辣根过氧化物酶催化过氧化氢氧化邻苯二胺反应动力学的研究

本文对辣根过氧化物酶催化过氧化氢与氧化邻苯二胺合成 2 ,3 二氨基吩嗪反应动力学进行了研究。首先是用辣根过氧化物酶催化过氧化氢氧化邻苯二胺合成了氧化产物 ,并且对反应条件、酸度 ,温度 ,邻苯二胺 ,过氧化氢与辣根过氧化物酶不同的摩尔比等进行了研究。用紫外 可见光谱、红外光谱以及元素分析法对该产物进行了表征 ,结果表明 ,其产物为 2 ,3 二氨基吩嗪。然后用紫外可见分光光度法 ,根据Michaelis Menten(M M )方程研究了辣根过氧化物酶催化过氧化化氢氧化邻苯二胺反应 ,选择了最佳实验条件 ,确定了最大吸收波长λ =4 4 6 3nm ,pH =4 85和反应温度t=2 2℃ ,进行了一系列实验 ,从而确定了体系的反应级数 ,其结果表明 ,这个反应可以视为单底物反应进行处理 ,并且在实验和理论方面作出了论证 ,并且还求出Km =6 0 2× 10 - 3mol·L- 1 ,vm =7 2× 10 - 2 ΔA·min- 1 。     

HCCI燃烧过程化学发光光谱研究

在一台经改装单缸光学发动机机上,进行不同喷油策略和进气温度条件下均质压燃(HCCI)燃烧化学发光光谱实验研究。实验保证循环供油量一定,燃用正庚烷作为燃料,转速600 r.min-1,进气压力0.1MPa,控制2个不同的进气温度:95和125℃。化学发光光谱研究结果表明,低温反应阶段化学发光很弱,主要源于甲醛光谱;低温反应后期-负温度系数区-高温反应初始阶段主要发光来源还是甲醛光谱;高温反应阶段发光主要来源于CO—O*连续谱,同时在CO—O*连续谱上出现OH,HCO,CH,HCHO谱峰;高温反应后期化学发光明显减弱。与-30°ATDC喷油相比,-300°ATDC喷油时CO—O*连续谱发光强度更大,HCO和OH生成量更多,燃烧反应进行程度更深。较高进气温度下CO—O*连续谱发光强度更大,HCO和OH生成量更多。     

用扫描式电感耦合等离子体光谱仪测定红矾钾产品中的杂质

应用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定了铬盐清洁工艺红矾钾产品中的微量元素硅、铝、铁、钙、锰、镁和氯。采用基体匹配法消除了大量基体的干扰。实验的优化条件为RF发生器的入射功率095kW;载气压力013MPa,流量12L·min-1;辅助气流量02L·min-1。元素氯用氯化银沉淀间接测定,在6%的硝酸体系中氯离子形成氯化物完全沉淀,在50℃陈化2h后进行测定。样品的加标回收率在90%～104%,RSD<4%,检出限在10-4%～10-5%。随机抽样的分析结果与标准加入法吻合较好,相对误差在-427%～ 526%。本方法用于实际样品分析,快速简单,结果令人满意。     

