Cost‐effective imprinting combining macromolecular crowding and a dummy template for the fast purification of punicalagin from pomegranate husk extract

The combination of molecular crowding and virtual imprinting was employed to develop a cost‐effective method to prepare molecularly imprinted polymers. By using linear polymer polystyrene as a macromolecular crowding agent, an imprinted polymer recognizable to punicalagin had been successfully synthesized with punicalin as the dummy template. The resulting punicalin‐imprinted polymer presented a remarkable selectivity to punicalagin with an imprinting factor of 3.17 even at extremely low consumption of the template (template/monomer ratio of 1:782). In contrast, the imprinted polymer synthesized without crowding agent, did not show any imprinting effect at so low template amount. The imprinted polymers made by combination of molecular crowding and virtual imprinting can be utilized for the fast separation of punicalagin from pomegranate husk extract after optimizing the protocol of solid‐phase extraction with the recovery of 85.3 ± 1.2%.     

Application of ionic liquids based enzyme-assisted extraction of chlorogenic acid from Eucommia ulmoides leaves

A new approach for ionic liquid based enzyme-assisted extraction (ILEAE) of chlorogenic acid (CGA) from Eucommia ulmoides is presented in which enzyme pretreatment was used in ionic liquids aqueous media to enhance extraction yield. For this purpose, the solubility of CGA and the activity of cellulase were investigated in eight 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids. Cellulase in 0.5 M [C6mim]Br aqueous solution was found to provide better performance in extraction. The factors of ILEAE procedures including extraction time, extraction phase pH, extraction temperatures and enzyme concentrations were investigated. Moreover, the novel developed approach offered advantages in term of yield and efficiency compared with other conventional extraction techniques. Scanning electronic microscopy of plant samples indicated that cellulase treated cell wall in ionic liquid solution was subjected to extract, which led to more efficient extraction by reducing mass transfer barrier. The proposed ILEAE method would develope a continuous process for enzyme-assisted extraction including enzyme incubation and solvent extraction process. In this research, we propose a novel view for enzyme-assisted extraction of plant active component, besides concentrating on enzyme facilitated cell wall degradation, focusing on improvement of bad permeability of ionic liquids solutions.     

Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method for the determination of selected room-temperature ionic liquid cations

The separation of selected 1-alkyl- and 1-aryl-3-methylimidazolium-based room temperature ionic liquid cations has been performed using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization mass detection. The RP-HPLC method development started with the selection of a column taking into account especially the resolution of low molecular congeners of the selected group. Mobile phase composition was optimized for peak resolution, sensitivity and high reproducibility of retention values. The results of the method development were applied to the determination of exemplary ionic liquid species present in the medium used in cytotoxicity studies.     

A validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for the quantification of chlorogenic acid in the hydroalcoholic extract of Gynura cusimbua leaves

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - A simple, reliable, and reproducible high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method was developed for the quantitative...     

Free flow electrophoresis as a method for the purification of enzymes from E. coli cell extract

The application of the four techniques of free flow electrophoresis (zone electrophoresis, isotachophoresis, isoelectric focusing and field step electrophoresis) for the purification of proteins from a complex protein mixture was investigated. For this purpose alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) from Aspergillus oryzae was added and reisolated from E. coli cell extract. The chosen enzyme and the biological extract are models for many industrial separation problems. In optimized experiments purity, purification factor, yield, throughput and efficiency were calculated. The best results were obtained with field step electrophoresis in combination with zone electrophoresis. High purity (0.82 mg enzyme/mg total protein) and high throughput (111 mL sample/h) were achieved using this technique. Field step electrophoresis gave the best throughput (330 mL sample/h), but low purity (0.63 mg enzyme/mg total protein). This technique can also be used for a simple concentration of the sample. With zone electrophoresis a purity of more than 0.95 mg enzyme/mg total protein was obtained, which was the best of all techniques. However, the enzyme concentration was decreased due to dilution with buffer solution after the separation. Isotachophoresis was the most difficult technique, combined with a relatively low recovery of 31% of the enzyme activity. In a purification scheme, free flow electrophoresis is able to substitute one or even several chromatography steps with a negligible loss of biological activity.     

Extraction and isolation of shikimic acid from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing an ionic liquid that dissolves cellulose

Shikimic acid, the starting material in the commercial synthesis of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu?), was efficiently extracted and isolated from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([bmim]Cl), which dissolves cellulose.     

