Chemical Communication and Protocell-Matrix Dynamics in Segregated Colloidosome Micro-Colonies

Despite an emerging catalogue of collective behaviours in communities of homogeneously distributed cell-like objects, microscale protocell colonies with spatially segregated populations have received minimal attention. Here, we use microfluidics to fabricate Janus-like calcium alginate hydrogel microspheres with spatially partitioned populations of enzyme-containing inorganic colloidosomes and investigate their potential as integrated platforms for domain-mediated chemical communication and programmable protocell-matrix dynamics. Diffusive chemical signalling within the segregated communities gives rise to increased initial enzyme kinetics compared with a homogeneous distribution of protocells. We employ competing enzyme-mediated hydrogel crosslinking and decrosslinking reactions in different domains of the partitioned colonies to undertake selective expulsion of a specific protocell population from the community. Our results offer new possibilities for the design and construction of spatially organized cytomimetic consortia capable of endogenous chemical processing and protocell-environment interactivity.     

Frenkel Defect-modulated Anti-thermal Quenching Luminescence in Lanthanide-doped Sc2(WO4)3

Although large amount of effort has been invested in combating thermal quenching that severely degrades the performance of luminescent materials particularly at high temperatures, not much affirmative progress has been realized. Herein, we demonstrate that the Frenkel defect formed via controlled annealing of Sc₂(WO₄)₃:Ln (Ln=Yb, Er, Eu, Tb, Sm), can work as energy reservoir and back-transfer the stored excitation energy to Ln³⁺ upon heating. Therefore, except routine anti-thermal quenching, thermally enhanced 415-fold downshifting and 405-fold upconversion luminescence are even obtained in Sc₂(WO₄)₃:Yb/Er, which has set a record of both the Yb³⁺-Er³⁺ energy transfer efficiency (>85 %) and the working temperature at 500 and 1073 K, respectively. Moreover, this design strategy is extendable to other hosts possessing Frenkel defect, and modulation of which directly determines whether enhanced or decreased luminescence can be obtained. This discovery has paved new avenues to reliable generation of high-temperature luminescence.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of Enamides through Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Amidation of Conjugated Olefins with 2-Pyridones

A palladium-catalyzed oxidative amidation of conjugated olefin with 2-pyridone is described. A series of E-Enamides were synthesized in a highly stereocontrolled manner. The reaction also accommodates other cyclic and acyclic amides. Z-Enamides were predominantly prepared for primary amides probably due to the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond. Gram-scale synthesis of enamide and the following oxidative annulation with diphenylacetylene demonstrates the synthetic utility of this reaction.     

Separation and purification of quinolyridine alkaloids from seeds of Thermopsis lanceolata R. Br. by conventional and pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography

In this work, the preparative separation of quinolyridine alkaloids from seeds of T. lanceolata by conventional and pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography. Traditional counter-current chromatography separation was performed by a flow-rate changing strategy with a solvent system of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (1:9:10, v/v) and 200 mg sample loading. Meanwhile, the pH-zone-refining mode was adopted for separating 2.0 g crude alkaloid extracts with the chloroform-methanol-water (4:3:3, v/v) solvent system using the stationary and mobile phases of 40 mM hydrochloric acid and 10 mM triethylamine. Finally, six compounds, including N-formylcytisine (two conformers) ( 1 ), N-acetycytisine (two conformers) ( 2 ), (-)-cytisine ( 3 ), 13-β-hydroxylthermopsine ( 4 ), N-methylcytisine ( 5 ), and thermopsine ( 6 ) were successfully obtained in the two counter-current chromatography modes with the purities over 96.5%. Moreover, we adopted nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry for structural characterization. Based on the obtained findings, the pH-zone-refining mode was the efficient method to separate quinolyridine alkaloids relative to the traditional mode.     

