Quantitative analysis of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha using immunoaffinity purification and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

This paper describes an immunoaffinity purification technique for 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6KPGF1 alpha) prior to quantitative analysis by high-resolution gas chromatography-negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry (HRGC-NICIMS). Polyclonal antibodies to 6KPGF1 alpha were partially purified using Staphylococcus aureus Protein A immobilized on Sepharose CL-4B. This partially purified fraction was covalently bound to silica gel using N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-functionalized silica. Columns constructed using this gel quantitatively bound 6KPGF1 alpha which could be eluted quantitatively with acetonitrile-water (19:1). Binding capacity was reconstituted by washing with 0.01 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). Human urinary and canine plasma 6KPGF1 alpha was sufficiently purified using these columns that HRGC-NICIMS analysis of the methoxime-pentafluorobenzyl-tris-trimethylsilyl derivative was interference-free.     

Determination of L- and D-fucose using amperometric electrodes based on diamond paste

Monocrystalline diamond (natural diamond, synthetic-1 and synthetic-2) based electrochemical electrodes were designed for the analysis of L- and D-fucose. Response characteristics of the electrochemical electrodes were determined using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). L-fucose was determined using DPV with electrodes based on natural diamond, synthetic-1 and synthetic-2, respectively, at 240 mV using NaCl as the electrolyte (pH 3.0); at 160 mV using KNO(3) (pH 10.0) and at 80 mV using KCl as the electrolyte (pH 10.0) while D-fucose was analyzed at 120 mV using KCl as the electrolyte (pH 1.0); at 140 mV using KNO(3) as the electrolyte (pH 1.0) and at 160 mV using NaNO(3) as the electrolyte (pH 3.0). The linear concentration ranges for L-fucose were between 10(-13) and 10(-9) mol L(-1) (natural diamond), 10(-11) and 10(-8) mol L(-1) (synthetic-1) and 10(-6) and 10(-3) mol L(-1) (synthetic-2) with detection limits of 10(-14), 10(-12) and 10(-8) mol L(-1) magnitude order, respectively. For D-fucose, the linear concentration ranges were 10(-6) to 10(-3) mol L(-1) (natural diamond), 10(-5) to 10(-3) mol L(-1) (synthetic-1) and 10(-9) to 10(-3) mol L(-1) (synthetic-2) with detection limits of 10(-7), 10(-7) and 10(-10) mol L(-1) magnitude order, respectively. The sensors were used for the assay of L-fucose in serum and urine samples.     

A study on the synthesis of calix[4 and 6]arenes using alternately arranged phloroglucinols and p-tert-butylphenols

A method for the synthesis of calix[4 and 6]arenes with two or three alternately arranged phloroglucinols and p-tert-butylphenols was studied using "3+1" and "5+1" approaches, compared to a simple one-pot synthesis based on a "1+1" approach. By using Yb(OTf)3 as a catalyst, each calix[4 and 6]arenes was afforded, in an overall yield of 20.7% and 11.8% in the "3+1" and "5+1" approaches, respectively, and 24.6% and 19.9% using a "1+1" approach with chlorobenzene and toluene as refluxing solvents, respectively.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定水中低浓度铁受钙干扰的消除

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定水中小于0.06 mg·L-1铁量时受到共存的钙(40mg·L-1)的严重干扰。经验证,钙的干扰可借以下途径消除:①采用碰撞池和56Fe、57Fe两同位素中的任一种,钙的干扰均可忽略不计。②如采用非碰撞池,则钙的干扰将因铁与其共存钙的质量浓度的不同而变化:(a)当cFe<0.10mg·L-1,cCa<1mg·L-1,并采用57Fe同位素时,钙的干扰可以忽略;(b)当cFe<0.10mg·L-1,cCa>1mg·L-1时,采用两同位素中的任一种都无法克服钙的严重干扰;(c)当cFe>0.10mg·L-1,cCa<5mg·L-1,无论采用同位素56Fe或57Fe,钙的干扰都不明显,而如cCa>5mg·L-1时,则只能用同位素56Fe才可避免钙的干扰。     

