Cover Picture: Electrochemical Lossy Mode Resonance-based Fiber Optic Sensing for Electroactive Species (Electroanalysis 3/2023)

We present an electrochemical-lossy mode resonance (LMR) sensing method that detects refractive indices and electroactive species. The LMR peaks of indium-tin-oxide in the transmittance-wavelength spectra were significantly shifted as the applied potential between 1.0 and −0.5 V at 209 nm/V. The modulation was exploited for sensing the refractive index and electroactive species (ferrocyanide and methylene blue) in two ways: peak-wavelength tracking and potential scanning. The potential-scanning technique produced clear potential LMR peaks in the transmittance-potential spectra for the first time, which were corresponded to the external refractive index. Meanwhile, the limits of detection of ferrocyanide and methylene blue were 7.5 and 25.3 μM, respectively, in peak-wavelength tracking and 18.2 and 20.8 μM, respectively, in the potential scanning technique.     

Purification and characterization of a laccase from the white-rot fungus Trametes multicolor

The wood-degrading fungus Trametes multicolor secretes several laccase isoforms when grown on a simple medium containing copper in the millimolar range for stimulating laccase synthesis. The main isoenzyme laccase II was purified to apparent homogeneity from the culture supernatant by using anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration. Laccase II is a monomeric glycoprotein with a molecular mass of 63 kDa as determined by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, contains 18% glycosylation, and has a pI of 3.0. It oxidizes a variety of phenolic substrates as well as ferrocyanide and iodide. The pH optimum depends on the substrate employed and shows a bell-shaped pH activity profile with an optimum of 4.0 to 5.0 for the phenolic substrates, while the nonphenolic substrates ferrocyanide and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) show a monotonic pH profile with a rate decreasing with increasing pH.     

反射薄层光谱电化学方法的应用

用自行设计的反射光谱薄层电解池测定了二茂铁在NaClO_1/CH_3CN中的E~O′和n值、铁氰化钾在KCl底液中和亚甲蓝在KNO_3/DMSO中的扩散系数。对亚甲蓝在二甲亚砜介质中的还原过程进行了研究,证明有一电子还原产物存在。     

Effect of copper(II) ions on kinetics of ascorbic acid oxidation by methylene blue

A kinetic scheme is proposed for the reduction of methylene blue by ascorbic acid in the presence of copper(II) ions. The introduction of copper(II) ions increases the reaction rate, owing to the increased concentration of ascorbic acid radicals in the solution. It is shown that the inhibition of the reaction that is observed with low concentrations of copper(II) is a result of redox reactions proceeding in the system, involving oxygen dissolved in the water.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 277–282, September–October, 1994.     

铜/石墨烯复合材料的制备及催化性能

采用水热法制备铜/石墨烯(Cu/RGO)复合材料,通过XRD、FTIR、SEM和TEM对材料的结构和形貌进行表征,并考察了复合材料在H₂O₂辅助作用下对次甲基蓝(MB)的催化作用。结果表明,该复合材料中石墨烯所负载的铜颗粒尺寸较小且分布均一,对MB的催化效果良好,0.18 g·L^-1复合催化剂在300 min内对MB的脱色效果可达90.7%,经过5次循环仍有88.0%以上。     

The rate constant for aerial oxidation of NADH by methylene blue

The second-order rate constant for the oxidation of NADH by methylene blue at pH 9.0 and 25°C under aerobic conditions is 4.21 M^?1 s^?1. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

铜/石墨烯复合材料的制备及催化性能

采用水热法制备铜/石墨烯(Cu/RGO)复合材料,通过XRD、FTIR、SEM和TEM对材料的结构和形貌进行表征,并考察了复合材料在H_2O_2辅助作用下对次甲基蓝(MB)的催化作用。结果表明,该复合材料中石墨烯所负载的铜颗粒尺寸较小且分布均一,对MB的催化效果良好,0.18 g·L~(-1)复合催化剂在300 min内对MB的脱色效果可达90.7%,经过5次循环仍有88.0%以上。     

Determination of gold,palladium and copper by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after preconcentration on silica gel modified with 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl group

