QUENCHING OF PHOTOEXCITED 4,4'-DICARBOXY-2,2'-BIPYRIDINEBIS(2,2'-BIPYRIDINE)RUTHENIUM(II) BY OXYGEN IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND IN SILK FIBROIN MEMBRANE

Abstract— Photoluminescence and quenching of 4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridinebis(2,2'-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II) complex (Ru(DCbpy)(bpy)²₂⁺) in an aqueous solution as well as in a silk fibroin membrane were studied. Emission quenching by oxygen in an aqueous solution showed a linear relationship with respect to oxygen concentration. When the complex was incorporated into a silk fibroin membrane by adsorption from an aqueous solution into a preformed membrane, the photoexcited state of the complex was not quenched by oxygen in an aqueous phase. However, when the complex was incorporated into a silk fibroin membrane by casting a mixture of the complex and silk fibroin, the photoexcited complex was quenched by oxygen in an aqueous phase. In this case the Stern-Volmer plots showed a downward-deviating curve indicating heterogeneity of the probe site. Emission intensity decreased with an increase of the water content in the silk fibroin membrane.     

A NEW METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF SINGLET OXYGEN IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Abstract— In experiments on the interception of reactive intermediates of strongly oxidizing character in dye (S) sensitized photooxidations using p -nitrosodimethylaniline (RNO) as a selective scavenger, it has been observed that some substrates (A) or ¹O₂ acceptors (like imidazole derivatives) induce the bleaching of RNO as followed spectrophotometrically at 440 nm. Since singlet oxygen (¹O₂) does not react chemically with RNO, this bleaching is a consequence of ¹O₂ capture by the imidazole ring which results in the formation of a trans-annular peroxide intermediate [¹O₂] capable of inducing the bleaching of RNO (-RNO). In the absence of RNO, [¹O₂] decomposes or rearranges into the final oxygenation product ¹O₂: ¹Δ_g Thus, the system imidazole plus RNO can be used as a sensitive and selective test for the presence of ¹O₂ in aqueous solutions. The method can also be applied in the presence of sensitizing dyes which, under visible irradiation, can partially bleach RNO even in the absence of imidazole derivatives. In such a case, the bleaching of RNO is strongly increased by the presence of imidazoles with a characteristic dependence on their concentration. The separation of the product of RNO bleaching by thin layer chromatography can serve as additional proof of the presence of ¹O₂ in the system. The imidazole plus RNO method has been applied to a number of sensitizing and non-sensitizing dyes.     

氧弹燃烧灰化法测定有机物中磷

用氧弹燃烧法灰化有机物进行元素测定,操作简便,快速,无污染,该方法用于有机物中磷的分析,结果可靠。     

INVOLVEMENT OF SINGLET OXYGEN IN THE PHOTOTOXICITY MECHANISM FOR A METABOLITE OF PIROXICAM

It has been previously shown that a metabolite of piroxicam but not piroxicam itself causes phototoxicity to cells in vitro after exposure to UVA (320–400 nm) radiation. The phototoxicity mechanism for this metabolite, 2-methyl-4-oxo-2H-l,2-benzothiazine-l,l-dioxide (Compound I), was investigated. In vitro phototoxicity to human mononuclear cells was assayed using 0.5 m M Compound I and UVA radiation. The UVA fluence required for phototoxicity of Compound I was lower by a factor of 2-3 in D₂O buffer compared to H₂O buffer. Superoxide dismutase and mannitol, which remove O₂^- and OH", respectively, do not decrease the phototoxicity. The photodecomposition of Compound I was inhibited by sodium azide, enhanced by human serum albumin and unaffected by mannitol. Stable photoproducts of Compound I were not toxic to the cells. The quantum yield of singlet oxygen based on its emission at 1270 nm was 0.19 and 0.35 for Compound I and s2 ± 10^-3 and 10^-2 for piroxicam in D₂O and C₆H₆, respectively. While the extremely low quantum yield for singlet oxygen from piroxicam appears to account for its lack of phototoxicity, the phototoxicity mechanism for its metabolite, Compound I, most likely does involve singlet oxygen.     

