Observation of nicotinic acid in nicorandil samples and simultaneous determination of nicorandil and its three degradation products in raw drug and tablet form by high performance liquid chromatography

Nicotinic acid (NA) as a degradation product of nicorandil (NIC) was identified and quantified by HPLC-DAD and GC / MS. In the present paper a rapid, sensitive, precise and specific HPLC-DAD method was developed for the simultaneous determination of NIC, NA and two known degradation products, nitrate (NI) and de-nitrated nicorandil [N-(2-hydroxyethyl) nicotinamide] (HEN) in raw drug and tablet form. The present method was performed on an ODS C₁₈ column (150 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) using detection at 204 nm and employing nicotinamide (NT) as internal standard. The procedure was validated by evaluating linearity, accuracy and recovery and applied to monitor the increased level of NI, HEN and NA as a function of NIC storage time at room temperature.     

Development of Magnetic Particle-based Chemiluminescence Enzyme Immunoassay for the Detection of 17β-estradiol in Environmental Water

In the present work, a simple, fast, and highly sensitive chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay for 17β-estradiol (E2) in environmental water samples was developed, using magnetic particles (MPs) labeled with secondary antibody as both the immobilization matrix and the separation tools. The specific anti-E2 polyclonal antibody (PcAb) was produced against a conjugate of estradiol–bovine serum albumin. The specificity of the anti-E2 antibody was studied. The results showed that the antibody did not cross-react with the structurally related endocrine-disrupting compounds, including estrone, ethinyl E2, estriol, E2-17-glucuronide, E2-3-sulfate-17-glucuronide, androstenedione, and dihydrotestosterone. The water samples were pretreated with solid-phase extraction using C₁₈ cartridges for the removal of matrix effects. Several physicochemical parameters including the dilution ratios of E2-6–horseradish peroxidase conjugate and anti-E2 PcAb, immunoreaction time, volume of chemiluminescent substrate and MPs, chemiluminescence reaction time, and pH of assay solution were studied and optimized. At optimal experimental conditions, it was found that the proposed method exhibited high performance with detection limit of 2.0 pg/mL, linear range of 20–1,200 pg/mL, and total assay time of 45 min. Both inter- and intra-assay coefficient of variation were less than 10%. The average recoveries of three different spiked concentration samples ranged from 86.3% to 108%. The method was successfully applied to the determination of E2 in river, waste, and tap water, and showed a good correlation with the commercially available radioimmunoassay kit.     

SEBS-g-MAH对LLDPE结晶行为的影响

利用差示扫描量热法结合Avrami方程研究了线性低密度聚乙烯(LLDPE)、LLDPE与苯乙烯-乙烯-丁烯-苯乙烯嵌段共聚物(SEBS)共混体系及LLDPE与不同接枝率的SEBS共聚物接枝马来酸酐(SEBS-g-MAH)共混体系的非等温结晶动力学,探讨了SEBS-g-MAH对LLDPE结晶行为的影响.通过偏光显微镜(POM)观察了各体系的结晶形态.通过Gupta法、Jeziorny法和莫志深法分别对非等温结晶过程进行表征,结果显示:热塑性弹性体SEBS及其接枝物SEBS-g-MAH的加入阻碍了LLDPE分子链的规则排列,影响了链段在结晶扩散迁移过程中的规整排列速率,使得结晶速率变慢,对LLDPE晶体生长起了抑制作用.样品的Avrami指数均为1.1～1.5,说明LLDPE的结晶成核机理和生长方式没有改变.     

铑(Ⅱ)和锆(Ⅳ)共同催化的重氮乙酸酯,苄醇和醛的多组分反应

重氮乙酸酯和苄醇在铑(Ⅱ)催化下形成的氧叶立德中间体被锆(Ⅳ)活化的醛捕捉,以中等收率生成α,β-双羟基酸衍生物.     

One step synthesis of Diflunisal using a Pd-diamine complex

Diflunisal and Felbinac, two FDA-approved NSAIDs and other biphenyl carboxylic acids were prepared in one step by a simple and clean Suzuki cross-coupling reaction using an easily synthesized, air and moisture stable, palladium-diamine complex. The yield (93%) for the one-step preparation of Diflunisal is the best reported without using a glovebox and a phoshine-based catalyst.      

