Glucose oxidase as a blocking agent-based signal amplification strategy for the fabrication of label-free amperometric immunosensors

An effective electrochemical signal amplification strategy based on enzyme membrane modification and redox probe immobilization was proposed to construct an amperometric immunosensor.L-cysteine@ferrocene functionalized chitosan,which possessed not only efficient redox-activity but also excellent film-forming ability,was coated on the bare glass carbon electrode. Moreover,the thiol groups(SH)in the ferrocenyl compound were used for gold nanoparticles immobilization via the strong bonding interaction,which co...     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Hexanuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex：[Cu_6（DPPZ）_4（btc）_4（H_2O）_8]·5H_2O

A new hexanuclear copper(Ⅱ) complex,[Cu 6 (DPPZ) 4 (btc) 4 (H 2 O) 8 ]·5H 2 O (1,DPPZ=dipyrido[3,2-a:2,3-c]phenazine,H 3 btc=1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid),has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction,elemental analyses,IR,and thermogravimetric analysis.Its crystal structure is of triclinic system,space group P1 with a=12.489(4),b=14.234(5),c=14.484(5),α=82.848(4),β=79.399(4),γ=73.646(4)°,V=2421.2(13) 3,Z=1,Cu 6 C 108 H 78 N 16 O 37,M r=2573.17,D c=1.752 g/cm 3,μ=1.398 mm-1,F(000)=1308,GOOF=1.011,the final R=0.0495 and wR=0.1030 for 5420 observed reflections with I > 2σ(Ⅰ).In 1,four btc 3ligands act as bridges between six neighboring Cu atoms to form an unusual hexanuclear copper cluster.The clusters are further connected by two types of O-H···O and O-H···N hydrogen bonds,generating a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.In addition,intermolecular and intramolecular π-π stacking interactions further consolidate the three-dimensional supramolecular framework of 1.     

Solvent extraction of uranium from aqueous solutions by α-benzoinoxime

Solvent extraction of uranium with α-benzoinoxime from aqueous solutions has been systematically investigated. The extraction equilibration was very fast and achieved at 60 s for uranium. The extraction of uranium was pH-dependent using α-benzoinoxime as extractant. The effect concentration of uranium and α-benzoinoxime was studied. The uranium loaded in the organic phase can be stripped efficiently with 93 % yield using 0.1 M HCl as the stripping agent in a single stripping step. A good selectivity for uranium was observed through α-benzoinoxime as extractant from aqueous solution with other interfering cation ions. Present study suggested that α-benzoinoxime can be used as a potential extractant for separation of uranium from aqueous solution using centrifugal extractor in industrial application.     

Validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantitative determination of a novel fungicide: pyraoxystrobin in rat plasma and its application to a toxicokinetics study

A simple, sensitive, and reliable liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed for determination of pyraoxystrobin in rat plasma and applied to a toxicokinetics study. The separation was performed by gradient elution on a Luna 5 μ C18 (2) 100 Å column (50?×?4.6 mm I.D., 5 μm) with mobile phase: water (0.1 % formic acid, v/v)/acetonitrile (0.1 % formic acid, v/v), followed by quantification with a mass detector in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode using ESI as an interface. The calibration curve was linear over a concentration range of 1.00–200 ng/mL. The recovery for pyraoxystrobin ranged from 101.4 to 108.2 %. The intraday bias and precision ranged from ?9.3 to 8.1 % and from 0.7 to 8.4 %, respectively, and the interday bias and precision ranged from ?0.3 to 4.0 % and from 4.4 to 7.2 %, respectively. The toxicokinetics of pyraoxystrobin after single 100 and 1,000 mg/kg oral doses were studied in rats. Figure

The chromatogram of pyraoxystrobin highest calibration standard (ULOQ) extract.     

Voltammetric Behavior of Semicarbazide at Graphene Modified Electrode and Application to Detection

Herein voltammetric behaviors of semicarbazide (SEM) are investigated by employing a graphene modified working electrode, which displays attractive electroanalytical properties. In the acetate buffer solution of pH 4.00, there is a well‐defined oxidative peak of SEM, attributing to the irreversible and adsorption‐controlled electrode reaction with 2 electrons participation. The values of apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant k′_s with the redox are 0.0061 s^?1 and 0.0009 s^?1, respectively, for two scan rate section. After the experimental parameters, which influence the voltammetric responses of SEM, including supporting electrolyte, pH, accumulation time and accumulation potential, etc., are optimized, it is found that the anodic peak current of SEM is proportional to its concentration in the range of 4 ‐ 40 μmol/L with a detection limit of 1 μmol/L (S/N = 3). Then, an electrochemical method for detecting SEM quantitatively is developed successfully. The concentrations of SEM in fortified tap water samples are tested with satisfactory recovery, indicating that the novel method is strongly promising in the environmental monitoring application.     

