Electrochemical Determination of Tyrosine Using Graphene and Gold Nanoparticle Composite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - A electrochemical sensor based on graphene and gold nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was developed for the determination of tyrosine (Tyr)....     

Raman spectroscopic study on classification of cervical cell specimens

Cervix-cancer is the third most common female cancer worldwide. Papanicolaou (Pap) test, a well-recognized screening tool, is labor intensive, time consuming and prone to subjective interpretations. Optical spectroscopic methods, sensitive to molecular changes are being pursued as potential diagnostics tool. In this study we have explored Raman spectroscopic approach to differentiate exfoliated cell pellets using 94 cervical cell specimens (45-normal and 49-abnormal specimens). Study was carried out by two approaches. In the first approach, spectral data from 37 cell specimens were acquired and analyzed by Principal Component-Linear Discriminant Analysis (PC-LDA), which yielded classification efficiencies of 86% and 84% for normal and abnormal specimens, respectively. Mean and difference spectra suggest presence of blood in abnormal specimen as a major cause of discrimination. However, as tumor is vascular, bleeding was observed during abnormal sample collection. Hence, spectra of abnormal specimens show heme and fibrin features, and this can lead to false interpretations, as bleeding also occur in several non-cancerous conditions. Therefore, remaining 57 specimens were treated with Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) lysis buffer in order to remove the RBC influence. PC-LDA resulted classification efficiency of about 79% and 78% for normal and abnormal smear, respectively – comparable to Pap test. Thus finding of the study suggests feasibility of Raman spectroscopic classification of normal and cancerous exfoliated cervical cell specimens.     

On the relationship between uniqueness and stability in sum-aggregative,symmetric and general differentiable games

This article explores the relationship between uniqueness and stability in differentiable regular games, with a major focus on the important classes of sum-aggregative, two-player and symmetric games. We consider three types of popular dynamics, continuous-time gradient dynamics as well as continuous- and discrete-time best-reply dynamics, and include aggregate-taking behavior as a non-strategic behavioral variant. We show that while in general games stability conditions are only sufficient for uniqueness, they are likely to be necessary as well in models with sum-aggregative or symmetric payoff functions. In particular, a unique equilibrium always verifies the stability conditions of all dynamics if strategies are equilibrium complements, and this also holds for both continuous-time dynamics if strategies are equilibrium substitutes with bounded slopes. These findings extend to the case of aggregate-taking equilibria. We further analyze the stability relations between the various dynamics, and demonstrate that the restrictive nature of the discrete dynamics originates from simultaneity of adjustments. Asynchronous decisions or heterogeneous forward thinking may stabilize the adjustment process.     

3,5-二烷基-1,2,4-三唑衍生物构筑的两个Cu4I4簇配合物的合成、结构和荧光性质

以3,5-二甲(丙)基-4-氨基-1,2,4-三唑为配体,与CuI在H₂O/MeCN混合溶剂热合成了2个构型不同的Cu₄I₄超分子化合物{[Cu₂(aadmtrz) I₂]·CH₃CN}_n(1)和[Cu₂(dptrz) I]_n(2)(aadmtrz=4-((1-氨乙基)-氨基)-3,5-二甲基-1,2,4-三唑,dptrz=3,5-二丙基-1,2,4-三唑),并进行了元素分析,红外,X射线粉末衍射及单晶衍射等表征。2个配合物中Cu₄I₄构型不同,配合物1中,Cu₄I₄簇连结成一个8环椅式-椅式结构,通过配体连接成(4,4)二维菱形格子结构;而配合物2中,Cu₄I₄簇呈畸变的立方烷结构,构成了含有19.5%孔隙率三维孔洞聚合物,其结构可简化为(3,4)-连接的拓朴结构。同时,在常温下研究了2个配合物的固体荧光性质。     

铽(Ⅲ)与PvdA作用的光谱研究

Pyoverdine A(PvdA)是荧光假单胞菌分泌的一种水溶性较高的黄绿色荧光铁载体。在50mmol·L^-1Tris-HCl,pH8.0条件下,使用紫外-可见吸收差光谱、荧光光谱研究了铽(Ⅲ)与荧光铁载体PvdA的结合。结果表明铽(Ⅲ)可与PvdA结合形成1：1的配合物,条件结合常数为(4.44±0.82)×10¹⁴mol^-1·L。在生理条件下,PvdA可竞争伴清蛋白N-,C-端结合的铽(Ⅲ)形成Tb-PvdA配合物;Tb-PvdA与荧光假单胞菌细胞表面受体FpvA结合形成Tb-PvdA-FpvA复合物。     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde and methanol on Ni(OH)2/Ni electrode

A nickel hydroxide-modified nickel electrode (Ni(OH)₂/Ni) was successfully prepared by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) method and the electrocatalytic properties of the electrode for formaldehyde and methanol oxidation have been investigated respectively. The Ni(OH)₂/Ni electrode exhibits high electrocatalytic activity in the reaction. A new method has been developed for formaldehyde determination at the nickel hydroxide-modified nickel electrode and the experimental parameters were optimized. The oxidation peak current is linearly proportional to the concentration of formaldehyde in the range of 7.0 × 10^?5 to 1.6 × 10^?2 M with a detection limit of 2.0 × 10^?5 M. Recoveries of artificial samples are between 93.3 and 103.5%. The effect of scan rate and methanol concentration on the electrochemical behavior of methanol were investigated respectively.     

