickel catalysts

Deposition precipitation of nickel hydroxide onto modified carbon nanofibers has been studied and compared to deposition onto silica. The carbon nanofiber support materials consisted of graphite-like material of the fishbone-type with a diameter of 20-50 nm and a specific surface area of 150 m2/g. Modification involved surface oxidation (CNF-O) optionally followed by partial reduction (CNF-OR) or thermal treatment (CNF-OT). Titration of the support materials showed the presence of 0.17 and 0.03 mmol/g carboxylic acid groups for CNF-O and CNF-OR, respectively. For the CNF-OT only basic groups were present. The deposition precipitation of 20 wt % nickel onto these supports has been studied by time dependent pH and nickel loading studies. With silica, nickel ion adsorption did not occur prior to nucleation of the nickel hydroxide phase at pH = 5.6. With CNF-O, nickel ion adsorption took place right from the start of the deposition process at pH = 3.5, and at pH = 5.6 already 4 wt % nickel was adsorbed. Nucleation of nickel hydroxide onto adsorbed nickel ion clusters proceeded subsequently. Characterization of the dried Ni/CNF-O samples with TEM and XRD showed well dispersed and thin (5 nm) platelets of nickel hydroxide adhering to the carbon nanofibers. After reduction at 773 K in hydrogen the Ni/CNF-O contained metallic nickel particles of 8 nm homogeneously distributed over the fibers. With CNF-OR and CNF-OT, precipitation of large platelets (> 500 nm) separate from the support took place. Clearly, the presence of carboxylic acid groups is essential to successfully deposit nickel hydroxide onto modified carbon nanofibers.     

Adsorption of Bovine Serum Albumin onto Polystyrene Latex Particles Bearing Saccharidic Moieties

The adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) onto polystyrene latexes bearing various amounts of sugar moieties has been investigated as a function of pH and ionic strength and the results were compared to those for bare polystyrene latexes having negative surface charges. The functionalized latexes were produced by seeded copolymerization of (0.3 μm) liposaccharidic monomer onto polystyrene particles obtained by soap-free emulsion polymerization of styrene using potassium persulfate as initiator. At first, the electrophoretic mobility behavior of the various latexes was examined as a function of pH: a significant decrease was observed in the case of saccharide-containing latex particles compared to the bare particles. The adsorption of BSA onto these latexes exhibited a reduced amount of adsorbed BSA for those latex particles bearing saccharide groups. This adsorbed amount depends on the yield of saccharidic monomer incorporated onto the surfaces of the latex particles.     

Controlling the assembly of nanoparticle mixtures with two orthogonal polymer complexation reactions

Self-assembly from mixed dispersions of three sizes of monodisperse polystyrene nanoparticles, large (L), medium (M), and small (S), was controlled by coating each particle type with either a monofunctional or bifunctional polymer capable of participating in specific complexation reactions. The complexation reactions were (1) complexation between phenolic polymers and polyethylene glycol (PEG) containing polymers and (2) condensation of phenylboronic acid containing polymers with polyols. These complexation reactions function independently and can be "turned off" independently; phenylboronic acid complexation was reversed by lowering the pH, whereas the interactions of phenolic copolymers with PEG copolymers could be reversed by adding excess PEG homopolymer. The specificity and reversibility of the interactions was demonstrated by the formation of simple binary aggregates from mixtures. The bifunctional copolymers were poly(vinyl phenol-co-diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride), Ph-DADMAC, and poly(3-acrylamide phenylboronic acid-co-PEG methacrylate), PBA-PEG. The monofunctional polymer was polyvinylalcohol, PVA. Ph-DADMAC forms complexes with PBA-PEG (H-bonding) and with anionic surfaces or polymers (electrostatic/polyelectrolyte complexation). PBA-PEG complexes with Ph-DADMAC (H-bonding) and with PVA (boronate ester formation). PVA does not interact with Ph-DADMAC; therefore, PVA coated particles do not deposit onto Ph-DADMAC coated particles.     

