Spectroscopic and photochemical properties of the lichen compound lobaric acid

Lichens synthesize and accumulate photoprotective compounds against possible damage induced by UV radiation in the photobiont. A biological model has been recently formulated that allows the use of lichens to evaluate changes at different UV radiation levels. The thermodynamics, photophysical and photochemical properties of lobaric acid were studied in acetonitrile, ethanol and Brij 35(3%) micelles at different pH values. Also the sun protector factor (SPF) was determined by in vitro methods. Lobaric acid was extracted from Stereoculon alpinum Laur. and characterized by means of standard procedures. Solutions were irradiated in oxygen and under nitrogen conditions with a UV medium pressure lamp. Lobaric acid absorbs at 287, 303 nm, and no fluorescence emission was observed. The maximum value of the molar extinction coefficient (5479.6 M(-1) cm(-1)) was obtained in Brij 35 at pH 12. Solubility is pH dependant and is highest in Brij 35 at pH 12 (4.45 x 10(-4) M). Photoconsumption quantum yields ranged between 10(-4) and 10(-5) in aerobic and anaerobic experimental conditions. Lobaric acid SPF was very low (0.5) compared with homosalate (4.0), (reference solar filter). Two pKa values, 5.05 (carboxylic acid group deprotonation) and 9.75 (phenolic OH deprotonation), were determined.     

New developments in zinc-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones with PMHS

The influence of structural modifications of the diamine ligand and the ZnR₂ precursor in the [ZnR₂-diamine]-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation of prochiral ketones with PMHS in aprotic medium is reported. A new diamine ligand giving up to 91% ee in the reduction of acetophenone is described. The scope of this reduction system has been investigated using variously functionalized ketones and some deactivation pathways have been identified.     

活性炭自溶液吸附锌(II)离子及其配合物

近年来，有人提出通过表面处理提高活性炭表面电荷，加强对无机离子吸附力等观点，但活性炭对无机离子的吸附活性点，表面含氧基团及配体对吸附的影响等重要问题仍众说纷经[1－4]为此，本文提出用氧化一负离子化法处理活性炭，以表面酸度表征表面含氧基团的量，探讨活性炭对Zn（Ⅱ）及其配合物的吸附特性．1试验（1）试验材料活性发由北京光华木材厂出品，分析纯．过20－30目，BET法测得比表面为1316m2·g-1．在2．5×10－2mlo·dm－3的NaNO3中，测得等电点pHIEP为7．75[5]，元素含量（质量分数）为C（83．9％），N（0．07％），H（1…     

Molecular dynamics study of A18B lennard-jones clusters

Low temperature structures, melting and evaporation temperatures of A₁₈B clusters with Lennard-Jones interactions have been studied using Molecular Dynamics simulations for different values of the parameters representing (a) the size ratio between A and B atoms, and (b) the ratio between the strengths of the A - B and A - A interactions.This paper was originally submitted in connection with the 2nd. Int. Conference on Atoic and Nuclear Clusters held in Santorini from 28. June–2. July 1993 and is published here as a regular article after an independent refereeing procedure according to the standards of Z. Phys. D     

Comparative voltammetric study of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), albumin and DNP-albumin as an analytical approach to the use of DNP as a universal label in immunoelectrochemical assays

A comparative electrochemical study of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), albumin and DNP-albumin has been carried out at a hanging mercury drop electrode, in order to use DNP as a universal label in immunoelectrical assays. Several electrochemical techniques have been used. Differential pulse voltammetry has proved to be the most suitable. Wide dynamic linear ranges (more than three orders of magnitude for DNP-albumin) and low detection limits have been achieved (5 x 10(-10)M, 2 x 10(-10)M, 3 x 10(-12)M for DNP, albumin and DNP-albumin, respectively). Good reproducibility has been obtained in all cases (R.S.D. < 2.2%).     

Flow-injection fluorimetric analysis of sulfamethoxazole in pharmaceutical preparations and biological fluids

A fluorimetric procedure for the determination of sulfamethoxazole using flow injection analysis is proposed. A two channel system is optimized for the fluorescent reaction with o-phthaldialdehyde and β-mercaptoethanol. The detection limit is 0.007 μg/ml. No fluorescence is generated by the metabolite N-acetylated sulfamethoxazole. The method is applied to the determination of sulfamethoxazole in pharmaceuticals, urine and bovine serum samples without matrix interference problems.