Isolation and Determination of Beta-Carotene in Carrots by Magnetic Chitosan Beta-Cyclodextrin Extraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Beta-carotene is a carotenoid with strong antioxidant activity that has been used in many areas and attracted significant attention. Among the articles reported, however, there are few examples of the convenient and eco-friendly use of magnetic chitosan biopolymers to extract beta-carotene. This paper reports the ultrasonic-assisted solid phase extraction of beta-carotene. The beta-carotene in carrot samples was extracted using synthesized magnetic chitosan beta-cyclodextrin biopolymers prior to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detection. Under the optimal conditions, the beta-carotene content of carrot was found to be 41.06?±?0.02?μg/g. This newly developed method using magnetic chitosan cyclodextrin biopolymers is a promising method for the ultrasonic-assisted solid phase extraction of carotenoids from vegetables because the procedure is facile and rapid and the magnetic biopolymers can be removed using simple process.     

磁性壳聚糖微球的制备及其用作漆酶固定化载体

磁性壳聚糖微球的制备及其用作漆酶固定化载体;壳聚糖;固定化;漆酶;酶活力     

Kinetics of the Thermal and Thermo‐Oxidative Degradation of a Polystyrene–Clay Nanocomposite

Summary: Thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry have been used to study the thermal and thermo‐oxidative degradation of polystyrene (PS) and a PS–clay nanocomposite. An advanced isoconversional method has been applied for kinetic analysis. Introduction of the clay phase increases the activation energy and affects the total heat of degradation, which suggests a change in the reaction mechanism. The obtained kinetic data permit a comparative assessment of the fire resistance of the studied materials.

The change in activation energy for the degradation of PS and the PS–clay nanocomposite with the extent of polymer conversion.     

Thermal Degradation Behavior and Kinetic Analysis of Biodegradable Polymers Using Various Comparative Models, 1

Thermal degradation behavior of a biodegradable polymer (PBS) has been investigated by conventional and MTGA methods. The kinetic parameters of degradation were calculated by a general analytical solution and by the Coats‐Redfern, Ozawa, Horowitz‐Metzger, and MTGA methods. The results reveal that the reaction mechanism at lower temperature is probably the F1 model through the reaction of random chain cleavage via cis‐elimination. However, the reaction mechanism at higher temperature is likely to be D1 model because of the dominant diffusion control effect.

     

The Study of Kinetics of Poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate) Degradation Induced by Carboxylate

Summary: The carboxylate induced degradation of the poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) has been investigated with non-isothermal measurements. The apparent activation energies for PHB degradation have been determined. Application of the Kissinger's and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa's method for TG and DSC derived data gave good correlation of the results proving applicability of the non-isothermal DSC measurements for the study. Moreover, dependence of the apparent activation energies on the activity of the carboxylate has been found.     

密闭式微波降解法促进常见人参皂苷向稀有人参皂苷转化的规律

采用密闭微波技术对7种常见人参皂苷单体(Rb1,Rb2,Rb3,Rc,Rd,Re和Rg1)进行降解,通过高效液相色谱(HPLC)分析并与相同条件下非微波降解物对比,研究了密闭微波降解人参皂苷的产物在化学结构及组成上的变化规律,以期快速、高效地制备生物活性高的稀有人参皂苷.结果表明,密闭式微波降解法能够使常见人参皂苷基本降解完全,而相同条件下非微波降解法则基本不发生降解.原人参二醇型人参皂苷易水解掉C20位糖,并发生C20位构型变化,生成20(R)-Rg3和20(S)-Rg3,其中20-(R)为优势构型,C20位羟基进一步脱水产生稀有人参皂苷Rk1和Rg5.同时,20(S/R)-Rg3失去C3位的1分子葡萄糖转化为20(S/R)-Rh2,C20位羟基再进一步脱水生成了Rk2和Rh3.此外,人参皂苷C20位所连的糖种类与构型影响了降解产物中各稀有皂苷的组成与比例,但7种原人参二醇型人参皂苷密闭式微波降解产物中Rg5含量均为最高.密闭式微波降解对原三醇型人参皂苷的转化作用与原二醇型人参皂苷具有相似的规律,人参皂苷Re和Rg1的密闭式微波降解产物中Rh4含量均为最高.本文结果进一步说明在相同的降解条件下,密闭式微波降解法的降解效率远高于高温高压非微波降解法,密闭式微波降解可明显促进常见人参皂苷向稀有人参皂苷转化,因此采用密闭微波技术对常见人参皂苷进行降解可以大量获得稀有人参皂苷.     