亚氨二乙酸型复合材料IDAA-PGMA/SiO2对重金属及稀土离子的吸附行为与吸附热力学

将甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)接枝于硅胶微粒表面,制得了接枝微粒PGMA/SiO₂; 使亚氨二乙酸(IDAA)与接枝PGMA的环氧基团发生开环反应, 从而将亚氨二乙酸基团引入接枝微粒表面, 制得了复合螯合微粒材料IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂. 本文研究了IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂对重金属及稀土离子的螯合吸附行为, 深入地研究了吸附机理与吸附热力学. 研究结果表明: 凭借亚氨二乙酸基团与重金属离子之间的静电作用与配位螯合作用的协同, 复合微粒材料IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂对重金属离子可产生强的螯合吸附作用, 尤其对Pb²⁺离子表现出很强的螯合吸附能力, 常温下吸附容量可达0.235 g·g^-1; IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂对重金属离子的吸附过程为一放热过程, 且为焓驱动的过程, 升高温度, 吸附容量降低; 对稀土离子的吸附过程则为熵驱动的过程; 在可抑制金属离子水解的pH范围内, 介质的pH值越高, IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂的螯合吸附能力越强; IDAA-PGMA/SiO₂对重金属离子的吸附容量远高于对稀土离子的吸附容量.     

Electrostatic interactions between amphoteric latex particles and proteins

The electrostatic interactions between amphoteric polymethyl methacrylate latex particles and proteins with different pI values were investigated. These latex particles possess a net positive charge at low pH, but they become negatively charged at high pH. The nature and degree of interactions between these polymer particles and proteins are primarily controlled by the electrostatic characteristics of the particles and proteins under the experimental conditions. The self-promoting adsorption process from the charge neutralization of latex particles by the proteins, which have the opposite net charge to that of the particles, leads to a rapid reduction in the zeta potential of the particles (in other words colloidal stability), and so strong flocculation occurs. On the other hand, the electrostatic repulsion forces between similarly charged latex particles and the proteins retard the adsorption of protein molecules onto the surfaces of the particles. Therefore, latex particles exhibit excellent colloidal stability over a wide range of protein concentrations. A transition from net negative charge to net positive charge, and vice versa (charge reversal), was observed when the particle surface charge density was not high enough to be predominant in the protein adsorption process.     

Thermodynamic and structural study of complexation of phenylboronic acid with salicylhydroxamic acid and related ligands

Stability constants of boronate complexes with a highly efficient bioconjugation ligand salicylhydroxamic acid, its derivatives and some structurally related compounds were determined by potentiometric and spectroscopic titrations at variable pH allowing one to obtain detailed stability – pH profiles and to identify the optimum pH for complexation with each ligand. The N,O‐binding of salicylhydroxamic acid via condensation of boronic acid with phenolic OH and hydroxamic NH groups was established by crystal structure determination of isolated complexes with phenylboronic and 4‐nitrophenylboronic acids. Although this type of binding is impossible for N‐methylated salicylhydroxamic acid it still forms stable boronate complexes supposedly involving unusual 7‐membered –O‐B‐O‐ cycle supported by ¹H NMR studies. Hydroxamic acids lacking ortho‐OH group and salicyloyl hydrazide form less stable boronate complexes, which nevertheless possess stabilities similar to those of catechole complexes and may be useful for conjugation applications. In contrast to other ligands, which form tetrahedral anionic complexes, salicylamidoxime forms tetrahedral, but neutral boronate complex with high stability in weakly acid solutions. The highest affinity in neutral and acid solutions surpassing that of salicylhydroxamic acid is observed with 2,6‐dihydroxybenzhydroxamic acid (K_obs = 5.2 × 10⁴ at pH 7.4). Fairly stable mono‐ and bisboronate complexes are formed with 2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐benzdihydroxamic acid, which also possesses intense fluorescence and may serve as a boronic acid sensor with detection limit 4 μM. Results presented in this study provide quantitative basis for rational applications of hydroxamic acid derivatives in bioconjugation and sensing.     

