Diffusion of ionic species labeled with35S in various aqueous electrolyte solutions at 25°C

Composite diffusion coeffcients have been measured for the various species labeled with³⁵S which are present in a number of aqueous solutions due to the introduction of the labeled material as³⁵SO ₄ ^2– . The solutions were of two components consisting of water and either sodium sulfate. The diffusion coeffcient measured for sodium chloride solutions is similar to literature data for the corresponding diffusion in sodium sulfate solutions. The results for sulfuric acid and ammonium hydrogen sulfate have been interpreted using literature data for the relative concentrations of the hydrogen sulfate and sulfate ions to obtain estimates for the diffusion coefficents of those ions. The results for perchloric acid, regarded as representing the diffusion coefficient of the hydrogen sulfate ion, have a much different concentration dependence to that observed for the estimates for that ion in sulfuric acid and ammonuim hydrogen sulfate. The difference is attributed to the effect of the perchlorate ion on the water structure.     

Solubilization of phospholipid bilayers by C14-alkyl betaine/anionic mixed surfactant systems

The mechanisms governing the solubilizing interactions between zwitterionic/anionic mixed surfactant systems at different molar fractions of the zwitterionic surfactant (X _zwitter) and unilamellar liposomes were investigated. Solubilization was detected as a decrease in static lightscattering of liposome suspensions. Three parameters were regarded as corresponding to the effective surfactant/lipid molar ratios (Re) at which the surfactant system a) saturated the liposomesRe _sat; b) resulted in 50% solubilization of liposomesRe _50%, and c) led to a complete solubilization of these structuresRe _sol. These parameters corresponded to theRe at which light scattering stars to decrease, reaches 50% of the original value and shows no further decrease. From these parameters the surfactant partition coefficients for these three steps (K _sat,K _50% andK _sol) were also determined. The mixed systems were formed byN-tetradecyl-N, N-dimethylbetaine (C₁₄-Bet) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in PIPES buffer at pH 7.20. Liposomes were formed by egg phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidic acid (9:1 molar ratio). When the range ofX _zwitter was about 0.4–0.6Re andK parameters showed a maximum, whereas the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of these systems exhibited a minimum. Given that the ability of the surfactant systems to solubilize liposomes is inversely related toRe _sol, this capacity appeared to be directly correlated with the CMC of the systems. The progressive rise ofK during the process indicates that an increasing surfactant partition equilibrium governs the interaction process from the saturation until the solubilization of vesicles, the free surfactant concentration remaining almost constant with similar values to the CMC for each mixed system studied.     

Electrochemical determination of electroinactive guests of β-cyclodextrin at a self-assembled monolayer interface

A novel determination method of electroinactive molecules by means of electrochemical technique is presented. A new self-assembled monolayer containing cyclodextrin (CD) is prepared with mono(6-o-p-tolylsulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrin. Although this derivatization process leads to a β-CD coverage of 10% of a full monolayer, this layer shows an effective host-guest response to ferrocene. The interfacial ferrocene complexation gives a response similar to that expected for a Langmuir adsorption isotherm yielding a stability constant of 4.2 ×104 mol-1· L and a maximum ferrocene coverage of 8.6×10-12 mol/cm2. The redox peak currents of the surface-confined ferrocene decrease upon addition of competing β-CD guest species to the solution, such as m-toluic acid (mTA) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS). This principle has been used for the determination of the electroinactive molecules, mTA and SDS in the concentration ranges of 0.8-2.7 μmol/L and 5-100 nmol/L, respectively.     

Crystal Structure of a New Form of Sodium Octoborate β-Na2B8O13

Single crystals of a new form of sodium octoborate, β-Na₂B₈O₁₃, were obtained fortuitously from a complex Na₂O-B₂O₃-P₂O₅ mixture, and studied. The compound is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c; the unit cell parameters are a=11.731(4) Å, b=7.880(3) Å, c=10.410(4) Å, β=99.883(3)°; Z=4. The crystal structure was solved from 1653 reflections until R₁=0.0444; it consists of two infinite, independent, and interleaved boron-oxygen networks containing a complex borate anion (B₈O₁₃)²⁻ formed by six BO₃ triangles (Δ) and two BO₄ tetrahedra (T), which can be viewed as a B₅O₁₀ group linked to a B₃O₇ group; this leads to a Fundamental Building Block (FBB) with the shorthand notation: 8: ∞³ [(5:4Δ+T)+(3:2Δ+T)]. This FBB is identical to that described in other octoborates such as α-Na₂B₈O₁₃ and Ag₂B₈O₁₃. However, some subtle differences exist in the interlinking of the octoborate anions found in these three compounds, which explains their different structure and unit cell parameters.     