Extraction of lanthanides from aqueous solution by using room-temperature ionic liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide in conjunction

For the first time, the study of a three-step extraction system of water/ionic liquid/supercritical CO2 has been performed. Extraction of trivalent lanthanum and europium from an aqueous nitric acid solution to a supercritical CO2 phase via an imidazolium-based ionic liquid phase is demonstrated, and extraction efficiencies higher than 87 % were achieved. The quantitative extraction is obtained by using different fluorinated beta-diketones with and without the addition of tri(n-butyl)phosphate. The complexation phenomenon occurring in the room-temperature ionic-liquid (RTIL) phase was evidenced by using luminescence spectroscopy.     

Preparation and characterization of novel macroporous cellulose beads regenerated from ionic liquid for fast chromatography

Macroporous cellulose beads (MCB) used as anion exchangers were successfully prepared from cellulose solution in ionic liquid by double emulsification followed by cross-linking and modification with diethylaminoethyl. The pore structure and properties of the MCB were investigated and the results were compared with homogeneous cellulose beads (HCB). The MCB in size of about 71 μm is characterized by two sets of pores, i.e., diffusion pores (10–20 nm) and macropores (800–2000 nm), determined by mercury porosimeter. In addition, the bed permeability and effective porosity for BSA of MCB-packed column are 58% and 25% higher than those of HCB-packed column, respectively. The adsorption properties of MCB were evaluated, and compared with HCB and commercial absorbent (Sepharose 6 Fast Flow, CSFF). It is found that the pore diffusivity of BSA in MCB is over 7.9 times higher than HCB, and 6.7 times higher than CSFF, respectively. While the equilibrium adsorption capacity (q_m) of BSA on MCB is obviously lower than that on HCB and CSFF, the dynamic binding capacity (DBC) on MCB at 10% breakthrough reaches 47.7 mg/mL, higher than HCB (40.3 mg/mL) and CSFF (46.2 mg/mL) at flow rate of 360 cm/h. In addition, the MCB-packed column showed better column efficiency over the HCB packed one. Therefore, we demonstrated that the MCB possessed more advantages than other ones, like HCB and CSFF, and was expected as an ideal material for fast chromatography.     

Rotational dynamics of a diatomic solute in the room-temperature ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate

Reorientational time correlation functions C(l)(t)( identical withP(l)[cos theta(t)]) for a diatomic solute in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (EMI(+)PF(6) (-)) are analyzed via molecular dynamics computer simulations, where <...> denotes an equilibrium ensemble average, P(l) the lth order Legendre polynomial and theta(t) the angle between the solute orientation at time t and its initial direction. Overall results are indicative of heterogeneous dynamics in EMI(+)PF(6) (-). For a small nondipolar solute, C(l)(t) are well-described as stretched exponential functions in wide time ranges. One striking feature is that after rapid initial relaxation, C(2)(t) decays more slowly than C(1)(t). As a result, the correlation time associated with the former is considerably longer than that with the latter. This is ascribed to solvent structural fluctuations, which allow large-amplitude solute rotations. As the solute size grows, relaxation of C(l)(t) approaches exponential decay.     

High-pressure testing of heterogeneous charge transfer in a room-temperature ionic liquid: evidence for solvent dynamic control

We report the first application of a high-pressure electrochemical strategy to study heterogeneous charge transfer (CT) in a room-temperature ionic liquid, [BMIM][BTA]. High-pressure kinetic studies on electron exchange for two redox couples of different charge type, viz. [Fe(bipy)3]3+/2+ and [Fe(cp)2]+/0, at bare Au electrodes within the range of 0.1-150 MPa, revealed large positive volumes of activation that were found to be virtually the same for the two redox couples in terms of the CT rate constants and diffusion coefficients, despite the reactant's charge type. Independent viscosity (fluidity) studies at elevated pressure (up to 175 MPa), were also performed and revealed a pressure coefficient closely resembling the former ones. Complementary temperature-dependent kinetic studies within the range of 298-358 K also revealed the virtual similarity in activation enthalpies for the same kinetic and diffusion processes, as well as the viscosity of [BMIM][BTA]. A rigorous analysis of the complete variety of obtained results strongly indicates that dynamic (frictional) control of CT is operative by way of the full adiabatic mechanism. The contribution of the Franck-Condon term to the activation free energy of the kinetic process seems almost diminished because of the high value of electronic coupling and freezing out of the outer-sphere reorganization energy. Further analyses indicate that frictional control most probably takes place through slow translational modes (implying "minimal volume" cooperative dislocations) of constituent ions. This kind of motion seems further slowed down within the vicinity of the active site presumably located within the diffusive-like zone situated next to the compact (first) part of the metal/ionic liquid junction.     

