Screening and Research on Skin Barrier Damage Protective Efficacy of Different Mannosylerythritol Lipids

Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) may prevent skin barrier damage, although their protective mechanisms and active monomeric constituents remain unclear. Here, three MELs were extracted from Candida antarctica cultures containing fermented olive oil then purified using silica gel-based column chromatography and semipreparative HPLC. All three compounds (MEL-A, MEL-B, MEL-C) were well separated and stable, and reliable materials were used for NMR and HRESIMS chemical structure determinations and for assessing MELs’ protective effects against skin damage. Notably, MEL-B and MEL-C effectively protected HaCaT cells from UVB-induced damage by upregulating the contents of filaggrin (FLG) and transglutaminase-1 (TGM1), as determined via ELISA. Moreover, MEL-B treatment (20 μg/mL) of UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells led to the upregulation of both the expression of mRNA genes and the key proteins FLG, LOR, and TGM1, which are known to be decreased in damaged skin cells. Additionally, histopathological analysis results revealed a markedly reduced intracellular vacuolation and cell damage, reflecting improved skin function after MEL-B treatment. Furthermore, immunofluorescence results revealed that MEL-B protected EpiKutis^® three-dimensional cultured human skin cells from sodium dodecyl sulfate-induced damage by up-regulating FLG, LOR, and TGM1 expression. Accordingly, MELs’ protection against skin barrier damage depended on MEL-B monomeric constituent activities, thus highlighting their promise as beneficial ingredients for use in skin-care products.     

Development of a Novel Acoustic Spectroscopy Method for Detection of Eggshell Cracks

Non-destructive testing (NDT) for eggshell faults is highly important for the egg industry, as cracked eggs account for around 3% of total production. The most commonly used method at present, candling, is labor intensive, while computer vision systems are expensive and complicated. In this paper, we present a simple, yet efficient, novel method for eggshell crack detection by acoustic spectroscopy. Altogether, 693 sound recordings were evaluated by different classification methods. The results show a cross-validated 2.1% total classification error, with only 0.87% false positive rate, which is the crucial metric for fresh eggs. Adapting the developed method to an industrial setting may lead to a reliable, fast and cost-effective detection method.     

Development of the CHARMM Force Field for Lipids

The development of the CHARMM additive all-atom lipid force field (FF) is traced from the early 1990's to the most recent version (C36) published in 2010. Though simulations with early versions yielded useful results, they failed to reproduce two important quantities: a zero surface tension at the experimental bilayer surface area, and the signature splitting of the deuterium order parameters in the glycerol and upper chain carbons. Systematic optimization of parameters based on high level quantum mechanical data and free energy simulations have resolved these issues, and bilayers with a wide range of lipids can be simulated in tensionless ensembles using C36. Issues associated with other all-atom lipid FFs, success and limitations in the C36 FF and ongoing developments are also discussed.     

提取脂质的改良干柱法

报道了一种提取脂质的改良干柱法。用低毒溶剂正己烷/异丙醇(3∶2,V/V)作洗脱剂代替干柱法中毒性较强的二氯甲烷/甲醇,通过对重要提取条件的考察,建立了改良干柱法提取脂质的最佳条件,并对干柱法提取机理进行了探讨。使用7.5cm×27mmi.d.玻璃层析柱,内装2.0gCaHPO4·2H2O/Celite545(1∶9),再装入样品、无水Na2SO4、Celite545混合物制备干柱。用40mL正己烷/异丙醇(3∶2,V/V)进行洗脱,可在40min内洗脱完毕。测定了6种肉制品的脂质含量,并做了脂肪酸分析,结果与传统的氯仿/甲醇法一致,统计检验表明,两方法间不存在显著性差异,但改良干柱法洗脱剂毒性更低、试剂用量更少。     

鸡蛋中泰妙菌素化学发光酶免疫分析方法研究

针对鸡蛋中泰妙菌素的残留问题,通过半抗原及抗原设计合成、动物免疫及细胞融合筛选,成功得到可特异、灵敏识别泰妙菌素的单克隆抗体,并建立了泰妙菌素的化学发光酶免疫分析方法(CLEIA).采用棋盘法结合单因素实验优化策略,确定最佳反应条件为:包被原质量浓度0.26μg/mL,抗体质量浓度0.94μg/mL,反应体系为0.02...     