尼古丁与BSA相互作用的光谱研究

用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱研究了尼古丁与牛血清白蛋白(bovine serum albumin, BSA)的相互作用。荧光研究表明,尼古丁浓度的增加引起BSA 345 nm处荧光有规律地猝灭。Stern-Volmer 方程分析pH 5.0,pH 7.4和pH 11.0体系的荧光猝灭机理发现,pH 5.0体系属动态猝灭,而pH 7.4和pH 11.0体系为静态猝灭。Lineweaver-Burk双倒数方程计算pH 7.4和pH 11.0体系在温度为20和37 ℃条件下尼古丁和BSA的结合常数k分别为：k_{20 ℃}=140.15 L·mol-1 ,k_{37 ℃}=131.83 L·mol-1 (pH 7.4)和k_{20 ℃}=141.76 L·mol-1,k_{37 ℃}=27.79 L·mol-1(pH 11.0),表明结合常数在pH 7.4条件下受温度的影响要比pH 11.0条件下小,推测是由于不同pH下尼古丁存在的不同形态所致。紫外-可见光谱研究表明,pH 7.4条件下尼古丁浓度的增加引BSA在210 nm处吸收峰吸收强度减小且红移,说明BSA二级结构发生变化,即螺旋结构变松散;紫外二阶导数光谱和同步荧光光谱(Δλ=λ_em-λ_ex=15 nm和Δλ=λ_<i>em-λ_ex=60 nm)分析尼古丁对BSA芳香性氨基酸(Trp, Tyr和Phe)残基微环境的变化,结果表明高浓度的尼古丁使所有这些芳香性氨基酸残基微环境由疏水环境转变为亲水环境。     

Some more new etchants for CR-39 detector

Recently, several new etchants have been reported for CR-39 detector (Molten Ba(OH)2. 8H2O as an etchant for CR-39 detector, Radiat. Meas. 37 (2003) 205; Discovery of new etchants for CR-39 detector, Radiat. Meas. (2004)). We have made further progress in this direction and have unveiled two more new etchants which are reported in this article. CR-39 detectors were irradiated with fission fragments and alpha particles from a thin 252Cf disc source. The irradiated detectors were then etched in our newly introduced etching solutions as well as in conventionally used 6 M NaOH aqueous solution at 70 degrees C. The newly prepared etching solutions included NaOH dissolved in methanol and NaOH dissolved in methanol + water. Optimum values of NaOH concentration in methanol as well as in methanol + water were determined. Optimum etching temperatures were also determined for both the above-mentioned etchants. From fission and alpha track diameters, bulk etching rate (VB), track etching rate (VT) and etching efficiency (eta) were determined and compared with that obtained for 6 M NaOH at 70 degrees C. Both the newly introduced etchants were found more efficient than the conventionally used 6 M aqueous NaOH (64%) at 70 degrees C and have relatively much smaller etching time.     

Ultrasound assisted supercritical fluid extraction of oil and coixenolide from adlay seed

Oil and coixenolide are important components of adlay seed (Coix lachrymal-jobi L. var. Adlay) with many beneficial functions to human health. In this work, a novel extraction technique--ultrasound assisted supercritical fluid extraction (USFE)--was studied. Effects of operating conditions on the extraction, including extraction temperature (T), pressure (P), time (t), CO(2) flow rate (F) and ultrasonic power (I) were investigated. There are optimum temperatures which gives the maximum extraction yields (EYs) for the supercritical fluid extractions with and without ultrasound. The effect of pressure on EYs for is similar to that of pressure on CO(2) density. Based on the yield of extraction, the favorable conditions for supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) were: T at 45 degrees C, P at 25 MPa, t at 4.0 h and F at 3.5L/h. While ultrasound was applied as in USFE, the following parameters were preferred: T at 40 degrees C, P at 20 MPa, t at 3.5h and F at 3.0 L/h, respectively. The results show that supercritical fluid extraction with the assistance of ultrasound could reduce the temperature, pressure, CO(2) flow rate, as well as time used in the process. Compared with SFE, USFE could give a 14% increase in the yield for extracting oil and coixenolide from adlay seed with less severe operating conditions.     

