Converting an Almost Noncytotoxic Ru(II) Complex with Photolabile Ligands into a Highly Efficient PACT Agent

Ru(II) complexes with weak ligand fields may undergo light-induced ligand dissociation, and the resulted Ru(II) aqua complexes may bind with biomolecules such as DNA, showing potential as photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) agents. However, Ru(II) complexes with efficient PACT activity are still rare. Some Ru(II) complexes exhibit efficient photoinduced ligand dissociation but poor cytotoxicity. It is speculated that the low nuclear accumulation levels may account for their low PACT efficacy. In order to confirm this hypothesis, the almost noncytotoxic [Ru(7-OCH₃-dppz)(4-OCH₃-py)₄](PF₆)₂ (Ru1) is loaded on nucleus-targeted C₅N₂ nanoparticles (NPs). Compared with the free Ru1, Ru1–C₅N₂ NPs exhibit significantly increased cellular uptake and nuclear accumulation. Therefore, Ru1–C₅N₂ NPs show efficient PACT activity toward various cancer cell lines (including cisplatin-resistant one) with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values of 0.18 × 10⁻⁶–0.29 × 10⁻⁶ m and phototoxicity index (IC₅₀^dark/IC₅₀^light) values above 137 under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Moreover, Ru1–C₅N₂ NPs also exhibit efficient PACT activity toward cisplatin-resistant 3D multicellular tumor spheroids upon two-photon irradiation (800 nm). The same strategy is also feasible to greatly improve the PACT activity of [Ru(7-OCH₃-dppz)(py)₄]²⁺, which itself only has a medium effect. The results may provide new sights for developing efficient Ru(II) PACT agents.     

相对论平均场理论对A～130区E(5)关键点核的研究

利用形变约束的相对论平均场理论系统地研究了A～130区Ba,Xe和Te同位素偶－偶核的基态性质, 理论计算数据和实验数据符合得非常好. 详细分析了这些核的位能曲面、费米能和γ跃迁能量的分支比, 给出了¹³⁶Ba,^132,134Xe具有E(5)对称性的预言. 对于^128,130,132Te这3个核, 理论计算的结果表明其具有E(5)对称性, 但γ跃迁能量的分支比的实验值不支持理论结果. 此3个核是否为关键点核有待于实验的进一步检验.     

A Novel Captopril Chemiluminescence System for Determination of Copper(II) in Human Hair and Cereal Flours

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) reaction, captopril–H₂O₂, for determination of Cu(II) at nanogram per milliliter level in batch-type system has been described. The method relies on the catalytic effect of Cu(II) on the oxidation of captopril with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline medium. The optimization step was performed using univariate methodology and the factors studied were: pH and concentrations of the utilized reagents. Under the optimum conditions, calibration plot was linear in the range of 0.1–2.0 ppm. Limit of detection was 30 ppb and relative standard deviation for five replicate determinations of 0.8 ppm Cu(II) was 1.89%. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of Cu(II) in human scalp hair and cereals, rice and wheat, flour with satisfactory selectivity and sensitivity. The results were validated by comparison with a standard method (FAAS). The possible mechanism of the new CL reaction has also been discussed.     

Lateral interactions and nonequilibrium in adsorption and desorption. Part 2. A kinetic lattice gas model for (2 × 2)-(3O + NO)/Ru(0 0 1)

A kinetic lattice gas model is set up to study nonequilibrium effects in thermal desorption caused by limited mobility in the adsorbate. Treating the theoretical desorption spectra as input data we show that nonequilibrium effects must show up when different types of Arrhenius analyses, such as threshold and isosteric methods, are applied. We obtain estimates of the lateral NO interaction energies. The theory developed here has broader applicability beyond the present system.     

Tetrahedral coordination for Zn in hexacyanometallates: Structures of Zn3A2[M(CN)6]2·xH2O with A=K, Rb, Cs and M=Ru, Os

Zinc hexacyanoruthenate (II) and hexacyanoosmate (II) were prepared and studied from X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR), and thermogravimetric (TG) data. These compounds were found to be isomorphous with the iron analogues, crystallizing with a rhombohedral unit cell (R−3c space group), where the zinc atom has tetrahedral coordination to N ends of CN groups. For Cs, compounds with formula unit ZnCs₂[M(CN)₆] and a cubic unit cell (Fm−3m) were also obtained. The crystal structures for the eight compositions were refined from the corresponding X-ray powder diffraction patterns using the Rietveld method. Related to the tetrahedral coordination for the Zn atom, the rhombohedral phase has a porous framework with ellipsoidal cavities of about 12.5×9×8 Å, communicated by elliptical windows of ∼5 Å. Within these cavities the exchangeable alkali metal ions are found. The filling of the cavity volume is completed with water molecules. IR spectrum senses certain charge delocalization from the inner metal, through the π-back donation mechanism. For Os compounds this effect is particularly pronounced, related to a more diffuse d orbitals for this metal.