Changes in the room-temperature emission spectrum of chlorophyll during fast and slow phases of the Kautsky effect in intact leaves

Changes in the room-temperature emission spectrum of chlorophyll (Chl) were analyzed using fast diode-array recordings during the Kautsky effect in mature and in greening barley leaves. In mature leaves, the comparison of F(O) (basal level of fluorescence yield at transient O) and F(M) (maximum level of fluorescence yield at transient M) spectra showed that the relative amplitude of total variable fluorescence was maximal for the 684 nm Photosystem II (PSII) band and minimal for the 725 nm Photosystem I band. During the increase from F(O) to F(M), a progressive redshift of the spectrum of variable fluorescence occurred. This shift reflected the different fluorescence rise kinetics of different layers of chloroplasts inside the leaf. This was verified by simulating the effect of screening on the emission spectrum of isolated chloroplasts and by experiments on greening leaves with low Chl content. In addition, experiments performed at different greening stages showed that the presence of uncoupled Chl at early-greening stages and light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) at later stages have detectable but minor effects on the shape of room-temperature emission spectra. When strong actinic light was applied to mature green leaves, the slow fluorescence yield, which declined from F(M) to F(T) (steady-state level of fluorescence yield at transient T), was accompanied by a slight redshift of the 684 nm PSII band because of nonphotochemical quenching of short-wavelength-emitting Chl ascribed to LHCII.     

基于捕集柱阵列的制备型二维液相色谱纯化烟草中的4个组分

二维液相色谱(2D-LC)因具有较高的峰容量,在复杂样品的分离分析中获得了广泛的关注。然而,制备型2D-LC以纯化高纯单体为目标,在方法开发和设备构成等方面与分析型2D-LC有较大的不同,目前尚未得到充分的开发,在大规模的制备纯化中应用较少。本文以一套制备液相色谱模块为分离系统,以稀释泵、切换阀和捕集柱阵列为接口,构建了新型的制备型2D-LC系统,旨在规模化纯化多个活性成分。以烟叶中可以用作医药原料的烟碱、绿原酸、芦丁和茄尼醇等组分为目标物,考察了不同类型填料对样品的捕集效率、过载条件下的色谱保留行为等,优化了制备色谱条件。进而利用在线2D-LC系统实现了烟叶提取物的纯化,通过一次运行获得了4个高纯化合物。该系统具有中压色谱纯化成本低、系统在线运行自动化程度高、稳定性好及容易放大等优点。烟叶中活性化学成分的回收利用对促进烟草行业的发展及带动地方农业经济开发具有重大的意义。     

反相高效液相色谱法测定罗布麻叶中的绿原酸

采用反相高效液相色谱法(RP-HPLC)在ODS Hypersil(5μm,125 mm×4mm i.d.)色谱柱上以甲醇、体积分数2%HAc为流动相测定了罗布麻叶中的绿原酸。流动相的流速为0.6 mL/min,检测波长为328 nm,建立了回归方程y=11071.10V-27.06,r=0.9999,绿原酸的回收率为98.54%。     

Design of functional guanidinium ionic liquid aqueous two-phase systems for the efficient purification of protein

A series of novel cationic functional hexaalkylguanidinium ionic liquids and anionic functional tetraalkylguanidinium ionic liquids have been devised and synthesized based on 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine. The structures of the ionic liquids (ILs) were confirmed by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR) and the production yields were all above 90%. Functional guanidinium ionic liquid aqueous two-phase systems (FGIL-ATPSs) have been first designed with these functional guanidinium ILs and phosphate solution for the purification of protein. After phase separation, proteins had transferred into the IL-rich phase and the concentrations of proteins were determined by measuring the absorbance at 278 nm using an ultra violet visible (UV–vis) spectrophotometer. The advantages of FGIL-ATPSs were compared with ordinary ionic liquid aqueous two-phase systems (IL-ATPSs). The proposed FGIL-ATPS has been applied to purify lysozyme, trypsin, ovalbumin and bovine serum albumin. Single factor experiments were used to research the effects of the process, such as the amount of ionic liquid (IL), the concentration of salt solution, temperature and the amount of protein. The purification efficiency reaches to 97.05%. The secondary structure of protein during the experimental process was observed upon investigation using UV–vis spectrophotometer, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and circular dichroism spectrum (CD spectrum). The precision, stability and repeatability of the process were investigated. The mechanisms of purification were researched by dynamic light scattering (DLS), determination of the conductivity and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was suggested that aggregation and embrace phenomenon play a significant role in the purification of proteins. All the results show that FGIL-ATPSs have huge potential to offer new possibility in the purification of proteins.     

