Interactions of PEI (polyethylenimine)–silica particles with citric acid in dispersions

Adsorbed polyethylenimine (PEI) of M _w 1,800 and 70,000 on silica (SiO₂) dispersions produced flocculated slurry in the pH range of 5 to 12. Adsorbed citrate widens this flocculated pH regime. It also increases the strength of the interparticle attractive force or the yield stress over the pH range of between 3 and 8. The stronger attractive force is due to particle bridging by the citrate anions bonding with positively charge sites of the adsorbed PEI layer of the interacting particles at the closest point of interaction. The higher M _w PEI being more strongly attached to the silica particle produced a stronger attractive interparticle force with adsorbed citrate anions. Via charge balance calculation using contributions from SiO₂, PEI, and citrate, the pH of zero charge was found to correspond to the pH of zero zeta potential for PEI of M _w 70,000. This suggests 100% adsorption of PEI and citrate on SiO₂. The bridging interaction was confirmed by a linear relationship between yield stress and the square of the limiting citrate charge content. Adsorbed citrate was found for the first time to play the role of a bridging agent, a result of the positive charges being located on a more flexible adsorbed layer rather than being fixed to a rigid surface.     

Correlation of the absolute conformation of sec alcohols derived from macrocyclic lactones of resorcylic acid and their stereoselective transacetylation in organic solvents by Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase

Transacetylation of diastereomeric pairs of sec. alcohols, derived from macrocyclic lactones of resorcylic acid; 7,β-trans-zearalenols (1,2, full names., (3S,7R and 3S,7S) trans- 3,4,5,6,9,10-octahydro-7,14,16-trihydroxy-3-methyl-1H-2-benzoxacyclotetradecine-1-ones), 7,β-cis-zearalenols (5,6),and 7,β-zearanols (9,10,full names., (3S,7R and 3S,7S) 3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12-decahydro-714,16-trihydroxy-3-methyl-1H-2-benzoxacyclotetradecine-1-ones) by vinylacetate, catalysed by Pseudomonas sp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase in n-heptane and acetonitrile has been studied. It is highly stereoselective; diastereomeric excess of 7β-O-acetates was usually near 100%. K_M, V_max and specificity constant V_max/K_M do not significantly differ for 7β-stereoisomers 2, 6 and 10. However, they notably change on going from n-heptane to acetonitrile, and the specificity constant drops by factor ca 10-100. The enzyme-bound water is assumed to be partly released in the latter solvent, thus diminishing the interaction with the hydrophilic region of the substrates, and affecting the activity. but not the stereoselectivity of lipases. To correlate the structural and conformational properties of these substrates with unexpectedly high diastereoselectivity of enzymatic transacetylation, the solid state structures of 7β-isomers 2, 4, 6, 10 and 12 have been determined by X-ray analysis. The X-ray structure analysis has revealed that the 7 and 7β isomers possess notably different and in some cases almost mirror-image related absolute conformations around the reactive center. The importance of conformational chirality in the hydrophobic region of these substrates for stereoselection in transacylation by microbial lipases is discussed.     

Structural characterization of cyclopentadienyl(duroquinone)cobalt dihydrate

The structure of cyclopentadienyl(duroquinone)cobalt dihydrate, (C₅H₅)Co-[(CH₃)₄C₆O₂]·2H₂O, has been determined by three-dimensional X-ray analysis. The crystal structure consists of discrete cyclopentadienyl(duroquinone)cobalt molecules linked together by a complex network of hydrogen bonds between water molecules and duroquinone oxygen atoms. Each (C₅H₅)Co[(CH₃)₄C₆O₂] molecule consists of a cobalt atom sandwiched between a cyclopentadienyl ring and a duroquinone ring. A detailed comparison of the molecular parameters of this complex with those of closely related complexes is given. Crystallographic evidence that the metal---duroquinone interaction in cyclopentadienyl(duroquinone)cobalt dihydrate is considerably stronger than that in the electronically-equivalent 1,5-cyclooctadiene(duroquinone)nickel complex is given not only by the metal---C(olefin) distances being 0.12 Å (av) shorter in the duroquinone---cobalt complex [viz., 2.104(8) Å vs. 2.222(7) Å] but also by the much greater C_2v-type distortion of the duroquinone ring from the planar D_2h configuration in free duroquinone. The compound crystallizes with two formula species in a triclinic unit cell of symmetry P and reduced cell dimensions á = 8.60 Å, b = 9.00 Å, c = 10.15 Å, = 87° 34′, β = 84° 10′, γ = 73° 44′. Least-squares refinement yielded final unweighted and weighted discrepancy factors of R₁ = 10.8% and R₂ = 12.0%, respectively, for 2481 independent diffraction maxima collected photographically.     

