Interpretation of inorganic arsenic metabolism in humans in the light of observations made in vitro and in vivo in the rat

The toxicity of inorganic trivalent arsenic for living organisms is reduced by in vivo methylation of the element. In man, this biotransformation leads to the synthesis of monomethylarsonic (MMA) and dimethylarsinic (DMA) acids, which are efficiently eliminated in urine along with the unchanged form (As_i). In order to document the methylation process in humans, the kinetics of As_i, MMA and DMA elimination were studied in volunteers given a single dose of one of these three arsenicals or repeated doses of As_i. The arsenic methylation efficiency was also assessed in subjects acutely intoxicated with arsenic trioxide (As₂O₃) and in patients with liver diseases. Several observations in humans can be explained by the properties of the enzymic systems involved in the methylation process which we have characterized in vitro and in vivo in rats as follows: (1) production of As_i metabolites is catalyzed by an enzymic system whose activity is highest in liver cytosol; (2) different enzymic activities, using the same methyl group donor (S-adenosylmethionine), lead to the production of mono- and di-methylated derivatives which are excreted in urine as MMA and DMA; (3) dimethylating activity is highly sensitive to inhibition by excess of inorganic arsenic; (4) reduced glutathione concentration in liver moderates the arsenic methylation process through several mechanisms, e.g. stimulation of the first methylation reaction leading to MMA, facilitation of As_i uptake by hepatocytes, stimulation of the biliary excretion of the element, reduction of pentavalent forms before methylation, and protection of a reducing environment in the cells necessary to maintain the activity of the enzymic systems.     

茶叶中高氯酸盐检测方法研究进展

茶叶中新型污染物高氯酸盐在近年来受到越来越多的关注,相应的检测技术也在不断加强.参考国内外文献,综述了茶叶中高氯酸盐的检测方法.目前,茶叶中高氯酸盐的检测方法主要有离子色谱法（IC）、离子色谱-质谱法（IC-MS）和高效液相色谱-串联质谱法（LC-MS-MS）.比较了不同检测方法的局限性和优越性,重点比较了高效液相色谱-串联质谱法不同前处理方法、净化小柱和检测条件的优劣,对茶叶高氯酸盐检测技术的发展和研究进行了展望,为检测茶叶中高氯酸盐的新材料研发和检测新标准的建立提供理论依据.     

Formation of disperse ferromagnetic nanoparticles in zeolites in the course of thermal activation in oxygen

Samples of synthetic high-silica zeolites after high-temperature activation in oxygen are studied by ferromagnetic resonance. Observation of the fine structure of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR FS) indicates the formation of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in the course of thermal treatment of zeolites in oxygen. Features of the formation of a dispersed ferromagnetic phase in zeolites, geometric and magnetic characteristics of constituent nanoparticles are discussed.     

Assessment of recent trends in concentrations of alkyl-lead compounds in rainwater

Concentrations of tetra-, tri and di-alkyl-lead compounds in rain have been measured at rural and urban sites in England. The measurements are compared with similar data collected in the early 1980s, prior to a 72% reduction in the emission of lead from combustion of leaded petrol. Whilst concentrations of inorganic lead have fallen broadly in line with emissions of automotive lead, alkyl-lead concentrations in rain have fallen by only 50% or less, and thus the ratio of alkyl-lead to inorganic lead in rain has increased appreciably. The reason for this phenomenon is unclear. The data suggest that lead in rainwater would fall to approximately 2 μg dm^?3 if automotive lead emissions fell to zero.     

水环境中铜的光化学研究进展

水环境中的铜主要以配合物形式存在,大多具有光化学活性.由于铜在光化学过程中的氧化还原循环可以导致其配体以及水体中有机污染物的降解,所以铜及其配合物在污染修复技术中的应用逐渐受到关注.本文综述了水环境中铜的光化学研究进展以及在多相和均相光催化体系中铜对污染修复的影响.     

锅炉水总碱度测量不确定度的评估

对锅炉水中总碱度测量不确定度的来源进行分析,评定了总碱度测定过程中测量重复性、天平、标准物质纯度、滴定管和移液管等因素对总碱度测量不确定度的影响,计算得到炉水水样总碱度为26．00mmol／L时,扩展不确定度为0．12mmol／L。在总碱度的测量过程中,滴定管和移液管的准确度是影响总碱度测量不确定度的主要因素。     

Production of radicals in the ozonolysis of propene in air

Radical production in the ozonolysis of propene in air was monitored directly by a peroxy radical chemical amplification (PERCA) instrument at room temperature (298±2 K) and atmospheric pressure (1×105 Pa). The ozonolysis reactions were conducted in a flow tube under pseudo-first-order conditions for ozone. The decay in ozone was calculated based on reaction time tr and effective rate constant keff (keff = k1[C3H6]0)) for the ozone-propene reaction. The total radical yields relative to consumed ozone were d...     