Temperature-induced chiral nematic phase changes of suspensions of poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals

Temperature-induced copolymers of poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals (PDMAEMA-grafted CNC) were synthesized by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The graft copolymers were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The size of the original CNC was 10–40 nm in width and 100–400 nm in length, as characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The liquid-crystalline properties of the graft copolymers were investigated by using polarizing optical microscopy (POM). The graft copolymers exhibited fingerprint texture in lyotropic state. The temperature-induced fingerprint texture changes of PDMAEMA-grafted CNC aqueous suspensions were investigated at various temperatures. With increasing temperature, the spacing of the fingerprint lines decreases. Temperature-induced changes of PDMAEMA polymer chains result in changes of fingerprint texture.     

Highly luminescent ZnO and CdS nanostructures prepared by ionic liquid precursors

The ionic liquids containing Cd and Zn, which served as the metal-chalcogenides precursors, were synthesized and reacted with Na₂S to synthesize the ionic-liquid-capped semiconductors. The products were detected by XRD and TEM. The results demonstrated that the CdS was composed of 5–6 nm monodispersed nanocrystals. At the same time, the ZnO composed of 1 μm hexagonal-disk nanostructure was prepared under the same experimental condition. The difference of the morphology and structures between Zn and Cd systems was discussed by thermodynamics and crystallography. The fluorescence of as-prepared ZnO and CdS showed the excellent photoluminescence.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of nine-coordinate K2[EuIII(dtpa)(H2O)]·5H2O and Na2[TbIII(Httha)]·6H2O complexes

The title complexes, K₂[Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]·5H₂O (H₅dtpa = diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic acid), Na₂[Tb^III(Httha)]·6H₂O (H₆ttha = triethylenetetramine-N,N,N′,N′,N″,N″-hexaacetic acid), were prepared, and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The crystal of K₂[Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]·5H₂O belongs to triclinic crystal system and $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 space group. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.3540(17), b = 10.147(2), c = 15.059(3) α = 84.63(3)?, β = 82.02(3)°, γ = 83.96(3)°, V = 1253.1(4)?³, Z = 2, R = 0.0325 and wR = 0.1013 for 4407 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The [Eu^III(dtpa)(H₂O)]²⁻ has a nine-coordinate pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic structure, in which the nine coordinate atoms, three N and six O are from one dtpa ligand and one water molecule. The crystal of the Na2[Tb^III(Httha)]·6H₂O belongs to monoclinic system and P2₁/c space group. The crystal data are as follows: a = 10.3976(10), b = 12.7908(13), c = 23.199(2) ? = 90.914(2)°, V = 3084.9(5)?³, Z = 4, R = 0.0309 and wR = 0.0704 for 5429 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). In the [Tb^III(Httha)]²⁻, the Tb³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, in which the ttha ligand coordinates to the central Tb³⁺ ion with four N atoms and five O atoms. There is a free non-coordinate carboxyl group (−CH₂COOH) that can be modified by some biological molecules having target function.     

Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for the Biosynthesis of <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-Threonine by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis>

In this study, the fed-batch fermentation technique was applied to improve the yield of l-threonine produced by Escherichia coli TRFC. Various fermentation substrates and conditions were investigated to identify the optimal carbon source, its concentration and C/N ratio in the production of l-threonine. Sucrose was found to be the optimal initial carbon source and its optimal concentration was determined to be 70 g/L based on the results of fermentations conducted in a 5-L jar fermentor using a series of fed-batch cultures of E. coli TRFC. The effects of glucose concentration and three different feeding methods on the production of l-threonine were also investigated in this work. Our results showed that the production of l-threonine by E. coli was enhanced when glucose concentration varied between 5 and 20 g/L with DO-control pulse fed-batch method. Furthermore, the C/N ratio was a more predominant factor than nitrogen concentration for l-threonine overproduction and the optimal ratio of ammonium sulfate to sucrose (g/g) was 30. Under the optimal conditions, a final l-threonine concentration of 118 g/L was achieved after 38 h with the productivity of 3.1 g/L/h (46% conversion ratio from glucose to threonine).     

Synthesis of new chiral 1,2,3,4-tertrahydroisoquinoline β-amino alcohol for asymmetric diethylzinc addition to aryl aldehydes(Ⅰ)

Four new chiral 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-derived β-amino alcohols were synthesized from commercially available L-DOPA. These ligands were evaluated in the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehydes and showed different catalytic activities(up to 86%ee).The solvent played an important role in the enantioselective process.The transition state models were proposed to explain the reversion of the product configuration.