植物胞外钙调素与拮抗剂W7-Agarose结合作用的荧光光谱法研究

W 7-agarose是常用的细胞外CaM功能的拮抗剂,本实验采用荧光光谱法研究了水溶液中钙调素拮抗剂W 7-agarose与植物胞外钙调素的相互结合反应。W 7-agarose是一种将W 7-共价连接到颗粒型agarose(琼脂糖)的粒子。W 7-agarose颗粒较大且容易沉淀,静置5m in后,溶液中的荧光强度完全由游离的CaM产生。在溶液中加入W 7-agarose后,溶液中一部分CaM与其结合后沉降至荧光比色皿底部,导致溶液中CaM的荧光强度下降。由此可以确定溶液中游离CaM的浓度。根据公式lg{[Q]t(F0-F)/F0}=nlg{[Q]tF/F0} lgnK[B]t,从而计算出配位体系的结合常数和配比。研究表明:二者以摩尔比1∶1结合,其平衡常数为4.9×105。由此进一步计算了W 7-agarose对胞外钙调素的拮抗率,在拮抗剂W 7-agarose浓度达到15~20μmol/L时,拮抗率可达到90%以上,与文献报道的生物学体内实验结果一致,从分子水平上解释了W 7-agarose与CaM的结合作用。     

电子俘获材料Zn_4B_6O_(13)∶Dy~(3+)的热释光特性研究

通过高温固相扩散反应合成了稀土元素镝掺杂的 Zn4 - x B6 O1 3∶ x Dy3+ 磷光体 .测定了该化合物在高能6 0 Co伽玛射线辐照下的热释发光曲线和三维热释光谱 .三维热释光谱表明 ,位于大约 480 nm和 5 80 nm的发光谱带来自于 Dy3+ 离子的 f-f 跃迁 .基质中掺杂的 Dy3+ 离子浓度的变化能够改变陷阱的相对分布 ,随着Dy3+浓度的增加 ,发光峰温向高温方向移动 ,这可提高剂量器的热稳定性 .当辐照剂量增加时 ,发光峰温亦向高温方向移动 ,即陷阱加深 .确定了 Zn3.86 B6 O1 3∶ 0 .1 6Dy3+样品主峰的陷阱深度 E=0 .73 e V,频率因子S=2 .43× 1 0 9s- 1 .在 1～ 1 0 0 Gy治疗级范围内 ,Zn3.86 B6 O1 3∶ 0 .1 6Dy3+ 对 6 0 Co伽玛射线辐照的热释光剂量响应呈良好的线性关系 .实验结果表明 ,Zn3.86 B6 O1 3∶ 0 .1 6Dy3+是一个潜在的应用于临床医疗的伽玛射线电离辐射热释光剂量计材料 .     

Self-assembled peptide tubelets with 7 A pores

Here we report the preparation and structural characteristics of self-assembling peptide tubelets composed of 32-membered rings formed of alternating alpha-amino acids and cis-3-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acids. The tubelets possess a partial hydrophobic core environment, provided by the projection of the cyclohexane C2 methylene moiety into the lumen, and a Van der Waals pore diameter of about 7 A.     

A comparative study of several HPLC methods for determining free amino acid profiles in honey

A study of the viability of three derivatizing reagents for obtaining amino acid profiles in honey through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is presented. A method using diode array detection based on a reaction with diethyl ethoxymethylene malonate (DEMM) and two other methods using fluorescence detection based on derivatization with fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl) and 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) have been developed. The three methods yield detection limits close to the ppb level, but vary in relation to other analytical characteristics. The use of methyl chloroformate derivatives allows the profile to be obtained with the greatest sensitivity within a short time frame. On applying such methods to honey samples of diverse botanical origin, we observe that the proline values obtained are always lower than those found using the official spectrophotometric method, thereby underlining the advisability of using HPLC methods to reduce uncertainty in these results.     

Filiation structurale des phases de´rive´es de BaFeF5

Au sein d'un re´seau de type BaFeF₅ des chai?nes d'octae`dres fluore´sa`sommets communs peuvent disparai?tre en donnant naissance a des canaux dont l'occupation partielle ou totale par des files de cations Sr²⁺ et de couples d'anions F^?, conduit respectivement aux phases Sr₃(FeF₆)₂ ou Sr₅T₃F₁₉ (T = Cr, Co, Ga). Une discussion cristallochimique permet d'expliquer l'existence d'un domaine de solutions solides au sein du diagramme ternaire SrF₂BaF₂FeF₃.     

Determination of N-nitrosamines by HPTLC with Fluorescence Detection — Use of Non-Ionic Surfactants as Enhancing Agents

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - The dansyl derivatives of N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosodi-ethylamine, and N-nitrosodibuthylamine have been separated by HPTLC...     

Defect concentration in Ti-substituted YIG from TG curves

The article discusses theory and experiment about the measurement of defect concentration in Ti-substituted yttrium iron garnet by means of thermogravimetry techniques. The two possible cases arising from oxygen interchange with atmosphere, oxygen vacancies and interstitial cations, may be analyzed quantitatively from the derived expressions. The possibility of another type of defects being present in the samples, not associated to oxygen evolution, is not excluded. Measurements were carried out in air and CO₂ for different Ti contents. The substitution tends to increase slightly the defect parameter θ in YIG, while a CO₂ reducing atmosphere is much more effective than the Ti substitution for increasing θ. Calculations for a given single-phased sample sintered in air show two possibilities: a deficit of one oxygen atom for every 2.5 unit cells of 96 atoms, or one excess cation for every 3.5 cells. Other samples show very similar results. The accuracy involved in the measurements is about 2–3%.     

Local dynamic mechanical properties in model free-standing polymer thin films

High-frequency sinusoidal oscillations of a coarse-grained polymer model are used to calculate the local dynamic mechanical properties (DMPs) of free-standing polymer thin films. The storage modulus G(') and loss modulus G(") are examined as a function of position normal to the free surfaces. It is found that mechanically soft layers arise near the free surfaces of glassy thin films, and that their thickness becomes comparable to the entire film thickness as the temperature approaches the glass transition T(g). As a result, the overall stiffness of glassy thin films decreases with film thickness. It is also shown that two regions coexist in thin films just at the bulk T(g); a melt-like region (G(')G(")) in the middle of the film. Our findings on the existence of a heterogeneous distribution of DMPs in free-standing polymer thin films provide insights into recent experimental measurements of the mechanical properties of glassy polymer thin films.     

Validation of the thermodynamic model of inorganic arsenic in non polluted river waters of the Basque country (Spain)

The thermodynamic model of inorganic arsenic was validated by comparing the predicted As(III) concentration with the experimentally determined one in several river waters samples of the Basque Country (Spain) collected in two sampling campaigns: spring and autumn 2000. This model takes into account the acid-base equilibria of As(III) and As(V) together with the redox equilibria between the H₃AsO₃ and H₃AsO₄ species. A correct prediction of As(III) concentration requires the knowledge of the total concentration of arsenic, pH, redox potential (referred to hydrogen electrode), and ionic strength values of the solution. The estimation of the activity coefficients of the arsenic species was performed by means of the Modified Bromley’s Methodology (MBM).In order to perform the experimental As(III) determination, an analytical method was implemented by using an ion exchange separation of As(III)/As(V) on a continuous FIA-IE-HG-AAS system. The total arsenic concentration was determined together with total concentration of the main alkaline or alkaline-earth metals and anions in the natural waters. Temperature compensated measurements of the pH and redox potentials were made in-situ at the sampling sites.For both seasonal campaigns, the agreement between predicted and experimental As(III) is really high for those samples belonging to non polluted river waters.