ICP-AES测定铀污染土壤植物中铀的研究

采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)对铀污染土壤植物中铀的测定方法进行了研究.在λU385.958 nm处,选择了仪器的最佳工作条件,考察了酸度和常见共存元素对测定的干扰情况,并且对比了干灰化消解和湿式消解对测定的影响.研究发现2%硝酸溶液为最佳介质,干扰离子对测定没有显著影响,干灰化消解比湿式消解得彻底.在选定条件下,方法检出限为0.18 mg·L-1,测定下限为0.61 mg·L-1,5.0000 mg·L-1的铀标准溶液的相对标准偏差RSD(n=10)为0.81%,方法回收率为96.2%～106.2%.该方法操作简单,快速.结果表明,用ICP-AES测定铀污染土壤植物样品中的铀是可行的.     

2004年度我国内地高分子科学基础研究进展概述

对2004年度我国高分子科学领域的某些重要研究成果和动态进行了简要介绍，包括高分子合成、树状高分子及其组装、光电活性聚合物、纳米复合体系、超双疏聚合物表面、聚合物囊泡、酶模拟和胶体晶体图案化组装等。     

Comparison of Photochemical Reactions of m-Cresol in Aqueous Solution and in Ice

We compared the photochemical reaction of m-cresol containing OH precursors such as H₂O₂, NO₂^- and NO₃^- in aqueous solution with those in ice. The results show that the conversion rate of m-cresol in aqueous solution was higher than that in ice. H₂O₂, NO₂^- and NO₃^- all accelerated the photoconversion of m-cresol in both aqueous solution and ice. The photochemical reactions of m-cresol obeys the first order kinetics equation. According to the photoproducts identified by GC-MS, we proposed that hydroxylation and nitration reactions occurred in both aqueous solution and ice. Coupling reaction was common in ice, however, in aqueous solution it was found only in UV system. Our results suggest that the photochemical reactions of m-cresol were different in aqueous solution and in ice.     

测定血清中Na 含量不确定度的评定

对血清中Na离子含量的测量不确定度进行评定。不确定度的来源主要包括Na离子标准工作液的配制过程、血清样品的定容消化制备、标准曲线拟合、钠离子各分量不确定度的合成等引入的不确定度计算出各分量的不确定度,通过合成得到测量结果的合成不确定度、扩展不确定度及测试结果的报告形式。     

鸡肉中兽药残留检测技术研究进展

鸡肉中兽药残留检测是食品安全检测关注的热点,作为目前普遍发展的样品前处理技术,超临界流体萃取、加速溶剂萃取、毛细管固相微萃取及其与色谱质谱联用检测兽药残留受到广泛关注。以鸡肉为主要检测基质对这些新技术的基本原理、特点及在兽药残留分析中的应用进行了综述,同时对兽药残留分析的研究方向进行了展望。     

Beneficial role of surfactants in electrochemistry and in the modification of electrodes

This review deals with the beneficial use of surfactants in various fields of electrochemistry, in general and in the modification of electrodes with immobilized electroactive species, in particular. Special emphasis is laid on the modification of electrodes with metal hexacyanoferrates (MHCFs). After an introduction and brief notes on fundamentals of surfactants, and their applications in electrochemistry, covering some of the very important works in the past two decades involving beneficial use of surfactants, the article gives a brief account on metal hexacyanoferrate modified electrodes and the salient features of our published results on the beneficial role of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), a cationic surfactant, in the modification of electrodes with MHCFs and their derivatized oxides, and with titanium dioxide.     

HPLC-ICP-MS联用技术在富硒金针菇硒的形态分析中的应用

从富硒培养的金针菇中分离得到含硒化合物, 并采用SE-HPLC-ICP-MS联机技术对浸提液中的含硒化合物进行分离分析; 同时对样品中的硒蛋白在特定条件下水解, 采用RP-HPLC-ICP-MS联机技术对水解液中硒代氨基酸进行确认, 并测定其中硒的含量. 结果表明, 可溶态硒是富硒金针菇中硒的主要存在形式, 其中小分子含硒有机化合物中的含硒量占浸提液中硒的71.87%; 而含硒蛋白所占比例为4.88%; 进一步确定富硒金针菇中含有硒代胱氨酸、硒代蛋氨酸和由二者组成的含硒多肽等, 各形态硒的含量为总硒量的12.3%, 17.6%和36.8%. 本方法将具有高效分离能力的色谱技术与高灵敏度的元素检测技术成功结合, 用于含硒生物分子中硒的在线分析, 具有快速、灵敏及准确等特点.     

