Plasmid DNA isolation using amino-silica coated magnetic nanoparticles (ASMNPs)

A simple and efficient approach for the rapid isolation of plasmid DNA from crude cell lysates has been described. The approach took advantage of the amino-modified silica coated magnetic nanoparticles (ASMNPs) with positive zeta potential at neutral pH and superparamagnetism under the external magnetic fields. As a demonstration, the pEGFP-N3 plasmid has been concentrated and isolated from the E. coli DH5α transformed with pEGFP-N3 plasmid through electrostatic binding between the positive charge of the amino group of ASMNPs and the negative charge of the phosphate groups of the plasmid DNA. Then the pEGFP-N3 plasmid has been released easily and quickly from the pEGFP-N3 plasmid-ASMNPs complexes with 3 M NaCl. The entire procedure could be carried out by the aid of external magnetic fields in 15 min and eliminate the need of phenol, cesium chloride gradients or other noxious reagents and complexes operation. Moreover, the pEGFP-N3 plasmid obtained by this approach retains biological activity that can be suitable for restriction enzyme digestion and cells transfection with expression of green fluorescence protein.     

A potential flower-like coating consisting of calcium-phosphate nanosheets on titanium surface

A potential calcium-phosphate fl ower-like nanocoating were coated onto the titanium surface in an easy approach. It has high surface area, low cytotoxicity as well as promising cell affi nity, which makes it a potential alternative modifi cation method for titanium surface.     

Dodecahedral Au/Pt Nanobowls as Robust Plasmonic Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation under Visible-Light Illumination

Plasmonic nanostructures with large absorption areas under resonant excitation have been utilized extensively in photon-assisted applications. In this work, dodecahedral Au nanobowls were first prepared by an easy and template-free method only through the introduction of H₂PtCl₆ and I⁻ during the growth procedure. The Au nanobowls show electron-field enhancement due to the high curvature of the bowl edge, the open region, and dodecahedral morphology. Au/Pt nanobowls, which couple plasmonic Au and catalytic Pt, were then constructed as plasmonic electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation. The mass activity reached 497.6 mA mg⁻¹ under visible-light illumination, which is 1.9 times that measured in the dark. Simultaneously, the electrocatalytic stability is also greatly improved under light excitation. The enhanced properties of the plasmonic Au/Pt electrocatalysts are ascribed to the synergistic effect of the plasmon-enhanced photothermal and hot-carrier effects on the basis of experimental investigations. This work thus offers an effective methodology to construct efficient plasmonic electrocatalysts for fuel cells.     

Promoting the Phosphidation Process using an Oxygen Vacancy Precursor for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Based on previous works, most of the transition metal phosphides (TMPs) were directly prepared by decomposing NaH₂PO₂ with the precursors at high temperatures, which resulted in different degrees of phosphidation in the final product. Therefore, it is necessary to design an innovative approach to enhance the degree of phosphidation in the material using crystal defects. Here, oxygen-vacancy iron oxide/iron foam (Ov-Fe₂O₃/IF) was firstly prepared by generating oxygen vacancy in situ in an iron foam through heating in vacuum conditions. Subsequently, FeP/IF was formed by phosphating Ov-Fe₂O₃/IF. Under the effects of oxygen vacancies, oxygen-vacancy iron oxide could be completely phosphatized to produce more active sites on the surface of the material. This, in turn, could result in a catalyst with exceptional hydrogen evolution activity. Thus, the successful fabrication of FeP/IF demonstrated in this work provides an effective and feasible way for the preparation of other high-efficiency catalysts.     

平均值不等式的证明及其应用

n n n设 a1，a2，…，an为正数，若∏i＝1 ai ＝1或∑i＝1 ai ＝1，借助数学归纳法可相应地证明∑ai ≥ n或i＝1 n nn∏ai ≤1．这两个不等式可用于证明平均值不等式，并由此得出三者相互等价．实例说明平均值不等式在求数列极限方面的应用． i＝1     

Highly sensitive detection of mercury (II) in aqueous media by tetraphenylporphyrin with a metal ion receptor

We provide a highly sensitive and selective assay to detect Hg²⁺ in aqueous solutions using a novel β-functionalised porphyrin-based chemosensor 5 at room temperature. The binding properties of the chemosensor 5 for cations were examined by UV–vis spectroscopy and ¹H NMR. The results indicate that a 1:1 stoichiometric complex is formed between chemosensor 5 and mercury (II) ion. The recognition mechanism between chemosensor 5 and metal ion was discussed based on their absorbance changes and the chemical shift changes when they interact with each other. Control experiments revealed that chemosensor 5 has a selective response to mercury (II) ion compared with other metal ions.     

具有模拟SOD功能的大分子

生命活动中用于维持生物体内超氧阴离子自由基动态平衡的超氧化物歧化酶(superoxidedismutase,SOD)是一类金属酶,属于典型的生物大分子金属络合物,因其在生命活动中所起的重要作用而备受关注。目前,有关SOD的模拟已从小分子化合物的模拟,走向大分子环境与活性中心相结合的系统模拟。本文从高分子化合物角度对模拟SOD的研究进展作一综述,以期为设计并开发具有生物相容且高活性的新型高分子抗氧化剂提供新思路。天然大分子有蛋白质与多肽、多糖、分子聚集体,目前所采用的蛋白质(多肽)是性能稳定的天然蛋白质或通过基因重组技术生物合成的蛋白质或多肽,所采用的多糖类物质主要有右旋糖酐、羧甲基纤维素、壳聚糖等。小分子活性化合物(如金属卟啉、新型肟类为配体的同核与异核复合物、salen型金属配合物等)通过与这些天然大分子结合,在提高活性的同时也改善了其稳定性。将活性小分子物质与分子聚集体(如胶束、脂质体)结合制得的SOD模拟物可以模拟天然SOD在体内的环境,提高抗氧化活性和体内循环时间。合成高分子模拟SOD的工作主要集中于高分子接枝金属配合物的研究,其中典型的合成高分子有聚乙二醇(polyethylene glycol,PEG)、聚L-赖氨酸、聚(苯乙烯-马来酸酐)、聚(环己烷-1,4-丙酮二亚甲基缩酮)、氯化聚苯乙烯树脂、聚乳酸和一些嵌段共聚物,其抗氧化活性与金属配体有关,是一类潜在的抗癌药物。     

Abundant explicit exact solutions to the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with parabolic law and dual‐power law nonlinearities

This paper is concerned with the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with parabolic law and dual‐power law. Abundant explicit and exact solutions of the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with parabolic law and dual‐power law are derived uniformly by using the first integral method. These exact solutions are include that of extended hyperbolic function solutions, periodic wave solutions of triangle functions type, exponential form solution, and complex hyperbolic trigonometric function solutions and so on. The results obtained confirm that the first integral method is an efficient technique for analytic treatment of a wide variety of nonlinear systems of partial DEs. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Facile solid phase synthesis of N-cycloguanidinyl-formyl peptides

A novel strategy of solid phase synthesis of N-cycloguanidinyl-formyl peptides has been established and investigated which involved coupling orthogonal protected diaminoacid with resin bound peptide, α-amino group deprotection, guanidinylation of α-amino group by bis-Cbz-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamidine followed by cleavage and cyclization in solution, and finally removing Cbz by palladium catalyzed hydrogenation. Through this method, cycloguanidine could be introduced to either N-terminus or sidechain of designated peptides. The reaction conditions were facile, straightforward, and totally adaptive to common solid phase peptide synthesis strategy.