亲水作用色谱-串联质谱测定尿液中尼古丁和可替宁

建立了测定人尿液中尼古丁和可替宁含量的亲水作用色谱-串联质谱(HILIC-MS/MS)方法。尿样加入尼古丁-d4和可替宁-d3同位素内标后,用水稀释10倍,经过滤后的滤液由超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)进行分离分析。采用ACQUITY UPLC~BEH HILIC色谱柱(50 mm×3.0 mm,1.7μm),以甲醇和体积分数为0.1%的氨水为流动相,流速为0.2 mL/min,在电喷雾电离源正离子模式下测定尿液中尼古丁和可替宁的含量,用标准曲线法定量。尼古丁和可替宁在1.0~1 000μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数分别为0.994 9和0.995 8;检出限分别为0.082μg/L和0.077μg/L;定量限分别为0.27μg/L和0.26μg/L;加标回收率分别为90.4%~103.5%和93.0%~104.6%;相对标准偏差分别为4.80%~6.21%和4.22%~7.15%。应用所建立的方法测定了200份尿样,结果表明,吸烟人群尿中尼古丁含量为26.68~854.30μg/L,可替宁含量为36.66~1 191.18μg/L(n=86,M_(nicotine)=76.00μg/L,M_(nicotine)=83.52μg/L,M为中位数);非吸烟人群尿中尼古丁含量为5.08~69.66μg/L,可替宁含量为3.16~28.21μg/L(n=114,Mnicotine=7.53μg/L,M_(nicotine)=3.79μg/L)。该方法快速灵敏,操作简单,适用于尿样中尼古丁和可替宁的批量测定,能满足烟草暴露评价的需要。     

A D‐Peptide Ligand of Nicotine Acetylcholine Receptors for Brain‐Targeted Drug Delivery

Lysosomes of brain capillary endothelial cells are implicated in nicotine acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)‐mediated transcytosis and act as an enzymatic barrier for the transport of peptide ligands to the brain. A D ‐peptide ligand of nAChRs (termed ^DCDX), which binds to nAChRs with an IC₅₀ value of 84.5 nM , was developed by retro–inverso isomerization. ^DCDX displayed exceptional stability in lysosomal homogenate and serum, and demonstrated significantly higher transcytosis efficiency in an in vitro blood–brain barrier monolayer compared with the parent L ‐peptide. When modified on liposomal surface, ^DCDX facilitated significant brain‐targeted delivery of liposomes. As a result, brain‐targeted delivery of ^DCDX modified liposomes enhanced therapeutic efficiency of encapsulated doxorubicin for glioblastoma. This study illustrates the importance of ligand stability in nAChRs‐mediated transcytosis, and paves the way for developing stable brain‐targeted entities.     

甲壳素衍生物对烟草抗菌活性影响的研究

研究了不同浓度，不同种类酸溶解和不同脱乙酰度的壳聚糖以及水溶解羧甲基壳聚糖对烟草中主要霉菌的抑菌活性，以及它们对烟丝内在质量，焦油，烟碱等的影响。结果表明：酸溶解壳聚糖和水溶解羧甲基壳聚糖对烟草霉变微生物均具有抑制作用，醋酸溶解的壳聚糖较水溶解的羧甲基壳聚糖效果好，水溶解的羧甲基壳聚糖较柠檬酸溶解的壳聚糖效果好，且随壳聚糖脱乙酰度的升高，抑菌作用增强，使烟草内在品质有所改善，其主流烟气焦油，烟碱释放量也略有降低。     

液相微萃取-高效液相色谱法快速测定唾液中尼古丁含量

建立了一种以液相微萃取为样品前处理技术,结合高效液相色谱快速、有效测定唾液中尼古丁含量的方法。确定了以磷酸三丁酯为有机溶剂、2 mL 0.05 mol/L KOH调节2 mL样品溶液为给出相,10 mmol/LKH2PO4(pH=3.0)为接收相;搅拌速率为500 r/min,萃取时间为17 min的尼古丁优化萃取条件。方法的线性范围0.1-50 mg/L,相关系数r2=0.9996;检出限为0.05 mg/L(S/N=3);相对标准偏差<5%(n=5);相对回收率为96.3%-102.2%。实验证明该法可用于唾液等生物体液中碱性物质的测定。     

Synthetic Methods for the Preparation of Conformationally Restricted Analogues of Nicotine

In the context of naturally occurring nitrogen heterocycles, nicotine is a chiral alkaloid present in tobacco plants, which can target and stimulate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), a class of ligand-gated ion channels commonly located throughout the human brain. Due to its well-known toxicity for humans, there is considerable interest in the development of synthetic analogues; in particular, conformationally restricted analogues of nicotine have emerged as promising drug molecules for selective nAChR-targeting ligands. In the present mini-review, we will describe the synthesis of the conformationally restricted analogues of nicotine involving one or more catalytic processes. In particular, we will follow a systematic approach as a function of the heteroarene structure, considering: (a) 2,3-annulated tricyclic derivatives; (b) 3,4-annulated tricyclic derivatives; (c) tetracyclic derivatives; and (d) other polycyclic derivatives. For each of them we will also consider, when carried out, biological studies on their activity for specific nAChR subunits.     