Sensing and photocatalytic properties of nanosized Cu(I)CN organotin supramolecular coordination polymer based on pyrazine

Orange prismatic crystals of the supramolecular coordination polymer (SCP) _∞³[Cu(CN)₂(Me₃Sn)(Pyz)], SCP 1 , were synthesized using a self‐assembly method under ambient conditions. Nanosized 1 was obtained using the same molar ratio in water by ultrasonic irradiation. SCP 1 was characterized using single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. SCP 1 and its nanosized 1 particles were also examined using powder X‐ay diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The luminescence emission of SCP 1 was studied as well as its use as a sensor for the detection of common organic solvents and metal ions. Also, the catalytic activities of nanosized 1 towards various organic dyes were investigated under ambient conditions, UV irradiation and ultrasonic irradiation. Nanosized 1 as a heterogeneous nanoparticle catalyst exhibits high catalytic activity for the degradation of eosin‐Y and acid blue dyes. The mechanism of degradation investigated using various scavenger techniques is proposed and discussed. The catalytic oxidation process is mainly caused by ?OH radicals.     

Targeted Multiplex Imaging Mass Spectrometry with Single Chain Fragment Variable (scfv) Recombinant Antibodies

Recombinant scfv antibodies specific for CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 P450 enzymes were combined with targeted imaging mass spectrometry to simultaneously detect the P450 enzymes present in archived, paraffin-embedded, human breast cancer tissue sections. By using CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 specific scfv, each coupled to a unique reporter molecule (i.e., a mass tag) it was possible to simultaneously detect multiple antigens within a single tissue sample with high sensitivity and specificity using mass spectrometry. The capability of imaging multiple antigens at the same time is a significant advance that overcomes technical barriers encountered when using present day approaches to develop assays that can simultaneously detect more than a single antigen in the same tissue sample.     

醇和N,N-二甲基乙酰胺分子间相互作用的FTIR光谱研究

The association between alcohols and N,N-dimethylacetamide in carbon tetrachloride was investigated using FTIR spectroscopy at 298 K.The formation constants for 1∶1 and 1∶2 complexes were calculated using the method of Whetsel and Kagarise.The observed 1∶1 complex values were also verified using the method of Nash.The rate of change in C=O bond moment on complexing with alcohols increased with increasing acidity of alcohols.The formation constant and values of free energy change increased with the increase in carbon chain length of alcohols,which suggested that the degree of complex formation varied with the length of the carbon chain of alcohols.     

A reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of fumonisins B1 and B2 in food and feed using monolithic column and positive confirmation by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

The development of a reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography fluorescence method for the determination of the mycotoxins fumonisin B(1) and fumonisin B(2) by using silica-based monolithic column is described. The samples were first extracted using acetonitrile:water (50:50, v/v) and purified by using a C(18) solid phase extraction-based clean-up column. Then, pre-column derivatization for the analyte using ortho-phthaldialdehyde in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol was carried out. The developed method involved optimization of mobile phase composition using methanol and phosphate buffer, injection volume, temperature and flow rate. The liquid chromatographic separation was performed using a reversed phase Chromolith(?) RP-18e column (100 mm × 4.6 mm) at 30 °C and eluted with a mobile phase of a mixture of methanol and phosphate buffer pH 3.35 (78:22, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min(-1). The fumonisins separation was achieved in about 4 min, compared to approximately 20 min by using a C(18) particle-packed column. The fluorescence excitation and emission were at 335 nm and 440 nm, respectively. The limits of detections were 0.01-0.04 μg g(-1) fumonisin B(1) and fumonisin B(2), respectively. Good recoveries were found for spiked samples (0.1, 0.5, 1.5 μg g(-1) fumonisins B(1) and B(2)), ranging from 84.0 to 106.0% for fumonisin B(1) and from 81.0 to 103.0% for fumonisin B(2). Fifty-three samples were analyzed including 39 food and feeds and 14 inoculated corn and rice. Results show that 12.8% of the food and feed samples were contaminated with fumonisin B(1) (range, 0.01-0.51 μg g(-1)) and fumonisin B(2) (0.05 μg g(-1)). The total fumonisins in these samples however, do not exceed the legal limits established by the European Union of 0.8 μg g(-1). Of the 14 inoculated samples, 57.1% contained fumonisin B(1) (0.16-41.0 μg g(-1)) and fumonisin B(2) (range, 0.22-50.0 μg g(-1)). Positive confirmation of selected samples was carried out using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, using triple quadrupole analyzer and operated in the multiple reaction monitoring mode.     

