The first total synthesis of the (±)-17-methyl-trans-4,5-methyleneoctadecanoic acid and related analogs with antileishmanial activity

The first total synthesis of the marine cyclopropane fatty acid (±)-17-methyl-trans-4,5-methyleneoctadecanoic acid was accomplished in eight steps and in 9.1% overall yield starting from 1-bromo-12-methyltridecane. The cis analog (±)-17-methyl-cis-4,5-methyleneoctadecanoic acid was also synthesized but in seven steps and in 16.4% overall yield. With the two isomeric cyclopropane fatty acids at hand it was possible to unequivocally corroborate the trans relative configuration of the naturally occurring fatty acid by gas chromatographic co-elution of the corresponding methyl esters. The cis isomer was cytotoxic to Leishmania donovani promastigotes with an IC₅₀ of 300.2 ± 4.2 μM.     

Characterization of bacterial lipid profiles by using rapid sample preparation and fast comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography in combination with mass spectrometry

The bacteria fatty acid profile has been extensively studied for taxonomic classification purposes, since bacteria, in general, contain particular and rare fatty acids, compared with animal and plant tissues. As for any real‐world sample type, the development of rapid and reliable methods for (i) sample identification (in this case, bacterium type), and (ii) constituent identification (in this instance, the fatty acid profile) is desirable. In this research, a half‐an‐hour procedure, to analyze bacteria, was developed: a 2‐min one‐step sample preparation step was followed by a relatively fast comprehensive 2D GC‐MS separation (25 min). Furthermore, dedicated MS libraries were constructed for the identification of bacteria and fatty acids. Finally, data processing, only qualitative at this stage, was carried out with the support of a novel comprehensive 2D GC software.     

Identification and quantification of phosphatidylcholines containing very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in bovine and human retina using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

The retina is one of the vertebrate tissues with the highest content in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). A large proportion of retinal phospholipids, especially those found in photoreceptor membranes, are dipolyunsaturated molecular species. Among them, dipolyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine (PC) molecular species are known to contain very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFA) from the n-3 and n-6 series having 24-36 carbon atoms (C24-C36) and four to six double bonds. Recent interest in the role played by VLC-PUFA arose from the findings that a protein called elongation of very-long-chain fatty acids 4 (ELOVL4) is involved in their biosynthesis and that mutations in the ELOVL4 gene are associated with Stargardt-like macular dystrophy (STD3), a dominantly inherited juvenile macular degeneration leading to vision loss. The aim of the present study was to develop an HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method for the structural characterisation and the quantification of dipolyunsaturated PC molecular species containing VLC-PUFA and validate this methodology on retinas from bovines and human donors. Successful separation of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylserine (PS), PC, lyso-phosphatidylcholine (LPC) and sphingomyelin (SM) was achieved using a silica gel column and a gradient of hexane/isopropanol/water containing ammonium formate as a mobile phase. A complete structural characterisation of intact phosphatidylcholine species was obtained by collision-induced dissociation (CID) in the negative mode. Fatty acid composition and distribution can be clearly assigned based on the intensity of sn-2/sn-1 fragment ions. The PC species were characterised on bovine retina, 28 of which were dipolyunsaturated PC species containing one VLC-PUFA (C24-C36) with three to six double bonds. VLC-PUFA was always in the sn-1 position while PUFA at the sn-2 position was exclusively docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3). Most of these VLC-PUFA-containing dipolyunsaturated PCs were detected and quantified in human retinas. The quantitative analysis of the different PC molecular species was performed in the positive mode using precursor ion scanning of m/z 184 and 14:0/14:0-PC and 24:0/24:0-PC as internal standards. The relationship between the MS peak intensities of different PC species and their carbon chain length was included for calibration. The main compounds represented were those having VLC-PUFA with 32 carbon atoms (C32:3, C32:4, C32:5 and C32:6) and 34 carbon atoms (C34:3, C34:4, C34:5 and C34:6). Dipolyunsaturated PCs with 36:5 and 36:6 were detected but in smaller quantities. In conclusion, this new HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method is sensitive and specific enough to structurally characterise and quantify all molecular PC species, including those esterified with VLC-PUFA. This technique is valuable for a precise characterisation of PC molecular species containing VLC-PUFA in retina and may be useful for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of STD3.     