基于芯片的直接进样质谱法和气相色谱-质谱测定莱茵衣藻中的极性脂类

目前微藻的脂类分析主要侧重于脂肪酸酯、甘油三酯以及细胞内总脂的分析, 忽视了极性脂类的分析. 本研究建立了一个基于芯片的全自动电喷雾进样系统联用线性离子阱质谱的技术, 用于分析莱茵衣藻中的极性脂类. 通过数据库Lipidblast鉴定出了35种不同种类的极性脂类, 并首次鉴定出20种甜菜碱脂类. 同时利用了GC/TOF-MS来检测莱茵衣藻中的游离脂肪酸, 发现亚油酸、亚麻酸和棕榈酸是莱茵衣藻中含量最丰富的三种脂肪酸. 建立的脂类分析方法为微藻脂类种类全面综合的分析提供了方法上的参考.     

荧光增白剂检测方法研究进展

介绍荧光增白剂的主要应用,对荧光增白剂常用的检测方法紫外灯法、紫外分光光度法、分子荧光光谱法、液相色谱法、高效液相色谱–质谱联用法的应用进行综述,并分析了各检测方法的优缺点,展望了未来的发展方向。     

细交链孢菌酮酸酶联免疫吸附分析方法研究

采用水合肼和乙醛酸依次对细交链孢菌酮酸(Tenuazonic acid,TeA)进行衍生化,设计合成了含有氮杂共轭双键偶联手臂,可增强免疫效果的半抗原TeAHGA.通过偶联载体蛋白BSA后的免疫原TeAHGABSA免疫新西兰大白兔,成功制备了特异性识别TeA水合肼衍生物TeAH的多克隆抗体;优化确立了ELISA最佳反应条件(TeAH-OVA为异源包被原、包被浓度0.156 μg/L、药物稀释及反应缓冲液为PBS、一抗反应时间40 min、二抗反应时间20 min),建立了TeA间接竞争ELISA(icELISA)检测方法,其抑制中浓度(IC50)为1.61 μg/L,检出限(LOD)为0.08 μg/L,定量线性检测范围为0.19～12.89 μg/L (IC20～IC80).番茄、面粉样品平均添加回收率分别为67.2％～89.8％和74.8％～93.7％.     

Ion Trap Detection for Development of a Multiresidue/Multi Matrix Method for Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

Abstract

In the Netherlands for the determination of more than 400 pesticides thirteen multi residue methods and about 170 single residue methods are in use. A literature search learns that about 200 pesticides are gaschromatography (GC) amenable, that quantitative extraction procedures exist and these pesticides also give good recovery when gelpermeation (GPC) is used for cleanup of extracts. A strategy is discussed to develop a universal multi pesticide method, especially paying attention to plant material, using a universal very sensitive detection system, e.g. the ion trap detector.

Experimental data obtained with diverging matrices are presented together with some thoughts on on-line GPC-GC combinations, using a temperature programmable injector in the GC system.     

Development and Validation of a Micellar Liquid Chromatographic Method with UV Detection for Determination of Azithromycin in Tablets and Capsules

A rapid and simple micellar liquid chromatographic method that does not require use of specific chromatographic columns has been developed and validated for azithromycin determination. The method uses a Hypersil C₁₈ column at 60 °C, 1-butanol–pH 6.86 phosphate buffer solution–water, 15:25:60 (v/v), containing 0.10 M sodium dodecyl sulfate, as mobile phase, and UV-detection at 215 nm. Different characteristics of the method were validated satisfactorily. The specificity, accuracy, linearity, precision (repeatability), and robustness of the method were demonstrated. The method proved suitable for determination of the azithromycin content of capsules and uncoated tablets.Revised: 5 February and 11 March 2004     

Comparison of two Copper Reagents for Detection of Saturated and Unsaturated Neutral Lipids by Charring Densitometry

Abstract

The intensity of staining of each of four classes of neutral lipids (monoacylglycerol, diacylglycerol, triacylglycerol and fatty acid methyl ester) is shown to be dependent on the number or amount of carbon-carbon double bonds (C=C) when using 3% cupric acetate in 8% phosphoric acid. In contrast, staining with 10% cupric sulfate in 8% phosphoric acid is relatively Independent of the number or amount of C=C.     