高温高压下方解石相转变的拉曼光谱原位实验研究

用热液金刚石压腔装置结合拉曼光谱技术研究了高温高压下方解石的相变过程及拉曼光谱特征。结果表明:常温条件下,体系压力增至1 666和2 127 MPa时,方解石的拉曼特征峰155cm-1消失,1 087cm-1峰分裂为1 083和1 090cm-1两个谱峰、282cm-1峰突然降至231cm-1,证明其转变为方解石-Ⅱ和方解石-Ⅲ。在起始压力为2 761MPa和低于171℃的升温过程中,方解石-Ⅲ的拉曼散射的各个特征振动峰没有变化。当温度达到171℃,方解石晶体完全变成不透明状,其对称伸缩振动峰1 087cm-1、面内弯曲振动峰713cm-1和晶格振动峰155和282cm-1均发生突变,说明方解石-Ⅲ相变生成一种碳酸钙新相。体系降至常温,该新相一直保持稳定不变,表明高温高压下方解石向碳酸钙新相的转变过程是不可逆的。方解石-Ⅲ与碳酸钙新相之间的相变线方程为P(MPa)=9.09.T(℃)+1 880。碳酸钙新相的对称伸缩振动峰(ν1 087)随压力、温度的变化率分别为dν/dP=5.1(cm-1.GPa-1),dν/dT=-0.055 3(cm-1.℃-1)。     

Sonocatalytic degradation of some dyestuffs and comparison of catalytic activities of nano-sized TiO2, nano-sized ZnO and composite TiO2/ZnO powders under ultrasonic irradiation

Here, a novel sonocatalyst, composite TiO2/ZnO powder, was prepared through the combination of nano-sized TiO2 and ZnO powders. Because of the appropriate adsorbability to organic pollutants and special crystal interphase between TiO2 and ZnO particles, the composite TiO2/ZnO powder exhibits a high sonocatalytic activity under ultrasonic irradiation during the degradation of acid red B. Especially, the sonocatalytic activity of composite TiO2/ZnO powder with 4:1 molar proportion treated at 500 degrees C for 50 min showed obvious improvement compared with pure nano-sized TiO2 and ZnO powders. When the experimental conditions such as 10mg/L acid red B concentration, 1.0 g/L catalyst addition amount, pH=7.0, 20 degrees C system temperature, 100 min ultrasonic time and 50 mL total volume were adopted, the satisfactory degradation ratio and rate were obtained. All experiments indicate that the sonocatalytic method using composite TiO2/ZnO powder may be a more advisable choice for the treatments of non- or low-transparent organic wastewaters in future.     

Low temperature survival of slender naiad (Najas flexilis) seeds

The response to drying and storage at -20 degrees C or in liquid nitrogen was studied in seeds of the freshwater aquatic plant Najas flexilis. The seeds of this species show some desiccation sensitivity, although post-harvest storage in water at 16 degrees C resulted in improvements in desiccation tolerance. There was 63% germination of seeds dried to 9.5% moisture content (30% RH) following this maturation period. Optimum moisture contents for seeds stored at -20 degrees C for 3 months and in liquid nitrogen for 1 week were ~11% and ~15%, respectively.     

磷酸-氨水蒸沉γ晶型聚酰胺6的热行为研究

尼龙6是一种多晶型的半结晶高聚物。实验采用蒸沉法制备出尼龙6,首先通过XRD和FTIR的手段进行表征,与采用沸水处理的尼龙6样品表征结果对比,确定其为γ晶型,然后在130～211℃的温度范围内进行热处理,通过DSC研究其在低于熔点热处理时的整个热行为变化过程,并运用FTIR观察其在不同条件下热处理发生的晶型变化。发现蒸沉法制备的γ晶型尼龙6随着热处理温度的升高,整体结晶完善度以及晶片厚度随着处理温度的升高而增加。而且在这个过程中,样品厚度不同的晶片在不同温度下发生了γ晶型向α晶型的转化,最终在接近熔点(211℃)热处理时,样品变为以α晶型为主。     

Interactive effect of pressure and temperature on the preservation of rat primary-cultured astrocytes and human glioblastoma cell line A172

