Isomer directed assembly of two Ca(II) compounds based on 5-(n-pyridyl)tetrazole-2-isopropanoic acid (n = 2, 3) and action against Hela cells

Abstract

Isomers sometimes play a fundamental role in the formation of coordination architectures. In this article, bifunctional 5-(n-pyridyl)tetrazole-2-isopropanoic acid (n?=?2, 3) has been designed and prepared. Then, reactions of Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O with isomeric 5-(n-pyridyl)tetrazole-2-isopropanoic acid (denoted as Hn-pytzipa, n?=?2, 3) afforded mononuclear [Ca(2-pytzipa)₂(H₂O)₄] (1) and one-dimensional [Ca(3-pytzipa)₂(H₂O)₂]_n (2), respectively. In 1, 2-pytzipa is a bidentate ligand which chelates one Ca(II) via the nitrogen atoms of the pyridine and tetrazole rings while in 2, 3-pytzipa bridges adjacent Ca(II) centers in a μ_1,1,3-COO mode. PEG_-5000 (poly(ethyleneglycol_-5000)) coated [Ca(2-pytzipa)₂(H₂O)₄] (1) and [Ca(3-pytzipa)₂(H₂O)₂]_n (2) nanoparticles (NPs) show toxicity towards Hela cells, but the ligands are non-toxic in nature and 2 is superior to 1. Furthermore, cell migration across a 2D artificial gap indicates that both NPs can inhibit the migration of Hela cells.     

Mössbauer study of local environment effects in the ordered Fe70Al30 Invar alloy: Temperature dependence of isomer shift in the spin-glass phase

The systematic studies of the magnetic hyperfine field distribution for ⁵⁷Fe in the spin-glass (SG) phase of the ordered Fe₇₀Al₃₀ Invar alloy have been performed using Mössbauer spectroscopy technique in the temperature range from 5 to 80 K. Particular emphasis has been placed on the low-field component of the distribution, which is considered as corresponding to the Fe sites in the SG magnetic configurations. The main result is the observation of the pronounced temperature dependence of isomer shift for several atomic SG configurations. The temperature behavior of the local electron density is strongly correlated to the Invar properties of the Fe₇₀Al₃₀ alloy. We argue that the observed temperature dependence of the isomer shift due to a local volume effect. The temperature range, for which the pronounced decrease in atomic volume is observed, coincides with the range of the existence of the Invar effect. The influence of the competition between opposite in sign exchange interactions on the Invar properties is discussed.     

Isolation of lycopene from crude tomato extract via selective inclusion in deoxycholic acid

Deoxycholic acid has been used as host in the separation of C-40 carotenoid isomers. The methodology was successfully applied to recover almost pure lycopene from commercial tomato paste.     

HRGC separation of PCB congeners

High resolution gas chromatography has greatly changed the field of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis. From a rough estimation of the total PCB concentration on packed column GC, the development of commercially available fused silica capillary columns in the late 1970s and early 1980s has advanced the analysis of PCBs to a point where they can be accurately measured as separated congeners. The state-of-the-art of PCB analysis in the 1990s is routine isomer-specific analysis with multi-column techniques using long (<50 m) narrow (> 0.25 mm) columns. A broad spectrum of commercially available stationary phases have been completely characterized with regard to their PCB elution profiles.     

The isomers of phenalene and their singlet and triplet states: A Hartree–Fock and density functional computational investigation

Each of the isomers of phenalene, 1H-, 2H-, 3aH-, and 9bH-phenalene, as well as the cation, neutral radical, and anion in the phenalenyl system, have been examined at the Hartree–Fock 6-31G(d) and the density functional B3LYP/6-31G(d) levels of theory. The structures and properties of the phenalenes were determined as both singlets and triplets. While the data indicate that both the 9bH- and the 1H-isomer will exist as ground state singlets, the 2H- and 3aH-phenalenes are predicted to exist as ground state triplets; only the synthesis of the 1H-isomer has been reported in the literature. Structurally, 1H- and 2H-phenalene are planar systems, 3aH- and 9bH-phenalene are non-planar systems puckered at the saturated carbon, and the cation, neutral radical, and anion of phenalenyl are planar D_3h systems.     