芳基碘鎓盐促进芳基化反应的应用

二芳基碘鎓盐属于有机高价碘化合物,具有无毒、反应条件温和以及良好的选择性等优点,在有机合成中具有重要地位,受到广大化学工作者的关注。近年来,利用二芳基碘鎓盐在金属催化下进行的芳基化反应为一些难以合成的杂环化合物的合成提供了简便、高效的方法;同时,二芳基碘鎓盐在无催化剂下进行的芳基化反应,为C—C偶联反应开辟了新的绿色合成路线。本文综述了近年来二芳基碘鎓盐在有机合成中促进芳基化反应的最新进展,着重介绍了利用二芳基碘鎓盐作为芳基化试剂与有机金属试剂、烯烃和炔烃类以及杂环化合物进行芳基化反应的研究;总结了二芳基碘鎓盐与杂环化合物反应中钯催化和铜催化下芳基化反应的机理,最后对二芳基碘鎓盐在今后有机合成中的应用作出了展望。     

高镍负载量Ni/SiO2和低镍负载量Ni-Ce/SiO2催化CO甲烷化的比较研究

采用等体积浸渍法制备了高镍负载量的13%Ni/SiO₂(13Ni/Si)催化剂和低镍负载量的7%Ni-2%Ce/SiO₂(7Ni-2Ce/Si)催化剂.通过N₂物理吸附、XRD、FT-IR、TEM、H₂-TPR/TPD等技术对催化剂进行表征,在连续流动微反装置上考察了催化剂的CO甲烷化活性.结果表明,在7Ni-2Ce/Si催化剂中NiO、CeO₂和SiO₂之间产生的相互作用,改变了Ni-O-Si键的化学环境,促进了氧化镍物种的分散和还原,进而提高了催化剂的活性比表面积,同时在催化剂表面形成了新的中等强度的CO吸附中心.与高镍负载量的13Ni/Si催化剂相比,低镍负载量的7Ni-2Ce/Si表现出更高的CO吸附能力和甲烷化活性.常压下,在CO体积分数1%和空速7 000 h^-1的反应条件下,低镍负载量的7Ni-2Ce/Si催化剂上CO完全甲烷化最低温度为230 ℃,比高镍负载量的13Ni/Si低了30 ℃.     

Mechanism of α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone synthesis

The mechanism of α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone (ABL) synthesis from γ-butyrolactone (GBL) and ethyl acetate (EtOAc) was explored by detecting the material changes involved and the enthalpies of formation of the synthons, products, and possible intermediates were calculated using the density functional theory. GBL forms a carbanion of γ-butyrolactone by losing an α-H under strongly alkaline conditions. ABL is then obtained via two reaction mechanisms. One of the reaction mechanisms involves direct reaction of the carbanion of GBL with EtOAc to produce ABL. The other involves the formation of a carbanion of α-(2-hydroxy-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-γ-butyrolactone through the reaction of two molecules of GBL, and the subsequent combination of this anion with EtOAc to produce ABL. ABL is thus formed through the above two kinds of competitive ester condensation reactions. It is unnecessary to take into account synthons’ local thickness, and their self-condensation under these conditions. Both reactions of the carbanion of GBL with EtOAc and GBL are exothermic, so the control of their reaction rate is the key to their security. Considering the reasons above, this work applied synthon as the solvent, and avoided environmental pollution by alkylbenzene; also, accidents such as red material and fire were avoided by specific surface area of sodium metal control. Effective isolation of the organic and aqueous phases was performed using the salting out method. Thus, an environmentally friendly, safe, simple, and efficient new method for the synthesis of ABL with the yield higher than 90 % has been established.     

Construction of nanosecond and picosecond pulse radiolysis system with supercontinuum probe

Supercontinuum (SC) with photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is a new technique of pulsed white light generation. The pump beam and the white probe light are necessary for pump–probe pulse radiolysis. The improvement of pulse radiolysis system can be expected by using PCF based SC as probe light. The source size of white light that depends on core size of PCF will be improved. Nanosecond time resolution pulse radiolysis with SC probe was successfully conducted about pure water sample. The absorption decay and spectrum of hydrated electron was obtained. As SC is a short pulse, it would be applicable for picosecond time resolution pulse radiolysis based on the stroboscopic method.