Simultaneous Determination of Six Immunosuppressants in Human Whole Blood by HPLC-MS/MS Using a Modified QuEChERS Method

A high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was established for the simultaneous determination of mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus in human whole blood by optimizing the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) preparation method. Whole blood was extracted into ethyl acetate, salted out with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and purified with ethylenediamine-N-propyl silane adsorbent. The supernatant was evaporated under nitrogen until dry and finally reconstituted in methanol. Chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent Poroshell 120 EC-C18 column in methanol (mobile phase A)-water (optimized for 0.1% acetic acid and 10 mM ammonium acetate, mobile phase B) at a 0.3 mL·min⁻¹ flow rate. Electrospray ionization and positive ion multiple reaction monitoring were used for detection. The time for of analysis was 13 min. The calibration curves range of tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus were in the range of 1–100 ng·mL⁻¹, mycophenolate mofetil in the range of 0.1–10 ng·mL⁻¹ and mycophenolic acid at 10–1000 ng·mL⁻¹. All correlation coefficients were >0.993. The coefficients of variation (CV, %) for inter-day and intra-day precision were less than 10%, while the spiked recoveries were in the range of 92.1% to 116%. Our method was rapid, sensitive, specific, and reproducible for the simultaneous determination of six immunosuppressants in human whole blood. Importantly, our approach can be used to monitor drug concentrations in the blood to facilitate disease treatment.     

Cu(ii)/SPDO complex catalyzed asymmetric Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 2-arylcyclobutanones and its application for the total synthesis of eupomatilones 5 and 6

A novel classical kinetic resolution of 2-aryl-substituted or 2,3-disubstituted cyclobutanones of Baeyer–Villiger oxidation catalyzed by a Cu(ii)/SPDO complex is reported for the first time, producing normal lactones in excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) and regioselectivities (up to >20/1), along with unreacted ketones in excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). The current transformation features a wide substrate scope. Moreover, catalytic asymmetric total syntheses of natural eupomatilones 5 and 6 are achieved in nine steps from commercially available 3-methylcyclobutan-1-one.

A novel classical kinetic resolution of Baeyer–Villiger oxidation catalyzed by a Cu(ii)/SPDO complex with excellent enantioselectivity, regioselectivity and wide substrate scope is reported for the first time and explore the synthetic application.     

利用对系统误差修正的逆测法测量电表的内阻

本文在伏安法测电阻实验的基础上,将系统误差修正方法进行逆运用,介绍一种测量电表内阻的方法。     

Structural and Functional Analysis of the Pyridoxal Phosphate Homeostasis Protein YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6, but it is highly reactive and poisonous in its free form. YggS is a PLP-binding protein found in bacteria and humans that mediates PLP homeostasis by delivering PLP to target enzymes or by performing a protective function. Several biochemical and structural studies of YggS have been reported, but the mechanism by which YggS recognizes PLP has not been fully elucidated. Here, we report a functional and structural analysis of YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum (FnYggS). The PLP molecule could bind to native FnYggS, but no PLP binding was observed for selenomethionine (SeMet)-derivatized FnYggS. The crystal structure of FnYggS showed a type III TIM barrel fold, exhibiting structural homology with several other PLP-dependent enzymes. Although FnYggS exhibited low (<35%) amino acid sequence similarity with previously studied YggS proteins, its overall structure and PLP-binding site were highly conserved. In the PLP-binding site of FnYggS, the sulfate ion was coordinated by the conserved residues Ser201, Gly218, and Thr219, which were positioned to provide the binding moiety for the phosphate group of PLP. The mutagenesis study showed that the conserved Ser201 residue in FnYggS was the key residue for PLP binding. These results will expand the knowledge of the molecular properties and function of the YggS family.     

