Efficient Copper-Catalyzed Annulation of 2-Formylazoles with 2-Haloanilines for the Synthesis of Pyrrole-and Imidazole-Fused Quinoxalines

Promoted by CuI/2‐hydroxybenzohydrazide catalytic system, a variety of pyrrole‐ and imidazole‐fused quinoxalines have been efficiently one‐pot synthesized from pyrrole‐/imidazole‐2‐carboxaldehyde and 2‐haloanilines in moderate to excellent yields.     

Purification of hen egg white ovomacroglobulin using one‐step chromatography

Hen egg white (EW) are one of the most ideal sources of active proteins, and ovomacroglobulin, as a protease inhibitor, has been demonstrated to possess numerous biological properties including antibacterial and anti‐inflammatory properties as well as activity for the treatment of keratitis. The objective of this study was to develop a simple and rapid method for the purification of ovomacroglobulin from hen EW on a laboratory scale. Hen EW was diluted with an equal volume of distilled water followed by a two‐step PEG precipitation to remove ovomucin and to obtain ovomacroglobulin‐rich precipitate. The precipitate was dissolved and further purified by gel filtration chromatography. Ovomacroglobulin was collected with a purity of 97.0 ± 0.3% by HPLC and a yield of 62.5%. The atomic force microscopy images showed that ovomacroglobulin molecules on a mica surface emerged as an “oval‐shaped plate” with a molecular volume of 1536.9 ± 330.0 nm³, indicating that purified ovomacroglobulin has an integrated molecular structure. With the improvement of PEG precipitation and the simplification of the chromatography, the whole purification process could be finished well within one working day. This protocol has an advantage of rapidity, and would facilitate studies of ovomacroglobulin.     

Emergence of a Radical‐Stabilizing Metal–Organic Framework as a Radio‐photoluminescence Dosimeter

Radio‐photoluminescence (RPL) materials display a distinct radiation‐induced permanent luminescence center, and therefore find application in the detection of ionizing radiation. The current inventory of RPL materials, which were discovered by serendipity, has been limited to a small number of metal‐ion‐doped inorganic materials. Here we document the RPL of a metal–organic framework (MOF) for the first time: X‐ray induced free radicals are accumulated on the organic linker and are subsequently stabilized in the conjugated fragment in the structure, while the metal center acts as the X‐ray attenuator. These radicals afford new emission features in both UV‐excited and X‐ray excited luminescence spectra, making it possible to establish linear relationships between the radiation dose and the normalized intensity of the new emission feature. The MOF‐based RPL materials exhibit advantages in terms of the dose detection range, reusability, emission stability, and energy threshold. Based on a comprehensive electronic structure and energy diagram study, the rational design and a substantial expansion of candidate RPL materials can be anticipated.     

Metal–Organic Framework Disintegrants: Enzyme Preparation Platforms with Boosted Activity

An enzyme formulation using customized enzyme activators (metal ions) to directly construct metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as enzyme protective carriers is presented. These MOF carriers can also serve as the disintegrating agents to simultaneously release enzymes and their activators during biocatalysis with boosted activities. This highly efficient enzyme preparation combines enzyme immobilization (enhanced stability, easy operation) and homogeneous biocatalysis (fast diffusion, high activity). The MOF serves as an ion pump that continuously provides metal ion activators that greatly promote the enzymatic activities (up to 251 %). This MOF–enzyme composite demonstrated an excellent protective effect against various perturbation environments. A mechanistic investigation revealed that the spontaneous activator/enzyme release and ion pumping enable enzymes to sufficiently interact with their activators owing to the proximity effects, leading to a boost in biocatalytic performance.     

Rapid and subnanomolar assay of recombinant human erythropoietin by capillary electrophoresis using NanoOrange precolumn labeling and laser‐induced fluorescence detection

Because of less functionally critical carbohydrate sectors that contributed to the stability, efforts have been made to quantify intact recombinant human erythropoietin. A simple, rapid capillary electrophoresis with laser‐induced fluorescence method for the assay of recombinant human erythropoietin was developed, with a limit of detection of intact recombinant human erythropoietin at subnanomolar concentration (up to 10 ng/mL or 3 × 10^?10 M), which is among the lowest reported. High sensitivity was accomplished by precolumn derivatization with the noncovalent dye NanoOrange. Capillary electrophoresis separation and reaction conditions were carefully manipulated for avoiding microheterogeneity of glycoforms and inhomogeneity of multiple labeling products. The fluorescence signal was linear over the range of 10 ng/mL–10 μg/mL, corresponding to the detection requirement of recombinant human erythropoietin in biofluids and pharmaceutical samples, as demonstrated by a real sample analysis. Although the salt in reaction mixtures showed a detrimental effect on the fluorescence of the derivatives, this method could tolerate a certain amount of salt, extending its application in biofluid analysis. In addition, zero‐order fluorescence emission kinetics was obtained, indicating that the rapid decay of recombinant human erythropoietin was derived from a self‐quenching effect.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测三苯乙烯基苯酚聚氧乙烯醚

