HPLC-MS/MS investigation of biochemical markers for the disclosure of erythropoietin abuse in sports

The polypeptide hormone erythropoietin (EPO), which is a forbidden doping drug, was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The hypothesis about the influence of EPO on the asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)-dimethylargininedime-thylaminohydrolase (DDAH)-NO-synthase system was verified. Changes in this system can serve as indirect biochemical markers of the presence of the forbidden EPO drug in the organism. In the test group, the concentrations of biochemical markers varied from 10 to 40 μg/ml for ADMA and symmetrical DMA (SDMA) and from 0.5 to 10 μg/ml for arginine and citrulline. A single intravenous administration of r-HuEPO (Epocrin, 2000 ME/day) for two volunteers reliably increased ADMA, SDMA, arginine, and citrulline concentrations to 40–270 μg/ml, 40–240μg/ml, 10–60 μg/ml, and 12–140 μg/ml, respectively, with respect to the reference values. The simultaneous increase in arginine, methylarginines, and citrulline contents could be an indirect marker of EPO abuse. The method is recommended for fast screening analysis.     

Ligand-controlled First Hyperpolarizabilities of a Series of Tetrahedral Iridium Clusters Ir4（CO）9L： a TDDFT Study

A series of tetrahedral iridium carbonyl clusters coordinated by systematically varied series of ligands have been studied by TDDFT method focusing on their electronic and non- linear optical properties. The clusters of Ir4（CO）12 （1）, Ir4（μ-CO）3（CO）9 （2）, Ir4（μ-L）（CO）10 （L = dppm 3, dppe 4, （Ph2P）2CHMe 5, Ph2P（CH2）3PPh2 6） and Ir4（CO）10（phen） （phen = 1,10-phen- anthroline） （7） exhibit the first static hyperpolarizabilities of medium magnitude （βtot-10×10^-30 esu）. The second order nonlinear optical response of the seven clusters increase from 0 to 23 ×10^-30 esu; the high symmetric cluster Ir4（CO）12 debases its symmetry and presents the second order nonlinear optical behavior as the coordination style of some carbonyls changes to bridge style, and then the response increases regularly with the systematical variation of the ligands. The origination of the first hyperpolarizability is discussed by the expanded orbital decomposition scheme. The results suggest the d-d electron transition from the apical iridium atom to the other three Ir atoms inside the metal skeleton, and d-πelectron transitions from metals to carbonyls are responsible for the first hyperpolarizabilities. Particularly, for cluster 7, the charge transfer from d orbitals of iridium to π＊ orbirals of phenanthroline originates the first hyperpolarizabilities.     

A note on maximizing the permanent of a positive definite hermitian matrix,given the eigenvalues ∗

As a step toward understanding the unsolved problem of determining how large the permanent of a positive semi-definite matrix can be, given the eigenvalues, we note that a necessary condition for A to be a permanent maximizing matrix is that A commute with its permanental adjoint.     

Theoretical Studies on the Binding of Cd~（2＋） to Uracil and Its Thio-derivatives

The interaction of Cd2+ with uracil,2-thiouracil,4-thiouracil and 2,4-dithiouracil have been investigated by the density functional theory(DFT) calculations.For uracil and 2,4-dithiouracil,where the two basic sites are the same,Cd2+ attachment to the heteroatom at position 4 is preferred.However,for the systems where both types of basic centers,a carbonyl and a thiocarbonyl groups,are present,Cd2+ association with sulfur is favorable.The enhanced stability of these enolic and thiol forms comes from Cd2+ interaction with two basic sites simultaneously,which thereby triggers a significant aromatization of the ring.More significantly,the Cd2+ binding energy with uracil and its thio-derivatives is larger than the tautomerization barriers connecting the diketo-like forms with the corresponding enolic-like tautomers.Consequently,when associated with Cd2+,all tautomers are energetically accessible and should be observed in the gas phase.     

