Microcalorimetric investigation of the growth of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> DH5α in different antibiotics

The effects of Amoxicillin Sodium and Cefuroxime Sodium on the growth of E. coli DH5α were investigated by microcalorimetry. The metabolic power-time curves of E. coli DH5α growth were determined by using a TAM air isothermal microcalorimeter at 37°C. By evaluation of the obtained parameters, such as growth rate constants (k), inhibitory ratio (I), the maximum heat power (P _m) and the time of the maximum heat power (t _m), one found that the inhibitory activity of Amoxicillin Sodium vs. E. coli DH5α is enhanced with the increasing of the Amoxicillin Sodium concentration, and the Cefuroxime Sodium has a stimulatory effect on the E. coli DH5α growth when the concentration is about 1 μg mL⁻¹. The IC₅₀ for the Amoxicillin Sodium and the Cefuroxime Sodium are 1.6 and 2.0 μg mL⁻¹, respectively, it implicates that the E. coli DH5α is more sensitive to Amoxicillin Sodium than Cefuroxime Sodium.     

Ferromagnetic ordering and metamagnetism in malonate bridged 3D diamond-like and honeycomb-like networks: [Cu(mal)(DMF)]n and [[Cu(mal)(0.5pyz)].H2O]n (mal = Malonate Dianion,DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide,pyz = Pyrazine)

Two three-dimensional (3D) malonate bridged networks, [Cu(mal)(DMF)](n) (1) and [[Cu(mal)(0.5pyz)].H(2)O](n) (2), have been synthesized in H(2)O-DMF solution. Compound 1 exhibits ferromagnetic ordering below 2.6 K (T(c)), and 2 displays a metamagnetic behavior below 3.2 K (T(N)).     

应用扩展的重叠分辨率法优化液相色谱条件分离二茂铁类化合物

本文对优化液相色谱分离条件的重叠分辨率法进行了改进与扩展：首先利用全范围的二元线性梯度淋洗进行溶剂强度的优化，再通过重叠分辨率法进行了溶剂选择性的优化，并且建立了计算机系统，使此方法程序化。利用此方法建立了分离Ｎ－二茂铁甲酰基－Ｎ＇－芳基硫脲类衍生物的最佳流动相体系。     

Chemical species produced in the reaction between ethanedial (glyoxal) and 5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline and their iron(II) complexes: electrochemical studies and analytical applications

The cyclic voltammetric behavior of carbon paste electrodes modified by direct admixing with the products of the reactions between ethanedial (glyoxal) and 5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline at 100°C and that of their iron(II) complexes is reported. The ligand(s) produced in absence of iron(II) are able to complex iron(II) and copper(II) ions reversibly, but other ions such as nickel(II), cobalt(II), cadmium(II) and manganese(II), if complexed, show no electrochemical activity. Admixing with the products of the reaction in the presence of excess of iron(II) ion, because of high insolubility and fast electron exchange, produces surfaces useful for amperometric detection in continuous-flow systems. The voltammetric and amperometric behavior in the presence of HSO^?₃ ions is reported in order to illustrate this application.     

Theoretical study and rate constant calculation for the reactions of SH (SD) with Cl2, Br2, and BrCl

The mechanisms of the SH (SD) radicals with Cl2 (R1), Br2 (R2), and BrCl (R3) are investigated theoretically, and the rate constants are calculated using a dual-level direct dynamics method. The optimized geometries and frequencies of the stationary points are calculated at the MP2/6-311G(d,p) and MPW1K/6-311G(d,p) levels. Higher-level energies are obtained at the approximate QCISD(T)/6-311++G(3df, 2pd) level using the MP2 geometries as well as by the multicoefficient correlation method based on QCISD (MC-QCISD) using the MPW1K geometries. Complexes with energies less than those of the reactants or products are located at the entrance or the exit channels of these reactions, which indicate that the reactions may proceed via an indirect mechanism. The enthalpies of formation for the species XSH/XSD (X = Cl and Br) are evaluated using hydrogenation working reactions method. By canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT), the rate constants of SH and SD radicals with Cl2, Br2, and BrCl are calculated over a wide temperature range of 200-2000 K at the a-QCISD(T)/6-311++G(3df, 2pd)//MP2/6-311G(d, p) level. Good agreement between the calculated and experimental rate constants is obtained in the measured temperature range. Our calculations show that for SH (SD) + BrCl reaction bromine abstraction (R3a or R3a') leading to the formation of BrSH (BrSD) + Cl in a barrierless process dominants the reaction with the branching ratios for channels 3a and 3a' of 99% at 298 K, which is quite different from the experimental result of k3a'/k3' = 54 +/- 10%. Negative activation energies are found at the higher level for the SH + Br2 and SH + BrCl (Br-abstraction) reactions; as a result, the rate constants show a slightly negative temperature dependence, which is consistent with the determination in the literature. The kinetic isotope effects for the three reactions are "inverse". The values of kH/kD are 0.88, 0.91, and 0.69 at room temperature, respectively, and they increase as the temperature increases.     