Binding of acrylic and sulphonic polyanions by open-chain polyammonium cations

The interactions between some acrylic and sulphonic polyanions and some protonated amines (diamines NH₂-(CH₂)_x-NH₂, x=2,…,10; linear tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexa-amines) were studied potentiometrically in aqueous solution, at 25°C. For both types of polyanions AL₂H_i (L⁻, monomer of polyanion, A, amine) species are formed, with i=1,…,n (n=number of amino groups in the amine). The stability of these species is strictly dependent on the polyammonium cation charge, and fairly independent of the type of amine (in diamine species maximum stability is observed for x=4, 5). Acrylic and sulphonic polyanion complexes are considerably stronger than analogous species formed by low molecular weight anions. Mean stability can be expressed as log K=2.87ζ^2/3, for polyacrylic anions and log K=2.42ζ^2/3 for polysulphonic anions (ζ=absolute value for charge product of reactants).     

白山毛桃根抗脑胶质瘤活性成分及其纳米胶束的制备

采用溶剂提取和萃取方法得到白山毛桃根乙酸乙酯、 正丁醇和水层萃取物. 通过噻唑蓝(MTT)比色法考察了各萃取物对脑胶质瘤细胞U87MG活性的抑制作用. 采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)指纹图谱法比对确认活性部位的主要化学成分为2α,3α,24-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸. 采用溶剂挥发法制备了2α,3α,24-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸纳米胶束, 对其包封率、 粒径及ζ电位等进行了表征, 并考察了其抗肿瘤活性. 体外细胞实验结果表明, 白山毛桃根乙酸乙酯萃取物对脑胶质瘤细胞U87MG具有抑制作用, 通过与标准品比对确认2α,3α,24-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸为乙酸乙酯部位的主要成分, 且该成分对脑胶质瘤细胞活性具有较强抑制作用. 通过溶剂挥发法制备的2α,3α,4-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸纳米胶束包封率为64.7%, 粒径为20 nm, 粒径分布宽度(PDI)为0.246, ζ电位为-5.7 mV. 细胞实验结果进一步证明, 与单体化合物相比, 2α,3α,24-三羟基-12-烯-28-乌苏酸纳米胶束对脑胶质瘤细胞活性具有更强的抑制作用, 为白山毛桃根在脑胶质瘤治疗中的应用提供了实验依据.     

Stainless steel modified with poly(ethylene glycol) can prevent protein adsorption but not bacterial adhesion

The surface of AISI 316 grade stainless steel (SS) was modified with a layer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (molecular weight 5000) with the aim of preventing protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion. Model SS substrates were first modified to introduce a very high density of reactive amine groups by the adsorption of branched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) from water. Methoxy-terminated aldehyde-poly(ethylene glycol) (M-PEG-CHO) was then grafted onto the PEI layers using reductive amination at the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the PEG in order to optimize the graft density of the linear PEG chains. The chemical composition and uniformity of the surfaces were determined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight static secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SSIMS) in the imaging mode. The effects of PEI concentration and different substrate pre-cleaning methods on the structure and stability of the final PEG layer was examined. Piranha solution proved to be the most effective method for removing adventitious hydrocarbon contamination, compared to cleaning with ultrasonication in organic solvents, and was the SS substrate that produced the most stable and thickest PEI layer. The surface density of PEI was shown to increase with increasing PEI concentration (up to 30 mg/ml), as determined from XPS measurements, and subsequently produced the PEG layer with the highest density of attached chains. In model experiments using β-lactoglobulin no protein adsorption was detected on the optimized PEG surface as determined by XPS and ToF-SSIMS analysis. However, neither the adhesion of a Gram-negative (Pseudomonas sp.) nor a Gram-positive (Listeria monocytogenes) bacterium was affected by the coating as equal numbers adhered to all surfaces tested. Our results show that preventing protein adsorption is not a prerequisite stopping bacterial adhesion, and that other mechanisms most likely play a role.     

