A New Chromone from Angelica polymorpha

Chemistry of Natural Compounds - Phytochemical investigation of the MeOH extract of Angelica polymorpha stem led to the isolation of a new chromone (compound 9, named polymorphachromic acid). Based...     

Synthesis and application of moisture-stable methallylsilanated phosphorylcholine as a surface modifier

New methallylsilanated phosphorylcholine (MASPCs) were synthesized via a copper-catalyzed ‘click’ reaction and demonstrated excellent moisture stability. Hydroxylated silicon compounds, silanol, and silica were grafted or modified by MASPCs in the presence of triflic acid (TfOH) and they possessed a good grafting efficiency and high loading rate.     

Robust Kriging models in computer experiments

In the Gaussian Kriging model, errors are assumed to follow a Gaussian process. This is reasonable in many cases, but such an assumption is not appropriate for the situations when outliers are present. Large prediction errors may occur in those cases and more robust estimation is critical. In this article, we propose a robust estimation of Kriging parameters by utilizing other loss functions rather than classical L₂. In the Gaussian Kriging model, regression parameters are estimated by generalized least squares, which are also referred to as L₂ criterion. To make these estimators more robust to outliers, the L₁ and the ?-insensitive loss functions are introduced in place of L₂ in this article. Mathematical programming formulations are developed upon the idea of support vector machine. A machining experiment data are analysed to verify usefulness of the proposed method.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Isonucleosides with 1,2,4‐Triazole‐3‐Carboxamide

Novel 1,2,4‐triazole isonucleosides (1 and 2) were efficiently synthesized starting from D‐ribose and D‐xylose, respectively. The key steps were condensation of cyclic sulfate 8 with methyl‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐carboxylate and nucleophilic displacement of the tosylate 15 with methyl‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐carboxylate, respectively.     

Tomotherapy planning and image registration for planning CT image slice thickness for stereotactic radiosurgery

Journal of the Korean Physical Society - Tomotherapy (TomoTherapy, Inc., Madison, WI, USA) is a helical intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) modality using rotational delivery of a fan beam...     

A note on operator‐valued Fourier multipliers on Besov spaces

Let X be a Banach space. We show that each m : ? \ {0} → L (X ) satisfying the Mikhlin condition sup_{x ≠0}(‖m (x )‖ + ‖xm ′(x )‖) < ∞ defines a Fourier multiplier on B ^s _p,q (?; X ) if and only if 1 < p < ∞ and X is isomorphic to a Hilbert space; each bounded measurable function m : ? → L (X ) having a uniformly bounded variation on dyadic intervals defines a Fourier multiplier on B ^s _p,q (?; X ) if and only if 1 < p < ∞ and X is a UMD space. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Miniature biochip system for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 based on antibody-immobilized capillary reactors and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

In this work, we report Escherichia coli O157:H7 detection using antibody-immobilized capillary reactors, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and a biochip system. ELISA selective immunological method to detect pathogenic bacteria. ELISA is also directly adaptable to a miniature biochip system that utilizes conventional sample platforms such as polymer membranes and glass. The antibody-immobilized capillary reactor is a very attractive sample platform for ELISA because of its low cost, compactness, reuse, and ease of regeneration. Moreover, an array of capillary reactors can provide high-throughput ELISA. In this report, we describe the use of an array of antibody-immobilized capillary reactors for multiplex detection of E. coli O157:H7 in our miniature biochip system. Side-entry laser beam irradiation to an array of capillary reactors contributes significantly to miniaturized optical configuration for this biochip system. The detection limits of E. coli O157:H7 using the ELISA and Cy5 label-based immunoassays were determined to be 3 and 230 cells, respectively. This system shows capability to simultaneously monitor multifunctional immunoassay and high sensitive detection of E. coli O157:H7.     

Synthesis and Structures of Titanosiloxane Cage Compounds

Reaction of (triphenylmethyl)silanetriol (1) with cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride (CpTiCl₃) in the presence of triethylamine as a HCl scavenger gave both compounds of a partial open-cage type {[Ph₃CSiO(OH)]₃(Ph₃CSiO_3/2)(CpTiO_3/2)₄} (2) and cube type (Ph₃CSiO_3/2CpTiO_3/2)₄ (3). The 1:1 reaction of 1 and CpTiCl₃ in toluene solvent at reflux temperature for 3 d afforded compounds 2 (22%) and 3 (36%). When 1 is reacted with a 1.5 fold excess of CpTiCl₃ under the same conditions, compound 3 was obtained in high yield (81%) along with 2 in trace quantities. Compounds 2 and 3 were fully characterized by the analyses of ¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si NMR, IR, and FAB MS data. The solid-state structure of 3 was determined by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study. Compound 3 had shown to have catalytic activity for the oxidation of alkenes such as 1-octene, cyclooctene, and norbornene with t-butyl hydrogen peroxide. The effect of solvent was observed in this epoxidation reaction. The order of reactivity were decreased as follows: CHCl₃ > hexane THF.     

Application of an integrated microchip system with capillary array electrophoresis to optimization of enzymatic reactions

In this work, a combination of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) microchip system with capillary array electrophoresis (CAE) is demonstrated as a system for optimizing conditions for enzymatic reaction. Dimethylacridinone (DDAO)-phosphate substrate and alkaline phosphatase conjugate were selected for the enzymatic reaction, which was applicable to the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Laser-induced fluorometry with a miniature semiconductor laser was used to detect the enzymatic products. The speed of the enzymatic reaction between the DDAO-phosphate and the alkaline phosphatase conjugate was investigated as a function of reaction time. The microchip-CAE detection system could determine the pH condition and the concentration of enzyme that are suitable for rapid and low-cost analysis. This result shows the feasibility of using the microchip-CAE system for application to miniaturized screening systems.