Conformations of luteoskyrin and rugulosin in solution

The pigments Luteoskyrin (Ls) and Rugulosin (Rg) might adopt a priori two extreme conformations, a planar and an angular one. To determine the predominant conformation in solution, the nature of the lowest energy transition of the chromophores and the presence of intramolecular H-bonding have been investigated. The solvent effects on electronic absorption and CD spectra indicated the π-π* nature of the lowest energy transition. Treatments of the electronic absorption results according to McRae and Kosower relations, IR absorption and PMR spectra suggested the presence of strong intra-molecular H-bonds. From these results it was concluded that Ls and Rg adopted in a variety of solvents the most planar conformation.     

Synthetic analogues of wedelolactone

The syntheses of 7′-methoxy- and 5′,7′,6-trimethoxy-coumarino(3′,4′:3,2)coumarones (IIa and IIb) are described.     

A complexometric titration of inorganic sulphate in synthetic detergents

An accurate method for the determination of inorganic sulphate in synthetic detergents has been developed. After addition of a cationic surface-active agent (cetyl pyridinium chloride) to an anionic detergent, sulphate can be determined by means of indirect titration with EDTA, using a mixture of Metalphthalein and Naphthol Green B as indicator.     

Preparation of block copolymers by use of peroxide-terminated prepolymer

Block copolymers containing poly(tetramethylene oxide) and poly(methyl methacrylate) segments were prepared. A commercially available poly(tetramethylene oxide) terminated with tolylene diisocyanate was capped with tert-butyl hydroxymethyl peroxide and the resulting prepolymer peroxide was used as a free-radical initiator of vinyl polymerization. Block copolymers formed in temperature-programmed vinyl polymerizations possessed improved impact strengths over poly(methyl methacrylate) from 0.35 to 1.18 for a fixed (nonoptimized) block length of poly(tetramethylene oxide).     

Metal coordination polymers. II. Molecular weight studies of beryllium phosphinate polymers in toluene

The number-average molecular weights of beryllium 4-biphenyl(phenyl)phosphinate, di-n-pentylphosphinate, di-n-heptylphosphinate, and trifluoromethyl(phenyl)phosphinate are degraded by the presence of water in toluene. It is proposed that easily hydrolyzable P? O? P bonds contribute, in part, to the bonding of these polymers.     

Beiträge zur Gewinnung von Hirudin,der Wirksubstanz des medizinischen Blutegels (Hirudo medicinalis L.)

Zusammenfassung Bei den vorliegenden Untersuchungen wurde Hirudin, die blutgerinnunghemmende Wirksubstanz von Hirudo medicinalis L., dadurch gewonnen, daß man Blutegel physiologische Kochsalzlösung, mit oder ohne Zusatz von roten Blutkörperchen, saugen ließ und den Darminhalt künstlich entnahm. Außer dem Darminhalt enthält auch die Futterrestlösung Hirudin, wodurch bewiesen wurde, daß der Egel diesen Wirkstoff auch in die Bißwunde abgibt. Das angereicherte Rohhirudin wurde auf seine gerinnunghemmende Wirkung mit Kaninchenblut und Pferdeblut getestet und seine Antithrombinwirkung, Wirkung auf die Rekalzifikationszeit, Prothrombinzeit und Thrombingerinnungszeit von Oxalatplasma untersucht. Die Untersuchungen zeigen, daß die II. Phase der Blutgerinnung beeinflußt wird. Der Temperatureinfluß (100°, 70° und 37°) auf Lösungen der Wirksubstanz wurde untersucht, ebenso die Wirkung angereicherter Rohprodukte auf das lebende Kaninchen. Bei wiederholter Injektion trat kein anaphylaktischer Schock auf.Die Reinigung des angereicherten Rohproduktes durch Papierelektrophorese wird beschrieben.Herrn Prof. Dr.A. Wacek zum 60. Geburtstag mit den besten Wünschen gewidmet (O. H.).     

A new calculational method adapted to the experimental conditions for determining thorium and uranium contents in geological samples

The thorium to uranium ratio has been determined in different geological samples by using a new theoretical method based on calculating the probability for an emitted -particle to reach and be registered on a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD). Thorium as well as uranium contents of the samples studied have been determined by exploiting the track densities, due to the -particles of the thorium and uranium series, registered on the CR-39 and LR-115 SSNTD. Results obtained by this calculational method which does not need any calibration were compared to data obtained by isotope dilution mass spectrometry. The influence of the granulation on the uranium content in sedimentary phosphate samples has also been investigated.     

Determination of equilibrium constants of alkaline earth metal ion chelates with Dowex A-1 chelating resin

A complexation chemistry model is applied to chelating ion-exchange systems and a method is presented for the determination of equilibrium constants for metal ion chelates with these resins. Protonation constants for the iminodiacetic based chelating resin Dowex A-1 were determined from potentiometric pH-data. Equilibrium constants were determined for 1:1 beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium chelates with the resin in a wide pH range by measuring the concentrations of respective metal ions in the aqueous phase with direct current plasma atomic emission spectrometry (DCP-AES). A batch technique was used for the equilibrium experiments. At pH below 7 protonated 1:1 species were also found to be formed with the resin. From the obtained equilibrium constants, theoretical distribution coefficients were calculated as function of pH for respective metal ion resin system.     

Studies on the determination of diacetyl guanfubase A concentration in rabbit plasma and pharmacokinetics

A gas chromatographic method for monitoring diacetyl guanfubase A in plasma is described. The procedure involved a single solvent extraction of drug from rabbit plasma into ethyl acetate with guanfubase A as an internal standard. The extract was analyzed subsequently on a gas chromatograph equipped with a hydrogen flame ionization detector. The recovery was 86.43% +/- 6.90% (+/- SD); the RSD of within-day and between-day was 2.81%-5.26% and 5.22%-8.24%, respectively; the regression line was linear over the concentration range of 25-200 micrograms/mL, the limit of detection was 10 micrograms/mL. No endogeneous interference was found in chromatograms of the biological samples. This method was applied to the pharmacokinetic study of diacetyl guanfubase A in rabbits.     

High-performance anion-exchange chromatographic study of desialylated human alpha 1-acid glycoprotein variants. Development of a fractionation method for the protein slow variants

The three main desialylated variants (F1, S and A) of human alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AAG), a serum acute-phase reactant, were analysed by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography in order to determine their optimum separation conditions. The analysis consisted of three steps, as follows: (1) A desialylated commercial AAG was separated into one "fast"- and one "slow"-migrating fraction by preparative isoelectrofocusing. The "fast" and "slow" fractions were shown to contain the F1 variant and a mixture of the S and A variants, respectively. (2) The pH titration curves of these two fractions were then measured by strong anion-exchange chromatography with several buffer systems of increasing pH. From the data obtained, it was not possible to select the optimum conditions to separate the "fast" variant F1 from the "slow" variants A and S. However, the S and A variants were shown to ionize very differently. (3) The specific fractionation of the S and A variants was therefore carried out by anion-exchange chromatography under operating conditions based on the data obtained from the study of their pH titration curves. This was performed both with the "slow"-migrating fraction obtained by preparative isoelectrofocusing of commercial AAG and with an AAG (containing only variants S and A) purified from an individual serum on immobilized Cibacron Blue F3G-A. Identification of the fractionated proteins was achieved by analytical isoelectrofocusing.