A Wulff-type boronate for boronate affinity capture of cis-diol compounds at medium acidic pH condition

A new Wulff-type boronate was designed and synthesized. Upon immobilization on a polymeric monolith and acidified as boronic acid, the ligand exhibited specific boronate affinity to cis-diol compounds at medium acidic pH condition.     

SANS and SAXS analysis of charged nanoparticle adsorption at oil-water interfaces

A systematic study of the adsorption of charged nanoparticles at dispersed oil-in-water emulsion interfaces is presented. The interaction potentials for negatively charged hexadecane droplets with anionic polystyrene latex particles or cationic gold particles are calculated using DLVO theory. Calculations demonstrate that increased ionic strength decreases the decay length of the electrostatic repulsion leading to enhanced particle adsorption. For the case of anionic PS latex particles, the energy barrier for particle adsorption is also reduced when the surface charge is neutralized through changes in pH. Complementary small-angle scattering experiments show that the highest particle adsorption for PS latex occurs at moderate ionic strength and low pH. For cationic gold particles, simple DLVO calculations also explain scattering results showing that the highest particle adsorption occurs at neutral pH due to the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged surfaces. This work demonstrates that surface charges of particles and oil droplets are critical parameters to consider when engineering particle-stabilized emulsions.     

Cyclization of peptoids by formation of boronate esters

Introduction of conformational constraints into peptoids (N-substituted oligoglycines) will enable new applications in molecular recognition and self-assembly. Peptoids that contain both a phenylboronic acid side chain and a vicinal diol cyclize by intramolecular condensation to form boronate esters. A fluorescent indicator of free boronic acid was used to assay esterification. A galactose moiety 2 to 5 monomer units away from a boronic acid side chain in a peptoid reacts with the boronic acid in competition with the indicator. The intramolecular reaction predominates in each case, with 80-90% of the peptoid cyclized. When the diol is a simple 2,3-dihydroxypropyl group, esterification is less favored but still appreciable.     

The preparation of high-capacity boronate affinity adsorbents by surface initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization for the enrichment of ribonucleosides in serum

Boronate affinity adsorption is uniquely selective for cis-diol-containing molecules. The preparation and application of boronate affinity materials has attracted much attention in recent years. In this work, a high-capacity boronate affinity adsorbent was prepared by surface-initiated reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (SI-RAFT). Commercial aminated poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) microspheres were modified with the chain transfer agent (CTA) S-1-dodecyl-S-(α,α-dimethyl-α-acetic acid)trithiocarbonate (DDATC). Boronate-affinity adsorbents were then prepared via SI-RAFT polymerization employing 3-acrylamidophenylboronic acid (AAPBA) as the monomer. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nitrogen adsorption and desorption measurements have proven the successful grafting of AAPBA on PGMA microspheres surface. The boronate affinity adsorbents thus prepared possess much higher adsorption capacity (99.2 µmol/g of adenosine) and both faster adsorption and desorption speed towards ribonucleosides, the adsorption and desorption could be completed in 2 min. The high selectivity of the adsorbents to ribonucleosides was verified in the presence of a large excess of deoxynucleosides. The boronate affinity adsorbents were then employed for sample pretreatment before HPLC analysis of ribonucleosides in serum. The ribonucleosides were effectively enriched by boronate affinity dispersive solid-phase extraction (BA-DSPE), with high mass recoveries and good precision. The simultaneous determination of uridine and guanosine in calf serum was achieved by utilizing the standard addition method, their contents were determined to be 170 ± 11.6 ng/mL and 39.6 ± 4.4 ng/mL respectively. The results proved that the prepared boronate affinity materials could be applied for sample pretreatment of cis-diol containing molecules in biological samples.     

