Comparative Evaluation of CE and HPLC for Determination of Cotinine in Human Urine

Two rapid and popular methods—capillary electrophoresis (CE) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) have been compared for analysis of cotinine in human urine. Cotinine was analyzed in less than 7 min, with detection limits of 5 and 3.2 ng mL⁻¹ for CE and HPLC, respectively. The performance of the methods was evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, precision, accuracy, and limits of detection and quantification. Calibration plots were linear in the range 50–4,000 ng mL⁻¹, at least, and mean recoveries were satisfactory for both techniques. The methods were successfully used for quantification of cotinine in urine.     

Synthesis, Characterization and the Effect of Glucose-lowering of Guanidino Acid Oxovanadium（Ⅳ） Complexes

Two guanidino acid oxovanadium(Ⅳ) complexes have been synthesized. Preliminary tests in vivo have shown that the two title complexes all display lowering glucose activity in vivo to STZ-rats. The effect of glucose-lowering of guanidino acetic acid oxovanadium(Ⅳ) complex in vivo is higher than that of guanidino propanoic acid oxovanadium(Ⅳ) complex.     

大型液相色谱分离过程FAD－SMT数学模型及其数值解

提出大型液相色谱分离过程ＦＡＤ－ＳＭＴ数学模型，把色谱分离连续性方程转变为对流扩散方程和常微分方程组，并提出模型的数值方法，分析了数值解的稳定条件和收敛条件以及空间和时间步长的选取。实验结果表明，ＦＡＤ－ＳＭＴ数学模型计算的液相色谱分离葡萄糖、果糖和分离甘露醇、山梨醇理论与实验流出曲线相吻合。灵敏度分析结果表明：相平衡常数比轴向扩散系数和总传质系数对色谱分离有较大的影响。     

四川地区宫颈癌组织HPV18和HPV45 E6基因突变分析

采用聚合酶链反应技术对四川地区2003~2004年收集的60例宫颈癌患者的癌组织DNA进行人乳头瘤病毒(HPV) E6基因扩增, 获得HPV18和45型E6基因. 序列分析发现, 18型三例E6基因有同样的两处同义突变; 45型两例E6基因发生突变, 一例有两处碱基突变, 另一例发生六处碱基突变, 其中两处涉及氨基酸变化, 均位于E6抗原决定簇区. HPV45型E6基因中134位c→t, 157位c→t, 259位g→t和341位t→c的碱基点突变未见报道. 另外， 该地区HPV18和45型突变株之间存在碱基互变,  它们之间的最小差异比野生型HPV18和HPV45之间的差异小4.05%, 该数值比在非洲发现的突变株的要小很多, 该结果支持HPV18和HPV45可能起源于非洲的观点.     

液质联用检测人体血浆中的阿奇霉素

采用高效液相色谱串联质谱技术(HPLC-MS/MS)测定人体血浆中阿奇霉素的浓度. 选用Lichrospher CN 柱, 流动相为V(乙腈)∶V(水)=40∶60(水中含体积分数为0.1%的甲酸和质量分数为0.1%的醋酸铵), 电喷雾离子源正离子方式检测. 该方法在2.34~600 ng/mL范围内线性关系良好, 定量下限为2.34 ng/mL(S/N>10), 回收率94.13%~97.42%, 基质效应92.50%~107.87%, 日内和日间测定药物浓度的相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于10.0%. 用该方法测定了24名男性健康志愿者单剂量口服500 mg阿奇霉素试剂和参比制剂于192 h内的血药浓度, 并进行了生物等效性研究.     

Cellulase retention and sugar removal by membrane ultrafiltration during lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis

Technologies suitable for the separation and reuse of cellulase enzymes during the enzymatic saccharification of pretreated corn stover are investigated to examine the economic and technical viability of processes that promote cellulase reuse while removing inhibitory reaction products such as glucose and cellobiose. The simplest and most suitable separation is a filter with relatively large pores on the order of 20–25 mm that retains residual corn stover solids while passing reaction products such as glucose and cellobiose to form a sugar stream for a variety of end uses. Such a simple separation is effective because cellulase remains bound to the residual solids. Ultrafiltration using 50-kDa polyethersulfone membranes to recover cellulase enzymes in solution was shown not to enhance further the saccharification rate or overall conversion. Instead, it appears that the necessary cellulase enzymes, including β-glucosidase, are tightly bound to the substrate; when fresh corn stover is contacted with highly washed residual solids, without the addition of fresh enzymes, glucose is generated at a high rate. When filtration was applied multiple times, the concentration of inhibitory reaction products such as glucose and cellobiose was reduced from 70 to 10 g/L. However, an enhanced saccharification performance was not observed, most likely because the concentration of the inhibitory products remained too high. Further reduction in the product concentration was not investigated, because it would make the reaction unnecessarily complex and result in a product stream that is much too dilute to be useful. Finally, an economic analysis shows that reuse of cellulase can reduce glucose production costs, especially when the enzyme price is high. The most economic performance is shown to occur when the cellulase enzyme is reused and a small amount of fresh enzyme is added after each separation step to replace lost or deactivated enzyme.     

基于聚合物点的电致化学发光生物传感器用于葡萄糖检测

羧基功能化的聚[(9,9-二辛基芴基-2,7-二基)-co-(1,4-苯并-{2,1′,3}-噻二唑)]聚合物点(PFBT-COOH)在无外加共反应试剂的条件下具有高的电致化学发光(ECL)信号,且过氧化氢(H_2O_2)对其ECL具有高效猝灭作用。采用PFBT-COOH修饰玻碳电极,进一步交联葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)以构建酶传感器(GOD/PFBT-COOH/GCE)。随着检测底液中葡萄糖浓度的增加,葡萄糖在GOD催化下原位产生的H_2O_2量增加,导致传感器的ECL信号逐渐减弱,从而实现葡萄糖的准确、快速、灵敏检测。此方法测得葡萄糖的线性范围为1.0×10~(-7)～3.0×10~(-3) mol/L,检出限为3.0×10~(-8) mol/L。血清样品中葡萄糖的加标回收率为98.5%～106%。该策略为酶传感器的构建提供了新思路,为葡萄糖的检测提供了新方法。     

Extended applications of electric cell-substrate impedance sensing for assessment of the structure-function of α2β1 integrin

Electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) was applied to assess the structure-function of α2β1 integrin, receptor for collagen and laminin. On collagen-coated gold electrodes, expression of this integrin on human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells (RDX2C2) yielded a five-fold increase in resistance when compared with mock transfected RD (RDpF) cells (34.5±5.2 versus 6.5±0.8 Ω/cell). An intermediate level of 16±2 Ω/cell was measured upon expression of an α2β1 mutant that lacked the α2 cytoplasmic domain (RDX2CO). On laminin, the resistance measured for RDX2C2 cells was also higher but only twice that of RDpF cells at 71±4 and 37±4 Ω/cell, respectively. In comparison, RDX2CO cells (38±4 Ω/cell), exhibiting no enhanced adhesive function, yielded a similar result to that of RDpF cells. On fibronectin, RDX2C2 and RDpF cells, exhibiting comparable levels of adhesion, were similar in resistance measurements at 85±5and 89±7 Ω/cell, respectively. It has been shown that deletion of α2 cytoplasmic domain results in dysregulated recruitment of the α2β1 mutant to focal adhesion complexes that mediate binding of fibronectin. RDX2CO cells on fibronectin, exhibiting reduced adhesive function, was associated with noticeably lower resistance (60±4 Ω/cell). Monitoring electroporation of the RD plasma membrane also indirectly validated cell attachment as reflected by the resistance measured. Results from this study demonstrated the potential of ECIS for study of the structure-function of βl integrin adhesion receptors.     

慢性支气管炎急性发作期病人血中微量元素的变化分析

为观察慢性支气管炎急性女作期血液中微量元素的变化，对１０１例慢性支气管炎急性发作期病人和３０例正常人全血中锌、铁、铜及钙进行检测。结果显示：慢性支气管炎急性发作期病人锌、铁、铜和钙４种元素均明显于正常人。提示患者血中微量元素总量减少，可能是慢性支气官炎易反复感染、加剧病变发展的原因之一。认为合理补充缺乏的微量元素，有助于疾病的防治。