A preconcentration method of gold, palladium and copper based on the sorption of Au (III), Pd (II) and Cu (II) ions on a column packed with 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl bonded silica gel is described. The modified silica gel was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR and C, H, N elemental analysis. At column preconcentration, the effects of parameters such as pH, volume, flow rate, matrix constituents of solutions and type of eluent on preconcentration of gold, palladium and copper were studied. The recoveries of Au (III), Pd (II) and Cu (II) were 98.93±0.51, 98.81±0.36 and 99.21±0.42 % at 95 % confidence level, respectively. The detection limits (δ) of the elements were 0.032, 0.016 and 0.012 μg ml⁻¹, respectively. The preconcentration method was applied for determination of gold and palladium in certified reference material SARM 7B and copper in river and synthetic seawater by FAAS. Gold, palladium and copper were determined with relative error lower than 10 %.     

聚次甲基蓝膜的生长及性质

在铂电极和金电极上,次甲基蓝在低电位 0～－ 0.5 V范围内的氧化还原已有报导,它在 － 0.2 V处有可逆的氧化还原峰 [1,2].近来,已将次甲基蓝的氧化升高至 1.2 V（ vs Ag/AgCl参比电极）, 在玻炭电极上形成一层聚合物膜 [3],这种聚合物可被用来固定葡萄糖氧化酶制成葡萄糖生物传感器 [3].在扫描电位为－ 0.6～ 1.0 V（ vs SCE）范围内, 聚次甲基蓝膜的生长已通过电化学石英晶体微天平技术得到了证实,同时证实了,在氧化还原过程中阴离子能够在聚次甲基蓝膜中掺杂和去掺杂 [4].聚次甲基蓝在 pH为 2.0至 8.0范围内具有很好的电化学…     

Cu(II) catalyzed oxidation of mercaptoacetic acid by methylene blue in acidic medium: Influence of solvent and morphology

Kinetic studies on the Cu(II) catalyzed oxidation of mercaptoacetic acid (thioglycolic acid, TGA) by the model electron receptor methylene blue in acidic medium show that the reaction follows a second order kinetics in TGA. The order in methylene blue is unity but at higher [TGA], the order is 3/4. The rate shows an inverse relationship with [H⁺] and a second order dependence on [Cu(II)]. The reaction conforms to Arrhenius behavior in aqueous medium but resorts to anti-Arrhenius behavior in aqueous methanol and in aqueous acetone media. The reaction involves the in situ participation of nanoparticles which has been confirmed by SEM, XRD, and FTIR techniques. In aqueous medium, cauliflower shaped nanoparticles (44.21–74.33 nm) are obtained but in the presence of acetone and methanol, nanogranules (38.96–70.73 nm) and nanodisks (47.30–72.16 nm), respectively, are produced at 35°C as revealed by SEM images and XRD data. The reaction is characterized by the participation of two transition states in aqueous acetone medium and the kinetics of the reaction, especially the temperature dependence, is governed by the adsorption of methylene blue on copper nanoparticles as influenced by morphology inter alia dielectric constant of the reaction medium.     

Synthese und Reaktionsverhalten von 3-(Bis(alkylthio)methylen)-3H-isobenzofuran-1-on-und 2-(Bis(alkylthio)methylen)-3(2H)-benzofuranon-Derivaten

Summary 3(Bis(alkylthio)methylene)-3H-isobenzofuran-1-ones2a–e and 2-(bis(alkylthio)methylene)-3(2H)-benzofuranone derivatives4a–c are obtained by reaction of phthalides1a–d or 3(2H)-benzofuranone (coumaranone3), respectively, with carbon disulfide under basic conditions followed by alkylation. The reaction behaviour of the new compounds2 and4 is investigated. 2-((2-Dimethylthio-1-oxo)ethyl)benzoic acid N,N-dimethylamide (7a) and 2-((2-dimethylthio-1-oxo)ethyl)-benzoic acid 2-methylpiperidide (7b) are surprisingly formed instead of the methylthio substitution products by treatment of2a with the corresponding amine in the presence of aluminum chloride.

