Rapid screening for synthetic antidiabetic drug adulteration in herbal dietary supplements using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry

Adulteration of herbal supplements with synthetic drugs is illegal. A rapid and reliable method which utilizes direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) was developed for the identification of seven synthetic antidiabetic drugs used as adulterants in herbal dietary supplements. The supplement sample was simply extracted with methanol/water by manually shaking several times and directly analyzed using DART-MS. The presence of synthetic drug adulterants was confirmed through the accurate m/z values and MS/MS data obtained via quadruple time of flight mass spectrometry (QTOF MS). Parameters for the DART source were systematically optimized, and the limits of detection (LODs) in herbal supplement matrices were measured. This method was successfully applied to examine five commercial herbal dietary supplements, and two of them proved to be adulterated with metformin without labeling.     

A simple molecular mechanics potential for μm scale graphene simulations from the adaptive force matching method

A simple molecular mechanics force field for graphene (PPBE-G) was created by force matching the density functional theory Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof forces using the adaptive force matching method recently developed in our group. The PPBE-G potential was found to provide significantly more accurate forces than other existing force fields. Several properties of graphene, such as Young's modulus, bending rigidity, and thermal conductivity, have been studied with our potential. The calculated properties are in good agreement with corresponding density functional theory and experimental values. The thermal conductivity calculated with reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics depends sensitively on graphene size thus requiring the simulation of large sheets for convergence. Since the PPBE-G potential only contains simple additive energy expressions, it is very computationally efficient and is capable of modeling large graphene sheets in the μm length scale.     

Detection of proteins on silica-silver core-shell substrates by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

We have employed the proposed Silica-Silver Core-Shell (SSCS) SERS-active substrates to detect four model proteins: lysozyme (a protein without chromophore), cytochrome c (a protein with chromophore of heme), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-anti human IgG (labeled with FITC) and atto610-biotin/avidin (recognition with labeled small molecules). SERS spectra of these proteins and Raman labels on the SSCS substrates show both high sensitivity and reproducibility, which are due to electromagnetic SERS enhancement with additional localization field within closely packed Ag nanoparticles decorated on the SiO(2) nanoparticles and the aggregation of SiO(2)@Ag particles. We have found that the SERS intensities of atto610-biotin/avidin adsorbed on the SSCS substrates are about 20 times stronger than those from Ag plating on Au-decorated substrate. Moreover, the broad surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of the proposed substrates will extend SERS applications to more biological molecules with different laser excitations.     

顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱法测定饮用水中氯酚

提出了应用气相色谱法与顶空固相微萃取样品预处理技术相结合的方法测定饮用水中2,4,6-三氯酚(TCP)和五氯酚(PCP)。选用20mL顶空瓶,其中预置0.1mol·L~(-1)盐酸溶液0.5mL及氯化钠4.0g,加入水样10.0mL,立即封盖。插入85μm聚丙烯酸酯萃取头,在500r·min~(-1)转速振荡条件下于60℃萃取40 min,随之进入色谱仪解吸并测定。测定中采用HP-5毛细管柱和程序升温(40℃～280℃)条件,并用载气流量为3mL·min~(-1)。测得2,4,6-TCP及PCP的线性范围依次为55μg·L~(-1)和12μg·L~(-1)以内,其检出限(3S/N)依次为0.15μg·L~(-1)和0.13μg·L~(-1),加入3个浓度水平的标准溶液对方法的回收率及精密度作了试验,测得回收率在90.0%～112.8%之间,相对标准偏差(n=6)在3.0%～4.9%之间。     

Synthesis and crystal structures of silver(I) complexes of 3(5)-methyl-5(3)-phenyl-1<Emphasis Type=Italic>H</Emphasis>-1,2,4-triazole: two isomeric infinite chains coexisting in the same crystal

Reactions of 3(5)-methyl-5(3)-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3-Me-5-Ph-tzH) with AgNO₃ in the absence/presence of NH₃ yield a mononuclear [Ag(3-Me-5-Ph-tzH)₂]NO₃·3H₂O (1) and a polymeric [Ag(3-Me-5-Ph-tz)]_n (2), respectively. Two structurally different infinite chains, however, with the same formula of AgC₉H₈N₃—one is double-decked and the other single zigzag—coexist in 1:1 ratio in the crystal of 2. As far as we know, 2 is the first binary silver(I) complex based on an asymmetric triazole and represents a rare case of two supramolecular isomers coexisting in the same crystal.     

具有表面活性的功能化离子液体N-(三甲氧硅丙基)-N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮盐酸盐的合成与表征

以N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮和3-氯丙基三甲氧基硅烷单体为原料,利用SN2亲核取代反应合成具有一定表面活性的功能化离子液体N-(三甲氧硅丙基)-N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮盐酸盐.通过元素分析、红外光谱和核磁共振对功能化离子液体进行表征,并测定了其表面张力和导电率.结果表明,合成的产物结构与其理论结构基本一致,具有较宽的液体温度范围和较低的表面张力,并具有较高的电导率,随着温度的升高,电导率逐渐增高.     

制动器管裂纹原因分析

重型汽车制动器管在潮湿的环境中使用时发生破裂,采用化学成分分析、力学性能试验、断口分析和金相分析等方法对破裂的制动器管进行分析.结果表明,制动器管的裂纹主要产生于存在加工应力的弯曲部位,应力腐蚀是造成其破裂的主要原因.同时在选材方面提出建议.     

Sorption of radioeuropium onto attapulgite: effect of experimental conditions

Batch sorption experiments were performed to remove Eu(III) ions from aqueous solutions by using attapulgite under ambient conditions. Different experimental conditions, such as contact time, solid content, foreign ions, pH, ionic strength, fulvic acid and temperature, have been investigated to study their effect on the sorption property. The results indicated that the sorption of Eu(III) onto attapulgite was strongly dependent on pH, ionic strength and temperature. The sorption increased from about 8.9 to 90% at pH ranging from 2 to 6 in 0.01 mol/L NaNO₃ solution. The Eu(III) kinetic sorption on attapulgite was fitted by the pseudo-second-order model better than by the pseudo-first-order model. The sorption of Eu(III) onto attapulgite increased with increasing temperature and decreasing ionic strength. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were used to simulate the sorption isotherms, and the results indicated that the Freundlich model simulated the data better than the Langmuir model. The thermodynamic parameters (∆G ^o, ∆S ^o, ∆H ^o) were determined from the temperature dependent isotherms at 298.15, 318.15 and 338.15 K, and the results indicated that the sorption reaction was an endothermic and spontaneous process. The results suggest that the attapulgite is a suitable material as an adsorbent for preconcentration and immobilization of Eu(III) from aqueous solutions.     

Chemical and biologically active constituents of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salsola collina</Emphasis>

A new natural product (N-acetyltryptophan), together with 22 known constituents, including seven alkaloids, six flavonoids, six organic acids, and other compounds, were isolated from Salsola collina Pall. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical reaction and spectral evidence. Among the isolated compounds, N-acetyltryptophan (8) showed moderate inhibition of a-amylase activity, and terrestric acid (9) showed positive antifungal activity.     

复合塑料包装袋中重金属迁移量的测定

将复合塑料袋用4％乙酸浸泡,采用石墨炉原子吸收光谱仪对其中的铅、镉、铬、镍、铜、砷迁移量进行了测定.结果表明:各元素的吸光度与质量浓度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.998 9～0.9999,元素Pb、Cd、Cr、Ni、Cu、As的检出限分别为1.04、0.05、0.98、1.00、0.97、0.96 μg/L,各元素...