Altered protein synthesis in rat kidney cells exposed to semiconductor materials

It is thought that the extensive industrial use of arsenic, gallium and indium, which have applications as the materials for III–V semiconductors, will increase human exposure to these compounds in the near future. We have undertaken the development of new biological indicators for assessing exposure to these elements. Element-specific alterations in protein synthesis patterns were expected to occur following exposure to arsenic compounds. We examined alterations in protein synthesis in primary cultures of rat kidney proximal tubule epithelial cells by sodium arsenite, gallium chloride and indium chloride, utilizing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. After incubation with the chemicals for 20 h, newly synthesized proteins were labeled with [³⁵S]methionine. A protein with a molecular weight (M_r) of 30 000 was markedly induced on exposure to 10 μM arsenite or 300 μM gallium chloride, and synthesis of proteins with M_r values of 85 000, 71 000, 65 000, 51 000, 38 000 and 28 000 were also increased by exposure to arsenite and gallium chloride. No significant changes were observed upon exposure to indium. Some of these increased proteins could be heat-shock proteins.     

111In–L–LDL and 153Gd–L–LDL as radiotracers for detection of AR4‐2J rat pancreatic tumors

Pancreatic cancer has an extremely poor prognosis, due, in part, to lack of methods for early diagnosis. The present study was designed to evaluate the potential of labeling low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) with a radionuclide using a lipid chelating agent, bis(stearylamide) of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (L), to detect pancreatic tumors by gamma‐scintigraphy. Previous studies indicated that the difficulty of visualization of pancreatic tumors was due to their poor vascularization. This study compares the ability of two radiotracers, ¹¹¹In–L–LDL and ¹⁵³Gd–L–LDL to target highly vascularized rat pancreatic tumors (AR4‐2J) implanted in nude mice. Biodistribution studies showed that the tumor uptake of ¹¹¹In–L–LDL and ¹⁵³Gd–L–LDL tracers was twofold and fivefold higher respectively than with the controls (¹¹¹In citrate and ¹⁵³Gd citrate respectively). These tracers would thus be suitable for scintigraphic imaging. We show here that LDL could be employed as a delivery system for tracers such as ¹¹¹In or ¹⁵³Gd when these two radionuclides are complexed by a lipid‐chelating anchor, and that ¹¹¹In–L–LDL and ¹⁵³Gd–L–LDL enabled better visualization of the pancreatic tumor tissues, with a better result with ¹⁵³Gd–L–LDL. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and properties of triethylammonium 2,2,5-triphenyl-1,3,2,5-dioxaborataphosphorinane

The reaction of bis(hydroxymethyl)phenylphosphine with isobutyl diphenylborate in the presence of triethylamine leads to the formation of triethylammonium 2,2,5-triphenyl-1,3,2,5-dioxaborataphosphorinane (1). The reaction of compound 1 with electrophilic reagents (O, S, Se, CH₂O, RHal) leads to quaternization of the phosphorus atom, giving the corresponding phosphine oxides, sulfides, and selenides and P,B-containing betaines. In the reactions of compound 1 with amines aminomethylphosphines of the diazaphosphorinane and diazadiphosphacyclooctane series are formed. Ammonium 1,3,2,5-dioxaborataphosphorinanes dissociate in solutions and enter into ion exchange with phosphonium iodides, leading to phosphonium 1,3,2,5-dioxaborataphosphorinanes. The latter, in the case of the aminomethylphosphonium cation, undergo intramolecular rearrangement with the formation of P,B-containing betaines and aminomethylphosphines.Deceased.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan' Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420083 Kazan'. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1398–1405, June, 1992.     

Morphological and chemical study of the initial growth of CdS thin films deposited using an ammonia-free chemical process

We study the initial growth stages of CdS thin films deposited by an ammonia-free chemical bath deposition process. This ammonia-free process is more environmentally benign because it reduces potential ammonia release to the environment due to its high volatility. Instead of ammonia, sodium citrate was used as the complexing agent. We used atomic force microscopy (AFM), Rutherford backscattering (RBS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to investigate the morphological and chemical modifications at the substrate surface during the first initial stages of the CdS deposition process. Additionally, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical transmission spectroscopy measurements were carried out to compliment the study. XPS results show that the first nucleation centers are composed by Cd(OH)₂ which agglomerate in patterns of bands, as demonstrated by AFM results. It is also observed that the conversion to CdS (by anionic exchange) of the first nucleus begins before the substrate surface is completely covered by a homogenous film.     