Hydrophobically end-capped poly (ethylene oxide) urethanes. Part 3: Effect of sodium dodecyl sulphate on their association in aqueous solution

The interactions between sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and three autoassociative polymers (hydrophobically end-capped poly(ethylene oxide) urethanes) are studied by conductimetry, fluorescence, and viscometry. By the first two techniques the interactions are found to increase with the hydrophobicity of the polymer and to be stronger than those observed for a polyethylene oxide (PEO) of the same order of molecular weight. The results seem to be consistent with a model where SDS micelles are formed around hydrophobic chain ends in a first stage, and along the main chain in a second stage. For the more hydrophobic sample already self-aggregated in water and of relatively large reduced viscosity, the addition of SDS induces a loss in viscosity contrary to the less hydrophobic ones and PEO. Such effect may be attributed to the destruction of the chain end association by the formation of SDS micelles around one end in the first stage of the interaction.     

An improved laser fluorimeter for the detection of traces of uranium

An improved laser fluorimeter and its application for the determination of ultratrace concentrations of uranium are described. The system developed uses a collecting lens-filter system, by which the density of laser radiation on the sample is increased greatly and the interfering stray light can be reduced to a great degree. In addition, both laser and lamp sources are joined together in the instrument. A strong green phosphor from uranium-doped sodium metaphosphate (NaPO₃: U) has been found suitable and has been used for the determination of ultratraces of uranium. A detection limit (3) of 0.36 pg of uranium (in 30 mg NaH₂PO₄ per pellet) was obtained. In the case of peak-to-background intensity ratios relative standard deviations (RSD) are 6.4% and the linear dynamic range extends from 1 pg to 10³ ng of uranium.     

混合表面活性剂体系聚苯乙烯/Fe3O4复合纳米粒子的制备

在TritonX-100/十二烷基苯磺酸钠混合表面活性剂体系中，制得核-壳型结构的聚苯乙烯/Fe₃O₄复合纳米粒子。通过X-射线衍射、傅立叶红外光谱测定表明，复合纳米粒子结构组成以Fe₃O₄为核_，聚苯乙烯为壳，证明聚苯乙烯在Fe₃O₄纳米粒子上的包覆是成功的。电子显微镜观察结果表明：Fe₃O₄纳米粒子的粒径约10 nm，聚苯乙烯/Fe₃O₄复合纳米粒子的粒径为25-35 nm。     

化学发光法测定氨苄西林钠

在NaOH介质中,KI04氧化鲁米诺产生化学发光,氨苄西林钠显著增强该体系的发光.据此,建立了一种简单、快速测定氨苄西林钠的流动注射化学发光新方法.在优化的实验条件下,线性范围为0.01～10 μg/mL,检出限为3.0 ng/mL,对1.0 μg/mL氨苄西林钠进行了11次平行测定,其相对标准偏差为1.4%.已用于粉针剂、合成样品及尿样中氨苄西林钠的测定.     

Thermodynamic quantities for the interaction of H+ and Na+ with C2H3O 2 − and Cl− in aqueous solution from 275 to 320°C

The aqueous reactions, {ie865-1}were studied as a function of ionic strength at 275, 300, and 320°C using a flow calorimetric technique. Log K, H and S values were determined from the fits of the calculated and experimental heats while Cp values were calculated from the variation of H values with temperature. The log K and H values for the first two reactions agree well with literature values at these temperatures. No previous results have been reported for the third reaction. The use of equations containing identical numbers of positive and identical numbers of negative charges on both sides of the equal sign (isocoulombic reaction principle) was applied to the log K values determined in this study. The resulting plots of log K for the isocoulombic reactions vs. I/T were approximately linear, which demonstrates that the Cp values for these reactions are approximately zero.Deceased 5 September 1987     

Structure elucidation of aplidine metabolites formed in vitro by human liver microsomes using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

The cyclic depsipeptide aplidine is a new anti-cancer drug of marine origin. Four metabolites of this compound were found after incubation with pooled human microsomes using gradient high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. After chromatographic isolation, the metabolites have been identified using nano-electrospray triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. A highly specific sodium-ion interaction with the cyclic structure opens the depsipeptide ring, and cleavage of the amino acid residues gives sequence information when activated by collision-induced dissociation in the second quadrupole. The aplidine molecule could undergo the following metabolic reactions: hydroxylation at the isopropyl group (metabolites apli-h 1 and apli-h 2); C-dealkylation at the N(Me)-leucine group (metabolite apli-da); hydroxylation at the isopropyl group and C-dealkylation at the N(Me)-leucine group (metabolite apli-da/h), and C-demethylation at the threonine group (metabolite apli-dm). The identification of these metabolites formed in vitro may greatly aid the elucidation of the metabolic pathways of aplidine in humans.