Thermal stability of reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer/macromolecular architecture design by interchange of xanthates chain‐transfer agents

A series of chain‐transfer agents used in reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer/macromolecular architecture design by interchange of xanthates polymerizations were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to assess their stability to heat and to determine their degradation pathways. The effects of the chain‐transfer‐agent class and structure on the thermal stability are described. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 6980–6987, 2006     

云芝漆酶在N,N'-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺（BIS）交联聚甲基丙烯酸基元上的固定及其修饰玻碳电极电化学行为

以N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺（BIS）交联聚甲基丙烯酸作为固定漆酶的载体,以共价偶联法固定云芝漆酶并测定了固定基元的酶固定量和固定漆酶的比活力。 还研究了固定漆酶热稳定性、重复使用性以及固定漆酶催化2,6-二甲氧基苯酚（DMP）氧化的酶动力学参数。 实验结果表明,这种交联聚合物基元通过共价偶联法固定漆酶的量和固定漆酶的比活力分别可达26.37 mg/g和1.202 U/mg;在交联聚合物基元上固定的漆酶在50 ℃下放置2 h后仍然保持初始活力的83％,重复使用10次后仍保持初始活力的80％以上;交联聚合物固定漆酶催化DMP氧化的表观速率常数k_cat可达1090 min^-1,以固定漆酶的BIS交联聚甲基丙烯酸功能化碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极在pH=4.4磷酸盐缓冲液中氧还原发生在+724 mV(vs.SCE)。     

Surface modification of glass beads with poly(acrylic acid)

Non‐porous P₂ glass beads were etched with sodium hydroxide to increase the number of silanol groups that could be used to modify the surface. The etched glass beads were then functionalized with 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and/or glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPS). The surface of the glass beads were further modified with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) by reacting the carboxyl groups on PAA with the amino groups of the pregrafted APS. The chemical modifications were characterized by FT‐IR spectroscopy, particle size analyzer and tensiometry for contact angle and porosity measurements. Five different molecular weight PAA polymers ranging from 2000 to 3,000,000 were grafted with less than expected increase of grafted PAA with molecular weight. The amount of APS and PAA on the surface was determined from thermogravimetric analysis and elemental analysis data. The surface properties of the surface modified glass beads were determined by measuring water and hexane penetration rate and contact angle. The surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of pH on Competitive Adsorption of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) from Water onto Chitosan Beads

The amounts of adsorption of Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Zn²⁺ from single, binary, and tertiary nitrate solutions onto glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan beads were measured. The beads had an average particle size and pore volume of 2 mm and 0.06 cm³/g, respectively, and had a BET surface area of 60 m²/g. All experiments were performed at 298 K as a function of initial pH (2.0–5.0), total metal concentration (0.77–17.0 mol/m³), and molar concentration ratio (0.25–4) in the aqueous phase. It was shown that the amount of metal adsorption generally increased with increasing solution pH. Competitive adsorption was significant in binary and tertiary systems when Cu²⁺ was present. The selectivity factor reached maximum in an equilibrium pH range of 5.1–5.3 and 4.5–4.9 for the Cu-Ni and Cu-Zn binary systems, respectively. This adsorbent provided a possibility for selective separation of Cu²⁺ from such multi-component solutions.     

固相萃取/高效液相色谱法测定茶油中的多种天然酚类物质

建立了同时分离、检测茶油中23种酚类物质的高效液相色谱方法.比较了液液萃取、固相萃取两种方法的提取效果,并优化了流动相、检测波长、进样量等参数.23种酚类物质在优化条件下均可有效分离,并在0.059～9.115μg/g范围内具有良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9776～1.0000,检出限为0.041～0.379μg/g...     