Environmental factors such as temperature and pressure are important determinants of cell survival. Although the effect of temperature on cell preservation has been previously reported, the effects of pressure, an equally important thermodynamic parameter, have not been sufficiently investigated. In this study, we investigated the effect of temperature and pressure on cellular viability, morphology, adhesiveness, cell death, cell cycle and glucose metabolism in rat primary-cultured astrocytes and A172 human glioblastoma cell line subjected to 4-day preservation. It was revealed that under favorable preservation conditions (temperature: 15°C–20°C, pressure: 0.1–30?MPa) (1) cell morphology and adhesiveness of preserved cells were maintained similar to freshly isolated cells; (2) cell cycle was arrested; (3) glucose uptake and intra/extra-cellular pH decrease were suppressed. These results suggest that lowering temperature to 15°C–20°C or increasing pressure up to 30?MPa at temperatures of 20°C–25°C can reduce cellular metabolism and maintain cell-membrane fluidity, thus resulting in higher viability.     

Effect of pH on the ultrasonic degradation of ionic aromatic compounds in aqueous solution

The sonolysis of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and aniline in O2-saturated aqueous solutions was performed at 610 kHz with ultrasonic power of 25 W and aqueous temperature of 15 +/- 1 degrees C. The initial rate of degradation of both 4-NP and aniline in sonolysis of aqueous media follows pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics. Investigation of the H2O2 generation rate in phosphate buffer media (0.01 M) over the range of pH 2-9 revealed a maximum yield at pH approximately 3.2. The pH, which results in modification of the physical properties (including charge) of molecules with ionisable functional groups, plays an important role in the sonochemical degradation of chemical contaminants. For hydrophilic substrates, the neutral species more easily diffuse to and accumulate at the hydrophobic interface of liquid-gas bubbles in comparison with their corresponding ionic forms. As a consequence, the degradation rate of 4-NP under ultrasonic irradiation decreases with increasing pH. In contrast, the disappearance rate of aniline exhibits a maximum under alkaline conditions due to the high solubility of the ionic anilinium ion and the (potentially) preferential movement of the uncharged form to the interface. Additionally, the rate of reaction of the uncharged aniline molecule (which dominates at pH > 4.6) with hydroxyl radicals is reported to be about three times as fast as the rate of reaction of the cationic anilinium species.     

Ultrasound pasteurization: the effects of temperature, soluble solids, organic acids and pH on the inactivation of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922

The objectives of this research were to study the effects of temperature, sugar concentration (8, 12, and 16 g/100ml), organic acids (citric and malic acids) and pH (2.5 and 4.0) on ultrasound pasteurization. The model organism used for the research was Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, and ultrasound treatment times were conducted to achieve a 5 log (base 10) reduction. Ultrasound generates heat, therefore the study involved removing the heat using a jacketed beaker with refrigerant (-30 degrees C) to maintain processing temperature at or below 30 degrees C and eliminate the thermal inactivation effects. Overall, ultrasound increased the sensitivity of E. coli to thermal inactivation. The presence of soluble solids had a protective effect where the sonication time requirement increased. Similar to heat sensitivity, the lower pH environment resulted in E. coli having less resistance to sonication. The type of organic acid had the least significant effect on ultrasound inactivation of E. coli.     

固相萃取-钨丝电热原子吸收光谱分析法测定水样中的银

建立了基于固相萃取和便携式钨丝电热原子吸收光谱仪的测定环境水样中痕量银的新方法.样品流经以硅胶作为吸附剂的固相萃取小柱,银离子被吸附于柱上,用硫脲和硝酸混合液将其洗脱,洗脱液用便携式钨丝电热原子吸收光谱仪进行检测.考察了各种实验参数及共存离子对测定的干扰情况,最终选择样品pH值为6.0、流速为4.0 mL·min-1;...     

