Temperature‐triggered phase separation of recombinant proteins has offered substantial opportunities in the design of nanoparticles for a variety of applications. Herein, the temperature‐triggered phase separation behavior of a recombinant hydrophilic resilin‐like polypeptide (RLP) is described. The transition temperature and sizes of RLP‐based nanoparticles can be modulated based on variations in polypeptide concentration, salt identity, ionic strength, pH, and denaturing agents, as indicated via UV–Vis spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The irreversible particle formation is coupled with secondary conformational changes from a random coil conformation to a more ordered β‐sheet structure. These RLP‐based nanoparticles could find potential use as mechanically‐responsive components in drug delivery, nanospring, nanotransducer, and biosensor applications.
Abstract A new high-performance liquid chromatographic technique including the use of an automated column switching system has been developed for the study of dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine and serotonin and their related metabolites in biological samples. Through two runs, it has been possible to separate twenty derivatives and three internal standards which have to be added to samples prior to the extraction procedures. In each case, the column switching system allowed to obtain a clear separation of all the compounds, which will be of importance to avoid any expected interference from other endogenous substances, while decreasing the analysis time. By coupling on-line fluorimetric and electrochemical detections the specificity of the technique was enhanced, since the ratio of the responses of both detectors was an index of the purity of the peaks. In addition, fluorimetric detection was found of value to free the determination of some compunds from the effects of solvent front while electrochemical detection increased the sensitivity. Finally, the column switching system allowed a rapid cleaning of the columns between two analyses. A typical application to a human urine sample was shown. 相似文献
Conventional solid catalysts for heterogeneous Fenton‐like reactions in bulk solution usually suffer from aggregation and vulnerability, which greatly lower the catalytic efficiency and hamper their practical application. Herein, we demonstrate a promising yolk–shell nanostructure with both the core and the shell composed of magnetite (designated as yolk‐like Fe3O4@Fe3O4/C) as a nanoreactor capable of accommodating the Fenton‐like reaction into its void space. Benefiting from the mesoporous shell and perfect interior cavity of this composite, reactants can access and be abundantly confined within the microenvironment where Fe3O4 sites are dispersed on the entire cavity surfaces, thus leading to a higher catalytic efficiency compared with the conventional solid catalysts in bulk solution. The chosen model reaction of chlorophenols degradation in the presence of the as‐prepared materials as well as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) confirms this assumption. Under the optimal reaction conditions, more than 97 % 4‐chlorophenol (4‐CP) can be degraded in the Fe3O4@Fe3O4/C nanoreactor, whereas only 28 % can be achieved by using bare Fe3O4 particles within 60 min. Furthermore, owing to the existence of the outermost carbon layer and high‐magnetization properties, the nanoreactor can be re‐used for several runs. The synthesized nanoreactor displays superior catalytic activity toward the Fenton‐like reaction compared with the bare solid catalysts, and thereby holds significant potential for practical application in environmental remediation. 相似文献
An effective method for separating and purifying critical saponins (polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII) from a Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis extract was developed in this study which was environmentally friendly and economical. Static adsorption kinetics, thermodynamics, and the dynamic adsorption-desorption of macroporous resins were investigated, and then the conditions of purification and separation were optimized by fitting with an adsorption thermodynamics equation and a kinetic equation. Effective NKA-9 resin from seven macroporous resins was screened out to separate and purify the two saponins. The static adsorption and dynamic adsorption were chemical and physical adsorption dual-processes on the NKA-9 resin. Under the optimum parameters, the contents of polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII in the product were 17.3-fold and 28.6-fold those in plant extracts, respectively. The total yields of the two saponins were 93.16%. This research thus provides a theoretical foundation for the large-scale industrial production of the natural drugs polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII. 相似文献
In this article, the separation of zinc from aqueous samples by solid-phase extraction based on a molecular imprinting technique is described. Zn-imprinted polymer was prepared by free radical solution polymerisation in a glass tube containing ZnSO4, morin, 4-vinylpyridine as a functional monomer, ethyleneglycoldimethacrylate as a cross-linking monomer, and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator. The obtained polymer block was ground and sieved (55–75 µm) and the Zn–morin complex was separated from polymer particles by leaching with 2M HCl. The synthesised polymer particles have been characterised by IR and differential scanning calorimetric studies either before or after leaching. The effects of different parameters, such as pH, adsorption and desorption time, type and minimum amount of the eluent for elution of the complex from polymer were evaluated. Extraction efficiency more than 99% was obtained by elution of the polymers with 10 mL of CH2Cl2–dimethyl sulfoxide (1 : 1, v/v). The detection limit of the proposed method was 2.9 µg L?1. A dynamic linear range in the range of 25–200 µg L?1 was obtained. The relative standard deviation was found to be below 9.2%. In addition, the influence of various cationic and anionic interferences on the complex recovery was studied. The method was applied to the recovery and determination of Zn in a few different real samples. 相似文献