Herrn Professor Dr. Dr. h. c.Waldemar Adam zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Molecular characterization of a gene for aldose reductase (CbXYL1) from Candida boidinii and its expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Candida boidinii produces significant amounts of xylitol from xylose, and assays of crude homogenates for aldose (xylose) reductase (XYL1p) have been reported to show relatively high activity with NADH as a cofactor even though XYL1p purified from this yeast does not have such activity. A gene coding for XYL1p from C. boidinii (CbXYL1) was isolated by amplifying the central region using primers to conserved domains and by genome walking. CbXYL1 has an open reading frame of 966 bp encoding 321 amino acids. The C. boidinii XYL1p is highly similar to other known yeast aldose reductases and is most closely related to the NAD(P)H-linked XYL1p of Kluyveromyces lactis. Cell homogenates from C. boidinii and recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae were tested for XYL1p activity to confirm the previously reported high ratio of NADH:NADPH linked activity. C. boidinii grown under fully aerobic conditions showed an NADH:NADPH activity ratio of 0.76, which was similar to that observed with the XYL1p from Pichia stipitis XYL1, but which is much lower than what was previously reported. Cells grown under low aeration showed an NADH:NADPH activity ratio of 2.13. Recombinant S. cerevisiae expressing CbXYL1 showed only NADH-linked activity in cell homogenates. Southern hybridization did not reveal additional bands. These results imply that a second, unrelated gene for XYL1p is present in C. boidinii.     

A New <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</Emphasis> Strain Producing Laccase. Use in Decolorization of Synthetics Dyes

Laccase activity was detected in a soil bacterium Stenotrophomonas maltophilia AAP56 identified by biochemical and molecular methods. It was produced in cells at the stationary growth phase in Luria Bertani (LB) medium added by 0.4 mM copper sulfate. The addition of CuSO₄ in culture medium improved production of laccase activity. However, one laccase enzyme was detected by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme showed syringaldazine (K _m = 53 μM), 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (K _m = 700 μM), and pyrocatechol (K _m = 25 μM) oxidase activity and was activated by addition of 0.1% (v/v) Triton-X-100 in the reaction mixture. Moreover, the laccase activity was increased 2.6-fold by the addition of 10 mM copper sulfate; the enzyme was totally inhibited by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (5 mM), suggesting that this laccase is a metal-dependant one. Decolorization activity of some synthetic dyes (methylene blue, methyl green, toluidine blue, Congo red, methyl orange, and pink) and the industrial effluent (SITEX Black) was achieved by the bacteria S. maltophilia AAP56 in the LB growth medium under shaking conditions.     

Synthesis of aldehydes and ketones by the dehydrogenation of alcohols in the presence of a Raney nickel/aluminium isopropoxide/alumina catalyst

The synthesis of aldehydes and ketones by the dehydrogenation of allylic and secondary alcohols using a Raney-Ni-Al(i-OPr)₃-Al₂O₃ catalyst without hydrogen acceptors is presented.     

Comparative Studies on Electrocatalytic Activities of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide and Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Noncovalently Functionalized with Poly(methylene blue)

This study compares the electrocatalytic activities of chemically reduced graphene oxide (crGO) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (erGO), which are both noncovalently functionalized with a polyaromatic dye, poly(methylene blue) (polyMB), toward the oxidation of β‐nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). PolyMB‐crGO and polyMB‐erGO composites were obtained via electropolymerization of methylene blue on crGO and GO modified glassy carbon (GC) electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results indicate that these two types of integrated electrodes reveal different electrocatalytic activities. PolyMB‐crGO integrated electrode possesses lower catalytic oxidation potential, suggesting higher catalytic activity. The present study is helpful for the understanding and screening of graphene‐based advanced carbon nanomaterials for potential electrochemical applications.     

NADH Oxidation Catalyzed by Electropolymerized Azines on Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrodes

Electropolymerizing azines on a carbon nanotube (CNT) modified electrode yields a high‐surface area interface with excellent electrocatalytic activity towards NADH oxidation. Electrodeposition of poly(methylene green) (PMG) and poly(toluidine blue) (PTBO) on the carboxylated CNT‐modified electrodes was achieved by cyclic voltammetry. The PMG‐CNT interface demonstrates 5.0 mA cm^?2 current density for NADH oxidation at 50 mV vs. Ag|AgCl in 20 mM NADH solution. The kinetics of NADH electrocatalysis were analyzed using a quantitative mass‐transport‐corrected model with NADH bulk concentration and applied potential as independent variables. This high‐rate poly(azine)‐CNT interface is potentially applicable to high‐performance bioconversion, bioenergy and biosensors involving NADH‐dependent dehydrogenases.     