A study of the time-resolved fluorescence spectrum and red edge effect of ANF in a room-temperature ionic liquid

In a recent article, we have analyzed using molecular dynamics simulations the steady-state red edge effect (REE) observed by Samanta and co-workers when the fluorescent probe 2-amino-7-nitrofluorene (ANF) is photoexcited at different wavelengths in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([BMIM+]) hexafluorophosphate ([PF6-]). In this letter, we predict the time- and wavelength-dependent emission spectra of ANF in the same ionic solvent. From the analysis of our simulated data, we are able to derive an approximate time scale for reorganization of the solvent around the solute probe. The effect that slow varying local liquid environments have on the overall time-dependent signal is also discussed.     

UHPLC‐ESI‐MS/MS determination and pharmacokinetics of pinoresinol glucoside and chlorogenic acid in rat plasma after oral administration of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv extract

This study aimed to develop a specific UHPLC‐ESI‐MS/MS method for simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetics of pinoresinol glucoside and chlorogenic acid in rat plasma after oral administration of Eucommia ulmoides . The chromatographic separation was achieved on a Hypersil GOLD column with gradient elution by using a mixture of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution and acetonitrile as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 200 μL/min. A tandem mass spectrometric detection was conducted using multiple‐reaction monitoring via an electrospray ionization source in negative ionization mode. Samples were pre‐treated by a single‐step protein precipitation with acetonitrile, and bergenin was used as internal standard. After oral administration of 3 mL/kg E. ulmoides extract in rats, the maximum plasma concentrations of pinoresinol glucoside and chlorogenic acid were 57.44 and 61.04 ng/mL, respectively. The times to reach the maximum plasma concentration were 40.00 and 23.33 min for pinoresinol glucoside and chlorogenic acid, respectively. The intra‐ and inter‐day precision (RSD) values for the two analytes were <2.46 and 5.15%, respectively, and the accuracy (RE) values ranged from −12.76 to 0.00. This is the first study on pharmacokinetics of bioactive compounds in rat plasma after oral administration of E. ulmoides extract.     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa VIII. Medinoside E from the leaves

From the leaves ofMedicago sativa L. (Leguminosae) we have isolated the glycoside soyasapogenol B — medinoside E. Medinoside E has the structure of olean-12-ene-3,22,24-triol 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranuronoside].Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tashkent. Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 705–710, September–October, 1993.     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa VIII. Medinoside E from the leaves

From the leaves ofMedicago sativa L. (Leguminosae) we have isolated the glycoside soyasapogenol B — medinoside E. Medinoside E has the structure of olean-12-ene-3β,22β,24-triol 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranuronoside].     

An application of fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) in the purification of retinol binding protein from rat serum

Summary Retinol Binding Protein (RBP) is the specific plasma protein for the transport of retinol from liver to peripheral tissues. It is a single polypeptide chain of approximately 21 KDa, and circulates as a 11 molar complex with transthyretin (TTR). The relative low concentration in plasma (40–50 g/ml and its chromatographic behaviour on ionic exchangers render the purification of rat RBP particularly laborious. In this paper we report a simple and semi-automatic method for the preparative purification to homogeneity of rat serum RBP. The method includes: (1) Selective removal of albumin by affinity chromatography on a Blue Sepharose column; (2) Chromatography on a Mono Q strong anion exchange column; (3) Dissociation of the RBP-TTR complex by 3 M urea; (4) Concentration, desalting and freeze drying. The purified RBP has been used for the production in rabbit of antirat RBP specific antibodies for studies on nutritional control of RBP synthesis and metabolism.     

Dynamic coating of a capillary with room-temperature ionic liquids for the separation of amino acids and acid drugs by capillary electrophoresis

A room-temperature ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (1E-3MI-TFB), used for the coating of a silica capillary enables one to reduce or invert the electroosmotic flow (EOF) in capillary zone electrophoresis. Excellent separations of amino acids and ary lalkanoic acids were obtained. Such separations could not be obtained in a naked capillary in the presence of the cationic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or polycationic polymer hexadimethrine bromide (HDB). The results indicate that 1E-3MI-TFB not only modulates the EOF but also acts as a discriminator. Further experiments indicate that the interaction between hydrogen at C-2 carbon of IL and acid drugs plays an important role in the separation. The text was submitted by the authors in English.