高压密闭消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定青藏高原气溶胶样品中磷及其他18种元素

气溶胶中磷（P）的准确测定是评估磷沉降对青藏高原生态效应及磷的生物地球化学循环的重要前提。针对青藏高原气溶胶中磷含量低及滤膜单个样品量有限的特征,本文建立了高压密闭消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定气溶胶中磷及其他元素含量的方法。电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）测得P元素的检出限为3.5 μg/L,优于电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪（ICP-OES）的检测限（89 μg/L）,其他元素检出限均达到μg/L（ppb）级（0.013-36 μg/L）,部分元素如Co、Cd、Pb等达到ng/L（ppt）级（2-7 ng/L）。各元素线性关系良好,测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD) < 5%,磷的加标回收在90-103%, 方法准确度和精密度满足分析要求。该方法成功地测定了青藏高原实际气溶胶样品中磷及其他元素,具有良好的可靠性和实用性。     

交互模式-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定生态地球化学植物样品中7种金属元素

植物样品中各元素的含量,是评价土壤质量及健康的重要指标。为满足测定大批量生态地球化学植物样品中多金属元素分析要求,建立了交互模式-ICP-MS法测定植物样品中7种痕量金属元素的定量分析方法。讨论了ICP-MS的STD、KED（He）、交互模式3种方法测定植物样品中7种金属元素结果。实验结果表明：利用工作曲线法配制Hg标准溶液,更改82Se在线校正方程系数为1.83,在ICP-MS的交互模式下测定植物样品中82Se,63Cu,60Ni,66Zn,111Cd,75As、202Hg可以得到准确可靠的结果,克服了植物样品中Se和Hg元素测定的难题。基于所建方法各元素校准曲线系数＞0.999;方法检出限为0.0004~0.08mg/kg;加标回收率在96.2%-107%之间;测定GBW10010a（大米）、GBW10012（玉米）、GBW10021（豆角）3种标准物质,结果均在参考值范围内,相对标准偏差RSD＜10%。该方法前处理简单、灵敏度高、准确度高、分析速度快,适用于生态地球化学评价植物样品多金属元素同时测定。为地球化学调查工作中分析测试植物样品中金属多元素的快速测定提供了新思路。     

凝聚映象的不动点及算子方程Ax+Bx+Cx=x的可解性

按文[1]中方法得到几个对凝聚映象的不动点定理,还扩充文[2]中对于算子方程Ax B x=x到Ax B x Cx=x可解性的某些结论.主要结果是定理2、定理3与定理5.     

Non‐Covalent Functionalization of Graphene with Bisphenol A for High‐Performance Supercapacitors

The reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/bisphenol A (BPA) composites were prepared by an adsorption‐reduction method. The composites are characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), UV‐vis, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results confirm that BPA is adsorbed on the basal plane of RGO by π‐π stacking interaction. Furthermore, the electrochemical behaviors were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge techniques and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results show that the RGO/BPA nanocomposites exhibit ultrahigh specific capacitance of 466 F·g^?1 at a current density of 1 A·g^?1, excellent rate capability (more than 81% retention at 10 A·g^?1 relative to 1 A·g^?1) and superior cycling stability (90% capacitance decay after 4000 cycles). Consequently, the RGO/BPA nanocomposites can be regarded as promising electrode materials for supercapacitor applications.     

1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸稀土配合物的合成、表征及性质

溶液法合成了铕、铽与1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸及1,10-邻菲啰啉的稀土配合物。通过元素分析、稀土配位滴定、摩尔电导、红外光谱、紫外光谱等手段对配合物进行了表征。结果表明,配合物的可能组成为Ln(L)3phen(Ln=Eu(III),Tb(III);HL=1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸,Hbtaa;phen=1,10-邻菲啰啉)。利用荧光光谱、热分析和电化学方法讨论了配合物性质。荧光光谱表明配合物均有较好的发光性能。     

新型7-O-(芳基氨基甲酸酯)-布雷菲德菌素A的合成及其抗肿瘤活性

芳胺与三光气反应制得芳基异氰酸酯(2a~2n);2a~2n分别对布雷菲德菌素A(3)的7-羟基进行结构修饰,合成了14个新型布雷菲德菌素A氨基甲酸酯类衍生物——7-O-(芳基氨基甲酸酯)-布雷菲德菌素A(4a~4n),其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和ESI-HR-MS表征。初步的抗肿瘤活性测定结果表明,4i~4k均丧失抑制食管癌细胞株TE-1活性。分子对接研究揭示,引入3后,4的分子空间位阻增大,导致不能与靶位结合,致使抗肿瘤活性丧失。