Miniaturized Sequencing Gel System for Quick Analysis of DNA by Hydroxyl Radical Cleavage

We described a simple and quick miniaturized sequencing gel system for DNA analysis. Two major modifications were made to the previously reported miniaturized DNA sequencing gel system to achieve high-resolution hydroxyl radical cleavage analysis: including formamide in the miniaturized gel and providing uniform heating during electrophoresis. Our method enables one to reduce the cost for chemicals and to significantly reduce electrophoresis time. Furthermore, minimal gel handling simplifies the entire process. We show that the resolution of DNA fragments obtained by hydroxyl radical cleavage for the miniaturized gel is similar to that of a large conventional sequencing gel.     

Fluorescence studies of the interaction between chloramphenicol and nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots and determination of chloramphenicol in chicken feed

Chloramphenicol (CAP) is a veterinary antibiotic that has been banned due to its severe side effects in humans. Through the application of manure, veterinary antibiotics can enter the soil, where they can be taken up by crops and vegetables and pose a potential health hazard to humans. Thus, it is highly desirable to develop a rapid and sensitive tool for on-site detection of CAP to ensure food safety and to control the abuse of antibiotics. To this end, nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) were successfully prepared via microwave-assisted synthesis using citric acid and urea as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. Analytical results suggested that the interaction between N-GQDs and CAP could occurs via π-π stacking, which quenched N-GQD fluorescence. CAP spiked into chicken feed could be rapidly extracted with ethanol and quantified based on N-GQD fluorescence quenching without further separation. This method showed good recovery (97–102.6%), a low detection limit (1.8 ppm), and was not affected by interference from florfenicol, and thiamphenicol, legal substitute antibiotics. This method has excellent potential for determination of CAP in livestock feed and soil.     

An efficient synthesis of 6-benzyl-2-arylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones catalyzed by HCl involving a Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction

Aldehyde could undergo not only the subsequent condensation and cyclization with 2-aminothiophene-3-carboxamide to build a pyrimidine ring, but also a Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction with thiophene moiety to give unexpected 6-benzyl-2-arylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)- ones in good yields catalyzed by concentrated HCl.     

钯纳米粒子修饰的三甲氧苄啶分子印迹膜传感器的制备及其识别性能研究

采用N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)为功能单体、钯纳米粒子为掺杂剂、马来松香丙烯酸乙二醇酯为交联剂,在玻碳电极上热聚合具有三甲氧苄啶(TMP)识别性能的钯纳米材料修饰的分子印迹传感膜.采用扫描电镜及红外光谱对合成的钯纳米材料、印迹传感膜的形貌及其结构进行了表征;采用循环伏安法(CV)、交流阻抗法(EIS)对钯纳米粒子掺杂的印迹电极与无掺杂电极的电化学性能进行了研究.结果表明,纳米粒子掺杂的印迹电极与无掺杂电极的表面形貌及电化学性能明显不同.差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)表征结果表明,TMP的浓度在5.0×10-7~4.0 ×10-3 mol/L范围内与脉冲峰电流呈良好的线性关系(R=0.9995),检出限为3.2×10-8 mol/L (S/N=3).此钯纳米粒子掺杂的印迹传感器具有较高的灵敏度.即时电流测定结果表明,新诺明(SMZ)、磺胺嘧啶(SDZ)、葡萄糖 (Glu)、尿素 (Urea)对三甲氧苄啶(TMP)的测定不产生干扰.将此印迹传感器用于实际样品中TMP的检测,加标回收率为96.8%~102.0%.     

纳米氧化铜修饰的苯巴比妥分子印迹传感器的制备及其电化学性能

为了改善分子印迹传感器的灵敏度,在四丁基高氯酸铵的支持电解质溶液中,以甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,马来松香丙烯酸乙二醇酯为交联剂在纳米氧化铜修饰过的玻碳电极上电聚合了一种苯巴比妥(PB)识别性能的分子印迹传感膜.采用循环伏安(CV)法、差分脉冲伏安(DPV)法及交流阻抗(EIS)法对这种纳米氧化铜修饰过的印迹及非印迹电极的电化学性能进行了研究,结果显示纳米氧化铜修饰过的印迹及非印迹电极的电化学性能完全不同.X射线衍射(XRD)证实纳米粒子为氧化铜.采用扫描电镜(SEM)对纳米氧化铜修饰过的印迹传感器的形貌进行分析,发现纳米氧化铜分散在电极表面,改善了修饰印迹传感器的识别点.差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)表明苯巴比妥的浓度在1.0×10-8-1.8×10-4mol·L-1范围内呈现良好的线性关系(线性相关系数R=0.9994);检出限2.3×10-9mol·L-1(信噪比(S/N)=3).研究结果表明纳米氧化铜修饰过的印迹传感器具有较高灵敏度及选择性.此印迹传感器能用于实际样品中苯巴比妥的检测,加标回收率在95.0%-102.5%.     