流动注射化学发光抑制法测定阿魏酸钠

提出了Fe2+-H2O2-亚甲基蓝化学发光新体系并用于阿魏酸钠的测定。实验发现,在酸性介质中,Fe2+-H2O2体系可与亚甲基蓝反应产生极强的化学发光,阿魏酸钠对此化学发光具有显著的抑制作用。据此,结合流动注射技术,建立了阿魏酸钠化学发光分析新方法。研究了影响化学发光强度的因素,化学发光信号的降低值(ΔI)与阿魏酸钠浓度在4.5×10-6～4.5×10-5mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,方法的检出限为7.0×10-7mol/L。对4.8×10-6mol/L的阿魏酸钠进行了11次平行测定,其RSD=0.8%,该法已用于片剂中阿魏酸钠含量的测定。     

吡啶与脂肪酸的烷基化反应研究

吡啶与脂肪酸在酸性环境中用过二硫酸铵和硝酸银催化，发生自由基烷基化反应，得到产物主要是α－ 单取代吡啶。其结构经ＵＶ、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ证实     

Niobium oxide solid catalyst: esterification of fatty acids and modeling for biodiesel production

Biodiesel can be obtained from fatty acid raw materials through esterification. The reactivity of lauric, palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic fatty acids with methanol using powdered niobic acid as a heterogeneous catalyst was investigated in this work, both experimentally (in a batch reactor) and theoretically. A 2³ experimental design was used, with methanol/fatty acid molar ratio, catalyst concentration, and temperature as main factors. An empirical model demonstrated that temperature is the most important variable. Fourteen heterogeneous and 56 homogeneous‐like kinetic models were tested. A homogeneous‐like model considering zero order for all species and inhibition by water was the most adequate for experiments without catalyst. A homogeneous‐like model considering a second‐order reaction in relation to the fatty acid and no water inhibition was the most adequate for niobic acid catalyzed reaction. Molecular modeling confirmed the experimental results showing that the reactivity is directly related to the increase of unsaturated bonds and the reduction of carbon chain length. The polarity of the fatty acid is determinant in the reactivity. At the molecular level, reaction occurs between the HOMO orbital of methanol and LUMO orbitals of fatty acids and reactivity is higher when the energy difference between these orbitals is lower. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Two New Constituents from the Soft Coral Nephthea hainansis

Two new compounds, namely 7α, 10α-dimethyl-3β-isopropene-1, 2-ene-octahydro-naphthalene (1) and ethyl 5Z,8Z, 11Z, 14Z-nonadecatetraenoate (2) were isolated from the soft coralNephthea hainansis. Compound 1 was a pseutosesquiterpene and 2 was a polyunsaturated fattyacid ethylate. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods.     

气相色谱－质谱法测定赤鳞鱼肉中的脂肪酸

利用气相色谱质谱（ＧＣ／ＭＳ）电子轰击方法，对６种不同年龄和不同性别的赤鳞鱼肉中的饱和、不饱和脂肪酸（经甲酯化后）进行了测定，用色谱法作了定量，共鉴定出１８种脂肪酸。     

含硼和氮的脂肪酸水基润滑添加剂的制备及其摩擦学性能

通过在脂肪酸分子中引入硼和氮，合成了新型水基润滑添加剂(BNR)，用红外光谱仪对其主要官能团进行了鉴定，用四球摩擦磨损试验机考察了合成产物在水中的抗磨和极压性能，用X射线光电子能谱仪分析了钢球磨损表面典型元素的化学状态，并探讨了该类添加剂的极压抗磨作用机理．结果表明：含硼和氮的水基润滑添加剂具有优良的抗磨和减摩性能；由于长链脂肪酸分子的载体作用、硼的缺电子性、氮的高反应活性以及三者的协同作用，添加剂在钢球磨损表面形成了高强度的吸附膜和(或)摩擦化学反应膜，从而表现出良好的抗磨和极压作用．