Determination of Low-Level Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid in Water Samples by Ion Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection

A convenient and sensitive ion chromatographic (IC) method for the analysis of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in water samples was proposed. Using a fast reversible reaction of free EDTA and metal–EDTA complexes into Fe(III)–EDTA complex in the presence of Fe(III) ions, sample solutions were applied to an ion-exchange column using a mobile phase (pH 2.3), which was composed of 100 μM Fe(III) chloride and 5 mM methanesulfonic acid. The addition of Fe(III) solution (100 μL) containing 10 mM Fe(III) chloride and 0.5 M methanesulfonic acid to the sample solution (10 mL) permitted the injection of a large volume (400 μL) of sample, which allowed for greater sensitivity. The proposed IC method gave a highly linear (r ² > 0.999) calibration curve ranging 0.005–1.0 μM EDTA and had a limit of detection of 1.5 nM. High repeatability (RSD < 2.1%) and recoveries (88–108%) were also obtained. With this method, total EDTA level in raw and drinking waters were analyzed successfully.     

Photoinduced ionic polymerization. VII. Cationic polymerization of cyclohexene oxide in solid state

Photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide in the presence of electron acceptors was studied in a bulk system (in liquid as well as in solid states). The polymerization was proved to proceed by a cationic mechanism in both states by the effect of inhibitors. In a liquid phase the light intensity dependence of the rate of polymerization and the molecular weight distribution showed a contribution of a free ionic polymerization. Any discontinuous phenomenon in the rate as well as in the molecular weight was not discerned between liquid(above ?36°C) and plastic crystal (between ?36 and ?81°C) phases. A quantum yield of monomer consumption as high as 8 × 10³ was observed in the plastic crystal phase. Below ?81°C in the normal crystal phase the rate as well as the molecular weight was remarkably suppressed.     

Fibrinolytic effect of tissue plasminogen activator on cerebral embolism in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.

To study the thrombolytic effect of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) on cerebral emboli, we characterized cerebral embolization in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSPs) and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs). [125I]Fibrin clot particles (20-100 microns diameter) were injected twice at an interval of 90 min into the left internal carotid artery of WKYs and SHRSPs. After each injection, spontaneous embolus dissolution was monitored with a gamma-ray detector placed on the head of the embolic rats. Embolus dissolution was spontaneously generated in 15 min after the injection of fibrin clots. In WKYs, 21% and 42% of the clots were dissolved 30 and 90 min after the second embolization, respectively. On the other hand, the spontaneous embolus dissolution in SHRSPs was significantly lower than that of WKYs, indicating that the endogenous fibrinolytic ability of SHRSPs is less potent than that of normotensive rats. The intravenous administration of t-PA at doses of 75, 250 and 750 micrograms/kg caused a dose-dependent embolus dissolution in SHRSPs. Furthermore, systematically applied t-PA produced embolus dissolution without causing systemic plasminogen activation, fibrinogen breakdown or bleeding. In conclusion, the intravenous administration of t-PA produces selective embolus dissolution without systemic fibrino(geno)lysis in a cerebral embolic SHRSP.     

THE CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS AND PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF RETINOCHROME ANALOGS WITH POLYENALS

Abstract— 3, 7-Dimethyl-2, 4, 6, 8, 10-dodecapentaenal was synthesized for reconstitution of the retinochrome analog. Its opsin shift was 1000 cm ¹ smaller than that of native retinochrome, whose chromophore contains the same number of double bonds. The conformational change from 6-s-trans to 6-s-cis , as figured in a retinal molecule, plays an important role in the formation of the retinochrome analog, based on the estimation of opsin shifts for retinal analogs locked in the 6-s conformation. Thus the conformation of the 6–7 single bond in the native retinochrome was suggested to be 6 -cis . Analysis of the circular dichroic spectra of retinochrome analogs revealed that the 6-s conformation is independent of the appearance of the β-band. The stereoselectivity in the photoisomerization of the retinal analogs by a retinochrome template depends on the hydrophobic binding in the region of the β-ionone ring.     

Selective reduction of tertiary alkyl,benzyl, and allyl halides to hydrocarbons using lithium 9,9-di-n-butyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanate

The title 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane(9-BBN) ate complex (1) brings about selective removal of tertiary alkyl, benzyl and allyl halides to give the corresponding hydrocarbons in excellent yields without concomitant attack on secondary, primary and aryl derivatives. The reduction of cis- and trans - 4 - t - butyl - 1 - methylcyclohexyl chlorides (2) with 1 gives 4 - t - butyl - 1 - methylcyclohexanes (3) with partial inversion of configuration in cyclohexane, while that in benzene gives thermodynamically stable trans-3 predominantly. The reactions of 1,1 - dimethyl - 5 - hexenyl chloride (4) and 1,7,7 - trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept - 2 - yl chloride (8) with 1 proceed with the rearrangements characteristic to a carbonium ion intermediate. The reduction of 1 - ethyl - 1 - methylpentyl chloride with 1 follows a second-order rate equation.     