Stage-frit: A straightforward sub-2 μm nano-liquid chromatography column fabrication for proteomic analysis

In this work we demonstrated a facile method for the fabrication of C18 coordination polymer gel in a capillary, called stage-frit, which was efficiently applied to pack sub-2 μm C18 beads into the capillary by a high pressure bomb for the online separation of proteolytic peptides. The back pressure of the column with 10 cm × 75 μm i.d. is regularly lower than 170 bar at a flow rate of 300 nl/min, which could be operated on a common nanoLC system instead of nanoUPLC system due to the good permeability, low back pressure and high mechanical stress of the frit that will totally reduce the cost for the purchase of instrument. The stage-frit allows long-term continuous flow of the solvent and no significant beads loss or pressure instability was observed during the period. The repeatability of retention time for fifteen BSA tryptic peaks was found to be less than 1.08% (RSD) in six time nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS experiments. The average full width at half maximum (FWHM) of peptide peaks is 5.87 s. The sub-2 μm stage-frit nanoLC column showed better sensitivity than the commercial available for large scale proteomic analysis of total tissue proteins from human spleen. The number of identified peptides is approximately 0.4-fold and 0.2-fold higher than that obtained by utilizing commercial columns packed with 3 μm and 1.8 μm C18 materials, respectively. In the field of analytical chemistry, particularly the use of nanoLC systems, stage-frit nanoLC column offers a great potential for the separation of complex mixtures.     

银纳米粒子在云母表面的二维组装及其表面增强拉曼效应

随着纳米技术的迅速发展 ,利用共价或非共价键作用将金属纳米粒子组装到固体基片上 ,因其方法简单、重复性好而成为研究热点 .目前 ,人们已经成功地利用带有— SH[1,2 ] ,—CN,— NH2 [3 ] 等基团的单层或多层膜作为偶联剂将 Au和 Ag等金属纳米粒子固定在玻璃、石英、硅、金等固体基片上 .但在许多情况下 ,偶联剂却成为一种干扰物质 .云母是一种重要的电子工业材料 ,并具有廉价、较易获得新鲜表面等特点 ,研究金属纳米粒子在云母表面的组装和排列无疑具有重要意义 .但是 ,迄今为止 ,在表面没有偶联剂修饰的条件下 ,以云母为基底的金属纳…     

On damping coefficient due to phase transformation

The damping coefficient of capillary waves due to the evaporation-condensation process at the interface of the two phases of a fluid is evaluated. To highlight the mechanism of the effect of heat and mass transfer across the interface between regions of liquid and vapor, potential flow of incompressible fluids are assumed. Thus other mechanisms of damping are neglected. To fascilitate the analysis, the method of multiple-scale is employed in the analysis, even though the problem is linear.     

Analysis of the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of aloe‐emodin following intravenous and oral administrations in rats

Aloe‐emodin, a natural polyphenolic anthraquinone, has shown various beneficial bioactivities in vitro. The aim of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of aloe‐emodin. Aloe‐emodin was intravenously and orally administered to rats. The concentrations of aloe‐emodin and rhein, a metabolite of aloe‐emodin, were determined by HPLC method prior to and after hydrolysis with β‐glucuronidase and sulfatase/β‐glucuronidase. The results showed that the systemic exposures of aloe‐emodin and its metabolites were ranked as aloe‐emodin glucuronides (G) > rhein sulfates (S) > aloe‐emodin > rhein and rhein G when aloe‐emodin was given intravenously. In contrast, when aloe‐emodin was administered orally, the parent form of aloe‐emodin was not absorbed per se, and the systemic exposures of its metabolites were ranked as aloe‐emodin G > rhein G > rhein. In conclusion, the metabolites of aloe‐emodin are more important than the parent form for the bioactivities in vivo. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.