Oxidation of lysine by ferricyanide in presence of osmium(VIII)

Osmium(VIII) catalysed oxidation of lysine by ferricyanide in excess ferrocyanide shows a complex kinetics. The order in lysine falls, from 1 to 0 while that in ferricyanide increases from 0 to 2 with large increase in lysine concentration. The rates were directly proportional to [Os(VIII)] and {Const.+[Fe(CN) ₆ ⁴ ]}. A suitable mechanism is proposed and discussed.

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Oxidation von lysin mittels ferricyanid in der gegenwart von osmium(VIII)

Zusammenfassung Die von Os(VIII) katalysierte Oxidation von Lysin mit Ferricyanid in überschüssigem Ferrocyanid zeigt eine komplexe Kinetik. Bei starker Steigerung der Lysinkonzentration fällt die Ordnung bezüglich Lysin von 1 auf 0, während bezüglich Ferricyanid eine Erhöhung, von 0 auf 2 festzustellen ist. Die Geschwindigkeitskonstanten waren direkt proportional zu [Os(VII)] und {Const.+[Fe(CN) ₆ ⁴ ]}. Es wird ein möglicher Mechanismus vorgeschlagen und diskutiert.

     

纳米溶胶-凝胶膜修饰电极及电化学催化性能

报道了以纳米硅溶胶-凝胶（sol-gel）膜为载体的化学修饰电极。用sol-gel法在金电极上固定亚甲蓝及硫堇，发现固定于纳米硅溶胶-凝胶膜内的亚甲蓝和硫堇均有良好的电化学活性，并对同时固定于膜内的NADH、血红蛋白等生物分子产生显著的催化氧化还原作用。     

Investigation of the extraction equilibrium of ion-association complexes of molybdenum (VI) with some polyphenols and thiazolyl blue. extraction-spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum

The extraction process of ternary ion-association complexes of molybdenum (VI) with some polyphenols (4-nitrocatechol, 2,3-dihydroxy naphthalene) and thiazolyl blue has been investigated by using an extraction-spectrophotometric method. The optimum conditions for their quantitative preparation in aqueous medium and subsequent extraction into an organic solvent have been found. The extraction, distribution and association constants, and the recovery factors have been calculated. The composition of the complexes has been determined. A precise, sensitive and simple extraction-spectrophotometric method for determination of molybdenum in products from ferrous metallurgy has been developed.     

Electrochemical study of Meldola's blue,methylene blue and toluidine blue immobilized on a SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/Sb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O3 binary oxide matrix obtained by the sol-gel processing method

SiO₂/Sb₂O₃ (SiSb), having a specific surface area, S _BET, of 788 m² g⁻¹, an average pore diameter of 1.9 nm and 4.7 wt% of Sb, was prepared by the sol-gel processing method. Meldola's blue (MeB), methylene blue (MB) and toluidine blue (TB) were immobilized on SiSb by an ion exchange reaction. The amounts of the dyes bonded to the substrate surface were 12.49, 14.26 and 22.78 μmol g⁻¹ for MeB, MB and TB, respectively. These materials were used to modify carbon paste electrodes. The midpoint potentials (E _m) of the immobilized dyes were −0.059, −0.17 and −0.18 V vs. SCE for SiSb/MeB, SiSb/MB and SiSb/TB modified carbon paste electrodes, respectively. A solution pH between 3 and 7 practically did not affect the midpoint potential of the immobilized dyes. The electrodes presented reproducible responses and were chemically stable under various oxidation-reduction cycles. Among the immobilized dyes, MeB was the most efficient to mediate the electron transfer for NADH oxidation in aqueous solution at pH 7. In this case, amperometric detection of NADH at an applied potential of 0 mV vs. SCE gives linear responses over the concentration range of 0.1–0.6 mmol L⁻¹, with a detection limit of 7 μmol L⁻¹.