The adsorption of polyampholytes on negatively and positively charged polystyrene latex

The adsorption of two polyampholytes (a random copolymer of -glutamic acid and -lysine, and a well-defined tetramer of -lysyl- -glutamyl-glycine) onto positively and negatively charged latex was studied as a function of the pH and the ionic strength. The adsorbed amount proved to be almost independent of the salt concentration. The pH dependence was found to follow the same trends on negatively charged and positively charged latex. At low pH, where the polyampholytes are positively charged, a high adsorbed amount was found irrespective of the sign of the surface charge. At high pH, where the macromolecules are negatively charged, no adsorption was measured, not even with the positive latex. This is probably due to the very good solubility of the polyampholytes at this pH. Electrophoretic mobility measurements revealed that already at very low concentrations of polyampholyte charge reversal of the particles occurred.     

Elucidation of the mechanism of the reaction between phenylboronic acid and a model diol, Alizarin Red S

In this work, the reaction between phenylboronic acid and the diol-containing, fluorescent dye Alizarin Red S (ARS) was probed. Fluorescence titrations, (11)B NMR measurements, and both pre- and steady-state kinetic experiments were used for the characterization of this reaction over a large pH range (4-10.5). It was shown that ARS preferentially reacted with the boronic (neutral, trigonal) form of phenylboronic acid; however, the boronate (anionic, tetrahedral) form was also reactive. All in all, four reactant species were implicated in the formation of four different adduct species. The rate of a given adduct formation depended on the combination of the solution pH and the pK(a)'s of both ARS and the arylboronic acid. The reaction was found to proceed in two distinct kinetic steps with the products and starting materials in facile exchange. In addition, the elucidation of the mechanism indicated the presence of two fluorescent products with the structure of the major contributor differing from what had been cited in the literature.     

Adsorption of sterically stabilized latex particles at liquid surfaces: effects of steric stabilizer surface coverage, particle size, and chain length on particle wettability

A series of five near-monodisperse sterically stabilized polystyrene (PS) latexes were synthesized using three well-defined poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) macromonomers with mean degrees of polymerization (DP) of 30, 50, or 70. The surface coverage and grafting density of the PGMA chains on the particle surface were determined using XPS and (1)H NMR spectroscopy, respectively. The wettability of individual latex particles adsorbed at the air-water and n-dodecane-water interfaces was studied using both the gel trapping technique and the film calliper method. The particle equilibrium contact angle at both interfaces is relatively insensitive to the mean DP of the PGMA stabilizer chains. For a fixed stabilizer DP of 30, particle contact angles were only weakly dependent on the particle size. The results are consistent with a model of compact hydrated layers of PGMA stabilizer chains at the particle surface over a wide range of grafting densities. Our approach could be utilized for studying the adsorption behavior of a broader range of sterically stabilized inorganic and polymeric particles of practical importance.     

The surface characterization of styrene-acrylamide copolymer latex particles and their deposition onto fibers

The surface characteristics of styrene-acrylamide (St-AAm) copolymer latex particles were investigated and their deposition onto polyamide (Nylon 6), polyester (polyethylene terephthalate) and polyacrylonitrile fibers was studied. Conductometric titrations and viscosity measurements of latex dispersions revealed the presence of a water-soluble polymer layer on the particle surface and the thickness of its polymer layer increased with increasing acrylamide fraction in a latex particle. The deposition rates of St-AAm copolymer latices onto Nylon 6 and polyester fibers increased with increasing acrylamide fraction and decreasing pH at a constant ionic strength. These deposition phenomena onto Nylon 6 and polyester fibers agreed qualitatively with prediction based on the electrokinetic data of the latices and the fibers. However, a participation of attractive interaction due to an increase in acrylamide fraction was also suggested.The deposition rate onto polyacrylonitrile fiber decreased with increasing acrylamide fraction in spite of a decrease in electrostatic repulsive interaction, and it was found that a specific large repulsive interaction acts between polyacrylonitrile fiber and St-AAm copolymer latex particles.This paper is part VIII in a series on Interfacial electrical studies on the deposition of polymer latexes onto fabrics and the removal of these deposited latexes. Part VII: Tamai H, Kimura I,Suaza T Coll Polym Sci 261: 661 (1983)     