Crystal structure of Fe(η-C5H5BCMe3)2 a “problem structure”

The complex Fe(η⁶-C₅H₅CMe₃)₂ crystallizes in the centrosymmetric triclinic space group P (C_i¹; No. 2) with unit cell dimensions of a 8.770(1) Å, b 8.878(1) Å, c 11.991(1) Å, 107.56(1)°, β 90.85(1)°, γ 90.13(1)°, V 890.0(2) ų and Z = 2. A full sphere of data was collected on a four-circle diffractometer. The structure was solved and refined to R 7.93% for all 3155 independent reflections and R 4.98% for those 2002 data with | F₀ | > 6σ. | F₀ |. The molecules lie on crystallographic inversion centers at 0, 0, 0 and 1/2, 0, 1/2; the crystallographic asymmetric unit therefore consists of two independent half molecules. The molecule centered at 0, 0, 0 (molecule “A”) is ordered and well-defined; that centered on 1/2, 0, 1/2 (molecule “B”)is probably disordered, as indicated by larger “thermal parameters” and a greater range of apparent interatomic distances. Discussion em phasizes the geometry of molecule A, which has precise C_i symmetry with Fe(1A)-B(1A) 2.297(4) Å and Fe(1A)-C(ring) distances ranging from 2.057(6) Å to 2.138(4) Å.     

Simultaneous determination of anions and cations by ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography with tartaric acid/18-crown-6 as eluent

Ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography was developed for the simultaneous separation of common inorganic anions and cations (Cl⁻, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻; Na⁺, NH₄⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺) on a weakly acidic cation-exchange column by elution with weak acid. Generally, the resolution among these monovalent cations was only moderate, thereby hindering the determination of these analytes in natural-water samples. Therefore, 18-crown-6 was added to the eluent to improve the resolution. A good separation of these anions and cations on a weakly acidic cation-exchange column was achieved in 30 min by elution with 5 mM tartaric acid/6 mM 18-crown-6/methanol–water (7.5:92.5). The ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography method developed here was successfully applied to the separation of major anions and cations in an environmental water sample.     

Deuterium isotope effects on the interaction between hyperbranched polyethylene imine and an anionic surfactant

Solvent isotope effects on the interaction between the hyperbranched cationic polyelectrolyte, polyethylene imine (PEI), and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were investigated using potentiometric titration and eletrophoretic mobility measurements. In the basic pH range, a significantly higher fraction of the amine groups was found to be protonated when the PEI was dissolved in D2O compared to H2O at the same pH/pD. The difference in polymer charge in the two solvents decreases gradually with decreasing pH, and it completely diminishes at around pH = 4. Electrophoretic mobility measurements of PEI/SDS complexes at different pH values correlated very well with these observations. At pH/pD approximately 9 a much higher mobility of the PEI/SDS complexes was found in D2O than in H2O at low surfactant concentrations, and the charge neutralization point shifted to a considerably larger surfactant concentration in heavy water. These results can be explained by the significantly higher charge density of the PEI in D2O compared to H2O. However, at the natural pH/pD as well as at pH = 4 and pD = 4 conditions the PEI molecules have roughly equal charge densities, which result in very similar charged characteristics (mobilities) of the PEI/SDS complexes as well as the same charge neutralization SDS concentration. It can be concluded that extreme care must be taken in the general analysis of those experiments in which weak polyelectrolyte/surfactant aggregates are investigated in heavy water, and then these observations are correlated with structures of the same system in water.     

