Self-assembled peptide tubelets with 7 A pores

Here we report the preparation and structural characteristics of self-assembling peptide tubelets composed of 32-membered rings formed of alternating alpha-amino acids and cis-3-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acids. The tubelets possess a partial hydrophobic core environment, provided by the projection of the cyclohexane C2 methylene moiety into the lumen, and a Van der Waals pore diameter of about 7 A.     

VOCs控制催化剂的研制

以堇青石蜂窝陶瓷体为第一载体、γ-Al2O3为第二载体,制成的含稀土La和过渡金属元素的复合氧化物催化剂,在连续流动的反应体系上评价了催化剂对苯、氰氢酸、乙酸和氯苯等VOCs的氧化反应活性.结果表明: 采用LaCuMn组合制备的催化剂,La的含量在7%～10%左右、Cu的含量在5.5%左右、Mn的含量在7.5%左右时,第二载体γ-Al2O3的负载以采用半胶、pH值4～5、加入某些活性剂、负载量以7%～10%、活化温度为400～500 ℃时制成的催化剂的活性最好,研制的VOCs控制催化剂对各种VOCs均具有很高的催化活性.     

A comparative study of several HPLC methods for determining free amino acid profiles in honey

A study of the viability of three derivatizing reagents for obtaining amino acid profiles in honey through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is presented. A method using diode array detection based on a reaction with diethyl ethoxymethylene malonate (DEMM) and two other methods using fluorescence detection based on derivatization with fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl) and 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) have been developed. The three methods yield detection limits close to the ppb level, but vary in relation to other analytical characteristics. The use of methyl chloroformate derivatives allows the profile to be obtained with the greatest sensitivity within a short time frame. On applying such methods to honey samples of diverse botanical origin, we observe that the proline values obtained are always lower than those found using the official spectrophotometric method, thereby underlining the advisability of using HPLC methods to reduce uncertainty in these results.     

Determination of N-nitrosamines by HPTLC with Fluorescence Detection — Use of Non-Ionic Surfactants as Enhancing Agents

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - The dansyl derivatives of N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosodi-ethylamine, and N-nitrosodibuthylamine have been separated by HPTLC...     

甲基丙烯酸甲酯悬浮聚合实验教学的改进

选用氢氧化镁为分散剂,甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)为单体,进行悬浮聚合反应,研究了分散剂用量、引发剂用量、水和单体比、搅拌速度、反应温度及反应时间对聚合物珠粒大小、均匀程度和产率的影响。结果表明:与目前高分子实验教材普遍选用的以聚乙烯醇(PVA)为分散剂的悬浮聚合反应相比,以氢氧化镁为分散剂,具有操作简单、聚合时间短、体系稳定性高等优点,可代替原有的悬浮聚合反应实验,作为高分子化学实验的教学课程内容。     

硝普钠-铜(Ⅱ)体系的极谱法研究与应用

本文用单扫描极谱法研究了硝普钠(SNP)-铜(Ⅱ)体系的伏安行为。在pH3.0的克拉克-鲁布斯缓冲溶液中,SNP和SNP-Cu2 体系于-0.47 V(vs.SCE)处均有极谱还原峰,但SNP-Cu2 体系的灵敏度是SNP的100倍左右,其峰高与SNP浓度在2.0×10-7~4.0×10-5mol/L范围内呈线性关系,检出限为1.0×10-7mol/L。应用本法测定静脉注射到大白鼠中SNP的含量,结果满意。     

Local dynamic mechanical properties in model free-standing polymer thin films

High-frequency sinusoidal oscillations of a coarse-grained polymer model are used to calculate the local dynamic mechanical properties (DMPs) of free-standing polymer thin films. The storage modulus G(') and loss modulus G(") are examined as a function of position normal to the free surfaces. It is found that mechanically soft layers arise near the free surfaces of glassy thin films, and that their thickness becomes comparable to the entire film thickness as the temperature approaches the glass transition T(g). As a result, the overall stiffness of glassy thin films decreases with film thickness. It is also shown that two regions coexist in thin films just at the bulk T(g); a melt-like region (G(')G(")) in the middle of the film. Our findings on the existence of a heterogeneous distribution of DMPs in free-standing polymer thin films provide insights into recent experimental measurements of the mechanical properties of glassy polymer thin films.     

Validation of the thermodynamic model of inorganic arsenic in non polluted river waters of the Basque country (Spain)

The thermodynamic model of inorganic arsenic was validated by comparing the predicted As(III) concentration with the experimentally determined one in several river waters samples of the Basque Country (Spain) collected in two sampling campaigns: spring and autumn 2000. This model takes into account the acid-base equilibria of As(III) and As(V) together with the redox equilibria between the H₃AsO₃ and H₃AsO₄ species. A correct prediction of As(III) concentration requires the knowledge of the total concentration of arsenic, pH, redox potential (referred to hydrogen electrode), and ionic strength values of the solution. The estimation of the activity coefficients of the arsenic species was performed by means of the Modified Bromley’s Methodology (MBM).In order to perform the experimental As(III) determination, an analytical method was implemented by using an ion exchange separation of As(III)/As(V) on a continuous FIA-IE-HG-AAS system. The total arsenic concentration was determined together with total concentration of the main alkaline or alkaline-earth metals and anions in the natural waters. Temperature compensated measurements of the pH and redox potentials were made in-situ at the sampling sites.For both seasonal campaigns, the agreement between predicted and experimental As(III) is really high for those samples belonging to non polluted river waters.