成都西部金马地区土壤微量元素特征研究

对成都平原西部金马镇深层土壤取样分析,研究了具有指示意义的几种微量元素富集情况,揭示了土壤原生地球化学环境质量;通过异常信息的筛选,分析了各元素异常反映的地球化学及地质信息.     

Reactivity of N-alkyl derivatives of hydroxylamine in decomposition of 4-nitrophenyl diethylphosphonate in water and in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles

Neutral forms of hydroxylamine, N-methylhydroxylamine, and N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine are typical α-nucleophiles in water. In comparison with aryl anions of similar basicity their rate of reaction in the decomposition of 4-nitrophenyl diethylphosphonate is increased by about 10² times. Decomposition of the substrate is accelerated in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles (about 4 to 30 fold). Hydroxylamine and its N-alkyl derivatives are the most effective low basicity nucleophiles. The sole factor responsible for the micellar effects is the concentration of the reagent in the surfactant micelles. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 231–236, July–August, 2007.     

Assessment of performance of laboratories in determining acrylamide in crispbread

A proficiency testing round was undertaken to assess the performance of laboratories to measure acrylamide in a sample of crispbread. Retail samples of crispbread were ground to a fine powder and after thorough mixing were packed in 40 g units for distribution. Ten samples were selected at random and analyzed in duplicate for acrylamide by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Standard statistical tests showed that the material was homogeneous for the purposes of proficiency testing. Test samples were distributed to 55 laboratories in 16 countries in Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. The results were analyzed by standard proficiency testing statistical procedures, and laboratories were awarded z-scores on the basis of their reported results. Based on a target standard deviation (sigmap value) taken from the Horwitz equation, for a robust mean value of 1.2 mg/kg acrylamide, satisfactory results (z-score within +/- 2 for those between 0.8 and 1.6 mg/kg) were obtained by 86% of the 37 laboratories that returned results. Only 1 laboratory was unsatisfactory and 4 had questionable results. About equal numbers of laboratories used gas chromatography (GC)/MS and LC/MS procedures with about 25% using MS/MS and one using GC with electron capture detection. There was no evident trend in performance or bias in results. GC/MS and LC/MS data were evenly distributed across the population of laboratories reporting results.     

Use of matrix-modifiers in atomic-absorption determination of chromium in argillites

The direct atomic-absorption determination of chromium in argillites, without preliminary concentration and separation, has been studied. A map of selective flame zones for determining Cr in argillites has been designed. An express method for determining Cr in Estonian argillites has been suggested.     

Methodological aspects of in vitro sensing of L-glutamate in acute brain slices

L-Glutamate is a major amino acid neurotransmitter in the central neuronal system of the mammalian brain and plays a vital role in brain development, synaptic plasticity, neurotoxicity, and neuropathological disorders. Despite technical limitations, progress is being made in sensing L-glutamate in vivo and in vitro. Sophisticated microsensors with the necessary spatial and temporal resolution have recently been emerging, which enable us to discern regional distribution, concentration levels, and temporal changes of L-glutamate in acute brain slices. The L-glutamate sensors for in vitro sensing have different structures and sizes, such as glass capillary-based enzyme sensors, polymer-coated enzyme sensors, and patch sensors based on natural sensing probes. The concentration of L-glutamate released in brain slices by chemical stimulation is markedly dependent on neuronal regions, types of stimulation, and sensing methods. Real- and long-time monitoring of L-glutamate in acute hippocampal slices is beginning to shed light on L-glutamate release related to the molecular mechanisms of long-term potentiation. Progress is also being made toward the visualization of L-glutamate release in acute hippocampal slices. The methodological aspects of in vitro sensing of L-glutamate are discussed.     

AGET ATRP in the Presence of Air in Miniemulsion and in Bulk

Summary: The recently developed initiation system, activators generated by electron transfer (AGET), is used in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in the presence of a limited amount of air. Ascorbic acid and tin(II ) 2‐ethylhexanoate are used as reducing agents in miniemulsion and bulk, respectively. An excess of reducing agent consumes the oxygen present in the system and, therefore, provides a deoxygenated environment for ATRP. ATRP of butyl acrylate is successfully carried out in miniemulsion and in the presence of air. During polymerization the radical concentration remains constant. The polymerization reaches over 60% monomer conversion after 6 h, which results in polymers with a predetermined molecular weight = 14 000 g · mol⁻¹ and a low polydispersity ( = 1.23). AGET ATRP of styrene is also successful in bulk in the presence of air, as evidenced by linear semi‐logarithmic kinetics, which leads to polystyrene with an of 13 400 g · mol⁻¹ and a low polydispersity index ( = 1.14).

Appearance of miniemulsion before and after the reducing agent ascorbic acid was added (left); and GPC traces representing molecular weights during the AGET ATRP of BA in miniemulsion in the presence of air (right).