Photochemical synthesis and structural characterization of (η-C5Me5)3Mo3(CO)4(μ2-H)(μ3-O): an unprecedented 46-electron trimolybdenum cluster containing a localized monoprotonated Mo---Mo double bond

Irradiation of the 30-electron Mo₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂(CO)₄ and Re₂(CO)₁₀ in toluene solution (containing H₂O) afforded (in 1–2% yields) a novel triangular metal cluster, (η⁵-C₅Me₅)₃Mo₃(CO)₄(η₂-H)(η₃-O) (1), which was characterized by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Compound 1, of pseudo C_s-m symmetry, has a triangulo-Mo₃(η₃-O) core with composite Mo---H---Mo and Mo---Mo electron-pair bonds along one unusually short edge (2.660(1) Å) and Mo--- electron-pair bonds along the other two edges (2.916(1) and 2.917(1) Å). The edge-bridged hydride ligand, which displays a characteristic high-field proton NMR resonance at δ −17.79 ppm, was not found from the crystallographic determination but was located via a quantitative potential-energy-minimization method. This procedure unambiguously established that the optimized hydrogen position, which corresponds to a distinct coordination site with identical Mo---H distances of 1.85 Å, is the only one that can be sterically occupied by a metal-bound hydride ligand. This 46-electron species is the first electron-deficient trimolybdenum cluster containing a monoprotonated Mo---Mo double bond; its existence is attributed to ligand overcrowding due to the bulky pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rings. Black (η⁵- C₅Me₅)₃Mo₃(CO)₄(η₂-H)(η₃-O) · 1/2THF crystallizes with two formula species in a triclinic unit cell of P1 symmetry with a 8.603(4), b 11.115(4), c 19.412(11) Å, 80.69(4)°, β 101.10(4)°, and γ 98.88(3)° at −40° C. Least-squares refinement (RAELS with 221 variables) of one independent Mo₃ molecule and a centrosymmetrically-disordered THF molecule converged at R₁(F) 5.62%, R₂(F 6.88% for 8460 independent diffractometry data (I₀ ρ 3σ(I₀ collected at −40° C with Mo-K radiation     

Electrodialysis for clean-up of strongly alkaline samples in ion chromatography

An electrodialysis method is described for the off-line neutralization of strongly alkaline samples containing trace levels of common inorganic anions. This method uses an electrodialysis cell comprising three compartments separated from each other by cation-exchange membranes. These compartments comprise an anode compartment housing, a platinum wire anode and 10 ml of a suitable hydrogen ion donating medium, a sample compartment which contains 1 ml of the alkaline sample, and a cathode compartment housing a platinum wire cathode and a dilute solution of sodium hydroxide. During electrodialysis at either constant applied current or constant applied power, hydrogen ions from the anode compartment displace sodium ions from the sample, thereby effecting neutralization.

Experimental parameters, such as the magnitude of the applied current or power, the type of cation-exchange membrane used and the design of the cell have been studied and optimum results were obtained using a Neosepta CM-2 membrane, of area 616 mm² supported between two perspex discs, with an applied current of 150 mA or applied power of 3 W. Under these conditions, a 1 ml sample of 1 M sodium hydroxide could be neutralized in 11 min. The most effective hydrogen ion donating medium consisted of a 2:1 (w/v) slurry of BioRad AG 50W-X8 (200–400 mesh, H⁺ form) cation-exchange resin in 1 mM octanesulfonic acid. Recoveries of solute anions (3–10 μg/ml) from the dialysed solution were close to quantitative, except for fluoride and nitrite, which gave recoveries of less than 60%. It is suggested that low recoveries for these ions are due to formation of neutral, protonated species within the membrane with subsequent loss by diffusion.     

High pressure studies of the static permittivity tensor components in the nematic phase of 6CB

The dielectric permittivity tensor components, ε_II and ε_⊥, in the nematic phase of 6CB (4-n-hexyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl) were measured in the pressure range 0.1-130 MPa and the temperature range 12-58°C. The dielectric anisotropy, Δε(p, V, T) = ε_II - ε_⊥, was analysed in isothermal, isobaric and isochoric conditions taking into account the pVT data and the well known Maier and Meier equation. On that basis the nematic order parameter S(p, V, T) was determined. This was used to calculate the parameter Γ relating the interaction potential with the volume (density). Its value Γ = 4.1 agrees very well with other estimates.     

