Spectroscopic reflectometry as in‐operando method for thickness determination of anodic oxide films on titanium

The present work focuses on the development of an in‐operando technique based on the visible spectroscopic reflectometry (VSR) for simultaneous determination of the oxide film formation during anodizing. The establishment of the VSR as in‐operando technique requires an extensive validation by comparative in‐situ but non‐operando thickness measurements under aqueous conditions. The investigations were carried out on anodic oxide films on pure titanium. The authors demonstrate the VSR as a simple and robust method for measurement under electrolyte covering. Additionally, an empirical correction algorithm extends the limitation of the visible reflectometry in thin film thickness. Reliable film thickness values can be measured down to ≥5 nm. The in‐operando mode yields additional information about the film growth time resolved. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Identification of bioactive peptides in hypoallergenic infant milk formulas by CE‐TOF‐MS assisted by semiempirical model of electromigration behavior

Biologically active peptides derived from complex bovine milk protein hydrolysates are of particular interest in food science and nutrition because they have been shown to play different physiological roles, providing benefits in human health. In this study, we used CE‐TOF‐MS for separation and identification of bioactive peptides in three hypoallergenic infant milk formulas. An appropriate sample cleanup using a citrate buffer with DTT and urea followed by SPE with Sep‐Pack® C18 and StrataX^TM cartridges allowed the detection of a large number of low molecular mass bioactive peptides. This preliminary identification was solely based on the measured experimental monoisotopic molecular mass values (M_exp). Later, we evaluated the classical semiempirical relationships between electrophoretic mobility and charge‐to‐mass ratio (m_e vs. q/M^α, α = 1/2 for the classical polymer model) to describe their migration behavior. The assistance of migration prediction proved to be useful to improve reliability of the identification, avoiding misinterpretations and solving some identity conflicts. After revision, the identity of 24, 30, and 38 bioactive peptides was confirmed in each of the three infant milk formulas. A significant number of these peptides were reported as inhibitors of angiotensin‐converting enzyme, however, the presence of sequences with other biological activities such as antihypertensive, antithrombotic, hypocholesterolemic, immunomodulation, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antigenic, or opioid was also confirmed.     

Fractionation of the human plasma proteome for monoclonal antibody proteomics‐based biomarker discovery 2: Antigen identification by dot‐blot array screening

Immunization with complex mixtures, like the human plasma resulted in the generation of cloned mAb libraries (PlasmaScan? and QuantiPlasma? libraries, with >1000 individual mAbs) reacting with a nonredundant set of antigenic epitopes. mAb proteomics refers to quasi‐hypothesis‐free profiling of plasma samples with nascent or cloned mAb libraries for the discovery of disease‐specific biomarkers. Once mAbs with biomarker potential have been identified, the next task is the determination of cognate antigens recognized by the respective mAbs. To determine the cognate protein antigen corresponding to each individual mAbs in the cloned mAb libraries, we have separated human plasma by consecutive steps of desalting and various chromatography procedures. The process resulted in 783 fractions, which we termed “Analyte Library” (AL). The AL represents the human plasma proteome in relatively low‐protein complexity fractions. Here, to determine the utility of the AL, we selected ten plasma proteins and checked for their presence in the fractions. Among the ten cases, the distribution of four selected plasma proteins matched expectations, as these proteins were present only in a few fractions corresponding to their physical, chemical, and biochemical properties. However, in six cases, we observed “smear” ‐like distribution or complete absence of the proteins, suggesting that protein–protein interactions or protein variants may alter the observed plasma distribution profiles. Nevertheless, we conclude that the AL is an efficient, high throughput tool to complement the mAb biomarker discovery process with cognate protein antigen identification for each mAbs.     

Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Porphyrin Tin(IV) Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles for the Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol and Methyl Orange

A stable metalloporphyrin sensitized TiO₂ (Degussa P25) photocatalyst was prepared by using trans-dihydroxo[5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin]tin(IV) (SnP) as a sensitizer in a simple impregnation process. The solid diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectrum of the SnP sensitized TiO₂ photocatalyst (SnP-TiO₂) indicated that there existed interaction between SnP and TiO₂. It was found that SnP-TiO₂ exhibited an enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity as compared with that over P25 for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methyl orange (MO) in aqueous solutions. The mechanism exploration showed that the degradation of MO and 4-NP experienced two different ways, that is, MO was photodegraded by reactive oxygen species and 4-NP was directly photodegraded by the excited state of SnP. Furthermore, it was found that the loading content of SnP had an important influence on the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂. The maximum photocatalytic efficiency was achieved when the contents of SnP were 25 mg and 30 mg per gram TiO₂ for MO and 4-NP, respectively. Importantly, SnP-TiO₂ was particularly stable and the photocatalytic activity was hardly decreased after being recycled seven times in the presence of oxygen, which could be attributed to the easy reductive regeneration of SnP.     

银杏叶中α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂的超滤质谱筛选

采用体外酶抑制活性检测方法结合超滤质谱(UF-LC/MS)筛选方法对中药提取物中的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂进行了筛选.以4-硝基苯-α-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(PNPG)为底物,阿卡波糖为阳性对照药,对5种富含黄酮类化合物的中药提取物进行了α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性的初步测定.结果表明,银杏叶具有最强的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性,可作为进一步复筛的对象.利用超滤质谱技术对银杏叶中潜在的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂进行了筛选,从中筛选出4种潜在的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂,并利用液相色谱-串联质谱技术(LC-MSn)对其结构进行了鉴定.本文结果为开发新一代安全有效的降糖药物奠定了基础.     