Temperature monitoring using ultrasound contrast agents: in vitro investigation on thermal stability

Invasiveness of temperature monitoring devices is presently one of the most serious limitations to the application of oncological hyperthermia (HT). A promising approach aims at detecting temperature variations by monitoring the mean grey level (MGL) of the ultrasonographic image of the tissue. Gaseous ultrasound contrast agents (UCA), enhancing Ultrasonic (US) imaging, are expected to be sensitive to temperature, and are therefore a good candidate as temperature monitoring medium. The present study evaluates the 'in vitro' temporal and thermal stability and the correlation between temperature and MGL using a gaseous UCA (SonoVue) as phantom. No statistical differences were detected between the MGL value of the phantom kept at 43.5 degrees C before (215.2+/-3.5) and after 1 h (214.8+/-2.5), showing good stability at HT temperatures. Data of MGL image vs. temperature were obtained during both heating and cooling experiments in the HT range (30-43 degrees C). A good linearity of MGL vs. temperature (R2=0.976) was found with a good accuracy (2.5%) and a sensitivity of about 6.6 MGL/degrees C.     

A new class of contrast agents for MRI based on proton chemical exchange dependent saturation transfer (CEST)

It has been previously shown that intrinsic metabolites can be imaged based on their water proton exchange rates using saturation transfer techniques. The goal of this study was to identify an appropriate chemical exchange site that could be developed for use as an exogenous chemical exchange dependent saturation transfer (CEST) contrast agent under physiological conditions. These agents would function by reducing the water proton signal through a chemical exchange site on the agent via saturation transfer. The ideal chemical exchange site would have a large chemical shift from water. This permits a high exchange rate without approaching the fast exchange limit at physiological pH (6.5-7.6) and temperature (37 degrees C), as well as minimizing problems associated with magnetic field susceptibility. Numerous candidate chemicals (amino acids, sugars, nucleotides, heterocyclic ring chemicals) were evaluated in this preliminary study. Of these, barbituric acid and 5, 6-dihydrouracil were more fully characterized with regard to pH, temperature, and concentration CEST effects. The best chemical exchange site found was the 5.33-ppm indole ring -NH site of 5-hydroxytryptophan. These data demonstrate that a CEST-based exogenous contrast agent for MRI is feasible.     

Development of long-life-cycle tablet ceramic adsorbent for geosmin removal from water solution

In this study, the tablet ceramic adsorbent (TCA), a silica/iron(III) oxide composite material, has been developed for geosmin (GSM) removal from the water solution. The physicochemical characteristics of TCA were examined with XRD, SEM, EDX and BET analyses. The sorption characteristics of GSM on TCA were investigated in a batch system. Attempts have been made to understand the adsorption kinetics, the effect of initial GSM concentration, solution pH, and reaction time.The batch experiments equilibrium data were well fitted to the Lagergren kinetic equation, which indicate the first-order nature adsorption. Over 82% of the GSM was removed by the TCA within 600 min at an initial concentration of 200 ng/L with 20 g/L of TCA dose. The batch and regeneration study indicated that the TCA is a cost-effective GSM adsorbent with sufficient mechanical strength to retain its physical integrity after long-time adsorption, and high regeneration performance for long-life-cycle application. Almost no second contamination (toxic sludge or leached iron) was observed after adsorption, and the gas resultant of thermal regeneration is harmless to atmospheric environment.     

Synthesis of Silver-Based Plasmas by Plant Extracts for In Vitro PTT/PDT/CT Synergistic Antitumor Therapy

In this study, biosynthetic Ag@AgCl plasma is used as a photosensitizer for the first time to construct a photothermal/photodynamic/chemotherapy and pH-responsive synergistic antitumor nanomedicine delivery system CS-Ag@AgCl/C. The Ag@AgCl and AgNPs synthesized by the extracts of alpine banana, Citrus reticulata, and Citrus sinensis are characterized. The Ag@AgCl NPs synthesized with banana extract have a regular crystal shape and a granular size of 12 nm, and they are more stable than AgNPs synthesized with the other two extracts. In addition, Ag@AgCl plasma used as a photosensitizer can reduce the dependence of CS-Ag@AgCl/C on oxygen in the photodynamic process. After coating with chitosan, though the photothermal conversion efficiency of CS-Ag@AgCl/C decreases from 44.06% to 29.51%, the pH response character of it increases, and the pH response plays an important role in drug release experiments. Under an acidic environment of pH = 5.0 phosphate-buffered saline buffer, the drug release rate of the samples increases significantly. In the synergistic antitumor experiment, the cell survival rate increases from 36.83% to 78.69% after chitosan-coated Ag@AgCl/C NPs. When CS-Ag@AgCl/C-DOX+808 nm is co-cultured with HeLa cells, the cell survival rate is only 14.89%, which indicates that the constructed plasma drug delivery system has excellent photothermal/photodynamic/chemotherapy combined treatment capability.     