Factorial screening of antibody purification processes using three chromatography steps without protein A

Protein A affinity chromatography is often employed as a capture step to meet the purity, yield, and throughput requirements for pharmaceutical antibody purification. However, a trade-off exists between step performance and price. Protein A resin removes 99.9% of feed stream impurities; however, its price is significantly greater than those of non-affinity media. With many therapeutic indications for antibodies requiring high doses and/or chronic administration, the consideration of process economics is critical. We have systematically evaluated the purification performance of cation-exchange, anion-exchange, hydroxyapatite, hydrophobic interaction, hydrophobic charge induction, and small-molecule ligand resins in each step of a three-step chromatographic purification process for a CHO-derived monoclonal antibody. Host cell proteins were removed to less-than-detectable for three processes (cation-exchange-anion-exchange-hydrophobic interaction chromatography, cation-exchange-anion-exchange-mixed cation-exchange chromatography, and cation-exchange-mixed cation-exchange-anion-exchange chromatography). The order of the process steps affected purification performance significantly.     

2,4-二羟基苯乙酮缩异烟酰腙的实验和DFT理论研究:合成、晶体结构和性质及量化计算

合成了一种酰腙类Schiff碱2,4-二羟基苯乙酮缩异烟酰腙(C₁₄H₁₃N₃O₃,H₂L),经元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱、荧光光谱和热重分析等技术手段进行了表征。 用X射线单晶衍射测定了它的晶体结构,该晶体属单斜晶系,C2/c空间群,晶胞参数a=2.0102(2) nm,b=0.75891(8) nm,c=1.9530(2) nm,α= 90°,β=111.481(12)°,γ=90°,V=2.7725(5) nm³,Z=4,D_c=1.4292 g/cm³,R₁=0.0422,wR₂=0.1113,F(000)=1256。 同时进行了量子化学计算研究。 使用Gaussian09量子化学程序包, 在密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平,对化合物的分子结构进行全参数优化计算,获得了热力学参数和几何结构参数,对分子的总能量及前线分子轨道、Mulliken电荷分布进行了分析讨论;同时,用TD-DEF方法计算了化合物的电子吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱。     

部分析因法分析油包水型聚乙烯亚胺水溶液/石蜡乳液的稳定性

聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)及其乳状液被广泛用于酶固定化、基因治疗、污水处理等领域。 为提高PEI乳状液的稳定性,促进其应用,本文采用部分析因试验法考察了影响PEI水溶液/石蜡乳状液(W/O)稳定性的主因素和各因素间交互作用。 结果表明,乳化剂用量和PEI的水相质量分数是影响PEI水溶液/石蜡乳液稳定性的主因素。 PEI的水相质量分数和油/水体积比的交互作用最显著。 优化后,制备最稳定的PEI水溶液/石蜡乳状液(W/O)的条件是:m(Span-80):m(Tween-80)=6:1,PEI的水相质量分数为5%,乳化剂用量为0.07 g/mL,V(石蜡):V(PEI水溶液)=6:4,均质时间为3 min,转速为6000 r/min。 在优化条件下制备的PEI水溶液/石蜡乳状液在放置7 d后乳状液的外观无明显变化,这表明所制备的PEI水溶液/石蜡乳状液具有良好的稳定性。     

The crystal and molecular structure of (---)436-(η-C5H5)Fe(CO)(CH3CO)[Ph2PNHCH(Me)(Ph)]

The X-ray crystal structure and absolute configuration of (−)₄₃₆-(η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)(CH₃CO)[Ph₂PNHCH(Me)(Ph)] have been determined from single crystal diffraction data. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁ with two molecules in a unit cell of dimensions a = 10.676(4), b = 8.913(7), c = 13.275(9) Å, and β = 91.36°. The structure was solved by the Patterson method and refined to a final R value of 4.7% using 2299 independent data. The iron atom has distorted octahedral coordination, and the configuration at the iron is found to be (S) for the (−)₄₃₆ diastereoisomer. The Fe---Cp distances average 2.131 Å, with an Fe-(ring centroid)distance of 1.76 Å. The Fe-acetyl distance is virtually identical to that found in another iron/acetyl complex, but shows substantial variation from other compounds where the nature of the C(=O)R group is changed. Comparison to the Mo-alkyl/Mo-acetyl series is made, and the argument for back-donation in transition metal acyls is strengthened.