Catalytic enantioselective Mukaiyama aldol reaction via a chiral indium(III)-pybox complex

A chiral indium(III) complex prepared from indium triflate and a pybox ligand has been developed to give good yields and enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee) in the addition of (1-methoxy-2-methyl-propenyloxy)-trimethylsilane to various aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes via the Mukaiyama aldol reaction.     

助熔剂N_aCl－CdCl_2对CdS∶Cu，In结晶状态作用规律研究

发现在确定的热处理温度和时间下，随炉料中助熔剂ＮａＣｌ－ＣｄＣｌ２，总含量的增加，ＣｄＳ：Ｃｕ，Ｉｎ多晶的粒度分布变窄，数均粒径具有最大值，晶粒外型趋于规整且表面平滑．进而证明，多晶的结晶状态对其光电性能具有显著的影响．     

简便快速的硫化氢测定法

本文提出了有一种简易快速测定剂来测定水样中的硫化氢的方法。该法的检出限为０．１ｍｇ／Ｌ，对１．０１ｍｇ／Ｌ的Ｈ２Ｓ样品７次测定的相对标准偏差＜４．１％，１ｈ能测定１２个样品。用本测定了几种水样中的Ｈ２Ｓ含量，回收率为８４％－１０５％。应用它可上标准法的４ｈ左右缩短到５ｍｉｎ；使分析成本降低９／１０；不需配制一系列分析试剂和仪器，只需一支小型塑料管和几片药片，便于渔业水质和环境水质的野外现场监测。     

耐硫催化剂上合成混合醇的研究

通过改进制备方法和添加助剂，用浸渍－热分解法制得了具有高活性和高选择性的MoS2-K-C型耐硫低碳混合醇催化剂。在8.0-11.0MPa,290-340℃，6000-12000h^-1,H2 S 浓度为100ppm 左右的条件下，在直流反应器中对催化剂进行了性能测试，结果表明，醇得率为0.14-0.47gROH(gcat·h)^-1，选择性为89-98%。同时，考察了操作条件对催化剂性能的影响。1042h的试验，证明催化剂具有很好的稳定性。     

吡啶二甲酸镓、铟配合物的合成及生物活性

吡啶二甲酸能与过渡、非过渡、镧系和锕系金属离子螯合形成稳定的配合物，而且配位方式不拘一格，既可以是双齿，三齿，也可以是桥式配位。吡啶二甲酸的另一重要意义在于它们的生物活性。由于镓具有抗癌，抗肿瘤的活性，吡啶二甲酸镓配合物可能会是一种非常有潜力的新型药物。基于上述事实，本文合成了六种新型的吡啶二甲酸（2，3-，2，5-，2，6-）镓（Ⅲ）、铟（Ⅲ）配合物，并进一步测试了三种镓配合物的生物活性。     

碱改性γ－Al_2O_3催化剂表面碱强度分布与COS水解活性的研究

用非水滴定法和Ｈａｍｍｅｔｔ系列指示剂测定了ＣＯＳ水解碱改性γ－Ａｌ_２Ｏ_３催化剂的表面碱强度分布．发现表面碱强度分布不均匀与表面能量分布不均匀相呼应．采用零点酸碱强度（Ｈ_（０，ｍａｘ））及碱中心区域分析法，Ｂｒｏｎｓｔｅｄ催化定律，进一步证实ＣＯＳ水解反应具有明显碱催化特征，较高活性催化剂的Ｈ_（０，ｍａｘ）一般为１０左右，对ＣＯＳ水解反应起主要作用的碱性中心的碱强度（Ｈ_０）为４．８≤Ｈ_０≤９．８．对碱金属氧化物改性后的γ－Ａｌ_２Ｏ_３催化剂，Ｂｒｏｎｓｔｅｄ规律在每个碱强度分区域内是适用的．