Electrochemistry of Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanotubes (CNx) with Different Nitrogen Content and Its Application in Simultaneous Determination of Dihydroxybenzene Isomers

The bamboo‐shaped nitrogen‐doped carbon nanotubes (CN_x) with different nitrogen content were synthesized using Fe‐containing SBA‐15 molecular sieve as catalyst with thermal decomposition. The CN_x nanotubes prepared were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The results suggest that there are a larger amount of defective sites on CN_x nanotubes surfaces due to the nitrogen doping and CN_x nanotube with higher nitrogen content possesses lower graphitic ordering in the framework. Furthermore the effects of nitrogen content on the electrochemistry of CN_x modified electrodes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). CN_x modified electrodes exhibit better electrocatalytic activities to the oxidation of hydroquinone. Moreover CN_x with lower nitrogen content is in favor of the electron transfer between dihydroxybenzene and electrode surface, while CN_x with higher nitrogen content possesses high surface adsorptive ability. CN_x modified electrodes can be applied to determine dihydroxybenzene isomers directly and simultaneously by linear sweep voltammetry technique without previous separation.     

在线二维柱切换-超高效液相色谱法同时测定明目地黄丸中莫诺苷、马钱苷、芍药苷、丹皮酚的含量

建立了二维柱切换-超高效液相色谱法同时测定明目地黄丸中莫诺苷、马钱苷、芍药苷、丹皮酚含量的方法.一维色谱柱为Thermo Accucore XL C18(250mm×2.1 mm,4μm),二维色谱柱为DIONEX Acclaimphenyl-1(150mm ×4.6mm,3μm),一维分析流动相为乙腈-水,梯度洗脱,二维分析流动相为乙腈-水,等度洗脱,14.5 min进行阀切换;检测波长:0～14.5 min为240 nm,14.5～ 30 min为275 nm,流速:0.5 mL/min,柱温:30℃.30 min即可完成明目地黄丸中莫诺苷、马钱苷、芍药苷、丹皮酚的含量测定,并有效地将莫诺苷同分异构体分离.莫诺苷、马钱苷、芍药苷、丹皮酚的线性范围分别为7.6 ～ 377 mg/L,9.2～ 459 mg/L,8.4～419 mg,/L和8.2 ～ 409 mg/L,相关系数为0.9999,加样回收率为98.3％～ 100.2％.本方法快捷高效,可对控制明目地黄丸质量提供参考.     

Identification and characterization of isomeric N-glycans of human alfa-acid-glycoprotein by stable isotope labelling and ZIC-HILIC-MS in combination with exoglycosidase digestion

In this study, a ZIC-HILIC-MS methodology for the analysis of N-glycan isomers was optimized to obtain greater detection sensitivity and thus identify more glycan structures in hAGP. In a second step, this method was combined with glycan reductive isotope labelling (GRIL) through [¹²C₆]/[¹³C₆]-aniline and exoglycosidase digestion to characterize the different glycan isomers. The GRIL method allows the peak areas resulting from two different labelled samples to be compared, since neither retention time shifts nor variations in the ionization of glycans between these samples are obtained. First, sialic acid linkage assignations were performed for most hAGP glycan isomers with α2-3 sialidase digestion. Bi-, tri- and tetraantennary glycan isomers with different terminal sialic acid linkages to galactose (α2-3 or α2-6) were assigned, and the potential of this technique for the structural characterization of isobaric isomers was therefore demonstrated. Furthermore, fucose linkage isomers of hAGP glycans were also characterized using this isotope-labelling approach in combination with α1-3,4 fucosidase and β1-4 galactosidase digestion. α1-3 antennary fucoses and α1-6 core fucosylation were detected in hAGP fucosylated glycans. These established methodologies can be extremely useful for patho-glycomic studies to characterize glycoproteins of biomedical interest and find novel glycan isomers that could be used as biomarkers in cancer research.     

类固醇激素的低温等离子体质谱研究

将自行设计和搭建的低温等离子体装置作为离子源,成功地与常压高分辨质谱结合,并将其用于类固醇样品的定性分析.与常规电喷雾质谱相比,用低温等离子体质谱检测类固醇样品具有样品前处理简单、谱图干扰少等优点.对类固醇样品进行了一级质谱以及串联质谱的表征,发现其一级谱图能够体现出类固醇化合物的结构稳定性,而在串联质谱图中则出现了较多的丢水碎片.本工作结合能量计算详细比较分析了典型类固醇样品在碰撞诱导解离(CID)碎裂过程中的丢水过程.另外,通过比较二级质谱的不同以及对其碎裂过程的分析推测,睾酮和去氢表雄酮这对同分异构体得以区分.