PHOTOSENSITIZED REACTIONS OF POLY(U) WITH TRIS(2,2'' BIPYRIDYL)RUTHENIUM(II) AND PEROXYDISULFATE

The reactions of polyuridylic acid [poly(U)] with Ru(bpy)3(3+) [Ru(III)] and SO4.-, following UV and visible light irradiation of Ru(bpy)3(2+) [Ru(II)] in the presence of S2O8(2-), were studied in an argon-saturated aqueous solution using time-resolved absorption and conductivity methods. The kinetics of the Ru(III) conversion to Ru(II) in the presence of poly(U) was monitored spectroscopically either in the absence of SO4.- [rapid mixing with Ru(III)] or in its presence (after laser flash excitation, lambda exc = 353 nm). The conversion of Ru(III) to Ru(II) is complete at a [nucleotide]/[sensitizer] (N/S) ratio greater than or equal to 10 (rate constant k = 12 s-1) for rapid mixing and at N/S greater than or equal to 6 (k = 15 s-1 at N/S = 10) after laser pulsing. Conductivity measurements following the laser pulse revealed a fast conductivity increase (risetime less than 10 micros), due to the formation of charged species and protons. A slower increase in the 0.1-0.5 s range was observed for poly(U) but it is considerably smaller for poly(dU) and absent in uracil containing monounits. The slow increase is unaffected by pH changes in the 3.5-7 range, markedly reduced in the 7-9 range and is replaced by a slight decrease in conductivity in buffered solutions. An explanation is that poly(U)-bound excited Ru(II) reacts with S2O8(2-) forming Ru(III) and SO4.- as oxidizing species both of which react with poly(U) bases. The resulting base radicals react with Ru(III) or the ligands in the ruthenium complex, producing protons which give rise to the slow conductivity increase (k = 15 s-1 at N/S = 10). The formation of single-strand breaks and the ensuing release of condensed counterions does not appear to contribute significantly to the slow conductivity signal. At N/S less than 10 the observed rate and extent of Ru(III)--Ru(II) conversion and of the slow proton production vary markedly with the N/S ratio.     

ACRIDINES, DEAZAFLAVINS, ANDTRIS(2,2'-BIPYRIDINE)RUTHENIUM AS CATALYSTS FOR PHOTOPRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Abstract— The previously reported (Krasna, 1979) photoproduction of hydrogen from organic compounds in the presence of methyl viologen and platinum, catalyzed by proflavin, has now been accomplished with other photocatalysts. The acridine derivatives acriflavin, acridine yellow and acridine orange were active catalysts, whereas 9-aminoacridine was not. The reaction was similar to the proflavin catalyzed reaction with respect to electron donor specificity and mechanism. Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium (II) also replaced proflavin and the reaction was similar in most respects to that catalyzed by proflavin except that rris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium catalysis was most effective at alkaline pH values. The deazaflavins, deazaribofiavin and 3,10-dimethyl-5-deazaisoalloxazine, were more active than proflavin, particularly at alkaline pH values. Deazaflavins catalyzed photoproduction of hydrogen from a variety of compounds that were inactive with acridines and fra(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium. This includes carboxylic acids, amines, sugars and amino acids. This system may have potential for hydrogen production as a means of solar energy conversion.     

A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF LIMONENE FOR DETECTING SINGLET OXYGEN AS A COMPONENT OF POLLUTED AIR

Abstract— Exploratory experiments using simulated conditions indicate that the terpene, (+)-limonene can serve to detect O₂(¹Δ_g) in polluted atmospheres. ¹O₂ attack on limonene results in the formation of specific oxidation products in a specific distribution; quantitative identification of these products is a highly specific test for ¹O₂.     

A STANDARD SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE QUANTUM YIELD OF SINGLET OXYGEN FORMATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Abstract —The kinetic behavior of the ESR Signal II in spinach chloroplasts has been studied under steady-state illumination and under flash conditions. In controls Signal II exhibits biphasic decay following cessation of illumination—a moderately fast phase (t_1/2 10-60s) and a slow phase (t_1/2? 2–3 h). Addition of 3-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (DCMU), o-phenanthroline, NH₄Cl or gramicidin had no effect on the decay of Signal II; however, agents such as antimycin A, carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), NH₂OH or tris washing greatly accelerated the decay of Signal II. Flash photolysis-electron spin resonance experiments on Jensen-Bassham type chloroplasts reveal the presence of a previously unnoticed decay component in the g ? 2 region. This species is formed in less than 1 ms and exhibits a decay half life of ?6-10s. The spectral profile corresponds to the steady-state Signal II spectrum. This new transient is formed in approximately equimolar amounts to Signal I. The results are discussed in terms of two prevalent hypotheses—one which would place the Signal II component on the reducing side of PSII and another which would place the Signal II component on the oxidizing side.     

THE PRODUCTION OF SINGLET MOLECULAR OXYGEN BY ZINC(II) PHTHALOCYANINE IN ETHANOL AND IN UNILAMELLAR VESICLES. CHEMICAL QUENCHING AND PHOSPHORESCENCE STUDIES

Abstract— Zn(II)phthalocyanine (ZnPc) generates O₂(¹Δ_g) with a quantum yield of ca. 0.4 upon photocxcitation at 354 or 600 nm in ethanolic solution as determined by time-resolved phosphorescence studies at 1270 nm and photooxidation experiments using 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran (DPBF) as substrate. The quantum yield of photooxidation slightly increases upon incorporation of ZnPc into unilamellar liposomes of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine. Under our irradiation conditions (600 nm, 18^°C, and short light exposure times), DPBF(5–50 μM) undergoes photooxidation by a pure Type II mechanism; the rate constant for the O₂(¹Δ_g) + DPBF reaction is (1.1 ±0.1) x 10⁹ M^-1 s^_1 in ethanol solution and determined to be about two orders of magnitude smaller when both ZnPc and DPBF are embedded into liposomes.     