Surfactant adsorption onto cellulose surfaces

The adsorption of the cationic surfactant, hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, C16TAB, onto model cellulose surfaces, prepared by Langmuir-Blodgett deposition as thin films, has been investigated by neutron reflectivity. Comparison between the adsorption of C16TAB onto hydrophilic silica, a hydrophobic cellulose surface, and a regenerated (hydrophilic) cellulose surface is made. Adsorption onto the hydrophilic silica and onto the hydrophilic cellulose surfaces is similar, and is in the form of surface aggregates. In contrast, the adsorption onto the hydrophobic cellulose surface is lower and in the form of a monolayer. The impact of the surfactant adsorption and the in situ surface regeneration on the structure of the cellulose thin films and the nature of solvent penetration into the cellulose films are also investigated. For the hydrophobic cellulose surface, intermixing between the cellulose and surfactant occurs, whereas there is little penetration of surfactant into the hydrophilic cellulose surface. Measurements show that solvent exchange between the partially hydrated cellulose film and the solution is slow on the time scale of the measurements.     

Interaction between poly(styrene-acrylic acid) latex nanoparticles and zinc oxide surfaces

Latex particles with an average diameter of 70 nm, functionalized at the surface with carboxylic groups, are chemically coated by layer-by-layer deposition onto a spherical probe attached on an atomic force microscope cantilever. The forces between poly(styrene-acrylic acid) latex nanoparticles and differently terminated zinc oxide surfaces are studied by a homemade atomic force microscope based apparatus. The results confirmed a preferred adhesion of the latex particles to zinc-terminated ZnO faces, 0001, compared to oxygen-terminated and apolar faces. The method proposed allows the measurement of the interaction between nanometric particles and planar surfaces, which may be of interest for different applications in surface and colloid sciences.     

Interactions of L-alanine with alumina as studied by vibrational spectroscopy

The interactions of L-alanine with gamma- and alpha-alumina have been investigated by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). L-alanine/alumina samples were dried from aqueous suspensions, at 36.5 degrees C, with two amino acid concentrations (0.4 and 0.8 mmol g-1) and at different pH values (1, 6, and 13). The vibrational spectra proved that the nature of L-alanine interactions with both aluminas is the same (hydrogen bonding), although the groups involved depend on the L-alanine form and on alumina surface groups, both controlled by the pH. For samples prepared at pH 1, cationic L-alanine [CH3CH(NH3+)COOH] displaces physisorbed water from alumina, and strong hydrogen bonds are established between the carbonyl groups of alanine, as electron donors, and the surface Al-OH2+ groups of alumina. This occurs at the expense of alanine dimer dissociation and breaking of intramolecular bonds. When samples are prepared at pH 6, the interacting groups are Al-OH2+ and the carboxylate groups of zwitterionic L-alanine [CH3CH(NH3+)COO-]. The affinity of L-alanine toward alumina decreases, as the strong NH3+...-OOC intermolecular hydrogen bonds prevail over the interactions with alumina. Thus, for a load of 0.8 mmol g-1, phase segregation is observed. On alpha-alumina, crystal deposition is even observed for a load of 0.4 mmol g-1. At pH 13, the carboxylate groups of anionic L-alanine [CH3CH(NH2)COO-] are not affected by alumina. Instead, hydrogen bond interactions occur between NH2 and the Al-OH surface groups of the substrate. Complementary N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms showed that adsorption of L-alanine occurs onto the alumina pore network for samples prepared at pH 1 and 13, whereas at pH 6 the amino acid/alumina interactions are not strong enough to promote adsorption. The mesoporous structure and the high specific surface area of gamma-alumina make it a more efficient substrate for adsorption of L-alanine. For each alumina, however, it is the nature of the specific interactions and not the porosity of the substrate that determines the adsorption process.