Synthesis of N-labeled 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetraethylpiperidine nitroxide for EPR brain imaging

A scalable synthetic route for ¹⁵N-labeled 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetraethylpiperidine nitroxide (¹⁵N-TEEPONE) is described. This ¹⁵N-labeled nitroxide is suitable for electron paramagnetic resonance imaging of brain, and its higher sensitivity compared with that of its ¹⁴N-counterpart is an important advantage of the labeled derivative.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Properties of a Lanthanum(Ⅲ) Complex Based on a N,O-Donor Ligand

A novel metal-organic complex [La(o-NCP)3]n(o-HNCP = 2-(2-carboxyphenyl)imidazo(4,5- f)(1,10)-phenanthroline) has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared analysis and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The complex crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 9.898(2), b = 16.193(3), c = 16.909(3) , α = 67.68(3), β = 80.85(3), γ = 78.78(3)o, V = 2448.2(8) A3, Z = 2, Mr = 1156.9, Dc = 1.569 g/cm3, μ = 0.71073 A, F(000) = 1164, GOOF = 1.065, the final R = 0.051 and wR = 0.123 for 8539 observed reflections with I 2A(I). The complex exhibits a one-dimensional double chain structure. The adjacent chains are further connected by N–H...N hydrogen bonds which help to form a two-dimensional supramolecular architecture. Furthermore, the complex exhibits excellent thermal stability and luminescent property.     

Resonant-Mie-scattering of aggregates of phosphomolybdate and papaverine for measuring activities and screening inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase isozymes

A resonant-light-scattering (RLS) method was proposed to quantify phosphate for screening inhibitors of isozymes of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE). In acidified mixtures of phosphate, papaverine and molybdate, there were aggregates exhibiting micrometre sizes, no absorbance peaks over 360 nm but strong RLS peaks at 392 nm; Mie scattering thus accounted for the RLS signals. When papaverine was added before molybdate to acidified samples of phosphate, RLS signals at 392 nm were stable from 5 to 25 min since the addition of molybdate; after optimization, phosphate from 0.40 to 3.60 μM was quantifiable. This RLS method tolerated 60 mg L⁻¹ proteins besides common PDE inhibitors and dimethyl sulfoxide in acidified samples of phosphate; the integration of this RLS method with the coupled action of a phosphomonoesterase on PDE product was thus rational to measure PDE activities without the removal of proteins in samples. By quantifying activities of a truncated mutant of human PDE4B2 via this RLS method, Michaelis–Menten constant, inhibition constants of rolipram, papaverine and theophylline varied over three magnitudes and were consistent with those estimated by an improved malachite green assay of phosphate, respectively. Hence, this novel RLS method was promising for screening inhibitors of PDE isozymes.     

Catalytic Ethanolysis of Kraft Lignin into High‐Value Small‐Molecular Chemicals over a Nanostructured α‐Molybdenum Carbide Catalyst

We report the complete ethanolysis of Kraft lignin over an α‐MoC_1?x/AC catalyst in pure ethanol at 280 °C to give high‐value chemicals of low molecular weight with a maximum overall yield of the 25 most abundant liquid products (LP25) of 1.64 g per gram of lignin. The LP25 products consisted of C₆–C₁₀ esters, alcohols, arenes, phenols, and benzyl alcohols with an overall heating value of 36.5 MJ kg^?1. C₆ alcohols and C₈ esters predominated and accounted for 82 wt % of the LP25 products. No oligomers or char were formed in the process. With our catalyst, ethanol is the only effective solvent for the reaction. Supercritical ethanol on its own degrades Kraft lignin into a mixture of small molecules and molecular fragments of intermediate size with molecular weights in the range 700–1400, differing in steps of 58 units, which is the weight of the branched‐chain linkage C₃H₆O in lignin. Hydrogen was found to have a negative effect on the formation of the low‐molecular‐weight products.