微波消解测定水样中总磷

研究了以H2O2-HNO3为氧化剂,用微波消解测定水样中总磷的分析方法。通过正交试验选择合适的消解条件与氧化剂投入量,选择合适的显色酸度及测定波长,方法对自然水样测定平均相对标准偏差为3．3％,平均回收率为100．3%。     

碘量法测定水中溶解氧含量测量不确定度的评定

分析碘量法测定水中溶解氧含量测量不确定度的影响因素,对测量不确定度各个分量的评定结果表明,测量重复性的不确定度分量最大,其次是样品溶液的体积、滴定溶液的体积和滴定溶液的浓度等不确定度分量,计算得到水中溶解氧含量测定结果的合成不确定度为0．06mg/L,扩展不确定度为0．12mg/L。     

BIOLOGICAL DEACTIVATION AND SINGLE-STRAND BREAKAGE OF PLASMID DNA BY PHOTOSENSITIZATION USING TRIS(2,2''- BIPYRIDYL)RUTHENIUM(II) AND PEROXYDISULFATE

Abstract— Single-strand break formation and biological deactivation of plasmid pBR322 DNA in the presence of tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)-ruthenium(II), Ru(bpy)2/3;⁺, and K₂S₂O₈, upon irradiation with visible light(400–500 nm), were studied in aqueous solution at room temperature. Conditions of complete binding of Ru(bpy)2/3;⁺ to the strand were employed. The damage is initiated mainly by the SO^2/3;; radical anion. Under anoxic conditions at a ratio of nucleotide to sensitizer concentrations (N/S) of 18 and S₂O2/8^- concentrations of 0.5 mM the quantum yield of single-strand break (ssb) formation is φ_ssb= 8.4 times 10^-3 while that of biological deactivation (bd) is Ø_bd= 7.6 times 10^-3 (φ_ssb= 5.2 times 10^-36.4 times 10^-3, 6.0 times 10^-3 and φ_bd= 4.2 times 10^-3, 5.2 times 10^-3, 4.8 times 10^-3 at N/S=3, 6, and 9, respectively). The quantum yields are approximately 2.5 times smaller in air-saturated solutions. At N/S = 18 about 33 SO₄^-radical anions are required per one lethal event. φ_bd increases linearly with the S₂Oφ^- concentration (up to 0.5 mM). The damage to DNA is drastically reduced on addition of mono- or divalent salts (e.g. NaC10₄, MgCl₂). These additives cause the release of Ru(bpy)2⁺ from the strand. The observed damage to DNA is thus the result of a site specific reaction. When the phenanthroline analogue, Ru(phen)φ⁺, is used as sensitizer, φ_ssb and φ_bd are three times smaller.     

SENSITIZED PHOTOOXYGENATION: CHANGE FROM TYPE I (RADICAL) TO TYPE II (SINGLET OXYGEN) MECHANISM

Abstract— As we have shown in previous papers, thionine-sensitized photooxygenation reactions follow a Type I (radical) mechanism. We now demonstrate that, by an appropriate choice of the acceptor and its concentration (solvent: pyridine) or by working in a rigid matrix (ethyl cellulose), the reaction can be switched to a Type II (singlet oxygen) mechanism. The system studied in the present investigation, thionine and 9,10-dimethylanthracene, represents to a certain extent an intermediate type. Photooxygenation at low DMA-concentration occurs according to a Type II mechanism as verified by the method of competitive photooxygenation, while in oxygen-free solutions, the sensitizer is partially photoreduced by the acceptor, which is typical for Type I systems. Whereas the photooxygenation of allylthiourea (ATU) with thionine as sensitizer takes place via radicals at high ATU concentrations, a change to the singlet oxygen mechanism could be observed at low ATU concentrations in pyridine solution.     

