Mixed micelles of amphiphilic drug promethazine hydrochloride and surfactants (conventional and gemini) at 293.15K to 308.15K: Composition, interaction and stability of the aggregates

Micellization of an amphiphilic phenothiazine drug promethazine hydrochloride (PMT) in presence of conventional (CTAB and TTAB) as well as gemini (16-s-16 and 14-s-14, s=4-6) cationic surfactants has been studied conductometrically at different temperatures. Critical micelle concentration values (cmc and cmc(id)) indicate mixed micelle formation among the two components. Micellar mole fractions of surfactants (X(1), X(1)(M) and X(1)(id)) show greater contribution of surfactants. Interaction parameter, β, suggests attractive interactions in the mixed systems. The thermodynamic parameters suggest dehydration of hydrophobic part of the drug at higher temperatures.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定甘蔗中除草剂残留量

提出了采用QuEChERS法提取净化,气相色谱-质谱法同时测定甘蔗中除草剂莠去津、乙草胺和莠灭净的残留量。采用DB-5MS毛细管柱分离,电子轰击离子源选择离子检测模式进行质谱测定。莠去津、乙草胺和莠灭净的检出限(3S/N)分别为0.001,0.002,0.001mg.kg-1。在3个浓度水平上对方法的回收率作了测定,测得回收率在88.0%～108.0%,相对标准偏差(n=6)在1.1%～6.9%之间。     

Liquid–liquid extraction of neodymium (III) and europium (III) using synergic mixture of furosemide and tribenzylamine in benzyl alcohol

The extraction behavior of Nd(III) and Eu(III) with 0.05 mol dm⁻³ furosemide in benzyl alcohol as single acidic extractant and then with equimolar (0.05 mol dm⁻³) synergic mixture of furosemide as acidic extractant and tribenzylamine as neutral donor in benzyl alcohol has been studied from aqueous solutions of pH 1 to 6. The effect of various parameters and of various cations and anions on the extraction of these metal ions was investigated. The composition of the extracted adducts was determined by slope analysis method that came out to be [(M(FS)₂)⁺ (CH₃COO)⁻] and [M(FS)₃·3TBA] where M = Nd(III) and Eu(III).

     

Radiosynthesis and Biodistribution of <Superscript>99m</Superscript>Tc-Metronidazole as an <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> Infection Imaging Radiopharmaceutical

Bacterial infection poses life-threatening challenge to humanity and stimulates to the researchers for developing better diagnostic and therapeutic agents complying with existing theranostic techniques. Nuclear medicine technique helps to visualize hard-to-diagnose deep-seated bacterial infections using radionuclide-labeled tracer agents. Metronidazole is an antiprotozoal antibiotic that serves as a preeminent anaerobic chemotherapeutic agent. The aim of this study was to develop technetium-99m-labeled metronidazole radiotracer for the detection of deep-seated bacterial infections. Radiosynthesis of ^99mTc-metronidazole was carried by reacting reduced technetium-99m and metronidazole at neutral pH for 30 min. The stannous chloride dihydrate was used as the reducing agent. At optimum radiolabeling conditions, ~ 94% radiochemical was obtained. Quality control analysis was carried out with a chromatographic paper and instant thin-layer chromatographic analysis. The biodistribution study of radiochemical was performed using Escherichia coli bacterial infection-induced rat model. The scintigraphic study was performed using E. coli bacterial infection-induced rabbit model. The results showed promising accumulation at the site of infection and its rapid clearance from the body. The tracer showed target-to-non-target ratio 5.57 ± 0.04 at 1 h post-injection. The results showed that ^99mTc-MNZ has promising potential to accumulate at E. coli bacterial infection that can be used for E. coli infection imaging.     

