Intravascular and Intracellular Hepatic Relaxivities of Superparamagnetic Particles: An Isolated and Perfused Organ Pharmacokinetics Study

The relative contributions of intravascular and intracellular compartments to the proton transverse relaxation of the isolated and excised rat liver were determined during the phagocytosis of superparamagnetic particles. The evolution of the proton transverse magnetization of the organ perfused with increasing doses of starch-coated magnetic microspheres was followed up using a Carr–Purcell–Meiboom–Gill sequence with various echo times. From the multiexponential fit of the echo train, the amplitudes and the relaxation ratesR₂of the liver tissue were obtained. The results clearly indicate that shortly after contrast medium administration, an internalization takes place which can be followed by the rapid and biphasic evolution of the transverse relaxation rate of the water protons. A very fast decaying component looking like an initial loss of the magnetization is observed together with an increase of the relaxation rate of the remaining water tissue. This regime is strongly dependent on both the echo time and the iron concentration, a behavior characteristic of the agglomeration of magnetic particles. The examination of the liver tissues by electron microscopy shows that this clustering arises in cytoplasmic vacuoles.     

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Tetraarylester der μ-Imidodiphosphorsäure und ihre Thioderivate — Strukturuntersuchungen

Tetraarylesters of μ-Imido-Diphosphoric Acid and its Thio Derivatives — Structure Investigations New O,O′,O″,O?-tetratolyl- and ditolyl-diphenylesters of the μ-imido-diphosphoric acid and its mono and dithio derivatives were synthesized, compared with the corresponding tetraphenylesters and investigated by ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystal structure analysis. Structures of the O,O′,O″,O?-tetrakis-(2-methyl-phenyl)-μ-imidodiphosphate, 1b , as well as of the corresponding ortho-, meta- and para-tolylesters of the μ-imido-monothiodiphosphoric acid ( 2a , 2b , 2c ) were determined. All the compounds form dimers via N? H…?O hydrogen bonds in the crystal as well as in nonpolar solvents. The distances around the phosphorus atoms rise with decreasing electronegativity of the phosphorus substituents. Signs of the ²J_{P? N? P} coupling constants were determined by ¹³C{¹H, ³¹P} triple resonance experiments for some compounds. These constants become more negative owing to substitution of a phosphoryl by a thiophosphoryl group.     

De novo synthesis of 4'-ethoxy nucleoside analogues

Butenolides 5a and 13 were used as optically active templates in the de novo synthesis of 4'-disubstituted nucleoside analogues. The butenolides were reduced and acylated in situ to give acetates 10 and 14. Vorbrüggen coupling gave the protected nucleoside analogues 11 and 15. Reduction of 11 gave 4'-ethoxy-2',3'-dideoxythymidine (6) and deprotection of 15 gave 4'-ethoxy-2',3'-dideoxydidehydrothymidine (7). The cis-dihydroxylation of a variety of butenolides occurred with the major product formed from oxidation of the beta-face.     

Über die CH-Bestimmung in schwefelhaltigen Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Verschiedene schwefelhaltige Verbindungen ergeben zu hohe Kohlenstoffwerte. Dieser Fehler kann behoben werden, indem die Einwaage im Verbrennungsschiffchen mit vorbehandeltem Cerdioxid abgedeckt oder vermischt wird.

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CH determination in containing compounds sulfur

Summary Various sulfur-containing compounds yield carbon values which are too high. This error can be eliminated by covering or mixing the aliquot in combustion boats with pretreated cerium dioxide.

     

Addition reactions of a phosphorus triamide to nitrosoarenes and acylpyridines

Abstract

Tricoordinate phosphorus compounds react with a wide variety of double bonds through addition reactions. The dipolar and cyclic products formed are important intermediates in organophosphorus chemistry. We investigated the reactivity between phosphorus triamide 1 and nitrosoarenes and 2-acylpyridines. For sterically congested substrates, the formation of σ⁵ Aroyan, C. E.; Dermenci, A.; Miller, S. J. The Rauhut–Currier Reaction: A History and Its Synthetic Application. Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 4069–4084. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.02.066.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar],λ⁵-phosphorus products is observed. DFT calculations indicate this product is formed through a concerted [4?+?1] mechanism. For less sterically congested substrates, products are observed arising from cleavage of the N?=?O or C?=?O bond with formation of a terminal P?=?O bond and aryl nitrene or carbene migration into a P–N bond of the phosphorus triamide core. DFT calculations are consistent with an initial [2?+?1] addition to phosphorus followed by formal carbene/nitrene migration in these cases.     

Quantitative Bestimmung von DNA in Geweben durch Thymin-Analyse

Zusammenfassung Es wird über eine DNA-Bestimmung in biologischem Material durch Hochdruckflüssigkeits-Chromatographie an sphärischen Ionenaustauschern berichtet. Thymin wird durch Hydrolyse lyophilisierter Gewebe freigesetzt, durch Sublimation gereinigt und flüssigkeits-chromatographisch bei etwa 150 at Eingangsdruck bestimmt. Die Ausbeute des Verfahrens wird durch Isotopenverdünnungsanalyse überprüft. Der Einfluß von pH-Wert und Konzentration der Elutionspuffer und der Säulentemperatur wird ermittelt. Die untere quantitative Nachweisgrenze der Methode liegt bei etwa 0,5 g DNA in Geweben, die relative Standardabweichung betrug 10%.

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Quantitative determination of DNA in tissues by thymine-analysisII. Determination by high-pressure ionexchange liquid chromatography

A determination of DNA in biological material by high pressure, liquid chromatography of thymine on spherical ion-exchange resins is presented. After lyophilizing and hydrolyzing the tissues, thymine is separated by sublimation and determined by means of liquid chromatography at 150 at. Yields are controlled by isotope dilution analysis. Investigations on the effect of pH and concentration of eluents and of temperature are reported. The method is suitable for a minimal amount of 0.5 g DNA in tissues with a relative standard deviation of 10%.

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Teil I: diese Z. 259, 177 (1972).

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Geodia cydonium wurde uns dankenswerterweise von der meeresbiologischen Forschungsgruppe, Leitung Herr Prof. Dr. R. K. Zahn, zur Verfügung gestellt.