Analysis and deconvolution of dimethylnaphthalene isomers using gas chromatography vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and theoretical computations

An issue with most gas chromatographic detectors is their inability to deconvolve coeluting isomers. Dimethylnaphthalenes are a class of compounds that can be particularly difficult to speciate by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis, because of their significant coelution and similar mass spectra. As an alternative, a vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopic detector paired with gas chromatography was used to study the systematic deconvolution of mixtures of coeluting isomers of dimethylnaphthalenes. Various ratio combinations of 75:25; 50:50; 25:75; 20:80; 10:90; 5:95; and 1:99 were prepared to test the accuracy, precision, and sensitivity of the detector for distinguishing overlapping isomers that had distinct, but very similar absorption spectra. It was found that, under reasonable injection conditions, all of the pairwise overlapping isomers tested could be deconvoluted up to nearly two orders of magnitude (up to 99:1) in relative abundance. These experimental deconvolution values were in agreement with theoretical covariance calculations performed for two of the dimethylnaphthalene isomers. Covariance calculations estimated high picogram detection limits for a minor isomer coeluting with low to mid-nanogram quantity of a more abundant isomer. Further characterization of the analytes was performed using density functional theory computations to compare theory with experimental measurements. Additionally, gas chromatography – vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy was shown to be able to speciate dimethylnaphthalenes in jet and diesel fuel samples.     

Colorimetric detection of proteins based on target-induced activation of aptazyme

The detection of protein is vital to fundamental research as well as practical applications. However, most detection methods depend on antibody-based assays which are faced with many shortcomings. Herein, we propose a colorimetric method for protein assays based on target-triggered activation of aptazyme, which may offer simple, rapid and cost-effective detection of the target protein. In this method, the conformation change of aptazyme induced by target protein is designed to be associated with aptazyme activation. Consequently, in the presence of the target protein, the designed DNA linkers will be cleaved into two fragments that fail to cross-link gold nanoparticles (GNPs), thus the color of GNP solution remains red, while the color will be changed in the absence of the target. Because of the advantages of aptazyme such as economic synthesis, stable, easy modification and its ability to accomplish signal recognition and signal amplification simultaneously, the method is thermostable, simple and cost-efficient. In this work, we have taken the detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as an example, which can present an analytical performance with as low as 0.1 nM detection limit, spanning a detection range of 3 orders of magnitude. What is more, the principle of this proposed new method can be extended as a universal assay method not only for the detection of analytes which have an aptamer but also for those analytes that have ligands.     

Calculations of Energy-Loss Function for 26 Materials

We present a fitting calculation of energy-loss function for 26 bulk materials, including 18 pure elements (Ag, Al, Au, C, Co, Cs, Cu, Er, Fe, Ge, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Si, Te) and 8 compounds (AgCl, Al₂O₃, AlAs, CdS, SiO₂, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe) for application to surface electron spectroscopy analysis. The experimental energy-loss function, which is derived from measured optical data, is fitted into a finite sum of formula based on the Drude-Lindhard dielectric model. By checking the oscillator strength-sum and perfectscreening-sum rules, we have validated the high accuracy of the fitting results. Furthermore, based on the fitted parameters, the simulated reflection electron energy-loss spectroscopy (REELS) spectrum shows a good agreement with experiment. The calculated fitting parameters of energy loss function are stored in an open and online database at http://micro.ustc.edu.cn/ELF/ELF.html.     

具有无界变差的连续函数研究进展

讨论了具有无界变差的连续函数的结构.首先按照局部结构和分形维数对连续函数进行了分类,给出了相应的例子.对这些具有无界变差的函数的性质进行了初步的讨论.对于新定义的奇异连续函数,给出了一个等价判别定理.基于奇异连续函数,又给出了局部分形函数和分形函数的定义.同时,分形函数又由奇异分形函数、非正则分形函数和正则分形函数组成.相应于不连续函数的情形也进行了简单的讨论.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of substituted indazolyl amide derivatives as S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase inhibitors

A series of novel amide derivatives bearing an indazole moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase (SAHase) inhibitory activity. Among these compounds, 8b, 8m, 8r and 8w showed better or similar inhibitory effects compared to the positive control aristeromycin. These results provide a novel lead for the discovery of more potent non-adenosine analogs as SAHase inhibitors.     

一类带乘性噪声随机分数阶微分方程Euler方法的弱收敛性与弱稳定性

本文主要在带加性噪声随机分数阶微分方程的基础上,研究了一类更为困难的带乘性噪声随机分数阶微分方程Euler方法的弱收敛性与弱稳定性,并得到了类似的结论.首先构造了数值求解带乘性噪声随机分数阶微分方程的Euler方法,然后证明当分数阶α满足0α1/2时,该方法是1/2-α阶弱收敛的和弱稳定的,文末数值试验的结果验证了理论结果的正确性.     

以胶原蛋白为基质的肠内营养制剂应用效果多中心临床研究

目的通过多中心随机对照的临床试验研究,比较以胶原蛋白为基质的新型肠内营养制剂与标准型肠内营养制剂对患者营养状况的影响,以了解新型肠内营养制剂的临床应用效果。方法本研究共6家医疗单位共同参与,共收集91例,分为对照组（标准肠内营养）及干预组（以胶原蛋白为基质的肠内营养）,管饲补充104.6~125.5kJ（25~30kcal）/（kg·d）,共7d,检测研究开始前后患者体格指标、营养相关指标、安全性指标等。结果组内比较显示两组患者在管饲两种不同的肠内营养制剂后营养风险筛查评分（NRS2002）较管饲前均有所降低（均P＜0.025）;组间差值比较显示患者营养状况、营养风险筛查（NRS2002）评分、胃肠道不良反应在两组间均无统计学差异（均P＞0.025）。结论以胶原蛋白为基础经氨基酸模式优化后的肠内营养制剂与标准型肠内营养制剂均可以有效改善患者的营养状况,有助于促进患者的疾病预后。     

Electrochemical Signal Tracing by Glucose Oxidase and Ferrocene Dually Functionalized Gold Nanoprobe for Ultrasensitive Immunoassay

A glucose oxidase (GOD) and ferrocene (Fc) dually functionalized gold nanoprobe was simply prepared for electrochemical immunoassay. By combination with sandwich immunoreaction at a carbon nanotube (CNT)‐based immunosensor and signal tracing of the nanoprobe through the Fc‐mediated GOD‐catalytic reaction, a new electrochemical immunoassay method was successfully developed. Both the multi‐enzyme signal amplification of the nanoprobe and the electron transfer promotion of the CNTs modified on the immunosensor greatly enhanced the signal response. Thus this method showed excellent analytical performance including ultrahigh sensitivity, wide linear range as well as good specificity, reproducibility, stability and reliability for human IgG measurement.     

A Copper‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Amination/Hydroamination Sequence: Switchable Synthesis of Functionalized Indoles

A copper‐catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence of propargylic carbamates with various nucleophiles is described for the first time. It features an earth‐abundant metal catalyst, mild reaction conditions, and high efficiency. Further treatments of the resultant key intermediates using an acid or a base in one pot enable the controllable and divergent synthesis of two types of functionalized indoles. Moreover, experiments to demonstrate the synthetic potential of this methodology are performed.