基于有机-无机介孔二氧化硅杂化材料对Cu^2和Co2+的选择性测定

合成了一种有机-无机介孔二氧化硅杂化材料(SBA-15-Tpy),通过透射电镜显微镜、X射线衍射、热重分析和N_2吸附-解吸曲线对其进行表征,并基于该材料建立了在水中对Cu²⁺和Co²⁺的选择性识别。研究表明,SBA-15-Tpy与Cu²⁺和Co²⁺结合后会分别在800 nm和510 nm处产生新的吸收峰,加入其它金属离子后不发生明显的吸收峰值变化。在最优条件下,检测Cu²⁺和Co²⁺的线性范围分别为2.0~200.0μmol/L和10.0~200.0μmol/L,检出限分别为0.48μmol/L和4.28μmol/L。将上述方法用于江水中Cu²⁺和Co²⁺的测定,回收率在96.0%~108.5%之间。     

Quantitative spectrophotometry using integrating cavities

Absorption spectrophotometry, a standard tool for quantitative analysis, suffers from two major drawbacks: lack of sensitivity and vulnerability to scattering. It has been pointed out earlier that the solution to these problems lies in using a reflecting cavity as a sample holder. Due to multiple reflections at the cavity wall, the effective pathlength becomes considerably larger than the diameter of the cavity, and scattering losses are eliminated because scattered light is prevented from escaping the detector. Though much effort has been spent in analysing and improving the performance of such a device, often called an integrating cavity absorption meter (ICAM), a simple strategy for deducing the absorbance of the sample is still lacking. It is shown here that the absorbance A' measured by using an ICAM exhibits a sublinear increase with the solute concentration C. The physical reason for this departure from linearity is explained, and a straightforward procedure for converting A' to the true absorbance A (proportional to C) is established. The reliability of the procedure is demonstrated by comparing the ICAM absorption spectrum of dilute dye solutions with the spectra of more concentrated solutions recorded in a conventional spectrophotometer. The ability of the device to cope with scattering was tested by filling the ICAM with a suspension of chloroplasts, and the spectrum was found, as expected, to be free from scattering artefacts.     

ThioCORMates: Tunable and Cost-Effective Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules

Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) can offer a safer alternative to CO delivery than the use of CO gas cylinders. Upon treatment with an amine base, S-aryl thioformates (“thioCORMates”) release CO nearly quantitatively at room temperature, a gas which can then be harnessed for carbonylative cross-coupling, biological study, or inorganic synthesis. These bench-stable molecules are easily synthesized from the corresponding thiophenol and can be electronically tuned to release CO at different rates-from less than 1 min to greater than 1 h-offering a practical alternative to existing CORM technology. Finally, isotopically labeled ¹³CO can be conveniently generated and used, with the thioCORMate synthesized from ¹³C-formic acid.     

Focusing of an electromagnetic plane wave into a uniaxial crystal by a Wood lens

High frequency fields, refracted by a geometry containing a Wood lens placed at a certain distance from a planar uniaxial interface, are derived by using Maslov’s method. The geometrical optics approximation generally valid for high frequency fields fails in the vicinity of a caustic. Maslov’s method is a systematic procedure for predicting the field in the caustic region, combining the simplicity of the ray and the generality of the transform method. Numerical computations are made for the field pattern around the caustic by using Maslov’s method. The results are found to be in good agreement with those obtained using Kirchhoff’s approximation.      

硝基烷系列分子的从头计算研究

硝基甲烷作为最简单的硝基类爆炸物,Marynick等曾以各种半经验分子轨道法和从头计算法进行过研究.我们也对其进行过全电子自洽场从头计算,获得有益启示.本文将类似计算用于硝基乙烷、1-和2-硝基丙烷等,发现用其电子结构可阐明各烷基的供电子能力、缩合反应能力、核磁共振谱和热安定性等诸多实验事实.还进行了相应构型和ρ指数下的CNDO/2计算,得到与从头计算平行的结果.     

Diffusion-controlled reactions in two-dimensional fluids: discussion of measurements of lateral diffusion of lipids in biological membranes

Differences between the reaction kinetics of diffusion-controlled reactions in two and three dimensions are examined, and expressions for the rate of a diffusion-controlled reaction in a two-dimensional fluid are derived. A method of analysing the results of some recent investigations of lateral diffusion of lipids in biological membranes is presented.