UCHP Method for Oligosaccharide Combinatorial Library Synthesis

A new methodology for oligosaccharide combinatorial library synthesis using a special hydroxy protecting group, the uni-chemo hydroxy protection (UCHP) group, was developed. The UCHP group was composed of oligomeric amino acid derivatives. The amino terminals of UCHP groups were protected by either Boc or Fmoc groups. By using these two types of UCHP, five kinds of trigalactoses [Galβ1-3Galβ1-3Gal, Galβ1-3(Galβ1-4)Gal, Galβ1-4Galβ1-3Gal, Galβ1-3Galβ1-4Gal, and Galβ1-4Galβ1-4Gal] were successfully synthesized on a solid support as a model of oligosaccharide combinatorial library. Each step of all reactions was also successfully monitored using a combination of two colorimetric tests, chloranil and methyl red-DIC.     

Flow-injection analysis for power plants: Evaluation of detectors for the determination of control parameters in conditioned water—steam cycles

Flow-injection methods are described for monitoring water in power-plant cycles. The parameters considered are pH (in the range 5.5–9.5), using a flat-headed combined electrode, ammonia (0.2–3 mg N l^?1), using Nessler, Berthelot and gas-diffusion methods, hydrazine (0.025–0.3 mg l^?1), using the dimethylamino-4-benzaldehyde method, copper (0.02–0.2 mg l^?1), using bathocuproin and methods based on ion-selective electrodes, iron (0.01–10 mg l^?1), using phenanthroline, ferrozine and biamperometric methods, and silicon (0.02–0.1 mg l^?1), using the heteropoly blue complex, with two different types of reducing agent [tin(II) chloride and ascorbic acid]. The parameters considered were precision, analysis frequency and application range. The results obtained showed that flow-injection methods perform well in terms of sensitivity and analysis frequency and suggested the possibility of transferring this methodology to analytical systems in power plants.     

Near-IR absorption and fluorescence spectra and AFM observation of the light-harvesting 1 complex on a mica substrate refolded from the subunit light-harvesting 1 complexes of photosynthetic bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum

The subunit light-harvesting 1 (LH 1) complexes isolated from photosynthetic bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum using n-octyl-beta-glucoside were reassociated and adsorbed on a mica substrate using spin-coat methods with the aim of using this LH complex in a nanodevice. The near-IR absorption and fluorescence spectra of the LH 1 complexes indicated that the LH 1 complex on the mica was stable, and efficient energy transfer from a carotenoid to a bacteriochlorophyll a was observed. Atomic force microscopy of the reassociated LH 1 complexes, under air, showed the expected ringlike structure. The outer and inner diameters of the ringlike structure of the LH 1 complex were approximately 30 and 8 nm, respectively, and the ringlike structure protruded by 0.2-0.6 nm.     

