Celestine blue as a new indicator in electrochemical DNA biosensors

Celestine blue(CB)was introduced as a new electroactive indicator in DNA biosensors.The interaction of CB with DNA was investigated by electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.The effect of buffer kind and p H on the electrochemical behavior of CB was studied.The peak currents of CB were linearly related to DNA concentration in the range of 5.0×10~(-9) to 1.0×10~(-7)mol/L.The detection limit of this approach was 4.76×10~(-10) mol/L.Based on spectrometry data a hypochromic effect was observed in UV-Vis spectra of CB with increasing DNA concentration.The results illustrate the possible interaction mode between CB and DNA is electrostatic binding.     

HL-2M 磁体系统安装中的定位与测量

为提高磁体系统安装精度,在 HL-2M 集成大厅建立 63 个基准点构成测量基准网,并利用激光跟 踪仪等高精度测量设备建立每个磁体的局部坐标系,测量特征点的局部坐标;基于测量基准网和公共测量点,采 用最佳拟合得到坐标转换矩阵,以此得到特征点在测量基准网的位置,指导磁体安装。完成安装后的中心柱同支 撑基础的同轴度为∅2.03mm;PF1~PF4 线圈安装标高偏差为±0.5mm,与中心柱的同轴度为∅2.60mm;PF5/6/7/8 线圈与中心柱的同轴度偏差小于∅3.00mm,标高偏差在[−1mm, 1mm]区间内。基于以上方法所得到的线圈安装精 度都满足设计需求。     

Phase diagrams of lyotropic cholesteric fluids

Experimental investigations of lyotropic cholesterics fluids are presented which show that changes in the shape anisotropy and chirality of the micellar population determine the topology of the temperature-concentration phase diagrams. For given amounts of the substances which induce the chirality and modify the shape anisotropy of the micelles, two distinct biaxial cholesteric phases are disclosed in the phase diagrams. This is interpreted in the framework of the catastrophe theory of phase transitions.     

Antibacterial activity and comparison of the volatile constituents obtained by several extraction methods from the flowers, stems and leaves of Astrodaucus orientalis

The oils of the flowers, stems and leaves of Astrodaucus orientalis L. were separately extracted using hydrodistillation (HD), head-space solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and microwave assisted head-space solid-phase microextraction (MA-HS-SPME). The volatile constituents were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Temperature and time of extraction, microwave power and exposure time of extraction were optimized. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fiber was used as the solid phase for SPME methods. The main constituents of the flower, stem and leaf oils isolated by HD, HS-SPME and MA-HS-SPME are as follows, respectively: beta-pinene (20.5%, 13.9% and 30.4%), alpha-thujene (8.7%, 16.2% and 10.9%) and alpha-pinene (7.6%, 14.3% and 10.9%) for the flowers, sabinene (11.8%, 32.3% and 11.8%), alpha-pinene (8.7%, 28.8% and 6.1%) and p-mycrene (2.5%, 12% and 8.5%) for the stem, and alpha-pinene (9.4%, 37.1% and 22.5%), sabinene (13.5%, 26.3% and 23.5%), beta-pinene (6.3%, 9.8% and 10%) and p-mycrene (3.2%, 2.5% and 15.6%) for the leaf. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined for all essential oils obtained by HD against both Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria using the agar dilution method. These oils showed the good activities against the both bacteria (0.5 - 1.5 mg/mL).     

Sotalol nanolevel detection at an Au microelectrode in flowing solutions

Sotalol detection in tablets is achieved with the help of a newly developed, time-saving, and simple method, called fast Fourier transform with continuous cyclic voltammetry (FFTCV). Noticeably, FFTCV illustrates two advantages, not being demonstrated by earlier reports. First, there is no requirement for the oxygen removal from the test solution. In addition, the speed of the method for determining any compound is high in a broad range of chromatographic methods. This research includes the observation of effects of various parameters (influence of the pH of the eluent, accumulation potential, sweep rate, accumulation time) on the sensitivity of the detection system. Finally, the technique was found to be linear for the concentration range of 3–14900 pg/ml (r = 0.998) with a limit of detection and quantitation of 0.95 pg/ml and 3 pg/ml, respectively. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 1103–1110. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

微波消解-原子吸收光谱法测定虎耳草中的重金属

建立了虎耳草铅、镉、砷、铜、汞含量测定的方法.采用微波消解处理虎耳草药材,以原子吸收光谱法测定样品中的铅、镉、砷、铜、汞重金属元素的含量.所测不同地区虎耳草样品中除砷合格外,其他元素各有不同程度的超标.方法简便、快速、准确,能有效测定虎耳草药材中铅、镉、砷、铜、汞的含量.