过氧化氢在乙酸均相体系中对壳聚糖的降解

为制备分子量较低的可溶于水的壳低聚糖,研究了在乙酸均相体系中过氧化氢氧化降解壳聚糖的过程,采用凝胶渗透色谱法跟踪测定了壳聚糖氧化降解过程中分子量及其分布的变化,探索制备不同分子量壳低聚糖的适宜条件。     

Fabrication of Magnetic Al-Based Fe3O4@MIL-53 Metal Organic Framework for Capture of Multi-Pollutants Residue in Milk Followed by HPLC-UV

The efficient capture of multi-pollutant residues in food is vital for food safety monitoring. In this study, in-situ-fabricated magnetic MIL-53(Al) metal organic frameworks (MOFs), with good magnetic responsiveness, were synthesized and applied for the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of chloramphenicol, bisphenol A, estradiol, and diethylstilbestrol. Terephthalic acid (H₂BDC) organic ligands were pre-coupled on the surface of amino-Fe₃O₄ composites (H₂BDC@Fe₃O₄). Fe₃O₄@MIL-53(Al) MOF was fabricated by in-situ hydrothermal polymerization of H₂BDC, Al (NO₃)₃, and H₂BDC@Fe₃O₄. This approach highly increased the stability of the material. The magnetic Fe₃O₄@MIL-53(Al) MOF-based MSPE was combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-photo diode array detection, to establish a novel sensitive method for analyzing multi-pollutant residues in milk. This method showed good linear correlations, in the range of 0.05–5.00 μg/mL, with good reproducibility. The limit of detection was 0.004–0.108 μg/mL. The presented method was verified using a milk sample, spiked with four pollutants, which enabled high-throughput detection and the accuracies of 88.17–107.58% confirmed its applicability, in real sample analysis.     

Photo Polymerized Interpenetrating Polymer Network of Poly(antimony acrylate) and Poly(arsenic acrylate): Synthesis and Characterization

A series of IPN based on poly(antimony acrylate) and poly(arsenic acrylate) have been synthesized by a sequential mode of synthesis. Formation of complex based on “polymer solvent” method reflects the contraction of the polymer coils by determining the value of mutual interaction constant (k_AB) in different solvents such as dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) (k_AB=0.60); dimethylformamide (DMF) (k_AB=0.42); dioxane (k_AB=0.26) predicting weak Vander Waal interaction. The scanning electron microscopy reveals dual phase morphology of both metal acrylates. The infrared spectrum indicates characteristic frequencies of (>C?O) at 1730 cm^?1,thus giving structural evidence for IPN. The properties namely percentage swelling, average molecular weight between crosslinks(M_c),Young's modulus, increases with concentrations of linear polymer(polyantimony acrylate) and initiator (benzoyl peroxide). However, it decreases with concentrations of monomer (arsenic acrylate) and crosslinker (divinyl benzene).The value of activation energy calculated from thermo gravimetric analysis is 15 KJ/mol.     

反相高效液相色谱法对秦岭21种蕨类植物中槲皮素与山柰酚含量的测定

运用反相高效液相色谱(RP/HPLC)法对21种蕨类植物中槲皮素、山柰酚的含量进行测定。使用Shimadzu C18(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)色谱柱,以甲醇-水溶液为流动相进行等度洗脱,流速1.0 mL/min,检测波长360 nm,进样量20μL,柱温28℃。各对照品的质量浓度与色谱峰面积线性关系良好,具有较好的精确度和重复性,槲皮素、山柰酚的加标回收率分别为93%和95%。采用该方法分别对采自秦岭的21种蕨类植物的地上和地下部分进行测定,地上部分有19种含槲皮素、15种含山柰酚,其中毡毛石韦中槲皮素含量最高(2.11 mg/g),蜈蚣草中山柰酚含量最高(19.80 mg/g);而地下部分除有边瓦韦、大瓦韦含槲皮素(含量分别为0.11、0.12 mg/g)外,其余根状茎中几乎没有这两种黄酮类化合物;表明槲皮素与山柰酚在蕨类植物的地上部分广泛存在。     