钛硅分子筛催化1-丁烯环氧化研究

自1983年Taramasso等报导TS-1的合成以来,钛硅分子筛的合成及应用一直是分子筛催化领域的热点。经典TS-1合成方法采用四丙基氢氧化铵（TPAOH）为模板剂,合成成本较高、条件苛刻,限制了其应用。用四丙基溴化铵（TPABr）为模板剂代替TPAOH,能够成功地合成TS-1。不同孔道结构的钛硅分子筛,如Ti-β、Ti-MCM-41、Ti-HMS等弥补了TS-1较小孔径的缺点,进一步扩大了钛硅分子筛的应用。本文以不同合成方法得到的TS-1及中孔Ti—HMS为催化剂,双氧水为氧化剂,1-丁烯环氧化合成1,2-环氧丁烷,研究了不同钛硅分子筛对1-丁烯环氧化反应的催化性能。     

Application of atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry in the analysis of barbiturates by high-speed analytical countercurrent chromatography

Four barbiturates (barbital, allobarbital, phenobarbital and butalbital) were analysed using high-speed analytical countercurrent chromatography (HSACCC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) interfaced with mass spectrometry, using negative mode atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI). The polar biphasic solvent system of butyronitrile/acetonitrile/water (1:1:1) was used, in the upper-stationary, lower-mobile mode of operation, at a flow rate of 1 mL/min and a rotational speed of 1200 rpm, equating to an applied "g"-field of 177 g. The fractional stationary phase retention (S(F)) was 0.58. Representative mass spectral data are presented from the HPLC and the HSACCC analyses. Structural information was obtained using source-induced fragmentation at increased source block voltages. The effect of increasing g-field on chromatographic resolution is illustrated using the binary base system of butyronitrile/water (1:1), under electrospray ionisation.     

Validation of a simple, sensitive method for the determination of beta-estradiol in bovine urine using gas-chromatography negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry

A new method is presented for the analysis of 17[small beta]-estradiol in bovine urine. After deconjugation, the sample is cleaned up using an OASIS[trade mark sign] HLB disposable cartridge and extracted into 1-chlorobutane. The hormone is derivatized using pentafluorobenzoyl chloride. The derivatized estradiol is quantitated using gas-chromatography negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Calibrations, obtained using spiked blank urine, are linear in the range of 100-1000 pg mL(-1) with CC[small alpha] approximately 170 pg mL(-1) and CC[small beta] of 287 pg mL(-1). Recoveries are in the range of 80 to 130%. The method is rugged, rapid and sensitive when compared to other hormone methods.     

Convenient analytical methods for endo-type glycosidase that acts on glycoconjugates and their application in glycotechnology.

The following procedures were established in order to develop useful degradation enzymes of glycoconjugate for developing postgenome and postproteome research: (1) Enzyme activity with a short time reliability was measured using small amounts by HPLC. (2) The structures of the sugar chains liberated from the glycoconjugate were non-destructively analyzed using small amounts of sugar chains only by 1D 1H-NMR and H-H COSY spectrometry and a computer simulation of the spectrum. (3) The conformations of the sugar chains liberated from a glycoconjugate in aqueous solution were estimated using 1D 1H-NMR and H-H COSY spectrometry and the anisotropic effect. Endo-alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase from the culture medium of Streptomyces sp. OH-11242 developed using the above methods transferred the sugar chain to sugars and peptides; therefore, it was also an effective enzyme when synthesizing sugar chains and glycopeptides.     

Complementary hydrogen bonding of a carboxylato-barbiturate with urea and acetamide: experimental and theoretical approach

A barbiturate derivative, 4-(2,4,6-trioxo-tetrahydro-pyrimidine-5-ylidenemethyl)-benzoic acid (L1) possessing functional complementarity to amides has been synthesized and characterized. Its binding separately with urea and acetamide was monitored using UV-vis, fluorescence and (1)H-NMR spectroscopic titrations. Experiments suggested stronger binding of L1 with urea as compared to acetamide. The solid adducts of L1 prepared separately with urea and acetamide were also characterized using IR, (1)H-NMR spectral and PXRD techniques. Theoretical studies on hydrogen bonded complexes of L1-urea and L1-acetamide in the gas phase, aqueous, and DMSO medium were carried out using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-31G** level. The theoretical calculations agreed to the experimental results.     