Development of a HPLC Method for Analysis of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonates and Detection by UV and FTIR Spectroscopy Using Thermospray Interface

 A reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method, with acetic acid and sodium perchlorate phase modifiers, was developed to separate a mixture of linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS), containing 10 to 13 carbon atoms. The effects of methanol-water compositions and concentrations of used modifiers were investigated and compared. The separation achieved with 50 mg L⁻¹ acetic acid was found satisfactory whereas a concentration of 10 g L⁻¹ sodium perchlorate was preferred. Chromatograms obtained with UV and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) detection showed almost similar features and HPLC-FTIR interface spectra of LAS components exhibited excellent agreement of absorption features to those of standard FTIR spectrum and no thermal degradation was found to occur. Received May 20, 1998 Revision March 25, 1999.     

Lipids of microalgae. I. Lipids and a protein hydrolysate fromMonochrysis lutheri

The class composition and the total fatty acid composition of the readily- and difficulty-extractable lipids and the amino acid composition of a protein hydrolysate of the dry biomass from the golden-yellow microalgaMonochrysis lutheri have been determined for the first time. It has been established that the difficulty-extractable lipids differ sharply from the readily extractable lipids in the composition of the neutral and glycolipid components and also in that of the fatty acids; 27% of the weight of the fatty acids of the latter is composed of the 20:4 and 20:5 species. The protein hydrolysate ofM. lutheri contains almost the whole set of essential fatty acids.     

微型化快速病原体检测生物分析装置的研制

研制一种能够快速检测和筛选细菌以及病毒微生物,并且能够对动物体内致病载体进行现场监测的完整的微分析装置具有十分重大的意义.这种便携式的生物分析系统不需要繁杂的仪器设备就能进行复杂的生物样品分析,并由一般的未经训练的个体在短时间内完成操作过程.     

Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating LC Method for Curcumin

A simple, isocratic, stability-indicating liquid chromatographic method for quantitative determination of curcumin was successfully developed. The chromatographic separations were achieved using a Hi-Q-Sil C18; 4.6 mm × 250 mm and 10 μm particle size column employing acetonitrile and acetate buffer (pH 3.0; 60: 40, v/v) as the mobile phase. The analyte was subjected to acidic, basic, oxidative, thermal and photo degradation. The method was validated with respect to linearity, precision, accuracy, limit of detection and limit of quantification. Curcumin was detected by UV-Vis detector at 425 nm whereas the degradation products were detected at 280 nm. The method was linear over the concentration range of 1–10 μg mL^?1. The limit of detection was found to be 0.06 μg mL^?1 and the quantification limit was 0.21 μg mL^?1. Considerable degradation of the analyte was observed when it was subjected to alkaline conditions. Accuracy, evaluated as recovery, was in the range of 97–103%. Intra-day precision and intermediate precision showed relative standard deviations <1% and <2% respectively.     

Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating Assay Method for Naftopidil

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - A sensitive, selective, precise, and stability-indicating high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method for the...     

Development of a Bacterial Enzyme-Based Biosensor for the Detection and Quantification of Selenate

An enzymatic biosensor has been developed for the determination of selenate (SeO₄²⁻), in which selenate reductase (SeR) is chemically attached to a gold disk electrode by lipoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester as linker, allowing the catalytic reduction of the SeO₄²⁻ to SeO₃²⁻. Modification of the gold electrode was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS), and electrochemistry. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) measurements were performed in different buffers for selenate determination. Under optimum conditions, the calibration curve was linear over the range 7.0–3900.0 μg L⁻¹ with limits of detection and quantification of 4.97 and 15.56 μg L⁻¹, respectively. The possible interference of the relevant oxyanions SO₄²⁻, NO₃⁻, NO₂⁻, PO₄³⁻ and AsO₄³⁻ in the determination of SeO₄²⁻ was studied. Finally, the proposed biosensor was used to determine SeO₄²⁻ with recovery between 95.2 and 102.4 % in different real water samples.