二溴对甲偶氮磺光度法测定锌合金中微量铅

研究了新试剂二溴对甲偶氮磺与铅的显色反应,建立了直接测定锌合金中微量铅的光度分析方法。在硝酸介质中,二溴对甲偶氮磺与铅发生灵敏的显色反应,生成1∶2的蓝色配合物。铅配合物的最大吸收峰位于630nm,表观摩尔吸光系数和Sandell灵敏度分别为1.07×105L·mol-1·cm-1和1.94ng·cm-2;显色反应在常温下(<30℃)立即完成,而配合物及试剂空白的吸光度在24h内基本保持不变;铅在0～90μg/25ml范围内符合比耳定律;显色反应有良好的选择性,主要共存金属离子均有较大的允许量,可用于锌合金中微量铅的直接测定。     

RED CHEMILUMINESCENCE FROM RAM SEMINAL VESICLE MICROSOMES: PITFALLS IN THE USE OF SPECTRALLY RESOLVED RED CHEMILUMINESCENCE AS A TEST FOR SINGLET OXYGEN IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Abstract— The assignment of the red chemiluminescence bands in the ram seminal microsome system to singlet oxygen as previously reported by Cadenas and Sies (1983) Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 364, 519-528 was re-evaluated. Measurements of 1268 nm emission demonstrated that ram seminal vesicle microsomes produced very small quantities of singlet oxygen (0.41 2 0.05 p.M) when they metabolized high concentrations of 15-hydroperoxyarachidonic acid (1 mM). The red chemilumi- nescence, however, was not due to singlet oxygen, since it failed to increase in deuterium oxide and it was five orders of magnitude larger than the predicted emission from singlet oxygen produced in this system. Quantitative measurements of the time integral of the square root of the red chemiluminescence intensity may be a useful test to confirm the assignment of red emission to singlet oxygen in other biochemical systems.     

A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED 5-AMINO-1,2,3, 4-THIATRIAZOLES BY AZA-TRANSFER REACTION

Abstract

Recently, the aza-transfer reactions between amino or hydrazino compounds and aryldiazonium salts or heterocyclic diazo compounds have been studied. In general, a mixture of different products is formed.     

RUTHENIUM RED INHIBITION OF OXYGEN EVOLUTION AND SPECIFIC RELEASE OF THE EXTRINSIC 16 kDa POLYPEPTIDE IN A PHOTOSYSTEM II PREPARATION

The inhibitory effect of the dye ruthenium red was studied in photosystem II-enriched submembrane fractions. A number of distinct types of interaction were found, which differed in their concentration range and required incubation time. Ruthenium red instantaneously quenches the initial chlorophyll a fluorescence level (F₀) and the maximum fluorescence level (F_m) by enhancing radiationless deactivation in the chlorophyll light harvesting complex. Associated with this quenching of fluorescence is an instantaneous decrease in the quantum yield of oxygen evolution. Ruthenium red also inhibited the light saturated rate of oxygen evolution and the variable fluorescence, monitored 80 µs after a saturating excitation-flash. These inhibitions increased with incubation time and became greater than 50% within 5 min. Although ruthenium red was known to affect Ca²⁺ or Cl^? sites specifically, the inhibitory action was more pronounced than simple Ca²⁺ or Cl^? depletion. Incubation with ruthenium red for 5 min blocks the Z P680⁺ → Z⁺ P680 charge transfer reaction. Upon mixing with the photosystem II preparation, ruthenium red induced specific release of the extrinsic 16 kDa polypeptide associated with water-splitting without release of Mn. It is proposed that the inhibitor produces an ionic imbalance which alters the configuration of the donor side of photosystem II.     

一种选择性快速测定饮料中游离甲醛的示波极谱法

在pH 5.0的0.025mol·L-1HOAc-NaOAc介质中,甲醛与硫酸肼的反应产物于电位－1.04V(vs.SCE)处产生一个灵敏的还原波,其峰高(ip)与甲醛浓度在0.1～0.8mg·L-1范围内呈良好的线性关系。在此条件下,共存的数十种无机离子及有机物无影响,也不受试样中颜色及浑浊等影响,对甲醛有极高的特效性。用标准加入法直接测定炊料中微量的游离甲醛含量,分析频率为60样·h-1．其操作简便、快速、准确,是目前测定甲醛最为简便的分析方法。     

ACTION SPECTRA FOR THE GENERATION OF SINGLET OXYGEN FROM MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES FROM SOYBEAN (Glycine max) HYPOCOTYLS

Abstract— The action spectrum for the generation of singlet oxygen (¹O₂) from mitochondrial membranes under aerobic conditions was measured at wavelengths between 360 and 600 nm, using sub-mitochondrial particles (SMP) prepared from soybean hypocotyls. The spectrum, showing a peak at about 420 nm, remarkably resembles the absorption spectra of the Fe-S centers of nonheme iron proteins. Disruption of the Fe-S centers by treating SMP with mersalyl acid resulted in a substantial decrease in the efficiency of ¹O₂ generation, leaving an action spectrum whose pattern is significantly similar to the absorption spectrum of flavins, at least in the region of near UV and blue light wavelengths. Estimating the contribution of the Fe-S centers to the generation of ¹O₂ from SMP, we suggest that the Fe-S centers act as very important endogenous photosensitizers in plant cells, in so far as the type II mechanism is concerned. Possible involvement of mitochondrial flavoproteins in the generation of ¹O₂ is also discussed.