Theoretical study of bimolecular elimination (E2) reactions. Possibility ofsyn E2 elimination in the series of 2-R-2-R'-1-halocyclopropanes

Reactions of the methoxide ion with substituted halocyclopropanes, which result in E2 elimination, have been studied by the semiempirical quantum-chemical AM1 method. The transition states corresponding totrans andcis routes have been localized. The energetic predominance of thetrans route over thecis route is reduced by 2.6 kcal mol^–1 on going from 1-chloropropane to chlorocyclopropane because of the features of cyclopropane geometry. It has been demonstrated that, in the gas phase,cis elimination may predominate overtrans elimination for a particular stereoisomer of 2-cyano-2-methyl-1-halocyclopropanes due to weakening of orbital interactions and Coulomb repulsion between the cyano group and the MeO^– anion in thetrans E2 transition state.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 620–623, April, 1995.     

A note on maximizing the permanent of a positive definite hermitian matrix, given the eigenvalues

As a step toward understanding the unsolved problem of determining how large the permanent of a positive semi-definite matrix can be, given the eigenvalues, we note that a necessary condition for A to be a permanent maximizing matrix is that A commute with its permanental adjoint.     

一水甲酸锂晶体二阶非线性光学系数的理论计算

采用有限场方法和含时耦合微扰方法,在6-31+G*基组水平上并考虑了电子相关效应和色散效应的影响,计算了一水甲酸锂晶体的宏观二阶非线性光学极化率和二阶非线性光学系数。其中非线性光学系数d31和d32与Roberts报道的相符,而另一个系数d33则比文献值大。计算结果还表明,在非共振情况下,电子相关效应对非线性光学极化率的影响远远超过了色散效应,同时表明Roberts报道的非线性光学系数比Singh等人报道的更为合理。     

过渡金属类立方烷原子簇化合物电子结构和二阶非线性光学性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用基于第一原理的含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)对一系列具有类立方烷簇芯结构的过渡金属簇合物二阶非线性光学性质进行了研究。结果证明, 由于簇芯结构的对称性的影响, 这一类簇分子的二阶非线性光学系数的数值要小于三核欠完整类立方烷体系。通过对电子结构的分析, 发现二阶非线性光学性质主要是由簇芯内电荷的迁移造成的。轨道分析显示, -S原子对于电荷的迁移起主要的传递作用。定域化轨道分析证明簇分子中存在的多中心键有利于簇芯内电荷的迁移。分子模拟的研究表明:虽然类立方烷结构簇分子的值比较小, 但是通过合理的配体设计, 获得具有较大值非线性光学晶体是可能的。     

LAP晶体二阶NLO响应电子起源理论研究

L-精氨酸磷酸盐(L-Arginine Phosphate Monohydrate, LAP)晶体，是一种有应用潜力的无机－有机杂化NLO晶体材料[1, 2]。Eimerl等人认为LAP晶体二阶NLO响应主要源于L-精氨酸分子(Arg )，磷酸根(H2PO4－)对LAP晶体宏观NLO响应没有重要贡献[2]；而许东等人认为，LAP晶体的NLO响应是由L-精氨酸分子和磷酸根共同贡献的结果[1]。本通讯通过第一原理从头算计算，揭示了LAP晶体二阶NLO响应的电子起源。 表1. 激发态性质 Table 1. The Excited States at CIS/STO-3G Level (Dmge in Debyes; l in nm; (rx)ge in au) States…     

Coupling of mixed finite elements and boundary elements

The symmetric coupling of mixed finite element and boundaryelement methods is analysed for a model interface problem withthe Laplacian. The coupling involves a further continuous ansatzfunction on the interface to link the discontinuous displacementfield to the necessarily continuous boundary ansatz function.Quasi-optimal a priori error estimates and sharp a posteriorierror estimates are established which justify adaptive mesh-refiningalgorithms. Numerical experiments prove the adaptive couplingas an efficient tool for the numerical treatment of transmissionproblems.