用CR传输线模型研究涂层/金属体系阻抗谱

根据CR传输线模型和QR电路之间的关系,建立了拟合其初值的计算方法,借助Z-View软件,可求得各元件精确值.根据电容（Ci）和电阻（Ri）随特征频率（f*）的分布,推导了元件相对增量与恒相位角元件（Q）指数参数n的关系. 结果表明, 当n小于0.5时,Ci比Ri增加得更快,从新的角度说明了n的物理意义及其和界面脱层之间的关系.作为应用实例,拟合了不同特征的电化学阻抗谱,分析了有机涂层/金属腐蚀体系阻抗变化的具体过程,区分了点蚀和脱层因素对阻抗谱的影响,从高阻抗体系同时得到了与不同空隙率有关的涂层电容和电阻值,并根据涂层体系的不均匀特征探讨了模型结构的物理意义.     

Effects of monoclonal antibody anti-EGF receptor on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell and other tumor cells

Three anti-EGF receptor MoAbs were used in these studies. Administration of MoAbs 3 and 176 inhibited tumor formation in nude mice by CNE-2, a poorly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line and A431, an epidermoid carcinoma cell line. When the same MoAbs were used in treatment against HeLa, a cervical carcinoma, tumor growth was not affected. The number of EGF receptors and apparent dissociation constants for 125I-EGF on CNE-2 and A431 was 1.3 x 10(5)/cell (Kd 7.7 x 10(-8) mol/L) and 1.4 x 10(6)/cell (Kd 2.4 x 10(-9) mol/L), respectively. Both MoAbs 3 and 176, capable of competing with EGF for receptor binding, showed significant tumor growth inhibition. MoAb 101 was incapable of blocking the binding of EGF to its receptor, and not as effective as MoAbs 3 and 176 in tumor growth inhibition. Our observation is that the MoAb anti-EGF receptor is cytostatic rather than cytocidal, in vitro against CNE-2 and A431.     

Potentiodynamic deposition of Prussian blue from a solution containing single component of ferricyanide and its mechanism investigation

Potentiodynamic techniques were used for the direct electrodeposition of Prussian blue nano-clusters from an acidic solution of ferricyanide. Electrochemical, EQCM, IR, AFM, and UV/vis measurements were carried out to characterize deposited nano-sized Prussian blue and to explore the formation mechanism. Results showed that ferricyanide could partially dissociate to free ferric and cyanide ions. The driving force of this dissociation is the formation of PB and the evolution of HCN. The optimal potential window for the potentiodynamic formation of PB from an acidic solution (pH 1.6) is between –0.5 V and 0.4 V. In addition, the influence of surface adsorption of CN^- ions on the formation of PB was discussed.Dedicated to Professor W. Vielstich on the occasion of his 80th birthday.     

Microwave-assisted traceless synthesis of thiohydantoin

An efficient, microwave-assisted method for the liquid-phase combinatorial synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted-thiohydantoin has been developed. Fmoc-protected amino acids were coupled with HO-PEG-OH and after deprotection, reacted with various isothiocyanates in microwave cavity. The PEG bound thiourea compounds underwent base mediated cyclization/cleavage step by microwave flash heating. The desired products were then liberated from the soluble matrix in good yield and purity under microwave exposure.