The orientation of the acetyl group is determined by a strong NHO intra-molecular hydrogen bond having an NO separation of only 2.86 ». The phosphine ligand has a very short Fe---P bond which could be in part caused by the role of the adjacent nitrogen in hydrogen bonding. The remaining ligand geometry is the same as that found in a recently reported ruthenium structure, although the absolute configurations at the chiral carbons are reversed, with the current compound being designated (S) at this site.     

Oxygen abstraction from tetrahydrofuran by molybdenum-iodide complexes. X-ray molecular structure of [Mo2(μ-O)(μ-I)(μ-O2CCH3)I2(THF)4][MoOI4(THF)] (THF = tetrahydrofuran)

The interaction between Mo₂(O₂CCH₃)₄, Me₃SiI and I₂ in THF resulted in oxygen abstraction from the solvent and formation of [Mo₂(μ-O)(μ-I)(μ-O₂CCH₃) I₂(THF)₄]⁺[MoOI₄(THF)]⁻ and I---(CH₂)₄---I. The molybdenum complex has been characterized by X-ray diffractometry. Crystal data: triclinic, space group P , a = 13.827(3) Å; b = 15.803(7) Å; c = 9.950(3) Å; = 93.34(4)°; β = 102.40(2)°; γ = 90.09(2)°; V = 2120(2) Å₃; Z = 2; d_calc = 2.559 g cm⁻³; R = 0.0476 (R_w = 0.0613) for 370 parameters and 3938 data with F₀²> 3σ(F₀²). The metal-metal distance in the cation is 2.527(2) Å and indicates a strong interaction. The magnetic behavior is consistent with the assignment of one unpaired electron to the Mo₂⁷⁺ core of the cation and one to the d¹ Mo(V) center of the anion. The interaction between Mo(CO)₆ and I₂ in THF also results in the formation of 1,4-diiodobutane.     

Poly(ethyleneimine)‐Mediated Large‐Scale Transient Gene Expression: Influence of Molecular Weight,Polydispersity and N‐Propionyl Groups

Three synthesis lots of linear poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) are compared to a fully hydrolyzed linear PEI (commercially available as PEI “Max”) regarding structure, polyplex formation with plasmid DNA, and transfection of suspension‐adapted HEK‐293E cells. PEI “Max” binds DNA more efficiently than the other PEIs, but it is the least effective in terms of transient recombinant protein yield. One PEI lot is fractionated by means of SEC. The fractions of high‐$\overline {M} _{{\rm n}} $ PEI are the most efficient for complex formation and transfection. Nevertheless, the highest transient recombinant protein yields are achieved with unfractionated PEI. The results demonstrate that the polydispersity and charge density of linear PEI are important parameters for gene delivery to suspension‐adapted HEK‐293E cells.

     

Crystal and molecular structure of 1-aza-5-stanna-5-chlorotricyclo[3.3.3.0]undecane, a 2,8,9-tricarbastannatrane

1-Aza-5-stanna-5-chlorotricyclo[3.3.3.0]undecane crystallizes in the space group P6₃. The unit cell, with a 8.435(3), c 9.243(2) Å, V 569.5(3) ų, contains two molecules. The structure was refined to a final R value of 0.057. The molecules CISn(CH₂CH₂CH₂)₃N belong to the point group 3, and the Sn, Cl and N atoms lie on the crystallographic 3-axis. The tin atom has a trigonal bipyramidal environment with the nitrogen and chlorine atoms in apical positions. The tin-nitrogen intramolecular interaction is 2.372(29) Å.