Ligand-exchange ion chromatographic determination of malic acid enantiomers in apple juice with photometric detection.

An ion chromatographic separation with photometric detection using a chiral copper(II) complex as the eluent has been developed for the resolution of enantiomers of malic acid in commercially available apple juices. The results obtained by this method were in good agreement with those by an enzymatic method with separation by high-performance liquid chromatography.     

High pressure and high temperature investigations in the system MgOSiO2H2O

The system MgOSiO₂H₂O was investigated at pressures between 40 and 95 kbar and at temperatures between 500 and 1400°C. The reaction products were examined by X-ray, optical and thermal analysis techniques and the density of phase A discovered by Ringwood and Major was also measured. It was found that phase A was hydrated and its chemical formula was H₆Mg₇Si₂O₁₄. When the $\text{Mg}\text{Si}$ ratio of the system is 2, phase A + clinoenstatite, and forsterite are stable at temperatures lower and higher than a boundary curve T (°C) = 10P (kbar), respectively. When the $\text{Mg}\text{Si}$ ratio of the system is 3, phase A + phase D (which is completely different from the phases, A, B and C discovered by Ringwood and Major, and any other known phases of magnesium silicate) and phase D + brucite are stable at temperatures lower and higher than a boundary curve T(°C) = 10P (kbar) + 200. Phase A has approximately an hexagonal symmetry and the space group and the lattice parameters are determined as P6₃ or $\text{P6}{}_3\text{m}$ and a = 7.866(2) Å and c = 9.600(3) Å, respectively. The measured density is 2.96 ± 0.02 g/cm³. The optical observations show that phase A is biaxial positive crystal with refractive indices α = 1.638 ± 0.001, β = 1.640 ± 0.002, and γ = 1.649 ± 0.001. Some interpretation is given on the inconsistency between the symmetry determined by the X-ray diffraction and the optical observation. The new phase D belongs to the space group $\text{P2}{}_1\text{c}$ with lattice parameters a = 7.914(2)Å, b = 4.752(1) Å, c = 10.350(2) Å and β = 108.71(5)° and is a biaxial crystal with refractive indices α = 1.630 ± 0.002, β = 1.642 ± 0.002 and γ = 1.658 ± 0.001.     

Adsorption properties of activated carbon from waste newspaper prepared by chemical and physical activation

Adsorption properties of activated carbons prepared from waste newspaper by chemical and physical activation were investigated using water vapor, ammonia, methane, and methylene blue (MB) as adsorbents. The water vapor adsorption isotherms show type V behavior and the maximum vapor adsorption of the chemically and physically activated products is about 1050 and 450 ml/g, respectively. The higher water vapor adsorption of the chemically activated products is attributed to the higher specific surface area (S(BET)) and greater hydrophilic activity (arising from the surface oxygen-containing functional groups) than in the physically activated products. The adsorption of ammonia and methane was measured by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). NH(3) adsorption is found to be higher in the chemically activated product than in the physically activated product while methane adsorption is slightly higher in the physically activated products even though these have lower S(BET) values. In the MB adsorption, the chemically activated products show higher adsorption (390 mg/g) than the physically activated product. These results are suggested to be related to the surface characteristics.     

Photoreaction of anthracenyl phosphine oxides: Usual reversible photo- and heat-induced emission switching,and unusual oxidative PC bond cleavage

Anthracenyl(diphenyl)phosphine oxide and dianthracenylphenylphosphine oxide as photoactive compounds have been synthesized. Anthracenyl group of these compounds indicate the multi-functional roles such as an emission component, a photodimerization component, and a leaving group. When the light irradiation was performed under an oxygen atmosphere, photo-oxidative PC bond cleavage to leave the antharacenyl group was observed. Moreover, phosphonyl radical was produced and then PP bond formation to form diphosphane was observed.     

Phylogenetic analysis of picoplankton in Lake Biwa and application to legal medicine

Three strains of picoplankton designated as brown, green, and pink belonging to the Synechococcus genus in cyanobacteria (approximately 1 microm in size) are found ubiquitously in Lake Biwa, Japan. However, they could not be morphologically discriminated from other bacteria such as Proteobacteria and Bacillus by microscopy. In this study, we attempted to use the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from picoplankton for the diagnosis of death by drowning. A segment of 16S rDNA was sequenced in order to investigate their phylogenetic relationships and to design the specific primers. The PCR products from three picoplanktons were compared with those from five other cyanobacteria, Melosira (diatom), Staurastrum (green alga), bacteria from Lake Baikal, and humans. The picogram order of template DNA from picoplankton was specifically amplified by the primers. When the template of picoplankton was mixed with human tissue, at least 10 ng of template DNA was needed to obtain a PCR product. The efficiency of PCR was increased more than hundredfold by isolating the picoplankton from human lung tissue. The specific PCR products of the picoplankton were obtained from a formalin-fixed drowning body (lung and liver) that was found in a downstream river and Lake Biwa. The PCR analysis of the picoplanktion 16S rDNA is considered useful for the diagnosis of death by drowning.