Studies on Mixed Complexes of Cd(II) With Trimethylenediamine and Succinate Using Differential Pulse Polarography

Abstract

Ternary compleres of cadmium (II) with succinate (Succ) as primary ligand and trimethylenediamine (TMDA) as secondary ligand have been studied using differential pulse polarography. Schaap and McMasters treatment reveals the presence of three mixed complexes with stoichiometries 1:1:1, 1:1:2 and 1:2:1. The reduction is reversible and diffusion-controlled. The stability constants of mixed ligand complexes were calculated atatistically using watters method and compared with the observed values.     

Efficient synthesis of (-)-gamma-lycorane alkaloid by two Bu3SnH-mediated radical cyclisations

An asymmetric induction using (S)-1-arylethylamine-based chiral auxiliary and two Bu(3)SnH-mediated radical cyclisations have been developed for a total synthesis of (-)-gamma-lycorane (1). The first cyclisation proceeded in 5-endo-trig manner with moderate diastereoselectivtiy to give (3aR,7aR)-octahydroindol-2-one 6b as the major product using alpha-iodo-N-(6-oxocyclohexen-1-yl)-N-[(S)-1-phenylethyl] acetamide (5b). In the second cyclisation, the radical precursor 8 was used as substrate to construct the optically active lycorane skeleton 15 which was reduced using LiAlH4 into (-)-gamma-lycorane (1).     

1,2,4-Triazines in Organic Synthesis. 9. Synthesis of 3-(3-Ethylindol-2-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline Using the Fischer Reaction under the Usual Conditions and with Microwave Irradiation

The nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in 3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazine by the carbanions of nitrobutane and 4-nitrobut-1-ene gave oximes, the selective fission of which using sodium dithionite gave ketones in the case of compounds with a saturated carbon chain. Ketones in Diels-Alder reaction with 1-pyrrolidinocyclohex-1-ene gave 3-acyl-1-methylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolines. Phenylhydrazones of the compounds obtained underwent Fischer reaction under usual conditions and also when using microwave irradiation on a solid support. The final 3-(3-ethylindol-2-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline was obtained via reductive desulfuration using Raney nickel in ethanol.     

Molecular identification of Ca2+ channels in human sperm

The acrosome reaction is a Ca(2+)-dependent exocytotic process that is a prerequisite step for fertilization. External calcium entry through voltage-activated Ca(2+) channels is known to be essential in inducing the acrosome reaction of mammalian spermatozoa. Due to their complex geometry, however, electrophysiological identification of sperm Ca(2+) channels has been limited. Here we identified Ca(2+) channel mRNAs expressed in motile human sperm using RT-PCR and their levels were compared using RNase protection assays. L-type, non- L-type, and T-type Ca(2+) channel mRNAs were detected by RT-PCR using degenerate primers. Cloning and sequencing of the PCR products revealed alpha1B, alpha1C, alpha1E, alpha1G, and alpha1H sequences. RT-PCR using specific primers repeatedly detected alpha1B, alpha1C, alpha1E, alpha1G, and alpha1H mRNAs, and additionally alpha1I mRNA. But alpha1A and alpha1D messages were not detected. Relative expression levels of the detected Ca(2+) channel subtypes were compared by RNase protection assays. The abundance of detected mRNA messages was in the following order: alpha1H alpha1G alpha1E alpha1B alpha1C alpha1I. These findings indicated that human motile sperm express multiple voltage-activated Ca(2+) channel RNAs among which T-type and non-L-type channel messages are likely to be predominantly expressed. Based on their relative expression levels, we propose that not only T-type but also non-L-type calcium channels may be major gates for the external calcium influx, required for the acrosome reaction.