Determination of vanadium in biological matrices by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with activated carbon enrichment

For the determination of vanadium in biological materials by flame AAS an enrichment is described which comprises chelation with oxine and adsorption on activated carbon: The relative standard deviation for 10 g V/L was found to be 6% (n=15).Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dieter Klockow on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Phenolic compounds from the aerial parts of Clematis viticella L. and their in vitro anti-inflammatory activities*

Phytochemical investigations on the EtOH extract of Clematis viticella led to the isolation of six flavonoid glycosides, isoorientin (1), isoorientin 3′-O-methyl ether (2), quercetin 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), quercetin 3,7-di-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (4), manghaslin (5) and chrysoeriol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), one phenylethanol derivative, hydroxytyrosol (7), along with three phenolic acids, caffeic acid (8), (E)-p-coumaric acid (9) and p-hydroxybenzoic acid (10). The structures of the isolates were elucidated on the basis of NMR and HR-MS data. All compounds were isolated from C. viticella for the first time. Compounds 7 and 8 showed significant anti-inflammatory activity at 100 μM by reducing the release of NO in LPS-stimulated macrophages comparable to positive control indomethacin. Compounds 3 and 7 exhibited anti-inflammatory activity through lowering the levels of TNF-α while 1, 3 and 5 decreased the levels of neopterin better than the positive controls.     

Synthesis and characterization of SPE membrane based on sulfonated FEP‐g‐acrylic acid by radiation induced graft copolymerization for PEM fuel cell

A Novel solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) membrane containing both ? COOH and ? SO₃H group has been prepared by simultaneous method of radiation grafting of acrylic acid onto FEP followed by sulfonation. The presence of weakly acidic acrylic acid controls the swelling in water while ? SO₃H group provides conductivity due to its strongly ionic characteristic. FEP‐g‐acrylic acid and its sulfonated derivatives were characterized by their properties. While the mechanical properties decreased, other properties such as ion exchange capacity (IEC), water uptake and ionic conductivity increased with increase in graft content. These properties further changed on sulfonation. Acrylic acid being weakly acidic in nature, conductivity values of the grafted membrane were quite low. However, introduction of strong ? SO₃H group resulted in conductivity closer to Nafion 117. Few sulfonated membranes have been tested with respect to H₂/O₂ fuel cell performance. Short‐term fuel cell test for 100 hr gave a stable performance. These membranes are less expensive compared to Nafion. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Determination of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) by Using Activated Carbon-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A method for the separation and preconcentration of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) on activated carbon in presence of diethyldithiocarbamate as a complexing reagent was optimized. The method makes it possible to achieve 200- to 500-fold Cr(VI) concentrating depending on the initial volume of the solution to be analysed and the final volume eluted. The Cr(VI) concentration in the background solution determined with RSD 30% was equal to 1.5 g L. The limit of Cr(VI) determination was equal to 0.9 g L.     

Microencapsulated oleic–capric acid/hexadecane mixture as phase change material for thermal energy storage

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Thermal energy storage systems provide efficiency in order to have better utilization of energy sources while protecting the environment. Thermal...     

Facile syntheses of (−)-montagnetol and (−)-erythrin

A novel synthetic method is introduced to prepare the biologically important montagnetol and erythrin compounds starting from a 1,3-benzodioxin-4-one, synthesized from commercially available orsellinic acid and erythritol.     

Development of a validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for the standardization of an Ayurvedic formulation using berberine and ursolic acid

Giloy Tulsi tablet is an Ayurvedic preparation containing Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) and Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) and it is recommended for boosting the body’s immune response. This research work is about the marker-based standardization of this Ayurvedic preparation using high-performance thin-layer chromatography method. Standardization is based on the determination and quantification of the phytoconstituents berberine and ursolic acid present in Giloy Tulsi tablets. Separation was performed on pre-coated silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ plate as the stationary phase, with chloroform‒acetone‒formic acid (6:3.5:0.5, V/V) as the mobile phase. Identification and quantification were conducted densitometrically at 330 nm. The developed method resulted in good quality peak shape and enabled high-quality resolution of biomarkers. The R_F value for berberine (0.46 ± 0.02) and for ursolic acid (0.68 ± 0.02) in both reference standard and formulation were found to be comparable. The method was validated for specificity, linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, intra-day and inter-day precisions, accuracy, and robustness. The limit of detection values were 91 and 153 ng/band for berberine and ursolic acid, respectively. The limit of quantification values were 175 and 465 ng/band for berberine and ursolic acid, respectively. Regression analysis of the calibration data revealed a good linear relationship between peak area response and concentration in the range 200‒1000 ng/band for berberine (r² = 0.995) and 500‒2500 ng/band for ursolic acid (r² = 0.9968). The accuracy of the method, determined by measurement of recovery at three different levels, was in the range 98‒102% for both markers. These results are indication of reliability, reproducibility, accuracy, and precision of the method.

     

Sensitive,Accurate and Selective Determination of Cd(II) Using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry with in-situ Hg-Bi Film Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode After Magnetic Dispersive Solid Phase Microextraction

This paper describes a novel approach to detect Cd(II) using the combination of the differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry and magnetic nanoparticle based dispersive solid phase microextraction as an efficient, green and accurate method. Currents of Cd(II) increased linearly in the range from 75 to 2000 ng L⁻¹ Cd(II) with a detection limit of 21.6 ng L⁻¹. The RSD values of 2.6 and 6.0 % for 1.00 and 0.10 μg L⁻¹ respectively showed that proposed method has an acceptable repeatability. Recovery values between 92.3 and 98.6 % showed that this approach can be successfully used for determination of Cd(II) in water samples.     

A High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatographic Method for the Evaluation of Marmelosin from Aegle marmelos Corr. Extract and Its Traditional Formulation from Rat Plasma: Application to Pharmacokinetics

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Marmelosin is one of the major phytochemical constituents of Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. (Rutaceae). Till date, there are no methods...     

强激光在高Z等离子体中吸收的波长关系

利用“神光Ⅰ”输出的～５００Ｊ、１．０５μｍ，～２００Ｊ、０．５３μｍ激光和“星光Ⅱ”输出的～７０Ｊ、０．３５１μｍ激光，实验研究了激光与金圆盘靶作用产生的等离子体对激光的吸收，获得了激光１０°、４５°入射Ａｕ盘靶吸收的波长关系。实验结果与一维平面等离子体吸收模型计算的结果基本相符。