Impacts of sonication and high hydrostatic pressure on the structural and physicochemical properties of quinoa protein isolate dispersions at acidic,neutral and alkaline pHs

Herein, 1 wt% quinoa protein isolate (QPI) was exposed to sonication using a 20 kHz ultrasonicator equipped with a 6 mm horn (14.4 W, 10 mL, up to 15 min) or high hydrostatic pressure (HHP, up to 600 MPa, 15 min) treatments at pH 5, pH 7, and pH 9. The changes to physicochemical properties were probed by SDS-PAGE, FTIR, free sulfhydryl group (SH), surface hydrophobicity (H₀), particle size and solubility. As revealed by SDS-PAGE, substantial amounts of 11S globulin participated in the formations of aggregates via SS bond under HHP, particularly at pH 7 and pH 9. However, protein profiles of QPI were not significantly affected by the sonication. Free SH groups and surface hydrophobicity were increased after the sonication treatment indicating protein unfolding and exposure of the embedded SH and/or hydrophobic groups. An opposite trend was observed in HHP treated samples, implying aggregation and reassociation of structures under HHP. HHP and sonication treatments induced a decrease in ordered secondary structures (random coil and β-turn) accompanied with an increase in disordered secondary structures (α-helix and β-sheet) as probed by FTIR. Finally, the sonication treatment induced a significant improvement in the solubility (up to ∼3 folds at pH 7 and ∼2.6 folds at pH 9) and a reduction in particle sizes (up to ∼3 folds at pH 7 and ∼4.4 folds at pH 9). However, HHP treatment (600 MPa) only slightly increased the solubility (∼1.6 folds at pH 7 and ∼1.2 folds at pH 9) and decreased the particle size (∼1.3 folds at pH 7 and ∼1.2 folds at pH 9). This study provides a direct comparison of the impacts of sonication and HHP treatment on QPI, which will enable to choose the appropriate processing methods to achieve tailored properties of QPI.     

Cold preservation of isolated hepatocytes in UW solution: experimental studies on the respiratory activity at 0 degrees C

To date, little attention has been paid to the role of the gas milieu in preservation solutions and its effect on cell viability. Dissolved O2 in the preservation media may be an important parameter to consider. In this study we polarographically measured the O2 concentration in air-equilibrated UW solution at 0 degrees C, as well as the respiratory activity of isolated hepatocytes cold-preserved in this solution up to 72 hours. To perform measurements at 0 degrees C, it was first necessary to characterize the sensor behavior at low temperatures. We verified that the sensor response is still linear at this temperature but the rate of response is significantly slower. The O2 solubility in UW-air solution at 0 degrees C was determined using a modified physical method and it was 410 microM O2, which, as expected, is lower than the solubility in water at the same temperature (453 microM O2). Isolated hepatocytes cold-stored in UW-air solution retained a measurable respiratory activity during a period of 72 hours. The O2 consumption rate was 0.48 +/- 0.13 nmol/O2/min/10(6) cells, which represents 1% of the control value at 36 degrees C (61.46 +/- 14.61 nmol/O2/min/10(6) cells). The respiratory activity and cell viability were well maintained during the preservation period. At present, preservation conditions need to be improved for cells to remain functionally active. Dissolved O2 may be required for energy re-synthesis but it also leads to an increment in reactive oxygen species. The O2 concentration in the preservation solution should be carefully controlled, reaching a compromise between cell requirement and toxicity.