微波烧结Al_2O_3陶瓷的研究

简要介绍了微波烧结的特点,对 Ａｌ２ Ｏ３ 陶瓷的微波烧结过程进行了介绍和分析,并同常规烧结进行了对比实验,在此基础上得出了一些结论,为陶瓷微波烧结提供了实验依据     

Pogostone Enhances the Antibacterial Activity of Colistin against MCR-1-Positive Bacteria by Inhibiting the Biological Function of MCR-1

The emergence of the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has resulted in the loss of available treatments for certain severe infections. Here we identified a potential inhibitor of MCR-1 for the treatment of infections caused by MCR-1-positive drug-resistant bacteria, especially MCR-1-positive carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). A checkerboard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test, a killing curve test, a growth curve test, bacterial live/dead assays, scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis, cytotoxicity tests, molecular dynamics simulation analysis, and animal studies were used to confirm the in vivo/in vitro synergistic effects of pogostone and colistin. The results showed that pogostone could restore the bactericidal activity of colistin against all tested MCR-1-positive bacterial strains or MCR-1 mutant–positive bacterial strains (FIC < 0.5). Pogostone does not inhibit the expression of MCR-1. Rather, it inhibits the binding of MCR-1 to substrates by binding to amino acids in the active region of MCR-1, thus inhibiting the biological activity of MCR-1 and its mutants (such as MCR-3). An in vivo mouse systemic infection model, pogostone in combination with colistin resulted in 80.0% (the survival rates after monotherapy with colistin or pogostone alone were 33.3% and 40.0%) survival at 72 h after infection of MCR-1-positve Escherichia coli (E. coli) ZJ487 (blaNDM-1-carrying), and pogostone in combination with colistin led to one or more order of magnitude decreases in the bacterial burdens in the liver, spleen and kidney compared with pogostone or colistin alone. Our results confirm that pogostone is a potential inhibitor of MCR-1 for use in combination with polymyxin for the treatment of severe infections caused by MCR-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae.     

5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇的结构和振动光谱的密度泛函理论研究

本文选用混杂的B3LYP密度泛函理论方法,在Lanl2dz水平上,对5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇[Por(Fc)2]Y(Pc)的结构进行了优化,结果表明,5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇呈现出三明治型构型,卟啉环与酞菁环呈穹型围绕在金属钇原子周围。对分子内主要的键长与键角进行了理论计算,通过频率计算,得到了5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇[Por(Fc)2]Y(Pc)的红外光谱图,与实验所得的红外光谱图进行比对,将理论计算和实验所得的光谱主要振动峰进行了线性回归拟合,相关系数为0.992,标准偏差为16.96。理论计算与实验所获得的红外光谱图基本一致,说明本文所选用的DFT理论计算方法是可行的。通过GaussView软件对5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇的红外谱带简正振动模式进行了指认。此外,分析讨论了5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇[Por(Fc)2]Y(Pc)的分子静电势,确定了极大值与极小值的位置。对于研究5,15-二（二茂铁基）-卟啉酞菁钇分子的性质,提供了相应的理论基础。     

基于神光Ⅲ原型的激光直接驱动自由面准等熵实验研究

长脉冲激光打靶的直接驱动方式效率较高,但对激光强度变化非常敏感。利用测量自由面速度历史的方法对激光直接驱动准等熵压缩实验技术进行了分析,为改进激光直接驱动的准等熵压缩实验技术提供技术基础。介绍了国内在神光III原型装置上首次开展的激光直接驱动自由面准等熵压缩实验。对实验靶型、激光波形、典型实验结果以及实验中的关键技术进行了分析。在激光能量为1000 J的实验中,使用成像型速度干涉仪获得了较为理想的准等熵压缩条纹图。实验发现,自由面速度达到11.3 km/s时,自由面反射的探针光信号消失。通过对比Multi-1D软件的理论模拟数据与实验处理的结果,发现由于Al自由面缺少约束,这类实验会造成波系复杂化的问题,但是对主冲击的研究还是有意义的。对某些特殊材料,在很难找到阻抗匹配窗口的条件下,利用激光直接驱动方式研究材料高压响应特性提供了另一条可实施的技术途径。