解吸附电晕束电离质谱法快速检测中成药及保健食品中非法添加的β-受体阻滞剂

建立了新型的解吸附电晕束离子源耦合离子阱质谱法(DCBI-MS),在无需复杂的样品前处理及色谱分离的条件下,可快速检测降血压中成药及保健食品中非法添加的7种β-受体阻滞剂阿替洛尔、比索洛尔、美托洛尔、普萘洛尔、盐酸塞利洛尔、盐酸贝凡洛尔和卡维地洛.采用一级质谱快速筛选和二级质谱确证的方法对目标化合物进行了定性和半定量测定.各目标物的检出限均低于0.1 mg/L,在0.5～100 mg/L浓度范围内线性关系良好.实验获得的7种β-受体阻滞剂的裂解规律为芳氧丙醇胺类化合物的质谱检测提供了参考依据.通过与高效液相色谱-电喷雾离子化质谱法(HPLC-ESI/MS)对比表明,DCBI-MS方法的检测结果可靠.对9种市售样品进行检测,有1批次中成药检出含有未标示的卡维地洛.结果表明,DCBI-MS法测定单个样品的时间不超过1 min,分析速度快,可以在大批量复杂基质样品中β-受体阻滞剂的筛查和药品品质的在线监测中发挥重要作用.     

磷化镍催化剂的制备机理及其加氢脱氮性能

采用热重-质谱联用技术研究了次磷酸盐在氮气中的热分解过程,探讨了次磷酸盐热分解法制备磷化镍的反应机理:次磷酸镍中的Ni²⁺能够"催化"H₂PO₂^-低温发生歧化反应生成PH₃,继而还原Ni²⁺得到Ni₂P。制备了不同负载量的Ni₂P/SiO₂催化剂,用X射线衍射(XRD)、低温N₂吸附-脱附、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)等分析技术对催化剂结构进行表征。结果表明,Ni₂P活性组分在SiO₂载体上具有良好的分散性,颗粒粒径为5～8 nm。以喹啉为加氢脱氮模型化合物,在高压微型固定床反应器上对催化剂活性进行评价,在反应温度为360℃、氢气压力为2.0 MPa、液时空速为2.0 h^-1、氢油体积比为500:1时,Ni₂P(20%)/SiO₂催化剂的加氢脱氮率为41.5%。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定玉米中硝磺草酮及其代谢物残留量

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定玉米中硝磺草酮及其代谢物(MNBA)的残留分析方法。样品用乙腈-水溶液提取,取适量提取液用甲酸酸化至pH 2,过HLB固相萃取柱进行净化,用甲醇-乙醚(70∶30,V/V)洗脱,洗脱液用氮气吹至近干,用1 mmol/L醋酸铵-乙腈(25∶75,V/V)定容后进行质谱分析,利用基质校正曲线对其准确定量。硝磺草酮和MNBA在1～200μg/L浓度范围内呈线性关系,相关系数均大于0.99,在添加浓度5～50μg/kg范围内,硝磺草酮及其代谢物MNBA的平均回收率为83.8%～101.1%,相对标准偏差在5.3%～12.8%之间,硝磺草酮和代谢物MNBA定量限分别为1.0和2.0μg/kg。     

顶空液液萃取-气相色谱-质谱法用于白术挥发性成分的分析

采用高温顶空液相萃取再转移的方法,对中药白术中挥发性成分进行萃取分离富集,采用顶空液液萃取/气相色谱-质谱(HS-LP-LPE/GC-MS)联用法进行测定,并与传统水蒸汽蒸馏法(SD)提取的挥发性成分进行对比。对各种测定条件和影响因素进行了考察,最佳萃取条件为:1.0 mL PEG 400为高温萃取剂,样品用量1.2 g,萃取温度120℃,萃取时间60 min,再将萃取剂用1.0 mL正己烷进行反萃取后进行GC-MS分析;采用HS-LP-LPE/GC-MS鉴定了33个组分,占总组分含量93.18%;SD鉴定了31个组分,占总组分含量97.12%。两种方法共同检测到的组分有29个,均以苍术酮(Atractylone)含量最高。结果表明,两种方法所提取的组分基本相同,可用于白术挥发性成分的测定。     

Preparation and evaluation of an ion imprinted sol–gel material for selective solid-phase extraction of Ni(II)

An ion imprinted silica sorbent was prepared using a sol–gel process for selective extraction of Ni(II) ions from water samples. Bis(dibenzoylmethanto)nickel(II) complex was used as template; phenyltrimethoxysilane and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as functional monomers and tetraethylorthosilicate as reticulating agent. The material was packed in solid-phase extraction (SPE) column. The effect of sampling volume, elution conditions, sample pH and sample flow rate on the extraction of Ni ions from water samples were studied. The relative selectivity coefficients of imprinted sorbent for Ni(II)/Co(II), Ni(II)/Cu(II) and Ni(II)/Cd(II) were 23.7, 30.3 and 24.4, times greater than non-imprinted sorbent, respectively. The relative standard deviation of the eight replicate determinations of Ni(II) was 4.2%. The detection limit was 0.9 µg L^?1 using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of trace nickel in water samples.