建立了高效液相色谱-串联质谱检测三苯乙烯基苯酚聚氧乙烯醚(tristyrylphenol ethoxylates,TSPn EO)的分析方法,并对TSPn EO在反相色谱柱(XBridge C_(18),150 mm×2.1 mm,3.5μm)、亲水相互作用色谱柱(XBridge HILIC,150 m m×2.1 m m,3.5μm)、氨基色谱柱(XBridge Amide,150 m m×2.1 m m,3.5μm)、伪反相色谱柱(C18柱(XBridge C_(18),50 mm×2.1 mm,5μm)与硅胶柱(Nova-Pak Silica,150 mm×2.1 mm,4μm)串联)4种不同液相色谱分离模式下的分离效果进行了研究。实验比较了5 mmol/L乙酸铵水-乙腈、0.1%(v/v)甲酸水-乙腈、水-乙腈和水-甲醇4种流动相组成及3种梯度洗脱条件对分离效果和灵敏度的影响。探讨了TSPnEO在电喷雾离子(ESI)源内的离子化特征,结果表明,在ESI正离子模式下,TSPnEO在离子源内形成[M+NH4]+离子,其聚合度的分布特征符合泊松分布。利用伪反相色谱柱,水-乙腈作为流动相,实现了不同聚合度(n=5~18)TSPnEO的分离。     

Fluorometric determination and imaging of glutathione based on a thiol-triggered inner filter effect on the fluorescence of carbon dots

The authors describe a sensitive method for determination of glutathione (GSH) that is based on a thiol-triggered inner filter effect on the fluorescence of N-doped carbon dots (N-doped CDs). N-doped CDs with a quantum yield as high as 31% were prepared by a one-pot procedure, and 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) was employed as a reagent for GSH recognition. The reaction product (5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid; TNB) acts as an absorber of the 410-nm light used to photo-excite the N-doped CDs. Hence, the fluorescence of N-doped CDs (peaking at 510 nm) is reduced with increasing concentrations of GSH. As little as 30 nM of GSH can be detected by this method. The approach was successfully applied to (a) food analysis, (b) an investigation of an oxidative stress model, and (c) to live cells imaging. The method does not require the surface of N-doped CDs to be chemically modified, and a linkage between receptor and fluorophore is not needed. In our perception, the method may become a viable tool for the detection and imaging of thiols.

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Graphical abstract Fluorescence sensing strategy for glutathione detection based on a thiol-triggered inner filter effect via new N-doped carbon dots and application to food analysis, oxidative stress study and cell imaging.

     

N掺杂C包覆Li_4Ti_5O_(12)锂离子电池负极材料的制备与性能

以TiO2和Li2CO3分别作为钛源和锂源,聚苯胺(PANI)作为碳源和氮源,通过球磨辅助高温固相法合成N掺杂C包覆Li4Ti5O12.通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)、元素分析仪(EA)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)等对材料的结构和形貌进行了表征,并将合成材料制成电极片组装成扣式电池,测试其电化学性能.结果显示,钛源的处理对样品的性能有影响,通过对TiO2预包覆合成的N掺杂C包覆Li4Ti5O12具有优异的电化学性能,在碳、氮源的包覆比例(PANI与Li4Ti5O12的质量比)为5%时效果最佳:1C放电时其比容量为157.6mA·h/g,20C放电时其比容量仍可达到119.6mA·h/g;在10C充放电循环100次后,其比容量保持率为97.8%,表明N掺杂C包覆Li4Ti5O12具有优异的倍率性能和循环稳定性.     

双亲性三甲川菁染料的合成及抗结直肠癌活性

菁染料双亲性的提高有利于自身抗肿瘤活性的提升。 探索了三甲川吲哚菁染料(Cy3)转化为多功能小分子化疗药物的可行性。 通过向吲哚环“N”上引入聚乙二醇(PEG)醚链,设计合成了两种双亲性三甲川吲哚菁染料:Cy3-DIPEG和Cy3-SO₃-DIPEG。 二者产率约40%,其结构均经¹H NMR、¹³C NMR和MS表征。 光谱测试表明Cy3-DIPEG和Cy3-SO₃-DIPEG在水中的最大荧光发射波长在570 nm左右,荧光量子产率(Ф)分别为0.06和0.13。 采用噻唑蓝(MTT)法测试了两种染料对人结直肠癌细胞株(SW480和HCT-116)的体外抗肿瘤活性,并通过亚细胞器定位实验初探其机制。 结果表明,Cy3-DIPEG能穿过肿瘤细胞膜蓄积在线粒体内,显著抑制人结直肠癌细胞增殖,但Cy3-SO₃-DIPEG无法进入肿瘤细胞内,无抗肿瘤活性。