Risk Assessment of Passive Smoking Based on Analysis of Hair Nicotine and Cotinine as Exposure Biomarkers by In-Tube Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled On-Line to LC-MS/MS

Passive smoking due to environmental tobacco smoke is a serious public health concern because it increases the risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the current status and effect of passive smoking in various lifestyles are not fully understood. In this study, we measured hair nicotine and cotinine levels as exposure biomarkers in non-smokers and assessed the risk from the actual situation of passive smoking in different lifestyle environments. Nicotine and cotinine contents in hair samples of 110 non-smoker subjects were measured by in-tube solid-phase microextraction with on-line coupling to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and self-reported lifestyle questionnaires were completed by the subjects. Nicotine and cotinine were detected at concentrations of 1.38 ng mg⁻¹ and 12.8 pg mg⁻¹ respectively in the hair of non-smokers, with levels significantly higher in subjects who reported being sensitive to tobacco smoke exposure. These levels were also affected by type of food intake and cooking method. Nicotine and cotinine in hair are useful biomarkers for assessing the effects of passive smoking on long-term exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and our analytical methods can measure these exposure levels in people who are unaware of passive smoking. The results of this study suggest that the environment and places of tobacco smoke exposure and the lifestyle behaviors therein are important for the health effects of passive smoking.     

以废次烟叶生产硫酸烟碱新方法的研究

本文介绍了以废次烟叶为原料,采用新型萃取剂ＧＴＭ－２０,提取生产硫酸烟碱的新方法。研究结果表明,ＧＴＭ－２０萃取剂具有萃取速率快,萃取温度低,萃取率高,使用过的萃取剂不需处理便可反复使用,因而萃取剂损耗小。本方法生产工艺简单,生产成本较低,是生产硫酸烟碱的有效方法。     

纳米材料降低卷烟烟气粒相有害成分的研究靠

以干法和湿法分别将纳米材料Al2O2、SiO2、TiO2加入到卷烟烟丝和滤嘴中,研究了纳米材料的四种加入方式对卷烟烟气粒相中焦油、尼古丁生成量的影响。结果表明,纳米材料干法加入滤嘴,降低烟气中焦油、尼古丁效果最为明显,2.0-10.0mg/支的添加量可降焦油4.2-45.3%、尼古丁1.7-28.4%;干法加入烟丝,效果较为显著,添加5.0-25.0mg/支的纳米材料,降焦油4.2-32.2%、降尼古丁2.4-20.3%,其中纳米Al2O3的作用效果显著。纳米材料湿法添加到烟丝中,效果不明显;湿法加入到卷烟滤嘴丝束中,几乎没有效果。     

Simultaneous determination of plasma nicotine and cotinine by UHPLC–MS/MS in C57BL/6 mice and its application in a pharmacokinetic study

Plasma concentrations of nicotine and its active metabolite cotinine are highly correlated with its biological effects. A UHPLC–MS/MS method was developed, validated and applied for nicotine and cotinine analysis in mice plasma. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a BEH HILIC column using acetonitrile (0.1% formic acid) and 10 mm ammonium formate as mobile phase. The gradient elution was performed at 0.4 mL/min with a run time of 3.6 min. The quantitative ion transition was m/z 163.1 > 130.0 for nicotine, m/z 177.1 > 80.0 for cotinine and m/z 167.1 > 134.0 for nicotine‐D₄ (internal standard, IS). For both nicotine and cotinine, the calibration range was 5–500 ng/mL with 5 ng/mL as the lower limit of quantitation, and the intra‐ and inter‐day bias and imprecision were ?4.61–12.00% and <11.12%. The IS normalized recovery was 90.62–98.95% for nicotine and 89.18–101.53% for cotinine, and the IS normalized matrix factor was 106.00–116.44% for nicotine and 100.34–109.85% for cotinine. Both nicotine and cotinine were stable under conventional storage conditions. The validated method has been applied to a pharmacokinetic study in mice to calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters for both analytes.     

Hydrogen‐bonded complexes of nicotine with simple alcohols

Ab initio and density functional theory studies have been performed on the hydrogen‐bonded complexes of neutral and protonated nicotine with ethanol, methanol, and trifluromethanol to explore their relative stability in a systematic way. Among all the hydrogen‐bonded nicotine complexes considered here, protonated forms in nicotine–ethanol and nicotine–methanol, and neutral form in nicotine–trifluromethanol complexes have been found to be the most stable. In the former two complexes, the proton attached to the pyrrolidine nitrogen acts as a strong hydrogen bond donor, whereas the pyrrolidine nitrogen atom acts as a hydrogen bond acceptor in the latter case. Neutral complex of nicotine with trifluromethanol has been found to possess a very short hydrogen bond (1.57 Å) and basis set superposition error corrected hydrogen bond energy value of 19 kcal/mol. The nature of the various hydrogen bonds formed has been investigated through topological aspects using Bader's atoms in molecules theory. From the calculated topological results, excellent linear correlation is shown to exist among the hydrogen bond length, electron density, and its Laplacian at the bond critical points for all the complexes considered. The natural bond orbital analysis has been carried out to investigate the charge transfer in the nicotine alcohol complexes. In contrast to the blue shifting behavior that is generally exhibited by other C? H···O hydrogen bonds involving sp³ carbon atom, the C? H···O hydrogen bond in the protonated nicotine–ethanol and methanol complexes has been found to be proper with red shifting in nature. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.