磁性金属有机骨架-聚多巴胺的制备并用于水产养殖水样中阳离子染料的萃取检测

利用多巴胺(DA)中的儿茶酚基团能与金属有机骨架晶体(MOFs)中金属离子螯合的原理,以ZIF-67为模板,经DA蚀刻-自聚合形成具有孔洞结构的聚多巴胺(PDA)壳层,制备了磁性-MOFs-PDA(Fe₃O₄@Z67D)新型材料。多种表征手段验证了材料的形貌、结构和性能。新型材料具有亲水性的表面、纳米级的孔径,以及良好的磁响应,被用作磁固相萃取吸附剂。结合高效液相色谱分析手段,建立了萃取检测亚甲蓝(MB)和结晶紫(CV)两种阳离子染料的新方法。在最优的萃取和色谱分析条件下,MB和CV的线性范围分别为0.5～200μg/L和0.01～50μg/L,检出限分别为0.04μg/L和0.008μg/L,对两种染料的富集因子分别为777和688。新型材料重复使用10次,其萃取性能未见发生变化。该方法成功应用于检测淡水鱼养殖用水中痕量的MB和CV,加标回收率为82.0%～109.0%, RSD低于2.9%。     

Adsorption of Chromium on Composite Microspheres of Chitosan and Nano Iron Oxide

The batch removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solution using binary composite microspheres of chitosan and nanoparticles of iron oxide under different conditions has been investigated in this study. The influences of initial chromium concentration, contact time, pH, temperature, and solid-liquid ratio have been reported. The adsorption data was fitted well in the Langmuir and Freundlich models and various static parameters were calculated. The mechanism of adsorption was studied by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).     

Chemometrically assisted optimization and validation of a new HPLC method for the determination of paliperidone in pharmaceuticals

Paliperidone is an antipsychotic drug, which is used for the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. In this study, a new method was developed for the determination of Paliperidone in its extended-release tablets. Face-centered central composite design was applied for optimization of the method. Factors were decided as acetonitrile content, pH of the mobile phase and buffer concentration through preliminary studies. Optimal flow rate (1?mL/min), column temperature (35°C) and internal standard (Bupropion) were also determined during preliminary studies. Retention factors and tailing factors of Paliperidone and Bupropion were selected as responses. Derringer’s desirability function was applied for simultaneously optimization of these four responses. Optimal conditions were predicted as phosphate buffer (pH:3, 23?mM): acetonitrile (76:24, v:v). Developed method was validated in terms of linearity, detection and quantification limits, accuracy, precision, specificity and robustness. Method was found linear in the concentration range of 0.125-100?µg/mL. Mean equation of the calibration curve was y?=?0.0807 x - 0.0102 (R²?=?0.9999). Accuracy and precision of the method was evaluated with recovery values (98-102%) and relative standard deviation values (<2%), respectively. All other parameters were found acceptable. The method was successfully applied for the determination of Paliperidone in its extended-release tablets.     

Biological Fingerprinting Analysis of Interaction Between Taxoids in Taxus and Microtubule Protein by Microdialysis Coupled with High-performance Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for Screening Antimicrotubule Agents

Some natural products, such as traditional Chinese medicines（TCMs）, contain compounds with anticancer activity and have attracted a great interest in recent years as alternative anticancer therapies. A quick and convenient assay for screening antimicrotubule compounds in which in vitro microdialysis/high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） is used to monitor the binding of the compounds extracted from TCM Taxus cuspidata Siebold ＆ Zucc（Taxus） to microtubules is reported. It was observed that the extract of Taxus contains at least five compounds which have affinity interaction with microtubules by biological fingerprinting analysis, and they were identified as the taxoids of taxol, baccatin III, 10-deacetylbaccatin Ⅲ（10-DAB）, cephalomannine and 7-epi-10-deacetyltaxol （7-epi-10-DAT） based on the comparison of their high-performance liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric and UV spectra with those of the standard samples, both assembly-promoting and disassembly-inhibiting characteristics of those compounds were evaluated. It was observed that baccatin Ⅲ and 10-DAB bound to microtubules and the binding degrees were influenced by GTP. Competitive binding behavior of taxol with other four taxoids to microtubules was also investigated.